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“Shaped By Cambridge” –Virtual Conversations
Our conversations with Coach Mike Jarvis and Robert Pinsky are now FREE thanks to the generosity of […]
How Does Cambridge Commemorate? Part 2
Missed this event? Watch the video! https://youtu.be/wPzQWXdTyxE On August 17, CHS held a Virtual […]
Five Senses Over Five Centuries Tour
Engage all your senses as you explore the c.1685 Hooper-Lee-Nichols House with costumed guide […]

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Our final Shaped By Cambridge event was a perfect

Our final Shaped By Cambridge event was a perfect ending to the series. Robert Pinsky read his poem House Hour for us and shared that this work came from that moment of deciding to move back from Berkeley to Cambridge.⠀
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Here is an excerpt from House Hour:⠀
If I am hollow, or if I am heavy with longing, the same:⠀
The ponderous houses of siding,⠀
Fir framing, horsehair plaster, fired bricks⠀
In a certain light, changing nothing, but touching⠀
Those separate hours of the past⠀
And now at this one time⠀
Of day touching this one, last spokes⠀
Of light silvering the attic dust.⠀
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#poetry #poetlaureate #localhistory #cambma #cambridgema

Looking back on our Shaped By Cambridge virtual se

Looking back on our Shaped By Cambridge virtual series, it's hard to believe we found a way to connect a a Mississippi-born blues/jazz musician, a three-term US Poet Laureate, a legendary basketball coach, and an award-winning NPR host. But we did it - or better yet, Cambridge itself did! ⠀
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Thank you to our sponsors who made this event possible: IRB Real Estate, Cambridge Savings Bank, Cambridge Trust, The Harder Group, CambridgeSeven, and S+H Construction. ⠀
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#coachjarvis #nba #snzippers #swingmusic #news #journalism #npr #hereandnow #nytimes #storytelling #poetry #writing #art #radio #tv #localhistory #history #cambridgema

TONIGHT, in our final Shaped By Cambridge event: U

TONIGHT, in our final Shaped By Cambridge event: US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, from 7:30-8:30 pm ET. This event is FREE and open to the public! RSVP for Zoom link: http://bit.ly/SBCbuytix⠀
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Mr. Pinsky will discuss the way Cambridge is very similar to the New Jersey of his childhood. He will read poems and discuss his present Inman Square neighborhood as well as his early years teaching in the suburbs to the west while yearning for Cambridge, with envy of its residents.⠀
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#poetry #poems #poetlaureate #writing #writer #cambridgema

Examining the past to help shape our future. #camb

Examining the past to help shape our future. #cambma #cambridgema #localhistory #womenshistory

#ICYMI: "His goal was to get to Cambridge Rindge a

#ICYMI: "His goal was to get to Cambridge Rindge and Latin," NPR's Robin Young described her nephew Zolan Kanno-Youngs, who sabotaged every private school interview she arranged for him. Watch more of the discussion http://bit.ly/SBCyoung and join us for our next Shaped by Cambridge with three-time United States Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky TOMORROW. RSVP for FREE Zoom link: http://bit.ly/SBChello #localhistory

TOMORROW Robert Pinsky joins Shaped By Cambridge f

TOMORROW Robert Pinsky joins Shaped By Cambridge from 7:30-8:30 pm ET. This event is FREE and open to the public! RSVP for Zoom link: http://bit.ly/SBCbuytix⠀
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Mr. Pinsky will discuss the way Cambridge is very similar to the New Jersey of his childhood. He will read poems and discuss his present Inman Square neighborhood as well as his early years teaching in the suburbs to the west while yearning for Cambridge, with envy of its residents.⠀
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#poetry #poems #poem #poetlaureate #writing #writer #cambridgema

In our final Shaped By Cambridge event: Robert Pin

In our final Shaped By Cambridge event: Robert Pinsky, Thursday, October 22, 7:30-8:30 pm ET. This event is FREE and open to the public! RSVP for Zoom link: http://bit.ly/SBCbuytix⠀
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Mr. Pinsky will discuss the way Cambridge is very similar to the New Jersey of his childhood. He will read poems and discuss his present Inman Square neighborhood as well as his early years teaching in the suburbs to the west while yearning for Cambridge, with envy of its residents.⠀
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#poetry #poems #poetlaureate #writing #writer #cambridgema

A little birdie told us today is Robert Pinsky's b

A little birdie told us today is Robert Pinsky's birthday - we wish you the happiest of days & many more to come! We can't wait to celebrate face to face at our next Shaped By Cambridge event featuring @RobertPinsky himself. RSVP to join this FREE event: https://bit.ly/SBChello⠀
#cambma #poetry #localhistory

#ICYMI Shaped By Cambridge with NPR's Robin Young

#ICYMI Shaped By Cambridge with NPR's Robin Young and Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times is now available to the world! See if you can spot something special on Zolan's wall: http://bit.ly/SBCjournalism⠀
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“One thing I got from growing up in Cambridge is a sense of curiosity, "said Zolan.⠀
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Robin has been shaped by all the extraordinary women she has met and befriended over the years in Cambridge. “That’s who I want to be when I grow up.”⠀
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#cambma #journalism #localhistory #NYTimes #NPR

#ICYMI during our last Shaped By Cambridge, Coach

#ICYMI during our last Shaped By Cambridge, Coach Mike Jarvis gave advice to Emma, a middle school basketball player interested in growing her skills. Coach Jarvis' advice: "Ask yourself, ‘What am I best at?’ Whatever you’re best at, try to become even better at that.... A lot of people spend so much time working on their weaknesses that they become average in everything."⠀
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#basketball #cambma #skills #shootstraight #localhistory #advice

It's never too late to celebrate excellence. Congr

It's never too late to celebrate excellence. Congratulations to Leavitt & Peirce, #8 on the Forbes 2019 Top 10 Best Independent Retail Experiences: http://bit.ly/ForbesLandP @cambridgelocalfirst @harvard_square ⠀
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#cambma #cambridgema #wickedlocal #localhistory #harvardsquare

In our final Shaped By Cambridge event: Robert Pin

In our final Shaped By Cambridge event: Robert Pinsky, Thursday, October 22, 7:30-8:30 pm ET. This is event is FREE and open to the public! RSVP for Zoom link: http://bit.ly/SBCbuytix⠀
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Mr. Pinsky will discuss the way Cambridge is very similar to the New Jersey of his childhood. He will read poems and discuss his present Inman Square neighborhood as well as his early years teaching in the suburbs to the west while yearning for Cambridge, with envy of its residents.⠀
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#poetry #poems #poetlaureate #writing #writer #cambridgema

Last night's Shaped By Cambridge with Coach Mike J

Last night's Shaped By Cambridge with Coach Mike Jarvis was a great conversation. On racial tensions then vs now: "I grew up in a city where it was almost too good. You could go to any neighborhood in the city and feel comfortable. We had friends everywhere.... You identified yourself by your neighborhood or by the color of your school, but not by the color of your skin." #cambma #localhistory

TONIGHT at 7:30-8:30 pm ET, Coach Mike Jarvis stop

TONIGHT at 7:30-8:30 pm ET, Coach Mike Jarvis stops by Shaped By Cambridge to talk about his time playing on Rindge Technical High School’s 1962 Class A Championship (East Massachusetts) team. He'll also share his experiences coaching at Rindge and Latin, where his players included NBA players Patrick Ewing, Rumeal Robinson, and former George Washington head coach Karl Hobbs. He is the author of several books including The Seven C’s of Leadership. ⠀
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This event is FREE and open to the public! RSVP for Zoom link: http://bit.ly/SBCbuytix⠀
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#history #localhistory #nba #sports #basketball #patrickewing #cambridgema

#ICYMI: "You couldn't pick a better name for our b

#ICYMI: "You couldn't pick a better name for our band." Find out how @snzippers got their name from none other than @therealjimbomathus http://bit.ly/SBCjimbo⠀
#swingmusic #localhistory #music #candy #cambma #cambridgema⠀
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And join us tomorrow night for our next FREE Shaped By Cambridge with Coach Mike Jarvis who coached at Cambridge Rindge and Latin, where his players included NBA players Patrick Ewing, Rumeal Robinson, and former George Washington head coach Karl Hobbs. RSVP for Zoom link: http://bit.ly/SBChello

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