Antrim Street, Cambridge
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Ride to the Boston Marathon @ Assembly Row, Somerville — Assembly gears up for a one-way group bike ride from Assembly Row into the Boylston Street marathon finish line with community members, plus swag bags at the start and complimentary rentals for anyone without a bike
Monday April 20th
Ride to the Boston Marathon @ Assembly Row, Somerville — One-way community bike ride along the bike path from Assembly Row to the marathon finish line on Boylston Street with rentals and Bluebike passes available plus giveaways on the ride out | FREE • 10AM
Patriots' Day Colonial Fair @ Foss Park, Somerville — Colonial games, activities, and refreshments at the park for the 250th Patriots' Day celebration, plus a Paul Revere appearance for the history lovers | FREE • 10AM-12PM
4/20 Adventure Time Movie Screening @ Lamplighter Brewing, Cambridge — Celebrate 4/20 with all 4 episodes of Adventure Time: Distant Lands, the last keg of Dazed & Confused hazy IPA, and Adventure Time-themed drink specials with popcorn and candy | FREE • 5-10PM
Pitch-A-Friend @ Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville — A part–open mic, part–dating experiment where presenters sell their friends like a startup idea, complete with red flags, highlights, personal lore, and just enough sincerity to make it interesting. Pitch submissions are full but you can still attend and get on the on the waitlist or just go watch | FREE • 7PM
Tuesday April 21st
Pine-Car Derby Car Cutting Workshop @ Bow Market, Somerville — Drop in to build your racer for the market's first annual Pine-Car Derby, sketch a design and have the pine block cut to spec on-site, $8 for a kit or free with derby registration | FREE RSVP • 5-8PM
Pottery Workshop - Ceramic Mug Making @ Lamplighter CX, Cambridge — A two-hour pottery workshop covering hand-building basics where you'll walk out with up to three finished clay pieces and the option to upgrade to kiln-firing for a foodsafe finish | $75 • 6-8PM
Crystal Ballroom Movie Trivia @ Crystal Ballroom, Somerville — Test your movie knowledge at this monthly trivia night hosted by local film-scene heads with prize rounds, guest-curated questions and pizza by the slice throughout | FREE • 7PM
Wednesday April 22nd
Earth Day Festival @ Science Center Plaza, Cambridge — Celebrate Earth Day outdoors with a Freecycle swap of donated items, stations for recycling electronics and plastic film plus free bike safety checks and tables from Harvard sustainability groups | FREE • 12-2PM
Boston Poetry Slam @ Cantab Underground, Cambridge — A weekly open mic and poetry reading with three-minute slots for sharing poetry, prose or performance work followed by a featured poet closing the night | $4 • 6:30PM
Wednesday Run & Chug @ Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville — A weekly run-club-meets-beer-club where groups split off by pace for a 40-minute loop then regroup for pints back at the taproom. Register to get more details | FREE • 7-9PM
Chainmaille Workshop w/ Zeloof Designworks @ Bow Market, Somerville — Weave a bracelet from stainless steel and bronze rings using the classic European 4-in-1 pattern with box and byzantine techniques. Only four tickets left | $95 • 7-9PM
Line Dancing with LDQ @ McCarthy's, Cambridge — Line Dancing Queens run the floor with country hits and classic line dances plus short lessons taught between songs for newcomers - no partners or experience needed | $5 • 8:30-11:30PM
THE STOOP’S PICK
Pine-Car Derby Car Cutting Workshop @ Bow Market, Somerville — Gear up for this weekend’s race and design your own wooden race car. Have it precision-cut to your exact specifications at this prep session for the first annual race, materials available onsite for walk-ins
Thursday April 23rd
Space, Drinks & Trivia @ Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville [WAITLIST] — Three hours of Space Week programming opening with short talks from space industry professionals, moving into themed trivia with prizes for top teams and wrapping with a space board game hour | FREE • 6:30-10:30PM
Astrobiology Talk: The Search for Alien Life in the Universe @ Somerville Public Library, Somerville — SPL hosts a one-hour lecture from NASA Solar System Ambassador John Sheff on the research behind astrobiology and how scientists are approaching the question of whether we're alone in the universe | FREE • 7-8PM
Drink & Draw @ Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville — Monthly drink-and-draw sessions built around group-generated prompts for doodling and swapping stories through pictures with drawing supplies on hand | FREE • 7-9PM
WEEKEND SNEAK PEAK
Earth Day Spring Mega Market @ Cambridge Crossing, Cambridge — Cambridge Crossing hosts the first Cambridge outdoor market of the year with 100+ vendors, a beer garden, DJs, live music, and a whole street of sustainable shopping
1st Annual Pine-Car Derby @ Bow Market, Somerville — Build a model car from a block of pinewood and race it down a sloped track in Bow's courtyard, prizes for speed and design, funds support Somerville scouting
Running & Writing @ Constellation, Somerville — A writing workshop built around a 20-30 minute neighborhood run where the group stretches and discusses each participant's pre-submitted piece with local author David Tannenwald
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AROUND THE CORNER
SWAP: Adult Clothing Exchange and Block Printing @ Kendall/MIT Open Space, Cambridge — A clothing swap where attendees bring gently used items and browse the rack for replacements with a fabric block printing station on-site for giving each piece a fresh touch
Harvard Arts Festival @ Harvard University, Cambridge — Four days of arts programming across Harvard's stages and galleries featuring 150+ events ranging from live performances to gallery exhibitions to hands-on workshops
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