Harvard Square Business Association
April 2022 Newsletter
Deals/Events/News
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Please join us in welcoming our new members!
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Easter April 17th
Passover April 15th - 23rd
Enjoy special menus, bountiful brunches, sweet treats, a scavenger hunt and more!
Additional information available here.
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Join us in Harvard Square for Mother's Day brunch, lunch, or dinner! According to research by the National Restaurant Association, Mother's Day is unquestionably the busiest holiday of the year, so make your reservations soon! Looking for that one-of-a-kind gift? Harvard Square has countless options to make the day extra special. More information coming soon, please click here.
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FREE PIZZA* and GIVEAWAYS
Through April 16th (5pm - 12am)
*One pizza per party, on-site consumption only, limit 50 pizzas per night, all first come first serve.
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When you join HUECU, you become more than a member of the Credit Union. You become a shareholder in the HUECU community. What better way to show you care about your community than to share in your community! Visit huecu.org/referral.
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Fridays, Saturdays and private tours are available.
Calling all chocoholics! Join us for a delectable adventure through historic Harvard Square. You'll hear interesting stories about the Square, learn fun facts about chocolate and sample the best and most interesting chocolaty treats around. Harvard Square has a flourishing food scene with some of the best and most unique food in the city. Each tour is a fun 90 minutes and includes 4 stops with plenty of treats and less than a mile of walking. We can't wait to take you on a unique, chocolate adventure!
This tour is suitable for all ages. $40/pp. Guests must purchase tickets in advance. Use code HARVARDSQUARE and enjoy 10% off!
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Spring specials are available through May 31st.
Glow Bowl: Half Aloe Collagen Blend, Half Coconut Blend, Blueberry Flax Granola, Banana, Blueberry, Coconut Flakes, Bee Pollen, Honey
Rise & Shine Smoothie: Banana, Blueberry, Vanilla Protein, Peanut Butter, Blueberry Flax Granola, Oat Milk
Radiance Smoothie: Aloe, Coconut Blend, Banana, Collagen, Wheatgrass, Coconut Milk
Sweet Cream Cold Brew: Chicory Coffee Concentrate (NOLA Style), Sweet Cream Creamer, Oat Milk
Matcha Protein Bites: Gluten-Free Granola, Coconut Flakes, Vanilla Plant Protein, Agave, Matcha Powder, Coconut Oil
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Swing into SEE during our Spring Trunk Show event to shop our special collection of exclusive new styles in limited quantities.
Plus, snag a FREE GIFT—valued at over $40—while supplies last and save $100 on your two-pair purchase! Ends May 9th!
See store for complete details. @seeeyewear #seeeyewear
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Lunch Special
Calzone & Salad $17
Turn any house pizza into a calzone and pair it with a 1/2 portion of our favorite house salad. Available for dine-in, take-out & delivery. Monday thru Friday, 12pm - 3pm.
Brunch
Served Saturday & Sunday from 11am - 3pm. Reservations recommended.
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University Place Summer Special
$240
24/7 Access.
$10 set up fee applies.
Summer Special Rates apply May-August.
Regular Rate Applies effective September 1.
New Customers Only.
For more information, please call 617-491-0801.
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Sunday, May 15th | Raindate - Sunday, May 22nd
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The Harvard Square Business Association is excited to announce the return of MayFair on Sunday, May 15th, 11am-6pm.
MayFair is the official party to kick off spring in the Square. We welcome back our vendors and performers after a two-year hiatus. Below is a sneak peek at some of our entertainment lineup.
12pm - VibeCheck
1pm - Los Sugar Kings
3pm - OldJack
4pm - Roots of Creation
5pm - Jamaica Plain Honk Band
Interested in being a vendor at MayFair, one of Harvard Square's largest events? Applications and more information available here.
If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please email Bill for more information.
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Reading Series
Thursday, April 14, 7pm
Sarah Matthes, Lily Greenberg and Mike Soto
Wednesday, April 20, 7pm
Rebecca Gibson and Fred Marchant
Friday, April 22, 7pm
Joshua Edwards and Lynn Xu
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April 15, 1:30pm to 2:00pm
April 20, 10:00am to 5:00pm
April 20, 6:00pm to 8:30pm
April 21,12:30pm to 1:00pm
April 22, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
April 23, 12:30pm to 1:00pm
April 27, 12:30pm to 1:00pm
April 28, 5:00pm to 9:00pm
April 29, 1:30pm to 2:00pm
April 30, 10:00am to 5:00pm
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Odds Bodkin Series - The Fall of Gaia
April 17th 5pm - 8pm
If you love Greek mythology, this is where it all starts—with the Titans. With Gaia, the first of them all, who, with her sky-lover, spawns a crew of perfect giants who build the earth. The happy family falls apart, however, when Gaia gives birth to hideous monsters who threaten them all. Soon betrayal, castration and the strange births of hated grandchildren drive this epic tale. Grandchildren, it turns out in the end, are the Titans' most dangerous enemy - the Gods of Olympus.
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Come outside and play on Palmer Street as spring arrives. Palmer Plays offers free music, dance, yoga and other activities to watch or join in.
From April to the end of June, the City of Cambridge will be sponsoring events in squares and neighborhoods across the city. Please see below for upcoming activities in Harvard Square:
April 17th, 3pm
Squares in the Square
April 24th, 2:30pm
May 1st, 11am
Kim Moberg
May 8th, 1pm
Sinit Rhythm
4pm
Sold By Weight Brass Band
May 22, 2pm
OldJack
May 29, 4pm
Honest Mechanik
2pm
Quentin Callewaert
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“The EmpoweredEntrepreneur™: Build Your Business Processes to Get More Business” Series
April 18th, 25th
May 5th & 9th
In your business, do you struggle with boundaries, getting enough support, and knowing the best tech to get you where you want to go? Well, then this five-part series sponsored by the Center for Women & Enterprise, is for you.
It’s for entrepreneurs, business owners, and consultants who want access to some stress defying, money increasing strategies, so you can live the free and successful life you want. Join Erika Salloux, Cambridge’s only Certified Professional Organizer, for this series, in which you’ll be moving and shaking - that means taking tangible action to create the change you desire.
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April 19th, 5pm
Research is providing us with more and more proof that having friends is beneficial, if not essential, to good health. Many people are aware of the detrimental effects that social isolation and loneliness can have on physical and mental wellbeing, but fewer appreciate the advantages of keeping our important relationships close and personal. University of Oxford data shows that best friends’ physiology comes into synchrony – the rhythm of their hearts, body temperatures and hormonal responses match. Human touch also slows the heartbeat, lowers blood pressure and the stress hormone cortisol. So our interaction with good friends actually keeps us alive and helps us live longer!
For more information and to register, click here.
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Free Virtual Public Lecture
April 20th, 6–7pm
Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) is a small insect that produces a brilliant red pigment. Found in textiles, paintings, cosmetics, and many other objects that span the globe, cochineal is an integral part of world history. Cochineal pigment was used by Mesoamerican peoples long before the Spanish arrived in the sixteenth century. After being introduced to Europe, it quickly became a precious commodity and control over its global trade was a source of conflict and competition for over three centuries. In this lecture, Gabriela Soto Laveaga will trace the fascinating history of cochineal production and the many efforts to control its trade. Presented in English with live Spanish interpretation by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in collaboration with the Mexico Program of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies.
Visit the related bilingual online exhibit launching April 20, Cochineal: How Mexico Made the World See Red.
Free Hybrid Event: Virtual or In-Person Book Presentation
April 28th, 6–7pm
Signs of ancient collisions are widespread in the solar system, from the barren, once-habitable Mars to rugged asteroids. In this talk, physicist Simone Marchi, discussing his recent book, Colliding Worlds (Oxford University Press, 2021), will explore the key role that collisions in space have played in the formation and evolution of our solar system, the development of planets, and possibly even the origin of life on Earth. Analyzing our current understanding of the surfaces of Mars, the Moon, and asteroids—drawn from recent space missions—Marchi will present the dramatic story of cosmic collisions and how we have come to understand them.
Free Virtual Family Program
May 4th, 4–4:45pm
How do animals change as they grow? What do skeletons have to do with how an animal moves? How do animals today compare with their ancient ancestors? Get the answers to these questions and more with human museum staffers Javier and Arielle. Each month we will discuss a different theme while sharing specimens from the museum collections and interacting with some of the museum’s incredible live animals!
Ever wonder what a tarantula and a horseshoe crab have in common? Did you know snakes once had legs? What exactly are the dinosaurs' living descendents? By examining fossils and other clues we can learn all about modern-day animals and their ancient ancestors! Join human museum staffers Javier and Arielle as they lead you in a 45-minute program with live animals and specimens from the museum collections. This event will be fun for the whole family so bring your questions and sense of wonder.
In-Person Family Workshop
May 15th, 1pm, 1:45pm, and 2:30pm, one-hour each
Register by Friday, May 13, 12:00pm
Ages 6–10, one adult required
$5 members/$10 nonmembers
The Olmec civilization of ancient Mexico is known for its mysterious sculptures of giant heads that rise up to eleven feet high. Touch a huge modern replica in the museum for one day that is based on Monument One, The King. Explore artifacts with an educator that show Olmec influence on architecture, the ball game, written language, and pigments. Handle reproductions and paint a mini-plaster head of your own to take home.
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Thursday, April 21st, 7 – 8pm
Stand-up Comedian, former voice of Shock Top beer and host of Renegades at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas alongside Jose Canseco, Terrell Owens and Jim McMahon – is coming back to the area (where he launched his comedy career in 2007) for one night only at Whitney’s in Harvard Square.
Tickets to the show are $20 and can be purchased here.
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April 22nd & 23rd
MANY VOICES is a celebration of diverse voices and styles. European music before 1600 is represented by the Salve regina for six voices by the 15th-century Flemish composer Jacob Obrecht and a pair of madrigals by one of the few published female composers of the 16th century, Vittoria Aleotti. Leaping forward to the 20th century, Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur’s Le Cantique des cantiques (1952) sets poetry from the Song of Songs, translated into French, in a rich texture of twelve solo voices. Boston’s own Grammy-nominated composer Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol brings us into the present day with Devran, a polyphonic work that marries Sufi Muslim texts, Renaissance counterpoint, and elements of traditional Middle Eastern music. Finally, we will perform a motet by Kevin Allen, from whom we commissioned a new piece for Christmas 2020.
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April 24th, 12:30pm – 3:30pm
The Harvard Coop, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association, is proud to present an afternoon of fun and curiosity in Harvard Square on Sunday, April 24th from 12:30pm – 2:00pm on pedestrian-friendly Palmer Street. Author and award-winning elementary educator emerita, Mary Palumbo, will read from her children’s book, THE HARE on the CHAIR. Geared to 3 to 8-year-olds, this is a timeless story that encourages children to learn from mistakes, reassures them that missteps are part of growth and that learning is a continuous cycle built on relationships, wisdom, courage and yes, even fun. Come meet Mary, her cousin Annie, and join a Storytime reading of this encouraging adventure, and have your own copy of THE HARE on the CHAIR signed.
The first 10 people to buy the book will receive a FREE Plush Hare ($18.95 value). In addition, there will be a coloring table, take-home surprises, tot-friendly treats to eat and music to enjoy!
12:30pm – Storytime reading
1:00pm to 2:00pm – Meet the author, learn about her inspiration, and enjoy craft activities
Inspired by family, adventures around the world and many in their own backyard, Mary and Susan brought THE HARE on the CHAIR to life – the unexpected made it a challenge to complete. Discover the story of it all at the Harvard Coop. Registration to this free event is encouraged, but not required.
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April 28th, 7pm
How did unpaid labor enable the Revolutionary leaders of Cambridge to foment rebellion and to carry out the political and military duties of the War?
Although a great deal is known about George Washington’s residency in Cambridge in the early days of the Revolution, it was the labor of women and people of color that enabled the Continental Army to function by feeding, housing, and serving the troops present in the city. By focusing on the work of women and BIPOC during this period, we will expand the scope of the Revolutionary narrative and bring to light stories that have not often been shared.
We will be joined by John Hannigan, Curator at the Massachusetts State Archives and Scholar-in-Residence at the Robbins House in Concord and Dr. Robert Bellinger, Founder and Director of the Black Studies Program and Associate Professor of History at Suffolk University.
Virtual program over Zoom. Free; donations accepted
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Art Exhibition
April 29th - May 12th, 5pm
Paintings by Gloucester Artist
Jack Evans.
By Appointment Only
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Songs of Springtime
May 15th, 3pm
Join the acclaimed, Billboard Classical chart-topping Saint Paul’s Choir of Men and Boys for this spectacular concert of music featuring two of the most enduring and beloved composers of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Vivaldi, including Mozart’s elegant and uplifting “Sparrow” Mass, the sublime Laudate Dominum, and Vivaldi’s famous Gloria. The choir will be joined by members of Melius Ensemble, a period-instrument orchestra founded by James Kennerley in 2019 and made up of the players from the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, and many of the finest early musicians from around the country.
Tickets and more information available here.
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Of Course! 2022
Save the Date
June 12th
CCAE's major fundraiser is a celebration of all that is best about CCAE!
We will feature irresistible mini-classes at CCAE on topics that have appealed to our most passionate CCAE instructors and members of the community. Then a brass band parade will escort us to The Charles Hotel ballroom, where the best restaurants, vintners, and beer-makers in Cambridge will provide us with intoxicating small bites and delicious beverages. Best of all, we will engage in spirited conversation about the sense of community that CCAE is famous for!
Stay tuned for more information! Tickets will go on sale in the spring.
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Need a job? We can help!
The HSBA manages a job page on harvardsquare.com. Please take a look and see if you are the right fit for one of Harvard Square's favorite businesses.
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The Art of Banksy, the largest touring exhibition of authentic Banksy artworks sourced from private collectors around the world, is entering the final weeks of its Harvard Square run as the exhibition is slated to close on May 1st.
Banksy sent reverberations across the arts industry in 2018 when his piece “Girl with Balloon” was auctioned for $1.4 million at Sotheby’s in London. As soon as the hammer fell, “Girl With Balloon” was sucked into a shredder hidden into the frame and torn to pieces in front of a shocked audience of London’s elite. The destruction of the piece, now dubbed “Love is in the Bin,” proved to make it more valuable. More information available here.
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Cambridge for Ukraine
If you missed this spectacular cultural event, catch it on Cambridge Community Television (CCTV)’s Channel 9 on: April 13, 6:30pm; April 14, 1pm; April 15, 6:30pm; April 16, 12pm; and April 17, 4pm. View full schedule
The performing arts community was hard hit by COVID, but in Cambridge that just heightened the sector’s empathy and activism. Thanks to more than 150 local donors, the Cambridge for Ukraine Fund has raised over $24,000 so far—100% of which will be sent to humanitarian aid efforts for Ukraine.
Please consider making your donation today! The Fund remains open for a little while longer with the goal of raising $30,000.
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May 1st
Looking for a fun way to support Food For Free this spring? We would love to have you join our team (virtually) at Project Bread's 54th annual Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 1st! Choose to walk in your neighborhood, all while raising valuable funds to fight food insecurity in our community! This is a great event for all ages and we encourage families to participate as well...the more the merrier!
60% of the money raised by the Food For Free team will go directly to Food For Free. The other 40% will go to the Walk Fund which helps fund food programs across the state.
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Lesley University’s Early College Partnership earns state designation ‘Pilot’ cohort includes 40 students from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School
Our program, which launched in January, provides students at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) with opportunities to fulfill high school graduation requirements while also earning college credits transferable to any Massachusetts state college, university or community college. Lesley’s Early College program currently offers career-focused pathways in the health sciences, art and design, and human services and social work. In the future we hope to add pathways in environmental science, education and communications.
As part of the pilot program, about 40 CRLS sophomores, juniors and seniors are coming to campus twice a week for classes taught by Lesley faculty. The group also meets with the program advisors once a week, and students participate in a weekly supplemental instruction (SI) session with Lesley SI instructors.
“Our faculty report that they have been impressed with the group’s academic commitment and enthusiasm, and we look forward to welcoming more CRLS students next year as the program expands,” President Janet L. Steinmayer wrote in an April 11 message to the Lesley community.
More news from Lesley University here.
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The bees are here!
The Sheraton Commander Hotel now has 20,000 bees and two queens on their roof to help their rooftop garden bloom.
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My name is Diana Lysenko, I’m a graduate student at Harvard. Growing up in Lviv, Ukraine I dreamed of studying at one of the most sophisticated academic institutions in the world - Harvard University. I was lucky enough to get admitted and become part of this great community. But ever since Russia attacked Ukraine my thoughts are with my friends and family back home… My brother, who is only 18, has joined Territorial Defense. My uncle who has never served in the military was sent to the frontlines in Donetsk. The cities in Eastern Ukraine have been bombed and civilians have been killed indiscriminately. My undergraduate counterpart, Nika Rudenko, used to live in Bucha; her brother managed to escape only a few days ago. Another undergrad, Yegor Tverdokhlibov, has family in Kharkiv who barely had the time to flee the city.
The path of freedom is the most consistent with the values of our community. Ukrainians, bloodied and bruised, keep defending the values of freedom, the right to self-determination, and the pursuit of happiness that are deeply rooted in our hearts and minds. If we are true to our historic tradition, we cannot let Putin and his regime win.
We ask you to carry on the tradition of the good people who have brought light where there was darkness, medicine where there was disease, food where there was hunger and peace, and victory where there was bloodshed and death.
With the war in Ukraine, we have come together to establish the Harvard Ukrainian Students Association (HUSA) to tackle current social and humanitarian issues in Ukraine. Through various fundraising initiatives, we secure vital medical and humanitarian aid. We ask for your help and support in these trying times. We are delighted to participate in this year’s Mayfair (Sun, May 15th). Please stop by our tent to make a difference! If you would like to learn more or get involved, please check out our website or reach out to Diana Lysenko.
The Harvard Ukrainian Student Association (HUSA) was established to foster collaboration among Ukrainian students and their allies across the twelve Harvard Schools. With the war in Ukraine, HUSA’s mission has broadened to include current social and humanitarian issues. We aim to help the people of Ukraine through various fundraising initiatives to secure vital medical and humanitarian aid. We work with large non-profits as well as local Ukrainian organizations that are underfunded.
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VOLUNTEER/INTERNSHIP POSITIONS:
Interested in human development and protecting child rights & preventing child labor? Consider joining Distressed Children & Infants International (DCI) to help us manage our operational duties.
We strive to develop a plan for each volunteer/intern that both furthers our mission and helps them pursue their career goals. Work with us out of our Harvard Square office or remotely.
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A Harvard Square destination, Grafton Street Pub & Grill has hosted locals and visitors alike for perfectly pulled pints and creative takes on classic comfort food for over two decades. Named after the bustling cobblestone-lined shopping district in Dublin’s famous Temple Bar area, Grafton Street deftly combines the warmth and coziness of a traditional neighborhood pub with the elevated fare and thoughtful beverages that define contemporary dining.
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Harvard Square Business Association
Two Brattle Square, Mezzanine
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 491-3434
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Need a Job? We can help!
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