WEEKEND SPOTLIGHT

Friday March 13th

Custom Leatherworking Class @ CanalSide Food + Drink, Cambridge — Learn beginner leathercraft while designing a custom leather koozie from scratch, using tools to cut, punch, dye, and weave the leather before personalizing it with quotes or patterns—ticket includes a drink from the bar | $55 • 6–7:30PM

Spells, Spirits & Scribes Tarot & Writing Workshop @ Bow Market, Somerville — A seasonal writing workshop where tarot becomes the prompt: pull cards like the Wheel of Fortune and Ace of Swords, reflect on their symbolism, and translate intuition into poetry through guided writing exercises | $50 • 6–8:30PM

Adult Night: Renaissance Faire @ LEGO Discovery Center Boston, Somerville — Adult night take over the LEGO Discovery Center for a playful after-hours event packed with build competitions, interactive challenges, photo ops with LEGO characters, and plenty of brick-powered nostalgia | $20 • 7–9:30PM

Live Art Battle Boston @ Lamplighter Brewing Co. CX, Cambridge — Watch painters race the clock as artists create original works live on stage in timed rounds, transforming blank canvases into finished pieces while the crowd circles the easels, votes for the winner, and bids on the freshly painted work during the closing auction, get there early for a front row seat | $23 • 7–10PM

Detention: Standup Comedy Show & $4 Drinks @ Goofs, Somerville — A weekend stand-up comedy show with secret lineups featuring touring comedians and rising local comics alongside a $4 drink menu | $30+ • Multiple shows including on Saturday

THE STOOP’S PICK

Saturday March 14th

Kick Off to Spring Festival @ First Street Market, Cambridge — A seasonal market welcoming warmer days with 15+ local vendors bringing fresh goods, small-batch products, and neighborhood finds to the plaza as spring produce season returns | FREE • 11AM–3PM

St. Patrick’s Celebration at Bow Market @ Bow Market, Somerville — Bow Market’s courtyard goes full green with a family-friendly St. Patrick’s celebration featuring live music, face painting, yard games, and plenty of food and drinks from market vendors throughout the afternoon | FREE • 12–5PM

Wii Sports League @ Lamplighter Brewing CX, Cambridge — Lamplighter’s taproom turns into a Wii Sports arena with rotating weekly competitions—bowling, tennis, and more as players step up to claim the unofficial title of East Cambridge Wii Sports Champion | FREE • 2-5PM

Midnight Mega Sesh Rock Climbing & Movie Night @ Central Rock Gym, Cambridge — A members-only late-night gym hang with classic Dosagefilms from the golden era of climbing looping overhead while climbers project routes lounge in the movie zone and grab pizza so if you’ve been thinking about joining this is a good night for it | 7PM–12AM

The Swamp: A Dance Party @ Remnant Brewing, Somerville — A swamp-themed late-night dance party bringing ogre-coded chaos, fairytale nonsense, and big green beats to Remnant’s dance floor, costumes encouraged, dignity optional | FREE • 9PM

LoveStrukk Indoors Dance Party @ American Legion, Cambridge — The 10th anniversary of LoveStrukk brings a stacked all-female DJ lineup and a packed dancefloor with creative dress encouraged plus a playful bead system that signals whether you’re here to flirt meet people or just dance | $25 • 9PM–2AM

Sunday March 15th 

St. Pat’s Fun Run @ Bow Market, Somerville — Remnant Brewing Run Club and Saus host a St. Patrick’s group run with 10:30AM coffee check-in and shamrock bib decorating before the 11:30AM start followed by a drink, specialty baked potato from Saus, and a beer garden hang with live music, raffles, and yard games; follow along on Strava | $25 • 11:30AM-3PM

Cooking Class: Sushi Making 101 @ Lamplighter Brewing CX, Cambridge — Learn the basics of sushi rolling in a guided cooking class covering rice seasoning, nori handling, and roll structure while preparing a few classic sushi favorites and leaving with practical techniques to level up your home cooking, only a couple of spots left| $60 • 4–6PM

March Movie Night: Sinners + The Oscars @ Lamplighter CX, Cambridge — A taproom screening of the Oscar-nominated action-horror film Sinners with popcorn and kettle corn available plus beer specials before sticking around after the movie for the Oscars broadcast in the front taproom | FREE • 6–8PM

Oscars Viewing Party @ Upstairs at Bow Market, Somerville — Watch the Oscars on the big screen with snacks games and a Walk of Fame plus prizes for best outfit turning Upstairs at Bow into a full awards night hang with drink specials and non-alcoholic options available | $20 • 6:15PM

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