Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Community Art Center was founded in 1937 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [5] [6] It was first in the Newtowne Court housing development block in 1942, which had just been recently completed. [7] [8] [9] In 1996, students from the art center founded the first Do It Your Own Damn Self film festival. [9]
Out of Town News Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts Broad Institute, Community Charter School of Cambridge opens in 2004. 2004 Broad Institute, Community Charter School of Cambridge, [133] and ActBlue (nonprofit) [134] established. MIT's Stata Center built. Sister city relationship established with Southwark, London, England. [105]
Since 1998, the Head of the Charles Regatta's Charity Program has generated over $1,000,000 for its official charities, which include Cambridge Community Foundation and Community Rowing, Inc. The Charity Program allows competitors to gain an automatic entry into the Regatta in exchange for raising $1250 per person, per entry.
In June 2022, she sponsored the first ever Juneteenth Parade in collaboration with the Cambridge Families of Color Coalition. [45] In October 2022, she hosted a city wide Diwali event that featured performances from local artists. In December 2022, she raised $50,000 in gift cards from the community and local businesses to distribute to residents.
It is currently the only independent cinema operated in the city of Cambridge. The Brattle continues to screen an eclectic mix of foreign, arthouse, and "recent rave" films. Ongoing events include, but are not limited to, the Schlock Around the Clock series, the Bugs Bunny Film Festival, the Art House Auction, the Oscar Party, and the Watch-a-thon.
Cambridge has a large and varied collection of permanent public art, on both city property, managed by the Cambridge Arts Council, [113] Community Art Center, [114] and the Harvard [115] and MIT [116] campuses.
Cambridge University Punting Society, the oldest and largest extant punting society in the world. Cambridge University Railway Club, railway and transport enthusiast society. Cambridge University Science Fiction Society (CUSFS), known as one of the likely creators of The Game. Jómsborg the New - the Fantasy Fiction Society, and subset of CUSFS
Portland Stage & Bar - Upcoming local musicians, named due to the community support provided by the Portland Arms bar. Revolting Youth - Under 18s bands and youth talent. Shady Nasties / Rebel Love - Ska, Punk, Funk, Rock, Alternative, Drum and Bass. Cambridge 105 Radio - Local musicians and a few radio presenters from Cambridge 105 Radio