Seniors from a different generation
It was just two months ago that Tercentenary Theatre paid homage to Harvard’s graduating seniors. On Wednesday, it was a different group of seniors who stole the limelight. For the 38th year, Harvard and the city of Cambridge hosted more than 1,000 of the city’s senior citizens for a day of food, fun, music, and community. The annual Senior Picnic is just one of many ways Harvard welcomes its neighbors onto campus for activities, programs, and events. “It is wonderful that Harvard hosts us every year,” said Cambridge Vice Mayor E. Denise Simmons. Taking partial credit for the beautiful, breezy summer day, Cambridge Mayor Henrietta Davis welcomed the crowd sitting at tables under a green canopy of trees. Many of the picnickers wore neon-green sunglasses and green-and-white baseball caps with the insignia “City of Cambridge. America’s most walkable city,” gifts from the mayor’s office. After thanking the people who had organized and assisted with...