Harvard Square Business Association April 2023 Newsletter

Please join us in welcoming our new members!

The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770
Hubba Hubba
Price 4 Limo
Vico Style

38th Annual MayFair
Sunday, May 7th
Rain Date: Sunday, May 21st

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our annual celebration of Spring. More information coming soon, visit harvardsquare.com

Applications Still Available
Due April 24th

Interested in being a vendor at MayFair, one of Harvard Square's largest events?

Visit harvardsquare.com for applications and information.

DEALS

Barre & Soul

New Client Special: 30 days of unlimited barre & yoga in studio and online for $69. Email [email protected]  or visit www.barresoul.com/harvard-square to get started!

FREE Breaking Down the Barre classes, May 5th-7th: Join us for a free beginner friendly class that breaks down the Barre & Soul method. This class is highly recommended to anyone who has never tried barre before! Sign up on MindBody or email [email protected]  with any questions!

Harvard University Employees Credit Union

Now you can earn even more with a Smart Rewards Premium Interest checking account from HUECU. Effective March 1, we raised the rate on the account to 3% APY1 on all balances up to $10,000. Learn more

Disclaimer:
1. Smart Rewards Checking with Premium Interest Rewards: When your Smart Rewards Checking with Premium Interest account qualifications are met during a Monthly Qualification Cycle, daily balances up to and including $10,000 in the account earn an APY of 3.00% and daily balances over $10,000 earn a dividend rate of .10% on the portion of the daily balance over $10,000, resulting in a range from 3.00% to 0.36% APY depending on the account's daily balance. When your Smart Rewards Checking with Premium Interest account qualifications are not met, the entire daily balance in the account earns a dividend rate of .05% resulting in an annual percentage yield of .05% APY, and ATM withdrawal fees are not refunded. Dividends and ATM withdrawal fee reimbursements will be credited to your Smart Rewards Checking with Premium Interest account on the last day of the current statement cycle. APY = Annual Percentage Yield. APYs accurate as of 03/01/2023.

Off the Beaten Path Food Tours

Fridays, Saturdays and private tours are available.

Calling all chocoholics! Join us for a delectable adventure through historic Harvard Square. You'll hear interesting stories about the Square, learn fun facts about chocolate and sample the best and most interesting chocolaty treats around. Harvard Square has a flourishing food scene with some of the best and most unique food in the city. Each tour is a fun 90 minutes and includes 4 stops with plenty of treats and less than a mile of walking. We can't wait to take you on a unique, chocolate adventure!

This tour is suitable for all ages. $40/pp. Guests must purchase tickets in advance. Use code HARVARDSQUARE and enjoy 10% off!

*NEW* Harvard Square Food Tour

Haven't been to Harvard Square lately? Do you know we have a new tiki bar?

Revisit Harvard Square on our new FOOD TOUR!

Booking Saturdays at 11:30am, this memorable experience is offered weekly. You'll eat a satisfying array of yummy eats, from Greek to Latin to the best pizza in the world. Tour also includes a Mai Tai or yummy mocktail.

Origins

Through April 30th

Earth Month Promotion:
Spend $65 and receive a FREE Tote Bag with Mask Kit (15ml Drink Up™ Intensive, Clear Improvement™, & Original Skin™ Masks and Mask Brush)

On-Going

Limited Edition Spring Sets
Firm Believer – Plantscription™ Essentials to Lift & Firm. $98 ($128 Value). A trio of Plantscription™ essentials for a lifted, rejuvenated look – including moisturizer, eye cream and a full-size of our #1 serum.

Glow Get It – GinZing™ Essentials to Retexturize & Glow. $59 ($88 Value). Four GinZing™ essentials for that feel-good, springtime glow – includes cleanser, eye cream, moisturizer, and full-size serum.

Ginger™ Souffle - $49 ($72 Value). A springtime limited edition of our Ginger whipped body cream – in a delightfully large size – for a pampered, sensorial experience.

SEE

Swing into SEE during our Spring Trunk Show event to shop our special collection of exclusive new styles in limited quantities.

Plus, snag a FREE GIFT while supplies last and save $125 on your two pair purchase! Ends May 8th!

University Place Parking Garage

Warby Parker

Swing by Warby Parker to shop dozens of top contacts brands like Acuvue, Biofinity, and our own daily lens, Scout, all in one spot. No matter the brand or lens type, you’ll receive a $50 credit—good to use on any eyeglasses or sunglasses—when you buy an annual supply of contacts. (And you’ll get 15% on your first contacts order, automatically!)

Harvard Art Museums

April 15th, 16th, 20th and 27th

April 15, 1:00 – 4:00pm
Family Day at the Harvard Art Museums Bring your family to the Harvard Art Museums for a free afternoon of artful experiences, gallery explorations, and hands-on creative play.

April 16, 2:30 – 4:00pm
The Many Faces of James Loeb Venture with us into the world of James Loeb to examine his influence on ancient studies and delight in the small objects that filled his life. Free admission.

April 20, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Mine, Yours, Theirs, Ours? Ownership and Stewardship in the Age of Blockchain Join an artist, a blockchain researcher, and an award-winning television producer to discuss some of the most pressing cultural issues today. Free admission, but seating is limited. Advance reservations are encouraged and will open on Monday, April 10, after 10am.

April 27th, 5:00 – 9:00pm
Harvard Art Museums at Night Join us for an evening of art, fun, food, and more! This event is free and open to everyone.

Harvard Athletics

April 15th

Bark at the Park
Bring your dog to enjoy a day at the park for one of Harvard Athletics' furriest events! On top of several dog-focused local businesses joining us this year, all attending pets receive a free custom Harvard giveaway that will make them bark with excitement!
 
On top of a Baseball doubleheader and Softball game, there are several Harvard Athletics contests taking place during Bark at the Park! Check out the full schedule of events and list of vendors that will be in attendance at GoCrimson.com/Bark.
 
Harvard Athletics Center (65 North Harvard Street)

Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

April 18th, 22nd and 27th

Divine Mortals: Royal Ancestor Worship in Deir el-Medina
April 18th, 6:00–7:00pm. Advance registration required.
Zoom or Geological Lecture Hall

The Egyptian craftsmen and artists who created and decorated royal tombs during the New Kingdom period (ca. 1550–1070 BCE) lived in Deir el-Medina. Today, this well-preserved village is a key source of information about the daily lives, artistic practices, and religious traditions of ancient Egyptians.
 
Alfred Russel Wallace Is 200!
April 22nd, 1:00–4:00pm
Harvard Museum of Natural History

Join the Harvard Museum of Natural History in celebrating the bicentenary of Alfred Russel Wallace’s birth. If you are not familiar with Alfred Russel Wallace, you are not alone. Wallace (1823–1913) holds a relatively obscure place in the history of science, despite discovering the theory of evolution by natural selection independently of Charles Darwin.
 
A Night of Lightning Talks and Birthday Cocktails
Alfred Wallace Turns 200!
April 22nd, 5:30–7:30 pm
Harvard Museum of Natural History

Dive into the world of Alfred Russel Wallace at this science-packed birthday party. In celebration of the bicentenary of Wallace’s birth, Harvard scholars and guest speakers will introduce his key contributions to our understanding of evolution, biodiversity, and biogeography.
Advance registration required by April 21.

ArtsThursdays at Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
April 27th, 5:00–9:00pm
Harvard Museum of Natural History
 
Join us for a free night at the Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology! Come with a date, come with friends, or make new friends while strolling through the galleries. Participate in activities, enter raffles to win museum gifts and memberships, and enjoy a special 10% discount at our museum shop. A cash bar will be available.  
Advance reservations are encouraged, but walk-in visitors are always welcome.

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

April 19th - 12:00pm

Lincoln Lecture "The Effects of Floodplain Regulation on Housing Markets"

Flooding is the costliest form of natural disaster in the United States, with losses expected to increase substantially over the next 25 years due to climate change and population growth in risky areas.  

In their paper The Effects of Floodplain Regulation on Housing Markets, C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellows Abigail Ostriker and Anna Russo weigh the costs and benefits of regulation that requires the elevation of homes and purchase of insurance in flood-prone areas. The study finds that the existing policy substantially reduces expected flood damages, although poor targeting prevents the maximum possible social welfare gains.

The coauthors will discuss their research at the Lincoln Institute on April 19, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (EDT). Lunch will be provided.

Register

Grolier Poetry Book Shop

April 20th, 26th, and May 4th

April 20
Barbara Carlson, Ewa Chrusciel, Joanna Fuhrman and Yerra Sugarman with an introduction by John Mulrooney
 
In person sign up
Virtual sign up
 
April 26
Partridge Boswell, Chard DeNiord and Shanta Lee with an introduction by Benjamin Bellet
 
In person sign up
Virtual sign up
 
May 4
Nicole Callihan, Tina Cane and Matthew Lippman with an introduction by Anna V. Q. Ross
 
In person sign up
Virtual sign up

First Church in Cambridge

April 25th - 7:00pm

TACKLING HOMELESSNESS with Michael Kimmelman
11 Garden St. and via livestream
 
This is a ticketed event for 440 people. Get your tickets here.
 
Join us for “TACKLING HOMELESSNESS: Hope Amid the Challenge,” a benefit event with Michael Kimmelman, New York Times critic, editor-at-large, and author of “How Houston Moved 25,000 People From the Streets Into Homes of Their Own.”
 
Come learn how insights gained in Houston might be relevant for the Greater Boston community, as we tackle our own housing and homelessness crisis.
 
All ticket sales support the work of the Friday Café.
 
The evening will also feature the premier of a short video about the Café by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker John MacGibbon.
 
The evening will conclude with light refreshments.
 
LOCATION: The Sanctuary of First Church in Cambridge at Garden and Mason Streets, opposite Cambridge Common, next door to the Sheraton Hotel

Smoke Shop BBQ

April 28th - 6:30pm

Upcoming Monthly Whiskey Dinner Series

Exploring American Single Malt: Old Line Whiskey Dinner
Featured Distillery: Old Line
Price: $60
Join us for a BBQ dinner with Old Line’s Founder & CEO, Mark McLaughlin, the distillery known for one of the most unexplored whiskeys – American Single Malt. 100% malted barley, experimenting with different casks, and innovation have led to Old Line’s popularity, including Best in Class from the Seattle International Spirits Awards. We’ll be tasting 3 unique American Single Malts, including their award-winning flagship whiskey, a high-proof cask strength whiskey, and a limited release Oloroso sherry cask-finished whiskey.
Event Details:
Whiskey education and presentation with Old Line’s Founder & CEO Mark McLaughlin
3-Flight tasting: American Single Malt Whiskey, American Single Malt Whiskey Cask Strength, American Single Malty Whiskey Double Oak series - Oloroso Sherry Cask
Custom event cocktail
Appetizers, BBQ dinner, and dessert

Get your tickets here.

May 19th - 6:30pm
Elusive Small Batch Bourbon Dinner with Beam Suntory @ The Smoke Shop BBQ

Featured Distillery: Beam Suntory (Basil Hayden, Knob Creek, Legent)
Price: $60
We’re bringing back our popular small batch whiskey dinner to taste Jim Beam’s portfolio of exclusive hard-to-find small batch bourbons. Only a few barrels make the small batch cut every year, and Beam Suntory’s whiskey expert Davey Jones will lead us on a whiskey tasting including Basil Hayden Bourbon – their timeless flagship whiskey, Knob Creek 9 Year Bourbon – a patiently aged pre-Prohibition-style bourbon, and Legent – a wine and sherry cask-finished bourbon. Learn about the small batch selection process of a world leader in premium spirits.
Event Details:
Whiskey education and presentation with Beam Suntory’s Davey Jones
3-Flight tasting: Basil Hayden Bourbon, Knob Creek 9 Year Bourbon, Legent Bourbon
Custom event cocktail
Appetizers, BBQ dinner, and dessert

Get your tickets here.

Vico Style

Through April 30th

Headwear upcycling competition!

To participate:
Send an email to [email protected]  or send a direct message on Instagram
Pick up the headwear of your choice at our store
Document your design process through photos/videos
The winner will get an outfit to go with their refurbished headware along with bragging rights

Swedenborg Chapel

April 20th, 7:00–8:30pm

Jazz Concert: Giorgi Mikadze Jazz Trio and The Great Georgian Songbook
 
Swedenborg Chapel is pleased to partner with the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard to bring you an evening of jazz. Hear iconic Georgian music reimagined at this spring concert. Giorgi Mikadze, pianist and Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, will present famous, beautiful melodies arranged for jazz trio, all drawn from Georgian films, cartoons, and theatrical music composed in the 20th century by Giya Kancheli, Nodar Gabunia, Sulkhan Tsintsadze, Revaz Laghidze, Shota Milorava, Bidzina Kvernadze, Djansug Kakhidze, and more. Professor Mikadze will be joined by Isaac Coyle on bass and Henry Plumb on drums. Please visit the link above to register your attendance.

(free, in-person, registration required)

May 5th, 7pm

Lecture Series: New Church Visionaries
(free, online)

You are invited to journey with us as we learn about some of the greatest visionary minds of the New Church lineage. The influence of Swedenborgian ideas and spirituality has been one of enormous diversity and dynamism. This free lecture series is offered by the Helen Keller Spiritual Life Center, an initiative of the Cambridge Society of the New Jerusalem at Swedenborg Chapel, with generous financial support from the Massachusetts New Church Union.

The third lecture of the series will be delivered by Rev. Robert E. McCluskey, who will be discussing Ralph Waldo Emerson, a leader in the creation of the Transcendentalist movement in the mid-19th century. In 1826, Emerson was introduced to Emanuel Swedenborg through Sampson Reed's Growth of the Mind. Much like William Blake before him, Emerson maintained an abiding, if ambiguous, relation to Swedenborg's ideas for the remainder of his life. Rev. McCluskey's lecture will briefly examine Emerson's life and consider his philosophy and works. He will then turn to Emerson's connection to Swedenborg and the concepts of correspondence, influx, freedom of thought, and the primacy of personal experience over doctrine.
 
The Reverend Robert E. McCluskey holds two degrees in philosophy, with a focus on Greek philosophy, modern idealism, existentialism, and hermeneutics. He is a graduate of the Swedenborg School of Religion and was ordained into the Swedenborgian Church of North America in 1984. He has pastored churches in Portland, Maine, and New York City, and served on the denomination's Social Justice Committee. He currently administers rites and sacraments at Wayfarers Chapel near Los Angeles.

Schedule of future lectures:
May 19: Dr. Carl von Essen, on William James
June 2: Rev. Dr. James Lawrence, on John Chapman
July 7: Dr. Rebecca Esterson, on Immanuel Kant

May 2, 7:30–8:30pm

Candlelight Taizé Service of Prayer
(free, in-person and online)

Join us on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm for a Taizé service led by Stephanie Hollenberg (cantor) and Luke Concannon (guitar), and hosted by the Swedenborg Chapel community. These monthly services are contemplative, rooted in sung chants, prayer, and meditation – a quiet pause amid the busyness of daily life. We look forward to welcoming you. We will be live-streaming the service on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CSNJsc/

About Taizé:
The Taizé Community is an ecumenical Christian brotherhood in Burgundy, France, composed of over 100 brothers from all over the world, from Catholic and Protestant traditions, a true “parable of community” that wants its life to be a sign of reconciliation between divided Christians and between separated peoples. The brothers have opened their doors to the world, becoming a place of pilgrimage as they invite people to spend time with them and participate in their daily practices of prayer, sharing, and communal work. Learn more about the Taizé Community at https://www.taize.fr  (Johnny Appleseed)

Cambridge School Volunteers

CSV welcomes the community to its 2023 fundraiser and dance party: Tickets: (Required in Advance): bit.ly/csv-23 (No tickets at the door as in previous years).

Want to help sponsor the event?
Tiered opportunities are still available—contact Ophelia Navarro, [email protected]

Nubar

May 14th, 11:30am – 4pm
(last seating at 3pm)

Mother’s Day brunch buffet
$55/adults, $30/kids 12 and under, and free for kids 5 and under, and it includes coffee, juice or soft drinks. The menu should be ready in a couple of weeks, and can be viewed online.

Click here for full calendar of events

News

Virtual Job Fair

Need a job? We can help!
The HSBA manages a job page on harvardsquare.com. Please take a look and see if you are the right fit for one of Harvard Square's favorite businesses.

Cambridge School Volunteers

BE A SPRING VOLUNTEER. This month, CSV has openings for volunteers in our Reading Buddies Program, Upper School Learning Centers, Elementary Programs, High School STEM Tutoring at CRLS, and in our outdoor program, Art & Science in One (see photo).
 
SAVE THE DATE for CSV Now!
Cambridge School Volunteers' spring fundraiser is coming on Friday, May 12. Spring means Cambridge School Volunteers is looking forward to our spring fundraiser, CSV Now! Details will follow in the next newsletter.

Visit https://csvinc.org/volunteers 
or email [email protected]  to learn how to join as a volunteer in any CSV program.

Commonwealth Wine School

Have your graduation get-together at Commonwealth Wine School! We are now booking private wine tasting events for May at our location in historic Harvard Square. Choose from a variety of wine themes including Wine & Cheese and Wine & Chocolate! Email us to reserve your spot.

Industrious

Your dream office in Harvard Square is waiting.

Thoroughly professional and thoughtfully designed, Industrious’ flexible workspaces support companies of all sizes and stages. We believe that the right workplace can move your business forward by giving your team members spaces to focus and collaborate in — spaces that make them proud to come to work.

Click here for a tour or more information.

Nubar

Spring menu will debut Friday 4/14 for dinner.

We now have heaters for our patio, so we will be opening the patio, weather permitting, beginning Thursday 4/13.

Smoke Shop BBQ

New Spring Menu Additions
Starting April 25th

BBQ Meatballs (3): smoked beef & pork meatballs, sweet tomato jam, fried basil leaves
Potato Salad: Fresh herbs, apple cider, mayo
Cucumber Salad: Pickled red onions, dill
Bacon Collards: blackstrap molasses     

The 420 BBQ Box for 2 Hungry Adults

Order by Sunday April 16th 8pm
Pickup: April 19th & 20th 11:30am - 8pm

This box is designed to satisfy the munchies for 2 hungry adults (and then some). It’s a perfect mix of classic BBQ meats and sides to make your own BBQ sliders, plus 2 desserts to please your sweet tooth. Comes with fried chicken nibblers, pulled pork, burnt ends, slider buns, pimento mac & cheese, coleslaw, butter cake, mud mousse, and more!  

HSBA Member Spotlight

Vico Style

Welcome to Harvard Square!

Vico Style delivers curated pre-loved vintage fashion that is size inclusive and accessible. Our mission is to help Americans be sustainably bougie on a budget by reclosetting beautiful vintage pieces that may otherwise end up in landfills.
73 Mt. Auburn St (Corner of Mt. Auburn and Holyoke Streets)

Check out this Facebook Live video with Cecilia of Vico Style