Posts Tagged ‘2017 What Does Cambridge Make’
Wicked Local: Cambridge Historical Society announces theme for fall symposium
October 1, 2017 “The Cambridge Historical Society recently announced ‘Made in Cambridge: What’s Happening in Kendall Square?’ as the theme of its second fall symposium, held over two evenings. The first event, titled ‘Why Here?’ will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Cambridge Public Library. The second ‘What’s Next?ΩΩ‘ will…
Read MoreCambridge Day: Historical Society’s Kendall Square events to look at what made it happen, what’s next
September 30, 2017 By Marc Levy “Biotech has helped transform Kendall Square into what’s been called ‘the most innovative square mile on the planet’ – but, well, why? Why here and not somewhere else? And what’s next? “The Cambridge Historical Society asks these question at two free events in October, starting with Monday’s ‘Why Here?’…
Read More10/02/17: Past — “Why Here?” – The first installment of the 2017 Fall Symposium
Update – watch the event: Our 2017 Symposium’s theme is “Made in Cambridge: What’s Happening in Kendall Square?” On Monday, October 2nd at the Cambridge Public Library, we held the first part of our 2017 Fall Symposium: “Why Here?” Our moderator was Henrietta Davis, former Mayor of Cambridge, and our speakers were Sam Lipson, Director…
Read MorePast “What’s Next?” – The second installment of the 2017 Fall Symposium
Our 2017 Symposium’s theme is “Made in Cambridge: What’s Happening in Kendall Square?” Join us on Wednesday, October 18th at Google Cambridge for the second part of our 2017 Fall Symposium: “What’s Next?” Our Moderator is Mimi Graney, and our speakers are David Sun Kong from the Community Biotechnology Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, Abbie…
Read MorePast “Apothecary Now: A look inside the medicine cabinet” History Café
Join us Wednesday, 9/27/17 at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals for a peek inside yesterday’s and today’s medicine cabinet with Rachel Meyers from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Robert Skenderian of Skenderian Apothecary. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is located at 300 Third St., Cambridge, MA 02142. Click here to buy tickets Check back soon for more updates.
Read MorePast “Whose Kendall?” History Café and Self-Guided Tour
Join us Tuesday, 9/12/17 at Cambridge Brewing Company for a Self-Guided Tour & Talk about this dramatically changing neighborhood of Cambridge with Daniel Berger-Jones from Cambridge Historical Tours and Peter Abair from Mass Bio. Cambridge Brewing Company is located at 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139. Click here to buy tickets Check back soon for…
Read MoreSelf-Guided Tour: Clay, Bricks, Dump, Park: A Tour of North Cambridge
This tour begins with glacial time – 10,000 years ago when ice left behind vast deposits of clay in North Cambridge, then fast-forwards 9,800 years to the neighborhood’s brickmaking heyday, and the dump left in its wake. Clay shaped one of Cambridge’s biggest industries, and the lives of North Cantabrigians for generations. Take a walk through North Cambridge to find out how.
Read MorePast ”History Café & Walking Tour – Clay, Bricks, Dump, Park: A Walking Tour & Talk of North Cambridge”
DIY: You can download a PDF of this walking tour here and follow along with Joe Galusha’s audio commentary below: Thursday, July 13, 2017, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT As glaciers retreated from the North American continent 10,000 years ago, they left behind vast deposits of clay in North Cambridge. Roughly 9,800 years later,…
Read MorePast History Café – “Common Goods” History Café and Workshop
Thursday, June 15, 2017 6-7pm: “Common Goods” Workshop (Cambridge Arts) Free. Location: Cambridge Common, at the Main Plaza / Civil War Monument Demonstration and performance by artists Allison Smith & Judith Leeman. Free. How do common American crafts such as the Windsor chair inform the common good? Can they point us to a future “commons”…
Read MorePast History Café – Candy, Soap, or Beer? The Working Life in The Port Neighborhood of Cambridge
Tuesday, 05/09/17, 5:30–8:00pm 5:30–6:30pm Walking Tour:Tour The Port with Marian Darlington-Hope; focusing on the manufacturing history, and workers’ lives in The Port, through time. Tour starts in front of Lamplighter Brewing Company at 5:30pm sharp. Please show up by 5:25. 6:45–8:00pm History Café:Cayla Marvil will tell Lamplighter’s story of making beer in Cambridge today. Learn…
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