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The Massachusetts Vaccine Scheduling Resource Line at 2-1-1 is now available in English and Spanish and will have translators available to support residents in approximately 100 additional languages. Please call 2-1-1 and follow prompts to reach The Massachusetts Vaccine Scheduling Resource Line. Individuals ages 75 and older will be able to speak to a representative live on the phone to assist them with an appointment through the state’s online system.

Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome JULIA ALVAREZ—National Medal of Arts recipient and author of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies—for a discussion of her new novel The Cemetery of Untold Stories. Registration is required.

A 43-year-old Cambridge man was arrested on warrants out of Cambridge District Court for Armed Robbery and Armed Carjacking following a commercial armed robbery and carjacking that took place in Cambridge and Somerville on Thursday, August 12.

The Baker-Polito Administration announced two new mass vaccination sites will open in Natick and Dartmouth. On Thursday, 74,000 appointments will be posted online for mass vaccination sites and pharmacies at locations statewide. The administration also announced that individuals who accompany someone age 75 or older to get a vaccine at a mass vaccination site may also schedule and receive their own vaccination on the same day.

As part of its allocation of funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the City of Cambridge established the Cambridge Nonprofit Recovery Fund to help address the financial hardship that the nonprofit sector faced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible Cambridge non-profits can receive up to $150,000 for their organization. The online grant application is open until July 7, 2023.

Cambridge Public Library and Harvard Book Store welcome Jane Kamensky—award-winning author of A Revolution in Color and president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation—for a discussion of her new book Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution: A History from Below. Registration is required.

Harvard Book Store and The Cambridge Public Library welcome Sebastian Smee—Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic for the Washington Post and author of The Art of Rivalry—for a discussion of his new book Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism. Registration is required.

Hosted by Dr. Latanya Sweeney (Harvard) & Dr. Safiya Noble (UCLA), Outbraving 2024 brings together leading scholars and practitioners working at the intersection of science and technology studies, history, journalism and communications. Exploring topics include Data Justice, political economy, voter engagement and online culture, Outbraving centers the challenges and triumphs of Black women working within and outside the academy. Registration is Required.

The City of Cambridge Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, June 9, at 5:30 p.m. to receive project requests for FY22 funding. Each year, the CPA Committee recommends funding for affordable housing, historic preservation, open space, and recreation initiatives throughout the city. Recommendations can be submitted at the June 9 meeting or online from June 9 through July 14, 2021.

Beginning Monday, June 22, the City of Cambridge Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) will begin operating its annual Cambridge Summer Food Program and open applications for its free Online/Offline Summer Programming. Both programs will support and engage Cambridge youth while following the Commonwealth’s health and safety guidelines, including proper social distancing and use of face coverings.