Things to do this week…
Monday, June 20
Noon to 4 p.m. “Grown Up Study Hall” at Democracy Center
45 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge. Meet organizers, artists, students, movers and shakers in Greater Boston for “short goal setting exercise then check in with each other halfway through. We’ll have space for quiet work as well as work that requires talking, playing music, etc.”
6 p.m. “Cardboard Explosion” by Brad Shur of Puppet Showplace Theater at Capuano Field (aka Glen Park), Somerville.
Tuesday, June 21
11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Make Music Boston, more than 60 free outdoor musical events across the city.
7 p.m. Lizard Lounge at 1667 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, holds a party to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
7 p.m. “The State Of Live Music In Boston” discussion series continues with a forum on “venue and artist relationships” at iZotope, 60 Hampshire St., Cambridge.
Wednesday, June 22
6:30 p.m. Boston Lgbtqia Artist Alliance hosts a solidarity gathering “to share each other’s company and reflect in the aftermath of last weekend’s events in Orlando.” In Jamaica Plain, Boston.
9 p.m. What Cheer? Brigade, Mal Devia and Malportado Kids perform their music at AS220, 115 Empire St, Providence.
Thursday, June 23
Noon. “End Solitary Confinement” public action organized by Coalition for Effective Public Safety. Begins at main entrance of Boston’s South Station, at the intersection of Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue. “We’ll be chalking at South Station, through Dewey Square towards Downtown Crossing & Park T stops solitary confinement facts to raise awareness about solitary confinement.”
Noon. “Wage Theft Worker Speak Out” organized by Community Labor United at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Workers “share their stories about how the wage theft epidemic has impacted our lives.”
5 p.m. to 11 p.m. the next day. Bert Crenca’s 30 Hour Doodling Maraton at As220 Black Box, 95 Empire St., Providence.
Friday, June 24
4:45 p.m. Gloucester’s 89th annual St. Peter’s Fiesta (pictured at top) opens with the greasy pole contest, followed by a parade and opening ceremonies. The Italian Catholic fishing festival continues with a carnival and sporting events on Saturday and Sunday, plus a parade at noon Sunday.
5 to 10 p.m. Ocean State BBQ Festival at the Steel Yard, 27 Sims Ave., Providence. Again on June 25 from noon to 10 p.m.
7 to 11 p.m. City Dance Party with DJ music in front of Cambridge City Hall at 796 Massachusetts Ave. Free.
7 p.m. Commedia dell’Arte performed in the newly renovated Italian Garden at the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich. Repeats at 7 p.m. June 25.
8 p.m. Boston band Quilt performs their pyschedelic indie rock music at The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Cambridge.
Saturday, June 25
10 a.m. Sea Creature Parade in Wickford (part of North Kingston), Rhode Island. Begins at the town dock on Main Street to Brown Street, over Hussey Bridge, to Beach Street. Ends at the town beach where the New England Quahog Festival will begin.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Melrose Urban Farms Tour.
11 to 6 p.m. Pokemon Picnic at Boston Common, hosted by the New England Cosplay Community.
11 to 8 p.m. Boston JerkFest food festival at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkeley St., Boston.
Noon. North Shore Pride Parade in Salem.
Noon to 2 p.m. “Flavor Lounge”: Somali Shawarma with Nimco Mahamud-Hassan at PA’s Lounge, 345 Somerville Ave, Somerville. Hosted by the Somerville Arts Council.
1 to 4 p.m. New England-made Comic and Zine Fair at the Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston.
1 p.m. “Civil War Sewing Session I: Intro to Undergarments” at Sewfisticated Fabrics, 136 Howard St., Framingham. “First of a series of three day-long sessions that will help a beginner make a ballgown suitable for our most formal 1860s balls.”
7 p.m. “Midsummer Masquerade” at Oakes Ames Memorial Hall, 3 Barrows St., North Easton, Mass. “The Faerie King & Queen of the Summer Court invite you to attend a wondrous event in celebration of the high summer holiday of Solstice.”
7:30 p.m. “Girls Rock Campaign Boston Goes Supahsonic Fundraiser,” a night of experimental, improvisational and electronic noises, at Industry Lab, 288 Norfolk St., Cambridge.
Sunday, June 26
9 a.m. “Tour de Hives.” Bike tour of bee keeping hives in Somerville, Medford sand Malden.
10 a.m. Urban Nature Walk at Savin Hill Beach, Boston.
12:35 to 3 p.m. NH PoutineFest, a celebration of the French-Canadian cuisine, at 1 Line Drive, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Monday, June 27
7 p.m. Liz Nofziger
speaks about her efforts as the Brookline Public Library artist in residence at Hunneman Hall
of the library’s Brookline Village location. Free.