Cambridge Plays at Porter Square and Lesley Art + Design
On Friday, May 6, Cambridge Plays will host an afternoon of family-friendly fun at Porter Square and Lesley University. Cambridge Plays offers free music, dance, yoga and other activities to watch or join in. From April to the end of June, in neighborhoods across Cambridge, enjoy hip-hop, jazz, high-energy bhangra dancing from India or pop-up dance parties that arrive via DJs pedaling a trike music cart. Events are open to all plus fun for all ages and abilities:
Mini Meets at Shapiro Plaza’s “Island”
A pop-up community conversation and exchange that uses sculpture, comedy and history to explore the functionality of public spaces in Porter Square. Add to the contemporary history of Porter Square at this pop-up presented by Lesley Art + Design in partnership with History Cambridge and the Porter Square Neighbors Association.
Vanessa Trien & Jumpin’ Monkeys at Shapiro Family Plaza (1–2:30 p.m.)
See a special, interactive family music performance by Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys. Come dance, sing like a bird, tickle like a tickle monster and jump like a monkey.
Press 304 at Lunder Arts Center (sidewalk and courtyard)
Lesley Art + Design presents free demos, live-action printmaking plus prints for sale made by students in the Printmaking Studio at the Lunder Arts Center. Try printmaking on their portable small press.
Acknowledge + Listen at Lunder Arts Center (Roseland Street gallery windows)
A large-scale photo mural with accompanying podcast "Beyond the Flag" recognizes and honors the ancestral lands of the Massachuset, Nipmuc and Wampanoag Peoples while addressing the larger implications MA state seal, motto and flag told through the perspectives of local and national Indigenous leaders. This mural is presented by Lesley Art + Design at the Lunder Arts Center and the deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum (Lincoln, MA) in partnership with Mass Humanities, the North American Indian Center of Boston plus the Office of Senator Jason Lewis.