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State Primary Voter Registration Deadline Is Saturday

Cambridge residents who are not yet registered have until Saturday, Aug. 22 to sign up for the Sept. 1 state primary. The Election Commission office at 689 Massachusetts Ave. will be open for in-person registration from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., online registration closes at 11:59 p.m., and mailed forms must be postmarked that day. The deadline to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot is Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 5 p.m.

City of Cambridge

Op-Ed Calls for Fire Code Review After Roberts Road Blaze

A Cambridge Day op-ed urges the city to study fire-safety impacts of its February 2025 citywide multifamily zoning changes, citing a two-alarm fire on Roberts Road that displaced nine people and two dogs and raised structure-to-structure fire exposure concerns.

Cambridge Day

Jake Thistle to Perform Live Stream Concert at Club Passim

Singer-songwriter and 2026 American Idol contestant Jake Thistle performs a virtual concert via Harvard Square's Club Passim tonight, Aug. 20, at 8 p.m.

Club Passim

The Middle East Upstairs Hosts Anyone Awake and The Ghouls

Central Square's Upstairs at The Middle East hosts a rock showcase tonight, Aug. 20, at 6:30 p.m. with Anyone Awake, The Ghouls, Stella Starfox, and The Stone Popes.

Rock'n in Boston

Keyboardist Dave Bryant Hosts "Third Thursdays" Jazz Concert Tonight

Composer Dave Bryant hosts his monthly harmolodic jazz session tonight, Aug. 20, at 8 p.m. at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, with Tom Hall, Rick McLaughlin, and James Kamal Jones.

Dave Bryant

Fresh Pond Nature Walk Leaves From the Ranger Station

Cambridge Public Library's Nature Club hosts a Fresh Pond walk with Park Ranger Amanda Garms today, Aug. 20, from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m., meeting at the Fresh Pond Ranger Station, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway; registration required.

City of Cambridge

Main Library Hosts Toddler Story Time This Morning

Toddler Story Time runs today, Aug. 20, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in the Main Library's Rey Room at 449 Broadway, for children 18 months to 3 years with caregivers; same-day tickets available first-come.

City of Cambridge

Main Library Offers One-on-One Tech Help

The Main Library offers one-on-one help today, Aug. 20, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. with basic computer, phone, email, web, e-book, and audiobook questions; registration encouraged but not required.

City of Cambridge

Free Outdoor Dance Party Comes to Jill Brown-Rhone Park

Cambridge Plays and The Dance Complex host free mini-lessons and dance parties in salsa, bhangra, and more today, Aug. 20, from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. at Jill Brown-Rhone Park, 371 Massachusetts Ave.; no prior dance experience needed.

City of Cambridge

Studio Recording 101 Runs at The Hive Tonight

The Main Library hosts Studio Recording 101 tonight, Aug. 20, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. for adults interested in podcasting, audio, or video production; registration and prior Hive Safety Training required.

City of Cambridge

Maggie Dietz, Arden Levine, and Sean Singer to Read at Grolier

Poets Maggie Dietz, Arden Levine, and Sean Singer give a synchronous in-store and virtual reading tonight, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m. at Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Harvard Square.

Grolier Poetry Book Shop

Final CX Summer Nights Concert Features Jake Swamp and the Pine Tonight

Cambridge Crossing's last free outdoor concert of the season happens tonight, Aug. 20, at 5:30 p.m., with live music, local food trucks, and lawn games on the common.

Cambridge Crossing