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Rebirth Brass Band plays free outdoor show in Kendall Square tonight

Sep 2 · Cambridge Office for Tourism →

Anand Gandhi and Ken Liu discuss new book at Pandemonium Books

Sep 2 · Cambridge Office for Tourism →

Brewery Book Club discusses 'The Reformatory' tonight

Sep 2 · City of Cambridge →

Sea Hag launches weekly Blues and Roots music series tonight

Sep 2 · Harvard Square Business Association →

Mike McKenna Jr. and William Steven Hall play Club Passim tonight

Sep 2 · Club Passim →

Marlon James speaks at The Brattle Theatre tonight

Sep 2 · Harvard Book Store →

Baker Thomas Band plays weekly residency at Toad tonight

Sep 2 · 24 Hour Music →

Bert Seager's Heart of Hearing jazz quartet plays The Lilypad tonight

Sep 2 · The Lilypad →

Notre Dame defeats Harvard Men's Soccer, 3-1

Sep 2 · Harvard Athletics →

LEGO Time Comes to Central Square Branch Library

Sep 1 · City of Cambridge →

Angela Duckworth Speaks at the Brattle

Sep 1 · Harvard Book Store →

Alisa Amador and Julianna Zachariou Play Passim

Sep 1 · Club Passim →

MIT student shows no signs of mercury exposure after lab scare

Aug 31 · Boston.com →

Registration opens for Cambridge fall youth basketball leagues

Aug 31 · City of Cambridge →

The Hive hosts Main Library Open Shop

Aug 31 · City of Cambridge →

Food Fest & Art Market Pops Up at The Cambridge Foundry

Aug 30 · Do617 →

Rebirth Brass Band plays free show Wednesday in Kendall Sq.

Aug 30 · Global Arts Live →

Cambridge U-18 Baseball Team Wins Lou Tompkins League

Aug 30 · Cambridge Day →

Citizenship Prep Classes start Wednesday at Central Sq. Library

Aug 30 · City of Cambridge →

Diane Paulus's "Rhinoceros" Staged at Loeb Drama Center

Aug 30 · American Repertory Theater →

Odissi Dance Master Bijayini Satpathy Makes Boston Solo Debut

Aug 30 · The Arts Fuse →

City manager holds office hours Tuesday at Donut Villa

Aug 30 · City of Cambridge →

MIT screens 'Encanto' outdoors Friday

Aug 30 · MIT Events Calendar →

Cambridge Public Library Announces Fall Citizenship Prep Classes

Aug 30 · City of Cambridge →

Cambridge Public Library to Close for Labor Day

Aug 30 · City of Cambridge →

Pete Smith Trio Plays Longfellow House Lawn

Aug 30 · National Park Service →

Brewery Book Fair Pops Up at Lamplighter

Aug 30 · Cambridge Day →

Jazz Duo Plays Sunday Dinner at Lou's

Aug 30 · Lou's →

Psychedelic Soundbath Comes to The Lilypad

Aug 30 · The Lilypad →

Model Casting Call Hits Cambridge for Boston Fashion Week

Aug 29 · Boston En Vogue →

Eihwar Brings Dark Folk, Black Metal to The Sinclair Tonight

Aug 29 · The Sinclair →

Dinty Child Hosts Sing-Along at Club Passim Tonight

Aug 29 · Club Passim →

Ornithology Comedy and Live Music Show Hits The Lilypad Tonight

Aug 29 · The Lilypad →

Arabic Story Time for Kids at Main Library Today

Aug 29 · City of Cambridge →

Harvard Men's Soccer Opens Season With Win Over UMass

Aug 29 · Harvard Athletics →

Harvard Water Polo Hosts Bruno Classic Today

Aug 29 · Harvard Athletics →

MIT Water Polo Opens Season at Bruno Classic Today

Aug 29 · MIT Athletics →

Charles River cyanobacteria advisory area expanded

Aug 28 · Cambridge Public Health Department →

Jim's Big Ego presents 'The Ego & The Oracle' at Club Passim tonight

Aug 28 · Club Passim →

Guitarist Brandon 'Taz' Niederauer performs at The Sinclair tonight

Aug 28 · The Sinclair →

Free outdoor tango returns to Kendall roof garden tonight

Aug 28 · MIT Events Calendar →

Harvard team unveils protein-engineering platform AGENTEX

Aug 27 · Harvard Medical School →

Free Paint & Sip class at Urban Park Roof Garden tonight

Aug 27 · Kendall Square Association →

Meltt to play The Sinclair tonight

Aug 27 · The Sinclair →

Louie Lou Louis, Allie Chip, Jasmine Jang play Club Passim tonight

Aug 27 · Club Passim →

JJ Slater, Savoir Faire, Safe Journey play Lizard Lounge tonight

Aug 27 · Lizard Lounge Club →

Wanderville Beer-and-Music Festival Hits Cambridge, Somerville Breweries

On Saturday, Aug. 29, the Wanderville festival leads a walkable crawl through Cambridge and Somerville breweries, including an evening show at Lamplighter Brewing's beer garden.

Aug 26 · Lamplighter Brewing Co. →

West Nile Virus Risk Raised to High in Cambridge

State officials raised Cambridge's West Nile virus risk to high after Massachusetts reported its second human case of the season nearby, the Cambridge Public Health Department said.

Aug 26 · Cambridge Public Health Department →

Ariel Posen Performs Live Concert at Sonia in Central Square

Singer-songwriter Ariel Posen plays an all-ages concert with opener Zach Person at Central Square's Sonia on Aug. 26 at 7 p.m.

Aug 26 · The Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub →

Wobbly Wednesdays Dance Party Returns to ZuZu in Central Square

The Middle East & ZuZu host their weekly Wobbly Wednesdays dance party featuring Dolan on Aug. 26 at 9 p.m.

Aug 26 · The Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub →

7th Annual Everybody Gotta Eat BBQ Returns Sunday at University Park

The community cookout returns Sunday, Aug. 30, from noon to 6 p.m. at a new, larger location at University Park, 65 Sidney Street.

Aug 26 · The Boston Calendar →

Barbershop Harmony Comes to Brattle Square Tonight

On Aug. 26 from 6 to 7 p.m., the Greater Boston Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society performs a free Cambridge Plays program at Brattle Square Plaza.

Aug 26 · City of Cambridge →

UMass women's soccer rallies past Harvard, 4-3, at Jordan Field

UMass women's soccer scored four unanswered second-half goals to beat Harvard 4-3 Monday at Jordan Field in Cambridge.

Aug 25 · University of Massachusetts Athletics →

Author Betty Cayouette celebrates new novel at Lovestruck Books tonight

Betty Cayouette hosts a Q&A and signing for her new romance novel, "I Kissed Her First," tonight at 7 p.m. at Lovestruck Books & Cafe.

Aug 25 · Lovestruck Books & Cafe →

Boudreau Branch mystery book group meets today

Cambridge Public Library's Boudreau Branch hosts its mystery book group today, noon-1 p.m., discussing Evelyn Clark's "The Ending Writes Itself," in person and online.

Aug 25 · City of Cambridge →

Flamenco tango class for older adults meets today

Cambridge Senior Center hosts a Flamenco Tango Dance Class for older adults today, 10-11 a.m.

Aug 25 · City of Cambridge →

Multicultural Arts Center reschedules showcase to Oct. 7

The Multicultural Arts Center postponed Yarumi González's Artist-in-Residence Showcase to Oct. 7, 2026, giving the artist time following June's earthquakes in Venezuela.

Aug 25 · Multicultural Arts Center →

Tim Easton, Alice Peacock play Club Passim

Tim Easton and Alice Peacock perform at Club Passim, with doors at 7 p.m. and the show at 8 p.m.

Aug 25 · Club Passim →

Free outdoor yoga session at Green-Rose Heritage Park tonight

The City of Cambridge hosts a free yoga flow led by Malaika of Ms. Bonafide Creations & Yoga on Monday, August 24 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Green-Rose Heritage Park. All levels welcome; bring a mat or towel.

Aug 24 · City of Cambridge →

Intermediate English Conversation practice offered at O'Neill Library

The O'Neill Branch Library hosts a free drop-in intermediate English conversation practice session on Monday, August 24 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Aug 24 · City of Cambridge →

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