Final CX Summer Nights concert of year tonight

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Final CX Summer Nights Concert Tonight in East Cambridge

The last of this summer's three CX Summer Nights concerts runs tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Common at Cambridge Crossing, with Americana band Jake Swamp and the Pine on the lawn. The free, family- and pet-friendly series, presented by DivcoWest in partnership with the East Cambridge Business Association, also brings food trucks, lawn games and local brews and cocktails. This year marks the 10th season of the concert series, which returned on three Thursdays in June, July and August.

Cambridge Crossing

Beloved Eatery Tampopo Launches Commemorative Recipe Website

The owner of the recently closed Japanese street food favorite Tampopo has launched a website sharing some of its famous recipes with former customers.

Cambridge Day

Cambridge Explores Civic Assembly to Review ShotSpotter

City officials on Aug. 19 shared progress on forming a randomly selected civic assembly of residents to evaluate the effectiveness and community impact of the reactivated ShotSpotter system.

Cambridge Day

Cambridge Public Health Department Releases Biweekly Update

The Aug. 19 brief promotes the state's 2026 Community Health Equity Survey, cautions parents about federal changes to pediatric vaccine schedules, and covers new kratom regulations.

Cambridge Public Health Department

Sofar Sounds Boston Hosts Free Mystery Rooftop Concert Tonight

A mystery lineup of local musicians performs at a free outdoor 'discovery show' tonight, Aug. 20, from 7-9 p.m. at the Urban Park Roof Garden.

Kendall Center

Harvard Women's Soccer Opens Season Tonight vs. Stony Brook

Harvard's women's soccer team opens its 2026 season with a home game against Stony Brook University tonight, Aug. 20, at 6 p.m.

Harvard Athletics

Geppetto's Tomato-Fest Continues Through Aug. 29

Chef Will Gilson's Cambridge Crossing restaurant Geppetto is running a tomato-focused menu through Aug. 29, with reservations available tonight.

Boston Chefs

Harvard Study Shows Brain Organoids Can Mature Over Six Years

A team led by Paola Arlotta at Harvard found that lab-grown brain organoids can develop over nearly six years, matching the developmental timeline of a human brain, according to an Aug. 19 study.

National Institutes of Health

Brattle Theatre Screens Rohmer's 'Claire's Knee' Today

The Brattle Theatre's 'Six Moral Tales' series presents two screenings of the 1970 French drama 'Claire's Knee' today at 4 and 6:30 p.m.

The Brattle

Pole and Conduit Commission Meets Online This Morning

The Pole and Conduit Commission meets remotely today, Aug. 20, from 9-11 a.m.; members of the public may attend online or by phone after registering.

City of Cambridge