Thursday, May 28

5 to 9 p.m.
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., near Harvard Square.

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ArtsThursdays: A Free Night at the Museums
Free and all ages. Experience the world-famous Blaschka Glass Flowers, a new rubies installation in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Gallery and “Swimming with Sharks: A Deep Dive into Shark Biology and Behavior.”

7 p.m.
The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square.

Edwin Honoret on tour
$20 to $25.  The pop/R&B artist, songwriter and YouTube content creator became a member of the Simon Cowell five-piece boy band PRETTYMUCH in 2016. He’s out on his own now, touring the U.S.

Friday, May 29

1 to 1:30 p.m.
Harvard Art Museums, Special Exhibition Gallery on Level 3, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square.

Dance: Celtic Art Across the Ages
Free. This dance performance is related to the special exhibition “Celtic Art Across the Ages.” Rebecca McGowan and Kara Howgate-Mello showcase traditional Irish sean-nós (old style) dancing, accompanied by Clare Fraser on fiddle.

7:30 p.m.
Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square.

The Mystery of Irma Vep
Starting at $27, but check performance date. In this spoof of Gothic melodramas, an English estate may or may not be haunted by its recently deceased mistress.

Saturday, May 30

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Seven Hills Park, Davis Square.

2026 New England Hong Kong Festival
Free admission. Hosted during Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month, this year’s festival brings together 40 local vendors, artists and community groups offering food, gifts, and interactive activities. Featuring live performances from bands, martial artists and cultural performers, as well as free games, family-friendly activities and photo ops.

7 p.m.
First Parish Cambridge Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church St./1446 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square.

Sen. Chris Murphy with Heather Cox Richardson on the “Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America”
$20. The Connecticut senator looks at the political ideas that have seized the American spirit, in conversation with the influential cultural critic Richardson.

Sunday, May 31

11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Remnant Satellite, 877 Cambridge St., Wellington-Harrington.

Cambridge NITES: SheRocks the Local Scene
Free. This weekend-long, woman-focused event has a little something for everyone, including live bands, DJ sets, drag performances and an open mic. 

1 to 3 p.m.
An Sibin, 1193 Cambridge St., Inman Square.

Bluegrass Brunch
Free. Catherine Bowness and Alex Rubin host this “bluegrass brunch” featuring local musicians.

12 to 6 p.m.
Harvard Square, Cambridge.

41st Annual MayFair
Free. Experience food inspired by cultures from all over the world, unique gifts and crafts, al fresco beer gardens, music, entertainment and dance.

Monday, June 1

7 p.m.
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square.

Morgan Thomas reads from “Mad Eden”
Free. In this debut novel, Morgan Thomas tells the story of a trans healthcare worker who’s carefully built life is imperiled by a series of circumstances. Joined by Milo Todd , co-editor-in-chief for Foglifter Journal, an LGBTQ+ literary periodical.

8 p.m.
Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Harvard Square.

Passim Monday Discovery Series: Lucy London and the Lion Sisters
$20. Through the Discovery Series, Club Passim provides a platform to connect new artists with a music-loving audience. Lucy London is a folksinger and touring musician from Petaluma, California, currently based in New Orleans. The Lion Sisters’ music blends folk and bluegrass with Irish fiddle, vintage country and subtle pop and rock influences.

Tuesday, June 2

5 to 7 p.m.
Urban Park Roof Garden at Kendall Center, 325 Main St., Kendall Square.

Berklee Summer in the City: Elise Rochet
Free. Elise Rochet is an alternative pop singer-songwriter currently in her senior year at Berklee College of Music.

8 p.m.
Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Harvard Square.

Jesse Terry and Frank Viele perform
$25 to $30. A New England-based Americana singer-songwriter, Terry has written music for Netflix’s “Virgin River” and The CW’s “Hart of Dixie” and his latest album is “Arcadia.” Viele’s brand of New England blues rock is featured on his release “The Silo EP.”

Wednesday, June 3

4 to 7:30 p.m.
Hoyt Field (Gilmore and Montague streets off Western Avenue), Riverside.

Pop-Up Recycle Event
Free. Residents are invited to drop-off batteries, books, electronics and printer cartridges, fluorescent bulbs and other mercury items (thermometers, thermostats), plastic bags/film, scrap metal, curbside recyclables and bulky rigid plastics (laundry baskets, pails).

6 p.m.
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square.

Barbara McQuade prescribes “The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government”
$12, $42 with book. Former U.S. District Attorney for Michigan Barbara McQuade offers a look at the escalating threat of far-right politics and how to save democracy.

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Thursday, June 4

7 to 9 p.m.
First Parish Cambridge Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church St./1446 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square.

Eve Plumb goes beyond being Jan Brady
$40 with book. Actress, singer, painter and entrepreneur Eve Plumb, best known for portraying the middle daughter Jan Brady in the ABC sitcom “The Brady Bunch,” signs her book, “Happiness Included: Jan Brady and Beyond.”

7:30 p.m.
Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Davis Square.

American Dreams: The Moth Mainstage
$52 to $96. Five seasoned storytellers share extraordinary, true stories that dig deep into the idea of the American Dream. Does it even exist anymore?

Friday, June 5

6 to 8 p.m.
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square.

29th Annual Do It Your Damn Self!! Youth Film Festival: Premier Screening
Free, but register. The National Youth Film Festival, the longest-running youth film festival in the country, celebrates its 29^th year. A panel discussion with the teen filmmakers follows the screening. After the panel discussion, a reception with hors d’oeuvres at The Painted Burro Harvard Square, 32 Church St. is planned.

8 p.m.
Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Harvard Square.

Annual Pride Event
$30. This annual event features Pamela Means, Nora Meier, Phil Berman and Beetsblog performing. Pamela Means, singer-songwriter and jazz musician, is “one of the fiercest guitar players and politically rooted musicians in the industry today” (Curve Magazine). Nora Meier’s debut album, “Outfield,” was released in October 2024. Songwriter Phil Berman’s melodies and lyrics usher the Great American Songbook into the 21st century.

Saturday, June 6

Noon to 11 p.m.
Lamplighter CX, 110 N. First St., North Point.

Pride Patio Party
Free but RSVP. Celebrate Pride with games, drag performances, cold beer, an extended beer garden, a dance party and more.

4:30 p.m.
Warehouse XI, 11 Sanborn Court, Union Square.

Someday Fest
Free. This two-day art and music festival presented by the Somerville Media Fund, Digital Awareness and Remnant Brewing. Today, Bong Wish, Hereboy, Fortuna 500, Watson Park, Tiberius, Pew Pew, The Clearwater Swimmers and Joyer.

Sunday, June 7

3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., East Cambridge.

Be a Phoenix: A Tribute to Gazan Poet Heba Al-Madhoun
Donation but register. Poet and novelist Heba Al-Madhoun was an architect and educator, an avid collector of copperware and a passionate textiles artisan. In October 2023 she was killed by an Israeli airstrike, alongside two of her four children, her sister and nephew. Honor Heba’s memory and uplift her surviving family at a reading of her poems, newly translated into English by a Boston community initiative.

4:30 p.m.
Warehouse XI, 11 Sanborn Court, Union Square.

Someday Fest
Free. This two-day art and music festival presented by the Somerville Media Fund, Digital Awareness, and Remnant Brewing. Today, Le Prestige, Nora Meier, Wilted on the Vine (Honky Tonk Band), Mirth Snow, Kimaya Diggs, Salty Grehound, Puppy Problems, Raavi and Guppy.

Monday, June 8

6 p.m.
Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge.

Nicholas Epley reads from “A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection”
RSVP. Epley, a University of Chicago psychologist, discusses how introverts and extroverts alike benefit from choosing to be a little more social. Harvard University’s Daniel Gilbert joins.

8 to 10:30 p.m.
Remnant Satellite, 877 Cambridge St., Wellington-Harrington.

Bluegrass with Ruth & Ben String Band
Free. Led by guitarist Ruth Rappaport and her fiddler son, Ben Wetherbee, this intergenerational band’s repertoire includes rousing, powerful old-time fiddle tunes and traditional, modern and original songs that feature tight harmony singing.

Tuesday, June 9

11 a.m.
Cambridge Library Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St., Wellington-Harrington.

Wild Things with Cambridge Society for Early Music
Free. Join in a game of musical charades featuring quirky 17th century chamber music mimicking members of the animal kingdom and other zaniness.

5 to 7 p.m.
Urban Park Roof Garden at Kendall Center, 325 Main St., Kendall Square.

Berklee Summer in the City: Sahn Cannon
Free. Cannon is a Boston-based jazz pianist and composer whose work bridges the gap between the avant-garde spirit of Andrew Hill and the lush textures of Maurice Ravel.

Wednesday, June 10

Noon
Urban Park Roof Garden at Kendall Center, 325 Main St., Kendall Square.

Lunchtime concert: Marquis Lavoie
Free. Marquis Lavoie is the indie/folk side project of Greg Marquis, frontman for Boston post-hardcore band Actor Observer. Primarily known for his intense and visceral stage presence in AO, Marquis’ solo act reveals a gentler, more subdued side of his artistry.

12:15 p.m.
Kendall/MIT Open Space at 292 Main St., Kendall Square.

Midday Music: Jazz World Trio
Free but RSVP. Jazz World Trio, featuring Guillermo Nojechowicz and Ron Mahdi, incorporates original works from leader Nojechowicz’s Argentinean tango roots as well as pieces from the deep roots of jazz in Black American culture.

Thursday, June 11

Noon to 12:45 p.m.
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square.

Gallery Performance: Celtic Art Across the Ages
Free. Harpist and historian Nancy Hurrell will perform Irish music on an 1820s Egan harp and a modern Celtic harp. She will also share the history of the Celtic harp.

8:30 p.m.
The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Harvard Square.

Hrishikesh Hirway, moderated by Min Jin Lee
$33. Hrishikesh Hirway is a singer/songwriter, podcast creator and composer. As a musician, prior to his work under his own name, he released four albums under the moniker The One AM Radio, as well as an EP with Moors, his project with Oscar-nominated Lakeith Stanfield. Hirway’s new album is “In the Last Hour of Light.”

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