To market, to market
The sweet scent of Vietnamese spices and harmonious, a cappella voices drifted through a bustling crowd, as visitors examined handmade necklaces and skirts stitched from colorful imported fabrics. The exotic-looking scene took place right in the middle of the Science Center Plaza at Harvard. For the next several Fridays, dozens of local artists, crafters, and designers from Boston’s SoWa Open Market will be at the plaza. Local jewelers, seamstresses, artists, and other crafters premiered their work under the tent last Friday as Harvard students serenaded the lunch-hour crowd at the Cambridge Open Market. The open-air arts market is the newest addition to the growing suite of activities — from giant chess and checkers sets and food trucks to oversized outdoor beanbag chairs — that are drawing hundreds of people to the area on any given day. “The Common Spaces Program creates vibrant open spaces with activity and programming that serve the Harvard community and...