Make New Friends

Bring a project—or simply yourself—to Cambridge Hackspace to tinker, learn new skills and share ideas with other makers; no experience or existing project is required.

Practise languages or play games in a casual, low-pressure setting at The Avenue Bar in Allston.

Try short, easy-to-learn games such as Codenames and Liar’s Dice at this recurring Kendall Square gathering; hosts bring games and teach newcomers.

A weekly Cambridge Go meetup where beginners are welcome and newcomers can learn to play.

Read and discuss House of the Spirits with the biweekly Allston-Brighton Bookclub, currently reading through chapter 11.

Play crokinole or board games at Mighty Squirrel; no experience is needed, and the hosts provide boards and teach new players.

Grab a ukulele and join Strummerville for projected songs, singing and strumming; all levels are welcome, including beginners.

Use a fiction prompt to develop a story, scene or character in a supportive writing workshop.

Bring a project to the Allston-Brighton Stitch Lounge and spend the evening stitching alongside other attendees.