Come join us for Winter Carnival in Harvard Square 2011!
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Events:
January 16th - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration - On Sunday, January 16th, students from the Community Charter School of Cambridge will recite Dr. King's "I Have a Dream Speech" at Fire + Ice, 50 Church Street, Harvard Square. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
January 27th - Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Parade in Harvard Square! (Parade at 3:00 p.m. followed by her Award Presentation and Roast)
January 28-30th - Chocolate Festival in Harvard Square!
Harvard Square's finest restaurants and cafés will embark upon a three-day Chocolate extravaganza!
Events will include workshops, a Chocolate Scavenger Hunt and Dining in the Dark Chocolate Style. Harvard Square restaurants will feature chocolate appetizers, entrees, desserts, cocktails, cordials and nightcaps while Harvard Square retailers will dazzle you scrumptious chocolate specials and deals. And, for you brave and hearty chocolate lovers, a tasty sampling of chocolate goodies from Harvard Square's finest purveyors will be presented on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Deguglielmo Plaza (in front of Crema Café) for all to enjoy! Entertainment, prizes and more!
January 28th - Come celebrate our 3rd Winter Carnival Go Green Walk/Ride Friday with our special Green Eggs and Ham breakfast! Enjoy green breakfast burritos, green muffins and pastries and green apples! Breakfast is free, open to the public and will take place in the arcade at Holyoke Center, 1350 Mass. Ave. from 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
February 4th - Hasty Pudding Man of the Year - The tradition continues! (An award Presentation and Roast at 8:00 p.m. followed by the opening night performance of Hasty Pudding Theatricals 163: Kashmir If You Can).
February 5th - "Some Like it Hot Chili Cook-off" from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. (the day before the Super bowl) Enjoy samples of chili from some of Harvard Square's HOTTEST Restaurants! Vote for the People's Choice Award for Best CHILI in Harvard Square! Musical Entertainment! This event is free, open to the public and will take place on Deguglielmo Plaza.
February 6th - Super Bowl Sunday in Harvard Square! Events in Harvard Square Restaurants and clubs.more details coming soon!
February 11th-14th - A very long and very sweet Valentine's Weekend in Harvard Square! This event will feature fabulous food and drinks from Harvard Square's restaurants, romantic and fun deals from our retailers and a variety of funky, cozy, and entertaining things to do from all of our very best cultural icons!
February 20th - Come celebrate Chinese New Year in Harvard Square! 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 pm
2011 is the year of the Rabbit and the 56th Anniversary of the Hong Kong in Harvard Square!
As usual, Massachusetts Avenue from the Hong Kong to Yen Chang will be festooned with gorgeous red and gold silk lanterns hanging from our wrought iron lampposts as we prepare for our grand annual Chinese New Year procession through Harvard Square and our cultural "Open House" at the Hong Kong!
Meet us for a Lion Dance around our lantern-bedecked oak tree in Winthrop Park (corner of JKF and Mount Auburn) and then join our Lion Dance Parade over to the Hong Kong. The Lion Dance Parade will start at 1:30 p.m.
From 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. several generations of the Lee Family will continue their tradition of community outreach by welcoming the public into "Kong" for a special cultural open house. The Hong Kong is a beloved landmark and for decades has served as the gateway to the heart of the Square for students and visitors alike. The Hong Kong's steady presence adds to the vibrant cultural diversity that one finds upon entering Harvard Square.
For more information about Winter Carnival Events in Harvard Square, please visit: www.harvardsquare.com.