This Weekend's Upcoming Cambridge Area Events

Cambridge MA

18 November, 2021

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CAMBRIDGE, MA — Want for a family outing? Below, we've included some of this week's top events from throughout Cambridge. See what's happening and what might interest you before you make plans. Hot tip: If you're hosting an event and want to see it in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are all of this weekend's events throughout Cambridge: Chapter Chat (O'Neill/Virtual) - Cambridge Public Library When: Thursday, November 18th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Cambridge Public Library What: Event listing from Cambridge Public Library: Thursday, November 18 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PMRead the book, then come for conversation and activities! Ages 7-10. Please pick up a copy of the book (Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag) beforehand at the O'Neill Branch.This event is onsite ... Learn More Sights + Sounds of Allston-Brighton: Community Workshop When: Thursday, November 18th at 5:00 p.m. Where: All Bright Community Center What: Event listing from All Bright Community Center: Thursday and November 18 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Join artists Allison Tanenhaus and Maria Finkelmeier at the Harvard Ed Portal to participate in the public art project FREQUENCIES: Allston-Brighton! On view at the Harvard Ed Portal... Learn More ABHC Transportation Committee Virtual Meeting - open to the public When: Thursday, November 18th at 5:30 p.m. Where: All Bright Community Center What: Event listing from All Bright Community Center: Thursday, November 18 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM We focus on policy and advocacy to improve equity, access, and and safety of mobility in Allston-Brighton. Dinner provided. Contact Anna Leslie for more information and login: anna.lesli... Learn More Reconstructing Queen Amanishakheto's Musical Instruments (Free Virtual Event) When: Thursday, November 18th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Virtual Event What: Susanne Gänsicke, Senior Conservator and ​​Head of Antiquities Conservation, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Double reed pipes, known as auloi, were popular musical instruments in the ancient Mediterranean. In 1921, archaeologists exploring the necropolis of Meroë (northern ... Learn More Joan Naviyuk Kane presents Dark Traffic (Virtual) When: Thursday, November 18th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Cambridge Public Library What: Event listing from Cambridge Public Library: Thursday, November 18 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PMDark Traffic creates landmarks through language, by which its speakers begin to describe traumas in order to survive and move through them. With fine detail and observation, these poems w... Learn More Collins Branch Book Group (Virtual) - Cambridge Public Library When: Thursday, November 18th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Cambridge Public Library What: Event listing from Cambridge Public Library: Thursday, November 18 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PMNovember selection: The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You by Dina NayeriReading interests: This group alternates fiction and nonfiction titles from a diverse range of aut... Learn More 2021 Virtual Fall Lecture Series: Disability at Home in Early America When: Thursday, November 18th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Park What: Event listing from Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Park: Thursday, November 18 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PMWhat was it like to live with physical disability at home in early America? In this talk, Rutgers University public historian Nicole Belolan will discuss e... Learn More Thanksgiving Wine and Cheese! [Nov 18] When: Thursday, November 18th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Commonwealth Wine School What: Thanksgiving is one of the best food holidays of the year. Autumn is here, and with it comes rich, satisfying flavors and recipes that reflect the season. When it comes to eating, Turkey Day is royalty. On such an occasion, who can resist adding delicious cheese to the appetiz... Learn More O'Connell Book Group (O'Connell Branch / Virtual) When: Thursday, November 18th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Cambridge Public Library What: Event listing from Cambridge Public Library: Thursday, November 18 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PMNovember selection: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur JaswalReading Interests: We read mostly contemporary Fiction and Non-Fiction, with forays into older works and classic... Learn More Year End Considerations and Divorce – Boston, MA Hub ~ No-Cost Event When: Thursday, November 18th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Zoom Webinar What: Join us for our yearly event designed to help families impacted by divorce plan, organize, and focus on wrapping up the end of the year. Regardless of the stage of divorce, you are in; there are clear action steps that you need to take to prepare — emotionally, financially, an... Learn More Thought Leadership Series at Lesley University: Nick Lehane When: Thursday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Zoom What: The Thought Leadership Series at Lesley University presents the second event of the 2021-22 season, an evening with award-winning theater maker and puppet artist Nick Lehane, who will speak on the topic of "Breathing Life: The Mysterious Power of Puppetry with Nick Lehane." Jo... Learn More Board of Trustees Interim Meeting via Zoom-details below (K-12 Events Calendar) When: Thursday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Prospect Hill Academy Charter What: Event listing from Prospect Hill Academy Charter: Thursday, November 18 from 7:00 PM to 7:30 PMKimberly Lancaster is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Board of Trustees Time: Nov 18, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.... Learn More All We Need Is Love When: Thursday, November 18th at 7:30 p.m. What: Upstage Lung Cancer is hosting a FREE virtual benefit concert for lung cancer research! It will feature classics from the American Songbook by the Follen Angels including songs by Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Donna Summer, Joe Cocker and more. Emmy Award winner A... Learn More Q1 Report Cards Published - Rindge School of Technical Arts When: Friday, November 19th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Rindge School of Technical Arts What: Event listing from Rindge School of Technical Arts: Friday, November 19 (all day) This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correction? Contact us at content@patch.... Learn More City Councilor Breadon Office Hours - All Bright Community Center When: Friday, November 19th at 9:45 a.m. Where: All Bright Community Center What: Event listing from All Bright Community Center: Friday, November 19 from 9:45 AM to 11:00 AMLocation: Veronica Smith Senior Center 20 Chestnut Hill Ave. Brighton This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event deta... Learn More SCFGLive! - Spooky Science When: Friday, November 19th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Virtual What: Join the SCFG Crew as they take SCFGLive! LIVE at MIT Open Spaces. We tackle Spooky Science by exploring chemistry and physics! We explain how there is no magic involved in floating ghosts, self-inflating ghosts, and puking pumpkins, only static electricity and chemical reacti... Learn More Sarasa Ensemble Presents: Kaleidoscope When: Friday, November 19th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church What: Friday,* November 19, 2021 Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church, Cambridge at 7.30pmSaturday, November 20, 2021 Brattleboro Music Center, VT at 7.30pmSunday, November 21, 2021 Follen Community Church, Lexington at 3.30pm*Please note our Cambridge concert takes place on a Friday, i... Learn More Featured Event: Open Range Sunday! When: Saturday, November 20th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Gore Place What: Get outside this fall and learn archery! Enjoy the great outdoors at the historic Gore Place Estate mansion while experiencing a community engagement event unlike any other. Come solo or invite your family and friends along to participate in this Zen-like martial art requires ... Learn More Featured Event: Open Range Sunday! (On the Mark Archery) Featured Event: Free Intro to Body & Brain Yoga Taichi When: Saturday, November 20th at 1:30 p.m. Where: Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi What: Gain a deeper awareness of your body and mind condition. Experience how Body & Brain principles and exercises can create positive change. New to Body & Brain? Our programs have helped thousands of people worldwide improve their health and live with greater joy and purp... Learn More Featured Event: Free Intro to Body & Brain Yoga Taichi (Cambridge Body & Brain Center) Featured Event: Assets over $1 Million? New child? Free Course: Will/Living Trusts When: Saturday, November 20th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Email Course begins for you after you enroll What: MY GIFT TO YOU So many people I spoke with wanted to learn more about Massachusetts Wills and Trusts that I decided to write it down. In the simplest way I could. The response has been enormous! Join the thousands who have taken the course so you can start feeling confident ab... Learn More Featured Event: Assets over $1 Million? New child? Free Course: Will/Living Trusts (Joel Bernstein) Featured Event: Assets over $1 Million? New child? Free Course: Will/Living Trusts When: Saturday, November 20th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Email Course begins for you after you enroll What: MY GIFT TO YOU So many people I spoke with wanted to learn more about Massachusetts Wills and Trusts that I decided to write it down. In the simplest way I could. The response has been enormous! Join the thousands who have taken the course so you can start feeling confident ab... Learn More Featured Event: Assets over $1 Million? New child? Free Course: Will/Living Trusts (Joel Bernstein) Featured Event: MA Wills and Trusts: Free 5-Day Email Course When: Saturday, November 20th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Email Course starts after you enroll What: MY GIFT TO YOU So many people I spoke with wanted to learn more about Massachusetts Wills and Trusts that I decided to write it down. In the simplest way I could. The response has been enormous! Join the thousands who have taken the course so you can start feeling confident ab... Learn More Featured Event: MA Wills and Trusts: Free 5-Day Email Course (Joel Bernstein) Featured Event: Contemporary World Music When: Saturday, November 20th at 8:00 p.m. Where: The Center for Arts at the Armory What: Eric Dahlman & the JMDE Quartet now with Jimmy Zhao on multiple Chinese instruments, viola, etc. These are Important musicians and concepts contributing to the Boston and Beyond free-form music scene for many a year—not often in the limelight—they incorporate ideas and sou... Learn More Contemporary World Music (Alex Lemski) Food For Free Benefit Brunch at Viale When: Saturday, November 20th at 10:30 a.m. Where: Viale What: Come to Viale in Central Square for a charity brunch on Saturday, November 20 in support of Food For Free, a Cambridge and Somerville-based, non-profit organization dedicated to providing the Greater Boston community with reliable access to fresh and nutritious food.From 10:30... Learn More Nightingale Vocal Ensemble Presents Mythology of the Planets Concert When: Saturday, November 20th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Saint Peter's Episcopal Church What: ​Join Nightingale on November 20th as we explore the seven visible bodies of our solar system - Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn - in an audiovisual and mythological concert experience. Come celebrate our connection to the cosmos through the narrative arts!... Learn More Featured Event: Open Range Sunday When: Sunday, November 21st at 11:00 a.m. Where: Gore Place What: Experience something unique this weekend at Waltham's historic Gore Place Estate with your family and friends learning the sport of TRADITIONAL recurve archery! This Zen-like martial art requires only patience, focus and determination to succeed, but don't let that fool you in... Learn More Featured Event: Open Range Sunday (On the Mark Archery) 2021 Virtual Fall Lecture Series: Lakshmi Krishnan, MD-PhD When: Monday, November 22nd at 6:00 p.m. Where: Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Park What: Event listing from Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Park: Monday, November 22 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PMPhysician, literary historian, and Director of the Georgetown Medical Humanities Initiative Lakshmi Krishnan's forthcoming book project, The Doctor and the D... Learn More Yamba Market Virtual Job Fair When: Monday, November 22nd at 6:30 p.m. Where: yambamarket.com What: About this event Are you interested in a career in the adult-use cannabis industry? Join us for the Yamba Market virtual job fair! At this free informational session you'll meet the co-owners of Yamba Market, learn about open positions and applicant requirements, and have a ch... Learn More College Apps 101: The Possible Pathways When: Tuesday, November 23rd at 4:30 p.m. Where: All Bright Community Center What: Event listing from All Bright Community Center: Tuesday, November 23 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PMWhat's the 411, the down and dirty, the need-to-know about college applications? What kinds of schools are even out there? How do we pick where to apply? Can I just copy-and-paste the s... Learn More Quiet the Mind: Recover in a Floating Hammock at Swet Studio® When: Tuesday, November 23rd at 5:30 p.m. Where: 480 Tremont St What: Swet Studio®, of Boston's South End, offers Mindfulness classes in a floating Silk Hammock every Monday and Tuesday at 5:30, 7: 30 pm, Friday at 6: 30 pm, Saturday at 11 am, and Sunday at 4:30pm.Swet Studio's® Guided Meditation and Restorative class is a group experience where... Learn More Great Books Book Group (Main/Virtual) When: Tuesday, November 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Cambridge Public Library What: Event listing from Cambridge Public Library: Tuesday, November 23 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PMNovember 23rd selection: John Milton, "Lycidas" and selections from Paradise Lost.Reading Interests: We concentrate on Great Books in the following areas: a long novel over the summer, two... Learn More Check out more local events, or add your own, on the Cambridge Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.