| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Family Art-Making WorkshopPresented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) February 12, 2012 Sculpt your own clay model, learn to link the models together to create a short film, and watch your creations come alive during a screening of the workshop creatures, shown at the end of class. Bring refreshments to enjoy during a brief class break.
Recommended for children ages 8 and older with adult.
Advance registration required.
Buy tickets online or call 617-478-3100. | Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) | 02/12/12 | Boston |
| Opening Reception for Rural Ireland: The Inside Story | McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College | 02/13/12 | Chestnut Hill |
A.R.T. Ever After GalaPresented by American Repertory Theater at The Castle at Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers February 13, 2012 Princes and Princesses, proclaim your love for the A.R.T. with the 2nd Annual Valentine’s Gala, an enchanted fairytale evening of love potions and Grimm notions.
Featuring a unique cabaret performance by Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, with Jared Bowen of WGBH as emcee, and a special A.R.T. Angel Award to longtime A.R.T. friend and community volunteer Joan Parker.
With a darkly romantic fairy tale theme, A.R.T. Ever After promises to be the... | American Repertory Theater | 02/13/12 | Boston |
Paradise - DIRECTOR IN PERSONPresented by Harvard Film Archive at Harvard Film Archive February 13, 2012 Paradise has been compared to a notebook, a diary and a sketchbook. It is a collection of discrete moments, unscripted and unstaged, shot digitally over several years, none lasting longer than four minutes. There is no voiceover or onscreen text to link or explain the fragments. These moments have little in common other than that they are all instants of beauty or happiness. While there is footage from nine different countries, the final section is centered on the US. There is little direct... | Harvard Film Archive | 02/13/12 | Cambridge |
Jane Austen Tours: The Art of Romance in the Austen EraPresented by Gore Place at Gore Place February 12-February 14, 2012 Few writers of any era have written more insightfully or entertainingly on the subject of romantic love than has Jane Austen. This Valentine’s Day Weekend, the popular Jane Austen Tours of the Governor Gore mansion return with the theme of The Art of Romance in the Austen Era. During these special tours of the beautiful 1806 mansion, a guide dressed in period clothing will use quotes from Austen's novels and letters to describe the triumphs and foibles of love in Austen's time. | Gore Place | 02/12/12-
02/14/12 | Waltham |
Queens College Choir East Coast TourPresented by Queens College Choir at Old South Church, Boston February 14, 2012 The Queens College Choir (CUNY, Queens, NY), James John, conductor is presenting a free concert as part of their East Coast Tour. Repertoire includes works by Brahms, Victoria, Rautavaara and Penderecki. Join us for a memorable evening in Old South Church. | Queens College Choir | 02/14/12 | Boston |
The Lowell Humanities Series and Fiction Days Present Junot DiazPresented by Boston College February 15, 2012 Junot Díaz was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and is the author of Drown and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao which won the John Sargent Sr. First Novel Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. | Boston College | 02/15/12 | Chestnut Hill |
| QX String Quartet | Boston College | 02/15/12 | Chestnut Hill |
The Loving StoryPresented by MASS MoCA at MASS MoCA February 16, 2012 The dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1960s, and their landmark Supreme Court Case, Loving v. Virginia, that changed history. At the time of their wedding, interracial marriage was illegal in 16 states, including their homestate of Virginia. They were driven out of Virginia, forbidden to return as a couple in the future. Mildred, frustrated by discrimination, wrote to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, who motivated her to take... | MASS MoCA | 02/16/12 | North Adams |
Kimberly Fraser, Brian Conway & Mark SimosPresented by notloB Music at Unity Somerville February 17, 2012 Kimberly Fraser
http://www.kimberleyfraser.com/
Kimberley Fraser was born on Cape Breton Island, and nurtured within its rich musical heritage. She first began to impress audiences at the age of three with her step-dancing talents. Soon after that she took up both the fiddle and the piano. Though still in her 20s, Kimberley’s already has a distinguished career. She has traveled the world, from Victoria to Afghanistan, performing at venues such as The Kennedy... | notloB Music | 02/17/12 | Somerville |
Prometheus Dance: Inventories of Animated BodiesPresented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) February 17, 2012 "One of the most visually stunning, and physically gratifying, companies in the area." – The Boston Herald
See dance performed throughout the museum in Inventories of Animated Bodies, a work created by French choreographer Christine Fricker. As you travel throughout the museum, you will chance upon these installations of bodies in movement and can observe them in close proximity, almost as if viewing an art object.
Performed by dancers... | Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) | 02/17/12 | Boston |
| Boston College University Wind Ensemble - "Symphonies" | Boston College Bands | 02/18/12 | Chestnut Hill |
The Mechanics and 21st Century Technology: Inside the Mighty WurlitzerPresented by The Hanover Theatre at The Hanover Theatre February 18, 2012 The Hanover Theatre’s Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ is a wonderful blend of traditional building techniques and modern day technology. Join Curator Don Phipps and his team to learn about the mechanics that control the instrument’s 2,400 pipes. Find out how modern technology is used to create flexibility and control. Sample components of the organ will be on display and tours of the organ chamber will be available followed by a special mini concert by resident organist Len... | The Hanover Theatre | 02/18/12 | Worcester |
New England Model Engineering ShowPresented by Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation at Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation February 18, 2012 New England Model Engineering Show
February 18, 2012
10 AM to 4 PM
Admission: $7.00 per adult, $5.00 per child, student or senior.
Children under 6, active and retired military, and CRMI members are free.
What do trains, flutes, and clocks all have in common?
Visitors can find out at the 16th annual New England Model Engineering Show held at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in Waltham, Mass.
This festival will... | Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation | 02/18/12 | Waltham |
RE:RE:RE: Dance Installation -- Encore PerformancesPresented by Dance Program (Office for the Arts at Harvard) at Harvard Dance Center February 17-February 18, 2012 Back by popular demand, a second performance run of Dance Director Jill Johnson's dance installation. Created via collaborative, improvisational dance technologies with Harvard students, "RE: RE: RE:" encourages each audience member to individualize their experience by moving around the venue and viewing the performance from a variety of perspectives. | Dance Program (Office for the Arts at Harvard) | 02/17/12-
02/18/12 | Cambridge |
Primary Source Concert: Mozart and BeethovenPresented by Primary Source Concerts February 18, 2012 Primary Source Concert: “Between House and Stage: Public and Private Music Making in the 18th Century” Mozart’s “ The Magic Flute” arranged for String Quartet [1797] Beethoven’s Septet for winds and strings, opus 20 Gabriela Diaz, Gabriel Boyers, Margaret Dyer, David Russell, Ben Seltzer, Anne Howarth, Adam Smith, David Goodchild On Display: First and Early editions of the Magic Flute, including the chamber music arrangements to be performed, together... | Primary Source Concerts | 02/18/12 | Boston |
| Members Juried 1: Painting and Sculpture | Concord Art Association | 01/12/12-
02/19/12 | Concord |
| BC bOp! Pre-Festival Performance | Boston College Bands | 02/20/12 | Chestnut Hill |
A Visit with Abraham Lincoln at the Concord MuseumPresented by Concord Museum at Concord Museum February 20, 2012 This Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 20, 2012, the Concord Museum is pleased to once again host Steve Wood and his amazing performance as Abraham Lincoln. Matching Lincoln’s height and beard, Wood bears enough of a resemblance to our 16th president to make heads turn. His first-person historical interpretation, “A Visit with Abraham Lincoln,” includes stories of Lincoln’s early life, his campaign debates, the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, and... | Concord Museum | 02/20/12 | Concord |
| Between Two Worlds: An Ottoman Musical Tapestry | Boston College | 02/23/12 | Chestnut Hill |
Either/Orchestra: The Collective UnconsciousPresented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) February 24, 2012 “One of the few bands around equally at home at the Vision Festival, the Roseland Ballroom, or CBGB.” —Will Friedwald, The Wall Street Journal
New England’s premier jazz ensemble, the ten-piece Either/ Orchestra returns with the Boston premiere of The Collected Unconscious, a new suite composed by band founder Russ Gershon. Inspired by the band’s tour of Ethiopia, the music is broad in its scope recalling Ethiopian rhythms alongside... | Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) | 02/24/12 | Boston |
Mozart's "Coronation" Mass Performed by Boston College University ChoralePresented by Boston College February 25, 2012 Music from Mozart’s “Coronation” Mass, and American folk hymns and spirituals. John Finney, conductor. | Boston College | 02/25/12 | Chestnut Hill |
Play Date: Color Me ContemporaryPresented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) February 25, 2012 What color would you choose to represent what it means to be you? Wear your personal hue to this color-themed Play Date. Join us in the galleries to find out how contemporary artists work and play with color; discover where color comes from with related art-making activities; and capture the wintry effects on the Boston’s waterfront from the John Hancock Founder’s Gallery. | Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) | 02/25/12 | Boston |
David Roth "The Gripes of Roth"Presented by Salem Theatre Company at Salem Theatre Company February 25-February 26, 2012 The Salem Theatre Company is excited to bring David Roth and his show The Gripes of Roth to the STC Theater for two performances on February 25 & 26.
David Roth is a contemporary version of a ‘60’s folk singer and is hilarious as well as thought-provoking. He strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious and powerful singing and subject matter. As singer, songwriter, recording artist, keynote... | Salem Theatre Company | 02/25/12-
02/26/12 | Salem |
| Boston College Symphony Orchestra Annual Winter Concert | Boston College | 02/26/12 | Chestnut Hill |
Gallery Talk: Kelly ShermanPresented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) February 26, 2012 Boston-based artist Kelly Sherman—winner of the 2006 James and Audrey Foster Prize—addresses complex narratives about relationships, loss, and love using seemingly mundane analytical systems and structures such as diagrams, lists, and floor plans. Sherman discusses Gonzalez-Torres’s work on view in Figuring Color: Kathy Butterly, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Roy McMakin, Sue Williams, providing insight on how artists imbue ordinary objects with emotion and sentiment. | Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) | 02/26/12 | Boston |
What I Eat: Around the World in 25 DietsPresented by Museum of Science. Boston at Museum of Science, Boston February 10-February 26, 2012 This thought-provoking collection of portraits shines light on the similarities and the differences in the ways we approach and consume food.
Each of the 25 photo essays in the exhibit includes a comprehensive list of every item that individual consumed during one particular — though not necessarily average — day, along with the total calorie count. Profiles are laid out in order of increasing caloric intake, from a low of 800 calories a day for a Maasai herder in Kenya,... | Museum of Science. Boston | 02/10/12-
02/26/12 | Boston |
| Music in the Afternoon: Chamber Music Society | Boston College | 02/28/12 | Chestnut Hill |
| Chamber Music Society | Boston College | 02/28/12 | Chestnut Hill |
Purim Primary 2012Presented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Leventhal-Sidman JCC February 29, 2012 An event geared specifically for women to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim will be held on Wednesday, February 29 at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (333 Nahanton Street) in Newton from 7-9pm.
Purim Primary 2012 is a night of fun, participatory entertainment featuring actor Jon Adam Ross and performer Shira Klein. Along with all attendees, Ross and Klein will explore the concept of strong women, Jewish identity and the meaning of Purim in a manner similar to a... | Leventhal-Sidman JCC | 02/29/12 | Newton Centre |
Artist Reception and Painting Demonstration "Romantic Valentine Art Show and Sale"Presented by Olga Fine Arts February 12-February 29, 2012 The audience will see many new paintings created by the artist through a unique perception of the surrounding world. Olga continues experimenting with various techniques and color palettes, but her works have the same distinct feeling of joy and beauty. During the reception Olga Gernovski will perform a painting demonstration - watch a painting getting born! Snacks and refreshments will be provided. AVENUE INFORMATION: L'Aroma Cafe 15 Spencer Street, West Newton, Massachusetts... | Olga Fine Arts | 02/12/12-
02/29/12 | Newton |
The Lowell Humanities Series and Poetry Days Present Billy CollinsPresented by Boston College at Boston College Gasson Hall, Room 100 March 1, 2012 Billy Collins is an American phenomenon. No poet since Robert Frost has managed to combine high critical acclaim with such broad popular appeal. His work has appeared in a variety of periodicals including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and The American Scholar; he is a Guggenheim fellow and a New York Public Library “Literary Lion.” In June 2001, Billy Collins was appointed United States Poet Laureate for 2001-2003. | Boston College | 03/01/12 | Chestnut Hill |
Sing Your SongPresented by MASS MoCA at MASS MoCA March 1, 2012 An up close look at a great and inspiring American, Harry Belafonte. A patriot to the last and a champion for worldwide human rights, Belafonte is one of the truly heroic cultural and political figures of the past 60 years. Maintaining an international presence since the 1950s, Belafonte’s impact goes beyond entertainment, as he actively collaborated with Martin Luther King, fought against apartheid in South Africa, and challenged gang violence, among many other causes. Sing Your Song... | MASS MoCA | 03/01/12 | North Adams |
Impressions of France, An Evening of French Arias and Art SongsPresented by Illumination Opera March 3, 2012 An evening of French arias and art songs performed by the Illumination Opera company. Music from the Romantic period through the Impressionist. | Illumination Opera | 03/03/12 | Chelmsford |
New Glass Sculpture Exhibit: Siobhan Healy presents ‘Ghost Orchids’Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History December 2, 2011-March 4, 2012 In this sculpture display in the museum's Glass Flowers gallery, Scottish artist Siobhan Healy has created a subtle and thought provoking artwork that is inspired by the rare British wild flower- the Ghost Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum). The Orchid is depicted in transient and ethereal clear glass with the intention to encourage the viewer to reflect on the potential loss of this fragile species.
Healy is an artist who specializes in glasswork relating to rare species of wild... | Harvard Museum of Natural History | 12/02/11-
03/04/12 | Cambridge |
FREE Admission at the Jackson Homestead and MuseumPresented by Historic Newton at Historic Newton March 3-March 4, 2012 NEWTON COMMUNITY WEEKEND
Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to the museum. Bring the entire family!
Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4, noon–5:00 PM | Historic Newton | 03/03/12-
03/04/12 | Newton |
Jessica Jackson HutchinsPresented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) October 28, 2011-March 4, 2012 Organized by Senior Curator Jenelle Porter
Jessica Jackson Hutchins (b. 1971, Chicago) transforms life into art, creating sculptures and collages from everyday objects. With the addition of ceramic and papier-mâché, her family’s kitchen table and living room furniture, along with her favorite pieces of clothing and books, become works of art. A couch is no longer a couch, but a pedestal for sculpture. The rituals of quotidian use linger and infuse... | Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) | 10/28/11-
03/04/12 | Boston |
"An American Journey"Presented by Revels at The Arsenal Center For The Arts March 4, 2012 The story of American immigration comes to life through music, songs and stories as Revels' acclaimed 40-member touring ensemble, Revels Repertory Company, stars in this 90-minute original stage production. Set in 1907 on a crowded passenger ship bound for America, Italian, Irish and Eastern European Jewish families create an unlikely community, sharing their music, their memories and their dreams as they leave their homelands and hardships behind in search of a better life in America, the... | Revels | 03/04/12 | Watertown |
An Evening of Early CinemaPresented by Harvard Film Archive at Harvard Film Archive March 5, 2012 This program will include 16mm film prints I acquired from various sources since the early 1970’s. Most often my purchasing guide was early release dates – the earlier the better I kept telling myself – closer to the Big Bang! And then also films by Méliès as well as titles or descriptions that attracted my curiosity. Why early cinema? Early cinema was sometimes silly, crude, primitive, occasionally even wild, like the actions of an energetic impulsive child... | Harvard Film Archive | 03/05/12 | Cambridge |
| Capturing Insects with Pencil & Paper (Ages 9–13) | Harvard Museum of Natural History | 03/10/12 | Cambridge |
Boston Sea Rovers Saturday Evening Film FestivalPresented by Boston Sea Rovers March 10, 2012 The 2012 world renowned Boston Sea Rovers Saturday Evening film festival will be hosted by acclaimed National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry. Featured filmmakers include Rick Rosenthal (Life, Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Disney’s Earth), Michael Pitts (Life, Blue Planet, Oceans) and noted underwater explorer and filmmaker Jill Heinerth. | Boston Sea Rovers | 03/10/12 | Danvers |
| 2012 Academy Award-Nominated Short Films | Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) | 02/20/12-
03/11/12 | Boston |
MANS AND OTHER: Paintings by George HermanPresented by Albright Art Gallery + Supply January 10-March 11, 2012 Albright Art 32 Main St., Concord, MA 01742 (978) 369 – 7300 www.albrightartgallery.com Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 11-5 Jan 10 – March 11 Albright Art Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by George Herman. His recent paintings of heads, faces, portraits, range from the very specific and naturalistic to the highly expressionistic. Herman uses his usual method of layering, scraping, sanding and repainting to create a powerful and moving body of work. Opening... | Albright Art Gallery + Supply | 01/10/12-
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Kim Bernard and Liz Shepherd ExhibitionPresented by Boston Sculptors Gallery at Boston Sculptors Gallery February 8-March 11, 2012 February 8 – March 11, 2012 “Up and Out” by sculptor and printmaker Liz Shepherd lifts the viewer above the fray, with life-sized staircases and images of towering ladders reaching from the floor to the 12’ high ceiling. Shepherd’s work makes a statement about faith and the human spirit. “Stuff Moves” by Kim Bernard features recent kinetic sculptures. Fascinated with movement, kinesthetics and the basic laws of motion, Bernard’s kinetic... | Boston Sculptors Gallery | 02/08/12-
03/11/12 | Boston |
Exhibit Opening-Bob Grignaffini & Michelle LougeePresented by Fountain Street Fine Art Gallery February 10-March 11, 2012 Fountain Street Fine Art presents Bob Grignaffini – Michelle Lougee painting – sculpture February 10 – March 11, 2012 Reception: February 11, 2012, 5-7pm; FREE and open to the public Additional hours by appointment. Please call 508.879.4200 | Fountain Street Fine Art Gallery | 02/10/12-
03/11/12 | Boylston |
Visiting the Claddagh: Artists and Others, 1840–1914Presented by McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College at McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College March 12, 2012 Lecture. Prof. Angela Bourke, University College Dublin. Until 1937, when its rows of small thatched houses were demolished to make way for modern housing, the Claddagh fishing village on the edge of Galway City had a unique tradition and personality. It was also easily accessible to outsiders, who came to alleviate poverty, to sketch, paint, and take photographs, and to collect folktales. Angela Bourke will discuss cultural encounters in the Claddagh in the period between the Great Famine... | McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College | 03/12/12 | Chestnut Hill |
| Duo Muratore/Cassan | Boston College | 03/14/12 | Chestnut Hill |
ClimACTS! Guilty PleasuresPresented by The Theater Offensive March 16, 2012 The Theater Offensive presents
ClimACTS! Guilty Pleasures: indulge your senses…
Annual Fundraiser Event
All proceeds benefit The Theater Offensive OUT in Your Neighborhood programs True Colors; OUT Youth Theater - a Youth Involvement and Leadership Development Program
Friday, March 16th, VIP Reception 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm; Main Event: 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Guilt Nightclub - 275 Tremont St
Performances by Alec Mapa from "Ugly... | The Theater Offensive | 03/16/12 | Boston |
The Prodigal SonPresented by La Donna Musicale at Emmanuel Church, Boston March 17, 2012 Combining stirring performances with groundbreaking scholarship, award-winning ensemble La Donna Musicale, led by Laury Gutiérrez (2009 Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Brandeis University WSRC Scholar), expands to a chamber string orchestra and vocal quartet for
the modern world premiere of this powerful oratorio, composed in 1709. | La Donna Musicale | 03/17/12 | Boston |
Longwood Symphony Orchestra - Liszt & BeethovenPresented by Longwood Symphony Orchestra at NEC's Jordan Hall March 17, 2012 The mission of Longwood Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra of Boston's medical community, is to perform concerts of musical diversity and excellence, while supporting health-related nonprofit organizations. This concert coincides with the one-year anniversary of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan and benefits the Japanese Disaster Relief Fund-Boston.
The LSO is proud to be a part of a 35-orchestra consortium that commissioned "Sidereus" (Starry Messenger) by... | Longwood Symphony Orchestra | 03/17/12 | Boston |
