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Community Happenings: OCT 2019

Jill Doucet

Here is a list of websites to find details on the events below as well as other events taking place this month in and around Boston, Cambridge and Somerville.

October 1

Piano Masters Series: Phillip Bush

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $10 - $15

Seully Hall, 8 Fenway, Floor 4, Boston


October 2

Indonesian Cultural Night: Legenda

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $10 - $15

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


October 3

Neurosculpitng Brain Training Meditation

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm $20

Bliss Brain @ Union Wellness, 64 Union Square, Somerville


Business of Hip-Hop/Urban Music Symposium

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $10 - $15

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


October 4

Avedis Zildjian Artist-in-Residence Culminating Concert with Zach Danziger

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $10 - $15

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


Hamid Drake & Adam Rudolph/Mike Rivard & Amit Kavthekar

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $20

Accurate Records, 343 Medford St, Somerville


October 5

The Learned Art of Cooking and Haitian Food

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm $40

Davis Square, 50 Holland St, Somerville


Sounds of Liberation: Benefit Concert of Sacred Music and Chant for Nepal

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm $45 - $150

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


Lauren Pratt, Susan Levine, Beth DeSombre

7:30 pm - 10:30 pm $10

Arts at the Armory Cafe, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville


League of Laughs Comedy Show

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $5

Comicazi, 407 Highland Ave, Cambridge


October 6

Reptile Day at Natural History Museum

11:00 am - 1:00 pm Standard museum admission rate

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge


Historic Bike Ride: Tracking The T – Restoring Public Transit in Somerville

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Free

City Hall, 93 Highland Ave, Somerville


Boston Conservatory Orchestra

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm $19

Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge


Poetry in the Garden Series

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Free

Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville


The 8-Bit Big Band

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm $27 - $75

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


The Somerville Museum presents: Faith in a City, Showcasing local religious music

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Free - $5

Granoff Music Center, Tufts University, 20 Talbot Ave, Somerville


October 10

Molinillos and Chocolate in Contemporary Mexico

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm $8 - $10

Peabody Museum Education Room, 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge


An Evolutionary Journey through Domestication

6:00 pm Free

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge


October 11

White Album Tribute with Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Micky Dolenz, & More

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $69 - $299

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


October 11 – October 13

HONK! Festival Brings the Brass to Davis Square

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Free

City of Somerville, 93 Highland Ave, Somerville


October 12

4th Annual Local Craft Spirit Festival

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm $50 - $90

University Park at MIT, 60 Landsdowne St, Cambridge


October 12 – October 14

Native American Poets Playlist: Poems in the Gallery

12:00 am - 12:00 am Standard museum admission rate

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge


October 15

Digital Literacy 101: Introduction to Google Suite

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Free

Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville


Tony Toledo Featured at Story Space

6:45 pm - 9:00 pm $8

Havurat Shalom, 113 College Ave, Somerville


October 16

National Fossil Day

10:00 am - 4:00 pm standard museum admission rate

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge


Almost Lost Arts: Traditional Crafts and the Artisans Keeping Them Alive

6:00 pm Free

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge


Open Mic at The Jungle

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Free

The Jungle, 6 Sanborn Ct, Somerville


Guitarist Singer-Songwriter Showcase at Berklee

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $10 - $15

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


October 17

Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: Biomedical Analysis of Mummies and Canopic Jars

6:00 pm Free

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge


Introduction to NeuroSculpting

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm $40

Bliss Brain @ Union Wellness, 64 Union Square, Somerville


Mudflat’s Bidding Kick-Off Party

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Mudflat Pottery School, 81 Broadway, Somerville


Boston in the Golden Age of Spiritualism with Dee Morris: Somerville Reads 2019

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free

Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville


Peter Bence

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $29.50 - $100

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


October 18

Friday Afternoon Pop-Up Playgroup

3:15 pm - 5:30 pm Free

Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville


Sergio Mendes and Bebel Gilberto: 60th Anniversary of Bossa Nova

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $45 - $80

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


October 18 – November 1

Cirque of the Dead

7:30 pm - 12:30 am $30 - $55

Oberon, 2 Arrow St, Cambridge


October 19

Harvest Festival: Somerville Reads 2019

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Free

Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville


Women and Water: Agape in Haiti

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Evie Salon Studio, 57 Holland St., Davis Square, Somerville


An epic Massachusetts underground experimental music gang

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $15

The Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge


The Paco de Lucía Project

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $30 - $65

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


October 20

PodTales: A Festival of Audio Drama and Fiction Podcasting

9:00 am - 6:00 pm Free

Lunder Arts Center, Lesley University, 1801 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge


Special Activity for International Archaeology Day: A Mayan Vessel in AR

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Standard museum admission rate

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge


October SomerStreets: Monster Mashed-Up

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Free

Somerville Ave from Union Square (Hawkins St) to Park St, 400 Somerville Ave, Somerville


Popup Zimbabwean Dinner and Conversation: Dualistic Thinking

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm $40

Rindge Ave, Cambridge


October 21

Cybex e-PRIAM Stroller Road Tour

11:00 am - 4:00 pm Free

Cybex Headquarters, 120 Royall St, Canton


Voices of the Rainforest

6:00 pm Free

Menschel Hall, Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St, Cambridge


October 22

Parenting Journey Host Second Annual Social & Family Justice Institute

8:00 am - 11:00 am

UMass Club, 1 Beacon St, Boston


Andy Davis Featured at Story Space Tuesday

6:45 pm - 9:00 pm $8

Havurat Shalom, 113 College Ave, Somerville


GrownUp StoryTime: Spooky Somerville Edition!

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free

Remnant Brewing, 2 Bow Market Way, Somerville


City and Colour (solo) with Ben Rogers

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $41 - $51

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


October 23

Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture

6:00 pm Free

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge


Scary Movie Night: “The Haunting” (1963): Somerville Reads 2019

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Free

Somerville Central Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville


35th Fall Together Concert

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $10 - $15

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


October 24

Tarot Reading Workshop: Somerville Reads 2019

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free

Somerville Central Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville


Berklee A Cappella Showcase

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $10 - $15

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


October 25

Zapotec-Style Painting Adult Workshop

4:30 pm - 7:00 pm $40 - $50

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge


A Tuba to Cuba: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, with Yusa and Special Guests

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $29.50 - $129

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


Pulp Diction: Haunted Halloween

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Free

Arts at the Armory Cafe, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville


October 26

Zapotec-Style Painting Family Workshop

10:00 am - 12:30 pm $40 - $50

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge


Somerville 2069

10:00 am - 2:00 pm Free

Argenziano School, 290 Washington St, Somerville


9th Annual Dia de los Muertos Block Party at Taza Chocolate

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Free

Taza Chocolate, 561 Windsor St, Somerville


Escape from Hill House Escape Room: Somerville Reads 2019

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Free

Somerville Central Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville


Fabulous Fungus Fair

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Standard museum admission rate

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge


Soggy Po Boys album release show

8:00 pm - 11:00 pm $12 - $15

Thunder Road, 379 Somerville Ave, Somerville


Sam Bayer performs at Culturepalooza

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Free

CultureHouse, 500 Kendall St, Cambridge


October 27

Blues Jam & Local Artists

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Free

The Jungle, 6 Sanborn Ct, Somerville


October 29

Kidstock Theater at Somerville Public Library

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Free

Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave, Somerville


E-Som Market – October

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

La Brasa, 124 Broadway, Somerville


Anthropology, Colonialism, and the Exploration of Indigenous Australia

6:00 pm Free

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge


Robert Isenberg Featured at Story Space

6:45 pm - 9:00 pm $8

Havurat Shalom, 113 College Ave, Somerville


Kris Davis, Downbeat award winner, in solo Jazz piano performance

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $15

The Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge


October 30

The Peril and Promise of Solar Geoengineering

6:00 pm Free

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge


Dee Dee Bridgewater Meets Berklee

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm $20 - $35

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston


Zombie-Aoke, 10/30, Saloon in Davis Square

10:00 pm - 1:00 am Free

Saloon Davis, 255 Elm St, Somerville

October 31

Pumpkin Carols and AntiMorris Dancing at the Growing Center

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Free

Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville


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