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🌱 Patch AM: Where and when you can give blood in Cambridge this weekend
Also, don't miss 5 Keys to Buying a Home on the Cambridge Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Where and when you can give blood in Cambridge this weekend
- How a new show keeps Tom Lehrer’s Cambridge legacy alive
Also on today's calendar: 5 Keys to Buying a Home and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Cambridgefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Cambridgefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 29 and low of 20 degrees.
- Saturday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 31, low: 23.
- Sunday: A little morning snow, with a high of 29 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Give blood: Medical treatments don't take a holiday (localheadlinenews.com) — Cambridge residents have two nearby chances to donate blood this week, with Red Cross drives at Harvard University on Jan. 2 and Reservoir Church on Jan. 3. The organization says winter travel and weather can strain supplies, and is offering thank-you gifts and a Super Bowl trip sweepstakes to encourage donations across the region. 
• Review: Bobby Underwood Is Hilarious in THANK YOU, TOM LEHRER at City Winery (broadwayworld.com) — Tom Lehrer’s long connection to Cambridge, where he died in 2025, underpins a new tribute show that revels in his sharp, Harvard-era wit. A reviewer praises Bobby Underwood and Zalmen Mlotek’s lively City Winery performance and notes the production will return in February before heading to Boston, keeping Lehrer’s Cambridge-rooted legacy in the spotlight for local fans.
📸 Around Cambridge
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cambridge
★ Featured events ★
- 5 Keys to Buying a Home
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
6:30 pm - Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session
Virtual,
7:00 pm - Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'Patron Lobkowitz'
Friends Meeting At Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge
7:00 pm
Tuesday January 6
Thursday January 8
Saturday January 10
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Other local events
- Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays)
The Historic Windsor Inn, 85 Windsor Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
6:00 pm - Big Free Admission Sports Card & Pokemon Show
Solomon Pond Mall , 601 Donald Lynch Blvd , Marlboro
10:00 am - Saturday Storytime at West
West Branch , 40 College Ave , Somerville
11:00 am - Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Saturdays)
The Historic Windsor Inn, 85 Windsor Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
11:00 am - Relax & DeStress with a refreshing sound bath @ the Arlington Center
369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA, 02474
4:00 pm - Bonsai Bar Workshop at Farthest Star Sake
Farthest Star Sake , 120 N Meadows Rd , Medfield
12:00 pm - Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Sundays)
The Historic Windsor Inn, 85 Windsor Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
3:00 pm - Bonsai Bar Workshop at Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. - Fenway
Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. - Fenway, 1 David Ortiz Dr, Boston, MA 02215
7:00 pm - 2026 Discover Boating New England Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive
415 Summer St , Boston
12:00 pm
Friday January 2
Saturday January 3
Sunday January 4
Monday January 5
Wednesday January 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Gato Exotico Now Open at CambridgeSide —L.Leary Read on Patch
- Sorry had to repost this !!!!!!
I want to wish my family friends, neighbors, Near, and far a very Happy New Year. I pray that 2026, Brings you love, joy, peace, happiness and good… (Nextdoor Strawberry Hill)
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🗞 Nearby News
Somerville
- Suspected Dirty Dealings at the Somerville Community Corporation (thesomervillenewsweekly.blog)
- Somerville Launching Mattress Disposal Program In The New Year (patch.com)
- Thank you, Somerville, It's Been an Honor and a Privilege (thesomervilletimes.com)
Watertown
- WEEKEND FUN: Guitarist Performs, Inauguration, Tour of Mt. Auburn Cemetery, New Movie (watertownmanews.com)
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