Around Town
Community Garden
A group of gardeners congregates around a plot at the Squirrel Brand Community Garden.
Mythical Creatures 1
The Mythical Creatures Scavenger Hunt at the Harvard Museum of Natural History tasks visitors with identifying fossils, artifacts, and replicas that resemble famous fantasy figures.
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Visitors participating in the self-directed experience follow a provided guide that directs them to specific artifacts.
The 14 Community Gardens of Cambridge
The Cambridge Plant and Garden Club is so much more than just “ladies in white gloves arranging peonies.” The more than 130-year-old nonprofit organization is a community that both shares a love for gardening and advocates for conservation in the Cambridge area.
Cambridge Community Garden
The Squirrel Brand Community Garden is one of 14 community gardens in Cambridge, and was featured in "Cambridge Community Gardens Today", a recent publication by the Cambridge Plant and Garden Club Committee of Garden History and Design.
The Eldest Scavenger
The Mythical Creatures Scavenger Hunt runs from April 15 to May 30 throughout the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture’s four locations. Visitors participating in the self-directed experience follow a provided guide that directs them to specific artifacts. On the third floor of the natural history museum, for example, eagle-eyed participants can find a tapestry of a colorful bird resembling the ancient Greek phoenix. Other creatures on display include a cyclops, mermaid, genie, and centaur.
Adams Seance Society 1
The entrance to Adams House, pictured at night. A few supernaturally-inclined residents have recently started the Adams Seance Society, dedicated to communicating with the spirits that may lurk in the House's walls.
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At the Adams Seance Society's first seance, the members posed questions to potential spirits, listening for taps as answers. According to the society's president, several of the taps were “loud and clear."
A Bloody Affair: Destigmatizing Menstruation at Schlesinger Library
From zines to essays to poetry, the message of Schlesinger Library's "Out For Blood" exhibit remains decisive. Menstruation, Sullivan says, is “not some kind of ailment, but it’s just a part of your life. It’s a healthy, wonderful thing.”
Make & Mend, the 'Art Supply Thrift Store of Your Dreams'
She soon realized her store could solve two problems: meet the need for inexpensive art supplies, as well as reduce the amount of used materials that are tossed in good condition.
