Calendar of Cambridge Candidate Forums and Events - 2017
Note: This is for reference and comparison purposes only.
See the 2019 Calendar for current schedule or the Official 2019 Municipal Election Calendar.
updated October 17, 2017 11:50AM
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| APRIL | 1 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 Paul Toner Campaign Kickoff |
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| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| MAY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Olivia D'Ambrosio Campaign Launch |
5 | 6 Vatsady Sivongxay Campaign Kickoff |
| 7 Jan Devereux Campaign Kickoff |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 Sumbul Siddiqui Campaign Kickoff |
18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 Quinton Zondervan Campaign Launch |
22 | 23 | 24 Sam Gebru Campaign Kickoff (6-7:30pm) |
25 Marc McGovern Campaign Kickoff |
26 | 27 |
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| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| JUNE | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 4 Fran Cronin Kickoff (3-5pm) |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 Sean Tierney Campaign Kickoff (3-5pm) |
12 | 13 Kathleen Kelly Campaign Kickoff (6-8pm) |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 Dennis Carlone Kickoff (3:30-5:30pm) |
19 | 20 | 21 Nadya Okamoto Kickoff (6-8pm) |
22 | 23 | 24 Adriane Musgrave Kickoff (4-6pm) |
| 25 | 26 | 27 Fran Cronin Issue Forum, 6pm at Atwood's Tavern, 877 Cambridge St. |
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| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| JULY | 1 | |||||
| 2 | 3 Municipal Election Nomination Papers available at Election Commission office Picnic & Politics at Danehy Park w/Will MacArthur, 5-8pm |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Denise Simmons Kickoff at WeWork (625 Mass. Ave.), 6-8pm |
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| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Emily Dexter Campaign Kick-Off party, 6-8pm at Asgard's Pub, 350 Mass Ave. |
27 | 28 Election Commission closes at noon |
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| 30 | 31 5:00pm deadline to submit nomination papers & statements of financial interest for candidates | |||||
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| AUGUST | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Jake Crutchfield Launch Party at Andala Cafe, 3pm. |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 5:00pm deadline for Election Commission to certify signatures on nomination papers. | 15 | 16 5:00pm deadline for municipal candidates to file withdrawal of nomination | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 Laurance Kimbrough Campaign Kickoff, 5:00pm. Plough & Stars, 912 Mass. Ave. |
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| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| SEPTEMBER | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 [School Committee meeting] |
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7 [School Climate Subcommittee meeting] Elechi Kadete Campaign Launch Party, 7:00pm, Riverside Pizza Restaurant & Bar, 305 River St. |
8 | 9 "Our Revolution Cambridge" (ORC) City Council Candidate Panel (invited candidates only), 10am-12:30pm, Democracy Center, 45 Mt. Auburn St. |
| 10 Mannika Bowman Campaign Kickoff, 4:00-6:30pm, NOCA Provisions, 156 Rindge Ave. |
11 [City Council mtg.] | 12 | 13 |
14 Ward 11 Municipal Candidates Meet & Greet, 6-8pm at Joe Sent Me, 2388 Mass Ave. |
15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 [City Council mtg.] | 19 [School Committee mtg.]
A Better Cambridge (ABC) City Council Candidate Forum, 6:30-9:00pm at the Broad Institute auditorium |
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| 24 | 25 [City Council mtg.] | 26 Green Cambridge's Climate Resiliency Candidates Forum, 6:30pm-9pm, Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave. |
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| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| OCTOBER | ||||||
| 1 | 2 [City Council meeting] | 3 [School Committee mtg.] |
4 Patty Nolan gathering 5-7pm: wine-tasting at Hi-Rise Bakery, 208 Concord Ave. |
5 | 6 | 7 The NAACP candidate forums that were scheduled for this date have been cancelled. |
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| 15 | 16 [City Council mtg.] School Committee Candidate Forum hosted by Margaret Fuller House, 5:00-8:30pm, Cambridge Main Library [flyer] |
17 [School Committee mtg.] City Council Candidate Forum hosted by Margaret Fuller House, 5:30-9:00pm, Cambridge Main Library [flyer] |
18 8:00pm deadline to register to vote in municipal election PSNA City Council Candidate Forum (Lesley Amphitheater, University Hall, Floor 2, 1815 Mass. Ave.) - 6:30pm-9:00pm School Committee Candidates Forum with a focus on the High School (Lecture Hall of the Cambridge Public Library), 6:30-8:30pm, sponsored by CRLS Alumni Association and Friends of CRLS |
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| 22 | 23 [City Council mtg.] | 24 CEOCs City Council Candidates' Forum, 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Central Square Senior Center |
25 | 26 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts, Culture, and Creativity, 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St. |
27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 [City Council mtg.]
8:00pm deadline for School Committee candidates and Political Committees to file Municipal Campaign & Political Finance Reports |
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| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| NOVEMBER | 1 Candidates Mixer hosted by the Cambridgeport Nbhd. Assn. at LBJ Apts., 150 Erie St.: 6:30-7:00pm socializing 7-7:30pm School Committee 7:30-9pm City Council [2 minute intros. and conversation] |
2 | 3 Election Commission office will be open 8:30am to 5:00pm for over-the-counter absentee voting |
4 Election Commission office will be open 9:00am to 5:00pm for over-the-counter absentee voting | ||
| 5 | 6 [City Council mtg.]
Noontime (12:00pm) deadline to apply for absentee ballot, either for mail-in or over-the-counter voting |
7 ELECTION DAY Polls are open 7:00am until 8:00pm. Ballot count begins at Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave. Central Square after the polls close. - PRELIMINARY results |
8 9:00am-5:00pm. Ballot count resumes at Senior Center - UNOFFICIAL results | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 Overseas Absentee Ballots and Provisional Ballots will be counted at 5:00pm - FINAL results | 18 |
Find out about all the candidates at the Cambridge Candidate Pages.