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Enjoy live music, family-friendly activities, and two opportunities to see BANDALOOP's dancers perform! FREE & OPEN TO ALL Subscribe to The Platform e-list for the latest updates.

Enjoy live music, family-friendly activities, and two opportunities to see BANDALOOP's dancers perform! FREE & OPEN TO ALL Subscribe to The Platform e-list for the latest updates.
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Weaving workshop with Choctaw‑Apache tribal member Katherine Santos teaches foundational techniques and storytelling in the Curious George Room, Main Library, for ages 5–11.
K‑12 students and Longy graduate musicians perform together in a backstage‑style concert at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, free with advance registration.
Boston uilleann pipers perform together at Toad to celebrate International Uilleann Piping Day.
Hatha yoga class accompanied by live music at The Lilypad, Cambridge, $20‑25 at the door or $15 for students and seniors.
Live acoustic guitar music and rhythm instrument play engage kids with scarves, original songs and familiar favorites in a 45‑minute interactive show, for ages 0–4 with a caregiver.
Morning of singing, dancing, and story sharing at Boudreau Branch, with music and movement for ages 5 and under.
Ruth & Ben String Band performs Americana tunes at Satellite with local music and great beer.
Spectacular outdoor vertical dance by BANDALOOP kicks off the Platform Grand Opening at Takeda Theater.
Hervé Koubi’s Sol Invictus premieres at Takeda Theater, blending contemporary movement, capoeira, and urban dance in gravity‑defying choreography.
Le Vent du Nord performs hard‑driving, soulful francophone Celtic folk with vocals, fiddle, hurdy‑gurdy, guitar, accordion, and foot percussion at Somerville Theatre.
Bob Bradshaw Band revives classic Toad sounds in an intimate, front‑porch style set at Toad.
Sitar maestro Niladri Kumaar presents The Space Between the Notes, a live recording of his partnership with the late Zakir Hussain performed in Mumbai, at Sanders Theatre.