Cochineal: How Mexico Made the World See Red (Online Bilingual Exhibit) / Cochinilla: Cómo México Hizo que el Mundo Viera el Rojo (Exposición en Línea)
Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Saturday, April 23 12am – Saturday, December 31 11:59pm
This free online exhibit explores the fascinating and complex history of cochineal, a vibrant red pigment originating in the Americas, and its link to global trade relationships and power dynamics.
Crossroads: Drawing the Dutch Landscape
Harvard Art Museums
Saturday, May 21 10am – Sunday, August 14 5pm
Towns, farms, waterways, and woods—discover how Rembrandt, Van Goyen, Van Ruisdael, and more approached these subjects as meditations on humankind’s relationship with the environment.
Earthly Delights: 6,000 Years of Asian Ceramics
Harvard Art Museums
Saturday, May 21 10am – Sunday, August 14 5pm
Transport yourself over millennia and marvel at East Asian ceramics of all shapes, styles, colors, and textures.
3D Printing 101: Design and Creation, Pt.1 (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, May 27 10:30am – 12pm
Learn how to create objects in digital space and fabricate those creations using our Sindoh eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3D printers in this 2 part series.
Sewing 101 (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, May 27 3pm – 4:30pm
Also: Tuesday, May 31 2pm – 3:30pm
In this 90-minute class, you'll learn the basics of sewing machine operation and safety.
3D Printing 101: Design and Creation, Pt.2 (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, May 28 10:30am – 12pm
Learn how to create objects in digital space and fabricate those creations using our Sindoh eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3D printers in this 2 part series.
Studio Recording 101 (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, May 28 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Are you interested in podcasting, audio production, or video production?
STEAM Academy: Innovators for Purpose (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, May 30 3:30pm – 6:30pm
Also: Tuesday, May 31 3:30pm – 6:30pm; Wednesday, June 1 3:30pm – 6:30pm; and Thursday, June 2 3:30pm – 6:30pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Outdoor Story Time (Collins)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 31 10:30am – 11am
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Outdoor Sing-Along (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 31 11am – 11:25am
Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing!
Outdoor Songs and Stories (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 31 11am – 11:20am
Music. Movement. Story. Join your librarians outside for 20 minutes of fun!
Lunch Break: Gentle Chair Yoga with Malaika
MIT Open Space Programming
Tuesday, May 31 12:15pm – 1pm
Build strength and mobility and find balance in this yoga class geared towards adults.
High Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 31 1pm – 2:30pm
Also: Thursday, June 2 1pm – 2:30pm; Tuesday, June 7 1pm – 2:30pm; and Thursday, June 9 1pm – 2:30pm
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.
Outdoor Preschool Story Time (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 31 4pm – 4:25pm
Join us for twenty to twenty-five minutes of stories and songs for children ages eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3 to 5 and their caregivers.
Career Skills: The Art of Networking
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 31 6pm – 7:30pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Knitting Group (Boudreau)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 31 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Also: Tuesday, June 7 6:30pm – 7:30pm; Tuesday, June 14 6:30pm – 7:30pm; and Tuesday, June 28 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Sewing 101 (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday, May 31 7pm – 8:30pm
In this 90-minute class, you'll learn the basics of sewing machine operation and safety.
Meet a Mini! (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, June 1 10:30am – 11:30am
Therapy horses bring happiness, hope, and a sense of well being to people of all ages.
Story Time
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, June 1 10:30am – 11am
Also: Wednesday, June 8 10:30am – 11am; Wednesday, June 15 10:30am – 11am; and Wednesday, June 22 10:30am – 11am
Join us for a half-hour of stories in the Children's Room at the Central Square Branch Library. For ages birth-5 with caregivers.
Outdoor Songs and Stories (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, June 1 11am – 11:20am
Also: Thursday, June 2 11am – 11:20am; Tuesday, June 7 11am – 11:20am; and Wednesday, June 8 11am – 11:20am
Music. Movement. Story. Join your librarians outside for 20 minutes of fun!
In-Person Exhibition Tour: White Shadows: Anneliese Hager and the Camera-less Photograph
Harvard Art Museums
Wednesday, June 1 12pm – 1pm
Join us in person for a close look at the special exhibition White Shadows, with curator Lynette Roth.
Meet a Mini! (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, June 1 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Therapy horses bring happiness, hope, and a sense of well being to people of all ages.
Resume and Job Application Support (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, June 1 1pm – 3pm
Looking for assistance creating a resume or looking for jobs?
Sewing 101 (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, June 1 1:30pm – 3pm
Also: Saturday, June 4 10am – 11:30am; Wednesday, June 8 5:30pm – 7pm; and Friday, June 24 10am – 11:30am
In this 90-minute class, you'll learn the basics of sewing machine operation and safety.
Urban Gardening: Plant for Native Pollinators (Virtual)
Cambridge Public Library
Wednesday, June 1 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Make your garden part of the ecosystem!