Daily brief · Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
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June 7, 2026
41st Annual Mayfair Rain Date Fills Harvard Square Today
The 41st Annual Mayfair festival runs today (11am–6pm) in Harvard Square, with live music, world food, arts and crafts vendors, beer gardens, and family activities.
The Boston Calendar
Comedy Studio Hosts Rising Stars Showcase Tonight
The Comedy Studio at 5 JFK St. hosts its Sunday Rising Stars Showcase tonight at 6pm, featuring up-and-coming Boston comedians hosted by Riley Duggan.
Harvard Square Business Association
The Smack Dabs Play 1930s Swing Blues at Lou's Today
The Smack Dabs perform 1930s swing blues at Lou's, 13 Brattle St., today from noon to 2pm.
Harvard Square Business Association
Secret Gardens of Cambridge Tour Raises Library Funds Today
The Friends of the Cambridge Public Library and Mount Auburn Cemetery host a self-guided Secret Gardens of Cambridge tour today from 10am to 4pm to raise library funds.
Friends of the Cambridge Public Library
Cambridge Arts Council Director Job Posting Goes Live
The city posted a job listing on June 6 for a new Cambridge Arts Council director — a cabinet-level role the mayor promised in February — even as 16 city hall positions were cut in recent budget layoffs.
Cambridge Day
City Council Votes to Update Tree Protections, Uphold ShotSpotter Ban
The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously on June 6 to pursue updates to its Tree Protection Ordinance covering underground root systems, and reaffirmed its ban on ShotSpotter surveillance technology.
Cambridge Day
Mount Auburn Cemetery Becomes First U.S. Cemetery to Go Fully Electric
Mount Auburn Cemetery announced June 6 that it has switched entirely to electric handheld landscaping equipment, making it the first cemetery in the country to do so.
Cambridge Day
Two Alewife Escalators Out of Service This Week
Two escalators at Alewife Station — connecting the concourse to the busway and to the platform — are out of service this week, affecting accessibility at the Red Line's northern terminus.
MBTA
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