Culture | Kendall Square

Mosaic, Not Melting Pot: Fostering True Belonging in the Workplace

Diverse by Design urges organizations not to view true belonging as a melting pot – “like-mindedness through assimilating people’s differences,” but as a mosaic – “like-mindedness through honoring those differences.”...

11:00 AM 4:00 PM – 12:15 PM
5:15 PM

Keep the Festivities Going in KSQ

Last week we reflected on the various and creative ways coworkers were planning holiday celebrations this year. But what happens when that company-sponsored cocktail or dinner party ends and you...

What's New in 2022! From peer learning to interactive community building and culture events, there's something for everyone at KSA this year.

MIT’s Future Founders Initiative: A Conversation with Sangeeta Bhatia

Last week, the MIT Future Founders Initiative sponsored by Northpond Labs announced nine finalists for its prize competition to promote female entrepreneurs in biotech. The program is a partnership between...

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Winter Melodies

Kendall Square Orchestra presents Holiday Harmonies, featuring classical and holiday favorites from a diverse set of seasonal traditions. About this event Kendall Square Orchestra returns to the mall at CambridgeSide...

10:00 AM 3:00 PM – 11:00 AM
4:00 PM

Cold-Weather Bike Tips

Kendall Square is no stranger to healthy and sustainable commutes. This fall, 20% of Kendall employees reported they’re biking or walking to work, according to survey data. As the temperature continues to drop...

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Spotlight Talks: Sreshta Rit Premnath

Join museum educators for a 15-minute conversation to explore current exhibitions, and get deeper insight on the artists behind the work. Spotlight Talks will focus on Sreshta Rit Premnath: Grave/Grove throughout the...

12:30 PM 4:30 PM – 1:00 PM
5:00 PM

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Fictions, Realism, and the Motion Picture Industry

Join artist Andrew Norman Wilson and Film and Media Studies scholar Dr. Joshua Glick for a virtual discussion on how Wilson’s work approaches intersecting histories of image circulation, cinema, and...

12:30 PM 5:30 PM – 1:30 PM
6:30 PM

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Curator Talk: Andrew Norman Wilson

Join exhibition curator, Selby Nimrod for a curator talk of List Projects 23: Andrew Norman Wilson. Wilson is a Los Angeles-based artist who works primarily in moving image and installation, drawing...

7:00 AM 11:00 AM – 8:00 AM
12:00 PM

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Public Program Artist Talk: Sreshta Rit Premnath

Sreshta Rit Premnath creates works in sculpture, video, photography, and installation that draw on the formal legacies of minimalism and conceptualism to think through the politics of boundaries, bodies, and...

1:00 PM 5:00 PM – 2:00 PM
6:00 PM

CONNECTING WITH CAMBRIDGE: Transportation and Sustainability

Here at the KSA, we’re on a journey to understand how best to identify solutions to Kendall’s Greatest Challenges by connecting with our City leaders and the broader Cambridge community....

CONNECTING WITH CAMBRIDGE: Antiracism and STEM Education

Here at the KSA, we’re on a journey to understand how best to identify solutions to Kendall’s Greatest Challenges by connecting with our City leaders and the broader Cambridge community....

Lunch Break: Plant Music

A performance by Cambridge-based sound designer and artist Skooby Laposky. About this event A performance by Cambridge-based sound designer and artist Skooby Laposky. Skooby will play the plants and trees in...

7:15 AM 12:15 PM – 8:00 AM
1:00 PM

SWEAT: African Dance Workout

Cardio, stretches and strength-building through African dance movement with Jean Appolon. About this event This program is presented in collaboration with our friends at The Dance Complex. About this event Get...

1:00 PM 6:00 PM – 2:00 PM
7:00 PM

“A Community Reflects” Unveiling Party!

Unveiling Party! Celebrate the project with friends and neighbors! Music, warm fall beverages, apple cider donuts, good times. About this event “A Community Reflects” Kendall Square Art Activation with artist...

11:30 AM 4:30 PM – 1:30 PM
6:30 PM

SWEAT: Accessible Movement

Edit: This event has been postponed. Join us for a movement class with Ellice Patterson, fully accessible to all. About this event This program is presented in collaboration with our...

1:00 PM 5:00 PM – 2:00 PM
6:00 PM

BMP Sound Bites: Pizza and Latin Jazz

Join us for our BMP Sound Bites on Thursday, October 7th featuring dinner for two and a live Latin jazz quartet on Za-Cambridge’s Patio. About this event Boston Music Project’s...

1:00 PM 5:00 PM – 2:00 PM
6:00 PM

MIT Museum to open new Kendall Square location in Spring 2022

Mary Dumont (Harvest, Cultivar) has launched her plant-based food concept, PlantPub. They will open their doors today at 675 West Kendall Street.

Workers are going back to the office, just not how they expected to

Holiday Gift Boxes from CommonWealth Kitchen

Google will soon be one of the largest tenants in Kendall Square. Here’s what they’re up to

Movie Night: Black Panther

Registration recommended! Click here to register. Wakanda Forever! Join us for a movie under the stars, presented in collaboration with Cambridge Community Television. About this event Arrive and settle in...

1:00 PM 5:00 PM – 4:00 PM
8:00 PM

Lunch Break: MIT Bhangra

Registration recommended! Click here to register Join us for an energetic performance with MIT Bhangra, the celebratory folk dance and music form originating from Punjab, India. About this event MIT...

7:15 AM 11:15 AM – 8:00 AM
12:00 PM

LEAP Lab: "Ada and the Galaxies" Book Release!

Registration recommended! Click here to register Celebrate the release of the first children’s book from MIT Press with playful arts activities and a reading by the author, Alan Lightman. About...

6:00 AM 10:00 AM – 7:00 AM
11:00 AM

A Community Reflects: Unveiling Party!

Unveiling Party! Celebrate the project with friends and neighbors. For this program series, artist Silvia Lopez Chavez is teaming up with MIT to create temporary public art along Main Street...

1:00 PM 5:00 PM – 3:00 PM
7:00 PM

A Community Reflects: Community Painting Day!

Community Painting Day. Paint with Silvia and her team to create the final art installation! For this program series, artist Silvia Lopez Chavez is teaming up with MIT to create...

5:00 AM 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
3:00 PM

A Community Reflects: Ice Cream Party + Photobooth!

Ice Cream Party + Photobooth! Join us for playful outdoor arts activities and an interactive photobooth. Many of the portraits will be included in the artwork! For this program series,...

7:15 AM 11:15 AM – 8:00 AM
12:00 PM

A Community Reflects: Family Ice Cream Party + Photobooth!

Family Ice Cream Party + Photobooth! Playful outdoor arts activities and an interactive photobooth for kids and families. Many of the portraits will be included in the artwork! For this...

6:00 AM 10:00 AM – 7:00 AM
11:00 AM

MISTI Candy Wheel

Spin the wheel and try a piece of candy from a new country! Presented in collaboration with MISTI. Supplies are limited. Keeping us safe: We are following all MIT policies and...

6:30 AM 10:30 AM – 8:00 AM
12:00 PM

Jessie & Katey Mural Unveiling

Please join us for a small outdoor reception celebrating the unveiling of the Jessie & Katey mural on Kendall Plaza in Kendall Square this Wednesday, September 1 from 6:00-7:30PM. Meet...

1:00 PM 5:00 PM – 2:30 PM
6:30 PM

Free Outdoor Fitness Classes

Join Cambridge Athletic Club as they host a month-long series of yoga classes on the Technology Square lawn. Free for all Tech Square tenants and Kendall Square area Masks, social...

12:15 PM
4:15 PM – 11:00 PM

Free Outdoor Fitness Classes

Join Cambridge Athletic Club as they host a month-long series of yoga classes on the Technology Square lawn. Free for all Tech Square tenants and Kendall Square area Masks, social...

12:15 PM
4:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Free Outdoor Fitness Classes

Join Cambridge Athletic Club as they host a month-long series of yoga classes on the Technology Square lawn. Free for all Tech Square tenants and Kendall Square area Masks, social...

12:15 PM
4:15 PM – 4:15 PM

585 Third Street Community Meeting

BioMed Realty is excited to offer another opportunity to share our progress for the future of 585 Third Street at a special community meeting to be held over Zoom at 6:00PM...

1:00 PM
5:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Field of Vision Photography Exhibition by the Photography Resource Center at CambridgeSide

Enjoy the splendor of the countryside through the talented lens of local photographers. CambridgeSide has announced the opening of Field of Vision, an exhibition from the Photographic Resource Center of...

7:00 PM 1:57 PM – 6:59 PM
1:57 PM

Kendall Square Orchestra - Suddenly Spring!

Join the Kendall Square Orchestra on May 22 as they sweeten the spring air with classical and modern music!* * The Kendall Square Orchestra is concerned about your safety,...

3:00 AM 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
4:00 PM

Building AAPI Power

In the past year, hate-fueled violence and discrimination against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities has risen to precipitous heights. In the wake of this anti-Asian hate and inequities...

9:00 AM 1:00 PM – 10:30 AM
2:30 PM

This Way - Summer Series from MIT List Visual Arts Center

MIT List Visual Arts Center has organized This Way, a series of nine artist-designed walks and experiences that offer us diverse points of entry—some intimate explorations of physical embodiment and sensory...

7:00 PM 1:57 PM – 6:59 PM
1:57 PM

This April Vacation Get Ready for Take Off at GoPixelYourself at CambridgeSide

This April School Vacation, buckle up for an adventure like no other at GoPixelYourself (learn more here), an Instagrammable museum featuring a 12-room immersive experience at CambridgeSide (CambridgeSide.com). Jump aboard...

7:00 PM
11:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Virtual Film Screening of "Elder’s Corner: A Musical Voyage of Rediscovery"

From the colorful, celebratory sounds of Juju music to the politicized urgency of Afrobeat, Nigerian musicians have spearheaded some of Africa’s most prominent musical movements. Oftentimes, their work formed the...

12:00 PM
4:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Going Hybrid: Event Planning for a Blended Audience

There is no switch that will turn in-person events back to what they were before. Virtual and in-person are now forever intertwined, and event leaders and organizers need to shift...

6:00 AM 10:00 AM – 7:00 AM
11:00 AM

Immigrant Learning Center presents Immigrant Heroes Award Benefit

Join the Immigrant Heroes Learning Center for a moving and immersive, online event to honor and say thank you to some remarkable Immigrant Heroes in Massachusetts. At times of crisis...

12:30 PM
4:30 PM – 11:00 PM

Black Feminist Praxis

Join YWCA Cambridge as they kick off the first Feminist Roundtable Series of 2021. Speakers include Lisa Owens, Executive Director of The Hyams Foundation and Denise Matthews-Turner, Interim Executive Director...

1:00 PM 5:00 PM – 2:30 PM
6:30 PM

Kendall Orientation - December 3

This interactive presentation highlights the place and perspective that is Kendall by taking you on a virtual walk through its past and present achievements and assets, followed by moderated networking to establish...

7:00 AM 12:00 PM – 8:00 AM
1:00 PM

Kendall Orientation - October 15

This interactive presentation highlights the place and perspective that is Kendall by taking you on a virtual walk through its past and present achievements and assets, followed by moderated networking to establish...

7:00 AM 11:00 AM – 8:00 AM
12:00 PM

Kendall Orientation - September 17

This interactive presentation highlights the place and perspective that is Kendall by taking you on a virtual walk through its past and present achievements and assets, followed by moderated networking to establish...

7:00 AM 11:00 AM – 8:00 AM
12:00 PM

Kendall Orientation - July 23

This interactive presentation highlights the place and perspective that is Kendall by taking you on a virtual walk through its past and present achievements and assets, followed by moderated networking to establish...

7:00 AM 11:00 AM – 8:00 AM
12:00 PM

Kendall Orientation - June 11

This interactive presentation highlights the place and perspective that is Kendall by taking you on a virtual walk through its past and present achievements and assets, followed by moderated networking to establish...

7:00 AM 11:00 AM – 8:00 AM
12:00 PM

American Red Cross Blood Drives this April at CambridgeSide

Giving blood help saves lives. Make an appointment to donate at the American Red Cross blood drives on Tuesday, April 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The drives will be...

6:00 AM 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
3:00 PM

American Red Cross Blood Drives this April at CambridgeSide

Giving blood help saves lives. Make an appointment to donate at the American Red Cross blood drives on Friday, April 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The drives will...

6:00 AM 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
3:00 PM

Max Wasserman Forum: Another World

The 2021 Max Wasserman Forum: Another World brings together artists, educators, and writers at the forefront of discourses on art in the digital realm to share their deep understandings and...

7:00 PM 1:57 PM – 6:59 PM
1:57 PM

Black Owned BOS. Pop-Up Her Story

This Women’s History Month, Black Owned Bos. is celebrating a number of local phenomenal women entrepreneurs through The Making of Her Story. This campaign acknowledges the stories, legacy, and contributions of women...

9:00 AM 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
6:00 PM

Black Owned BOS. Pop-Up Her Story

This Women’s History Month, Black Owned Bos. is celebrating a number of local phenomenal women entrepreneurs through The Making of Her Story. This campaign acknowledges the stories, legacy, and contributions of women...

7:00 AM 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
5:00 PM

Black Owned BOS. Pop-Up Her Story

This Women’s History Month, Black Owned Bos. is celebrating a number of local phenomenal women entrepreneurs through The Making of Her Story. This campaign acknowledges the stories, legacy, and contributions of women...

7:00 AM 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
5:00 PM

CIC Office Yoga: Hips & Lower Back

If you’re sitting for the majority of the day, this series is for you. This class will help offer some relief for the outer hips and lower back, in addition...

10:00 AM
2:00 PM – 2:00 PM

We Are Cambridge: Celebrate with Cambridge Community Foundation

A city of ideas and solutions, Cambridge boasts a long list of imaginative thinkers, writers, artists, innovators, and entrepreneurs who continue to call Cambridge home. This year’s special virtual gathering...

1:00 PM 6:00 PM – 2:00 PM
7:00 PM

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Soul Donation Drive for The Salvation Army in Cambridge

Help those in need this winter by donating soup! Canned and boxed soup donations can be dropped off at World of Beer and CVS at CambridgeSide. The Soup for the...

7:00 PM 1:57 PM – 6:59 PM
1:57 PM

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GoPixelYourself Offers Unique Experience at CambridgeSide

Bring your family or your quarantine pod to visit GoPixelYourself, an ‘Instagrammable museum’ creating an experience for all ages open at CambridgeSide (CambridgeSide.com). GoPixelYourself presents a 12-room immersive experience including...

7:00 PM 1:57 PM – 6:59 PM
1:57 PM

13th Annual Meeting

As we near the point of post-pandemic recovery, we confront The New Kendall Challenge: Using what we’ve learned to make our companies and community better. I hope you’ll join us...

3:00 AM 7:00 AM – 4:30 AM
8:30 AM

Age of Living Machines: A Conversation with Susan Hockfield

You are invited to join Ruth Lehmann, President and Director of the Whitehead Institute, for a series of virtual dialogues with scientific luminaries from academia, and visionary leaders from the...

2:00 PM 7:00 PM – 3:00 PM
8:00 PM

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Cambridge Warm Hearts Warm Feet Sock Drive

Be a #SoleMate and donate socks to help those experiencing homelessness. The Office of Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui is partnering with Vice-Mayor Alanna Mallon, Cambridge City Council, CASPAR & Bay Cove,...

7:00 PM 1:57 PM – 6:59 PM
1:57 PM

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Help your team stay connected and engaged with Private Group Zoom Yoga and Guided Meditation Classes with Healthy Yoga Life.

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Virtual Wine Dinner

We’re back with another Virtual Wine Dinner! We’ll be joined by Truchard Vineyards, via Zoom, for a paired, three-course meal. Guests may choose to join us in our socially-distant dining...

3:00 AM 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
5:00 PM

A Conversation About Equity & Cultural Wealth

Community colleges in Massachusetts educate more students than the rest of the state’s public higher education system combined. Yet, their students are frequently overlooked for internships, which can open doors...

5:00 AM 10:00 AM – 7:00 AM
12:00 PM

Enroot Celebrates Immigrant Leaders

Join us to celebrate the contributions of first and second-generation immigrant leaders in the greater Boston community. The evening will include a performance by U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo followed by a panel...

9:30 AM 1:30 PM – 10:30 AM
2:30 PM

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She+ Geeks Out: November Virtual Happy Hour Sponsored by DraftKings

Please join us for a special night of networking and learning with the lovely folx at DraftKings ! How is this going to work? This will NOT be a Zoom...

7:15 AM 12:15 PM – 9:15 AM
2:15 PM

Cambridge Marriott has reopened its doors on October 2. Their "Commitment to Clean" is their greatest focus and they look forward to reconnecting with the Kendall community in the weeks and months ahead.

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MIT VOTE

The Impact of Your Vote: How your vote up and down the ballot affects the issues you care about It is easy to get discouraged with the presidential election. Join...

9:30 AM 1:30 PM – 10:30 AM
2:30 PM

10 Years of ICW: Reflections and Discussion w/ Special Guest Deval Patrick

Please join us for a live panel with ICW’s founder, Jon Feinman, two of ICW’s original participants/staff, Tyshawn and Reggie, and former Governor Deval Patrick, as we reflect on ICW’s continued evolution...

8:30 AM 12:30 PM – 9:30 AM
1:30 PM

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The Graffito Podcast

Tracy Chang of Pagu explains why she might not open her dining room this winter, Nolan DeCoster from Toast talks about a collaboration with Kendall Square businesses, and Thistle & Leek’s Kate and Trevor Smith explain...

Voter Registration Drive

On Wednesday, October 14th, CIC Cambridge will host a Voter Registration Drive on their beautiful and expansive new outdoor patio at One Broadway! Stop by anytime between 10 am and...

1:00 AM 5:00 AM – 9:00 AM
1:00 PM

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Virtual Gallery exhibition: Blood and Ink

The Multicultural Arts Center proudly presents Sylvia Stagg-Giuliano’s current work in the exhibit Blood and Ink. Artwork will be on display through the Art Center’s Virtual Gallery until October 30,...

3:00 PM 1:57 PM – 2:59 PM
1:57 PM

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MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

MIT is hosting a community meeting on its Schwarzman College of Computing project on Vassar Street. Please join us if you’re interested to learn more about this proposed new building....

10:00 AM 2:00 PM – 11:00 AM
3:00 PM

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Dinner & Jazz Night on the Patio!

Za-Cambridge pairs pizza with live jazz on Thursday, October 1st! Entertainment will be provided by a quartet of professional teaching artists from the Boston Music Project, formerly the Josiah Quincy...

8:00 AM 12:00 PM – 10:00 AM
2:00 PM

She+ Geeks Out Power Up: Up Your Strategic Game

You’ll learn what it means to be strategic, how that affects your career progression and how you can overcome some common barriers. About this Event One of the most significant...

8:00 AM 12:00 PM – 10:00 AM
2:00 PM

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She+ Geeks Out: October Virtual Happy Hour Sponsored by Buildium

Come join us for a fun evening of networking with kind humans! About this Event Please join us for a special night of networking and learning with the lovely folx...

8:00 AM 12:00 PM – 10:00 AM
2:00 PM

She+ Votes Out: VP Debate Watch Party

Please join us for a special night of watching the Vice Presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence live, with the She+ Geeks Out Community. We’ll also be volunteering...

11:00 AM 3:00 PM – 1:30 PM
5:30 PM

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A Very Vegan Dinner

We are excited to be hosting a special and exclusive dinner at our Kendall Square location: A Very Vegan Dinner. With the current state of affairs, we are limiting seatings...

9:00 AM 1:00 PM – 11:00 AM
3:00 PM

TargetCancer Foundation Virtual Gala for Rare Cancers

Join us at 7:30pm EST on Thursday, September 24, 2020 Tune in for an exciting 30-minute program hosted by special guest Vanessa Welch, Evening Anchor, Boston 25 News Special Host...

10:30 AM 2:30 PM – 12:00 PM
4:00 PM

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Arts on the Radar

Put the arts on your radar! You’re invited to join us online to learn more about a range of arts-related topics, spanning the myriad opportunities for making, learning, and experiencing the arts...

10:00 AM 2:00 PM – 12:30 PM
4:30 PM

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2020 Visions, Day 2

SCIENCE with/in/sight: 2020 Visions Tuesday, September 22 and Thursday, September 24 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EDT on Zoom Join us on September 22 & 24 for a two-part virtual celebration...

3:00 AM 7:00 AM – 4:00 AM
8:00 AM

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2020 Visions

SCIENCE with/in/sight: 2020 Visions Tuesday, September 22 and Thursday, September 24 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EDT on Zoom Join us on September 22 & 24 for a two-part virtual celebration...

3:00 AM 7:00 AM – 4:00 AM
8:00 AM

STEPtember

Looking for a bright spot in your day or your month? Sign up for STEPtember — an inclusive, virtual event that welcomes all abilities and challenges you to take the...

11:00 PM 3:00 AM – 8:00 AM
12:00 PM

MassBioEd's 2020 Comedy Classic

MassBioEd’s 2020 Comedy Classic features comedic stars Jimmy Tingle and Corey Rodrigues. We invite you to kick back, relax, and enjoy an afternoon show of live entertainment on September 17th!...

6:30 AM
10:30 AM – 10:30 AM

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Rosé Rumble at The Lexington

Rosé Rumble, a staple event of Puritan & Co’s summer programming has a different spin on it this year! We’re popping up at The Lexington, located within Cambridge Crossing, and...

5:00 AM 9:00 AM – 7:00 AM
11:00 AM

The Future of Working with Limited Childcare

Covid-19 has created many challenges but the biggest question on every organization’s mind right now is: How do we support caregivers and create a culture that normalizes the need to...

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Za Dinner & Jazz Night on the Patio!

Dinner for Two and Live Jazz on Za-Cambridge’s Socially-Distanced Patio! Za-Cambridge pairs pizza with live jazz music on Thursday, September 3rd! Entertainment will be provided by a live jazz trio...

8:00 AM 12:00 PM – 11:00 AM
3:00 PM

Q&A with Scientists and Producer/Director of Controversy to Cure

Plus, join us for a special virtual Q&A on Tuesday, August 25 at 8pm EST featuring Joe McMaster (Producer and Director) and the following scientists: David Baltimore (Founding Director, Whitehead Institute for Biological...

11:00 AM 3:00 PM – 12:00 PM
4:00 PM

Virtual Screening: Controversy to Cure

Through our Virtual Screening Room, you can rent films curated by the Coolidge team, while helping to support the Coolidge during this unprecedented time. From Controversy to Cure is a documentary...

8:00 AM 12:00 PM – 9:30 AM
1:30 PM

2020 Impact Breakfast, Re-Imagined!

The Breakfast is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we count on you to help us raise at least $500,000 to fulfill our commitments to our grantees. We stood with...

11:00 PM 3:00 AM – 12:00 AM
4:00 AM

Breath of Fresh Air - Free virtual fitness & wellness classes

Join us for a virtual version of this year’s Breath of Fresh Air program! Registration is free and open to the public. Although we won’t be gathering in person this...

12:00 AM 4:00 AM – 12:00 PM
4:00 PM

Breath of Fresh Air - Free virtual fitness & wellness classes

Join us for a virtual version of this year’s Breath of Fresh Air program! Registration is free and open to the public. Although we won’t be gathering in person this...

12:00 AM 4:00 AM – 12:00 PM
4:00 PM

Breath of Fresh Air - Free virtual fitness & wellness classes

Join us for a virtual version of this year’s Breath of Fresh Air program! Registration is free and open to the public. Although we won’t be gathering in person this...

12:00 AM 4:00 AM – 12:00 PM
4:00 PM

Breath of Fresh Air - Free virtual fitness & wellness classes

Join us for a virtual version of this year’s Breath of Fresh Air program! Registration is free and open to the public. Although we won’t be gathering in person this...

12:00 AM 4:00 AM – 12:00 PM
4:00 PM

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