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SUMMARY:Lovepop Sets Out to Build the Largest Retail Kindness Wall Ever
DESCRIPTION:What if a simple handwritten note could change someone’s day—or even their life? This April\, Lovepop invites the community to experience exactly that with the launch of the Harvard Square Kindness Wall\, a living\, evolving installation designed to spark connection\, reflection\, and small but meaningful moments of kindness. Launching on April 28 (Pay It Forward Day) at Lovepop’s Harvard Square store\, the Kindness Wall will invite visitors to leave or take handwritten notes—messages of encouragement\, gratitude\, or support—creating a shared space where words have the power to uplift strangers and bring people together. At its heart\, the Kindness Wall reflects Lovepop’s belief that love is the foundation for a brighter world—and that it grows when it is shared. Known for its intricate 3D paper sculptures\, Lovepop blends art and engineering through its signature Slicegami™ technique\, transforming paper into magical cards and gifts designed to surprise\, delight\, and bring people closer together. This installation brings that same spirit off the card and into a shared\, real-world experience. “We’ve always believed that a small gesture can have a big impact\,” said Todd McKay\, Manager\, Lovepop Harvard Square. “The Kindness Wall is about creating space for those moments—where someone can give a little encouragement or receive exactly the words they didn’t know they needed.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Community-Powered Experience\nThe week of April 20th leading up to the launch\, Lovepop is partnering with local schools\, nonprofits\, and community organizations to help “pre-seed” the wall with hundreds of notes—ensuring it begins as a vibrant\, living reflection of the community it serves. Once launched\, the installation will continue to grow organically over a three-month period\, with visitors invited to contribute\, engage\, and return—each visit offering a new opportunity for connection. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCollaboration with Random Note Project\nLovepop is proud to collaborate with Random Note Project\, a global initiative dedicated to spreading kindness through handwritten notes left for strangers. Now celebrating its 25th year\, Random Note Project has inspired countless moments of unexpected connection around the world. \nFounder Gabrielle Bovard will join Lovepop in bringing the Kindness Wall to life\, helping shape elements of the experience and participating in launch activities. \n“At its core\, this is about human connection\,” said Bovard. “A simple note can remind someone they’re seen\, valued\, and not alone. What Lovepop is creating\nwith the Kindness Wall is a beautiful extension of that idea—inviting an entire community to take part.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom Keepsakes to Shared Moments\nFor Lovepop\, known for transforming paper into memorable keepsakes through intricate engineering and design\, the Kindness Wall represents a natural evolution—turning individual moments of connection into a shared\, collective experience. \nVisitors are encouraged to:\n● Leave a note for someone they may never meet\n● Take a note that resonates with them\n● Return to see how the wall grows and evolves over time \nWhether it’s a message of hope\, a reflection\, or a few simple words of encouragement\, each note becomes part of something bigger—a reminder that even small acts of kindness can ripple outward. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisit and Participate\nLovepop is setting out to build the largest retail kindness wall ever\, with a goal of collecting more than 5\,000 handwritten notes from the community over the course of the installation. Visitors are invited to help bring the wall to life—one message at a time The Harvard Square Kindness Wall will be open to the public beginning April 28 at Lovepop Harvard Square and will remain active for approximately three months. \nThose unable to visit in person are encouraged to participate in the spirit of the project through the Random Note Project by sharing messages of kindness in their own communities. \n\n\nAbout Lovepop\nLovepop is a Boston-based company that blends maritime engineering with the Japanese art of kirigami to create intricate\, 3D pop-up cards and paper art. Using its signature Slicegami™ technique\, Lovepop designs complex structures on ship-modeling software\, laser-cuts them for precision\, and hand-assembles each piece—transforming paper into unexpected\, magical experiences. \nLovepop believes that love is the foundation for a brighter world—and that it grows when it is shared. Every day\, Lovepop pours its heart into developing creative\, meaningful\, and fun ways for people to share love with those around them. \nBy combining art and engineering\, Lovepop stretches the boundaries of imagination to create magical cards and gifts that bring people together. Beyond its signature greeting cards—featured on Shark Tank—Lovepop also offers large-scale paper flower bouquets and licensed designs from brands like Disney and Marvel\, turning traditional stationery into “gifts in an envelope.”
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/lovepop-sets-out-to-build-the-largest-retail-kindness-wall-ever/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T080000
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SUMMARY:FINE ART + GAME DESIGN
DESCRIPTION:Roberts Gallery: Fine Art\nRaizes Gallery: Game Design\nExhibition Dates: April 23 – May 3\nReception: April 30\, 5–7 PM
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/fine-art-game-design/
LOCATION:Lesley University\, 29 Everett St\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T130000
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SUMMARY:Earth Day Celebration - “We Are The Great Turning”
DESCRIPTION:During worship\, we reflect on the work of reimagining and claiming our place in this Great Turning. Buddhist activist Joanna Macy coined the paradigm shift\, “The Great Turning.” She describes it as a shift from an industrial growth society\, focused on consumption and destruction\, to a life-sustaining civilization. This is made possible by doing the “work of re-connecting”\, work that we as Unitarian Universalists are called to do. Sophia Doescher preaching. \nOur Religious Exploration program will have special Earth Day celebrations in the classrooms with stories\, games\, and activities honoring the earth and remembering all that it gives us. \nAfter the service\, join the Environmental Justice Team and Young Adults for a “re-connecting” walk through the burial ground. Get to know the trees and other life around us!
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/earth-day-celebration-we-are-the-great-turning/
LOCATION:First Parish Church\, 1446 Massachusetts Ave.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T110000
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SUMMARY:Spotlight Tour: Where Are We?\, with Varya Lyapneva ’26
DESCRIPTION:On this tour\, Varya Lyapneva ’26 will explore space\, mapping\, and dislocation in three works of art that visualize fantasy worlds. They are Nancy Graves’s lithograph Montes Apenninus Region of the Moon (1972)\, Charles Sheeler’s painting Upper Deck (1929)\, and Albert Bierstadt’s painting Rocky Mountains\, “Lander’s Peak” (1863).
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/spotlight-tour-where-are-we-with-varya-lyapneva-26/
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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SUMMARY:SUNDAY brunch – feat. josiah Reibstein & The Hubtones – in the performance space
DESCRIPTION:When’s the last time you sidled up to the bell of a tuba and let its warm\, rich\, funky sound envelope you as it filled the room? Now layer in some spitfire New Orleans trumpet and serpentine clarinet lines\, and you’ve got a sound that helped define American music—and still gets people smiling\, laughing and dancing. \nJosiah Reibstein & The Hubtones tap into that iconic sound with some of Boston’s finest traditional jazz musicians\, delivering swinging\, high-energy sets rooted in New Orleans-style jazz. With playful arrangements and a repertoire of classics and clever surprises\, the Hubtones serve up “trad jazz” that’s brassy\, bawdy and fun. \nAt Lou’s\, live music is always included. In the performance space\, we simply require a food and beverage purchase since full brunch service is offered.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/sunday-brunch-feat-josiah-reibstein-the-hubtones-in-the-performance-space-2/
LOCATION:Lou’s\, 13 Brattle St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:A Tree Social in the Burial Ground:  An Earth Day Workshop with First Parish in Cambridge
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 26\, 12:15 to 1:15 pm\, First Parish Main Office (3 Church St) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin First Parish Cambridge’s Environmental Justice Team and Young Adults Group for a guided tree “re-connecting” walk. Assistant Minister Rev. Sophia Doescher\, Rob Moir of the Ocean River Institute\, and others will lead a meet-and-greet with individual trees and the many interconnections that embrace us all. \n\n\n\n\n\nAll materials needed will be provided. Gather at the main office of the Meeting House at 12:15 pm\, which can be accessed through the 3 Church St door to First Parish in Cambridge. This event is sponsored by First Parish in Cambridge\, open to the public\, and all ages are welcome to join. Please note sound projection is limited\, and the ground of the Old Burial Ground is uneven. You can also find this information on our website here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhile you do not need to attend the service to do the workshop\, anyone is welcome to join us at 10:30 am for our worship service in the First Parish meeting house. Rev. Sophia Doescher will give a sermon\, “We are the Great Turning.” “The Great Turning” is a paradigm shift coined by Buddhist activist Joanna Macy. She describes it as a shift from an industrial growth society\, focused on consumption and destruction\, to a life-sustaining civilization. This is made possible by doing the “work of re-connecting”\, work that we as Unitarian Universalists are called to do. Join us for our Earth Day celebration\, as we reimagine and claim our place in this Great Turning.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/a-tree-social-in-the-burial-ground-an-earth-day-workshop-with-first-parish-in-cambridge/
LOCATION:First Parish Church\, 1446 Massachusetts Ave.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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SUMMARY:Let's Not Die: A Live D&D Comedy Performance
DESCRIPTION:Live Dungeons & Dragons with comedians! Tess Dion\, the game master\, will guide comedians through a one-shot. This one-shot takes place in Cambridge that’s home to a hidden realm of magic\, where the extraordinary coexists with the ordinary. Come and experience this live game\, and perhaps\, give (polite or funny) advice or just enjoy the afternoon watching the highs\, lows and see how they avoid certain death with a beverage and snack in your hand! Featuring Tess Dion\, Special Guests\, and perhaps at times\, you the audience! Disclaimer: Please note that\, while this is mostly a kid-friendly show\, there will be some swearing and other PG-13 content.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/lets-not-die-a-live-dd-comedy-performance/
LOCATION:The Comedy Studio\, 5 John F. Kennedy St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Animated Shorts
DESCRIPTION:Program:\nBall Lightning | Catriona Trina Baker\, 12 min.\nThe true story of a refugee who fled the personal and social effects of Soviet-run East Germany after the end of WWII and immigrated to the United States in the 1960s. \nBeast Of The Seine | Jon Portman\, 13 min.\nWhen the children of a quaint Parisian village are terrorized by a sinister threat\, a remarkable dog emerges as the unlikely hero\, until a shocking revelation changes the town forever. \nDraft Paper | Olivia Moon\, 15 min.\nAn unfulfilled fashion designer faces the moral implications of creating his art when given an intriguing new opportunity during World War II. \nMother Mary | Playdoh Kolo\, 5 min.\nA shadow puppet music video blending Creole jazz\, spiritual folk imagery\, and hand-cut animation. \nPaper Trail | Don Hertzfeldt\, 14 min.\nA high-speed study of someone’s life\, seen only through pieces of paper. \nPlanty | Leilei Xia\, 9 min.\nA plant and a bird are in a relationship\, but they live at a totally different speed. \nThe Zoo | Mimi Chakarova\, 14 min.\nA caged lion festers in anger and silence until an unlikely friend comes along to help him tell his story. \nTo Your Hands | Ana Mouyis\, 11 min.\nOn the divided island of Cyprus\, the quiet motion of hands shaping lace and making cheese shed new light on a decades old conflict. \nWiwa | Mace Mayor\, 4 min.\nA flock of migratory birds land in the suburbs and fuel up for the rest of their journey.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/animated-shorts/
LOCATION:The Brattle Theatre\, 40 Brattle St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movies & Museums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T160000
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SUMMARY:Harvard Square Fashion Show
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Square has flair! Come join the Harvard Square Business Association in partnership with Harvard Undergrad Fashion Organization for a red-carpet runway event! \nOn April 26th\, from 4-5pm\, HUFO models will walk along Winthrop Street rocking a variety of looks from Patagonia\, MUJI\, The COOP\, Mayfly\, and many more! \nHappening during Visitas for Harvard College\, this Spring event will give newly admitted students a glimpse of Harvard Square! Breathtaking fashion\, a live DJ\, FREE attendance\, AND a gorgeous location with tons of retailers and restaurants to explore nearby! Come find the GOLD HUFO table for brochures about the show\, our models\, and how you too can spring into style!
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/harvard-square-fashion-show/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T170000
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SUMMARY:Heather Maloney
DESCRIPTION:With over 1\,000 international shows and 8 studio albums under her belt\, she is now on the brink of releasing her 9th and most personal record to date\, “Exploding Star” (out Jan 2025)\, after which she’ll embark on an international release tour throughout the US and Europe.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/heather-maloney/
LOCATION:Passim\, 47 Palmer Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T190000
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SUMMARY:KABOOM! Comedy & Variety
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy jaw-dropping performances\, astonishing physical feats\, and laugh out loud comedy- it’s a nite you won’t forget! You’ll marvel at extraordinary talents you’d expect to find in Vegas\, not anywhere near here! Many seats are within an arm’s reach of these death-defying performers\, but reach for them\, or you could end up with an acrobat in your Scorpion bowl! Put on by globe trotting performers Alex Feldman & Colin Campbell.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/kaboom-comedy-variety/
LOCATION:The Comedy Studio\, 5 John F. Kennedy St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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