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WEEKEND SPOTLIGHT

Thai Market Songkran Festival @ Harvard Square, Cambridge — Celebrate Thai New Year on Brattle Street with authentic Thai street food, live cultural performances, a water play zone, crafts, and a Thai costume contest

Friday April 17th

Sip & Sculpt Pottery Workshop @ Cafe Zing!, Cambridge — Make 1-2 ceramic mugs or espresso cups from scratch and add your own handles, texture, and surface designs. All supplies, glazing, firing, shipping, and a drink from Cafe Zing included with your ticket | $115 • 5:30-7PM

Candle Making & Intention Setting Workshop @ Dark Mode in Bow Market, Somerville — Choose your fragrance, pick your flowers and herbs, and make a 14oz coconut wax candle with a guided intention-setting process woven in | $71 • 6-7:30PM

Open Social Dance Night @ 235 Albany St, Cambridge — Learn cross-step waltz then stay for open social dancing spanning waltz, swing, blues, bachata, salsa, polka, and fusion. Open to everyone, no dance experience required, just shoes that are easy to pivot on | FREE • 7:30-11PM

THE STOOP’S PICK

Bicycle Day Celebration @ Harvard Kennedy School to Fenway, Cambridge — A community bike ride crossing the BU Bridge followed by panels and discussion on psychedelic research and veteran mental health. Ride starts at HKS and ends at New Día in Fenway, Bluebikes dock at the start

Saturday April 18th

Record Store Day Bash @ Bow Market, Somerville — Vinyl Index takes over Bow Market with limited-edition releases, DJ sets all day, a funk and soul vinyl party in the courtyard, and exclusive merch printed live | FREE • 9AM

Cemetery Walkthrough @ Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge — Explore Somerville's legacy through a guided walk of Mount Auburn Cemetery, established in 1831 with a landscape full of wildlife and the graves of notable Somerville figures like Charles Tufts | $29 • 10AM-12PM

Spring Market @ CambridgeSide, Cambridge — A small indoor pop-up market with local vendors selling handmade products and crafts, a build-your-own floral bouquet station, and DJ J-Wall spinning all afternoon | FREE • 1-5PM

Thai Market Songkran Festival @ Harvard Square, Cambridge — A full-day Thai New Year celebration taking over Brattle Street with street food, live performances, a water play zone, local vendors, crafts, and a costume contest, rain date April 25th | FREE • 1-9PM

Touch Grass + Meet IRL @ Seven Hills Park, Somerville — A singles hangout in the park for people burnt out on the apps. Name tags show your availability and what you're looking for then send "crushes" on Partiful after. Wear green if single, red to wingperson | Pay what you can • 2-4PM

Dirty Pop Party @ Cantab Underground, Cambridge — Live indie pop performances and a DJ filling the gaps with 90s and 2000s pop hits at the Cantab Underground | $10 • 6:30PM

ABBA: A Dance Party @ Remnant Brewing, Somerville — Remnant hosts another dance party with a costume contest then wall-to-wall ABBA and disco until midnight, dress up as your favorite ABBA era or just come ready to dance | FREE • 8PM-12AM

I Love R&B Party @ The Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge — A Saturday night R&B party downstairs at The Middle East in Central Square, early bird tickets start at $20 | $20-$30 • 8PM-12AM

Sunday April 19th

Make Your Own Photo Album @ The Foundry, Cambridge — Learn to bind a hardcover photo album that's both decorative and archival with demonstrations on bookboard covering, binder's glue, and screw post binding. All materials included, no experience needed | $50-$63 • 10AM-2PM

Bicycle Day Celebration Community Bike Ride @ Harvard Kennedy School to Fenway, Cambridge — A 3-mile ride community bike ride from HKS across the BU Bridge to Fenway then panels on psychedelic research and bringing these tools into mainstream care. No bike? No problem as Bluebikes has a dock at the start | FREE • 12-3:30PM

Sustainable Stitches: Crochet Camp @ Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge — Learn crochet basics and practice making hats and handwarmers. Donate your first pair to Cambridge Women's Center and get a free crochet hook and ball of yarn, take the patterns home with you | FREE • 1:15-3:15PM

Cafecito & Crafts @ New Leaf Espresso, Somerville — BYOC (bring your own craft) or use the junk journaling supplies on hand, a Sunday hangout making things and meeting new people over coffee | FREE • 1:30PM

April Movie Night: 10 Things I Hate About You @ Lamplighter Brewing, Cambridge — A rom com screening at the brewery with popcorn, a drink special, mocktails, and pizza and arancini from Controne. RSVP encouraged, come early for good seats | FREE • 7-9PM

NEXT WEEK’S WATCHLIST

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

Pine-Car Derby Car Cutting Workshop @ Bow Market, Somerville — Drop in and build your derby car for the 1st annual Bow Market Pine-Car Derby on 4/26. Get your car cut to your design specs, $8 for a car kit or free if you register for the derby | FREE RSVP • 5-8PM

AROUND THE CORNER

Mingle Mayhem Big Singles Bash @ Bow Market, Somerville — 100 singles, flirty games, curated conversations, and themed cocktails upstairs at Bow Market. Built by psychologists and matchmakers, 82% of past attendees made a connection they wanted to follow up on

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