April Vacation Week: Get Out There!
Cambridge Camping Association
Cambridge Camping provides middle school children (grades 5-8) with a STEAM-based nature program during this coming April school vacation week.
Glass Flowers: New Exhibit
Harvard Museums of Science & Culture and Harvard Museum of Natural History
Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka’s plant models are so detailed, you might not even realize they’re glass! See their beauty for yourself at the Harvard Museum of Natural History's Glass Flowers Gallery.
Calling All Young Writers: Submit to the 25th Annual Youth Poetry Contest
Cambridge Public Library
Sunday, April 28 12am – 11:59pm
Also: Monday, April 29 12am – 11:59pm and Tuesday, April 30 12am – 11:59pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Tech-Help: Smartphone Q&A: Basics
Cambridge Council on Aging
Monday, April 29 9am – 11am
Also: Tuesday, April 30 1pm – 4pm; Monday, May 6 9am – 11am; and Tuesday, May 7 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 29 9:30am – 12pm
Also: Monday, May 6 9:30am – 12pm; Monday, May 13 9:30am – 12pm; and Monday, May 20 9:30am – 12pm
Join the Acrylic Painting Workshop and unleash your artistic talents.
Beginner Spanish Class
Cambridge Council on Aging
Monday, April 29 9:30am – 11am
Also: Monday, May 6 9:30am – 11am; Monday, May 13 9:30am – 11am; and Monday, May 20 9:30am – 11am
Spanish Basic is a beginning-level class that will develop the confidence talking, reading, and writing in Spanish.
Baby Lapsit (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 10am – 10:20am
Also: Monday, May 6 10am – 10:20am; Monday, May 13 10am – 10:20am; and Monday, May 20 10am – 10:20am
Just for you and the baby!
High Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 10:30am – 12pm
Also: Monday, May 6 10:30am – 12pm; Monday, May 13 10:30am – 12pm; and Monday, May 20 10:30am – 12pm
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.
Sing-Along (O'Neill)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 10:30am – 10:50am
Sing and dance to your favorite songs! For children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration required.
Morning Sing-Along (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 11am – 11:25am
Also: Monday, May 6 11am – 11:25am; Monday, May 13 11am – 11:25am; and Monday, May 20 11am – 11:25am
It's a Library dance party!
Wellness for Seniors: Zumba Gold (Virtual)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 11am – 11:45am
Put on your dancing shoes to improve flexibility and balance, strengthen muscles and have fun!
Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 1pm – 2:30pm
Also: Friday, May 3 1pm – 2:30pm; Monday, May 6 1pm – 2:30pm; and Friday, May 10 1pm – 2:30pm
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class.
Dancing for Balance
Cambridge Council on Aging
Monday, April 29 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Also: Thursday, May 2 1pm – 2pm and Monday, May 6 1:30pm – 2:30pm
This fun, friendly dance class is suited for all fitness levels. You will learn basic steps geared towards improving one’s balance. Seated warm up and cool down exercises are performed.
Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 2pm – 4pm
Also: Tuesday, April 30 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
STEAM Academy: iFp Studio (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 2:30pm – 7pm
Also: Thursday, May 2 2:30pm – 7pm; Monday, May 6 2:30pm – 7pm; and Thursday, May 9 2:30pm – 7pm
Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.
Portrait Drawing Class
Cambridge Council on Aging
Monday, April 29 3pm – 4:30pm
Also: Monday, May 6 3pm – 4:30pm; Monday, May 13 3pm – 4:30pm; and Monday, May 20 3pm – 4:30pm
Students will learn how to approach a human portrait drawing from start to finish.
Tween Book Club (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 3pm – 4pm
Join us for a book discussion and hang out with friends each month as we read books from all genres that appeal to middle schoolers.
Afterschool Programs Lottery Application Help (Drop-In)
Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP)
Monday, April 29 4pm – 7:30pm
Also: Monday, May 6 4pm – 7:30pm and Monday, May 13 4pm – 7:30pm
We provide in-person help for anyone that needs to complete the DHSP Afterschool Programs Lottery Application this year. That includes new applicants and families that are re-enrolling.
Bingo and Dinner
Cambridge Council on Aging
Monday, April 29 4pm – 6pm
LEGO Time (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 4pm – 4:45pm
Also: Monday, May 6 4pm – 4:45pm; Monday, May 13 4pm – 4:45pm; and Monday, May 20 4pm – 4:45pm
It's a weekly block party!
Free Drop-In Tutoring for Teens (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 5pm – 6pm
Also: Wednesday, May 1 5pm – 6pm; Monday, May 6 5pm – 6pm; and Wednesday, May 8 5pm – 6pm
Need help with a class?
ESOL Conversation Class (Valente)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 6pm – 7:30pm
Also: Monday, May 6 6pm – 7:30pm; Monday, May 13 6pm – 7:30pm; and Monday, May 20 6pm – 7:30pm
Location:
Line Dancing
Cambridge Council on Aging
Monday, April 29 6pm – 7pm
Also: Monday, May 6 6pm – 7pm and Monday, May 13 6pm – 7pm
Easy to learn and fun to dance. Learn the basics of line dancing as well as the newer and more established line dances being done. Have fun, learn new dances, and enjoy the company of others.
Submit-a-Thon with Meagan (Main)
Cambridge Public Library
Monday, April 29 6pm – 8pm
Join writer and editor Meagan Masterman for an evening submitting poems, stories, and other writing to small presses, literary journals and magazines.
LGBTQ+ Film series
Cambridge Council on Aging
Tuesday, April 30 10am – 12:30pm
Also: Tuesday, May 28 10am – 12:30pm
The LGBTQ+ Film series is a collaboration of the Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission and the Cambridge Council on Aging.