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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