City Calendar

Monday

November 8

• 10:00 AM

  On the Wall with Salina Crosby

  Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139

  The "On the Wall Gallery" at the Central Square Branch Library provides a space for local artists to share their art with the community. This November, local artist Salina Crosby showcases her collages and mixed-media works. Artist Statement: Displayed is an exhibit of my artwork which is a reflection of my personal growth as a black woman living life graciously. The artwork includes visual expressions: collages, handmade crystal rings, mirrors of wisdom, tote bags, paintings, prints and much more. View Salina's Instagram with her works here. Works are on display on the ground floor of the Central Square Branch Library and available for viewing during the Branch's hours of operation until the end of November. For more information, contact Lucy by email at LFlamm@CambridgeMA.gov or by calling 617-349-9863.

• 10:00 AM

  Outdoor Baby Lapsit (Main)

  Main Library, 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 outside on the ground one-on-one with your baby in your lap. This program will be held in Joan Lorentz Park on the lawn outside the Main Library. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be canceled. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.

• 10:30 AM

  Outdoor Sing-Along (O'Neill Branch)

  O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140

  Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing! For children of all ages and their grown-ups. This program will be held outside of the O'Neill Branch Library. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be canceled. Please call 617-349-4023 for more information.

• 11:00 AM

  Wellness for Seniors: Zumba Gold (Virtual)

  Online,

  Put on your dancing shoes to improve flexibility and balance, strengthen muscles and have fun! Certified Zumba Gold instructor Emily B. will lead you through 45 minutes of low-impact and easy-to-follow choreography in your own home through Zoom. Join us! Separate registration is required for each session. This is a virtual event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event.

• 1:00 PM

  Laughter Wellness Program

  Cambridge Council on Aging 806 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139

  Join us for a fun and informative, laughter wellness program with Trevor Smith.

• 3:30 PM

  STEAM Academy: Innovators for Purpose (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Innovators for Purpose (iFp) Studio is a teen-powered design and innovation program where teens channel their energy and creative vision to imagine and build a better world. Blending art, design, science, technology and storytelling within a social justice framework, teens engage in real-world client-sponsored projects. Mondays and Thursdays, Sept. 27 - Dec 23 (Learning Lab) Innovators for Purpose (iFp) is a Cambridge-based nonprofit that inspires high-potential, diverse young people to discover their passions, develop innovative mindsets and cultivate marketable skills to solve problems they care most about. Summer Studio teens are funded in part through the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program. The Cambridge Public Library STEAM Academy is part of Cambridge STEAM Initiative's efforts to enhance and expand students’ access to quality STEAM learning experiences. Made possible by generous support from the Eric and Jane Nord Family Fund and Verizon.

• 4:00 PM

  Outdoor Story Time (Valente)

  Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02141

  We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories and rhymes. This program will be held in the Reading Garden on Berkshire Street. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be canceled. Please call 617-349-4015 for more information.

• 4:00 PM

  Teen Advisory Board (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Calling all teens! Meet once a month with your librarians and your peers to help plan programs and guide the library in supporting Cambridge teens. Participation counts toward community service. Call 617-349-4027 or stop by the Teen Room to sign up, or just show up at the meeting!

• 5:30 PM

  Regular City Council Meeting

  City Hall, 2nd Floor Sullivan Chamber, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139

  Regular City Council Meeting

• 6:00 PM

  Canceled:Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Monthly Meeting

  Online,

  Canceled: Public hearing of the Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District Commission.

• 6:30 PM

  Poetry Reading with Indran Amirthanayagam and Dick Lourie (Main)

  Main Library, Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Indran Amirthanayagam is the author of numerous poetry collections, including The Elephants of Reckoning (1993), Ceylon, R.I.P. (2001), The Splintered Face (2008), Uncivil War (2013), and Coconuts On Mars (2019). He writes, translates, and publishes poetry and essays in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Kenyon Review, the New England Review, BOMB, Siempre, La Gaceta, and other magazines. Dick Lourie is both a poet and a musician whose poems have been published widely for fifty years. Lourie has performed professionally for a half-century on sax, trumpet and guitar, playing blues, jazz, and traditional American songs. His new collection, Jam Session and Other Poems (2021), is built around his determination to fuse his poems and his music into one creative work.