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Joy Behar exposes marital complexities with caustic and hilarious wit at the Huntington Calderwood BCA September 12 – Sept. 28

By Jacques Fleury

Joy Behar, legendary comedienne and co-host of The View, gives us an intrepid and authentic adaptation of true stories with serrated comicality – minus any sort of politically correct filters. The play is an introspective of the often-muddled, hysterical realities of love, sex, and relationships. Whether you’re joyfully united, guardedly devoted, or considering altering the locks, relationships are intricate– and collectively associable. These stories could be all our stories, except wittier. The basic premise of the show is every weekend, an ensemble of four stars from theatre, television, and film join the show, bringing their inimitable dispositions to voice these tales that may be uncannily familiar to you or someone you know. Shocking yet profoundly germane to the times, this show will reverberate with anyone who has piloted the tempestuous and often prickling seas of love. In addition to other titillating surprises, the show contests and questions ideologies of patriarchal authority, blind loyalty, self-esteem, physical and psychological abuse, gaslighting, subservience, physical and emotional constraints, lack of respect, and more.

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Jacques Stanley Fleury is a Haitian American Poet, Educator, and author of four books. He has a degree in Liberal Arts and is pursuing graduate studies in the literary arts through Harvard University. His first book, Sparks in the Dark: A Lighter Shade of Blue, A Poetic Memoir about life in Haiti and America, was endorsed by The Boston Globe. Fleury is prominently featured in newspapers, anthologies, libraries, and literary journals worldwide. Visit him at:  http://www.authorsden.com/jacquesfleury.

— Photo courtesy of the City of Somerville

Join your ward’s City Hall Community Meeting for an overview of the latest city and neighborhood news.

City Hall Community Meetings are an opportunity to learn more about city programs and initiatives, meet your neighbors, find ways to get involved, talk with elected officials and city staff, and enjoy local pizza. The Fall 2025 meeting series continues next week with meetings in Ward 7 on Monday, September 29, and in Ward 1 on Tuesday, September 30.

The MBTA has announced service changes in October on the Green and Orange lines.  

Riders can find more information on service changes through in-station signage, in-station public announcements, and at mbta.com/PlannedWork. Transit Ambassadors and MBTA staff will be available on-site to offer information and assistance during these service changes. Riders are encouraged to subscribe to T-Alerts or to follow the MBTA on X @MBTA, @MBTA_CR, and @MBTA_CR_Alerts for up-to-date service information.   

Somerville’s Highlanders 6201 robotics team will showcasing its robots at this weekend’s Robot Block Party in Boston. 

RoboBoston and the Robot Block Party make up the world’s largest celebration of robotics and technology.

Somerville’s Fluff Fest has turned 20, and all were invited to celebrate the famous treat in Union Square on Saturday, September 20. This year’s milestone theme, Forever Fluff: 20 Years of Sticky, Sweet Somerville, marked two decades of celebrating the invention of Marshmallow Fluff in Union Square with zany games, music, fluff-filled snacks, and more. — Photos by Bobbie Toner

Public input will help inform short- and long-term path safety upgrades ~Photo by Bobbie Toner

Since its opening in 2023, the Community Path Extension has become a critical route in Somerville for those walking, rolling, and wheeling, with a daily average of 3,300 pedestrians in 2024 (as counted at Cedar Street). Now the city wants to hear from you about how to make the path safer for all.