Picasso: War, Combat, and Revolution
Harvard Art Museums
Saturday, January 20 10am – Sunday, May 5 5pm
The current installation, which complements the Harvard course World Fairs, focuses on Picasso’s engagement with war, combat, and revolution.
Wolf Vostell: Dé-coll/age Is Your Life
Harvard Art Museums
Saturday, January 20 10am – Sunday, May 5 5pm
See how Wolf Vostell created art, as well as an expansive aesthetic philosophy, that challenged human complacency toward war, genocide, and other catastrophic world events.
Future Minded: New Works in the Collection
Harvard Art Museums
Friday, March 1 10am – Sunday, July 21 5pm
Examine the museums’ recent acquisitions, spanning centuries and media.
LaToya M. Hobbs: It’s Time
Harvard Art Museums
Friday, March 1 10am – Sunday, July 21 5pm
Immerse yourself in a day in the life of a contemporary artist through a tour de force of monumental printmaking.
Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, April 19 9:30am – 11:30am
Also: Saturday, April 20 11am – 1pm; Monday, April 22 2pm – 4pm; and Tuesday, April 23 3pm – 5pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Flamenco Dance Class
Cambridge Council on Aging
Friday, April 19 10am – 11am
Also: Friday, April 26 10am – 11am; Friday, May 3 10am – 11am; and Friday, May 10 10am – 11am
This is a class for all, with or without any kind of physical limitation and have the option of dancing sitting on the chair if needed. So that each of you will discover your flamenco with your style.
Wellness for Seniors: Tai Chi Paradigm
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, April 19 10am – 11am
Also: Friday, April 26 10am – 11am
Join us in this 12-week Tai Chi practice, which focuses on the mind and body connection.
Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, April 19 10:30am – 12pm
Also: Wednesday, April 24 10:30am – 12pm; Friday, April 26 10:30am – 12pm; and Wednesday, May 1 10:30am – 12pm
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.
Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, April 19 1pm – 2:30pm
Also: Monday, April 22 1pm – 2:30pm; Friday, April 26 1pm – 2:30pm; and Monday, April 29 1pm – 2:30pm
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.
Vacation Week Program: Sea Life and Sea Perch (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, April 19 2pm – 4pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Kids' Zine Collective (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Friday, April 19 4pm – 5pm
What's a zine?
Vinyl Cutting 101 (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, April 20 9:30am – 10:30am
Would you like to make your own vinyl signs, stickers, or images to transfer to T-shirts and other textiles?
CPL Nature Club: The Poop Museum (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, April 20 11am – 12pm
The Poop Museum is the place to come if you're curious and have questions about poop!
Isha Kriya at the Cambridge Public Library (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, April 20 11am – 12pm
In this one-hour session, you will learn Isha Kriya, a simple 12-18 minute practice, to help you become meditative effortlessly.
LEAP Lab: Clothing and Toy Exchange
MIT Open Space Programming
Saturday, April 20 11am – 2pm
Out with the old, in with the new! Join us for a kids clothing and toy exchange for children ages birth to 5 years old.
Open House @DemocracyCenter
Karaya LLC Co-Op, The Democracy Center, Equity Roadmap, and Cambridge Public Schools
Saturday, April 20 11am – 3pm
Also: Saturday, May 18 11am – 3pm and Saturday, June 15 11am – 3pm
DC, Democracy Center, Spot, Cambridge, Karaya
Spotlight Tour: Seeing In/Looking Out, with Sophia Pasalis ’25
Harvard Art Museums
Saturday, April 20 11am – 11:50am
Sophia Pasalis will examine how interior life is portrayed in art and the boundary between public and private life and inside and outside.
Spotlight Tour: Floribunda Stories, with Jieyan Wang ’25
Harvard Art Museums
Saturday, April 20 2pm – 2:50pm
Jieyan Wang ’25 will explore representations of flowers in the history of art and related issues of symbolism, materiality, and abstraction.
Saturday Songs and Stories with guest author Ellen Mayer (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Saturday, April 20 3:30pm – 4:15pm
Stories, songs, and activities with author Ellen Mayer celebrating her new book Gift & Box (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2023).
(Almost) Earth Day Cleanup
Fresh Pond Reservation
Sunday, April 21 10am – 12pm
We’ll have the gloves, we’ll have the bags, you just bring the help as we rove through some areas for a little “Spring Cleaning” and give back to our environment.
Spotlight Tour: Origins and Impacts of Color, with Erik Zou ’24
Harvard Art Museums
Sunday, April 21 11am – 11:50am
Erik Zou will discuss the material nature of color and examine the role of color in three different artworks.
Exhibition Tour: Future Minded: New Works in the Collection
Harvard Art Museums
Sunday, April 21 12pm – 1pm
Join us for a tour of the exhibition Future Minded, with chief curator Soyoung Lee.
Spotlight Tour: What Artists Hide in Their Work, with Melinda Modisette ’25
Harvard Art Museums
Sunday, April 21 2pm – 2:50pm
Melinda Modisette ’25 will discuss works of art that contain hidden surprises and the stories behind them.
Tech-Help: Smartphone Q&A: Basics
Cambridge Council on Aging
Monday, April 22 9am – 11am
Also: Tuesday, April 23 1pm – 4pm; Monday, April 29 9am – 11am; and Tuesday, April 30 1pm – 4pm
Staff will be available to answer common questions about your wireless devices, laptops, and applications such as Zoom and Facebook.
Please call to register for an appointment.
Acrylic Painting Workshop
Cambridge Council on Aging
Monday, April 22 9:30am – 12pm
Also: Monday, April 29 9:30am – 12pm; Monday, May 6 9:30am – 12pm; and Monday, May 13 9:30am – 12pm
Join the Acrylic Painting Workshop and unleash your artistic talents.