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Central Square parking lot to become outdoor art, performance and dining center through October

By adamg on Tue, 07/07/2020 - 11:04am

Cambridge Day reports on plans for a pop-up to be called Starlight Square that will, among other things, let local performance spaces hold outdoor performances now that their indoor facilities are shut due to Covid-19.

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Cambridge
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Dining
Entertainment
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Central Square
Covid-19


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Comments

By Kinopio on Tue, 07/07/2020 - 11:45am.

Sounds great. But why for only 3 months? The virus is not going away in the fall and parking lots will forever be a terribly inefficient use of urban space.

By Ron Newman on Tue, 07/07/2020 - 12:03pm.

Not many people will want to eat or watch live performances outdoors once we get past Veterans' Day. Plus, the materials may not be designed to survive winter weather. I hope this is something that can be easily dismantled, stored away, and rebuilt next April or May.

By BostonDog on Tue, 07/07/2020 - 1:49pm.

Germany has these month long "Christmas Markets" which are outside and have dozens of venders selling snacks, gifts, and drinks. They also sell mugs of warmed spiced wine which is great when it's cold. These markets are popular and most cities have them.

Boston weather is normally pretty tolerable until Xmas minus a few days of snow every often. It's Jan through April that it really sucks in this town.

By anon on Tue, 07/07/2020 - 2:34pm.

If New Englanders were afraid of the cold, we wouldn't be so fond of skiing and snowboarding. Arts and live performances aren't for summer months only!

By anon on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 7:13pm.

There's a difference between athletic activity, and sitting for extended periods watching a performance.

By anon on Tue, 07/07/2020 - 1:21pm.

I'm fine with eliminating the public parking lots in Central Square, as long as Cambridge pays the MBTA to run buses as frequently as they ran in the era before the public parking lots were there.

By BostonDog on Tue, 07/07/2020 - 11:52am.

Make it permeant.

By anon on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 1:07pm.

or only if they get enough money from the fundraising campaign?