City Calendar

Bingo

North Cambridge Senior Center, 2050 Mass. Ave,, Cambridge, MA 02140

Seniors, join the North Cambridge Senior Center for Bingo every Monday.

Dancing For Balance

North Cambridge Senior Center, 2050 Mass. Ave,, Cambridge, MA 02140

Seniors come and learn basic steps and movements aimed at improving balance.

Nonfiction Book Group

Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

May Read: No time to spare : thinking about what matters by Ursula K. Le Guin ; introduction by Karen Joy Fowler When: The last Monday of every month from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (except July, August, & December). Reading Interests: We read and discuss popular non-fiction. Members will decide on future selections from titles available in the Minuteman Library Network. Requirements: None. Our meetings are casual and informal. Participants are encouraged to obtain copies of the book from the library. For more information, contact Alan DerKazarian (857-235-9818; aderk@cambridgema.gov).

D&D for Teens

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

D&D for Teens

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.

Storytime (Collins)

Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

Storytime (Collins)

Afterschool LEGO Time

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

It's a weekly block party! Join friends to design and build amazing LEGO structures. Let your imagination run wild! The Children's Room has plenty of LEGO pieces, so you don't need to bring your own. LEGO pieces are choking hazards for young children. Ages 5 and up. Children under 7 must be attended by a caregiver. 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. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.

Read to a Dog (O'Connell)

O'Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St., Cambridge, MA 02141

A Reading Companion Dog transforms reading into a special, warm and furry experience. Sign up for a 10-minute time slot at the O'Connell Branch 30 minutes prior to the program. For new or experienced readers of all ages. Please check with Branch for details at 617-349-4019.

Avon Hill NCD Commission Meeting

Lombardi Building, 831 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, basement conference room

Avon Hill NCD Commission Meeting

Bicycle Committee Meeting

City Hall Annex, 4th Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139

2020 Bike Plan update