City Calendar

Friday

September 27

• 9:00 AM

  Space Science Engagement Initiatives with the Harvard College Observatory (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Dive into a captivating array of interactive activities, including a 6-foot-wide gravity well that visually demonstrates the curvature of spacetime around massive objects. Marvel at genuine meteorites and rocks from space, and peer through telescopes to get a closer look at celestial wonders. The Harvard College Observatory and their Outreach team will highlight its groundbreaking work at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA).

• 9:00 AM

  STEAM Rises (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  The STEAM Rises listening gallery offers an immersive exploration into the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) in Cambridge. This gallery showcases curated audio samples from our STEAM Habits of Mind research study and the STEAM Rises podcast series, designed to inspire and inform.

• 9:00 AM

  Take Your Stance on Personal Genetics (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Explore ideas about history, policy, technology and identity in the genomic age by playing Take Your Stance. Participants will explore current and emerging issues in science and biotechnology and the ethical and social implications of new developments in our world. Learn about hot topics in genetics like gene editing, de-extinction, and ancestry testing, and share your opinions on the topics with a partner. Add your voice to the community conversation!

• 9:30 AM

  Sewing 101 (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  In this 90-minute workshop, 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.

• 10:00 AM

  Wellness for Older Adults: Tai Chi Paradigm - Beginner (Main)

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

  Join us in this twelve-week Tai Chi Paradigm practice, which focuses on the mind and body connection. Tai Chi is a fluid sequence of movements choreographed in a low impact routine. Sifu Mynor Diaz has been learning and teaching Tai Chi classes for over 20 years. This is an in-person event. Due to the popularity of Sifu Diaz's classes, we expect participants to attend all sessions participation in this program will be decided by lottery. Registration opens Friday, August 9 at 9AM through Wednesday, August 21 at 5PM to enter. Participants selected will be notified on Friday, August 23. Each patron that is interested in participating is placed on the waitlist. Those names will constitute the pool from which 15 names will be drawn randomly. Sponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation

• 11:00 AM

  Google Sheets Tips and Tricks (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Learn how to use Google Sheets - Google's version of Excel! You will learn how to create a sheet and enter data in a friendly learning environment. A Gmail account is required for this class - please remember your password! To view and register for other Basic Tech Classes at the Library, please go to tinyurl.com/basictechclass.

• 1:00 PM

  Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  During this reservation period, anyone who has completed Hive training and is certified to use equipment or studio(s) can reserve Hive equipment or studio spaces. Staff will assist participants as they are able.

• 2:00 PM

  The 10,000 Year Clock of the Long Now (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Experience The Clock of the Long Now in this gallery exhibition. The Clock of the Long Now is being built by the Long Now Foundation inside a remote mountain in West Texas. It's designed to keep accurate time for 10,000 years. It's powered by the temperature change from day to night and synchronized to the correct time by a beam of sunlight that shines deep into the mountain. It's entirely mechanical, with a mechanism hundreds of feet tall.