Campfire Festival returns to Passim Sept. 4-7

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Club Passim's Campfire Festival returns for Labor Day weekend

Club Passim's Campfire Festival runs Sept. 4 through 7 at 47 Palmer St., with more than 100 artists on the bill. Shows begin at 6 p.m. Friday and at 2 p.m. Saturday through Labor Day Monday. Tickets range from $20 to $35.

Harvard Square Business Association

Developer challenges Cambridge affordable housing rules

A developer proposing a 71-unit building near Porter Square is challenging Cambridge's requirement that affordable-unit covenants be executed before a permit is issued, citing an impasse with lender Cambridge Savings Bank.

Banker & Tradesman

Harvard CMSA hosts fall welcome gathering today

Harvard's Center for Mathematical Sciences and Applications hosts its fall welcome event today at 4:15 p.m. in the CMSA Common Room in Agassiz.

Harvard Center for Mathematical Sciences and Applications

Circus Trees plays Middle East Downstairs tonight

Alternative rock band Circus Trees performs tonight at 7 p.m. at Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge.

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MIT hosts pianist Fabian Almazan tonight

Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Fabian Almazan performs solo piano improvisation with live audio-visual processing tonight at 8 p.m. at MIT's Thomas Tull Concert Hall.

MIT Music and Theater Arts

Kendall Square hosts free outdoor screening of 'The Wiz' tonight

A free outdoor screening of "The Wiz" (G) starts tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Kendall/MIT Open Space.

MIT Open Space Programming

Kindergarten and CPP students start first day of school

Cambridge Public Schools welcomed preschool, kindergarten, and Cambridge Preschool Program students today for the first day of the 2026-2027 school year.

Cambridge Public Schools

Cambridge maintains high West Nile virus risk level

Cambridge Public Health Department said Sept. 2 that the city's West Nile virus risk remains high following three human cases reported in Middlesex County.

Cambridge Public Health Department

Recall issued for 'Halloween Chocolatey Eyeballs' candy

Cambridge Public Health Department warned Sept. 2 that Crystal Temptations is recalling its 'Halloween Chocolatey Eyeballs' candy, sold at T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, due to undeclared milk.

Cambridge Public Health Department

Cambridge Housing Department hosts virtual homeownership session today

The Cambridge Housing Department presents a virtual info session today from noon to 1 p.m. on the city's affordable homeownership programs.

City of Cambridge

Harvard CMSA kicks off Global Big Data Conference today

Harvard's Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications begins its two-day Big Data Conference today at 9 a.m., focusing on non-Euclidean geometric foundations for foundation models.

Harvard Center for Mathematical Sciences and Applications