A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Mural making, Greek American heritage, & ‘symphony rave’

Editor’s note: For a more comprehensive list, check out our searchable events calendar.

Thursday, March 19

5 to 6:30 p.m.
Kingsley Park Fresh Pond Reservation, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, in West Cambridge at Fresh Pond, Cambridge.

Leprechaun-O Orienteering Free, but register. Your team will use a special map to find checkpoints around the park. Stay on your toes, tricky leprechauns will be moving check points as you go.

5 to 7 p.m.
Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., East Cambridge.

Young Artists Exhibition RSVP. This opening reception features art created by students of Cambridge Public Schools.

Friday, March 20

9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Kendall/MIT Open Space at 292 Main St., Kendall Square, Cambridge.

Winter Warm Up: Mindful Mural Making Free. Drop by to contribute to a colorful, collaborative mural in the MIT Welcome Center lobby. This participatory installation was developed by Cambridge-based artist and community-builder, Alex Makes Art.

8 to 11 p.m.
The Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Ave., in the Baldwin neighborhood between Harvard and Porter squares, Cambridge.

Album Release: Mark Lipman’s “Mosaic Things”
$20 to $50. The local singer-songwriter releases his album with special guest jazz, alt R&B and pop singer Samantha Farrell.

Alexander Davis shares the bill of solo dance/theater performances with Sara Juli at Gay Aesthetic: Based on a True Story and Sara Juli’s Midseason Mood. Credit: Nik Lee

Saturday, March 21

3:30 to 5 p.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Thomas Tull Concert Hall, 201 Amherst St., Cambridge.

Gamelan Showdown: A Balinese Battle of the Bands $15. MIT’s Gamelan Galak Tika and Queens College’s Gamelan Yowana Sari come together for a joint concert: a Balinese mebarung (melody competition). Yowana Sari comes up from New York City to mark the release of its new album and the creative ties between these two communities of musicians.

7 p.m. (repeats Sunday, March 22)
The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge.

Dancers Alexander Davis and Sara Juli

$5 to $50. A shared bill of solo dance/theater performances. Davis will perform “Gay Aesthetic: Based on a True Story” and Juli her work-in-progress, “Midseason Mood.” The two works blend stand-up comedy and movement to tackle questions of identity, belonging and the unreasonable expectations people put on others (and themselves).

Sunday, March 22

1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge.

Poetry Book Release Party Free. Two poetry books coming out with the Boston-based Subpress by poets Dan Bouchard and Elizabeth Marie Young. Bouchard’s previous poetry collections include “Spider Drop” and “Art & Nature.” Young’s books include the poetry collections “An Inventory of Almost Everything” and “Aim Straight at the Fountain and Press Vaporize.”

3 to 4:30 p.m.
Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn St., West Cambridge.

Evy in the Garden: A Performance $15 to $25. A transformative performance on grief, created by composer, poet and producer Carolyn Surrick, accompanied by actress Laurie O’Brien.

Monday, March 23

5 to 6:30 p.m.
Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge.

Sacred Songs and Rituals: Celebrating Greek American Heritage Month
Register. REVMA, a band known for its high-octane performances of Greek traditional music, performs. The band is comprised of Sandy Theodorou on accordion, laouto and vocals; Rohan Gregory on violin; and Fabio Pirozzolo on percussion.

9 p.m.
Cantab Underground, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge.

West Coast Swing Underground
$6 and 21-plus. Boston performer Josh Witt plays live acoustic music.

REVMA, a band that is known for its performances of Greek traditional music, performs at the Cambridge Main Library’s celebration of Greek American Heritage Month. Credit: courtesy of the City of Cambridge.

Tuesday, March 24

7 p.m.
Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square.

16th Annual Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Fest $25. The only festival in the United States dedicated exclusively to bicycle travel. Films this year highlight a wide variety of experiences including biking in North America, Africa and Europe.

7 p.m.
Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge.

Alicia Jo Rabins’s new book “When We’re Born We Forget Everything”
RSVP. Rabins’ memoir follows her journey from a secular Jewish childhood to becoming a modern queer woman owning ancient teachings and finding her own meanings in them. CEO of the Jewish Women’s Archive Judith Rosenbaum and Rabbi Or Rose join.

Wednesday, March 25

12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Harvard Art Museums , 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge.

Curator Horace D. Ballard leads monthly discussions for the “American Works of Art at the 250th” gallery talk series at the Harvard Art Museums. Credit: Niles Singer/Harvard University.

Gallery Talk: American Works of Art at the 250th
Free. Curator of American art Horace D. Ballard leads this series of gallery talks to
coincide with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Each talk will closely examine a work of art that speaks to the historical, social and
political contexts that continue to shape the events and ideas of the United States.

10:30 a.m. to noon
Ranger Station (beneath the clock tower), 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, in West Cambridge at Fresh Pond, Cambridge.

Take Back the Spring Free. Join the Cambridge rangers and Stefanie Haug for a mindfulness-oriented nature walk at Fresh Pond Reservation. Breathe deeply, slow down and observe as we interweave quiet walking with shared reflections and a tea ceremony outdoors. Wear warm, comfortable clothes for a gentle walk with elevation. Bring a portable seat, if desired.

Thursday, March 26

7 p.m.
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge.

Emily Galvin Alamanza and Laurence Tribe on “The Price of Mercy” Free. Alamanza is co-founder and executive director of Partners for Justice, a nonprofit working to empower public defenders nationwide. Her new book, whose subtitle is “Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender’s Search for Justice in America,” discusses how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the opposite and offers a blueprint for fixing it. Harvard’s Laurence Tribe joins.

7 to 10:30 p.m.
Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville.

Symphony Rave with Live Orchestra $25. This is a new opportunity to experience the immersive power of a 22-piece symphony orchestra without the archaic standards of the classical concert hall. Inspired by a mix of punk rock, EDM and heavy metal, you will be able to dance to it.