Talks & Lectures

Author readings, public lectures, panels and seminars in Cambridge and Somerville, including Harvard and MIT programmes open to the public.

1. 250th Deep Dive Tour: Headquarters of a Revolution Friday, October 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
2. MIT Mobility Forum Friday, October 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM Online
3. Hourly Tour Friday, October 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
4. SCSB Lunch Series with Dr. Tatsuya Osaki: Modeling Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity and Hemodynamics in Autism Spectrum Disorder with an iPSC-Derived Microphysiological System Friday, October 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM Simons Center Conference room, 46-6011, Room 46-6011
5. Hourly Tour Friday, October 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
6. Beginner ESOL (Central Square) Friday, October 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM Central Square Branch
7. Hourly Tour Friday, October 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
8. 250th Deep Dive Tour: Headquarters of a Revolution Friday, October 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
9. Hourly Tour Friday, October 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
10. High Beginner ESOL (Central Square) Friday, October 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM Central Square Branch
11. Express Tour Friday, October 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
12. Hourly Tour Friday, October 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
13. Cambridge Young Authors' Squad - CYAS (O'Neill) Friday, October 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM O'Neill Branch
14. THE Students' Compact: A Conversation With Danielle Allen on What Elite Colleges Owe Society Friday, October 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM Harvard-Epworth Church
15. Our Own Language / Lang a nou — Book Launch & Public Conversation Friday, October 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM MIT Museum
16. Liza Black at Harvard Book Store Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM Harvard Book Store
17. Susan Neiman, author of Call It Evil, in conversation with James Wood Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM Porter Square Books Cambridge Edition
18. Boston Book Festival Presents: An Evening with Michael Lewis at Old South Church Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM Old South Church
19. Hourly Tour Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
20. Boston Book Festival 2026 Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM Copley Square
21. Intermediate English Grammar and Conversation Practice Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM Central Square Branch
22. Express Tour Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
23. Hourly Tour Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
24. 250th Deep Dive Tour: Headquarters of a Revolution Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
25. Hourly Tour Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
26. MIT / French Library Author Series: Before I Forget with Anne Pauly Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM French Library
27. Hourly Tour Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
28. Hourly Tour Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
29. 250th Deep Dive Tour: Headquarters of a Revolution Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
30. Hourly Tour Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
31. Express Tour Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
32. Hourly Tour Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
33. Hourly Tour Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
34. Express Tour Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 10:30 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
35. Hourly Tour Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
36. 250th Deep Dive Tour: Headquarters of a Revolution Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
37. Hourly Tour Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
38. Hourly Tour Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
39. Family Activities at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
40. Hourly Tour Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
41. Book Swap at PSB: Boston Edition Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM Porter Square Books Boston Edition – GrubStreet Center for Creative Writing
42. 250th Deep Dive Tour: Headquarters of a Revolution Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
43. Hourly Tour Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
44. Express Tour Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
45. Hourly Tour Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
46. Be the Change Event: A Conversation on Animal Rescue with Cate Conte, Elise Scott, and Broken Tail Rescue Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM Porter Square Books Cambridge Edition
47. Acrylic Painting for Older Adults in North Cambridge Monday, October 19, 2026 at 9:30 AM North Cambridge Senior Center 2050 Mass Ave Cambridge
48. Hourly Tour Monday, October 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
49. Express Tour Monday, October 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
50. High Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square) Monday, October 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM Central Square Branch
51. Hourly Tour Monday, October 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
52. Virtual Nutrition Class (Council on Aging) Monday, October 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM Online
53. 250th Deep Dive Tour: Headquarters of a Revolution Monday, October 19, 2026 at 11:30 AM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
54. Hourly Tour Monday, October 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
55. Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square) Monday, October 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM Central Square Branch
56. English Conversation Practice, Intermediate (O'Neill) Monday, October 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM O'Neill Branch
57. Hourly Tour Monday, October 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
58. Hourly Tour Monday, October 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
59. 250th Deep Dive Tour: Headquarters of a Revolution Monday, October 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS
60. Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics Monday, October 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM Building 2, Room 143

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