Another mini heat wave has landed and it's likely pushing through the weekend, so be prepared to blast the AC and face the energy bills later as ninety & humid hit Camberville.
Whether you want to stay in the shade or heatmaxx, there's always moves for the weekend. Indoor options start as soon as tomorrow where Bow Market's local Art Fair lets you find, learn and even buy local art to level up your living room decor on Friday, plus Central Rock's regional climbing competition lets anyone from beginner to expert compete for cash prizes on Saturday. Pepita's Coffee School on Sunday is also selling out quick if you ever wanted to learn how to make your own coffee.
Outdoor movies on the lawn are always an option this summer, but the real spotlight comes as Found's epic Boston vintage market lands in Sidney St with the whole block being taken over by live music, drinks to cool off and of course vintage racks.
Stay cool out there.
P.S. Special thank you to Lumentation for the quick turnaround on the film development.
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Weekend Spotlight
Coffee School at Pepita Coffee Co. @ Pepita Coffee, Cambridge - Lamplighter teaches the fundamentals of pulling a good shot, steaming milk without wrecking it, and pouring latte art. Whether you've got a home machine or barista ambitions, snag your tickets soon as these spots are going fast
Day Party in the Park @ Sidney St, Cambridge - Found Boston is shutting down a full block in Cambrideport for a vintage market x day party with 70-plus vendors, live music, DJs, food, and drinks. Free to attend and five minutes from Central’s red line stop
Friday August 7th
West Campus Public Art Tour @ MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge - Meet at MIT's main entrance for an hourlong loop through the school's public art collection and a look at how the sculptures and the buildings were planned together. Free but registration is required | FREE • 12:15-1:15PM
Fresh Finances Workshop @ Capital One Café (Assembly Row), Somerville - Take an hour to get honest about where your money goes. Capital One's café hosts a plain-language budgeting session on the first Friday of the month | FREE • 4-5PM
Outdoor Movie: Chicken Run @ Kendall/MIT Open Space, Cambridge - Bring a blanket and stake out a patch of the Open Space for a summer screening of Chicken Run, curated by the Brattle as part of an animated animals series | FREE • 6:30-8:30PM
Somerville Art Fair | August Art Salon @ Upstairs at Bow, Somerville - Join the Somerville Art Fair for a night of art, conversation and community as the fair brings in emerging local artists to talk about the pieces they made. Plus the chance to purchase original work and level up your living room decor | FREE • 7-9PM
Saturday August 8th
The Cambridge Classic Bouldering Competition @ Central Rock Gym, Cambridge - New England's largest bouldering competition kicks off Saturday at Central Rock for a highly anticipated rock climbing competition. Register for the bracket that matches your grade, or come back at 5:30 to watch the open finalists climb for a share of the cash purse | $50 • 8:30AM-8PM
Yoga in the Beer Garden @ Remnant Brewing, Somerville - Mats on the patio, sun on your back, and a brewery already open when class ends. Bring your own mat or rent one for $5 for a laid back yoga session | $18 • 9-10AM
Day Party in the Park @ Sidney St, Cambridge - Vintage market meets day party in Cambridgeport as one of Boston's biggest vintage market events takes over the block for 70-plus vendors, live music, DJs, food, and drinks running all afternoon. Stop by for the entertainment or new vintage finds (or at We Thieves if you're by Porter) | FREE • 12-5PM
Yart Sale @ Citywide, Somerville - The Somerville Arts Council turns the whole city into one sprawling sale for an afternoon, with artists and residents selling handmade goods, art supplies, clothing, across yards throughout the city | FREE • 12-6PM
Volo Summer Bash @ Club Volo at Assembly Row, Somerville - Volo takes over its Assembly Row space for a full Saturday of sports, DJs, food trucks, and open play built around meeting people rather than watching from the sidelines | FREE-$39 • 1-8PM
Summer Club Fair @ CultureHouse HQ, Somerville - Walk in with no plans, walk out on a mailing list or three. Meet the local people running local clubs from everything to cinema to the community growing center | FREE • 2-4PM
DCR Free Family Flicks @ Sylvester Baxter Park, Somerville - Looking for a Saturday night that costs nothing and works with kids in tow? Bring lawn chairs to Baxter Park and settle in for a dragon movie under the stars | FREE • Movie starts at sundown
The Stoop’s Picks
The Cambridge Classic Bouldering Competition @ Central Rock Gym, Cambridge - Central Rock hosts New England's biggest bouldering competition for a full Saturday. Anyone can enter at any level, and the best climbers in the region battle it out for cash prizes in the finals
DCR Free Family Flicks @ Sylvester Baxter Park, Somerville - Blankets, takeout, and a giant screen on the park lawn. DCR runs free family movie nights all August and this Saturday it all kicks off with How to Train Your Dragon
Sunday August 9th
Orchids 101 @ Bow Market, Somerville - Join Maison Green's pop-up plant studio for an hour on why your orchid stopped blooming and what to do about it, covering water, light, humidity, and repotting. Bring your questions | $34 • 11AM-12PM
Coffee School at Pepita Coffee Co. @ Pepita Coffee, Cambridge - What better way to spend your Sunday than by learning how to make your own roast. That's exactly what Lamplighter's coffee school is doing by teaching you how to pull espresso, steam milk, and pour latte art. You leave with a bag of Broadsheet beans to practice on too | $55 • 1:30-3PM
Outdoor Movie Nights at Aeronaut: SHREK 2 @ Aeronaut Brewing Company, Somerville - Kicking off Aeronaut's outdoor movie run is Shrek 2, with Zoolander, Bring It On, and Legally Blonde filling out the rest of August. Eventbrite says sold out, but you don't need registration to attend | FREE • 9-11PM
Next Week’s Watchlist
Astronomy on Tap: Discovering Dark Matter @ Aeronaut Brewing Company, Somerville - Astronomy on Tap has been pulling scientists out of the lab and into bars for years, and this month's edition lands at Aeronaut with the Milky Way & dark matter as its subject. Researchers from Harvard and MIT explain are on site to break it down over brews
Téa Obreht in Conversation with Allegra Goodman @ Porter Square Books, Cambridge - Sunrise is one of the most anticipated novels of the year, a three-timeline story built around a ghost town in the Wyoming mountains that refuses to give up its secrets. That's the setup for Sunrise, and Obreht is at Porter Square on release night to run a Q&A with local novelist Allegra Goodman
Around The Corner
LEGO Adult Night @ LEGO Discovery Center, Somerville - Calling all adult LEGO lovers. Assembly Row’s LEGO Discovery Center opens the doors to adults only a few night a year and next week’s adults only night is one of them. Two and a half hours of building challenges and prizes
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