Harvard Square Business Association
December 2020 Newsletter
Deals, News, Events and More!
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Happy Hanukkah!
This Saturday, we would have celebrated our 14th Annual 'Everyone Loves Latkes' in Harvard Square...an event that brought hundreds of people from across the region to sample complimentary, hot and delicious latkes! Here's a fun montage of our favorite pictures (2007 - 2019) by Bill Manley with Klezmer Music provided by Klezwoods!
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A longstanding Harvard Square tradition, The Giving Tree is both a physical tree and an opportunity to provide essential goods to those who need them. The Harvard Square Business Association will collect hats, gloves, socks, travel-sized hand sanitizer, lip balm, scarves and package these items in watertight bags and place them under the Tree. The Giving Tree is located on Deguglielmo Plaza (27 Brattle St. in front of Bluestone Lane). Gift bags are complimentary for anyone to take. The tree will be up from December 2 through January 6.
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Let Hope Ring: Holidays in Harvard Square
Churches, Bell Ringing, Giving and Poetry
Dear Friends,
As part of this celebration, we are also highlighting Holiday Poetry Strolls, our annual Giving Tree, a bell-ringing ceremony and so much more. Complete details on this heartwarming festivity can be found here.
We send sincerest appreciation to the Harvard Square Business Association officers and board of directors. Their unyielding commitment to the City of Cambridge, to the Square and to the association during these challenging times has allowed our staff to continue to work unabated. We are grateful for their leadership.
We wish all of you health and happiness during this holiday season. Please continue to take good care,
Denise Jillson, Bill Manley, Amanda Henley and Shaylin Bowers
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Please join us in welcoming our newest members!
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Thank you Emily Isenberg for your hard work in giving
a vacant storefront new life.
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Harvard Square Holiday Guide
So many options for your shopping and dining pleasure! Sweet treats, gorgeous gifts, savory bites, fun events!
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR ALL OUR FABULOUS PICKS! 😊
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If you’re looking to buy a special present but are unsure which of your favorite Harvard Square businesses to patronize, new e-gift cards are available to purchase – in any denomination! E-Gift Cards take the guesswork out of shopping and give your recipient immediate access to stores, restaurants and more! Obtaining these e-gift cards is fast and easy!
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Limited time, limited quantity of Unlimited Virtual Memberships available, first come, first served.
No commitment, lock in this never before offered price for Barre & Soul’s Live Stream Experience.
THE BEST schedule and instructors streaming over 70 barre and yoga classes per week. Barre Express, Super Sculpt Yoga, Restorative Yoga to Flow, all crafted exclusively for the at-home practice.
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Shop this week's sale!
The holidays are fast approaching, shop us early. Beat the rush, especially if you need us to ship for you. The special pricing on these items will only be available for a short time. Look for the red sale tags on our site!
Now offering the private shopping experience!
Scheduling service for reserved and private shopping appointments. Reserved appointments take place during our regular store hours which are currently Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12-6. Schedule your shopping trip!
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A great place to start (or finish) any holiday shopping jaunt is Harvard Book Store's Holiday Hundred. The Holiday Hundred is our annual list of notable (and giftable!) books published this year, covering a wide range of categories. It really does have something for every reader on your shopping list, and these selections are 10% off for members of our Frequent Buyer Program.
For more suggestions, check out our holiday gift guide for recommendations for all kinds of readers, including kids and young adult book suggestions.
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Thriving Together with HUECU
If you’re an HUECU member and have friends, family or coworkers who might want to try not-for-profit, people-centric, cooperative banking, refer them to HUECU! As a thank you for helping to grow the Credit Union community, we’ll give $20 each to you and the new member you referred. Visit huecu.org/referral.
Referred person must be a NEW member with no existing accounts at HUECU. Former members qualify as a new member provided their previous account was closed at least twenty-four (24) months prior to the new open date. New Member Bonus and Member Referral will be paid when new member opens an account by December 31, 2020. HUECU reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time. New Member Bonus ($20) and Member referral ($20) will be deposited to HUECU Shared Savings account within 30 days of new member account opening. Referring member needs to be in good standing. There is no limit to the number of referrals a member can make. An individual cannot be referred more than once, even if they open multiple memberships. Referral bonus only applies to the first membership opened by an individual. Normal membership eligibility requirements apply. Terms & conditions subject to change without notice. Applies to online account opening only.
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December Holidays
Do you know someone who wants to go from frazzled doom to a dazzling room or from shrinking productivity to inspired activity in their home or office? Well, now is your chance to help them out and give them the gift of their own personal organizing sessions during this season of light. Reach out before 1 January and include the keyword “light” for 20% off your first organizing package.
New Year’s
We all are ready for a new year. Are you also ready for a new you? This pandemic has shifted us, whether we have been going gracefully or kicking and screaming. Some of us have realized that we need to create more space in our lives by shredding some stuff to be our best. If that is you and you are ready to declutter and organize, let’s do it together.
You instantly receive 20% off the first organizing package if you reach out by 31st January and mention the keyword “opportunity".
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Free gift wrapping in-store & online.
Order by December 15th.
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Don’t Miss out on Insurance Benefits and Flex Dollars!
Book an appointment at SEE today to use your insurance benefits and/or flex spending dollars before they expire.
Use ‘em before you lose ‘em!
617-868-1500
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Two Free Diagnostics Tests
During the holiday season, Signet is offering new clients a set of free SAT & ACT diagnostic tests with consultation for students looking to get started on their college admissions journeys. This offer, valued at $200, includes two free diagnostic tests with thorough score reports that break down the types of questions students need help on the most and a free consultation to help you decide which test your student should focus on. With the biggest tests of 2021 coming up fast in March and April, now's your chance to get the ball rolling on your student's study schedule and college education! Valid Through December 31st, 2020
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Open Businesses in the Square
Harvard Square businesses are opening deliberately and thoughtfully.
Please click here for an updated list of open businesses. These establishments are operating within the guidelines set forth by federal, state and local authorities.
We appreciate your patronizing the Square. Please do so with confidence, knowing that the safety of workers and the well-being and enjoyment of our customers are top priorities.
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COVID-19 Testing Site in Harvard Square
The City of Cambridge is offering COVID-19 testing for residents seven days a week at expanded locations as part of a strategic initiative to coordinate testing and COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The initiative is led by the City’s newly established Cambridge Pandemic Collaborative (CPC). More information available here.
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Paddy’s Lunch is the oldest family-owned pub in Cambridge, standing on the corner of Walden and Sherman Streets for the past 86 years. Three generations of women have owned and managed Paddy's. The bar has served Cantabrigians and visitors, serving as a springboard for many local and national politicians, including John F. Kennedy and Tip O'Neil. Paddy's is involved in life in Cambridge, supporting schools, community functions, neighbors' emergencies, and youth sport teams, especially girls' sports.
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Since 1930, Bob Slate Stationer has provided an immersive analog experience of distinctive writing papers and instruments, backed by expert consultative staff, located in the heart of our beloved Harvard Square. Unfortunately, as we conclude our 90th year in business, we are faced with an existential threat that can only be met by calling on our global community for assistance. I am asking for your kind donation to help us sustain our store dedicated to the fine art of written communication.
This year we have experienced two catastrophic events: the COVID-19 pandemic, which has decimated small businesses world-wide; and recently, a building flood that decimated our back office and inventory back stock.
While community support of the store by in-store, phone, email ordering has been tremendously helpful and heartening, it simply isn’t enough to ensure that we can meet our immediate operating expenses, including paying the staff who have held us together during these long and difficult months, rent and our supplier partners. We have tried to keep afloat using our hardy New England grit and creativity, but simply can’t overcome the current extended challenges on our own. Funds given to this campaign will provide us the cash resources to address our immediate operating needs and build infrastructure to support the store into the future.
This fundraising campaign is just one way in which writing enthusiasts can support us. Please continue to shop in-store, where we have adopted recommended safety procedures to help you feel comfortable during your visit, or remotely by emailing us at NewBobSlate@gmail.com. Please share this message widely within your communities. And please support local independent businesses everywhere!
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Jack and the Beanstalk:
A Musical Adventure
This new, streaming musical that takes us on an epic journey through Storyland with Jack, her cow Buttercup, her mother, the Grand Storyteller, King Giant, two Mice, the Itsy Bitsy Spider, and the Fiddler Cat. The vivid imaginations of Harvard undergraduates Julia Riew and Ian Chan (the creators of last season’s Thumbelina) transform the classic fairy tale into a contemporary celebration of the power of kindness, courage, determination, and creativity to overcome life’s obstacles.
On Demand Through JAN 4
Meet-the-Cast Performances: 12/13 at 2:30PM & 12/19 at 12:30PM
$20 Household Tickets or Pay-What-You-Can
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Friends and Family Series:
Chocolate Art for Holidays
Join Linda, a professional chocolate and sugar artist, who will guide you to make chocolate ornaments, ribbons, leaves, flowers and even boxes without needing any special molds. We’ll use basic household items with store-brand chocolates to make decorative chocolate art. You’ll receive a zoom link and a recipe packet 3 days before the class starts. The packet will include suggested local chocolate sources that you can buy.
In our Friends and Family series, we encourage families, roommates, and households to attend this class and cook along together. The tuition is per device.
Instructor: Linda Khachadurian
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December 18 – 31 (Video-On-Demand)
Directed by Patrick Swanson; George Emlen, music director
Join us for this year’s Christmas Revels featuring some of our favorite artists plus a special performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma! For the first time in 50 years, the annual Christmas Revels will not be celebrated live in Harvard’s historic Sanders Theatre. The shortest day will come and the year will die – but as Revels fans across country know, that is never the end of the story!
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Starry Night: Christmas in Harvard Square
The Choir of Men and Boys at Saint Paul’s invite you to enjoy Starry Night: Christmas in Harvard Square. Inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night, the choir provides a striking counterpoint to our current worries. In a time of distancing and anxiety, the boys of Saint Paul’s Choir School offer a musical experience of ineffable beauty and hope.
Starry Night: Christmas in Harvard Square debuts online on December 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. The Christmas concert is pre-recorded and distributed digitally at christmasinharvardsquare.com for goodwill contributions.
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Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site is a unit of the U.S. National Park System that preserves the home that served as George Washington’s headquarters during the Siege of Boston and later as the home of noted 19th-century poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The site includes a fully furnished historic house museum and offers free ranger-led tours and family programming seasonally, as well as a summer arts festival, fall lecture series, and holiday programming. Learn more here.
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Harvard Square Business Association
Two Brattle Square, Mezzanine
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 491-3434
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