City Calendar

Friday

December 2

• 8:00 AM

  Coffee with a Cop at Caffè Nero in Porter Square

  Caffè Nero, 1868 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass.

  This event represents a unique opportunity for community members to informally meet with Cambridge Police officers and staff in a neutral location to discuss community issues, address questions, build relationships, and, of course, drink great coffee. Members of the Cambridge Police look forward to meeting with residents at the next Coffee with a Cop on Friday, December 2 from 8-10 a.m. at Caffè Nero in Porter Square (1868 Massachusetts Avenue). Stop by anytime!

• 9:30 AM

  Zumba - Canceled

  Online,

  Seniors, come join this safe Zumba Gold dance class. This class is virtual.

• 10:00 AM

  Flamenco Dance

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

  Seniors, discover your Flamenco dance style in this Hybrid class.

• 10:30 AM

  Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)

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

  Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class. This class will be taught at a beginner level. No testing is needed. For more information call Maria Balestrieri at 617-349-4013.

• 11:00 AM

  Holiday Art Market

  Free admission

• 11:00 AM

  Toddler Story Time (O'Connell)

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

  We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 15-20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes. No registration is required. Please call 617-349-4019 for location and details.

• 12:00 PM

  Participatory Budgeting Voting Event - Vote on Projects to Improve Cambridge Today

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

  Participatory Budgeting is a democratic process that empowers community members to decide how to spend part of a public budget. In June and July 2022, community members submitted 1,320 ideas on how to spend $1 million of the City of Cambridge’s FY24 Capital Budget.

• 12:30 PM

  Senior Whist

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

  Seniors, join us in person for Whist card games on Friday afternoons.

• 3:30 PM

  XR Lab 101 (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Extended reality (XR) opens the door to worlds and experiences outside the everyday through virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality equipment. Test drive our Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality glasses, Structure Sensor 3D scanner, Merge headsets, and more. Registration is required. You must complete Hive Safety Training before registering for this workshop.

• 4:00 PM

  Magic Tree House Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)

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

  Our Magic Tree House book group for kids ages 5-10 meets the first Friday of the month. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app. Our December book is Christmas in Camelot. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the O'Connell Branch. Please register below if you would like to attend virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. Need a laptop or hotspot to participate? Call the O'Connell Branch at 617-349-4019. For questions about the Magic Tree House Book Club, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.