Musique” is now celebrated, under many names, in more than 700 cities and 120 countries, from Lon-don to Beijing to Buenos Aires. On June 17st, the streets of Harvard Square become a free, live music festival featuring more than 70 musicians from across the USA playing on 12 different stages. The event is free and open to public. From May 26 through May 28, 2017 Harvard Athletic Complex will host the traditional Boston Calling Music Festival for the first time! This is a three-day, multi-stage festival

featuring the biggest and best acts in live music, comedy, and visual arts. The event will provide easy access to all performance areas, in-credible concessions, indoor theatre and many surprises for the audi-ence. In addition to the traditional music festival, Boston Calling will

introduce a film festival portion curated by Academy Award winning actress Natalie Portman. All ages are wel-come and children under age of 10 are free. For tickets and more information, click here.

Music is all around us! The 10th Annual Make Music Harvard Square / Fete de la Musique will hit the streets of the Square on Saturday, June 17th from 2pm – 10pm! Make Music Harvard Square is inspired by the “Fete de la Musique” a street music festival which was started 35 years ago in Paris. The “Fete de la

On May 10, Harvard Neighbors had their last Board meeting for this Academic Year. Board Members, Committee Members and Interest Group Leaders gathered to review the major HN events of 2016-2017 and discussed future dates and opportunities for the organization for the next year. We are grateful for our members who joined us for many great events such as: September: Fall Kick-off Open House at Queen’s Head Pub October: Apple Social Event at the Divinity School Yard October: Tea and Talk with Harvard Law School Associate Dean of Human Resources, Kevin Moody November: Thanksgiving Celebration—Dinner Demonstration and Tasting

December: “Holiday Cheer Party” with savories and sweets pre-pared by HN Board members December: Food Drive to benefit the Y2Y Student-run Homeless Shelter March: Nowruz – Persian New Year and Spring Season Celebration with multicultural comparisons

April: Tea and Talk with Professor Jocelyn Viterna, Department of Sociology May: Annual Meeting with Professor Jennifer Hochschild, Department of Government, Department of African and African American Studies, and Harvard College Professor.

Looking forward to a successful year ahead!

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Monday 5/22

12:00PM Lunchtime Book Club

Tuesday 05/23

12:00PM Knitting for Everyone

Wednesday 05/24

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Thursday 5/25

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which is open to both Marriott guests and the public. The deck is accessible at limited hours: Monday through Thursday, right at 14:00 (weather permitting). And while the Cus-tom House’s 26 floors is dwarfed by the Prudential Center’s 50, its $4 entrance fee (a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network) is preferable to the Skywalk’s $17. The Custom House’s angle in the city also offers some views that can’t be seen from the Prudential – like the historic North End. More even, many Boston locals haven’t heard of this exclusive bird’s eye view.

Tall Ships are coming to Boston! On June 17, 2017, the Tall Ships will make their return! Boston is an official port of the Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta. The trans-Atlantic regatta will start in Royal Greenwich, UK. From there the fleet will race to Sines, Portugal, followed by Bermuda. The fleet will then race to Boston, for Sail Boston 2017®. From Boston, the fleet will cruise in company north to Quebec City, Canada. Sail Boston® will entertain its younger audience with educational programs focus-ing on US and international maritime history. Cadets and crewmembers will be available to share with children of all ages their personal expe-riences at sea, home coun-tries and more. The ships from all over the world will make their way up Broad Sound and into the main channel of Boston Harbor before proceeding

to their berthing areas. Classic schooners, grand clippers, barques and brigs—all evok-ing the great Age of Sail—will participate the most spectacular Tall Ships procession to take place in Boston since 2000. For more information on how and when to see the ships, click here.

Boston Harbor Islands The beautiful Harbor Islands - where you can walk a Civil War-era fort, visit historic lighthouses, explore tide pools, hike lush trails, camp under the stars, or relax while fishing, picnick-ing or swim-ming-all within reach of down-town Boston. The 34 islands and peninsulas spread over 50 square miles of bays, har-bors, and rivers within the greater Boston Harbor basin. Spectacle, Georges, Grape,

Bumpkin, Lovells and Peddocks Islands can only be accessed by boat. Passenger Ferries are located at Long Wharf North, Pemberton Point in Hull, and the Hingham Shipyard in Hingham. Click here for a Ferry Schedule. Did you know that you can also camp on some of the islands? The Boston Harbor Islands offer rustic camping within sight of downtown Boston. While you’re camping, you can see the sunrise over the harbor and experience the islands in a whole new light. Rustic camp-

ing on Lovells, Grape, and Bumpkin means no flush toilets, showers, fresh water, electricity, telephones, or onsite supplies. So you’ll have to carry it all in, and carry it out. On Peddocks Island yurts, equipped with furniture and electricity, as well as individual and group campsites are available for reservation. Electricity and running water is

available at the visitor center. The camping season generally runs from the end of June to Labor Day weekend.

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Visit Massachusetts Historic Houses This weekend you can visit some of the state’s most historic homes — even those usually not open to the public — for free. For their annual “Home Sweet Home” event, the Trustees of Reservations is hosting an open house day at 10 historic properties throughout the state as a part of National

Preservation Month. The properties are: Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate in Can-ton, Stevens-Coolidge Place in North Ando-ver, The Old Manse in Concord, Ashley House in Sheffield , Naumkeag in Stockbridge, The Mission House in Stock-bridge, The Folly at Field Farm in William-stown, and the William Cullen Bryant Home-stead in Cummington. Each house has a unique history, some da-ting back 300 years. Though many of these

homes offer tours regularly, there are some that are open only for special events. You can find more details about the event here.

Boston Custom House The Marriott Custom House was

Boston's first skyscraper. Located in McKinley Square of Boston’s financial district, the Custom House Tower is a part of Marriott’s Custom House Hotel. Completed in 1849, this 151 meter (496 feet) tall clock tower – with its neoclassical design and claim as 17th-tallest build-ing in the city – has earned its reputa-tion as an iconic part of the Boston Skyline. Less well known though, how-ever, is that the tower hosts a 360º observation deck atop its 26th floor,