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Workshops & Classes

Free Rock Climbing

Free Rock Climbing

November 9 at 5:30pm +25

Central Rock Gym - Cambridge · Cambridge Highlands • Free

Always wanted to try climbing? This free weekly intro class gets first-timers on the wall with zero pressure: learn the basics, build confidence, then keep climbing as long as you like.

Queer Line & Partner Dancing

Queer Line & Partner Dancing

November 9 at 7:30pm +4

Club Café · Back Bay • Free

Rooted in the welcoming spirit of the local LGBTQ+ country western scene, this free event in the Moonshine Room at Club Café invites dancers of all experience levels to learn old and new line and partner dances.

Free Rock Climbing- Central Rock Cambridge

Free Rock Climbing- Central Rock Cambridge

November 9 at 10:30pm +46

Central Rock Gym - Cambridge · Cambridge Highlands • Free

Try climbing without spending a dime. This weekly intro class teaches wall basics and movement, then sets you loose to keep climbing on your own.

Haitian Folkloric Dance

Haitian Folkloric Dance

November 10 at 7:30pm +3

Jean Appolon Expressions Dance Center · Roxbury

Move to the pulse of live drumming in this weekly Haitian Folkloric class. Through powerful Kongo, Ibo, and Yanvalou movements, you'll breathe, release, and reconnect in a joyful, healing community space.

Performances

Mom’s 90th Birthday Cabaret starring The Anastasio Sisters!

Mom’s 90th Birthday Cabaret starring The Anastasio Sisters!

November 10 at 6:30pm

Club Café · Back Bay • no cover

Against all odds, Jenny turns 90 this November, inspiring sisters Valerie and Veronica to mount a musical cabaret at Club Café traversing nine decades of her life with Broadway and jazz standards.

The Wash

The Wash

November 8 at 2pm +4

The Wimberly Theatre · South End

Inspired by the 1881 Atlanta Washerwomen’s Strike, Kelundra Smith's play follows a shared laundry co-op where Black washerwomen organize for fair wages and dignity, transforming everyday labor into collective resistance.

Lucy Darling: The More the Merrier

Lucy Darling: The More the Merrier

November 13 at 7:30pm

Boch Center Wang Theatre · Downtown

Carisa Hendrix stars as socialite and cocktail enthusiast Lucy Darling in this touring variety show, sharing the stage for the first time with piano improviser TJ Shanoff and multi-instrumentalist Mark Ettinger at the Boch Center Wang Theatre.

Le Porteur d'Histoire

Le Porteur d'Histoire

Nov. 14 & Nov. 15 at 12:30am

The Wimberly Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion · South End

On a rainy night in the Ardenne forest, a burial opens a handwritten notebook that pulls searching characters into a dizzying quest across continents. Audiences attend the multi-Molière Award-winning French play at the Wimberly Theatre, performed in French with English captions.

Concerts

George Clanton

George Clanton

November 9 at 7pm

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens · Allston

Doors open at 7:00 PM and the show begins at 8:00 PM for this all-ages concert featuring George Clanton at Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens.

Hiss Golden Messenger

Hiss Golden Messenger

November 9 at 8pm

The Sinclair · Harvard Square

Hiss Golden Messenger stops at The Sinclair for the I'm People Tour, featuring Sam Amidon on a Monday evening. Doors open for the all-ages show at seven o'clock.

Troy Roberts Quartet

Troy Roberts Quartet

November 9 at 7:30pm

Arrow Street Arts, Inc · Riverside

The Troy Roberts Quartet brings their jazz sound to Cambridge for a single evening performance. Catch the group live at Arrow Street Arts for this scheduled date.

Jerry Bergonzi Quartet

Jerry Bergonzi Quartet

November 9 at 8:30pm +25

The Lilypad · Inman Square

A master saxophonist in a room the size of a shoebox: Jerry Bergonzi brings his quartet and decades of bebop chops to the Lilypad for an evening of knotty arrangements and loose improvisation. Seated, intimate, built for listening.

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Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 PM

Live Music at Wally's Café Jazz Club

Wally's Cafe Jazz Club · Roxbury

Free

Sun, Nov 15 · 8:00 PM

Sunday Sessions

The Cantab Lounge · Riverside

Free

Sun, Nov 15 · 10:00 PM

Sunday Night Live Music at Highland Kitchen

Highland Kitchen · Spring Hill

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

McCarthys Cambridge Irish Session

McCarthy's & Toad · North Cambridge

$$

Sat, Nov 14 · 7:30 PM

Chinese Calligraphy Workshop

Mosaic Art Studio Brighton Pop Up · Brighton

Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM

Live Music at Capo

Capo Restaurant & Supper Club · South Boston

Free

Sun, Nov 15 · 5:30 PM

Sinatra Sunday Dinner and a Show

Capo Restaurant & Supper Club · South Boston

$$

Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 PM

Jam Sessions

Wally's Café Jazz Club · Roxbury

Free

Sun, Nov 15 · 7:30 PM

Blues of Sunday with Bruce Bears & Friends

Beehive Restaurant · South End

$$

Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM

Wicked (Touring)

Citizens Opera House · Downtown

$53.50

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

Live traditional Irish music sessions at McCarthy's

McCarthy's · North Cambridge

$$

Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 PM

Night Sets

Wally's Cafe Jazz Club · Roxbury

Free

Sun, Nov 15 · 10:00 PM

Sunday Night Live music

Highland Kitchen · Spring Hill

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM

Live Music at Mastro's Ocean Club | Seaport

Mastro's Boston · D Street / West Broadway

$$$$

Sun, Nov 15 · 7:30 PM

Comedy at The 88 Club

The 88 Club · Back Bay

Free

Sun, Nov 15 · 5:30 PM

Sinatra Sunday

Capo Restaurant & Supper Club · South Boston

Free

Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM

Wicked

Citizens Opera House · Downtown

Sun, Nov 15 · 7:30 PM

Free Comedy Night

The 88 Club · Back Bay

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

McCarthy's Irish Music

McCarthy's & Toad · North Cambridge

$$

Sun, Nov 15 · 7:00 PM

JP Line Dancing at Ned Devine ’s

Ned Devine's · Downtown

$$

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

Four-Handed Illusions: Boston's Magic & Comedy Show

Hampshire House · Beacon Hill

Sun, Nov 15 · 8:00 PM

Sunday Line Dancing at Loretta's

Loretta's Last Call · West Fens

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

617 Country Line Dancing at Hennessy’s

Hennessy’s Bar · Downtown

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:30 PM

Monday Comedy Nights at Lucky's

Lucky's Lounge · Fort Point

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

Queer Line and Partner Dancing

The Hennessy's · Downtown

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

Capoeira class in Somerville

Dance Union Studio · Prospect Hill

$15

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

West Coast Swing Training

Arts at the Armory · Powder House Square

Mon, Nov 9 · 5:30 PM

Sketchbook Explorations Online

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · Fenway–Kenmore

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

Drag Bingo

Club Café · Back Bay

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

McCarthys Irish Session

McCarthy's & Toad · North Cambridge

$$

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM

Peer-Led Mandarin Conversation Circle

Chinatown Branch of the Boston Public Library · Downtown

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

Movie Night on The Green: Surf's Up

Time Out Market Boston · Fenway–Kenmore

$$

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:30 PM

Free Comedy Show at Lucky’s Lounge

Lucky's Lounge · Fort Point

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:00 PM

Saborcito: Salsa & Bachata Dancing

The Anchor · Charlestown

$0

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM

Somerville Stitch Club

Somerville Public Library West Branch · Tufts

Mon, Nov 9 · 8:30 PM

Monday Night Folk Music Open Mic

The Cantab Lounge · Riverside

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 8:00 PM

Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra in Concert

Berklee Performance Center · Back Bay

Mon, Nov 9 · 8:00 PM

I’m Right Drag Trivia Night

Roxy's Arcade · Cambridgeport

$$

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM

Major Mondays

The Liberty, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Boston · West End

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:10 PM

Beginner/Intermediate Adult Hip Hop Dance Class at Urbanity Dance!

Urbanity Dance HQ · South End

$30

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:30 PM

I'm Right" Drag Trivia Night

Roxy's Arcade · Cambridgeport

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

617 Country Line Dancing

Hennessy’s Bar · Downtown

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

Capoeira class

Dance Union Studio · Prospect Hill

$15

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

Partner Swing Dancing

Loretta's Last Call · West Fens

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 8:00 PM

Live Music at Remnant Satellite

Remnant Satellite · Wellington-Harrington

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:30 PM

"I'm Right" Drag Trivia Night

Roxy's Arcade · Cambridgeport

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:00 PM

Saborcito at The Anchor Salsa & Bachata

The Anchor · Charlestown

$$

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM

Bachata Fundamentals

Cambridge Athletic Club · East Cambridge

$25

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:30 PM

I'm Right Drag Trivia Night

Roxy's Arcade · Cambridgeport

$$

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:10 PM

Beginner/Intermediate Adult Hip Hop Dance Class

Urbanity Dance HQ · South End

$30

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM

Figure Drawing

Artisans Asylum · Lower Allston

$30

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

Partner Swing Dancing at Loretta's

Loretta's Last Call · West Fens

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

Weekly Queer Line & Partner Dancing

Hennessy’s Bar · Downtown

$$

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:30 PM

Monday Night Hoedown

Beehive Restaurant · South End

$$

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