BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Goings On//goingson.co//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:GoingsOn — Greater Boston — Somerville X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:531dfe21472bb003@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052648Z DTSTART:20261111T003000Z DTEND:20261111T013000Z SUMMARY:El Topo in 35mm DESCRIPTION:Classic Americana and avant-garde European sensibilities collid e with Zen Buddhism and the Bible as master gunfighter and mystic El Topo (played by writer/director Alejandro Jodorowsky) tries to defeat four shar p-shooting rivals on a bizarre path to allegorical self-awareness and resu rrection. Originally released in 1970\, El Topo quickly caught the imagin ation of movie audiences\, becoming a landmark\nRead More LOCATION:Somerville Theatre\, Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/somerville-theatre/el- topo-in-35mm-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2ea2fae07bfde8f0@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052648Z DTSTART:20261113T003000Z DTEND:20261113T013000Z SUMMARY:I Can Do Hard Things: Samantha's Story DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special premiere screening of I Can Do Hard Thin gs: Samantha’s Story\, a heartfelt documentary that follows the remarka ble journey of Samantha Gibbs\, a young woman with Down syndrome who has t ransformed her lived experience into a mission of advocacy\, education and inclusion. Through intimate interviews\, candid moments with family and f riends and an\nRead More LOCATION:Somerville Theatre\, Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/somerville-theatre/i-c an-do-hard-things-samanthas-story-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref erral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2fb01bf2aa87022f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261118T233000Z DTEND:20261119T003000Z SUMMARY:Somerville Ciné\;-Club DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 6:30—8:15 PM\nWest Branch Comm unity Room\nWest Branch \n40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02144\nThe So merville Ciné Club would like to organize a screening of the 1987 movie “An Autumn’s Tale”\, directed by Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting. We hope tha t this screening is an opportunity for the community to gather for a heart warming evening featuring a film by a noteworthy and under-acknowledged fe male director\, as she portrays the main characters’ Cantonese diasporic experiences immigrating to NYC from Hong Kong. LOCATION:West Branch\, 40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02144\, Somervill e URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/west-branch/somerville -cin-and-eacute-club-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:312ce4564d3cce6c@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052648Z DTSTART:20261119T000000Z DTEND:20261119T010000Z SUMMARY:Aliens 70mm DESCRIPTION:One of the best science fiction\, action\, and sequel films eve r made\, join us for Aliens in 70mm. Ripley\, the sole survivor of the No stromos deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien\, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism\, she agrees to accompany a\nRead More LOCATION:Somerville Theatre\, Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/somerville-theatre/ali ens-70mm-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b37884e1bf4b20f1@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052648Z DTSTART:20261122T230000Z DTEND:20261123T000000Z SUMMARY:Being Heumann DESCRIPTION:They wouldn’t take Judy Heumann’s phone calls\, so she took their building. In 1977\, a young disabled woman (Ruth Madeley) and a scr appy coalition of outsiders decide they’ve had enough. What begins as on e impulsive act becomes the longest occupation of a federal building in Am erican history\, as hundreds spontaneously seize government offices and re fuse\nRead More LOCATION:Somerville Theatre\, Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/somerville-theatre/bei ng-heumann-2026-11-22?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c9bae2286f50ba90@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261205T150000Z DTEND:20261205T160000Z SUMMARY:Get Reel Film Discussion Group DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 5\, 2026 10:00—11:00 AM\nEast Branch\nEas t Branch\n115 Broadway\, Somerville\, MA\, 02145\nLove movies? So do we! L et’s get together and talk about them! The inaugural meeting of the “G et Reel Film Discussion Group” will take place on Saturday\, December 5 at Somerville Public Library’s East Branch and we'll be discussing "Anat omy of a Fall\," a legal thriller directed by Justine Triet.  \nThe film can be streamed with Kanopy and we'll also have a limited number of DVDs available to check out.  Watch the movie at home\, then come to the libra ry ready to share your thoughts with fellow movie fans. \nThe next discus sion group date will be selected at this meeting. Check the calendar again soon for updates!\nQuestions? Email Janet at jzipes@somervillema.gov LOCATION:East Branch\, 115 Broadway\, Somerville\, MA\, 02145\, Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/east-branch/get-reel-f ilm-discussion-group-2026-12-05?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR