Social Events and Activities

Social Events
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
Social Activities and Venues
- Places to east and dink
- Tourist Activities

Social Events

Wednesday

6:40 to 8:45 p.m.

Trivia Night at Tommy Doyle’s pub

Come joins us for a game of pub trivia that starts at 7 PM at Tommy Doyle’s pub. We will meet at 6:40 in front of the Starbucks at the hotel lobby, then we will walk to the bar.

Thursday

11:45 to 1:15 p.m.

Lunch-Arounds in Kendall Square

5:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception, sponsored by the Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative (MassLNC)

Friday

5:45 p.m.

Dine-Arounds

Meet in front of the Starbucks in the hotel lobby.

8:00 p.m.

Pub Crawl

Meet in Mead Hall bar, 4 Cambridge Center, around the corner of the hotel.

Meadhall
Cambridge Brewing Co.

Saturday

(To be announced)

Social Activities and Venues

Places to eat and drink

Kendall Sq.

These are some recommendations in Kendall Sq Cambridge, the area immediately surrounding the conference hotel. There are a lot of tech companies in this square and MIT university, and there are also several high end restaurants and bars in the area. No venue listed is more then 15 minutes walking distance front he hotel, but many are right next to the hotel or a couple minutes walking distance.

Go to Google Map

Price range is simply a relative indication of the cost of an entree.

$ = Inexpensive, $10 or less

$$ = Moderate, $11-$30

$$$ = Pricey, $30 or more

Coffee Shops

Dunkin Donuts 1 Broadway Cambridge, MA 617-621-6990 [Yelp Review] $
Starbucks 6 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 617-577-7511 [Yelp Review] $$
Starbucks 2 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA [Yelp Review] $$
Tatte Bakery & Cafe 318 3rd St Cambridge, MA 617-354-4200 [Yelp Review] $$
Tatte Bakery & Cafe 205 Broadway Street, Cambridge, MA 617-494-8700 [Yelp Review] $$
Voltage Coffee & Art 295 3rd St Cambridge, MA 617-714-3974 [Yelp Review] $$

Fast food / Sandwich Shops

Au Bon Pain 238 Main St Cambridge, MA 617-491-9751 [Yelp Review] $
Bon Me 1 Kendall Square Cambridge, MA 617-945-2615 [Yelp Review] $
Clover (Vegetarian / Vegan) 5 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA [Yelp Review] $
Cosi 290 Main St Cambridge, MA 617-868-5810 [Yelp Review] $
Kendall Kitchen 201 Broadway Cambridge, MA 617-225-7704 [Yelp Review] $
Kendall Market & Deli 290 Main St Cambridge, MA 617-661-7300 [Yelp Review] $
Kendall Square / Cambridge Center Food Court 3 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA [Yelp Review] $
Leisure Station 625 W. Kendall St Cambridge, MA 567-855-1668 [Yelp Review] $
Quiznos 600 Technology Sq Cambridge, MA 617-225-2777 [Yelp Review] $
Rebecca’s Cafe 290 Main St Cambridge, MA 617-494-6688 [Yelp Review] $
Sebastian’s 7 Cambridge Ctr Cambridge, MA 617-758-0112 [Yelp Review] $$
Zigo 1 Broadway Cambridge, MA 617-225-6924 [Yelp Review] $$

Restaurants

Abigails 291 3rd St Cambridge, MA 617-945-9086 [Yelp Review] $$
Aceituna Cafe 605 W. Kendall St Cambridge, MA 617-252-0707 [Yelp Review] $
Amelia’s Tratorria 111 Harvard St Cambridge, MA 617-868-7600 [Yelp Review] $$
Area Four 500 Technology Sq Cambridge, MA 617-758-4444 [Yelp Review] $$
Atasca Restaurant 50 Hampshire St Cambridge, MA 617-621-6991 [Yelp Review] $$
Black Sheep Restaurant 350 Main St Cambridge, MA 617-577-1300 [Yelp Review] $$
Cambridge Brewing Company 1 Kendall Square, Bldg 100 Cambridge, MA 617-494-1994 [Yelp Review] $$
Catalyst Restaurant 300 Technology Sq Cambridge, MA 617-576-3000 [Yelp Review] $$$
Champions 2 Cambridge Ctr Cambridge, MA 617-252-4444 [Yelp Review] $$
Cuchi Cuchi 795 Main St, Cambridge, MA (617) 864-2929 [Yelp Review] $$$
Desfina Restaurant 202 3rd St 02141 Cambridge, MA 617-868-9098 [Yelp Review] $$
Discovery Cafe 157 Sixth St 02141 Cambridge, MA 617-227-1625 [Yelp Review] $
Emma’s Pizza 40 Hampshire St Cambridge, MA 617-864-8534 [Yelp Review] $$
EVOO 350 3rd St Cambridge, MA 617-661-3866 [Yelp Review] $$$
Firerbrand Saints 1 Broadway St Cambridge, MA 617-401-3399 [Yelp Review] $$
Flat Top Johnny’s 1 Kendall Sq Cambridge, MA 617-494-9565 [Yelp Review] $$
Friendly Toast 1 Kendall Square Cambridge, MA 617-621-1200 [Yelp Review] $$
Fuji 300 3rd St Cambridge, MA 617-252-0088 [Yelp Review] $$
Hungry Mother 233 Cardinal Mendeiros Ave Cambridge, MA 617-499-0090 [Yelp Review] $$$
Kendall House of Pizza 201 3rd St 02141 Cambridge, MA 617-547-1790 [Yelp Review] $
Kika Tapas 5 Broad Canal Way @ 350 3rd St Cambridge, MA 617-245-6030 [Yelp Review] $$$
Legal Seafood 5 Cambridge Ctr Cambridge, MA 617-401-3399 [Yelp Review] $$$
Mead Hall 4 Cambridge Ctr, Cambridge, MA 617-714-4372 [Yelp Review] $$
MexiCali Burrito Co 500 Technology Sq Cambridge, MA 617-225-2777 [Yelp Review] $
Technique 215 1st St Cambridge, MA 617-218-8088 [Yelp Review] $$
The Blue Room 1 Kendall Sq, Ste 200 Cambridge, MA 617-494-9034 [Yelp Review] $$$
The Squeaky Beaker 675 W Kendall St Cambridge, MA 617-679-0108 [Yelp Review] $$
Tommy Doyle’s Pub 1 Kendall Square, Bldg 100 Cambridge, MA 617-225-0888 [Yelp Review] $$
West Bridge 1 Kendall Square Cambridge, MA 617-945-0221 [Yelp Review] $$$
Za 350 3rd St Cambridge, MA 617-452-9292 [Yelp Review] $$

Harvard Sq.

Here are some recommendations for well known Harvard Sq, home to Harvard University. To get here you take the T (the subway) two stops “outbound” (north) from the conference hotel’s Kendall Sq subway stop.

Go To Google Map

Price range is simply a relative indication of the cost of an entree.$ = Inexpensive, $10 or less

$$ = Moderate, $11-$30

$$$ = Pricey, $30 or more

Coffee Shops

Dunkin Donuts 65 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-354-5096 [Yelp Review] $
Peet’s Coffee & Tea 100 Mount Auburn St Cambridge, MA 617-492-1844 [Yelp Review] $
Starbucks 1384 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-354-3726 [Yelp Review] $$
Starbucks 468 Broadway Cambridge, MA 617-491-9911 [Yelp Review] $$
Starbucks 36 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-492-4881 [Yelp Review] $$
Sweet 0 Brattle St Cambridge, MA 617-547-2253 [Yelp Review] $$

Fast food / Sandwich Shops

Au Bon Pain 1360 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-497-9797 [Yelp Review] $$
Au Bon Pain 1100 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-354-4144 [Yelp Review] $$
B Good 24 Dunster St Cambridge, MA 617-354-6500 [Yelp Review] $
Boloco 71 Mt. Auburn St Cambridge, MA 617-354-5838 [Yelp Review] $
Chipotle Mexican Grill 1 Brattle Sq Cambridge, MA 617-491-0677 [Yelp Review] $
Crema Cafe 27 Brattle St Cambridge, MA 617-876-2700 [Yelp Review] $$
Dado Tea 50 Church St Cambridge, MA 617-547-0950 [Yelp Review] $
Darwin’s 148 Mt Auburn St Cambridge, MA 617-354-5233 [Yelp Review] $
Panera 1288 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-868-0651 [Yelp Review] $
Qdoba Mexican Grill 1280 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-871-1136 [Yelp Review] $
Subway 36 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-441-0011 [Yelp Review] $

Ice cream / Frozen Yogurt / Desserts

Ben & Jerry’s 36 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-864-2828 [Yelp Review] $$
BerryLine 3 Arrow St Cambridge, MA 617-868-3500 [Yelp Review] $
Finale Desserterie & Bakery 30 Dunster St Cambridge, MA 617-441-9797 [Yelp Review] $$
J P Licks 1312 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-492-1001 [Yelp Review] $
Lizzy’s Ice Cream 29 Church St Cambridge, MA 617-354-2911 [Yelp Review] $
Pinkberry 1380 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-547-0573 [Yelp Review] $$
Yogurtland Harvard Square 57 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-576-2900 [Yelp Review] $

Restaurants

9 Tastes 50 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-547-6666 [Yelp Review] $$
Al’s Harvard Square Cafe 1350 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-441-9100 [Yelp Review] $
Algiers Coffee House 40 Brattle St Cambridge, MA 617-492-1557 [Yelp Review] $$
Beat Hotel 13 Brattle St Cambridge, MA 617-499-0001 [Yelp Review] $$$
BonChon 57 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-868-0981 [Yelp Review] $$
Border Cafe 32 Church St Cambridge, MA 617-864-6100 [Yelp Review] $$
Cafe Sushi 1105 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-492-0434 [Yelp Review] $$
Cambridge, 1 27 Church St Cambridge, MA 617-576-1111 [Yelp Review] $$
Cancun Taqueria 1105 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 857-242-3344 [Yelp Review] $
Charlie’s Kitchen 10 Eliot St Cambridge, MA 617-492-9646 [Yelp Review] $
Chutney’s 36 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-491-2545 [Yelp Review] $
Clover (Vegeterian/Vegan) 7 Holyoke St Cambridge, MA
Crazy Dough’s Pizza Co 36 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-492-4848 [Yelp Review] $
Daedalus 45-1/2 Mt Auburn St Cambridge, MA 617-349-0071 [Yelp Review] $$
Felafel Corner 8 1/2 Eliot St Cambridge, MA 617-441-8888 [Yelp Review] $
Felipes Taqueria 83 Mt Auburn St Cambridge, MA 617-354-9944 [Yelp Review] $
FiRE + iCE 50 Church St Cambridge, MA 617-547-9007 [Yelp Review] $$
First Printer Restaurant Bar & Grill 13-15 Dunster St Cambridge, MA 617-497-0900 [Yelp Review] $$
Flat Patties 33 Brattle St Cambridge, MA 617-871-6871 [Yelp Review] $
Grafton Street Pub & Grill 1230 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-497-0400 [Yelp Review] $$
Grendel’s Den 89 Winthrop St Cambridge, MA 617-491-1160 [Yelp Review] $
Harvest 44 Brattle St Cambridge, MA 617-868-2255 [Yelp Review] $$$
Henrietta’s Table 1 Bennett St Cambridge, MA 617-661-5005 [Yelp Review] $$$
John Harvard’s Brew House 33 Dunster St Cambridge, MA 617-868-3585 [Yelp Review] $$
Legal Seafood 20 University Rd Cambridge, MA 617-491-9400 $$$
Mr Bartley’s Gourmet Burger 1246 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-354-6559 [Yelp Review] $$
Nubar 16 Garden St Cambridge, MA 617-234-1365 [Yelp Review] $$$
O Sushi Restaurant & Bar 1 Eliot St Cambridge, MA 617-945-9450 [Yelp Review] $$$
Oggi Gourmet 1350 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-492-6444 [Yelp Review] $
Orinoco 56 JFK St / Cambridge, MA 617-354-6900 [Yelp Review] $$
Otto 1432 Mass Ave Cambridge, MA 617-499-3352 [Yelp Review] $
Park Restaurant & Bar 59 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-491-9851 [Yelp Review] $$
Rialto 1 Bennett St Cambridge, MA 617-661-5050 [Yelp Review] $$$
Russell House Tavern 14 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-500-3055 [Yelp Review] $$
Sabra Grill 20 Eliot St Cambridge, MA 617-868-5777 [Yelp Review] $
Sandrine’s Bistro 8 Holyoke St / Cambridge, MA 617-497-5300 [Yelp Review] $$$
Spice Thai Cuisine 24 Holyoke St Cambridge, MA 617-868-9560 [Yelp Review] $$
Summer Shack Cambridge 149 Alewife Brook Pkwy Cambridge, MA 617) 520-9500 [Yelp Review] $$$
Takemura Japanese Restaurant 18 Eliot St Cambridge, MA 617-492-6700 [Yelp Review] $$
Tanjore 18 Eliot St Cambridge, MA 617-868-1900 [Yelp Review] $$
Tasty Burger 40 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-425-4444 [Yelp Review] $
The BoatHouse 49 Mt Auburn St Cambridge, MA 617-349-1650 [Yelp Review] $$
The Maharaja 57 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-547-2757 [Yelp Review] $$
The Red House 98 Winthrop St Cambridge, MA 617-576-0605 [Yelp Review] $$$
The Regattabar 1 Bennett St Cambridge, MA 617-661-5000 [Yelp Review] $$
The Sinclair 54 Church St Cambridge, MA 617-547-5200 [Yelp Review] $$
Tory Row 3 Brattle St Cambridge, MA 617-876-8769 [Yelp Review] $$
Toscano 52 Brattle St Cambridge, MA 617-354-5250 [Yelp Review] $$
UpStairs on the Square 91 Winthrop St Cambridge, MA 617-864-1933 [Yelp Review] $$$
Veggie Planet (Vegeterian/Vegan) 47 Palmer St Cambridge, MA 617-661-1513 [Yelp Review] $
Wagamama 57 JFK St Cambridge, MA 617-499-0930 [Yelp Review] $$
Zinneken’s 1154 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-876-0836 [Yelp Review] $
Zoe’s 1105 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 617-495-0055 [Yelp Review] $

Tourist Activities

See Google Map

Activities in Cambridge

Boston Duck Tours Cambridge, MA 617-267-3825
Boston Public Garden Bound By Tremont, Beacon, Charles and Boylston Streets, Boston MA Cambridge, MA
Boston Public Library 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-536-5400 [Yelp Review]
Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum 306 Congress St, Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-338-1773 [Yelp Review]
Boston’s Chocolate Walking Tour 230 Newbury St, Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-955-2228
Bunker Hill Monument & Museum 43 Monument Sq, Charlestown, MA Cambridge, MA 617-242-5641 [Yelp Review]
Cheers Pub – Birthplace to Cheers 84 Beacon -, Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617) 227-9605 [Yelp Review]
Downtown Boston Walking Tour start at MBTA Park St Boston, MA Cambridge, MA
Faneuil Hall 4 S Market Bldg, Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-523-1300 [Yelp Review]
Freedom Trail 99 Chauncy St, Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-357-8300

Activities in Boston

Haymarket Square On the east side of Government Center and the north side of Faneuil Hall Marketplace, just south of Boston’s North End Cambridge, MA
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 280 The Fenway Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-566-1401
King’s Chapel & Burying Ground 58 Tremont St, Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-523-1749 [Yelp Review]
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Ave (between Parker St & Museum Rd) Boston, MA Cambridge, MA (617) 267-9300
Museum of Science 1 Science Park, Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-723-2500
Old South Meeting House 310 Washington St, Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-482-6439 [Yelp Review]
Prudential Tower & Skywalk Observatory 800 Boylston St, Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-236-3100 [Yelp Review]
Quincy Market 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 02109 Cambridge, MA
Central Square Theatre 450 Mass Ave Cambridge, MA Cambridge, MA [Yelp Review]
Hahvahd Tour Cambridge, MA 855-455-8747
Kendall Sq. Cinema 1 Kendall Sq (at 355 Binney Street) Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-621-1202
MIT Museum 265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA Cambridge, MA 617-253-5927

Activities in Boston (Dorchester Area)

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library 220 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA Cambridge, MA 617-514-1600 [Yelp Review]