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8:30 AM
This FREE monthly clinic offers participants a consultation with an immigration attorney and the chance to learn more about how immigration law affects them and their families.
10:00 AM
Online,
Board of Assessors Public Meeting
10:00 AM
Online,
Seniors, join this energetic and festive virtual class.
10:30 AM
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.
10:30 AM
Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138
Use your B-R-A-I-N (7 points) for a game of Scrabble at the Collins Branch! Bring a friend or get to know new neighbors. Boards will be provided. Players of all levels are welcome.
Registration is not required but you are welcome to register if you would like a reminder before the event.
With any questions, reach out to Lucy at LFlamm@CambridgeMA.gov or call 617-349-4021.
10:30 AM
Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Join us for a half-hour of stories in the Children's Room. If the weather is particularly fine, we might move to the plaza outside the Franklin Street side of the branch. For ages birth-5 with caregivers. ...
11:00 AM
Online,
Seniors, this class is designed to exercise at one’s own pace, including seated and standing. This class is virtual.
11:00 AM
Main Library, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
It's a Library dance party! All ages.
This program can accommodate 130 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 any unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.
11:30 AM
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 Community Room of the Valente Branch, where space is limited. Free tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the program.. Please call 617-349-4015 for more information.
12:00 PM
Online,
Seniors, this is a basic yoga class. A chair is used for seated and standing support. This class is virtual.
1:00 PM
Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Looking for assistance creating a résumé or looking for jobs? Join us at the Central Square Branch Library (45 Pearl St.) for assistance with résumés, job hunting, and online applications. Support will be available from 1-3 p.m. No registration is required.
For more information call Maria Balestrieri at 617-349-4013.
1:00 PM
Citywide Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
Seniors, come and meet with the Cambridge Police Community Outreach Team.
1:30 PM
Online,
Strengthening exercises using hand weights or Thera bands for resistance. This class is virtual.
2:30 PM
Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
In this 90-minute class, you’ll learn the basics of sewing machine operation and safety. This session will cover machine setup, basic functions, threading the machine, reloading the bobbin, sewing straight stitches, and recognizing when stitch tension has gone awry. We’ll also cover some safety best practices when operating a sewing machine. As we learn together, we’ll work on a simple sewing project—a drawstring bag—which most students will be able to complete by the end of the class.
You must complete Hive Safety Training before registering for this workshop.
2:30 PM
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.
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
Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Join us in the Children's Room for a fun craft and related stories. For more information, call 617-349-4010. Recommended for ages 5-10.
4:00 PM
O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140
Celebrate the shortest day of the year and the beginning of the winter season! Join us for a seasonal story time, an illuminating craft and a cozy winter treat.
4:00 PM
Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138
Join us to celebrate the changing of the seasons at the Collins Branch!
Drop in to meet new neighbors, enjoy refreshments and participate in activities for all ages.
Card making for loved ones or neighbors at 4 p.m.
Social hour with treats and a discussion of favorite books and memories of the past year at 5 p.m.
For more information, contact the Collins Branch at 617-349-4021.
6:00 PM
Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Learn how to cut, engrave, and shape designs from a variety of materials using the Glowforge Pro laser cutter in this 2-day workshop. This series of workshops replaces the previous Glowforge 101 and Glowforge 201 offerings.
In part 1 of this course, you will utilize the camera for focusing and scanning your own custom images, properly select materials for your project, and fabricate your first design. In part 2, you will create digital artwork for the Glowforge, and learn file formatting for production.
Note: This is a badging course for laser cutting. Signing up for part 1 of this series registers you to participate in part 2 the next day. You will be badged at the end of the part 2 workshop, and are able to reserve the Glowforge Pro for use during designated times.
You must complete Hive Safety Training before participating in this program. View The Hive's workshop schedule here.
6:30 PM
Main Library, Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Join us for a solstice celebration with singers Leo Balkovetz and Laura Thomas! They will be performing medieval songs and chants that consist of a beautiful, unique interplay of vocal lines.
Leo Balkovetz (tenor) is a performer of operatic, choral and chamber music in the Boston area. He graduated with a Master of Music in Historical Voice Performance from the Longy School of Music where he sang the role of Vaguas in Vivaldi's Juditha Triumphans with Early Music group Eudaimonia. He sang in the world premieres of You Reap What You Soul (Guy) and Bedbug (The Reporter) with Promenade Opera Project. As an oratorio soloist, Leo has performed across the state in Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem and Hasse’s Sanctus Petrus et Sancta Maria Magdalena. He is a member of the Cathedral St. Paul’s Schola Choir, Carduus and the Commonwealth Chorale.
Laura Thomas is a Boston-based soprano specializing in early and sacred music. Laura holds an M.M. in Historical Performance (Voice) from Boston University. She has performed extensively as a choral musician and oratorio soloist, performing with Providence-area collectives Ensemble Altera and Ensemble Laetare in addition to serving as a section leader for the Commonwealth Chorale of Newton, MA. She is a soprano choral scholar at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston. She also performs medieval-influenced improvisatory music with electroacoustic ensemble Silica Gel, based in her native Birmingham, Alabama.
6:30 PM
Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138
The year of Tiger 2022 is approaching an end, and the year of Rabbit is coming. Join Zhonghe (Elena) Li to create your own Chinese papercuts. You can choose to cut a tiger, a rabbit, or snow flakes and more! Elena will show you the technique and how to use papercuts to tell your own stories. This workshop is open to people of all ages.
This program is co-sponsored by the Cambridge Public Library, STEAM, and Cambridge Arts Council which is a local agency of the Mass Cultural Council. The artist also wants to give thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for its direct funding support.
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