Go Ethnic this Friday - YUM: A Taste of Immigrant City

This Friday night the Arts at the Armory in Somerville is hosting a great food event for the ethnic food lover in all of us.

Sample the delicious tastes from participating immigrant owned Somerville restaurants at YUM: A Taste of Immigrant City. Some of the participating restaurants include: Machu Picchu Charcoal Chicken & Grill (Peruvian), Fasika (Ethiopian), Highland Creole Cuisine and Cafe Belo (Brazilian). The event will also feature music from Somerville-based Ecuadoran band Yarina and international dance performances by the Greater Boston Nepali Community Youth and La Salsa. You'll enjoy artwork around the Armory, too.

Yum is to sponsor The Welcome Project, and tickets are $40 for the event. For tickets and more information, click here.

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This Weekend - Cambridge Science Festival

Enjoy the kick off to the Cambridge Science Festival this weekend with their Big Top Carnival featuring science fun for all ages.

This Saturday from noon to 4pm at the Main Cambridge Public Library Branch (449 Broadway) enjoy variety of science fun like Pfizer blue slime, learn about what the pharmaceutical companies are doing and one of my favorites, find out about liquid nitrogen ice cream making! I hope it's as good as Wiley Dufrain's! :)

The festival is also offering free shuttle stop locations at Harvard Sq, Cambridge Public Library, Museum of Science, Kendall T, Stata Center, MIT Museum, and Central Sq. so you have no excuse not to stop by. For a list of all events, click here.

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This Weekend - Check out Wine Riot!

Join Second Glass for their annual Wine Riot event at the Cyclorama.

On Friday and Saturday, swirl,sniff and sip over 250 new wines from all over the globe, soak up knowledge from the experts at Crash Course Wine Seminars and grab tasty food pairings under $5 from the hottest local restaurants (Legal Seafood, Masa, Upper Crust, and Tremont 647 to name a few). In addition to the wine, the event includes music, photo booth and more. For more on ticketing and to purchase tickets, click here. One day riot tickets are $45.

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Saturday - 19th Century Pub Crawl

Join the 19th Century Society for a really old-school pub crawl tomorrow, though the classic bars of Boston.

The group will meet promptly at 5:30 PM at Eastern Standard (528 Commonwealth Avenue) for classic cocktails and complimentary appetizers; then proceed to Red Hat Café; Union Oyster House; Bell in Hand Tavern; and, if you are still sober, head to one of my favorites, Drink.

19th century attire is encouraged, but by no means required. So basically, if you miss the group at Eastern Standard, sounds like you'll be able to spot them at Red Hat! :)

The crawl is FREE to join. For an itinerary of the night, click here. RSVP on Facebook here.

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Preview - Rafiki Bistro

The folks behind Central Square's Clear Conscious Cafe are bringing a new join into the Harvard/Porter Sq area - a locally and organic bistro.

Rafiki Bistro's objective is to create a premier Bistro built around an organic and all natural offering whenever possible - or, sustainable. The bistro will be offering breakfast, lunch and dinner. The dinner menu previews have everything from potato latkes with North American caviar to salads and an all-natural gourmet burger selection. The wild mushroom ragout sounds delightful.

Rafiki Bistro is planning to open soon - it will be located at 1620 Mass Ave, in between Harvard and Porter Squares. For more information, click here.

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Suneri Opens 2nd location on Newbury St

Davis Square Suneri Boutique opens its 2nd location at 205 Newbury Street. The hours for the new location are Monday-Friday 11am-7pm, Saturday 10am-7pm, and Sunday 11am-6pm.

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