Arts + Culture
From classics and docs to tricks and treats
We’re currently between legs of IFFBoston’s Fall Focus , but that doesn’t mean there’s any shortage of great festival screenings. On Friday, the Boston Globe continues its annual GlobeDocs festival at the Brattle Theatre (with additional screenings across the river at Coolidge Corner Theatre and Alamo Drafthouse Boston Seaport). Highlights include “Union Town” (2026), the […]
Cambridge councillors seek overhaul of Harvard Square kiosk
A proposal to overhaul the Harvard Square KiOSK’s operating model, potentially replacing its current management arrangement and restoring its historic Out of Town News sign and name, was introduced at Tuesday’s continued City Council meeting.The proposal, introduced by Councillors Marc McGovern, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, E. Denise Simmons and Timothy Flaherty, would ask City Manager Yi-An […]
Original Starship Enterprise model boldly goes to MIT Museum
The MIT Museum has long been home to models and technology that test the limits of knowledge and understanding, but few have generated the fervor of its newest addition: the original Starship Enterprise model used in the opening sequence of the 1960s TV series “Star Trek.” Read more MFHO projects need better data Only 33 […]
Arts in the Park 2026
Dozens of artists and vendors will transform Sennott Park into a living museum when Arts in the Park returns to Cambridge on Saturday. This year’s theme: Women in the Arts. Read more Motorist who killed cyclist sentenced to prison The event, which runs from 1-5 p.m., will offer free food by Everybody Gotta Eat and […]
What should Harvard Square’s KiOSK be? A new residency model revives an old debate
On a recent Wednesday evening, a handful of strangers sat around a table inside the Harvard Square KiOSK, cutting up old magazines and turning the scraps into postcards. The free workshop, organized by local artist Missy Arellano, was one of five weekly sessions hosted this fall by the Radical Collage Collective, a group she founded. […]
Street Theory Collective sees a year of art and community in Central Square
Street Theory Collective has spent its first year in the heart of Central Square trying to create more than a place to display art. Read more Sales tax could be used to protect wildlife The nonprofit gallery, founded by Liza Quiñonez and visual artist Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs, offers exhibitions, studio space and professional development opportunities […]
Honk! Festival celebrates 21 years of street band activism with photo exhibit in Somerville
The Honk! Festival of activist street bands kicked off its 21st year at Somerville City Hall on Thursday night, unveiling a commemorative art exhibit of photos and quotes from the festival’s two decade history. Read more ‘Reckoning’ fails to exact a toll The exhibit, “Looking Back at 20 Years of HONK! Festival of Activist Street […]
Cat tour draws hundreds of ‘CATabridgians’ to Cambridgeport
Hundreds of people and their cats filled the streets of Cambridgeport Saturday afternoon for the first annual Cambridge Cat Tour, a city-backed event that drew far more attendees than organizers expected. Read more YWCA Cambridge celebrates local women making a difference In honor of Meet Your Neighbor Month in September, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui collaborated with […]
Student crochet club donates handmade roses to Cambridge Health Alliance
Karuna Tarafdar visited Cambridge Health Alliance to get treatment for a broken ankle in summer of 2025. In August of this year, she came back to donate 88 handmade crochet roses to be given to patients at the CHA’s Breast Center. Read more Council approves tax increase, warns of difficult budget season ahead The roses […]
Davis Square vendor market Small Mart bans AI art
Local artists are giving big props to Small Mart, saying its ban of AI use makes them more inclined to sell their work at the Friday marketplace. Read more A survival thriller and a crime drama Carly Holbrook, the painter and button maker behind Carly Makes Things, said she “appreciates the ban” because it protects […]