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Harvard Square Business Association Special Holiday Edition Newsletter - December 2023
Arts and Entertainment
December 15, 2023
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December 2023 Newsletter
Events/Deals/News
SHOPOVER WEEKEND
IN HARVARD SQUARE
December 15th - 17th
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and there is no better place to spend it than historic Harvard Square. With so much to see and do, come for the weekend! For a full list of accommodations in the Square, please visit: Stay Harvard Square.
Hotels! Shopping! Dining! Ticketed Events! Outdoor family-friendly free events! Come Friday and stay for the weekend. Shop until you drop! Dine on the run or sit down for a luxurious dinner. When you’ve shopped and eaten your way through the Square, take some time to enjoy a show, concert, movie or a play.
See a full list of special deals and holiday festivities for December 15th - 17th
Please join us in welcoming our new members!
German International School of Boston
Events
December 14th, 15th and 16th
Gallery Talk: Seeing in Art and Medicine
Thursday, December 14, 12:30pm – 1:00pm. Join us for a gallery talk about works of art in Seeing in Art and Medicine, with curator Jen Thum.
Gallery Talk: Journeys of Encounter and Revelation
Friday, December 15, 12:30pm – 1:00pm. This talk introduces several ways to understand early modern Japanese paintings that feature journeys—both real and imagined.
Rethinking Addiction: A Drama Therapy Workshop with 2nd Act Artist Collective
Saturday, December 16, 2:00pm – 4:00pm. Join us for a performance workshop about understanding addiction, facilitated by 2nd Act artist collective. $15 materials fee.
December 16th and December 24th
Community Carol
Come join us for an enchanting time of singing carols and hearing the story of Christmas. At the reception afterward, we'll enjoy Christmas Cookies and try out Gingerbread Decorating!
Christmas Eve Service of Lessons on December 24 at 7:00 P.M.
Harvard Epworth Church is across from the Common at 1555 Mass. Ave.
December 19th, 5:00pm
SINGLE-MINDED: Can you live a happy satisfied life, alone?
Let us consider the state of singlehood. Lots of health research indicates that people who live alone have higher health risks and are generally unhappier. Not so, according to Bella DePaulo, author of a new book, Single At Heart.
“I could be living at a time or in a place where the prospects for staying single for life would have been much more daunting. Maybe it would have been nearly impossible for me to support myself financially without a spouse. Maybe attitudes toward single people would have been even more disparaging than they are now. That would have been a profound loss. For people like me who are single at heart, the risk is not what we’ll miss if we do not organize our lives around a romantic partner, but what we’ll miss if we do. We would miss the opportunity to live our most meaningful, fulfilling and psychologically rich lives by living someone else’s version of a good life instead of our own. We would not get to be who we really are.” Register here.
Bar Enza
December 19th - 24th
December 21st and 24th
Now through December 24th
Dececmber 24th and 25th
Christmas Eve
Nubar will be serving our regular dinner menu. The last seating is 8pm, with last call at the bar at 9:45pm, and Nubar closes at 10pm.
Christmas Day Holiday Buffet
Seating from 11:30am – 4:30pm. Last call at the bar will be 6:45pm, and Nubar closes at 7pm. $60/adults, $30/kids 12 and under, and free for kids 5 and under. Includes coffee, juice, or soft drinks. Other than our breakfast buffet, and the Christmas buffet, there will be no other a la carte available that day.
December 31st
Ring in 2024 at The Hourly Oyster House! With celebratory New Year's Eve Menu in addition to our regular Dinner Menu, festive cocktails, a complimentary champagne toast (with party favors!) at midnight and no late-night cover, there’s no better deal in town! Reservations are recommended. Call us or click the "Make a Reservation" link to reserve your spot. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
December 31st
January 5th
Great Wines of England with Jimmy Smith!
$55
Jimmy has been running West London Wine School since January 2010. He also co-founded Streatham Wine House in October 2016 and became co-owner of South London Wine School in June 2019. In 2020, Jimmy started his Youtube channel ‘Wine With Jimmy’ aimed at providing top quality wine-focused educational content. Jimmy's passion and expertise in the world of wines are known to WSET students far and wide, and this exclusive class is your golden ticket to explore the burgeoning English wine scene like never before.
January 14th
Odds Bodkin - Odin & Thor Battle The Frost Giants: Viking Adventure Myths
Join us at Grendel's Den Restaurant & Bar to kick off the 2023 Boozing and Barding events with Master Story-Teller, Odds Bodkin.
Odin and Thor Battle the Frost Giants: Viking Adventure Myths, Two epic Viking myths wrapped in little-known lore (Thursday is Thor's Day; Wednesday is Wotan's Day) told by Master Storyteller and Musician Odds Bodkin. First, a tale of magic and illusion as Thor and Loki journey to Utgard, capital city of their enemies, the Frost Giants. Then, the Mead of Poetry, the long tale of Odin's search for the blood of his best friend who's been murdered, his blood brewed into a wisdom-bestowing elixir. Told with 12-string guitar scores and Celtic harp musings, with character voices and vocal effects. Tickets are for reserved premium table-seating at 5 PM for a 5:30 PM performance. Dinner menu themed around the performance will be available for purchase, as well as Grendel's Den regular offerings
(visit www.grendelsden.com for menu).
Program length is approximately 90 minutes. Tickets available here.
Click here for full calendar of events
DEALS
Now to the end of the year, local businesses in Cambridge will receive $100 off for using Arcade Awesome's gaming equipment rental and event service. Just mention this promotion when booking and confirm you're a local Cambridge business.
Big Skinny, World's Thinnest, Lightest Wallets
Take 25% off your entire purchase!
Use code HSBA25
Offer ends 12/22
Big Skinny is a local Cambridge company, and we ship within 24 hours M-F [from Cambridge], so you'll get your order quickly!
www.bigskinny.com
Cater your end-of-year party with Bon Me!
20% off orders of $350+ for through December 31st.
As the holiday season approaches, we want to make sure your celebrations are extra special and stress free. Receive 20% off delivery catering orders of $350+ for the month of December (just mention the HSBA newsletter)! Submit a catering order today, or reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions!
America’s Oldest Camera Store since 1889
Holiday Financing Offer ending December 17th – ZERO INTEREST 18-Month Financing Promotion*. Offer valid on ALL Photo Gear & Photo Adventures over $300 when purchased within the promo period. For more information on financing your new gear, call or stop by our Cambridge store. (Offer valid in all 8 Hunt’s Photo Locations)
GIFT CARD BONUS TIME! Get a bonus value of up to $25 added to your card when shopping for the photographer in your life.
https://www.huntsphotoandvideo.com/
Cambridge Store: (617) 576-0969
99 Mount Auburn Street
*Subject to credit approval. Minimum monthly payments required. See a Hunt’s Photo Employee for details. $300 purchase minimum. Zero Interest Financing if paid in full within 18 months. Offer valid through December 17th.
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.
For the month of December, we are happy to announce our end of the year promotion! When you sign up for any 12-month or longer agreement for a private office, you'll receive 2 months free! This offer ends on 12/31/23.
Click here for a tour or more information.
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!
Haven't been to Harvard Square lately? Do you know we have a 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.
Revels is excited to offer a flash sale option THIS WEEK ONLY to patrons under 35! Through Sunday, December 17, any patron 35 and under can use the code 35UNDER35 to reserve up to 4 tickets at $35/ticket to any performance of Midwinter Revels while supplies last.* Join the crowd and bring a friend to experience the magic of Midwinter Revels!
Buy your tickets today at revels.org/midwinter!
*Limited to 4 tickets per buyer. Excludes premium seating level. Ticket buyers must be 35 or younger. Tickets will be made available for pickup at will call, and the ticket buyer should be prepared to show a valid ID.
Free Milkshakes on Christmas Eve at Tasty Burger
Tasty Burger continues its annual free shake tradition on Christmas Eve. Open 11am to 6pm, Tasty Burger will give away free milkshakes all day while supplies last.
Must place with cashier, bartender or server.
Not available for online/kiosk/delivery orders.
Limit one small shake per person while supplies last.
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