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Harvard Square Business Association Newsletter - March 2024
Arts and Entertainment
March 18, 2024
From: Harvard Square Business AssociationPlease join us in welcoming our new members!
Events
Celebrate Easter in Harvard Square
March 31st
Enjoy special menus, bountiful brunches, sweet treats and more!
Additional information available here.
39th Annual MayFair Applications Now Available
Sunday, May 5th
Rain Date: Sunday, May 19th
Interested in being a vendor at MayFair, one of Harvard Square's largest events? Visit harvardsquare.com for applications and information. For sponsorship opportunities, please email Bill Manley or call (617) 491-3434.
March 14 & 28, 2024
March 16th, 26th and 28th
Story Time for All Ages Saturday, March 16th,10:30am – 11:00am
Come by LaToya M. Hobbs: It’s Time to listen to a half hour of stories, read by a youth librarian from the Cambridge Public Library.
Botticelli Drawings Tuesday, March 26th, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
In this lecture, curator Furio Rinaldi will share fresh insights into the vision and working methods of the preeminent Renaissance artist.
Harvard Art Museums at Night Thursday, March 28, 5:00pm - 9:00pm
We’re keeping our doors open late for an evening of art, fun, food, and more!
Harvard Museum of Natural History
March 28th, 5pm-9pm
FREE: ArtsThursdays: Edible Insects, and more.
Come with a date, come with friends, or make new friends while strolling through the galleries.
- Explore the new exhibit: Ants and Termites: Nature’s Super Organisms
- Sample a variety of prepared edible insects with the founder of Little Herds
- Hold a live Madagascar hissing cockroach
- Meet members of the Cambridge Entomological Club and the Harvard Entomology Collections staff
- Make insect-inspired art rubbings
- Purchase drinks at the cash bar (valid government ID required to consume alcoholic beverages).
- Enter a free raffle to win museum gifts and membership
Free and open to the public. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.
Regattabar
March 29th, 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Ben Wendel Group
Family and friends of Paul Parravano invite you to a celebration of life
April 3rd
Phillips Brooks
House
April 11th, 5pm
Please support the Phillips Brooks House Associations (PBHA)'s annual fundraising event for our Summer Urban Program that provides over 650 low-income children a summer camp and 100 teens from Cambridge and Boston with jobs. You can become a sponsor, donate an auction item, or join us for the main event Thursday, April 11th at 5pm in Harvard Square. For more information about the event and tickets, please visit our website or scan the QR code on our flyer.
April 13th & 14th
The Harvard Crimson's CJS is a two-day hybrid event for high school reporters of all experience levels. Participants will engage in workshops, simulations, and seminars led by Crimson Editors and Executives across our content boards. Besides learning from experienced college journalists, students will also have the chance to interact with professional journalists—namely, notable Crimson Alumni from top publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and more.
May 24th, 25th & 26th
Tickets available here.
Click here for full calendar of events
March 23rd
Blue Heron presents Tasso & Wert
A concert of Italian Madrigals
Saturday, Mar. 23, 8:00 pm
First Church in Cambridge, Congregational - 11 Garden Street
At 7:30pm, Blue Heron welcomes the Handel and Haydn Society Youth Choruses Chorus of Tenors and Basses, Dr. Kevin McDonald, conductor, for a special pre-concert performance, free to ticket-holders.
Free pre-concert talk by Emiliano Ricciardi (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) at 7:00 pm.
Doors and box office open at 6:45 pm.
Up to two free tickets per HSBA patron with code HARVARDHERON at checkout or click here to apply the code directly. Limited quantities available, first come first serve.
March 14th
Pi Day Flash Sale – Book on 3/14 and enjoy a 31.4% discount on your stay through 3/31/24. Booking available Thursday, 3/14 only. Valid for stays through 3/31/24.
Spring Forward Package – booking window 3/1/24-3/31/24
The clock may be skipping an hour, but you won’t miss any of the sunshine with early check in, late check out, complimentary parking and breakfast for 2 in Henrietta’s Table. Take the extra time to enjoy New England’s first glimpses of Spring along the Charles! – *Book between 3/1/24 – 3/31/24 for stays through 4/1/24.
through March 23rd
Enjoy Dine Out 2024 Harvard Square. Come try a new place or revisit an old favorite, as select participating restaurants are offering prix fixe multi-course menus for lunch and dinner. More information available here.
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!f
Haven't been to Harvard Square lately? Do you know we have a tiki bar?
Revisit Harvard Square on our new FOOD TOUR!
Booking Saturdays at 11:30am, this memorable experience is offered weekly. You'll eat a satisfying array of yummy eats, from Greek to Latin to the best pizza in the world. Tour also includes a Mai Tai or yummy mocktail.
Skincare Giveaway Promotion
March 17th-26th
Spend $75 and get a FREE 6 Piece Best Seller Kit with a 30ml Checks & Balances™ Face Wash, Drink Up™ Intensive Mask, GinZing™ Energizing Gel Cream, & Ginger Souffle™, 15ml Plantscription™ Multi-Powered Youth Serum & GinZing™ SPF40 Energy Boosting Tinted Moisturizer.
STEP UP: Spend $95 and get FREE Full-Size Plantscription™ Night Cream
For a limited time, hustle into your local SEE store and snag 50% off lenses! Plus, anti-reflective coating, Transitions, polarized lenses, thinner lenses, blue light coating—you name it...all 50% off! See store for details.
Annual eye exams are important for the health of your eyes - book an exam today!
News
ARROW STREET ARTS BEGINS REGULAR OPERATIONS APRIL 1
INITIAL PROGRAMMING LINEUP FEATURES PERFORMANCES BY
BOSTON OPERA COLLABORATIVE,
LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC, MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS,
AND SEVERAL DANCE COMPANIES
Arrow Street Arts’ Launch Festival Moved To September 2024
Arrow Street Arts, Inc. (ASA), a Cambridge, MA-based non-profit, is set to begin regular programming in its newly renovated performance spaces beginning April 1, 2024. The Harvard Square venue will reopen its larger performance space, the flexible Black Box Theater, hosting Boston Opera Collaborative’s production of Carmen with performances beginning April 4. That production will be followed by other opera, music, theater, and dance performances throughout the spring and early summer.
Arrow Street Arts’ 1,100 square foot street-front Studio space opened in January 2024, and is already hosting dance classes, workshops, meetings, rehearsals, and performances, including many supported by grants through the Arrow Street Arts Fund at the Cambridge Community Foundation.
Due to an installation delay with the venue’s bespoke telescopic seating system, ASA’s launch festival, originally planned for March 2024, has been moved to September 2024. More information available here.
We're celebrating Lunar New Year with a limited time offer bubble tea! Introducing our Lucky Orange Bubble Tea: this auspicious concoction of zesty ginger green tea and tangy orange syrup conceals golden treasures: orange popping boba. Available through March 31st.
Distressed Children International
DCI’s 2024 Appeal
Please Join Us to Stop Child Labor, Child Marriage and Blindness Prevention
In celebration of the New Year, please join us in helping underprivileged children and their families in Bangladesh, India, Nepal & Nicaragua. You will receive a tax benefit for your financial support.
Please open your heart and donate now
Take Action & Change a Life
- Sponsor a Child ( $15/month or $180/year).
- Provide support to the Orphans Support Program .
- Give an Eye Surgery ($100) to a visually-impaired child/person.
- Make a general contribution of Any Amount
Choose from the many other gifts available at: https://distressedchildren.org/give/
Thank you very much for your kind consideration and support of our mission of fighting poverty, hunger, child labor, child marriage, and preventable blindness.
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Boston - Cambridge
Chill Over The Charles Rooftop Igloo Bar is closing. Final weekend will be Thursday, March 14 thru Saturday, March 16 from 5:30pm – 10:00pm
Set on the 16th floor, enjoy a laid-back atmosphere while taking in stunning views of the scenic Charles River and Boston city skyline at this outdoor rooftop igloo bar. Grab your friends and enjoy a fun night under the stars in a heated igloo, ideal for up to 8 guests, with your choice of a la carte or our new family-style dining options. Locally crafted brews from Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers, including their seasonal Baltic Porters, as well as a selection of wines, and cocktails are also available.
(21+ after 8:00PM. Food & Beverage minimums required.)
Available Thursday – Saturday from 5:30pm to 10:00pm (weather permitting and hours/days subject to change), guests can visit OpenTable to reserve an igloo for two hours for a group of 4 to 8 people.
Gibson Sotheby's International Realty
Parking Space For Sale
Located at 3 University Road space #43. It is an easily accessible, secure, 24 hour self parking lot located in Harvard Square near the Charles Hotel. It is a short distance to the Red Line and all the wonderful amenities Harvard Square offers. This is a great opportunity for someone looking for parking or to rent out. The 2024 HOA fee for the year is $1140 and the estimated real estate taxes are $922. The spaces are clearly labeled. If interested please contact Erika Pereira
Harvard University Employees Credit Union
Smart Rewards Checking: Get all ATM fees refunded and earn your choice of cash back or premium interest on your balance. To learn more, please visit www.huecu.org/smart-rewards.
Your dream office in Harvard Square is waiting.
Thoroughly professional and thoughtfully designed, Industrious’ flexible workspaces support companies of all sizes and stages. We believe that the right workplace can move your business forward by giving your team members spaces to focus and collaborate in — spaces that make them proud to come to work.
Click here for a tour or more information.
We are excited to share that we've simplified the way you book meeting spaces. No need to go through third party websites - book your meeting right on our website! Start booking your meeting today.
Summer at New School of Music!
Kids’ Cabaret & Play Me: Intro to Instruments
Looking for fun, educational summer arts programs for your child?
Unleash your child's creativity at the New School of Music’s two summer programs, Kids' Cabaret musical theater program (Ages 7-14) and Play Me: Intro to Instruments (Ages 5-9).
Sign up today!
3 weeks: July 8 – 26
Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm
FEE: $1,275
Monday – Friday, 9am-3pm
Session I: July 29 – Aug 2
Session II: Aug 5 – Aug 9
Session III: Aug 12 – Aug 16
FEE: $475
No prior experience is necessary for either class. All your child needs is their enthusiasm, curiosity, and a love of music.
Register today. We can't wait to see what they create!
A limited number of need-based scholarships are available for all NSM programs.
Sunday brunch buffet begins for the season on March 17th, 11am – 2pm. The buffet is $45/adults, $20 for kids 12 and under, and free for kids 5 and under, and includes coffee, juice, or soft drinks.
Made by hand and heart, tequila ocho is one of the few tequilas still made in the slow, artisanal way with the utmost care and passion. We only harvest overripe agaves from the golden triangle of los altos de jalisco that are then slowly roasted in old brick ovens, fermented with natural airborne yeast, and distilled at low temperatures. At ocho, nothing is rushed, which ensures maximum agave essence comes through in the final distillation. The result is an additive-free tequila that expresses unmasked, agave flavor.
Make a positive impact by becoming a volunteer tutor with Tutoring Plus! This is your chance to join our mission to advance educational equity by supporting youth in their academic, personal and social growth through free, individualized tutoring, mentoring and enrichment programs. All you need is one hour per week! Volunteer today.
Winter specials available through March 17th.
Grasshopper Bar (2/29-3/20)
Shamrock Sprinkles (3/14-3/20)
Irish Cream Cinnamon Roll (2/23-3/27)
HSBA Member Spotlight
In 1917, George, Stavros and John Gomatos opened Gomatos Brothers Fresh Produce in Harvard Square. From the start, they enthusiastically sold flowers. Over time, the florist business thrived and in 1973 Brattle Square Florist was officially born. Today, we are the florist of choice for many of Boston's most discriminating customers. To meet the diverse needs of our customers, we purchase thousands of flowers daily to ensure we are always selling the freshest flowers.
Over the years, we have won many awards. But our returning customers, many of whom have been buying flowers from us for decades, speak more to what makes Brattle Square Florist truly special. We always strive to provide the highest levels of customer service, quality, value and expertise. The author of The New York Times best seller, "The Language of Flowers" credits Brattle Square Florist and our manager, Stephen, as critical resources.
Our floral arrangements have been delighting customers for decades. You can see a sampling of our bouquets for sale in the "Shop Online" section. We love to speak with our customers. If you need something special or have a question, call us on the phone. We're here to help you.
Open 7 days a week, 363 days a year.
Harvard Square Business Association
Two Brattle Square, Mezzanine
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 491-3434