{"id":2322516,"date":"2026-03-11T03:32:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2322516"},"modified":"2026-03-11T03:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:32:43","slug":"a-week-of-events-in-cambridge-and-somerville-from-christmas-music-to-new-years-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/a-week-of-events-in-cambridge-and-somerville-from-christmas-music-to-new-years-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Christmas music to New Year&#8217;s comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, Dec. 25<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/events\/illuminations2025\/\"><b>Illuminations Somerville<\/b><\/a>\u00a0any day, any time after dark in a range of neighborhoods found by using Somerville\u2019s\u00a0official online <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/illuminations\/\">Illuminations Map<\/a>\u00a0(and continuing throughout the holiday season). Free. This annual, self-directed tour memorably showcases the artistry and creativity of residents and businesses who transform their spaces and yards with lights and ornaments.<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nesfa.org\/events\/\"><b>Bah-Humbug! Game Day<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from noon to 10 p.m. at the New England Science Fiction Association clubhouse at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/504+Medford+St,+Somerville,+MA+02145\/@42.395988,-71.1035144,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e37729813879e1:0xaccd2454c97e64a8!8m2!3d42.395988!4d-71.1035144!16s\/g\/11c14qbdd2?hl=en&amp;authuser=0&amp;entry=ttu\">504 Medford St.<\/a>, Magoun Square, Somerville. Free. A variety of games for all tastes and abilities are available for nonmembers twice a month. Or bring your own game and teach others how to play.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noir-bar.com\/\"><b>Maccabee Bar pop-up<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from 4 p.m. to midnight at Noir at the Charles Hotel,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1+Bennett+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02138\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37767dd381a59:0x2dca9557e5ea4bb?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjyn6L1wp7tAhWio1kKHZWhBZIQ8gEwAHoECAYQAQ\">1 Bennett St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge (and every day through Dec. 31). \u00c0 la carte pricing. Experience a different side of the holidays with Hanukkah-themed cocktails, latkes, chicken flatbread and smoked salmon plates.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/brattlefilm.org\/movies\/brazil\/\"><b>\u201cBrazil\u201d (1985) film screening<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 6 and 9 p.m. at The Brattle Theatre,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=40+brattle+street+cambridge+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=40+Brattle+St,+Cambridge,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">40 Brattle St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $13 to $15. Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming average person who finds himself caught in the gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. This cautionary tale by Terry Gilliam from 1985 has come to be esteemed alongside antitotalitarian works by the likes of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley and Kurt Vonnegut.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mideastoffers.com\/tm-attraction\/the-peoples-karaoke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The People\u2019s Karaoke<\/b><\/a> at 9 p.m. at The Middle East Corner, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/480+Massachusetts+Ave,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/@42.3638089,-71.1014227,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e3775471f0a3f3:0xdb4dada525c63137\">480 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, Central Square, Cambridge. Free and 21-plus. Known for its community vibe, join in by singing along to instrumental tracks with hosts such as Handsome Joe.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, Dec. 26<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149369\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/elizabethandthecatapult.com\/about\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brooklyn singer-songwriter Elizabeth Ziman performs as Elizabeth and the Catapult on Friday in Cambridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/events\/illuminations2025\/\"><b>Illuminations Somerville<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<b>(continued)<\/b> any day, any time after dark in a range of neighborhoods found by using Somerville\u2019s\u00a0official online <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/illuminations\/\">Illuminations Map<\/a>\u00a0(and continuing throughout Jan. 12, 2026). Free.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\/exhibitions\/6455\/edna-andrade-imagination-is-never-static\"><b>Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static<\/b><\/a> (Tuesday through Sunday through Jan. 4) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Special Exhibitions Gallery at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\">Harvard Art Museums<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/harvard+art+museums\/@42.37421,-71.114404,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3ea24d53829c6322?sa=X&amp;ved=0CIIBEPwSMA5qFQoTCNvGwv2H18cCFcN0PgodRHkMxw\">32 Quincy St.<\/a>, near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. This exhibit emphasizes the technique of artist and educator Andrade (1917\u20132008) in her contribution to the modernist movements of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxoffice.harvard.edu\/Online\/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=midwinter-revels&amp;BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=\"><b>The Midwinter Revels: A Scandinavian Story for Christmas<\/b><\/a>\u00a0at 7 p.m. at Sanders Theatre,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=45+quincy+street+cambridge+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=45+Quincy+St,+Cambridge,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">45 Quincy St.<\/a>, near Harvard Square (and continuing through Sunday). $20 to $105. Revels\u2019 blend of music, storytelling, song and dance brings to life the story of \u201cMatchless,\u201d by Gregory Maguire, author of \u201cWicked.\u201d This expansion of Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s tragic short story, \u201cThe Little Match Girl,\u201d is expanded again with Scandinavian songs and dance performed by musicians, actors and an intergenerational chorus.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgema.gov\/Departments\/cambridgepubliclibrary\/calendar\/view.aspx?guid=6760073908544e7a822b76be57dc43eb\"><b>\u201cFrozen\u201d screening<\/b><\/a> from 3 to 5 p.m. at Cambridge Public Library\u2019s Central Square Branch, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/45+Pearl+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37756a5eed5c5:0xbc3c0bd677f77303?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwji9-WeuNvbAhVj04MKHfREDO0Q8gEIJjAA\">45 Pearl St.<\/a> Free. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s 1844 fairy tale \u201cThe Snow Queen,\u201d this 2013 animated film follows Anna, the princess of Arendelle, who sets off on a journey with the iceman Kristoff, his reindeer Sven and the snowman Olaf to find her estranged sister Elsa.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noir-bar.com\/\"><b>Maccabee Bar pop-up<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued)<\/b>\u00a0from 4 p.m. to midnight at Noir at the Charles Hotel,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1+Bennett+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02138\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37767dd381a59:0x2dca9557e5ea4bb?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjyn6L1wp7tAhWio1kKHZWhBZIQ8gEwAHoECAYQAQ\">1 Bennett St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge (and every day through Dec. 31).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/humor-and-hope-for-humanity-dinner-and-parking-discounts-under-overview-tickets-1975148138251\"><b>Jimmy Tingle Live! Humor and Hope for Humanity<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 5 p.m. at The Comedy Studio,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Comedy+Studio\/@42.3731411,-71.1200173,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcc49258d20160b7e?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\">5 John F. Kennedy St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge (continues on Saturday and Sunday). $35. A journey from Tingle\u2019s roots as an aspiring comic and street performer during the 1980s to the present.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/americanrepertorytheater.org\/shows-events\/wonder\/\"><b>\u201cWonder\u201d theater<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 7 p.m. at Loeb Drama Center,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/64+Brattle+St\/@42.3749782,-71.1227157,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e377684ebc5629:0x58e5b7b21d286fad\">64 Brattle St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge\u00a0(continuing through Feb. 8). $100 to $163. An American Repertory Theater presentation from the novel by R.J. Palacio and the 2017 film about Auggie Pullman, a kid with facial deformities who has been homeschooled his entire life. He must navigate a world filled with kindness and cruelty when his family decides it\u2019s time for him to start going to school.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themadmonkfish.com\/event\/1226-yoko-miwa-trio\/\"><b>Yoko Miwa Trio performs<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from 7 to 8:15 and 8:45 to 10 p.m. at The Mad Monkfish,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/524+Massachusetts+Ave,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/@42.3643083,-71.1018878,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37754736576bb:0xa8b0bd6964dc9d5d\">524 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, Central Square, Cambridge. Free, but $25 food-and-drink minimum. The Japan-born jazz pianist performs with Brad Barrett (acoustic bass) and Scott Goulding (drums).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sevenrooms.com\/experiences\/lousharvardsquare\/a-sinatra-christmas-with-rich-dimare-4549190782500864\"><b>A Sinatra Holiday with Jeff DiMare<\/b><\/a> from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lou\u2019s, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Lou's\/@42.3735322,-71.1228071,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e3772eee307a71:0xf7a6d08f5340c31b!8m2!3d42.3735322!4d-71.1202322!16s\/g\/11xnlcclst?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoKLDEwMDc5MjA2OUgBUAM=\">13 Brattle St<\/a>., Cambridge. Free, but reservations required. DiMare, who hosted KISS 108\u2019s \u201cMatty in the Morning\u201d and Boston\u2019s Fox25 TV, is a singer who specializes in the Frank Sinatra songbook.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecomedystudio.com\/events\/friday-s-comedy-gold-9f96000b-90bb-49b6-bd6d-5f23e6b2411f\"><b>Friday\u2019s Comedy Gold<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 7:30 p.m. at The Comedy Studio,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Comedy+Studio\/@42.3731411,-71.1200173,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcc49258d20160b7e?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\">5 John F. Kennedy St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $24 to $30. Lineup includes Zach Valencia, Emily Ruskowski, Janet McNamara, Andrew Mayer, Alex Giampapa and Danny Killea.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.passim.org\/live-music\/events\/elizabeth-the-catapult\/\"><b>Elizabeth and the Catapult<\/b><\/a> at 8 p.m. at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.passim.org\">Club Passim<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+MA&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=42.373878,-71.119854&amp;sspn=0.051615,0.111494&amp;oq=47+Palmer+St.&amp;gl=us&amp;hnear=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;t=m&amp;z=17\">47 Palmer St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $28 to $30. Brooklyn singer-songwriter Elizabeth Ziman \u2013 performing as Elizabeth and the Catapult \u2013\u00a0has toured with Amy Helm, Sara Bareilles and Kishi Bashi and collaborated with Esperanza Spalding, Gillian Welch, Blake Mills and Ben Folds.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecomedystudio.com\/events\/the-late-night-show-44b623e4-9368-44b2-b31e-43e2d13027b2\"><b>The Late Night Show<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b>at 9:30 p.m. at The Comedy Studio,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Comedy+Studio\/@42.3731411,-71.1200173,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcc49258d20160b7e?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\">5 John F. Kennedy St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $24 to $30. Features comics including Cam Ohh, Dylan O\u2019Keefe, Al Christakis, Emily Ruskowski, Brieana Woodward, Zach Valencia and Jan Davidson.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themadmonkfish.com\/event\/1226-midnight-at-the-mad-monkfish-wcamila-quintero-12-1am\/\"><b>Midnight at the Mad Monkfish with Camila Quintero<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>from\u00a0midnight to 1 a.m. at The Mad Monkfish,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/524+Massachusetts+Ave,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/@42.3643083,-71.1018878,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37754736576bb:0xa8b0bd6964dc9d5d\">524 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, Central Square, Cambridge. Free to enter. The Berklee jazz vocalist has two student Downbeat Jazz Magazine awards for outstanding jazz vocalist performance and overall pop-blues vocal performance.<b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday, Dec. 27<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148864\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"148864\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeday.com\/2025\/12\/11\/a-week-of-events-in-cambridge-and-somerville-from-revels-to-solstice-and-illuminations-tours\/251211i-midwinter-revels\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Roger Ide&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"251211i Midwinter Revels\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The \u201cMidwinter Revels: A Scandinavian Story for Christmas\u201d runs Friday through Dec. 28 in Cambridge.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?fit=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?fit=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148864\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?resize=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?resize=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?resize=110%2C110&amp;ssl=1 110w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?resize=980%2C980&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Midwinter-Revels.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u201cMidwinter Revels: A Scandinavian Story for Christmas\u201d runs Friday through Dec. 28 in Cambridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/events\/illuminations2025\/\"><b>Illuminations Somerville<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<b>(continued)<\/b> any day, any time after dark in a range of neighborhoods found by using Somerville\u2019s\u00a0official online <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/illuminations\/\"><b>Illuminations Map<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(and continuing throughout Jan. 12, 2026). Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/artsatthearmory.org\/events\/rick-friends-3-2025-12-27\/\"><b>Rick &amp; Friends<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/artsatthearmory.org\/\">Arts at the Armory<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=191+highland+ave+somerville+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=191+Highland+Ave,+Somerville,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02143&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=14\">191 Highland Ave.<\/a>, Spring Hill, Somerville. Free. Jazz vocalist (and flute player) Rick Silberg hosts a weekly residency with a varied lineup playing jazz favorites and American classics.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\/exhibitions\/6455\/edna-andrade-imagination-is-never-static\"><b>Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static<\/b><\/a><b> (continued)<\/b> from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Special Exhibitions Gallery at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\">Harvard Art Museums<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/harvard+art+museums\/@42.37421,-71.114404,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3ea24d53829c6322?sa=X&amp;ved=0CIIBEPwSMA5qFQoTCNvGwv2H18cCFcN0PgodRHkMxw\">32 Quincy St.<\/a>, near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lilypadinman.com\/home\/livemusichatha-w5x5w-x6nfj-akrz8-5z2rc-cxk52-adef2-6rmez-pz8rg-ltykr-nz652\"><b>Hatha yoga with Parashakti Husson and music by Jesse Gallagher<\/b><\/a> from noon to 1:45 p.m. at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lilypadinman.com\">Lilypad<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1353+Cambridge+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/@42.3738079,-71.100088,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e3774b7e4b8585:0x2ba3e418923d49d4\">1353 Cambridge St.<\/a>, Inman Square, Cambridge. $20 to $25. Visiting from the Satchidananda Ashram in Virginia, Husson leads a class for all while Gallagher performs selections from his album \u201cThe Inner Sound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxoffice.harvard.edu\/Online\/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=midwinter-revels&amp;BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=\"><b>The Midwinter Revels: A Scandinavian Story for Christmas<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued) <\/b>at 2 and 7 p.m. at Sanders Theatre,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=45+quincy+street+cambridge+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=45+Quincy+St,+Cambridge,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">45 Quincy St.<\/a>, near Harvard Square (and continuing through Sunday). $20 to $105.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/americanrepertorytheater.org\/shows-events\/wonder\/\"><b>\u201cWonder\u201d theater<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued) <\/b>at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Loeb Drama Center,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/64+Brattle+St\/@42.3749782,-71.1227157,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e377684ebc5629:0x58e5b7b21d286fad\">64 Brattle St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge\u00a0(continuing through Feb. 8). $100 to $163.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.remnantsomerville.com\/live\/live-music-matinee-the-weisstronauts-49ysk-dld7w-mlr6a-dghbn-pbkep-4gndt-lnxf3-jxk5f-et2sx-fnbx7-fxnjg\"><b>Americana Afternoons: Royer\u2019s One Man Band<\/b><\/a> from 3 to 5 p.m. at Remnant Satellite, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/877+Cambridge+St\/@42.372758,-71.091455,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e370b40295a6f3:0xe4ad4d04107faf2f\">877 Cambridge St.<\/a>, Wellington-Harrington, Cambridge. Free. Royer performs authentic bluegrass and old-time country music.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noir-bar.com\/\"><b>Maccabee Bar pop-up<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued)<\/b>\u00a0from 4 p.m. to midnight at Noir at the Charles Hotel,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1+Bennett+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02138\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37767dd381a59:0x2dca9557e5ea4bb?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjyn6L1wp7tAhWio1kKHZWhBZIQ8gEwAHoECAYQAQ\">1 Bennett St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge (and every day through Dec. 31).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/humor-and-hope-for-humanity-dinner-and-parking-discounts-under-overview-tickets-1975151181353\"><b>Jimmy Tingle Live! Humor and Hope for Humanity<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued) <\/b>at 5 p.m. at The Comedy Studio,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Comedy+Studio\/@42.3731411,-71.1200173,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcc49258d20160b7e?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\">5 John F. Kennedy St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge (continues on Sunday). $35.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.passim.org\/live-music\/events\/melissa-ferrick\/\"><b>Melissa Ferrick performs<\/b><\/a> at 5 and 8 p.m. at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.passim.org\">Club Passim<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+MA&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=42.373878,-71.119854&amp;sspn=0.051615,0.111494&amp;oq=47+Palmer+St.&amp;gl=us&amp;hnear=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;t=m&amp;z=17\">47 Palmer St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $40 to $43. Two shows from this Northeastern University music industry professor, who\u2019s released 18 albums and won numerous awards for songwriting, production and performance.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sevenrooms.com\/experiences\/lousharvardsquare\/a-sinatra-christmas-with-rich-dimare-4549190782500864\"><b>A Sinatra Holiday with Jeff DiMare<\/b><\/a><b> (continued)<\/b> from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lou\u2019s, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Lou's\/@42.3735322,-71.1228071,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e3772eee307a71:0xf7a6d08f5340c31b!8m2!3d42.3735322!4d-71.1202322!16s\/g\/11xnlcclst?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoKLDEwMDc5MjA2OUgBUAM=\">13 Brattle St<\/a>., Cambridge. Free, but reservations required.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecomedystudio.com\/events\/saturday-s-comedy-gold-153069bc-cec1-46b7-857e-d85724c92f63\"><b>Saturday\u2019s Comedy Gold<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 7:30 p.m. at The Comedy Studio,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Comedy+Studio\/@42.3731411,-71.1200173,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcc49258d20160b7e?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\">5 John F. Kennedy St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $24 to $30. This show features a lineup of seasoned stand-up including Jack Burke, Chris Post, Janet McNamara, Sky Nockels and Brian Longwell.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/darkmode.as.me\/schedule\/bdaa8dde\"><b>DIY screenprinting night<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Bow Market,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1+Bow+Mkt+Wy+%2324,+Somerville,+MA+02143,+USA\/@42.381008,-71.097883,805m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e3774c90a6c9a9:0xa6907889dcff7f98!8m2!3d42.381008!4d-71.097883?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIyNi4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw==\">1 Bow Market Way<\/a>, Union Square, Somerville. $45. Dark Mode\u2019s Bow Market storefront gives participants the chance to experiment with design and printing techniques. Each guest gets a T-shirt to print on and can bring their own items or customize a hoodie for an additional $20.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themadmonkfish.com\/event\/1227-calvin-limuel-late-night-jam-session\/\"><b>Jam session with saxophonist Calvin Limuel<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b>from 10 p.m. to midnight at The Mad Monkfish,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/524+Massachusetts+Ave,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/@42.3643083,-71.1018878,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37754736576bb:0xa8b0bd6964dc9d5d\">524 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, Central Square, Cambridge. Free. The multi-instrumentalist Berklee College of Music graduate leads.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sunday, Dec. 28<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148866\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"148866\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeday.com\/2025\/12\/11\/a-week-of-events-in-cambridge-and-somerville-from-revels-to-solstice-and-illuminations-tours\/251211i-illuminations\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"251211i Illuminations\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Illuminations tour map of Somerville holiday lights is live.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?fit=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?fit=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148866\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?resize=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?resize=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?resize=110%2C110&amp;ssl=1 110w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251211i-Illuminations.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Illuminations tour map of Somerville holiday lights is live.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/events\/illuminations2025\/\"><b>Illuminations Somerville<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<b>(continued)<\/b> any day, any time after dark in a range of neighborhoods found by using Somerville\u2019s\u00a0official online <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/illuminations\/\"><b>Illuminations Map<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(and continuing throughout Jan. 12, 2026). Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\/exhibitions\/6455\/edna-andrade-imagination-is-never-static\"><b>Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static<\/b><\/a><b> (continued)<\/b> from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Special Exhibitions Gallery, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\">Harvard Art Museums<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/harvard+art+museums\/@42.37421,-71.114404,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3ea24d53829c6322?sa=X&amp;ved=0CIIBEPwSMA5qFQoTCNvGwv2H18cCFcN0PgodRHkMxw\">32 Quincy St.<\/a>, near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nesfa.org\/events\/gaming\/\"><b>Game day<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from noon to 10 p.m. at the New England Science Fiction Association clubhouse at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/504+Medford+St,+Somerville,+MA+02145\/@42.395988,-71.1035144,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e37729813879e1:0xaccd2454c97e64a8!8m2!3d42.395988!4d-71.1035144!16s\/g\/11c14qbdd2?hl=en&amp;authuser=0&amp;entry=ttu\">504 Medford St.<\/a>, Magoun Square, Somerville. Free, but you must request a seat by email to attend. A variety of games for all tastes and abilities are available for nonmembers twice a month. Or bring your own game and teach others how to play.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxoffice.harvard.edu\/Online\/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=midwinter-revels&amp;BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=\"><b>The Midwinter Revels: A Scandinavian Story for Christmas<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued) <\/b>at 1 p.m. at Sanders Theatre,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=45+quincy+street+cambridge+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=45+Quincy+St,+Cambridge,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">45 Quincy St.<\/a>, near Harvard Square. $20 to $105.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecomedystudio.com\/events\/let-s-not-die-a-live-d-d-comedy-performance\"><b>\u201cLet\u2019s Not Die\u201d: Live D&amp;D with comedians<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 2 p.m. at The Comedy Studio in the basement at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Comedy+Studio\/@42.3731411,-71.1200173,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcc49258d20160b7e?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\">5 John F. Kennedy St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $14 to $24. Gamemaster Trevor Dion guides comedians through a one-time journey of the imagination, determined by rolls of the dice and the players\u2019 natural perversity.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/americanrepertorytheater.org\/shows-events\/wonder\/\"><b>\u201cWonder\u201d theater<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued) <\/b>at 2 and 7 p.m. at Loeb Drama Center,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/64+Brattle+St\/@42.3749782,-71.1227157,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e377684ebc5629:0x58e5b7b21d286fad\">64 Brattle St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge\u00a0(continuing through Feb. 8). $100 to $163.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noir-bar.com\/\"><b>Maccabee Bar pop-up<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued)<\/b>\u00a0from 4 p.m. to midnight at Noir at the Charles Hotel,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1+Bennett+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02138\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37767dd381a59:0x2dca9557e5ea4bb?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjyn6L1wp7tAhWio1kKHZWhBZIQ8gEwAHoECAYQAQ\">1 Bennett St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge (and every day through Dec. 31).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/humor-and-hope-for-humanity-dinner-and-parking-discounts-under-overview-tickets-1975151778138\"><b>Jimmy Tingle Live! Humor and Hope for Humanity<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued) <\/b>at 5 p.m. at The Comedy Studio,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Comedy+Studio\/@42.3731411,-71.1200173,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcc49258d20160b7e?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\">5 John F. Kennedy St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $35.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.passim.org\/live-music\/events\/antje-duvekot\/\"><b>Antje Duvekot<\/b><\/a>\u00a0at 5 and 8 p.m. at Club Passim,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+MA&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=42.373878,-71.119854&amp;sspn=0.051615,0.111494&amp;oq=47+Palmer+St.&amp;gl=us&amp;hnear=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;t=m&amp;z=17\">47 Palmer St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $33 to $35. Two shows by a singer-songwriter who\u2019s performed at folk festivals in the United States (Newport, Mountain Stage, Kerrville) and abroad (Celtic Connections in Scotland and the Tonder in Denmark).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bowmarketsomerville.com\/upcomingevents\/craft-cafe-tiny-turns-paperie-x-remnant-brewing-3-w7m6d-p2cnl-hfb2d-tkdr7-f3rzz-gcmlw-6tx9t-yp3k4-nfh9b-4ab83-f9yp2-3xk63-gjbew-fl48z-j2ykt-b6l6w-fzg9f-9y7tj-nj5sd-bmxff-bjalt-5w82z-3nykj-dg9fw\"><b>Craft Caf\u00e9<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from 6 to 8 p.m. at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bowmarketsomerville.com\/\">Bow Market<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1+Bow+Market+Way,+Somerville,+MA+02143\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37734dae06c79:0xa1480990a8c2c94?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi91JWJtv_bAhVmxlQKHWOmB1wQ8gEIJjAA\">1 Bow Market Way<\/a>, Union Square, Somerville. Free. Bring a project to create with other crafters.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/672125238670435\/760267616522863\/\"><b>\u201cJeopardy!\u201d trivia<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b>at 7 p.m. at Aeronaut Brewing, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Aeronaut+Brewing+Company\/@42.381869,-71.10563,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcd08ad34fe7dca73\">14 Tyler St.<\/a>, near Union Square in Ward 2, Somerville. Free. The official bar trivia experience from \u201cAmerica\u2019s Favorite Quiz Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themadmonkfish.com\/event\/1228-the-mad-monkfish-jazz-orchestra-led-by-pete-kenagy\/\"><b>Trumpeter Peter Kenagy leads the Mad Monkfish Jazz Orchestra<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>from 7 to 10 p.m. at The Mad Monkfish,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/524+Massachusetts+Ave,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/@42.3643083,-71.1018878,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37754736576bb:0xa8b0bd6964dc9d5d\">524 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, Central Square, Cambridge. Free, but $25 food-and-drink minimum. Joined by Sam Spear (alto sax), Andy Voelker (tenor sax), Kathy Olson (baritone sax), Randy Pingrey (trombone), David Zoffer (piano), John Sullivan (bass) and Austin McMahon (drums).<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, Dec. 29<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109740\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"109740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeday.com\/2022\/12\/25\/a-week-of-events-in-cambridge-and-somerville-from-new-years-parties-to-ellis-paul-at-passim\/122522i-ellis-paul\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"122522i Ellis Paul\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ellis Paul returns to Club Passim for another round of year-end shows.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?fit=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?fit=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109740\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?resize=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?resize=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?resize=110%2C110&amp;ssl=1 110w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?resize=980%2C980&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/122522i-Ellis-Paul.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ellis Paul returns to Club Passim for another round of year-end shows.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/events\/illuminations2025\/\"><b>Illuminations Somerville<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<b>(continued)<\/b> any day, any time after dark in a range of neighborhoods found by using Somerville\u2019s\u00a0official online <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/illuminations\/\"><b>Illuminations Map<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(and continuing throughout Jan. 12, 2026). Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmnh.harvard.edu\/making-invisible-visible-digitizing-invertebrates-microscope-slides\"><b>Making the Invisible Visible: Digitizing Invertebrates on Microscope Slides exhibit<\/b><\/a> from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday through Friday) at Harvard Museum of Natural History, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=harvard+museum+of+natural+history&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=harvard+museum+of+natural+history&amp;hnear=harvard+museum+of+natural+history&amp;cid=0,0,7006910828754287227&amp;t=m&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A\">26 Oxford St.<\/a>, in the Baldwin neighborhood near Harvard Square, Cambridge. $10 to $15. Features microscopic slides and images of invertebrates from the Museum of the Comparative Zoology. Guests can look at the slides through a microscope.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/brattlefilm.org\/movies\/charade\/\"><b>\u201cCharade\u201d (1963) film screening<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 3:30 p.m. at The Brattle Theatre,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=40+brattle+street+cambridge+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=40+Brattle+St,+Cambridge,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">40 Brattle St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $13. Audrey Hepburn plays Reggie Lampert, an American ex-pat in Europe who returns to Paris from vacation expecting to divorce her husband but instead finds that he has been murdered. CIA agent Hamilton Bartholomew (Walter Matthau) shows up with advice.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noir-bar.com\/\"><b>Maccabee Bar pop-up<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued)<\/b>\u00a0from 4 p.m. to midnight at Noir at the Charles Hotel,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1+Bennett+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02138\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37767dd381a59:0x2dca9557e5ea4bb?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjyn6L1wp7tAhWio1kKHZWhBZIQ8gEwAHoECAYQAQ\">1 Bennett St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge (and every day through Dec. 31).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.passim.org\/live-music\/events\/ellis-paul-friends\/\"><b>Ellis Paul and friends<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 7 p.m. at Club Passim,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+MA&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=42.373878,-71.119854&amp;sspn=0.051615,0.111494&amp;oq=47+Palmer+St.&amp;gl=us&amp;hnear=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;t=m&amp;z=17\">47 Palmer St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge (and continuing Tuesday and Wednesday). $43 to $45. Throughout his 23 albums and constant touring, Paul weaves deeply personal experiences with social issues. Sam Robbins opens.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lamplighterbrewing.com\/products\/jeopardy-bar-league\"><b>\u201cJeopardy!\u201d trivia<\/b><\/a> at 7 p.m. at Lamplighter CX, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/110+N+First+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02141\/@42.3721925,-71.0778388,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e370bfb2245667:0x4485ca331eaf45e0!8m2!3d42.3721925!4d-71.0756501\">110 N. First St.<\/a>, North Point, Cambridge. Free. The official bar trivia experience from \u201cAmerica\u2019s Favorite Quiz Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lilypadinman.com\/home\/w27ns9w6ss4ztl7\"><b>The Tall Trio<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0from 7 to 8 p.m. at Lilypad,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1353+Cambridge+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/@42.3738079,-71.100088,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e3774b7e4b8585:0x2ba3e418923d49d4\">1353 Cambridge St.<\/a>, Inman Square, Cambridge. $10 to $15. Every Monday night, the Lilypad\u2019s Tall Trio warms up the stage for a night full of jazz legends. Usually led by Elan Mehler with Max Ridley and Dor Herskovits.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mccarthystoad.com\/music\/7w3tgss57cxcwcg-bghzd-swe8g-wwp3r-8bebg-7x62a-44kmb-rae8l-f5brn-wa96k\"><b>Irish Session with Eamonn Sefton and friends<\/b><\/a> from 7 to 10 p.m. at McCarthy\u2019s, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/McCarthy%25E2%2580%2599s\/@42.3890462,-71.1226154,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e377001444ea47:0x45642169b5409974!8m2!3d42.3890462!4d-71.1200405!16s\/g\/11x2_4t_j0?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAyOS4yIKXMDSoASAFQAw==\">1920 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, Cambridge. Free. The singer-songwriter was raised on traditional music from Ireland, Scotland and Cape Breton. Sefton established himself as one of the top fretted instrument players in the American Celtic music scene.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sinclaircambridge.com\/events\/detail\/1065674\"><b>The Disco Biscuits<\/b><\/a> at 8 p.m. at The Sinclair, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=52+church+st.+cambridge+ma+02138&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=52+Church+St,+Cambridge,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">52 Church St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Ticket price TBD. Philadelphia\u2019s Marc Brownstein, Aron Magner, Jon Gutwillig and Marlon B. Lewis are a group get credit for pioneering \u201ctrance-fusion,\u201d bridging the gap between electronic dance music and jam rock.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/manrayclub.com\/\"><b>Karaoke Noir<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/manrayclub.com\/\">ManRay<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/40+Prospect+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37753dfe934b5:0x8ed8fbe9e6b336a0?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:242&amp;ictx=111\">40 Prospect St.<\/a>, Central Square, Cambridge. Free to enter and 19-plus. More than 5,000 songs from new wave, goth, punk, metal and postpunk genres.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lilypadinman.com\/home\/2025\/3\/17\/jerry-bergonzi-quartet-pl6dh-degy4-y6t8j-l755n-77dw3-ld3s4-z7rkl-clarj-7zeax-gypn3-k94s6-d4x96-klbh2-bxjnn-8p969-yc3ky-5cekw-wbd8h-pyz88-nacra-wh9pa-72mac-n4grg-nxabz-e3lxt-g6dnw-n7jpc-dsbcf\"><b>Jerry Bergonzi Quartet<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at Lilypad,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1353+Cambridge+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/@42.3738079,-71.100088,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e3774b7e4b8585:0x2ba3e418923d49d4\">1353 Cambridge St.<\/a>, Inman Square, Cambridge (and continuing most Mondays). $10 to $15. Bergonzi brings his tenor sax mastery to this seated show with bandmates Phil Grenadier on trumpet, John Sullivan on bass and Luther Gray on drums.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lilypadinman.com\/home\/td2fn85byd546ez-nl3ya-jsjga-bm485-j6skl-cjp9r-7s8pn-9a5z2-w2az3-kcyhx-34lac-c49x9-2d62j-c6w9r-b8kak-s7yt6-5jypx-hh853-te6dm-x8tad-ftz5b\"><b>The Fringe performs<\/b><\/a>\u00a0at 10 p.m. at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lilypadinman.com\/\">Lilypad<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1353+Cambridge+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/@42.3738079,-71.100088,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e3774b7e4b8585:0x2ba3e418923d49d4\">1353 Cambridge St.<\/a>, Inman Square, Cambridge (and every Monday) $15. Remaining members of The Fringe (formed in 1971), tenor-saxophonist George Garzone and bassist John Lockwood perform contemporary jazz.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, Dec. 30<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127211\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"127211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeday.com\/2024\/05\/26\/boston-calling-2024s-day-3-lowell-represents-blondshell-and-alvvays-arrive-to-fan-base-relief\/052624i-bc-levine-chappell-roan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"052624i BC Levine Chappell Roan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chappell Roan, seen at Boston Calling in 2024, is one of the \u201cdivas\u201d being celebrated at a party Tuesday in Cambridge.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?fit=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?fit=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?resize=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?resize=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?resize=110%2C110&amp;ssl=1 110w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?resize=980%2C980&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/052624i-BC-Levine-Chappell-Roan.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chappell Roan, seen at Boston Calling in 2024, is one of the \u201cdivas\u201d being celebrated at a party Tuesday in Cambridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/events\/illuminations2025\/\"><b>Illuminations Somerville<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<b>(continued)<\/b> any day, any time after dark in a range of neighborhoods found by using Somerville\u2019s\u00a0official online <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/illuminations\/\"><b>Illuminations Map<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(and continuing throughout Jan. 12, 2026). Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmnh.harvard.edu\/making-invisible-visible-digitizing-invertebrates-microscope-slides\"><b>Making the Invisible Visible: Digitizing Invertebrates on Microscope Slides exhibit<\/b><\/a> <b>(continued)<\/b> from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday through Friday) at Harvard Museum of Natural History, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=harvard+museum+of+natural+history&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=harvard+museum+of+natural+history&amp;hnear=harvard+museum+of+natural+history&amp;cid=0,0,7006910828754287227&amp;t=m&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A\">26 Oxford St.<\/a>, in the Baldwin neighborhood near Harvard Square, Cambridge. $10 to $15.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\/exhibitions\/6455\/edna-andrade-imagination-is-never-static\"><b>Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static<\/b><\/a><b> (continued)<\/b> from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Special Exhibitions Gallery, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\">Harvard Art Museums<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/harvard+art+museums\/@42.37421,-71.114404,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3ea24d53829c6322?sa=X&amp;ved=0CIIBEPwSMA5qFQoTCNvGwv2H18cCFcN0PgodRHkMxw\">32 Quincy St.<\/a>, near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\/exhibitions\/6465\/sketch-shade-smudge-drawing-from-gray-to-black\"><b>Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b>(Tuesday through Sunday through Jan. 18, 2026) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Special Exhibitions Gallery, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\">Harvard Art Museums<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/harvard+art+museums\/@42.37421,-71.114404,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3ea24d53829c6322?sa=X&amp;ved=0CIIBEPwSMA5qFQoTCNvGwv2H18cCFcN0PgodRHkMxw\">32 Quincy St.<\/a>, near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. An exhibition celebrating the act of drawing using charcoal, chalk, crayon and graphite.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/americanrepertorytheater.org\/shows-events\/wonder\/\"><b>\u201cWonder\u201d theater<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued) <\/b>at 2 and 7 p.m. at Loeb Drama Center,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/64+Brattle+St\/@42.3749782,-71.1227157,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e377684ebc5629:0x58e5b7b21d286fad\">64 Brattle St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge\u00a0(continuing through Feb. 8). $100 to $163.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com\/calendar\/school-vacation-week-movie-7\/\"><b>Movie: \u201cThe Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie\u201d (2024)<\/b><\/a> from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Somerville Public Library, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/79+Highland+Ave,+Somerville,+MA+02143\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e370cd0aada0e5:0x21981e65d2ddbe72?sa=X&amp;ei=LKk6Ver4FMLLsASUpYCgDg&amp;ved=0CG0Q8gEwCg\">79 Highland Ave.<\/a>, Central Hill. Free. In this PG movie, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover an alien mind control plot.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noir-bar.com\/\"><b>Maccabee Bar pop-up<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued)<\/b>\u00a0from 4 p.m. to midnight at Noir at the Charles Hotel,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1+Bennett+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02138\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37767dd381a59:0x2dca9557e5ea4bb?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjyn6L1wp7tAhWio1kKHZWhBZIQ8gEwAHoECAYQAQ\">1 Bennett St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge (and every day through Dec. 31).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/makers-mocktails-new-year-intention-jewelry-workshop-tickets-1965551710076\"><b>Makers &amp; Mocktails: New Year Intention Jewelry Workshop<\/b><\/a> at 6:30 p.m. at Legal Sea Foods, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Legal+Sea+Foods+-+Somerville\/@42.3959458,-71.0836538,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e3712716031123:0x5ca0102fc1d40a2f!8m2!3d42.3959458!4d-71.0810789!16s\/g\/11bbx05x4l?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoKLDEwMDc5MjA2OUgBUAM=\">301 Great River Road<\/a>, Somerville. $45 to $55, including a free mocktail. Design a gold-plated New Year Intention charm necklace or bracelet infused with your personal 2026 new year intention.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tickets.24hourmusic.com\/eventperformances.asp?evt=1129\"><b>The Beantown Buckaroos<\/b><\/a> at 7 p.m. at The Burren, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=247+elm+street+somerville+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=247+Elm+St,+Somerville,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02144&amp;gl=us&amp;t=h&amp;z=16\">247 Elm St.<\/a>, Davis Square, Somerville. $25. A two-step dance lesson is at 7 p.m.; the country western band takes the stage at 7:30.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.passim.org\/live-music\/events\/ellis-paul-friends\/\"><b>Ellis Paul and friends<\/b><\/a> <b>(continued)\u00a0<\/b>at 7 p.m. at Club Passim,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+MA&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=42.373878,-71.119854&amp;sspn=0.051615,0.111494&amp;oq=47+Palmer+St.&amp;gl=us&amp;hnear=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;t=m&amp;z=17\">47 Palmer St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge (and continuing Wednesday). $43 to $45.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bluesytuesy.com\/\"><b>Bluesy Tuesy Social Dance<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at New England Science Fiction Association clubhouse at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/504+Medford+St,+Somerville,+MA+02145\/@42.395988,-71.1035144,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e37729813879e1:0xaccd2454c97e64a8!8m2!3d42.395988!4d-71.1035144!16s\/g\/11c14qbdd2?hl=en&amp;authuser=0&amp;entry=ttu\">504 Medford St.<\/a>, Magoun Square, Somerville (and every Tuesday). $5 to $25. DJs play at this weekly partner blues dance event that includes a lesson for beginners in the first hour.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/indietrivia\/\"><b>Indie trivia<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 8 p.m. at Aeronaut Brewing,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Aeronaut+Brewing+Company\/@42.381869,-71.10563,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcd08ad34fe7dca73\">14 Tyler St.<\/a>, near Union Square in Ward 2, Somerville. Free. Test your knowledge every Tuesday. Aeronaut opens the taproom to players and hosts for this independent game of knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mccarthystoad.com\/music\/toad-americana-jam-with-alex-calabrese-and-friends-3z5fr-p22ph\"><b>Americana Jam Sessions with Alex Calabrese<\/b><\/a> from 8 to 11 p.m. at McCarthy\u2019s, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/McCarthy%25E2%2580%2599s\/@42.3890462,-71.1226154,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e377001444ea47:0x45642169b5409974!8m2!3d42.3890462!4d-71.1200405!16s\/g\/11x2_4t_j0?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAyOS4yIKXMDSoASAFQAw==\">1920 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, Cambridge. Free entry. Each session brings a mix of rotating musicians \u2013 guitarists, fiddlers, singers, songwriters and anyone who loves the rich traditions of roots, folk and country music. This week: Old Tom and the Lookouts, a Boston-based indie-folk band led by Calabrese.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebostoncalendar.com\/events\/new-year-s-eve-eve-2026\"><b>New Year\u2019s Eve EVE 2026: \u201cDivas \u2026 Then &amp; Now\u201d<\/b><\/a> from 8 p.m. to midnight at Remnant Satellite, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/877+Cambridge+St\/@42.372758,-71.091455,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e370b40295a6f3:0xe4ad4d04107faf2f\">877 Cambridge St.<\/a>, Wellington-Harrington, Cambridge. $25 to $50. Celebrates iconic voices and show-stopping performances with a night of high-glam pop featuring the music of Lady Gaga, Beyonc\u00e9, Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, Shakira, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, Cardi B, Kylie Minogue, Carly Rae Jepsen, Robyn, Madonna and more!<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, Dec. 31<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136232\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"136232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeday.com\/2025\/01\/30\/doing-the-light-thing-for-these-show-specialists-the-tami-fest-4-benefit-was-another-brightener\/013025i-attend\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"013025i Attend\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dub Apocalypse sees out 2025 at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?fit=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?fit=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136232\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?resize=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?resize=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?resize=110%2C110&amp;ssl=1 110w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?resize=980%2C980&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/013025i-Attend.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dub Apocalypse sees out 2025 at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/events\/illuminations2025\/\"><b>Illuminations Somerville<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<b>(continued)<\/b> any day, any time after dark in a range of neighborhoods found by using Somerville\u2019s\u00a0official online <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/illuminations\/\"><b>Illuminations Map<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(and continuing throughout Jan. 12, 2026). Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmnh.harvard.edu\/making-invisible-visible-digitizing-invertebrates-microscope-slides\"><b>Making the Invisible Visible: Digitizing Invertebrates on Microscope Slides exhibit<\/b><\/a> <b>(continued)<\/b> from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday through Friday) at Harvard Museum of Natural History, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=harvard+museum+of+natural+history&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=harvard+museum+of+natural+history&amp;hnear=harvard+museum+of+natural+history&amp;cid=0,0,7006910828754287227&amp;t=m&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A\">26 Oxford St.<\/a>, in the Baldwin neighborhood near Harvard Square, Cambridge. $10 to $15.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\/exhibitions\/6455\/edna-andrade-imagination-is-never-static\"><b>Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static<\/b><\/a><b> (continued)<\/b> from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Special Exhibitions Gallery, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/harvardartmuseums.org\">Harvard Art Museums<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/harvard+art+museums\/@42.37421,-71.114404,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3ea24d53829c6322?sa=X&amp;ved=0CIIBEPwSMA5qFQoTCNvGwv2H18cCFcN0PgodRHkMxw\">32 Quincy St.<\/a>, near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/americanrepertorytheater.org\/shows-events\/wonder\/\"><b>\u201cWonder\u201d theater<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0(continued) <\/b>at 2 and 7 p.m. at Loeb Drama Center,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/64+Brattle+St\/@42.3749782,-71.1227157,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e377684ebc5629:0x58e5b7b21d286fad\">64 Brattle St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge\u00a0(continuing through Feb. 8). $100 to $163.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goofscomedy.com\/\"><b>New Year\u2019s Goofs Stand-up Comedy Show<\/b><\/a>\u00a0at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. at Goofs Comedy Club,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/432+McGrath+Hwy,+Somerville,+MA+02143\/@42.3825805,-71.0937262,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e370cea12ef3e7:0x9296b5b78effa57b!8m2!3d42.3825805!4d-71.0911513!16s\/g\/11ncmkwzcw?entry=ttu\">432 McGrath Highway<\/a>, Prospect Hill, Somerville. $40 to $100 and 21-plus. Laugh in the face of 2026 along with favorite comedians and enjoy a full bar (drinks start at $4) and a Wade BBQ menu.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.passim.org\/live-music\/events\/ellis-paul-friends\/\"><b>Ellis Paul and friends<\/b><\/a> <b>(continued)\u00a0<\/b>at 7 p.m. at Club Passim,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+MA&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=42.373878,-71.119854&amp;sspn=0.051615,0.111494&amp;oq=47+Palmer+St.&amp;gl=us&amp;hnear=47+Palmer+St,+Cambridge,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;t=m&amp;z=17\">47 Palmer St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $43 to $45.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themadmonkfish.com\/event\/1231-nye-2026-pre-show-with-yoko-miwa-trio-andy-voelker\/\"><b>New Year\u2019s Eve Preshow with Yoko Miwa Trio and Andy Voelker<\/b><\/a> from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at The Mad Monkfish,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/524+Massachusetts+Ave,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/@42.3643083,-71.1018878,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37754736576bb:0xa8b0bd6964dc9d5d\">524 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, Central Square, Cambridge. $15 plus dinner. Internationally acclaimed pianist Yoko Miwa leads her trio in a night of jazz, with Andy Voelker\u2019s saxophone artistry.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxoffice.harvard.edu\/Online\/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=boston-baroque-new-years\"><b>Boston Baroque New Year\u2019s Celebration<\/b><\/a> at 7:30 p.m. at Sanders Theatre, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=45+quincy+street+cambridge+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=45+Quincy+St,+Cambridge,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">45 Quincy St.<\/a>, near Harvard Square, Cambridge\u00a0(continuing Thursday). $25 to $125. Conductor Marc Minkowski leads the orchestra in a festive program featuring Handel\u2019s complete \u201cWater Music,\u201d with additional repertoire to be announced.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/a-new-years-eve-rodeo-at-aeronaut-tickets-1976464771336\"><b>A New Year\u2019s Eve Rodeo<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b>from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at<b> <\/b>Aeronaut Brewing, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Aeronaut+Brewing+Company\/@42.381869,-71.10563,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcd08ad34fe7dca73\">14 Tyler St.<\/a>, near Union Square in Ward 2, Somerville. $32 to $40. Break out your 10-gallon hats and bolo ties and enjoy line dancing led by 617 Country; a mechanical bull; tunes from DJ Knife; a cowpoke costume contest; late-night eats from the Mimi\u2019s Chuka Diner chuckwagon; a photobooth; and a complimentary pour in a commemorative flute for you to take home.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/shagadelic-nye-disco-dance-party-tickets-1956516506539\"><b>Shagadelic NYE Disco Dance Party<\/b><\/a> at 8 p.m. at Performance Hall at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/artsatthearmory.org\">Arts at the Armory<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=191+highland+ave+somerville+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=191+Highland+Ave,+Somerville,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02143&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=14\">191 Highland Ave.<\/a>, Spring Hill, Somerville. $80. Dana Fiber and friends present this New Year\u2019s Eve disco dance party featuring drag and musical performances. Each ticket comes with four complimentary drink tickets to a beer and wine bar and complimentary snacks. Dress in your best disco dance outfit.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalballroomboston.com\/events\/hole-show-wrestle-yr-friends-new-years-eve\/\"><b>Boston League of Wicked Wrestlers presents Wrestle Yr Friends New Years Eve<\/b><\/a>\u00a0at 8 p.m. at Somerville Theatre\u2019s Crystal Ballroom,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;q=55+Davis+Square&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=0x89e3771f3459613b:0x6a8ac74975eeeecf,55+Davis+Square,+Somerville,+MA+02144&amp;gl=us&amp;ei=GDAxUbWnCKq00AGEw4CADg&amp;ved=0CDAQ8gEwAA\">55 Davis Square<\/a>. $36. A queer New Year\u2019s Eve wrestling extravaganza that combines the art of the Hole Show, the larger-than-life charisma of Bloww and the radically inclusive mission of Wrestle Yr Friends. Ticket buyers are wrestlers, too. (Never fear: Participant wrestling includes \u201carm wrestling, sock wrestling, thumb wrestling, leg wrestling, staring contest \u2026 you get the idea.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lizardloungeclub.com\/event\/dub-apocalypse-8\/\"><b>Dub Apocalypse performs<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from 8 to midnight at The Lizard Lounge,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=the+lizard+lounge&amp;hl=en&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=the+lizard+lounge&amp;hnear=0x89e370a5cb30cc5f:0xc53a8e6489686c87,Cambridge,+MA&amp;cid=0,0,12632489781489566478&amp;t=m&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A\">1667 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, in the Baldwin neighborhood between Harvard and Porter squares, Cambridge. $30 to $35 and 21-plus. The instrumental dub reggae band from Boston brings along special guests.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/lamplighters-new-years-eve-disco-drag-party-tickets-1975144207494\"><b>New Year\u2019s Eve Disco and Drag Party<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Lamplighter CX,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/110+N+First+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02141\/@42.3721925,-71.0778388,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e370bfb2245667:0x4485ca331eaf45e0!8m2!3d42.3721925!4d-71.0756501\">110 North First St.<\/a>, North Point, Cambridge. $30 and 21-plus. Between performances, shimmy and hustle on the dance floor and sip on the finest craft beer Lamplighter has to offer. There will be a 6-oz midnight toast included with a ticket.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/lamplighters-new-years-eve-neon-party-tickets-1975139649862\"><b>New Year\u2019s Eve Neon Party<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b>from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at<b> <\/b>Lamplighter Brewing, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/284+Broadway,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37752b0e82567:0x9a818e9bd1ab1aa8?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjp5KDd6rrlAhWMhOAKHYjHAc0Q8gEwAHoECAoQAQ\">284 Broadway<\/a>, The Port, Cambridge. $20. Get your best and brightest neon attire and enjoy a wonderland of neon, black lights, games, dancing, glowing mocktails and plenty of beer (with optional glitter).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/luv-letusvibe.simpletix.com\/\"><b>LUV New Year\u2019s Eve 2026 Dance Party<\/b><\/a> from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at First Street Market, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/First+Street+Market\/@42.3689948,-71.0800729,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e37156a08dc8af:0xab5ccbd55a96308c!8m2!3d42.3689948!4d-71.077498!16s\/g\/11vzq2k8_6?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==\">59 First St.<\/a>, Cambridge. $17 and 18-plus. DJ Sav Soul and McKersin the Visionary spin your favorite house, disco, amapiano and Afrobeats tunes all night long.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecomedystudio.com\/events\/nye-comedy-showcase-after-party\"><b>Comedy Studio\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve Showcase and After Party<\/b><\/a>\u00a0at 9 p.m. at The Comedy Studio in the basement at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Comedy+Studio\/@42.3731411,-71.1200173,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcc49258d20160b7e?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\">5 John F. Kennedy St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $34 to $39. Food, drinks, laughs, music and a toast to ring in 2026.\u00a0The lineup includes Uri Shatil, Courtney Reynolds, Peter Liu, Dan Hall, Brieana Woodward, Sky Nockels and Peter Martin.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themadmonkfish.com\/event\/1231-nye-2026-with-popular-jazz-vocalist-shawnn-monteiro-her-quartet\/\"><b>Jazz Vocalist Shawnn Monteiro and Her Quartet<\/b><\/a> from 9 p.m. to midnight at The Mad Monkfish,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/524+Massachusetts+Ave,+Cambridge,+MA+02139\/@42.3643083,-71.1018878,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37754736576bb:0xa8b0bd6964dc9d5d\">524 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, Central Square, Cambridge. $50. Ring in the New Year with Monteiro on vocals; Matt De Champlain, piano; Marshall Wood, double bass; and Ryan Sands, drums.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unionsquaremain.org\/events\/2025\/12\/31\/midnight-3000-new-years-party-at-remnant\"><b>Midnight 3000 New Year\u2019s Party<\/b><\/a> from 9 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. at Remnant Brewing, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/2+Bow+St,+Somerville,+MA+02143\/@42.3799354,-71.0985679,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e370cad82f178b:0x81a8fb49e75a297f!8m2!3d42.3799354!4d-71.0963792\">2 Bow St.<\/a>, Union Square, Somerville. Free, 21-plus. Dress in futuristic accents: silver, shimmer, clean lines, or anything that catches the light. Neon accents will pop under the black lights.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sinclaircambridge.com\/events\/detail\/1240788\"><b>Fruitstand\u2019s Studio 52 New Year\u2019s Eve<\/b><\/a>\u00a0at 9:30 p.m. at The Sinclair,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=52+church+st.+cambridge+ma+02138&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=52+Church+St,+Cambridge,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">52 Church St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $20 to $33 and 21-plus. A queer pop dance party playing the anthems you love and favorite disco hits, too.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, Jan. 1<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121879\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"121879\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeday.com\/2023\/12\/29\/a-week-of-events-in-cambridge-and-somerville-means-traditions-like-ellis-paul-marx-marathon\/122923i-marx-brothers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"122923i Marx brothers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Marx brothers movie marathon returns to The Brattle Theatre for New Year\u2019s Day.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?fit=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?fit=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121879\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?resize=130%2C130&amp;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?resize=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?resize=110%2C110&amp;ssl=1 110w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?resize=980%2C980&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cambridgeday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/122923i-Marx-brothers.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Marx brothers movie marathon returns to The Brattle Theatre for New Year\u2019s Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/events\/illuminations2025\/\"><b>Illuminations Somerville<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<b>(continued)<\/b> any day, any time after dark in a range of neighborhoods found by using Somerville\u2019s\u00a0official online <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/illuminations\/\"><b>Illuminations Map<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(and continuing throughout Jan. 12, 2026). Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/250th-first-flag-raising-tickets-1976506778982\"><b>First flag-raising ceremony<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting with a parade from City Hall to the site of the ceremony, at noon, at Prospect Hill Park,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Prospect+Hill+Park\/@42.3817338,-71.0936816,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x20b67501706eaffa?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\">68 Munroe St.<\/a>, Somerville. Free. A reenactment (in costume) of the moment on Jan. 1, 1776, when general George Washington raised a new American flag over the highest point in the land, Prospect Hill<b>\u00a0<\/b>in Somerville. This year the reenactors include Richard Johnson, appearances by Washington on horseback, \u201cPrimus Hall,\u201d historic music and singalongs, and reading of Phyllis Wheatley\u2019s famous poem to Washington in the months leading up to Jan. 1, 1776.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/brattlefilm.org\/movies\/duck-soup\/\"><b>Marx Brothers Marathon: \u201cDuck Soup\u201d<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at noon and 7:30 p.m. at The Brattle Theatre,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=40+brattle+street+cambridge+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=40+Brattle+St,+Cambridge,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">40 Brattle St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $13 to $30. A New Year\u2019s tradition of anarchic hijinks featuring the brothers taking on roles that range from heads of state to lowly stowaways, including this political satire from 1933.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/brattlefilm.org\/movies\/the-cocoanuts\/\"><b>Marx Brothers Marathon: \u201cThe Cocoanuts\u201d<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 1:45 p.m. at The Brattle Theatre,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=40+brattle+street+cambridge+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=40+Brattle+St,+Cambridge,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">40 Brattle St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $13 to $30. During the Florida land boom around the time of this<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>1929 film, the brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxoffice.harvard.edu\/Online\/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=boston-baroque-new-years\"><b>Boston Baroque New Year\u2019s Celebration<\/b><\/a> <b>(continued)<\/b> at 3 p.m. at Sanders Theatre, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=45+quincy+street+cambridge+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=45+Quincy+St,+Cambridge,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">45 Quincy St.<\/a>, near Harvard Square, Cambridge. $25 to $125. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/brattlefilm.org\/movies\/monkey-business\/\"><b>Marx Brothers Marathon: \u201cMonkey Business\u201d<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 3:45 p.m. at The Brattle Theatre,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=40+brattle+street+cambridge+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=40+Brattle+St,+Cambridge,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">40 Brattle St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $13 to $30. Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner in this 1931 film.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lizardloungeclub.com\/event\/ward-hayden-the-outliers-new-years-day-hank-williams-celebration\/\"><b>Ward Hayden &amp; the Outliers Presents: Celebration of Hank Williams<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from 4 to 7 p.m. at The Lizard Lounge,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=the+lizard+lounge&amp;hl=en&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=the+lizard+lounge&amp;hnear=0x89e370a5cb30cc5f:0xc53a8e6489686c87,Cambridge,+MA&amp;cid=0,0,12632489781489566478&amp;t=m&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A\">1667 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, in the Baldwin neighborhood between Harvard and Porter squares, Cambridge. $28 to $35. A New Year\u2019s Day matinee celebrating 100 years of musician Hank Williams. (Ward and his bandmates and musician friends have been doing it since 2010.)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/brattlefilm.org\/movies\/horse-feathers\/\"><b>Marx Brothers Marathon: \u201cHorse Feathers\u201d<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>at 5:45 p.m. at The Brattle Theatre,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=40+brattle+street+cambridge+ma&amp;client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hnear=40+Brattle+St,+Cambridge,+Massachusetts+02138&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">40 Brattle St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $13 to $30. The new president of Huxley University (Groucho Marx) has a plan to beef up its lousy football team in this 1932 film.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/darkmode.as.me\/schedule\/bdaa8dde\"><b>Candle Making and Intention Setting<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bowmarketsomerville.com\/\">Bow Market<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1+Bow+Market+Way,+Somerville,+MA+02143\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37734dae06c79:0xa1480990a8c2c94?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi91JWJtv_bAhVmxlQKHWOmB1wQ8gEIJjAA\">1 Bow Market Way<\/a>, Union Square, Somerville. $70. All materials are included to make a 16-ounce soy candle with herbs and flowers.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecomedystudio.com\/events\/tcs-presents-first-100\"><b>First 100!<\/b><\/a>\u00a0at 8 p.m. at The Comedy Studio in the basement at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Comedy+Studio\/@42.3731411,-71.1200173,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xcc49258d20160b7e?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\">5 John F. Kennedy St.<\/a>, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $19 to $24. Brieana Woodward hosts what\u2019s described as \u201ca totally unique show not to be missed \u2026 100 comics. 100 new jokes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mccarthystoad.com\/music\/thursday-night-revival-christmas-edition-2w5bb\"><b>Toad Revival Thursdays Holiday Edition<\/b><\/a> from 10 to 11:30 p.m. at McCarthy\u2019s, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/McCarthy%25E2%2580%2599s\/@42.3890462,-71.1226154,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e377001444ea47:0x45642169b5409974!8m2!3d42.3890462!4d-71.1200405!16s\/g\/11x2_4t_j0?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAyOS4yIKXMDSoASAFQAw==\">1920 Massachusetts Ave.<\/a>, Cambridge. Free. 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