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Beginner ESOL

Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

English class for the non-native speaker. Students will practice public speaking and will work on developing clear speech. For ages 16 and up. On-going. No registration is necessary. Contact: Maria Balestrieri, mbalestrieri@cambridgema.gov

Photography Exhibit: Mara Gibbs

Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

Viewing Schedule: Opening reception: Saturday, May 11, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Monday, May 13, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tuesday, May 14, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Thursday, May 16, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Saturday, May 18, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Sunday, May 19, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Monday, May 20, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tuesday, May 21, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm Wednesday, May 22, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Thursday, May 23, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tuesday, May 28, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Thursday, May 30, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Saturday, June 1, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Monday, June 3, 10:00 am – 11:00 am Please join The Cambridge Public Library and the family of Margalit ‘Mara’ Gibbs in celebrating her photographs. Mara had a passion for both traditional darkroom processes and vibrant, digital effects. Her black-and-white photographs, many taken in public places, are rich observations of daily life, full of texture and luminously gradated light and shadow. In her color work, Mara experimented with transparency, collage, and constructed narratives. Much of Mara’s work revolves around loneliness, abandonment, decay, bruising, tenderness, and hope. The narrative works are alternatingly surreal, mischievous, elegant, and somber, messy and ephemeral. Together, the photographs in the exhibition reveal the range and depth of Mara’s skills and subject interests, including: portraits of family and friends; self-portraiture; public life; life at Reed College: and experimentations in color and abstraction. These photographs are intense, complex, intimate, and full of charisma. Born to Lauren Gibbs and Steven Flax, Mara was named Margalit after Steven’s mother, Pearl, and Lauren’s mother, Pat. Margalit is the modern Hebrew form of Margaret, which means pearl. She grew up in and around Cambridge (her mother living in Cambridge and her father living in Roslindale, Brookline and then Somerville before joining Mara in Cambridge). A creative child, Mara began composing songs at age four, and by the time she was five identified as a math girl, taking every math class offered at CPSD. She danced, wrote poetry and song lyrics, and drew with pencil, charcoal and pastels. Mara attended high school at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, where she often felt that most of her learning occurred in the Photography Department. At the same time, she found English, History, Chemistry, and Psychology as well as Math to be additional favorite subjects. She took dance and then lacrosse at CRLS. Mara won Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards for her photography, and graduated in 2015. At Reed College, Mara took photographs all the time, but did not take photography classes. Her favorite courses at Reed included philosophy, economics, and computer science. Mara had two computer science internships – with GlooPen (a messaging/chat application with a game component) and with The Reed College Software Design Studio. Mara’s life ended tragically during her sophomore year at Reed College, in an off-campus apartment fire. At a life celebration for Mara at Reed shortly after she died, friends shared memories and anecdotes, relating her propensity for dispensing hugs and humor. She will be missed. The works in this exhibition were printed at Pushdot Studios in Portland, Oregon.

Cambridge Arts River Festival

Central Square Cultural District along Massachusetts Avenue from Prospect Street to Sidney Street and beyond

Mermaid Parade, Climate Action Extravaganza, Music, Sculpture Race

DPW at River Festival

University Park (Sidney St.)

The Cambridge Department of Public Works (DPW) will be at River Festival this year! Come learn about the City’s Stormwater Management Program on Saturday, June 1st, from 11:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M., University Park on Sidney Street (part of the River Festival’s Climate Action Extravaganza).

Movies for Littles

Main Library, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

Watch your favorite picture books come alive on the big screen. All ages.

Boys to Men Leadership Brunch

Putnam Avenue, Upper School, 100 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139

All are invited to come learn about leadership, the health of boys and men of color, community building, and more. The event will feature a panel discussion of Cambridge men sharing personal experiences about health; break-out sessions on race, education, and health; and an awards ceremony.

Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Committee Meeting and Site Visits

Meet at Cambridge Public Library/Joan Lorentz Park

Agenda: The Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Committee will visit potential sites for the public art that the Committee has been charged to commission. The public art will acknowledge a representative story of the Nineteenth Amendment and highlight the contributions of Cambridge women.

Nineteenth Amendment Committee Public Meeting/Site Visits

Group will meet at Joan Lorentz Park in front of Cambridge Public Library and depart at 9:45 a.m. for first site visit to North Point Common, 30 North Point Blvd.

The Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Committee will visit potential sites for the public art that the Committee has been charged to commission.

Senior Center Tech Help

Citywide Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139

Seniors, do you have questions about how to use your smart phone or any of your wireless devices?

Baby Lapsit

Main Library, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

Just for you and the baby! Enjoy time together with other parents, caregivers, and babies to learn, play, and develop language and motor skills. Come prepared to sit on the floor one-on-one with your pre-walking baby in your lap. This program can accommodate 30 people. Tickets are available on a first-come, first served basis on the day of the program. The entire party must be present to receive a ticket. This program starts promptly, and unfortunately we cannot accommodate latecomers. Unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. For pre-walkers.