Cambridge Center for Adult Education

Featured Events

White People Challenging Racism: 20th Anniversary Symposium

October 6 | 10:00am – 4:00pm

Gather with WPCR alumni, current and former WPCR co-facilitators, and other interested people, to share the challenges we’ve faced, our questions, and our successes. Featuring keynote speaker Nwamaka Agbo who will discuss Restorative Economics, moderated panel discussion, break-out sessions, and mindfulness guidance by Sadada Jackson.

Upcoming Events

Breakwater Review Reading Series

September 20 | 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Join us for a night of new stories, essays, and poems by MFA candidates from Emerson, Boston University, and UMass Boston performing the best in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

Celebrity Chef MasterClass with Manya Alvarado & Dan Pontius of Alden & Harlow and The Longfellow Bar

September 25 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Join Alden & Harlow and Longfellow team and shake up delicious craft cocktails. You’ll also learn how to make easy mouthwatering snacks to pair with them.

Peter Working On His Self Portrait By Jeannette Atkinson

Fall Art Show Opening Reception

September 26 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Join us for the opening reception of our fall art show, Inside the Studio, on Thursday, September 26, 4-6pm.

Celebrity Chef MasterClass with Chef Josh Elliott of Toro Boston

October 2 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm

You’ll learn how to make Barcelona-inspired hot and cold small plates from Chef Josh, Executive Chef at Toro Boston as known as Boston’s favorite Spanish restaurant.

White People Challenging Racism: 20th Anniversary Symposium

October 6 | 10:00am – 4:00pm

Public Art in Cambridge (Gonson Daytime Lecture)

October 16 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm

PUBLIC ART IN CAMBRIDGE with Rhett Nichols, S.B. History, Theory, and Criticism of Art and Architecture, MIT. A fun overview of public visual art collections in Cambridge, with maps and resources to help you find them. Good for art levels of all levels.

Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Keith Waldrop and Rosmarie Waldrop

October 21 | 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Keith Waldrop and Rosmarie Waldrop read from their latest book, Keeping/the Window Open: Interviews, Statements, Alarms, Excursions.

Boston Victorian Architecture and Walker Evans, Lincoln Kirstein, and John Brooks Wheelwright (Gonson Daytime Lecture)

October 23 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm

In 1931, the photographer Walker Evans joined Lincoln Kirstein, his early promoter, and architect/poet John Brooks Wheelwright in a project to photograph Victorian architecture. Join Stephen Jerome, architectural and social historian, for a slideshow about this rare archive of Victorian architecture and the three luminaries behind it.

Conversations on the Edge - Climate Change in Cambridge

October 28 | 6:00pm – 7:00pm

How will cambridge be transformed by climate change? What is the Greater Boston Area doing to prepare for the crises that are now inevitable and to prevent the worst outcomes for this city? How can we hold individuals, corporations, and governments responsible for ensuring a sustainable and environmentally-just future?

Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Angie Estes and James Arthur

October 28 | 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Angie Estes, the author of Parole, reads with James Arthur, whose most recent book is The Suicide’s Son.

What Does Marnie "Mean"?: Cinema, Psychoanalysis, and the Problem of Interpretation (Gonson Daytime Lecture)

October 30 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm

The films of Alfred Hitchcock have probably been subjected to more analysis and interpretation than those of any other filmmaker. Of his films, Marnie (1964) may be the most problematic. or these reasons, it becomes a very useful text to use as an illustration of the process of making meaning.

Celebrity Chef MasterClass with Chef Jeffrey Salazar of Parsnip Restaurant

October 30 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Join Chef Jeffrey, the Executive Chef at Parsnip restaurant in Cambridge, and learn how to make a range of authentic Pulutan recipes.

Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Elizabeth Bradfield and Sara London

November 4 | 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Elizabeth Bradfield reads from her new book, Toward Antarctica, with Sara London, whose new collection is Upkeep.

Career Re-Entry Strategies for Caregivers (Gonson Daytime Lecture)

November 6 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm

In this workshop, we'll talk about today’s job market and hiring trends, top challenges re-entry professionals face and ways to address them, useful online resources to help you explore careers and update or maintain your skills, effective job search strategies for professionals like you, and many other tips for re-entering the workforce.

Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Jill McDonough and Rage Hezekiah

November 18 | 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Jill McDonough reads from Here All Night, with Rage Hezekiah, whose debut collection is Stray Harbor.

Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Rafael Campo and Joan Naviyuk Kane

December 2 | 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Rafael Campo reads from Comfort Measures Only: New and Selected Poems, 1994–2016, with Joan Naviyuk Kane, whose most recent book is Milk Black Carbon.

Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Ilya Kaminsky and Andrea Cohen

December 9 | 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Ilya Kaminsky reads from his new collection, Deaf Republic, with Andrea Cohen, whose latest collection is Nightshade.

Celebrity Chef MasterClass with Chef David Punch of Sycamore, Little Big Diner, Buttonwood

December 11 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Chef David Punch will show you the secrets of how to make delicious Japanese ramen.

Performing Arts Showcase

December 12 – 14 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Join us to celebrate the hard work and talent of our performing arts and writing programs with three nights of free performances and readings by our students and instructors. Thursday, December 12, 7pm, Friday, December 13, 7pm, and Saturday, December 14, 4:30-6pm & 7:30-9pm.