News Around The Square
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Harvard Magazine 36 Nomination Form
Introducing the first-ever Harvard Magazine 36, a list that celebrates the positive impact Harvard alumni are making around the nation and the world—across fields, disciplines, locations, and stages of life. Their work […]
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12th Annual Salsa Squared in Harvard Square
Latin Beats Dance Party and Salsa Sampling The time has come to dance the night away in the heart of Harvard Square! Free dance lessons, music from one of Boston’s […]
Join Revels and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture for the Summer Solstice!
Revels is excited to return to the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture with an exciting program of singing, dancing, and puppetry! Come join in this FREE event on the […]
25/8 Art Gallery – when blue meets blue
Behind VA Shadows, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management, is pleased to welcome artist Joanna Tam’s solo exhibition when blue meets blue, on view from […]
A Tree Social in the Burial Ground: An Earth Day Workshop with First Parish in Cambridge
Sunday, April 26, 12:15 to 1:15 pm, First Parish Main Office (3 Church St) Join First Parish Cambridge’s Environmental Justice Team and Young Adults Group for a guided tree “re-connecting” […]
Unmended wall in Harvard Square needs a few good neighbors
Historic wall in Harvard Square has become “a prairie dog village … but with rats.” And there isn’t money to repair it. by Tom MeekThursday, April 2, 2026Unmended wall in Harvard […]
14 Bluegrass and Old Time Acts to Perform at Club Passim’s 14th Annual Down Home Up Here Bluegrass Festival on Patriot’s Day Weekend
The 14th annual Down Home Up Here Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival returns to Club Passim on April 18–19, bringing together 14 standout acts from across the region and beyond for […]
American Repertory Theater to Incorporate Original Harvard Square Red Brick Presented by HSBA into its New Boston Home
Reclaimed bricks are part of a regenerative design framework to ensure the Goel Center for Creativity & Performance gives more to its environment than it takes across its lifespan. […]
One of Harvard’s Oldest Structures Is Hiding Behind a Beer Garden
A crumbling wall in Harvard Square holds centuries of the city’s story, if you know how to read it. by Olivia Farrar A reimagining of the Old Stone Wall off Winthrop […]
Harvard Square’s Old Stone Wall
Tucked just off Winthrop Street is one of Cambridge’s most quietly exciting survivors: an old stone retaining wall that has been doing its job for more than two centuries. Built […]
16th Annual “Some Like it Hot” Chili Cook Off
The Harvard Square Business Association is excited to announce the return of the 16th Annual “Some Like it Hot” Chili Cook-off. After being postponed due to inclement weather back in […]
Congratulations, Forty Winks!
Forty Winks was featured in this month’s MyBoston magazine, highlighting small local business owned by bestie duos. Click the image above to read the article. Besties in Business They say […]