City Calendar

Friday

May 30

• 9:15 AM

  Ping Pong Workshops for Older Adults

  Cambridge Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139

  If you are interested in learning how to play Ping Pong or enjoy playing, join one of the workshops. A volunteer will be available to play with you and demonstrate the elements and rules of the game.

• 9:30 AM

  English Class (ESOL) Information Session and Placement Test

  Community Learning Center (Central Square) 5 Western Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

  Learn about free English (ESOL) classes and take a placement test.

• 9:30 AM

  Serger Training (Main)

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  Are you an intermediate or advanced sewer? This workshop will cover serger machine setup, threading a serger, and identifying correct tension settings with different types of fabric. You will learn about ways to use our Elna Extend 864 Air serger to take your sewing skills to the next level by producing special finishing styles, hemming, trimming and assembling your garments. This workshop is designed for patrons who have prior experience using a sewing machine to complete many types of fiber arts projects. If you are new to machine sewing, we recommend you take our Sewing 101 workshop before using our serger.

• 10:00 AM

  Cambridge KiOSK Opening Celebration

  Mass Ave Plaza in front of Harvard’s Smith Campus Center at 1350 Mass. Ave.

  The City of Cambridge, in partnership with CultureHouse and the Cambridge Office for Tourism, is reopening the historic Kiosk in Harvard Square as the Cambridge KiOSK – a dynamic cultural incubator, community gathering space, and visitor information center. Join us for an opening day celebration featuring live music, refreshments, and a speaking program.

• 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.

• 10:30 AM

  TRIP: Titanic: The Exhibition (for Older Adults)

  North Cambridge Senior Center 2050 Mass Ave Cambridge, MA 02140

  Join us for a fascinating trip to the Titanic: The Exhibition in Boston! Step back in time with real artifacts, recreated ship interiors, and personal stories of passengers.

• 10:30 AM

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

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

  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 at the Valente Library. Due to the popularity of Sifu Diaz's classes, we expect participants to attend all sessions and participation in this program will be decided by lottery. To enter the lottery, please register for the waitlist below. This waitlist will constitute the pool from which 15 names will be drawn randomly. Registration will open Friday, February 7 at 9AM and close Friday, February 21 at 5PM. Participants selected will be notified on Saturday, February 22. Sponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation

• 11:00 AM

  Drop-in Tech Help at the Library (Central Square)

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

  Looking for some basic computer or mobile device guidance? Want help using an online resource? Need someone to read your resume and support navigating online job applications? Join us for our drop-in help hours between 11a.m. and 1p.m. No registration required.

• 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 details.

• 12:00 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.

• 1:00 PM

  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 an high beginner level. No testing is needed.. For more information call Maria Balestrieri at 617-349-4013.

• 3:00 PM

  Kick Back and Watch a Movie (Central Square)

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

  Come watch a film on Central Square Library’s big screen and eat free popcorn! No registration required. The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact us at library@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4032 (voice), or via relay at 711.

• 4:00 PM

  Cambridge Young Authors' Squad - CYAS (O'Neill)

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

  Young people ages 10 to 14 who love to write are welcome to share their ideas and writing. There will be time for share-outs/workshopping, as well as group or solo writing. Snacks are provided! If you are attending for the first time, registration is helpful, but not required.