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JFK Election Victory 1960: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary

Presented by John F. Kennedy Presidental Library at John F. Kennedy Presidental Library

October 29, 2010 - Ongoing

Tour the Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and relive the powerful story of the Kennedy years. In our three theaters, period settings, and 25 dramatic multimedia exhibits, you will enter the recreated world of the Kennedy Presidency for a “first-hand” experience of John F. Kennedy’s life, legacy, and leadership.

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	Tell-a-friend Buy tickets Women in Dance Presented by The Hanover Theatre at The Hanover Theatre May 23, 2012 Enjoy this enlightening evening and learn about one of the performing arts' most expressive art forms. Get to know the greatest women pioneers in the world of contemporary dance, and ...More
	Tell-a-friend Opening Lecture and Reception: Jasper Johns / In Press: The Crosshatch Works and the Logic of Print Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum May 23, 2012 Jennifer L. Roberts, Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University, will present the lecture The Printerly Art of Jasper Johns at 6pm. ...More
	Tell-a-friend Buy tickets Art in the Garden Cemetery Presented by Mount Auburn Cemetery at Mount Auburn Cemetery May 23, 2012 Join Mount Auburn’s Curator of Historical Collections, Meg L. Winslow, for a walking tour of funerary sculpture set within the horticultural beauty of Mount Auburn’s ...More
	Tell-a-friend Buy tickets We Worked: A Celebration of America’s Workers and the Nation They Built Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society at Massachusetts Historical Society May 23, 2012 Jack Larkin, Professor of History at Clark University and Chief Historian Emeritus at Old Sturbridge Village, recounts the stories of stories of America's workers from the 1830s to ...More
	Tell-a-friend Waterworks Wednesday: John Briscoe, "Water In A Changing World" Presented by Waterworks Museum May 23, 2012 John Briscoe, Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering and Environmental Health at Harvard, will lecture on "Water in a Changing World." Professor Briscoe ...More
	Tell-a-friend Buy tickets The Young and Restless: Where are Young American Jews? Presented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Leventhal-Sidman JCC May 24, 2012 The young, restless and indifferent, committed, alienated and autonomous: where are young American Jews? How do they think about Israel, about the organized Jewish community, about ...More
	Tell-a-friend Buy tickets Masterpiece Lecture Series: Robert D. Mowry, Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Harvard Art Museums Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum May 24, 2012 Isabella Gardner’s collection was surprisingly diverse and largely influenced by her travels across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. These precious objects were ...More

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Event Name	Organization	Dates	City
Chasing Venus: the Race to Measure the Heavens Chasing Venus: the Race to Measure the Heavens Presented by Arnold Arboretum May 30, 2012 In the 1760s the world’s scientific community was electrified because the transit of Venus would allow them for the first time to calculate the distance between the planets in our solar system. On June 6, 1761 and June 3, 1769, the planet Venus passed between Earth and Sun–each time visible as a small black dot against the face of the Sun for six hours. Transits of Venus always arrive in pairs –eight years apart–but then it takes more than a century before they are...	Arnold Arboretum	05/30/12	Roslindale
A Night of Fiction with Jessica Keener and Jennifer Haigh A Night of Fiction with Jessica Keener and Jennifer Haigh Presented by Back Pages Books May 31, 2012 In Night Swim, an incredible debut that has been called "deeply moving and devastatingly beautiful", Jessica Keener explores the coming-of-age of sixteen year-old Sara Kunitz under the oppressive regime of her emotionally absent parents. In this and Jennifer Haigh's Faith, both women explore the dynamics, beliefs, and disappointments of two strikingly different Boston families--one, a clan of wealthy 1970s Jewish suburbanites attempting to maintain a charmed facade after a...	Back Pages Books	05/31/12	Waltham
Francine Miller discusses Cashing in on Culture and the Rose Art Museum Francine Miller discusses Cashing in on Culture and the Rose Art Museum Presented by Back Pages Books May 24, 2012 When the Rose Art Museum proposed its plan to close and sell its invaluable 8,000-piece collection to close university budget gaps, Francine Miller became an outspoken critic in favor of its preservation. As both a respected Boston-area art critic and a Brandeis alumnus, Miller's attempt to save the Rose, one of the country's most visited university art museums, was a cause very dear to her. The results of her efforts have kept the museum intact for its fiftieth year, and have...	Back Pages Books	05/24/12	Waltham
Jonathan Lethem & Winterpills Jonathan Lethem & Winterpills Presented by Back Pages Books June 6, 2012 "A virtuoso performance by a writer at the peak of his powers, tackling one of his great obsessions." Bestselling author Jonathan Lethem - backed by live music from Northampton's acclaimed Winterpills - discusses his kaleidoscopic book about one of the most remarkable albums of the 1970s; Talking Heads' masterpiece "Fear of Music". Tickets include a complimentary drink and copy of the book.	Back Pages Books	06/06/12	Waltham
A National Book Launch Event: Brian Miller and Mike Lapham on The Self-Made Myth A National Book Launch Event: Brian Miller and Mike Lapham on The Self-Made Myth Presented by Back Pages Books June 14, 2012 How we view the creation of wealth and individual success shapes our views on inequality, extravagant CEO pay, taxes, the role of government, and more. Join us as authors Brian Miller, executive director of United for a Fair Ecomony, and Mike Lapham, Responsible Wealth project director pull back the mythological "job creator" curtain to reveal a more honest narrative of wealth creation. www.selfmademyth.org	Back Pages Books	06/14/12	Waltham
The North Slope of Beacon Hill The North Slope of Beacon Hill Presented by Boston By Foot at Massachusetts Statehouse May 27, 2012 The story of Beacon Hill's North Slope has long been eclipsed by the famous architects and well- known history of the South Slope. Come discover the story unique to the Hill's "other" side—one of an integrated working-class community, a 19th-century free black community, resident activists and reformers, the 20th-century arrival of other immigrant populations and bohemian artists, eclectic architecture, and finally, 21st-century development.	Boston By Foot	05/27/12	Boston
Spring 2012 Programs at Brookline Music School Spring 2012 Programs at Brookline Music School Presented by Brookline Music School at Brookline Music School January 31-June 17, 2012 Brookline Music School’s Term II (Spring) programs run January 31-June 17, 2012, offering a variety of classes and private instruction for all ages and abilities. Programs offered include early childhood music and movement and dance classes, Suzuki instruction, group classes including Beginning Piano, Group Voice, Music Technology, Garage Band, iPad Band, Theory, and Jazz/Rock/Pop, Chamber and Flute Choir ensembles for kids, teens and adults. For detailed information visit...	Brookline Music School	01/31/12- 06/17/12	Brookline
A State of the Union Conversation: An Evening with Frank Rich & Fran Lebowitz A State of the Union Conversation: An Evening with Frank Rich & Fran Lebowitz Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Sanders Theatre October 10, 2012 Two of our foremost cultural and political observers engage in a live, onstage conversation around current themes of the presidential election that will be just weeks away – discussing what is at stake and much more. Author, journalist and social observer, Fran Lebowitz is the subject of the HBO documentary, Public Speaking, directed by Martin Scorsese. Former Chief Drama Critic and Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, Frank Rich is currently Writer-at-Large for New...	Celebrity Series of Boston	10/10/12	Cambridge
Terry Gross - All I Did Was Ask Terry Gross - All I Did Was Ask Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Sanders Theatre May 10, 2013 As the host of Fresh Air, National Public Radio’s popular weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, Terry Gross’s interviews are heard by more than four and a half million people on nearly 500 public radio stations. “[Terry Gross is] a trusted voice and arbiter in the cultural landscape.” – The New York Times “Arguably one of the most thought-provoking interviewers working in media...	Celebrity Series of Boston	05/10/13	Cambridge
Shakespeare and Leadership Shakespeare and Leadership Presented by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company at Cutler Majestic Theatre May 24, 2012 What: Shakespeare and Leadership: A script in hand reading of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus followed by a panel discussion on corporate leadership skills in the 21st Century. Who: Presented by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, The Boston Chapter of the Federalist Society, & McCarter and English, LLP. When: Thursday, May 24, 6:00 pm Where: Cutler Majestic Theater, 219 Tremont Street, Boston, MA Venue Website	Commonwealth Shakespeare Company	05/24/12	Boston
Reading a Powder Horn: The Siege of Boston through One Soldier’s Eyes Reading a Powder Horn: The Siege of Boston through One Soldier’s Eyes Presented by Concord Museum at Concord Museum June 14, 2012 "Reading a Powder Horn: The Siege of Boston through One Soldier’s Eyes," is presented by J.L. Bell on Thursday, June 14, at 7:00 p.m. at the Concord Museum. J. L. Bell is the voice of the well-known blog, “Boston 1775” (http://boston1775.blogspot.com/), that offers history, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution. His presentation will use an ambitiously engraved powder horn exhibited in the Concord Museum's...	Concord Museum	06/14/12	Concord
Cultural Survival Bazaar Cultural Survival Bazaar Presented by Cultural Survival July 21-July 22, 2012 An International Festival of Native Arts & Culture Featuring artisans, products, & performers from around the world. Shop handmade art, jewelry, clothing, crafts, decor, tribal rugs, & much more. Enjoy FREE music performances, presentations, Native American storytelling, educational displays, craft-making demonstrations, & Wampanoag cuisine. Proceeds support Native artisans, fair trade, and Cultural Survival's non-profit work worldwide. For special features, artisan...	Cultural Survival	07/21/12- 07/22/12	Falmouth
One-Day Sculpture Park Installation: Office of Blame Accountability One-Day Sculpture Park Installation: Office of Blame Accountability Presented by deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum July 28, 2012 Office of Blame Accountability with Carla Repice and Geoff Cunningham Who do you blame? And for what? And what are you accountable for in this predicament? The Office of Blame Accountability was established by political artist and activist collaborative team, Carla Repice and Geoff Cunningham to determine just that. Situated in the heart of Copley Square in front of Trinity Church on Friday, July 27 and sited as an interactive sculpture at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum...	deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum	07/28/12	Lincoln
Working Methods—A Conversation with Dan Dailey Working Methods—A Conversation with Dan Dailey Presented by Fuller Craft Museum at Fuller Craft Museum June 3, 2012 Dailey, the first graduate student of Dale Chihuly, has pursued his own unique voice in glass, from his singular work in antique Vitrolite sheet glass to complex constructions of blown glass and metal. Join him in an open conversation about his creative process. Followed by the Summer Exhibitions Opening Reception 2:00 - 5:00 pm.	Fuller Craft Museum	06/03/12	Brockton
Summer Workshops at Fuller Craft Museum Starting June 2 Summer Workshops at Fuller Craft Museum Starting June 2 Presented by Fuller Craft Museum at Fuller Craft Museum June 2-August 25, 2012 Almost every Saturday a new workshop, demo, lecture—and a chance to learn something new about contemporary craft. Fuller Craft brings together some of the leading craftspeople in the field of studio craft to breathe life into the process of making art from raw materials. Offerings for children and adults, beginners and advanced students. Learn origami, bookmaking, quilting, paper bowls, sculpture, jewelry making. Featured artists include: furnituremaker Mark Del Guidice, fiber artist...	Fuller Craft Museum	06/02/12- 08/25/12	Brockton
The Ellis Boston Antiques Show The Ellis Boston Antiques Show Presented by Fusco & Four at BCA Cyclorama October 18-October 21, 2012 The Ellis Antiques Show ran for 49 years in Boston before closing its doors in 2008. The Boston Antiques Show ran for 21 years, with its final year in 2001. Re- launched in 2011 by Tony Fusco & Robert Four, the new Ellis Boston Antiques Show was a sensational success and the producers are proud to announce The Ellis Boston Antiques Show for October 18-21, 2012. The show features 40 exhibitors of the highest quality, drawn from both past Ellis and Boston Antiques Show...	Fusco & Four	10/18/12- 10/21/12	Boston
The Rare Plants of Massachusetts The Rare Plants of Massachusetts Presented by Grow Native Massachusetts June 6, 2012 Bryan Connolly, Massachusetts State Botanist. From its calcareous cobbles to its coastal plains, Massachusetts has a broad diversity of eco-regions and is home to 1,814 species of native plants. Of these, 254 (or 14%) are vulnerable to extinction and protected by the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act. Even more are species of conservation concern. Tonight, we get a valuable overview of these many vulnerable plants and the threats they face. We have significant challenges ahead of us if...	Grow Native Massachusetts	06/06/12
Images of Christian Devotion Images of Christian Devotion Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum June 9, 2012 Elizabeth Rudy, Theodore Rousseau Assistant Curator of European Paintings, Division of European and American Art, Harvard Art Museums By looking at examples of Christian imagery in sculpture, paintings, and prints across four centuries from the Harvard Art Museums’ permanent collection, this talk will investigate the ways in which artists engaged with Christian subjects. It will also consider how these representations of biblical subjects differ according to their...	Harvard Art Museums	06/09/12	Cambridge
Member Event: Members' Afternoon with the Director Member Event: Members' Afternoon with the Director Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum June 9, 2012 Thomas W. Lentz, Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director, Harvard Art Museums; Peter Atkinson, Director of Facilities Planning and Management, Harvard Art Museums Please join us for a special look at the progress of the Art Museums’ renovation and expansion project at 32 Quincy Street. After an hour-long illustrated talk with Tom Lentz and Peter Atkinson, we will enjoy a festive reception in the garden at Adolphus Busch Hall. Free to members, $15...	Harvard Art Museums	06/09/12	Cambridge
Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs in East Asian Art Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs in East Asian Art Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum June 30, 2012 Robert D. Mowry, Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art, Harvard Art Museums Inspired by the beauty and resilience of nature’s flora, East Asian poets and artists since antiquity have imbued a variety of plants and flowers with auspicious meanings, literary resonances, and moral overtones. In artworks throughout the region, flowers associated with the four seasons and twelve months are pervasive themes. This gallery talk will...	Harvard Art Museums	06/30/12	Cambridge
The Portrait The Portrait Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum July 14, 2012 Elizabeth Rudy, Theodore Rousseau Assistant Curator of European Paintings, Division of European and American Art, Harvard Art Museums One of the many strengths of the Art Museums is their portraiture collection, with works in multiple media across disparate cultures and centuries. Beginning with a portrait of a woman from 2nd-century Rome and ending with a disputed self-portrait of Gauguin from 19th-century France, this talk will explore the diverse ways in which Western...	Harvard Art Museums	07/14/12	Cambridge
Jasper Johns and Conceptual Art Jasper Johns and Conceptual Art Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum August 11, 2012 Jennifer Quick, PhD candidate, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University, and Agnes Mongan Curatorial Intern, Harvard Art Museums This gallery talk, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Jasper Johns / In Press: The Crosshatch Works and the Logic of Print, will consider John’s screenprint Usuyuki (1981) and its relationship to American conceptual art. It will...	Harvard Art Museums	08/11/12	Cambridge
Cosmopolitan Crosscurrents in a Safavid Painting Cosmopolitan Crosscurrents in a Safavid Painting Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum August 25, 2012 Mika Natif, Assistant Curator for Islamic and Later Indian Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art, Harvard Art Museums This gallery talk will examine the small 17th-century Persian painting Courtier Refusing Wine from Indian Courtesans, which brings up fascinating issues regarding East–West relations through its subject matter, technique, and style. Blending local and foreign elements, the work reflects the cosmopolitan nature of Safavid Iran.	Harvard Art Museums	08/25/12	Cambridge
New Photographic Exhibit: Life in the Extreme Deep - Harvard Museum of Natural History New Photographic Exhibit: Life in the Extreme Deep - Harvard Museum of Natural History Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History October 12, 2011-June 30, 2012 Harvard Museum of Natural History announces a new photographic exhibit opening in the museum lobby on October 12, showcasing the research of Harvard’s Loeb Associate Professor of Natural Sciences Peter R. Girguis and stunning deep-sea photographs by scientists who work in the field with Professor Girguis. Life in the Extreme Deep will remain on display through June 2012. In conjunction with the photographic exhibit, the museum will offer a lecture by Harvard biologist...	Harvard Museum of Natural History	10/12/11- 06/30/12	Cambridge
Mollusks: Shelled Masters of the Marine Realm Mollusks: Shelled Masters of the Marine Realm Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History February 18, 2012-February 28, 2013 Mollusks: Shelled Masters of the Marine Realm, a new exhibition opening February 18, 2012 at Harvard Museum of Natural History, will explore mollusks' amazing diversity and feature recent discoveries about their evolutionary history. Mollusks are amazingly varied in both size and anatomical structure, as well as in their behaviors and habitats. First appearing in the fossil record in the Cambrian period more than 500 million years ago, mollusks include the brainy cephalopods such as...	Harvard Museum of Natural History	02/18/12- 02/28/13	Cambridge
The Grand Diversity of Fishes: Form, Function, and Evolution The Grand Diversity of Fishes: Form, Function, and Evolution Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History May 31, 2012 Exhibition re-opening lecture by George V. Lauder, Prof. of Biology and Curator of Ichthyology in Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology THURSDAY, MAY 31, 6:00 PM Fishes display a remarkable diversity in their behavior, ecology, and physical form. Constituting half of all known vertebrate species, fishes have adapted to almost every habitat on earth—from the deepest ocean trenches to highest mountain streams, and from sub-freezing to near-boiling...	Harvard Museum of Natural History	05/31/12	Cambridge
Modern Architecture Walking Tour of Cambridge Modern Architecture Walking Tour of Cambridge Presented by Historic New England May 26-May 27, 2012 Tour twenty distinctive Modern structures on the Harvard and MIT main campuses as well as “Architects Corner” on Brattle Street in Cambridge. Explore mid-century Modernism from 1947 to 1976 in the work of Walter Gropius, Eero Saarinen, Alvar Aalto, I.M. Pei, Josep Lluís Sert, and others. Includes a one-hour intermission to allow for participants to break for lunch. Tour begins at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.	Historic New England	05/26/12- 05/27/12	Cambridge
Portsmouth Furniture Revisited Portsmouth Furniture Revisited Presented by Historic New England October 6, 2012 Historic New England presents Portsmouth Furniture Revisited with Brock Jobe. His ground breaking 1993 Portsmouth Furniture exhibition inspired renewed interest in the beautiful treasures crafted and cared for over the course of three centuries in this Seacoast town. Join Brock Jobe, professor of American Decorative Arts at Winterthur Museum, for a new look at Portsmouth-made furniture as he shares insights and discoveries from the last two decades.	Historic New England	10/06/12	Portsmouth
Portsmouth Furniture Workshop Portsmouth Furniture Workshop Presented by Historic New England October 6, 2012 Portsmouth's c. 1807 Rundlet-May House has one of the finest intact, original furniture collections of any house on the New Hampshire Seacoast. Join scholar and historian Brock Jobe for an in-depth examination of some of the most important pieces in the house.	Historic New England	10/06/12	Portsmouth
Favorite Things, Hidden Treasures Favorite Things, Hidden Treasures Presented by Historic New England October 20, 2012 This extended house tour highlights the favorite objects of American folk art collectors Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little, including objects hidden in cupboards, cabinets, and drawers. Hear detailed stories about the Littles and their collecting, take an up-close look at the many objects in the house, and enjoy a rare opportunity to see treasures stored in the attic, which is not usually open to the public.	Historic New England	10/20/12	Essex
Living with Your Old House: National Preservation Month Lecture Series Living with Your Old House: National Preservation Month Lecture Series Presented by Historic New England May 8-May 29, 2012 Celebrate National Preservation Month this May by learning how to take care of your old house. Historic New England and the Waltham Historical Society present a lecture series designed to help homeowners enhance their knowledge and understanding of houses built before 1950. For detailed descriptions of the individual lectures, please visit http://www.HistoricNewEngland.org. May 8, 7–8:30 PM – Architectural Styles in Waltham’s History May 15, 7–8:30 PM –...	Historic New England	05/08/12- 05/29/12	Waltham
History Book Club Meeting History Book Club Meeting Presented by Historic Newton at Historic Newton May 24, 2012 Thursday, May 24, 7:30 PM, this month’s book selection, The Great Influenza by award-winning historian John M. Barry (author of Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which the Book Club previously read and enjoyed) is a powerful story with multiple narrative strands that combine to describe the history of science and disease in America leading up to the deadly influenza pandemic of 1918. It describes how the disease revolutionized American science and public health,...	Historic Newton	05/24/12	Newton
Fraternity: A Discussion with author Diane Brady and Father John Brooks Fraternity: A Discussion with author Diane Brady and Father John Brooks Presented by http://www.worcesterhistory.org June 7, 2012 After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968, a Catholic priest and theology professor, Father John Brooks, at the College of the Holy Cross sought out young black men to integrate into a, then, all-while school. Among the 20 young men he found were a future Supreme Court justice, a Pulitzer Prize winner and one of the most successful defense attorneys in the country. Author Diane Brady chronicles the stories of five of those young men in her book Fraternity.	http://www.worcesterhistory.org	06/07/12	Worcester
Talking Taste Talking Taste Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) July 13-August 3, 2012 An annual favorite, Boston’s best chefs demonstrate how to prepare some of their famous dishes. Learn trade secrets and sample delectable bites, all while enjoying breathtaking waterfront views of Boston Harbor from the ICA Grandstand. July 13: Ken Oringer + Jamie Bissonnette July 20: Tse Wei Lim + Diana Kudajarova July 27: Tiffani Faison August 3: Ted Gallagher	Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA)	07/13/12- 08/03/12	Boston
Masters of the Universe Masters of the Universe Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) June 29-July 6, 2012 Since the dawn of time, artists have attempted to depict visions of the sky and heavens. Learn about this history while enjoying a casual evening of science and art. Tour the exhibition Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite, then join in a gallery conversation around McElheny’s Island Universe and how artists and scientists visualize the beginning of our universe. Grab a drink and head outside to the Putnam Investments Plaza to take in a “film strip” (just like the...	Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA)	06/29/12- 07/06/12	Boston
Gallery Talk: Taylor Walsh Gallery Talk: Taylor Walsh Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) July 15, 2012 Contributing writer for the exhibition catalogue Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite, and doctoral candidate within Harvard University’s History of Art and Architecture program, Taylor Walsh provides deeper insight into select works in our galleries.	Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA)	07/15/12	Boston
Gallery Talk: Niels Cosman Gallery Talk: Niels Cosman Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) August 5, 2012 Glass artist and RISD Adjunct Faculty Member, Niels Cosman addresses the dynamic process of making glass sculpture.	Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA)	08/05/12	Boston
Landscape Lecture Series: Ken Smith, Landscape Architect Landscape Lecture Series: Ken Smith, Landscape Architect Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum September 27, 2012 Organized by Consulting Curator of Landscape Charles Waldheim/Urban Agency, the inaugural Landscape Lectures will address how landscape design has changed the shape of American cities and open spaces in recent years, representing a shift in the way designers approach the challenges of urban life. “The Landscape Lectures will focus on contemporary issues in urban landscape design and the renewal of our connection with the environment and with land itself,” said...	Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum	09/27/12	Boston
Landscape Lecture Series: Martha Schwartz, Principal, Martha Schwartz Partners Landscape Lecture Series: Martha Schwartz, Principal, Martha Schwartz Partners Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum November 8, 2012 Organized by Consulting Curator of Landscape Charles Waldheim/Urban Agency, the inaugural Landscape Lectures will address how landscape design has changed the shape of American cities and open spaces in recent years, representing a shift in the way designers approach the challenges of urban life. “The Landscape Lectures will focus on contemporary issues in urban landscape design and the renewal of our connection with the environment and with land itself,” said...	Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum	11/08/12	Boston
Landscape Lecture Series: George Hargreaves, Principal, Hargreaves Associates Landscape Lecture Series: George Hargreaves, Principal, Hargreaves Associates Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum April 11, 2013 Organized by Consulting Curator of Landscape Charles Waldheim/Urban Agency, the inaugural Landscape Lectures will address how landscape design has changed the shape of American cities and open spaces in recent years, representing a shift in the way designers approach the challenges of urban life. “The Landscape Lectures will focus on contemporary issues in urban landscape design and the renewal of our connection with the environment and with land itself,” said...	Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum	04/11/13	Boston
Landscape Lecture Series: James Corner, Principal, James Corner Field Operations Landscape Lecture Series: James Corner, Principal, James Corner Field Operations Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum February 14, 2013 Organized by Consulting Curator of Landscape Charles Waldheim/Urban Agency, the inaugural Landscape Lectures will address how landscape design has changed the shape of American cities and open spaces in recent years, representing a shift in the way designers approach the challenges of urban life. “The Landscape Lectures will focus on contemporary issues in urban landscape design and the renewal of our connection with the environment and with land itself,” said...	Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum	02/14/13	Boston
Thursday Evenings at the Gardner Museum Thursday Evenings at the Gardner Museum Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum March 15-August 16, 2012 Experience the Gardner Museum in the evening or right after work. We're now open every Thursday until 9pm. Depending on the night, you might catch a lecture or a concert—or simply enjoy the Museum's galleries at night. Thursday evenings also offer dining at Café G and shopping in the new Museum store, Gift at the Gardner. Gardner After Hours happens every third Thursday with cocktails, games, artist talks, and art-making.	Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum	03/15/12- 08/16/12	Boston
Walking Tour of Jamaica Pond Walking Tour of Jamaica Pond Presented by Jamaica Plain Historical Society at Jamaica Pond Bandstand June 23, 2012 Join the JP Historical Society on a trip around Jamaica Pond. Once a gathering point for Boston’s elite, the Pond had previously been put to industrial use as tons of ice were harvested there each winter. Learn about the movers and shakers such as Francis Parkman who made their homes on the Pond’s shores. Discover how the Pond was transformed from private estates and warehouses into the parkland we know today. Tours are cancelled in case of heavy rain.	Jamaica Plain Historical Society	06/23/12	Boston
Walking Tour of Woodbourne Walking Tour of Woodbourne Presented by Jamaica Plain Historical Society at Bethel AME Church, Jamaica Plain June 16, 2012 Join the JP Historical Society and learn about this neighborhood which developed from 19th-century summer estates into a model suburban enclave. It contains examples representative of New England architecture with designs by local architects and builders. Woodbourne is a National Historic District. It also contains an unusual garden city model housing development by the Boston Dwelling House Company celebrating the centennial of its founding in 2012. Tours are cancelled in case of heavy...	Jamaica Plain Historical Society	06/16/12	Boston (Jamaica Plain)
Walking Tour of Hyde Square Walking Tour of Hyde Square Presented by Jamaica Plain Historical Society June 2, 2012 Join the JP Historical Society to learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood with their businesses, schools, and institutions. See how in the early 1960s, Hyde Square changed again when Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican immigrants transformed it into Boston’s first predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. This tour also takes us to the home of Maud Cuney Hare, a prominent music historian and one of only two black women students at the New...	Jamaica Plain Historical Society	06/02/12	Boston
Where are Young American Jews? Where are Young American Jews? Presented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Leventhal-Sidman JCC May 24, 2012 How young American Jews think about Israel, the organized Jewish community and their own Jewish identities will be the topic of a forum with five notable Jewish experts on Thursday, May 24 at 7:30pm at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center in Newton. The Young and Restless: Where are Young American Jews? will tackle how the passion for Jewish life and for Israel that characterized prior generations gets transmitted to this new generation or has too much already changed....	Leventhal-Sidman JCC	05/24/12	Newton Centre
Our Shared Planet - The Animal Kingdom Portrayed Our Shared Planet - The Animal Kingdom Portrayed Presented by Lexington Arts and Crafts Society at Lexington Arts and Crafts Society June 19-July 9, 2012 An exciting art exhibit, “Our Shared Planet, The Animal Kingdom Portrayed”, will be on display at Lexington Arts and Crafts Society’s Parsons Gallery. This exhibit is in partnership with Mass Audubon. Our undeniable connection with the animal kingdom has inspired artists through the ages since cave paintings. Eighteen invited nationally known artists working in mediums from traditional paintings to cutting edge materials are exhibiting...	Lexington Arts and Crafts Society	06/19/12- 07/09/12	Lexington
Seabird & Whale Tales Seabird & Whale Tales Presented by NECWA June 10, 2012 Leave from 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA and head offshore in search of seabirds, whales, seals, and basking sharks off Cape Cod. Travel aboard a luxury 110" whale-watching vessel, owned by Capt. John Boats, and enjoy offshore activities including chumming for seabirds, plankton tow, and free onboard raffle. Guest naturalists include: David Clapp (Natural History Services), Jim Sweeney (S.S Bird Club), Krill Carson (NECWA and CJB) Visit necwa.org to register.	NECWA	06/10/12	Plymouth
New England Sculptors Association Exhibition at the State Transportation Building New England Sculptors Association Exhibition at the State Transportation Building Presented by New England Sculptors Association May 21-June 15, 2012 Works from 31 nationally and regionally renowned sculptors are being featured at the New England Sculptors Association (NESA) exhibition at the State Transportation Building in Boston that opens on Monday, May 21, and runs through Friday, June 15. A panel discussion will be held on Thursday, May 24, from 5 pm – 7 pm. The panel discussion entitled Sculpture NOW! will include distinguished artists and writers: Cate McQuaid, critic/reviewer of visual art exhibitions, The Boston Globe;...	New England Sculptors Association	05/21/12- 06/15/12	Boston
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Presented by Poetry Jam February 13, 2011-June 29, 2014 Every Sunday with a Poetry Slam co-hosted by Joyce Cunha and Jeff Robinson starting at 7:30pm and a Featured Poet and Open Mic accompanied by the Jeff Robinson Trio starting at 9:00pm – there’s a $5 cover and you must be 21 to enter the venue – Sultry red lights, intimate tables, and wooden church pews give this small room one of the best ambiances in town.	Poetry Jam	02/13/11- 06/29/14	Cambridge

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