Daily brief · Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Nanopress Daily — Harvard Square, MA
June 11, 2026
Cambridge Approves Alcohol-to-Go and Extended Hours for Summer 2026
Cambridge voted June 10 to allow permitted businesses in designated districts, including Harvard Square, to sell alcohol-to-go and extend operating hours through the summer.
City of Cambridge
Cambridge Plays Summer Event Applications Due Today at 5 p.m.
The city's Cambridge Plays program is accepting applications to lead neighborhood events in Harvard Square and West Cambridge — deadline is today, June 11, at 5 p.m.
City of Cambridge Community Development Department
Harvard Square Kiosk Advisory Committee Meets Tonight
The Cambridge Kiosk Advisory Committee meets tonight, June 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Smith Campus Center's Isaacson Room, including a presentation from the Kiosk programming operator.
City of Cambridge Community Development Department
Info Session Tonight for 29-Unit Affordable Housing at 4 Mellen Street
The city hosts an in-person information session for the affordable housing development at 4 Mellen Street tonight, June 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 810 Memorial Drive.
City of Cambridge Community Development Department
Gallery Talk on American Art at Harvard Art Museums Today
Curator Horace D. Ballard leads a free gallery talk on American works tied to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence today, June 11, from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at the Harvard Art Museums.
Harvard Square Business Association
Thomas Levenson Discusses Vaccine Skepticism Book at Cambridge Public Library Tonight
Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library host Thomas Levenson for a discussion of his book "A Pox on Fools" tonight, June 11, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Main Library on Broadway.
Harvard Square Business Association
Steven Pfau Discusses Queer Mentorship Memoir at Harvard Book Store Tonight
Harvard Book Store hosts Steven Pfau for a discussion of his memoir "Say Nephew: On Boyhood, Unclehood, and Queer Mentorship" tonight, June 11, from 7 to 8 p.m.
Harvard Square Business Association
Suzie Brown Performs at Club Passim Tonight
Folk-pop songwriter Suzie Brown performs at Passim on Palmer Street tonight, June 11, at 7 p.m.
Harvard Square Business Association
Nick Callas Headlines The Comedy Studio Tonight
Comedian Nick Callas performs at The Comedy Studio on JFK Street tonight, June 11, at 7:30 p.m.
Harvard Square Business Association
Cambridge Art Association Accepting Emerging Artists Submissions Until 4 p.m. Today
Artists can drop off work for the 2026 Emerging Artists Exhibit at the CAA @ Canal Gallery today, June 11, from noon to 4 p.m. — late deliveries will not be accepted.
Cambridge Art Association
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