Celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston
Monday, Jan. 27, 12 p.m.; Mandarin Oriental, 776 Boylston St., Boston
Head over to the luxury hotel, Mandarin Oriental, Boston, to ring in the Lunar New Year. The Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy will be kicking off the festivities with a performance of the traditional Lion Dance in the lobby of the hotel. The event is free for both guests and the public.
Book Talk with Author Emily Austin at the Cambridge Public Library
Thursday, Jan. 30, 6 p.m.; Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge
The Cambridge Public Library and Harvard Book Store are collaborating to host a talk with Emily Austin, bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead. The conversation will be held two days after the release of her new novel, We Could Be Rats, a story of two reconnecting sisters and “a celebration of that transcendent, unshakable bond,” according to the book’s summary. Kimm Topping, a Harvard Lecturer, will join Austin in the talk. Admission is free with RSVP, with copies of the book available for purchase at the event for a signing.
Mass Poetry Youth Fundraiser
Thursday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Just Book-ish, 1463 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester
Watch teen poetry performances over in Dorchester to support Mass Poetry’s Road to Brave New Voices Fundraiser at its kickoff event. The paddle bid fundraiser helps send Mass Poetry’s Youth Slam Team to the annual Brave New Voices Festival, the “biggest youth poetry festival of its kind,” according to the website.
Celebrate National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day at Honeycomb Creamery
Saturday, Feb. 1, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 1702 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Honeycomb Creamery will open their doors early to celebrate National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day, just across the river in Cambridge. A special menu for the holiday features various breakfast themed desserts at varying prices, while entry to the celebration is free.
