Please note, all events in our spaces may not be listed on this calendar. Please contact openspace@mit.edu with any questions.
Speed Networking with LabCentral
Join us for an informal speed networking session and build your professional network. This event is presented in collaboration with our friends at LabCentral.
Crafternoon
Join artist Alie Reilinger, printer at Cambridge-based Albertine Press and owner of Yellow Leg Studios, for an afternoon of Valentine’s Day printmaking.
Coloring with Wide Tim
Stop by the MIT Welcome Center to contribute to an art installation featuring Wide Tim!
Coloring with Wide Tim
Stop by the MIT Welcome Center to contribute to an art installation featuring Wide Tim!
Midday Music and Soup: Big Cypress
Add some pluck to your lunch hour with Big Cypress, the Boston-based Americana quartet defying expectations and breaking genre barriers.
While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (on us, while supplies last!).
Coloring with Wide Tim
Stop by the MIT Welcome Center to contribute to an art installation featuring Wide Tim!
Coloring with Wide Tim
Stop by the MIT Welcome Center to contribute to an art installation featuring Wide Tim!
Coloring with Wide Tim
Stop by the MIT Welcome Center to contribute to an art installation featuring Wide Tim!
Coloring with Wide Tim
Stop by the MIT Welcome Center to contribute to an art installation featuring Wide Tim!
Coloring with Wide Tim
Stop by the MIT Welcome Center to contribute to an art installation featuring Wide Tim!
Coloring with Wide Tim
Stop by the MIT Welcome Center to contribute to an art installation featuring Wide Tim!
Speed Networking for Artists and Creatives
Connect with artists and creatives in and around Cambridge and MIT to build your professional network during this 45-minute informal speed networking activity.
Bright Spot: Pie with Wide Tim
Enjoy an art installation featuring Wide Tim! We’ll serve pie, of course.
Lunar New Year
Welcome the Year of the Snake with hands-on crafts, face painting, treats and hot drinks, and entertainment!
Midday Music and Soup: Lumanyano Mzi Quartet
Acclaimed drummer-vocalist Lumanyano Mzi returns to the Midday Music series with his unique brand of South African-infused jazz.
While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (on us, while supplies last!).
LEAP Lab: SCFG Live!
Join Science Club for Girls to bring a little summer into January and explore the science of making BUBBLES! Participants will learn about the science of bubbles and get hands-on with building their own bubble frames to make a square bubble!
Scientists of all ages will enjoy this activity but it is most suited for K-3rd graders. 🫧
Crafternoon
Join artist Alie Reilinger, printer at Cambridge-based Albertine Press and owner of Yellow Leg Studios, for an afternoon of printmaking to start your weekend off with creativity!
Speed Networking
Join us for an informal speed networking session and build your professional network.
Midday Music and Soup: Joseph Borsellino & Friends
Join saxophonist/composer Joseph Borsellino III and bassist Tony Irons for Mkeka, their captivating new project featuring effects-laden textures and intricate grooves drawn from African diasporic music.
While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (on us, while supplies last!).
Rooted: A Yoga and Live Plant Music Experience
Join us for a creative experience of relaxation and rejuvenation, led by Marlene Boyette, Malaika Bonafide, and Skooby Laposky.
LEAP Lab: Creative Dance for Kids
This workshop-style event introduces young children to the art of dance using patterns, movement, words, music, and storytelling.
Midday Music & Soup: Sounds of Brazil
Join local Brazilian powerhouse Receita de Samba as they take you on a soulful journey through the best that Brazilian music has to offer. Featuring Grammy®-winning drummer Mark Walker.
While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (on us, while supplies last!).