Cambridge and Somerville Burst with Fall Events: From Ribs to Revues and Remembrance
Cambridge and Somerville are brimming with diverse cultural and community events this week, offering everything from culinary delights to artistic performances and thought-provoking theatre. The packed schedule includes a rib festival, a fast-paced speaker series, a BIPOC short play festival, and a spooky burlesque revue, alongside musical performances and unique outdoor experiences.
As the leaves change, these events provide opportunities for residents and visitors to engage with the vibrant arts scene, celebrate community, and reflect on importent social themes. Ticket prices range from free to $36, ensuring accessibility for a wide audience.The week’s offerings underscore the region’s commitment to fostering creativity, inclusivity, and lively public engagement as fall settles in.
The annual Somerville Rib Fest takes place saturday, offering a day of barbecue and live music. On the same day, Ignite Somerville, a fast-paced evening of short talks, will be held at Arts at the armory, 191 Highland Ave.,Spring Hill,Somerville,at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35.The New York Times has called one of the evening’s performers, the drummer and jazz composer, ”one of the best arguments for jazz’s vitality.”
Music lovers have multiple options. Elias Cardoso will celebrate an album release at 8 p.m. at Club passim, 47 Palmer St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Tickets range from $23 to $25. Cardoso, a Berklee College of Music graduate, has toured extensively in the United States and Europe with various Celtic and folk ensembles.
For a different kind of entertainment, InFATuation: An All Fat All Spooky Burlesque & Drag Revue Halloween Edition will be staged at 8 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. Tickets are $30 to $36. The show, hosted by Dahlia Strack and Jane Doe, celebrates ”fat bodies” thru burlesque and drag performances.
The Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., East Cambridge, will host the Lift Every Voice: BIPOC Short play Festival,beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30. The inaugural festival commemorates the 100th birthday of Malcolm X and features works by playwrights Bella Takata, Chinyere Obasi, rosanna yamagiwa Alfaro, Mary E. McCullough, and Hortense Gerardo.The festival continues through October 3rd.
for outdoor enthusiasts, the Charles River conservancy is offering Canoemobile trips at Community Boating, Inc. in Cambridge.
