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Total Solar Eclipse, Fixit Clinic, Voices of Poetry and More!

Join us for Sacred Songs and Rituals in celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, featuring Thea Hopkins, Asa Peters, and Jim Peters. Thea Hopkins, a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe, is an award‑winning songwriter known for her Red Roots Americana style. Her work has been praised internationally, performed at major venues, and recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary. Her newest album, Blossoms & Ghosts, was released in February 2026. Asa Peters and Jim Peters, members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, perform with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, a collective dedicated to preserving and sharing traditional Wampanoag songs, dances, and cultural practices. Registration is required to participate in this program.

Cambridge Celebrates National Small Business Month

The public patios program aims to transform bustling areas of Cambridge into vibrant social hubs by introducing simple interventions like tables and chairs, often accompanied by interactive installations. These spaces encourage chance encounters and playful pauses, fostering sociable atmospheres that enhance community connection and enrich urban life.

This issue of Cambridge Life celebrates the transformation happening across our City and neighborhoods. Infrastructure projects—large and small—are reshaping how we move, learn, live, and work. They represent years of thoughtful planning, robust community engagement, and a collective commitment to equity and resilience.

Over the course of the last year plus, I have worked hard to balance the many voices in our diverse community, find consensus within the City Council and follow their direction, and bring forward the professional experience and expertise of City department leaders and staff.

Kristen Arnett, Summer Reading, Boston Festival Orchestra, and More!

A Conversation with Sola Mahfouz, Death Café, Tai Chi for Seniors, and More!

What do you know about voting? Are you: a United States citizen? a Cambridge resident? at least 16 years of age? Then you can REGISTER TO VOTE! Drop into the Teen Room for a voter information & registration session, presented by the Cambridge Election Commission. No registration required.

The City is pleased to release the 2020 Canopy Assessment completed by the University of Vermont, which shows that the implementation of the Urban Forestry Master Plan is improving our tree canopy. Building canopy is a slow and steady race, but we are seeing substantive progress. The investments in tree plantings and maintenance combined with tree preservation initiatives are reversing the loss of tree canopy.