WEEKEND SPOTLIGHT
Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle @ Blessing of the Bay Boathouse, Somerville — Now in its 30th year, the Mystic's annual herring tribute brings a 5K, paddle races, a bike ride, and a mobility class together for one full morning on the water
SLIDE Fridays @ BRED, Cambridge — Clock out and slide over to BRED for a Friday night function in Kendall Square with a different DJ each week, leaning heavy on hip hop, R&B, and afrobeats. Built for the post-work pivot into actual plans
Friday May 15th
F1 Talk with McLaren's CEO @ MIT, Cambridge — McLaren CEO Zak Brown sits down with MIT to talk about turning McLaren into an F1 championship contender, the business side of motorsport, and what makes a winning team | FREE • 4:30-6:30PM
Happy Hour Brewery Group Bike Ride @ Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville — A National Bike to Work Day group ride that swaps the commute home for a brewery, with two meeting points (Post Office Square and Kendall Square) heading to Aeronaut for drinks | FREE • 5:30PM
SLIDE Fridays Post-Work Party @ BRED, Cambridge — Whether you’re wrapping up work or class, cruise to this weekly Friday function built for the post-work pivot. A different DJ behind the decks each week leaning heavy on hip hop and R&B | FREE • 7PM
Live Art Battle Boston @ Lamplighter Brewing CX, Cambridge — Art Battle returns to Lamplighter as 12 artists face off in a live painting tourney across multiple rounds (think March Madness but for live-painting). Each piece gets auctioned off at the end of the night too | $18 • 7-10PM
Fuego y Candela Dance Social: Dancer's Night Out @ Dante Alighieri Society, Cambridge — A late-night salsa and bachata social near Kendall Square. Start with a beginner class and rolling into live performances and open dancing until 1:30AM | $20 • 8:30PM-1:30AM
THE STOOP’S PICKS
Somerville United Semi-Final Match @ Dilboy Stadium, Somerville — Somerville's brand-new semi-pro soccer team just made the semi-finals of their first-ever season. Catch SUFC face off in the American Premier Soccer League playoffs at Dilboy
Dink 'n' Date Pickleball Mixer @ Club Volo Assembly Row, Somerville — Pickleball meets singles night at Assembly Row with matches for the first hour and drinks at the on-site bar after. Come along or bring friends
Saturday May 16th
Yoga in the Park @ Baxter Park, Somerville — Riverfront yoga returns to Assembly Row with a free Saturday morning class led by YogaSix. BYO mat and water, tickets open every Friday at noon | Price TBD • 9:30-10:30AM
Boston Women's Market: May Makers Market @ Assembly Row, Somerville — The monthly Boston Women's Market lands at Assembly Row with 30+ women-founded small businesses set up between Shake Shack and Tatte. Outdoor browsing, no rush, easy to drop in | FREE • 11AM-5PM
Dink 'n' Date Pickleball Mixer @ Club Volo Assembly Row, Somerville — Single? Love pickleball? Club Volo's singles pickleball mixer is back with an hour of rotating play across the courts followed by a bar mixer at the on-site Lawn Bar | $17 • 12-1PM
Line Dancing Saturday Brunch @ McCarthy's & Toad, Cambridge — Two and a half hours of brunch and line dancing led by the Line Dancing Queens, no prior moves required | $5 • 12-2:30PM
Kölsch Service @ Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville — A traditional German-style Kölsch service where your stange glass keeps getting refilled with Aeronaut's Kölsch until you cap it with a coaster. Ticket gets you a seat, the glass to take home, and pours run $9 each | $13 • 1PM or 3PM seating (1.5hr)
Dink & Drinks @ Club Volo Assembly Row, Somerville — Lock in weekend plans and head to Volo's pickleball open play party with a DJ, drinks, and rotating partners on court for three hours. Giant Jenga, cornhole, and Pop-A-Shot fill the gaps between matches | $10 • 2-5PM
Somerville United FC Soccer Semi-Final @ Dilboy Stadium, Somerville — Somerville FC’s semi-pro soccer team is one step closer to a championship as they face off South Coast Union in their league semi-final. Fill up Dilboy Stadium by turning it blue and go support the team on their quest. FYI tryouts for next season also happening next week, see HERE | FREE • 4-6PM
Sunday May 17th
Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle @ Blessing of the Bay Boathouse, Somerville — Mystic River Watershed Association's annual run-and-paddle race day turns 30. Pick a 5K run, a paddling race, or do both for the Iron Herring Award | $30 run or paddle / $50 both • 9AM-2PM
Yoga & Sound Bath @ Museum of Modern Renaissance, Somerville — Yoga inside the Museum of Modern Renaissance, structured as 45 minutes of flow, 15 minutes of yoga nidra (essentially guided rest), and 15 minutes of sound bath to close | $39 • 6-7:30PM
Speed Dating @ Theory Bar & Lounge, Cambridge — Delete Hinge for face-to-face dating with a night of 14 quick first dates over drinks at a private lounge. Matches drop in your inbox the next day (ages 28-39) | $43 • 6-8PM
NEXT WEEK’S WATCHLIST
Skip The Small Talk @ Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville — Making friends as adults an be hard. Skip The Small Talk helps solve that. The Boston-born social event uses psychology-backed prompts to get a room full of strangers into having authentic conversations and start making new friends. Plus, you get 20% off for this month’s event only as we partner up
Mingle Mayhem Big Singles Bash @ Bow Market, Somerville — One of Somerville’s biggest single events is back at @ Bow Market, hosting about 100 people with curated games, two live hosts and easy conversation starters. 82% of past attendees made one worth following up on
Small Mart: Handmade, Artisan & Vintage Market @ Crystal Ballroom, Somerville — Vintage market season continues with forty-plus local makers and vintage sellers filling the Crystal Ballroom
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