Free stuff July 1-8

 
^{Sierra Hull}

Being broke doesn't have to be boring. Check out these events, all free of charge:

CHARLES OGLETREE | The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates and Race, Class, and Crime in America discussion and signing | July 1 @ 7 pm | Harvard Coop, 1400 Mass Ave, Cambridge | 617.499.2000

SOMERVILLE FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS CELEBRATION | With entertainment by the Somerville Sunsetters, Booty Vortex, and more | Trum Field, 560 Broadway, Somerville | July 4: 6-9:45 pm | somervillema.gov

BOOMTOWN FESTIVAL | Family-friendly concerts, dance performances, art workshops, and public-art walking tours, held rain or shine | Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St, Cambridge | July 6: 3-5 pm; July 7: 4-5 pm; July 8: 4-7:30 pm | cmacusa.org

"SCHUMANN LIEDERFEST" | Soprano Meena Malik sings selected lieder, mezzo-soprano Megan Roth sings the Opus 104 lieder, and Yaacov Zamir sings Dichterliebe, with pianists Linda Kernohan and Joe Turbessi | Church of St. John the Evangelist, 35 Bowdoin St, Boston | July 7 @ 5:30 pm | stjev.org

DIANA DER-HOVANESSIAN + X.J. KENNEDY | "Poetic Justice Series" readings followed by open mic | Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles St, Boston | July 8 @ 6:30 pm | poeticjustice@libertyhotel.com

SIERRA HULL | Bluegrass | Putnam Investments Plaza at ICA Boston, 100 Northern Ave, Boston | July 8: 6-8:30 pm | icaboston.org