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Overnight road paving begins Sunday night in Central Square

Cambridge crews begin overnight paving in Central Square tonight at 8 p.m., with work expected to run until about 4 a.m. Monday. Closures and detours are planned on Massachusetts Avenue, Western Avenue, Green Street, River Street, Prospect Street, Franklin Street and Magazine Street, and areas will reopen as work allows. Drivers should check posted No Parking signs; the city says it coordinated with fire, police and the MBTA to maintain bus service and emergency access.

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Fresh Pond to host Monarch butterfly release Sunday

The Cambridge Water Department hosts Monarch Release 2026 Sunday, Aug. 23 from 1-2 p.m. at the Walter J. Sullivan Water Treatment Facility, with crafts, storytelling and a butterfly release at Kingsley Bowl Meadow; rain date is Aug. 24.

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Owen Mar performs jazz and tap dance at Longfellow House

Tap dancer Owen Mar performs a live jazz and Latin jazz concert Sunday, Aug. 23 at 3 p.m. on the East Lawn of the Longfellow House, part of the Longfellow Summer Arts Festival with Berklee Summer in the City.

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Youth Poetry Slam returns to Longfellow House grounds

Teens ages 12-18 compete in a free, three-round Youth Poetry Slam Sunday, Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Longfellow House grounds; spectators welcome.

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Folk singer Eliza Gilkyson performs at Club Passim

Eliza Gilkyson, joined by Jim Henry, performs Sunday, Aug. 23 at Club Passim in Harvard Square; doors at 4 p.m., show at 5 p.m.

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Free community yoga offered Sunday at Patagonia Cambridge

Instructor Lucie Kasova leads a free, all-levels outdoor yoga session at Patagonia Cambridge in Harvard Square Sunday, Aug. 23 at 9:30 a.m.

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American Repertory Theater presents new 'Rhinoceros' staging

Directed by Diane Paulus, the ART's production of Eugène Ionesco's 'Rhinoceros' plays Sunday, Aug. 23 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Loeb Drama Center.

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Synth-pop trio Nuovo Testamento performs in Central Square

Los Angeles synth-pop and coldwave band Nuovo Testamento plays with Pilgrims Sunday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. at Middle East Upstairs.

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Formaggio Kitchen offers cheese cave tour class

Formaggio Kitchen hosts its 'Brave the Caves' cheese cave tour Sunday, Aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m., with guided tastings of aged cheeses.

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Reservoir Church hosts 'The Warren Commission & Space Aliens!'

Reservoir Church in North Cambridge holds a public gathering titled 'The Warren Commission & Space Aliens!' Sunday, Aug. 23 at 4 p.m.

Reservoir Church

Library announces bird-watching walk and language group

The Cambridge Public Library announced Friday, Aug. 21 a guided bird-watching walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery on Aug. 27 and a Haitian-Creole conversation group on Aug. 26.

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Annual Walk for Vision 5k fundraiser hosted at Hyatt Regency

The Walk for Vision 5k, raising research funds for ocular inflammatory diseases, starts Sunday, Aug. 23 at 10:30 a.m. from the Hyatt Regency Cambridge on Memorial Drive.

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Early voting opens for September state primary

Cambridge hit the voter-registration deadline for the Sept. 1 state primary Saturday, Aug. 22, and in-person early voting runs through Friday, Aug. 28; vote-by-mail applications are due Aug. 25 at 5 p.m.

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Birds of prey program planned at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Mount Auburn Cemetery hosts Birds of Prey Sunday, Aug. 23 at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., with raptor rehabilitators Julie Anne Collier and Jim Parks of WINGMASTERS presenting live birds of prey for ages 6 and up.

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Public Kitchen gathers at Riverside farm

On Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, from 4 to 7 p.m., Public Kitchen gathers at Riverside Press Community Farm to help cultivate and eat food grown there, with remaining produce going to the Cambridge Community Center community fridge.

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