The Sacred Forest: A Benefit for The Walden Woods Project

03-18-2010 - 03-18-2010

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Canvas Fine Arts

Admission: <p>Free</p>

Start Time(s): <p>6:00</p>

The Sacred Forest: A Benefit for The Walden Woods Project Featuring: Fine Artists Lynn Avery, Linda Hoffman, Kathleen Speranza, Stephen Silver and Jill Pottle The Walden Woods Project preserves the land, literature and legacy of Henry David Thoreau to foster an ethic of environmental stewardship and social responsibility This event is free and open to the public You don't have to be in the market for new fine art to enjoy a fine evening of art and culture

Gina Dawson and Donna Rosenthal: She's crafty and she's just my type

03-18-2010 - 03-18-2010

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judi rotenberg gallery

http://www.judirotenberg.com

judi rotenberg gallery - 130 Newbury St Boston MA 02116

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 10:00 am - 6:00pm

The judi rotenberg gallery is pleased to present She’s crafty, and she’s just my type, featuring the work of Gina Dawson and Donna Rosenthal This exhibition of meticulously crafted objects made with unapologetic preciousness and wit, opens on March 18, 2010 Gina Dawson's stitched letters and tiny paper wreaths cut, folded, and tied with sashes embroidered with text and Donna Rosenthal's ruffled paper and crocheted dresses present an affinity for detail and invitation to adore Both artists use their homegrown knack for craft to create poignant, text-based objects Borrowing from popular cultural expressions, Rosenthal quotes colloquial descriptions of women to challenge tags of feminine identity, while Dawson adopts kitschy objects of bereavement to make art from rejection Dawson‘s work is both humorous and sincere She exposes her failures publicly, and serves it in the form of stitched rejection letters and handcrafted funeral wreaths Having accumulated these rejection letters over the years from various art institutions, Dawson uses them as fodder for her art She writes,” My current work addresses both the labor of being an artist and the disappointment that often comes with that choice” Stitching the letters word by word to scale as well stitching excerpts from the letters onto the wreath sashes, Dawson labors over her disappointment, creating opportunity from the loss The wreaths, miniscule, but triumphant line the gallery wall like trophies Rosenthal’s work invites us to see ourselves Those familiar with her oeuvre will recognize the shift in scale of many of these pieces to directly relate to body Rosenthal writes, “In each dress and each suit, we are looking for something of ourselves…like looking in the mirror” Dresses, suits and mirrors continue to be vehicles for Rosenthal’s ideas These sculptures, crafted from a range of mostly vintage materials, hang or cluster in crowds directed towards the center of the room The stitched or stickered text on each figure is gendered slang, repeating terms of endearment or cat-calls “The text, whether tender, ironic or humorous is almost always used as a tool for social commentary, bringing the entrenched habits of daily rituals into the public forum” Rosenthal also explains that her choice to use craft materials reinforces her interest in the notion that our identities are constructions, whether social or self-created

Stove Lab: A Collaborative Studio

02-16-2010 - 03-18-2010

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design

http://bit.ly/cHFgOe

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Brant Gallery - 621 Huntington Avenue Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 10:00 am-6:00 pm

StoveLab is a collaborative experiment between John Osorio-Buck and foundation year students exploring the potential of high-efficiency stoves and the production of biomass fuels The project hopes to provide a unique approach to the concept of art and cultural production, our potential response to extended emergency situations, and the ecological use of sustainable fuels The goal for StoveLab is to collaboratively design, produce, and test a variety of handmade stoves The resulting stoves will be tested for efficiency and ultimately used in a ‘food event’ for the participants

Opening Reception for EXTRAORDINARY: Puppetry, Storytelling, &amp; Spirit

03-19-2010 - 03-19-2010

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New Art Center

http://www.newartcenter.org/

New Art Center - 61 Washington Park Newton MA 02460

Admission: FREE!

Start Time(s): 5-8 PM

The New Art Center in Newton is pleased to announce EXTRAORDINARY: Puppetry, Storytelling, & Spirit Whether created by individuals or a collective of artists, the striking combination of puppets, paintings, illustrations, and prints on view will show a diversity of ways in which puppetry and storytelling are powerful modes of spirited expression – personal, political, cultural, and social See ordinary materials used to create extraordinary objects, stories, and performances in the work of Ashley Bryan, Bread & Puppet Theatre, Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry, Jeff Sias, Donald Saaf, and Julia Zanes There will be interactive spaces within the galleries where people can create puppets, stories, and pictures, as well as places for visitors to display and perform their work

Members Event: Harvard Treasures Tour

03-19-2010 - 03-19-2010

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Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27575

Harvard Art Museum/ Arthur M Sackler Museum - 485 Broadway Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free for Harvard Art Museum Members Registration required

617-495-4544

artmuseum_membership@harvard.edu

Start Time(s): 12:00pm-1:00pm

Special Member Event

Ray Traetti, associate director of facilities, Memorial Hall/Lowell Hall Complex

Memorial Hall was built to commemorate the patriotism of the graduates and students of Harvard who served in the US Army and Navy during the Civil War Designed by William Ware and Henry Van Brunt and completed in 1878, the Ruskinian Gothic building is a dramatic example of the architectural style of its time Within it is Annenberg Hall, a private undergraduate dining hall inspired by the great halls of Oxford and Cambridge universities Memorial Hall houses an impressive collection of paintings, statuary, and stained glass to which the public has limited access, so this tour is a rare opportunity

Harvard Treasures is a new series offered to Harvard Art Museum members only that will explore the university’s architectural riches and art holdings beyond the museum

Participation is free, but registration is required

To learn more about membership and to register for the tour, please call 617-495-4544 or email artmuseum_membership@harvardedu

Winter Delights Exhibition Extended at International Poster Gallery

01-15-2010 - 03-19-2010

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International Poster Gallery

http://www.internationalposter.com

International Poster Gallery - 205 Newbury Street Boston MA 02116

Admission: Free & open to the public

Start Time(s): Gallery open Monday-Saturday from 10 am-6 pm; Sunday noon-6 pm

Responding to the popularity of their 16th annual holiday poster show “Winter Delights”, International Poster Gallery has extended the run of the special exhibition through March 19, 2010 A flurry of new additions to the show’s roster includes winter-themed posters from design titans Jules Cheret, Fritz Buhler and Herbert Matter The show is free and open to the public and is on view at International Poster Gallery, located at 205 Newbury Street in Boston Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday noon to 6 pm Call (617) 375-0076 or visit wwwinternationalpostercom

Free Day at The Carle!

03-20-2010 - 03-20-2010

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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art - 125 West Bay Road Amherst MA 01002

Admission: Free Day!

Start Time(s): 10AM

Free Day at The Carle! March 20, 2010 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Celebrate The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s birthday on March 20, 2010 with a special free day of surprises! Check wwwcarlemuseumorg for activities and updates!

Revels Spring Sing

03-20-2010 - 03-20-2010

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Revels

http://www.revels.org/calendar/spring-sing//

St John's United Methodist Church, Watertown - 80 Mt Auburn Street Watertown MA 02472

Admission: Adults: $10; Children 11 and under are FREE

617-972-8300 ext 31

jsur@revels.org

http://store.revels.org/springsing.aspx

Start Time(s): 3:00pm

Revels celebrates the arrival of spring with this joyous family event featuring community singing led by Revels music director George Emlen and Revels favorite David Coffin, plus folk dancing, refreshments and a mummers play by Revels children

William PopeL: Color Isn't Matter

02-05-2010 - 03-20-2010

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Samsn

http://www.samsonprojects.com/index.php/current/item/90-william-pope-l

Samsn - 450 Harrison Avenue / 29 Thayer Street Boston MA 02118

Admission: free

Start Time(s): 12 to 5PM

Samsøn is proud to present a solo exhibition by William Pope L titled Color Isn’t Matter opening February 5 until March 20, 2010 Performances of Cusp will happen during gallery hours on February 5, 20, March 5 & 20 Performances of Cusp will also occur at Mobius (725 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA) Feb 13 from 12 to 6PM and March 5 from 5 to 9PM The only way to get at something is to circle it like an appointment on a calendar or an opponent in a wrestling ring or a very small bird, above an endless ocean, searching for a place to light People say color is light If so, then matter is an understudy Our eyes, a fanclub Our brain, our brain, our brain —an IMAX where phenomena gets its script People say: "Color doesn't matter" as in "Color doesn't matter, I'm not a bigot" Is this idea cousin to the notion: "Color isn't matter"? And if so, how so? Perhaps in terms of possible worlds: People who say color doesn't matter have an implicit belief that color is in the theater of the beholder Lift the curtain, sift the ocean, what do you perceive? A plethora, a process that surrounds us, is inside us, behind, before and beyond us Color isn't matter, it's the transmission of bending, rending and longing; the prismatic messiness of the original lens The works in this show are located at various points on a wobbling spiral and circumscribe my interest in how we use color concepts to create a sense of the world Aquarium is a fish tank filled with red water and inks Plaster models of the renowned French architect Le Corbusier's Carpenter building are dunked in the tank and 'marked' by the experience to create a set of 'Monoprints' Plant is a cactus coated with many, many layers of different colored spray paint Cusp is a group endurance performance in which a set of performers, one by one, hour by hour, don oversize pajamas, an Obama mask and grip a cup brimming with green ink while standing on a dirt mound while trying to remain as still as possible for 60 minutes The wall works range from the mid ‘90's to now Like the 3D work, there is no specific thematic connection between them except the gyre of desire This is best exemplified by the Failure Drawings made from maps and usually picturing birds eye or multiple views in one work The drawings are created on found surfaces discovered while traveling and, and once the artist returns home, developed over many months sometimes years Hojiki is a blue plastic curtain, a sort of vertical ocean that can be performatized by the visitor like a theater set the negro in all of us is an audio work influenced by the sound environment of supermarkets and television commercials of pharmaceutical products --- PopeL William Pope L was born in a tiny log cabin on Broome St in Newark, NJ between a bread factory and a cleaners His father operated the large pressing machine at the cleaners while his mother worked at the factory twisting hunks of dough into crullers Pope L’s three uncles were respectively: a murderer, a carpenter and a sailor PopeL is a visual and performance-theater artist and educator who makes culture out of contraries He prefers the word ‘contraries’ rather than ‘contradictions’ because the former suggests difference and fluidity whereas the latter suggests opposition and rigidity He has created multi-disciplinary work since the 1970’s, and exhibited internationally, including New York, London, Los Angeles, Vienna, Brussels, Montreal, Berlin, Zurich & Tokyo Select recent projects have been sited at Art Institute of Chicago, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Galerie Catherine Bastide, Sammlung Falckenberg, Mitchell-Innes and Nash, the Carpenter Center for Visual Art at Harvard University and most recently at Hauser and Wirth, NYC where he staged a reinvention of Allan Kaprow’s Yard He is a featured artist in “Intersections” edited by Marci Nelligan and Nicole Mauro and “How to See a Work of Art in Total Darkness” by Darby English An upcoming project involves time-lapse photography of butter sculptures of architectural structures

Models in the Spotlight: 31st Annual Model Ship Show

01-30-2010 - 03-20-2010

USS Constitution Museum

http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/news_events/modelshow2010.htm

USS Constitution Museum - Charlestown Navy Yard, Bldg 22 Boston MA 02129

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 10 am - 5 pm

Celebrating magnificent model making! The USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild and the USS Constitution Museum present Models in the Spotlight Come see some of the finest examples of the craft today with entries representing artisans from across New England Explore the show with a copy of our free family guide or join in the fun of a hands-on activity - either way, a visit to the Museum and the show is a great way for your family to spend the day!

Bach 325th Birthday Celebration

03-20-2010 - 03-20-2010

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Emmanuel Music

http://www.emmanuelmusic.org

Emmanuel Church, Boston - 15 Newbury Street Boston MA 02116

Admission: Admission is Free but tickets are required Please call 6175363356 for more information

Start Time(s): 3:00pm

Bach 325th Birthday Celebration
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Admission Free (Tickets required)
617-536-3356

Master Class with invited student ensembles

Discussion of Bach Cantata bwv 159, Sehet! Wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem, followed by a performance of the Cantata, conducted by John Harbison

Black Sea Combo

03-20-2010 - 03-20-2010

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Belmont Public Library

www.belmont.lib.ma.us

Belmont Public Library Assembly Room - 336 Concord Ave Belmont MA 02478

Admission: <p>FREE</p>

Start Time(s): <p>3 PM</p>

Music on Saturday - Black Sea Combo presents its unique blend of traditional Armenian music and Afro-Cuban jazz Enjoy an original sound that is fun and loaded with energy

FREE CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

03-21-2010 - 03-21-2010

Temple Emanuel

http://www.yevgenykutik.com

Temple Emanuel - 385 Ward Street Newton MA 02459

Admission: Free admission

617-965-2468

arlynschneider@yahoo.com

Start Time(s): 3:00PM

According to violinist Yevgeny Kutik, “this recital focuses on heavenly and earthly color and passion” Performed by Mr Kutik, accompanied by pianist Tim Bozarth, the program will include Beethoven’s Sonata No 3 op 12 in E flat major, Prokofiev’s Sonata No 1 in F minor, Brahms’ Scherzo WoO2, Wagner’s Album Leaf, Achron’s Hebrew Melody and Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Today’s performance is made possible by sponsorship from the Saul B and Naomi R Cohen Foundation Please join us for a dessert reception with the artists following the concert Open seating and no advance reservations

Shaylor Lindsay, piano

03-21-2010 - 03-21-2010

Longy School of Music

Edward M Pickman Concert Hall - 27 Garden Street Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 3:00PM

Thomas Stumpf, piano Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme of Paganini for two pianos Paul Shoenfield: Café Music for piano trio Chopin: Mazurkas and Barcarolle for piano Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for two pianos

Free "Price" Lecture Series at Trinity Church

02-21-2010 - 03-21-2010

Trinity Church Boston

http://www.trinitychurchboston.org

Trinity Church Boston - 206 Clarendon Street Boston MA 02116

Admission: FREE of charge

Start Time(s): All lectures at 1:30pm: Sunday, February 21, 2010 Sunday, February 28, 2010 Sunday, March 7, 2010 Sunday, March 21, 2010

Join Trinity for free lectures and discussions with some of the nation's leading academics and authors Learn about topics from health care reform to the future of religion in today's changing economic world Lectures begin at 1:30pm at Trinity Church Copley Square in Boston's Back Bay Book signing to follow at 2:30pm Attendees will be given complimentary tours of Trinity Church, which is recognized as one of the ten most architecturally significant buildings in the United States

Sunday, February 21-Author Harvey Cox, Hollis Research Professor of Divinity at Harvard The Future of Faith (Harper Collins, 2009)

Sunday, February 28-Atul Gawande, staff writer for the New Yorker and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School Author of The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right (Metropolitan,2009) Sunday, March 7-Barbara Taylor is a professor, theologian and one of the best known preachers in the United States Her most recent book is: An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith (Harper Collins, 2009)

Sunday, March 21- Diana Butler Bass is an author, speaker and indepent scholar She comments on religion and culture in Newsweek, Time, PBS,NPR, The Washington Post, etc Her book is: A People's History of Christianity:The Other Side of the Story(Harper Collins, 2009)

Transforming the Image: How do we see?

02-18-2010 - 03-21-2010

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Belmont Gallery of Art

http://www.belmontgallery.org

Belmont Gallery of Art - 19 Moore Street, 3rd floor Belmont MA 02478

Admission: No admission charge

Start Time(s): Thurs: 10-4/Fri: 10-4 & 6:30-8:30 PM/ Sun 1-4

Works by Esther A Folts: charcoal & pencil and Blair B Folts: monotypes; Mongolian Journals series

Philippe Jacquet

02-12-2010 - 03-21-2010

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Axelle Fine Arts Galerie

http://www.axelle.com

Axelle Fine Arts Galerie - 91 Newbury Street Boston MA 02116

Admission: Free

617 450 0700

Start Time(s): 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Philippe Jacquet has mastered the ability to combine what is real and what is imagined As a result, his compositions, heavily inspired by Brittany coasts and estuaries, have an element of the sublime and register deeply with the subconscious Although he paints sparse landscapes there is something fundamentally pleasing in the surreal, idealized quality of his work

3-day Museum Shop Sale!

03-19-2010 - 03-21-2010

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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

www.carlemuseum.org

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art - 125 West Bay Road Amherst MA 01002

Admission: <p>Inventory Sale - Does Not Include Museum Admission</p>

Start Time(s): <p>Regular Museum Hours: Tues-Friday 10&ndash;4; Sat 10&ndash;5; Sun 12&ndash;5</p>

At The Museum Shop 3-day Museum Shop Sale! March 19 - March 21, 2010 15% - 75% off all toys and books! Members receive an additional 15% off! Shop in “the very best bookstore for picture books in the entire world” --Parents’ Choice Stock up on birthday and baby gifts! Sale applies to in-store purchases only Museum Admission is not required

Dymanic Dous In Concert

03-21-2010 - 03-21-2010

Brookline Music School

http://www.bmsmusic.org

Brookline Music School - 25 Kennard Rd Brookline MA 02445

Admission: <p>Free</p>

Start Time(s): <p>4:30pm</p>

Experience live the excitement of two equal partners communicating without words! Brookline Music School Piano and String students from eleven different studios have been coached by faculty to learn the subtle language and gestures of chamber music in preparation for this culminating concert

Jazz Piano Masterclass

03-21-2010 - 03-21-2010

Brookline Music School

http://www.bmsmusic.org

Brookline Music School - 25 Kennard Rd Brookline MA 02445

Admission: <p>Free</p>

Start Time(s): <p>3:00pm</p>

Jazz pianist and educator Harvey Diamond joins Brookline Music School for a jazz piano masterclass on Sunday, March 21 at 3:00pm in Bakalar Recital Hall Students playing jazz standards, blues pieces, rags, etc will participate Harvey Diamond is one of the most accomplished pianists in the Boston area His career in jazz spans more than 50 years, from his first gigs as a teenager in hometown of San Francisco, to performing across the US and Europe, accompanying celebrated jazz singer Sheila Jordan and trumpeter Art Farmer and others Harvey was a long-time student of Lennie Tristano, known throughout the world as a jazz innovator, and received his bachelor's degree in music from San Francisco State He has been a faculty member at the Berklee College of Music and is currently on the faculty of the Winchester Community School of Music He combines performing with teaching both adult and young students

A Performance of Traditional Irish Music by the Group, OCarolan Etcetera, Featuring the Music of Tulough OCarolan

03-22-2010 - 03-22-2010

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Charlestown Branch Library

http://www.bpl.org

Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library - 179 Main Street Boston MA 02128

Admission: Free Events

617 242 1248

charlestown@bpl.org

Start Time(s): 7:00 PM

O’Carolan Etcetera brings to life the legacy of Turlough O’Carolan, the 18th century harper whose instrumental compositions are among the most enduring and spirited in the Celtic tradition, joining his works with other great pieces selected from three centuries of traditional music This ensemble of musicians from Boston’s North Shore presents a program that includes many of O’Carolan’s most exquisite melodies — Captain O’Kane, Blind Mary, Sheebeg & Sheemore, O’Carolan’s Draught, and more

State Representative and Historian Byron Rushing at the Mrytle Baptist Church

03-22-2010 - 03-22-2010

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Historic Newton

http://www.historicnewton.org

Mrytle Baptist Church - 21 Curve Street Newton MA 02465

Admission: FREE!

call 6177961450 to register

Start Time(s): 7PM

ENCOUNTERING SLAVERY & RACE IN NEW ENGLAND,free Lecture Series sponsored by Historic Newton: “…some cotton, and tobacco, and negroes… Pray have you heard nothing of my black guard Peter" State Representative and Historian Byron Rushing will reflect on the first two centuries of Africans in New England by comparing the origin story of Africans in the Massachusetts Bay colony recorded in Winthrop's journal with the visit of South Carolinian John Rutledge's enslaved servant to Boston in 1803 Funded by the Foundation for Racial, Ethnic, & Religious Harmony Free At Myrtle Baptist Church, 21 Curve St, West Newton Monday, March 22, 7 pm

text &amp; conText with children's author Stephen Krensky and artist Susy Pilgrim Waters

03-22-2010 - 03-22-2010

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The Arsenal Center for the Arts

The Arsenal Center For The Arts - 321 Arsenal Street Watertown MA 02472

Admission: Free

http://www.arsenalarts.org

Start Time(s): 7:30pm

arsenalARTS presents the third of a six part free Monday Night series TEXT AND CONTEXT by writers and artists about their craft and creative process The evenings will be moderated by educator Connie Henry and include readings, discussions, and surprising links between each genre This evening features children's author Stephen Krensky (http://wwwstephenkrenskycom/indexhtml) and artist Susy Pilgrim Waters

Ross Duffin, musicologist and author

03-23-2010 - 03-23-2010

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Longy School of Music

Longy, Recital Room N1 - 33 Garden Street Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 4

Professor Duffin will speak about his book How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and why you should care) Judged by the Guardian as “enjoyably pugnacious … should make any contemporary musician think differently about tuning,” and by the Wall Street Journal as “delightfully informative and provocative,” it was characterized by another reviewer as “the most subversive book on a musical subject I’ve ever read” Come hear what the fuss is about as Duffin introduces his “elegantly argued” book, discussing tuning — especially non-keyboard tuning — from the 18th to the 20th centuries Sponsored by the Bakalar Music Library

Frank Wilson Lecture

03-23-2010 - 03-23-2010

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design

http://www.massart.edu/Galleries/Visiting_Artists/Frank_Wilson.html

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Pozen Center - 621 Huntington Ave Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 6PM

Frank Wilson is a neurologist who researches hand skill Now retired from clinical and teaching positions at the University of California, San Francisco and Stanford’s School of Medicine, he actively writes, lectures, and consults on a range of issues concerning the relationship of the hand use to cognitive and artistic development, early childhood education, and the clinical evaluation and management of disorders of professional hand skill He is the author of The Hand: How its use shapes the Brain, The Language and Human culture and is currently writing another book based on his clinical experience with artists Co-sponsored by MassArt and the Dynamic Media Institute

Stories: Across Time and Space with Linda Fang

03-23-2010 - 03-23-2010

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Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27577

Harvard Art Museum/ Arthur M Sackler Museum - 485 Broadway Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free admission Open to the public

617-496-8576

susannah_hutchison@harvard.edu

Start Time(s): 6:00pm-7:00pm

Folk tales and other stories rooted in Chinese history and culture To learn more about storyteller Linda Fang, please visit her website: wwwchinesestorytellercom

In this series, three outstanding storytellers will share traditional and modern stories, for adult audiences, that speak to the head and the heart

Free admission Open to the public

For more information, please contact Susannah Hutchison at 617-496-8576 or susannah_hutchison@harvardedu

Andrea Fraser in Conversation with Marjorie Garber and Helen Molesworth

03-24-2010 - 03-24-2010

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Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27581

Thompson Room, Barker Center - 12 Quincy Street Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free admission Open to the public Seating is limited

Start Time(s): 6:00pm-7:00pm

Andrea Fraser, artist, in conversation with Marjorie Garber, William R Kenan, Jr Professor of English and of Visual and Environmental Studies and director, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, and Helen Molesworth, Houghton Curator of Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museum The Church of What’s Happening Now: New Art, New Artists series is cosponsored by the Harvard Art Museum and the Humanities Center at Harvard

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Andrea Fraser: Boxed Set, on view February 11–April 4, 2010 at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 24 Quincy Street

Free admission Open to the public
Seating is limited

The M Victor Leventritt Lecture Fund was established through the generosity of the wife, children, and friends of the late M Victor Leventritt, Harvard Class of 1935 The purpose of the fund is to present outstanding scholars of the history and theory of art to the Harvard and Greater Boston communities

Coins and Classical Imagery in Baroque Festival Designs

03-24-2010 - 03-24-2010

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Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27579

Harvard Art Museum/ Arthur M Sackler Museum - 485 Broadway Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free with the price of admission Open to the public Limited to 25 participants; please arrive early

617-496-8576

susannah_hutchison@harvard.edu

Start Time(s): 3:30pm-4:30pm

Two-Point Perspective Gallery Talk

Anna Knaap, Theodore Rousseau Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts, Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum
Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Damarete Curator of Ancient Coins, Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M Sackler Museum, and lecturer on classics, Harvard University

This talk will consider the images on display in the installation Rubens and the Baroque Festival, with special emphasis on the antiquarian and numismatic sources of Rubens’s design Rubens and the Baroque Festival, a temporary installation, is on view March 19–August 29, 2010 at the Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M Sackler Museum

This popular series considers objects from more than one point of view The informal talks, many of them by Harvard Art Museum curators, conservators, and educators and Harvard University faculty members, are designed to stimulate thinking about works of art and encourage participants to explore their own ways of seeing

Free with the price of admission Open to the public
Gallery talks are informal and include discussion Limited to 25 participants; please arrive early

For more information, please contact Susannah Hutchison at 617-496-8576 or susannah_hutchison@harvardedu

Newtons Only Working Farm: The Historic Newton Angino Community Farm and Sustainable Local Food

03-25-2010 - 03-25-2010

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Historic Newton

http://www.historicnewton.org

Newton Free Library - 330 Homer Street Newton MA 02459

Admission: FREE!

call 6177961450

Start Time(s): 7PM

Thursday, March 25, 7 pm ROOTS IN OUR HISTORY– Historic Newton's 2010 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Newton’s Only Working Farm: The Historic Newton Angino Community Farm and Sustainable Local Food The 225-acre homestead on the corner of Winchester and Nahanton Streets was a family farm for 300 years, garnering its name from the Angino family that worked and lived there from 1917-2005 Now owned by the city and operated by the non-profit Newton Community Farm, Inc, the farm preserves a valuable cultural and historical landscape and serves as a model for sustainable agriculture in our community Join Newton Community Farm board member and landscape designer Ted Chapman for a talk about what this special piece of land can tell us about the history of Newton and the vital role of farming in our lives Free At the Newton Free Library, Homer Street, Newton

Librarians' Open House with Anita Silvey

03-25-2010 - 03-25-2010

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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

http://www.carlemuseum.org

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art - 125 West Bay Road Amherst MA 01002

Admission: Free (Reservations required)

Start Time(s): March 25, 2010 3:00 5:30 pm

Librarians' Open House with Anita Silvey March 25, 2010 3:00 – 5:30 pm Free (Reservations required) (2 PDPs) This afternoon specifically for librarians will include a presentation on the fine art of the picture book in the Auditorium, an opportunity to learn about and visit the Barbara Elleman Research Library, time to browse the Museum, and free materials for your libraries Afternoon refreshments will be followed by a program by Anita Silvey

Translating Encounters: Travel and Transformation in the Early Seventeenth Century

03-25-2010 - 03-25-2010

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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

http://www.peabody.harvard.edu

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology - 11 Divinity Ave Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 5 pm

Exhibit opening

They Believed Every Word An Installation by Heidi Kayser and Sarah Rushford

03-01-2010 - 03-26-2010

Melle Finelli Studio

http://www.mellefinellistudio.com

Melle Finelli Studio - 65 Thayer St (450 Harrison Ave Garden Level) Boston MA 02118

Admission: free

617 794 8817

Start Time(s): March 1-26 2010 Opening Reception March 5 5-8pm in conjunction with SOWA First Friday Studio Hours: Wed - Sun 12 - 6 and by appt

They Believed Every Word An Installation by Heidi Kayser and Sarah Rushford Mar 1 -26 2010 Opening Reception Fri March 5 5-8pm in conjunction with SOWA First Friday http://wwwmellefinellistudiocom gallery

"Side by Side: John Guthrie/Isabel Riley" and "Traces and Places"

02-11-2010 - 03-26-2010

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Boston University College of Fine Arts

808 Gallery - 808 Commonwealth Avenue Boston MA 02215

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Tues-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat & Sun, 1-5pm

Two concurrent exhibitions will share the expansive 808 Gallery space this spring Side by Side, guest curated by Beth Kantrowitz, features the work of Boston-based artists John Guthrie and Isabel Riley, and explores the sphere of infl uence and exchange between these long-time studio mates The group exhibition Traces and Places, curated by Lynne Cooney, explores the way in which a line or mark can represent both vestige and future action, emphasizing both the physicality of the mark and the space it encompasses or is about to encompass Artists include Hannah Burr, Jennifer Kaufman and Laurie Reid Exhibitions run through March 26 Admission is free and open to the public Info: 617-358-0922

Piano Honors Competition Concert

03-26-2010 - 03-26-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Seully Hall - 8 The Fenway 4th Floor Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 8:00 PM

Student pianists are featured in this free concert

Pentecostal Tabernacle's Kingdom Impact Worship Conference

03-26-2010 - 03-27-2010

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Pentecostal Tabernacle - Cambridge

http://www.ptspice.org/pwc

Pentecostal Tabernacle - 77 Columbia Street Cambridge MA 02139

Admission: Saturday (9:00 AM - 3:00 PM): General Admission $20 before March 14th* and $25 after March 14th Students $15 before March 14th* and $20 after March 14th Group Rate $15 for 5 or more people, before and after the registration deadline *Registration form and payment must be received before March 14th to qualify for reduced fees

617-661--0222

mail@ptspice.org

http://www.ptspice.org/pwc/

Start Time(s): Friday, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Saturday, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Workshops) Saturday, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Concert)

On Friday, March 26th 2010 to Saturday, March 27th 2010, Pentecostal Tabernacle will have its annual Praise and Worship Conference entitled: Kingdom Impact Worship Conference The theme for this year conference is “Rebuilding the Temple of Worship” The vision is to bring Praisers and Worshipers together as one body in Christ to teach and encourage the maintenance of a healthy spiritual, vocal, and musical lifestyle through the Word of God The conference will have gifted and dynamic speakers, genuine worship music, and most importantly, a movement of the Holy Spirit Opening Service: Friday, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM (FREE) Worship by (Rashad McPherson & Divine Purpose and Ayana McDonald) Praise and Worship Workshops: Saturday, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM General Admission $20 before March 14th* and $25 after March 14th Students $15 before March 14th* and $20 after March 14th Group Rate $15 for 5 or more people, before and after the registration deadline *Registration form and payment must be received before March 14th to qualify for reduced fees Closing Concert: Saturday, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (FREE, doors open at 6:00 PM) The Concert will feature Pentecostal Tabernacle Praise Company, E2VG, Tolieth & Soundmind, Tawanna Frazier, Abundant Life Church and Dancers Registration is now open Please register online at wwwptspiceorg/pwc

Charles Goss and Dianne Lam

03-03-2010 - 03-27-2010

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Bromfield Gallery

http://www.bromfieldgallery.com

Bromfield Gallery - 450 Harrison Avenue Boston MA 02118

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 12-5

MARCH March 3 - 27 Gallery I Charles Goss: “Everything I Don’t Know” Goss focuses on “bumps on the wall, finding life in a box, your mother's Bauhaus, overworking the space, reading between the lines, 2-D or not 2-D, learning my own rhythm, polyphonies in 11/4 time, holes in the road, more bumps on the wall…” Gallery II and III Dianne Lam: “What was in my mind, What is in my mind (A Retrospective)” Lam’s mixed media paintings explore the tension between the constructed world, with its patterns of geometric and rectilinear forms, and the organic, irregular world of nature and consciousness Chat with the artist on Saturday, March 6, from 1-5 pm Opening Reception: Friday, March 5, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Jonas Wood // Chris Caccamise opening

02-20-2010 - 03-27-2010

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LaMontagne Gallery

http://lamontagnegallery.com/current_exhibitions.html

LaMontagne Gallery - 555 E 2nd St Boston MA 02127

Admission: free

Start Time(s): Reception: Feb 20 from 6-8 pm Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 12-6pm

Jonas Wood’s paintings of contemporary American life blur the boundaries of figuration and abstraction His immediate surroundings are his subjects, building a visual diary of sorts, an ever-expanding documentary of personal memories and interests: family and friends, domestic or studio spaces, tabletop arrangements of ceramic vessels and plants, and landscapes, all painted through the prism of his memory Usually painting from collaged photographs, Wood takes delightful liberties with background, scale, and color, often distorting figures, employing unusually vivid hues, or adding a work of art in place of a family photo in an interior scene In this exhibition, Wood has put together a group of new paintings and drawings that complement each other thematically and formally

Chris Caccamise makes hip, colorful sculptures Alternately humorous and playful, they demonstrate a subtle, biting wit

Jonas Wood was born in 1977 in Boston, and lives and works in Los Angeles He received a BA from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and an MFA from the University of Washington Wood’s work has been the subject of one-person exhibitions at Anton Kern Gallery, New York, Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, and Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles His work has been included in thematic exhibitions including Copy, White Columns, New York and America Abstraction, Saatchi Gallery, London, and will be included in Hard Targets, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH this year Currently at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Hammer Projects: Jonas Wood is Wood’s first one-person museum exhibition It will be on view February 5 - May 9, 2010

Chris Caccamise was born in 1975, and lives and works in New York He received his BA from Rutgers University and his MFA from School of the Visual Arts, New York Caccamise has had solo exhibitions recently at Eleven Rivington, New York, Galleria Glance, Torino, and *Sixtyseven, New York, as well as participated in group exhibitions in Suzanne Tarasiève, Paris, 400000, Chicago, Gallery Factory, Seoul, and Cereal Art, Philadelphia His work has been featured in Art + Auction and reviewed in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Art News, and Flash Art

Incorporating Patterns In Celebration of Women's History Month

03-04-2010 - 03-27-2010

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Atlantic Works Gallery

http://www.atlanticworks.org

Atlantic Works Gallery - 80 Border Street Boston MA 02128

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): March 4- March 27 Opening: March 4, 6-9 pm Third Thursday Reception:March 18, 6-9pm Hours: Friday & Saturday, 2-6 pm

3 mid career women painters using patterns in various ways in their artwork Come enjoy fabulous artwork, spectacular views of the Boston Harbor and music by Ben Cohen wwwatlanticworksorg

Constructing Miniatures: A Painter's Perspective

03-27-2010 - 03-27-2010

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Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27602

Harvard Art Museum/ Arthur M Sackler Museum - 485 Broadway Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free with the price of admission Open to the public Seating is limited Please RSVP to susannah_hutchison@harvardedu

617-496-8576

susannah_hutchison@harvard.edu

Start Time(s): 11:00am-12:00pm

Gallery Talk with Maliha Noorani, 2009–11 Norma Jean Calderwood Curatorial Fellow, Department of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M Sackler Museum

In conjunction with the installation Strolling through Isfahan: Seventeenth-Century Paintings from Safavid Iran, this gallery talk will demonstrate traditional techniques and materials used in the practice of Persian miniature painting Maliha Noorani holds a BFA in Indian and Islamic miniature painting from the National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan Strolling through Isfahan: Seventeenth-Century Paintings from Safavid Iran, a temporary installation, is on view January 8–June 13, 2010 at the Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M Sackler Museum

Free with the price of admission Open to the public
Gallery talks are informal and include discussion
Seating is limited Please RSVP to susannah_hutchison@harvardedu

New Rep On Tour presents Macbeth

03-27-2010 - 03-27-2010

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TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick

http://www.newrep.org

The Center for Arts in Natick - 14 Summer Street Natick MA 01760

Admission: Open to general public Suggested donation $20 / $10 children

508-647-0097

info@natickarts.org

http://www.natickarts.org/tcan_ticketsales.php

Start Time(s): 8:00 PM

Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy of one man’s rise to power, leaving a trail of blood and bodies in his wake, has spanned the centuries In New Rep On Tour’s contemporary version, the play’s backdrop is the recent Bosnian War, where the warriors and weapons resemble an action movie instead of the middle ages Macbeth’s bloodthirsty tale of power, revenge, and ultimate downfall, when placed in this modern context, heightens our awareness of what it is to live in a warlike state

Boston Conservatory Orchestra

03-27-2010 - 03-27-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

The Fenway Center, Northeastern University - 77 Saint Stephen St Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 8:00 PM

Brahms: Serenade No 1, Stravinsky: Pulcinella (complete)

Boston Children's Chorus "The Human Spirit: A Choral Drama"

03-27-2010 - 03-27-2010

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Boston Children's Chorus

http://www.bostonchildrenschorus.org

Bethel AME Church, Jamaica Plain - 215 Forest Hills Street Boston (Jamaica Plain) MA 02130

Admission: <p>FREE</p>

Start Time(s): <p>3 pm</p>

The Boston Children’s Chorus' Premier Choir, Young Men's Ensemble and Concert Choir will pay tribute to the amazing power of the human spirit with a free performance on March 27 at historic Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain The inspiring, family-oriented program features music that highlights how in the depths of tragedy we find hope; from sadness, faith and from nature, love BCC is an accomplished children’s singing group with nine choirs and nearly 300 singers ranging in age from 7 to 18 years old Led by Artistic Director Anthony Trecek-King and Assistant Artistic Director Michele Adams, they seek to harness the power and joy of music as a catalyst to unite our diverse communities and inspire social change The group has performed at the Democratic National Convention, Gov Deval Patrick’s Inauguration, with the Boston Pops; and has toured Jordan, Mexico, Japan, Chicago, New York and Oregon

D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano

03-28-2010 - 03-28-2010

Longy School of Music

Edward M Pickman Concert Hall - 27 Garden Street Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 7:00PM

Sheryl Cohen, flute Hisako Hiratsuka, piano Works to include the East Coast premiere of Jake Heggie's Deepest Desire for Mezzo, Flute and Piano plus Shakespeare Songs for Voice and Chamber Ensemble by Mohammed Fairouz, conducted by John Page Other works include excerpts from Handel - Neun Deutsche Arien, and songs by Ravel and Saint-Saens

March 2010 Galleries

03-06-2010 - 03-28-2010

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Marblehead Arts Association

http://www.marbleheadarts.org

Marblehead Arts Association - 8 Hooper Street Marblehead MA 01945

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 12:00pm to 5:00pm, Tuesday through Sunday, March 6th to 28th

March exhibits include: Glasswork by Jeff Mentuck, Daniel Read, and Karen Ristuben in the Ballroom, Fine Art by Richard Pohl in the Parlor, Photography by Stephen F and Stephen J Fulghum in the Dining Room, and Comic art by the Boston Comics Roundtable in the Hendrick gallery

Kingston Gallery Exhibition Opening

03-05-2010 - 03-28-2010

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The Kingston Gallery

http://kingstongallery.com

The Kingston Gallery - 450 Harrison Avenue #43 Boston MA 02118

Admission: free

Start Time(s): 12pm free gallery open to the public

Kingston Gallery Presents: Barbara Moody: SubMERGE March 3-28, 2010 Opening Reception:Friday March5th, 5-7:30 pm Closing Reception:Sunday, March 28th,3-5 pm

Exhibiting Change: Movie Theaters and American Culture from the 19th to the 21st Century

03-28-2010 - 03-28-2010

National Heritage Museum

http://www.nationalheritagemuseum.org

National Heritage Museum - 33 Marrett Road Lexington MA 02421

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 2:00 pm

Ross Melnick, film historian at UCLA, presents the lecture, "Exhibiting Change: Movie Theaters and American Culture from the 19th to the 21st Century" Images and video capture the past 100+ years of movie going Historic theaters in the digital era are also explored Book-signing follows The lecture is presented in conjunction with the exhibition, "The Art of the Movie Theater"

Piano Recital, Margarita Nuller

03-28-2010 - 03-28-2010

New School of Music

http://www.newschoolofmusic.org/events.html

New School of Music - 25 Lowell Street Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: <p>Free</p>

Start Time(s): <p>3:00pm</p>

Virtuoso pianist, Margarita Nuller, will be performing the works of Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and Schumann

String Master Class with Andres Cardenes, violin

03-29-2010 - 03-29-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Concert Room at The Boston Conservatory - 8 The Fenway, 1st Floor Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 7:00 PM

Andrés Cárdenes presents a violin master class

Distinguished Writers Series: Colum McCann

03-30-2010 - 03-30-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/nch/

Newhouse Center for the Humanities, Green Hall 237, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 4:30 pm

Colum McCann is the author of two story collections and five novels, including "Let the Great World Spin" — winner of the 2009 National Book Award for Fiction His awards include the Rooney Prize and the Hennessey Award for Irish Literature McCann teaches creative writing at Hunter College Presented by the Newhouse Center for the Humanities at Wellesley College

Dr Robert Farris Thompson Lecture

03-31-2010 - 03-31-2010

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design

http://www.massart.edu/about_massart/events_calendar.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D88307394

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Tower Auditorium - Tower Auditorium Boston MA 02115

Admission: FREE

Start Time(s): 5PM

: The 2010 Adderley Lecture Series presents a talk by Dr Robert Farris Thompson, on Wednesday, March 31 at 5 pm, in the Tower Building Auditorium at Massachusetts College of Art and Design A reception in the President’s Gallery will follow the lecture Considered one of the world’s prominent authorities on African and Afro-Atlantic cultures, Robert Farris Thompson is best known for having changed what the public understands about the use and context of African art, showing that art is inseparable from its maker, its use, its function, and its perception He has done so through the organization of exhibitions on African art at the National Gallery in Washington, DC and through the penmanship of countless articles on the influence of African art on American sports, dance, and drama that have been anthologized in over 17 books His list of publications includes the controversial best seller “Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy,” in which he locates the sources of contemporary Black Atlantic aesthetic practices in a diversity of cultures over the world In 1995, he was honored with the Leadership Award of the Arts Council of the United States African Studies Association for his contributions to scholarship in African and African-American Arts He is currently the longest serving master of a residential college at Yale, having served as Master of Timothy Dwight College since 1978

Trip the light fantastic

03-01-2010 - 03-31-2010

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StGeorge Gallery

http://www.stgeorgegallery.com

StGeorge Gallery - 162 Boylston Street Boston MA 02116

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Noon-5:30pm

Surround yourself with color and music Visit StGeorge Gallery for a feast of the senses Listen (and dance lightly) to the sound of music in the background while viewing vibrant bold and color - saturated paintings by artists William StGeorge and Yvette Stenzel

Literacise Interactive Children's Exhibit

10-03-2009 - 03-31-2010

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Boston Public Library

http://www.bpl.org

Boston Public Library (Johnson Bldg) - 700 Boylston Street, Copley Square Boston MA 02116

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): The Boston Public Library is open Monday-Thursday, 9a-9p; Friday-Saturday 9a-5p; and from October-May on Sundays 1-5p

The interactive and bilingual children's exhibit Literacise builds on the important connection between physical activity and learning Literacise is inspired by Irene Smalls’ story "Jonathan and His Mommy" In the story, a young boy and his mother travel together through Boston’s South End neighborhood taking steps of all sizes Literacise brings the book to life – and to kid-size scale Children will be able to zig-zag, bunny-hop, and giant-step their way through the interactive exhibit Literacy + Exercise = Literacise Located outside the Rey Children's Room in the Johnson Building

Target Free Thursday Nights at the ICA

03-31-2009 - 03-31-2010

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The Institute of Contemporary Art

http://www.icaboston.org/

The Institute of Contemporary Art - 100 Northern Avenue Boston MA 02210

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 5:00pm to 9:00pm

Every Thursday from 5 pm to 9 pm, general admission to the Institute of Contemporary Art is free

Reading/Signing with Bridie Clark- The Overnight Socialite

03-31-2010 - 03-31-2010

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Harvard Coop

www.thecoop.com

Harvard Coop - 1400 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge MA 02238

Admission: <p>free</p>

Start Time(s): <p>7:00pm</p>

From the author of the media sensation, Because She Can, a modern retelling of classics My Fair Lady and Pygmalion The Overnight Socialite tell the timeless story of transformation and unlikely love set against the glittering backdrop of contemporary Manhattan

Reading/Signing with Dwayne Raymond- Mornings with Mailer

03-31-2010 - 03-31-2010

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Harvard Coop

www.thecoop.com

Harvard Coop - 1400 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge MA 02238

Admission: <p>free</p>

Start Time(s): <p>5:00 pm</p>

Mr Raymond was waiting tables in Provincetown when he became Norman Mailers personal assistant Mornings with Mailer tells the moving story of their ten year friendship which lasted through Mailer's four final books and ended with his death

In A Time Before the Present

04-01-2010 - 04-01-2010

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Discover Roxbury

http://www.discoverroxbury.org

Haley House Bakery Cafe - 12 Dade St Boston MA 02119

Admission: Free & open to the public

Start Time(s): 7:30pm

Get a sense of Roxbury's history before European contact Ellen Berkland, Boston City Archaeologist, will explain Roxbury’s unique geology and geography, and discuss archeological findings by native people and early European inhabitants Additionally, Gill Solomon of the Massachuseuk Sachem will share the history of the native people and their world in Roxbury

The Bakwin Lecture: Jerome Silbergeld on Contemporary Chinese Photography

04-01-2010 - 04-01-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Art/

Collins Cinema, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 4:30 pm

In the West, documentary photography led the way to the artistic recognition and museum collecting of photography More than half a century later, Chinese “art photography” has become internationally popular, but China’s documentary photography has just begun to gain appreciation Why this contrast? Do Chinese and Western museums view this medium from different perspectives? Do Chinese photographers see China through a different lens than their Western counterparts? Finally, what does documentary photography — Chinese or otherwise — have to do with art and aesthetics? This talk is based on the first major exhibition of Chinese documentary photographers held in America in 2009 and curated by Professor Silbergeld Presented by the Art Department at Wellesley College

Ursula Oppens, piano: Music of the 21st Century

04-01-2010 - 04-01-2010

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Harvard University Department of Music

http://www.music.fas.harvard.edu/calendar.html

Admission: <p>free - no tickets required</p>

617-495-2791

musicdpt@fas.harvard.edu

http://www.music.fas.harvard.edu/calendar.html

Start Time(s): <p>8:00 pm</p>

Piano recital by one of the most creative and engaged performers of new music on the scene today A program of contemporary piano works, many of them written especially for Ms Oppens and one, Charles Wuorinen's Oros, a world premiere

Boston Landmarks Orchestra Presents Witness Cantata

04-02-2010 - 04-02-2010

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Boston Landmarks Orchestra

http://www.landmarksorchestra.org

Saint Paul's Cathedral - 138 Tremont Street Boston MA 02111

Admission: FREE

Start Time(s): Pre-concert discussion with composer Swanee Hunt at 7pm; concert starts at 8pm

Witness Cantata, composed by Ambassador Swanee Hunt, combines chorus, orchestra, soloists and a narrator to explore the themes of human suffering, endurance and rebirth This work is structured around the tradition of the “seven last words” of Jesus on the cross, as reflected in writings of Anna Akhmatova, Theodore Roethke, William Blake, Elie Wiesel and the composer herself There will be a pre-concert discussion with composer Swanee Hunt

Urban Edens: Community Gardens of Boston

03-07-2010 - 04-02-2010

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Brookline Arts Center

http://www.brooklineartscenter.com

Brookline Arts Center - 86 Monmouth Street Brookline MA 02446

Admission: FREE

Start Time(s): 9:00am - 4:30pm

In her new series of landscape paintings that are on view this spring at the Brookline Arts Center, Malden artist Peg Kane celebrates the small urban gardens that dot the Boston landscape Kane’s newest acrylic paintings grew from the artist’s memories of her time studying in Florence, Italy “I loved seeing how the Italian gardens created an oasis of green in the middle of a busy urban area In this series, I try to convey both the light and atmosphere of nature, while showing signs of the human aesthetic that shapes the garden landscape,” says Ms Kane “Urban Edens: Community Gardens of Boston” is on view in the gallery of the Brookline Arts Center from March 7 to April 2, 2010 The Brookline Arts Center is located at 86 Monmouth Street, at the corner of St Mary’s Street and is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm There will be an opening reception on Sunday, March 7 from 2 - 5 pm The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public The reception will also inaugurate a new exhibition of black and white photos by Adam Marcinek entitled “West Branch Pond Camps” Peg Kane has been a teacher of acrylic painting for adults at the Brookline Arts Center since 2005 She also introduces young children to art in popular after-school painting classes A graduate of Massachusetts College of Art and the Pius XII Institute in Florence, Italy, Kane has also taught on Cape Cod, in Boston, and in the Lincoln and St Mary of the Assumption Schools in Brookline Peg Kane has previously exhibited her work at the Concord Art Association, the Cotuit Center for the Arts, and the Cahoon Museum, as well as West Medford Open Studios and Brookline Open Studios

Adam Marcineks West Branch Pond Camps

03-04-2010 - 04-02-2010

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Brookline Arts Center

http://www.brooklineartscenter.com

Brookline Arts Center - 86 Monmouth Street Brookline MA 02446

Admission: FREE

Start Time(s): 9:00am - 4:30pm

Adam Marcinek’s “West Branch Pond Camps”, a series of black and white photographs on view this March at the Brookline Arts Center, depicts Marcinek’s month-long stay at the West Branch Pond Camps in Greenville, Maine His photographs provide insight into the slow and simple lifestyle of the camp, capturing both a beauty and a loneliness that Marcinek experienced during his stay Because the photographer is a Boston resident, Marcinek experienced a new way of living in the camp’s rural cabins During his stay, he worked for the camp, cleaning dishes and serving meals Each night at 9 o’clock the electricity would be turned off, throwing everything into utter darkness It was a kind of living completely foreign to Marcinek, which at times left him uncomfortable and homesick “I think there is a quiet sadness that does come out in these pictures”, says Marcinek, “they instantly become reflective––reflective of the quiet, and calm and mood of the place” Another active part of Marcinek’s artistic career is his participation in “The Exposure Project,” which he co-founded with three other artists in 2005 The project provides exposure to both members and featured artists through an online photo blog and the creation of their own self-published photography books

First Friday

04-02-2010 - 04-02-2010

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SOWA Artists Guild

SOWA Artists Guild - 450 Harrison Ave Boston Boston MA 02118

Admission: Free

info@sowaartists.com

http://www.sowaartists.com

Start Time(s): 5-9 PM

The First Friday of each month, over 3 dozen Guild member artists and others open their studios at 450 Harrison Ave Boston, MA 02118 Meet the artists in their element and view their latest works The SOWA Artists Guild strives to make art and artists accessible to everyone Come and enjoy the fun The event is free and free parking is available

Tufts University Art Gallery Spring Exhibitions

01-21-2010 - 04-04-2010

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Tufts University Art Gallery

http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery/index.html

Tufts University Art Gallery - 40R Talbot Avenue Medford MA 02155

Admission: Free and open to the public

Start Time(s): Gallery hours: Tues-Sun 11am-5pm; Open till 8pm on Thursdays

Tufts University Art Gallery Spring Exhibitions Open to Public Jan 21-Apr 4, 2010 Questions without Answers: A Photographic Prism of World Events, 1985-2010; Photographs by VII Saya Woolfalk: The Institute for the Analysis of Empathy and Ethnography of No Place (with Rachel Lears) Remis Sculpture Court Recent Gifts to the University Permanent Art Collection Join us for the opening reception Jan 28, 2010, 5:30-8pm 5:30pm Saya Woolfalk Artist's talk; 6:30pm Remarks by VII Photographers

Transformations

03-03-2010 - 04-04-2010

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Wellesley College

http://jewettgallery.wordpress.com/exhibitions/2009-2010-season/transformations/

Jewett Art Gallery, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: free

Start Time(s): Tuesday-Saturday 12:00-5:00pm

Featuring artists Anthony Crudelle-Janello,Ken Takashi Horii, Nathalie Miebach, and Thomas Lyon Mills, “Transformations” examines artists whose work transitions between two-dimensional and three-dimensional media This exhibition presents artists who fabricate three-dimensional work as a means of generating final two-dimensional work, or who transition between two and three-dimensional media The works in this show aim to highlight the correlations, and contrasts that inherently occur when moving between two-dimensional and three-dimensional work

NEWTON COMMUNITY WEEKEND at the Jackson Homestead and Museum

04-03-2010 - 04-04-2010

Historic Newton

http://historicnewton.org

Historic Newton - 527 Washington Street Newton MA 02458

Admission: <p>FREE</p>

Start Time(s): <p>Noon - 5PM</p>

03 and 04 Saturday and Sunday, April 3 and 4, noon–5 pm NEWTON COMMUNITY WEEKEND at the Jackson Homestead and Museum Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to the museum

Art and Design Lecture Series, Northeastern University

02-10-2010 - 04-07-2010

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Department of Art and Design, Northeastern Univers

http://www.art.neu.edu/events/

Northeastern University, Shillman Hall - 115 Forsyth Street Boston MA 02115

Admission: FREE

Start Time(s): 6:30-8:00 PM

Northeastern University Department of Art + Design invites to its’ Spring 2010 Lecture Series : Interventions All lectures will be at 105 Shillman Hall on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00pm FEBRUARY 10 Fernanda Viegas and Martin Wattenberg Visualization: The Joy of Revelation FEBRUARY 17 Joseph Hart Background Noise FEBRUARY 24 Brooke Keesling Following Your Passion: Navigating a Career in the Arts and Entertainment Industries MARCH 17 Antoni Muntadas Public Interventions: The City MARCH 24 Lynne Sachs Moviemaking and the Stubborn, Unruly Galaxy of Childhood MARCH 31 Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb Together and Apart: Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb April 7 Erika Doss Memorial Mania: Public Art and Public Feeling in Contemporary America

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents the Triple Helix Piano Trio

04-07-2010 - 04-07-2010

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The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Jewett Auditorium - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02109

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 12:30 pm

Described by The Boston Globe as the “livest live music in town,” The Triple Helix Piano Trio presents the lecture-recital, "Yankee Ingenuity: Daring to Do Strange and Bold Things," with Professor Lawrence Rosenwald of Wellesley's English department The group will look at the ways in which the seeds of European Romanticism took root in America, manifesting itself in Yankee Ingenuity The musicians will revel in music by composers who sprang from American soil and who were keen on giving voice to the American ethos in music, distilling the heartbeat and essence of a vigorous young land of mystery, beauty, and rugged individualism Program will include: William Bolcom’s Violin Sonata No 2, Aaron Copland’s Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson, Charles Ives’ Piano Trio, and a world premiere by Howard Frazin

Piano Masters Class with Ya-Fei Chuang

04-07-2010 - 04-07-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Seully Hall - 8 The Fenway 4th Floor Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 4:00 PM

Ya-Fei Chuang presents a piano master class

Wormtown Rocks! Public Exhibition Reception

04-08-2010 - 04-08-2010

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Worcester Art Museum

Worcester Art Museum - 55 Salisbury Street Worcester MA 01609

Admission: Free

(508) 799-4406

information@worcesterart.com

http://www.worcesterart.org

Start Time(s): 5:30-8:00pm

View images of Worcester’s lively music scene, submitted by local photographers Winners of this juried competition will be announced and presented with awards at the reception WAM presents this exhibition in collaboration with Arts Worcester

Michael Moseley, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of Florida

04-08-2010 - 04-08-2010

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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

http://www.peabody.harvard.edu

Geological Lecture Hall - 24 Oxford St Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 5:30 pm

Lecture by Michael Moseley, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of Florida

Emptiness Is Fullness: Latino Artists and US Avant-Garde Art in the 1950s and 1960s

04-08-2010 - 04-08-2010

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Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27619

Harvard Art Museum/ Arthur M Sackler Museum - 485 Broadway Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free admission Open to the public

617-495-4544

veronika_trufanova@harvard.edu

Start Time(s): 6:00pm-7:00pm

Latin American Leventritt Lecture with Chon Noriega, director, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center

Considering the participation of Latino artists in the American avant-garde, this lecture will focus on the work of Raphael Montañez Ortiz from 1957 to 1968

Presented as part of the collaboration between the Harvard Art Museum and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies to bring scholarship in Latin American art to the Harvard and surrounding communities

Free admission Open to the public

For more information, please contact Nika Trufanova at 617-495-4544 or veronika_trufanova@harvardedu

The M Victor Leventritt Lecture Fund was established through the generosity of the wife, children, and friends of the late M Victor Leventritt, Harvard Class of 1935 The purpose of the fund is to present outstanding scholars of the history and theory of art to the Harvard and Greater Boston communities

The Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble

04-09-2010 - 04-09-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

The Fenway Center, Northeastern University - 77 Saint Stephen St Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 8:00 PM

Nico MUHLY: So to Speak; Tolga YAYALAR: Tuba Concerto (world premiere) with Nathan Turner, tuba soloist; HOLST: Hammersmith, Mars and Jupiter from The Planets

Arts@Trinity :Free Lecture with Nikki Giovanni

04-09-2010 - 04-09-2010

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Trinity Church Boston

www.trinitychurchboston.org

Trinity Church Boston - 206 Clarendon Street Boston MA 02116

Admission: <p>FREE</p>

Start Time(s): <p>7:00 PM to 8:30 PM</p>

A JOURNEY OF HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION: An African-American Women's Perspective on Racism in the Room Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being "a Black American, a daughter, mother, and a professor of EnglishEarly in her career she was dubbed the "Princess of Black Poetry" and most recently was named as one of Oprah Winfrey's twenty-five "Living Legends"

The Gond and Beyond: The Predicament of Contemporary Ethnic Arts

04-10-2010 - 04-10-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/SouthAsiaStudies/

Collins Cinema, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 10 am - 5 pm

A daylong symposium will explore the aesthetic, religious, and political questions raised by the Gond art exhibit, which features the works of eight contemporary artists belonging to a tribal clan of Central India, the Pardhan Gonds A light lunch will be served, and the exhibit will be open for viewing Presented by the South Asia Studies Department at Wellesley College

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents the Triple Helix Piano Trio

04-10-2010 - 04-10-2010

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The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Jewett Auditorium - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02109

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Described by The Boston Globe as the “livest live music in town,” The Triple Helix Piano Trio will look at the ways in which the seeds of European Romanticism took root in America, manifesting itself in Yankee Ingenuity The musicians, joined by soprano Sarah Pelletier, will revel in music by composers who sprang from American soil and who were keen on giving voice to the American ethos in music, distilling the heartbeat and essence of a vigorous young land of mystery, beauty, and rugged individualism Program will include: William Bolcom’s Violin Sonata No 2, Aaron Copland’s Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson, Charles Ives’ Piano Trio, and a world premiere by Howard Frazin

Technical Conservation Issues of Time-Based Media

04-10-2010 - 04-10-2010

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Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27621

Harvard Art Museum/ Arthur M Sackler Museum - 485 Broadway Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free admission Open to the public

Start Time(s): 9:30am-5:30pm

Andrew W Mellon Symposium in Conservation Science

This symposium brings together scientists, conservators, artists, and curators to discuss the conservation issues of time-based media It will focus on current scientific and technical topics as well as possible directions for future research Organized by Lynn Lee, Andrew W Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Conservation Science, Harvard Art Museum/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies

Speakers include Mark Hellar, Hellar Studios, San Francisco; Stephen Hobaica, Library of Congress; Peter Kirby, Media Art Services, Los Angeles; Pip Laurenson, Tate, London; Christiane Paul, Whitney Museum of American Art and The New School, New York; Jeff Rothenberg, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica; Angelo Sacerdote, Bay Area Video Coalition, San Francisco

Free admission Open to the public
Reception to follow the program

The Andrew W Mellon Symposium in Conservation Science is generously supported by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation

VOICES: Mothers Who Create II

02-06-2010 - 04-10-2010

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The Little Gallery under the Stairs

http://www.tlguts.com

The Little Gallery under the Stairs - 25 Exchange Street Lynn MA 01901

Admission: free

Start Time(s): Opening Reception, Saturday February 6th, 2-5pm Regular hours: Saturdays, 10am - 6pm and by appointment For week day viewings, visit the LynnArts, Inc galleries for staff assisted admittance

VOICES: Mothers Who Create II is an exhibition of visual art work created by women who are artists and mothers, grandmothers, or maternal figures in their families This is our second annual Mothers Who Create exhibition The gallery is open to the public on Saturdays from 10am -6pm and by appointment during the week The gallery is family friendly! Call for more information or visit our website:

Lowell Film Festival

04-08-2010 - 04-10-2010

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Cultural Organization of Lowell

Admission: <p>Free event</p>

Start Time(s): <p>All day</p>

CITY OF LOWELL’S FREE FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES HOLLYWOOD’S GOLDEN AGE OF CINEMA Weekend lineup includes Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times” and Frank Capra’s “It Happened One Night” LOWELL, MA, February, 2010 – The City of Lowell is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Lowell Film Festival, Thursday, April 8 - Saturday, April 10, taking place throughout downtown Lowell The three-day event will focus on the films the nation watched during Hollywood’s “Golden Age” of the 1930’s, a time when cinema was larger than life and humor, drama, and big budget musicals soothed the country’s depression-era turmoil Opening night festivities include a spotlight on Lowell’s own Bette Davis with a special screening of “Jezebel” The weekend lineup includes screenings of “Mr Smith Goes to Washington, ” Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “The Grapes of Wrath,” and a late-night showings of James Whale’s horror classics “Frankenstein” and “Bride of Frankenstein” The 3rd Annual Lowell Film Festival is presented by the Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL) with support from the University of Massachusetts/Lowell, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Lowell Film Collaborative All events are free and open to the public For complete details, visit wwwlowellfilmsorg or contact Suzz Cromwell at scromwell@lowellmagov or 978-674-1483

Souls

03-12-2010 - 04-11-2010

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Pierre Menard Gallery

http://www.pierremenardgallery.com

Pierre Menard Gallery - 10 Arrow Street Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free for everyone!

Start Time(s): 5:30 pm

The exhibition Souls, Photographs by Gerard Malanga features photographs dating from the early 1970’s, when Malanga worked as Andy Warhol’s assistant at the legendary ‘Factory’ in New York Malanga’s proximity to the epicenter of a cultural and artistic revolution gained him unprecedented access to an array of celebrated subjects, including Keith Richards, Pete Seeger, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, and Roman Polanski to name a few Stripping away the formal elements of fame, Malanga’s portraits can be read and felt instantaneously, capturing and creating an unrivaled record of our time Alongside these illustrious portraits, are images of friends Malanga has encountered during his nearly 40 years of taking photographs With an ‘archival sensibility’, Gerard Malanga’s images portray an intimate, visual rendering of his subjects Malanga’s uncompromising eye saturates these iconic portraits with powerful commitment and integrity

Fountain Street Open Studio Weeekend

04-09-2010 - 04-11-2010

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Fountain Street Studios

http://www.FountainStreetStudios.com

Fountain Street Studios - 59 Fountain Street Framingham MA 01505

Admission: Free

(617) 750-5003

fss@fountainstreetstudios.com

Start Time(s): Friday 6 pm to 9 pm Saturday & Sunday 11 am to 5 pm

We invite the public to visit our studios, the second weekend in April 2010, for our annual Fountain Street Open Studio Weekend This event provides a unique and educational experience for visitors of all ages Please join us! Fountain Street Studios is diverse and inclusive, group of artists that embrace a multitude of visual styles and media Our innate goal is to make art that inspires, excites, breaks boundaries and fosters the creativity in all

The Upstage Series at Wellesley College Presents "Eurydice"

04-08-2010 - 04-11-2010

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Wellesley College

http://theatre.wellesley.edu

Schneider Hall - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02109

Admission: Pay what you can

Start Time(s): April 8 at 7 pm; April 9 at 8 pm; April 10 at 2 and 8 pm; and April 11 at 2 pm

A retelling of the myth of Orpheus that focuses on his wife’s choice of either returning to Earth or staying in Hades with her father Upstage productions are student produced and directed They provide Wellesley College students with the opportunity to explore all aspects of working independently in theatre

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents the Choir and Chamber Singers

04-11-2010 - 04-11-2010

The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 7 pm

The Wellesley College Choir has been a fundamental part of culture and tradition at Wellesley since its inception in 1900 The Chamber Singers is an ensemble of approximately 16 of the College’s finest singers Both ensembles perform music from the thirteenth to the twenty-first centuries, and tour nationally and internationally

Rediscovering Harvards Germanic Museum

04-11-2010 - 04-11-2010

Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27623

Adolphus Busch Hall - 29 Kirkland Street Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free admission Open to the public Limited to 25 participants; please arrive early

617-496-8576

susannah_hutchison@harvard.edu

Start Time(s): 2:00pm-2:45pm

Gallery Talk with Nathan Timpano, 2009–10 Stefan Engelhorn Curatorial Fellow, Harvard Art Museum/Busch-Reisinger Museum

Adolphus Busch Hall once housed Harvard’s Germanic Museum, a precursor of the Busch-Reisinger This talk will trace the museum’s history through a discussion of architecture, historiography, the museum’s collection of plaster casts, and the nostalgia for pre-modern Germanic art that existed in the 19th and early 20th centuries A review of Lewis Rubenstein’s frescoes (1936) in the foyer will conclude the presentation

Free admission Open to the public
Gallery talks are informal and include discussion Limited to 25 participants; please arrive early

For more information, please contact Susannah Hutchison at 617-496-8576 or susannah_hutchison@harvardedu

Dickinson on Dickinson

04-11-2010 - 04-11-2010

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The Institute of Contemporary Art

http://www.icaboston.org/programs/talks/gallery-talks/dickinson/

Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston - 100 Northern Avenue Boston MA 02210

Admission: <p>Free with museum admission</p>

Start Time(s): <p>2 pm</p>

American poet Emily Dickinson has inspired artists across disciplines—Aaron Copland, Martha Graham, not to mention Roni Horn Celebrate National Poetry Month with a conversation with Cindy Dickinson (no relation), Director of Interpretation and Programming at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts

Baroque to Broadway

04-11-2010 - 04-11-2010

Desiree Maira

www.desireemaira.com

St Andrew's Church - 79 Denton Road Wellesley MA 02482

Admission: <p>No tickets requied Admission is free, but a donation of $25 is suggested</p>

Start Time(s): <p>2:00 pm</p>

A recital presenting Desiree Maira, mezzo-soprano, with Catherine Lin, piano, and guest artist John Gomez, tenor, all graduates of Boston Conservatory

This recital is a fundraiser to assist Ms Maira travel to Italy and participate in a summer opera program Please visit wwwdesireemairacom to read about Ms Maira and for more information

The Boston Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble

04-12-2010 - 04-12-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Seully Hall - 8 The Fenway 4th Floor Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 8:00 PM

The Boston Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble presents a spring concert

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents Collegium Musicum

04-13-2010 - 04-13-2010

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The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Celebrating its 37th anniversary season in 2009–10, the Collegium specializes in the performance of music from the Middle Ages to the late 17th century The ensemble is composed of singers and instrumental¬ists who are students, faculty, staff, and members of the greater-Wellesley community

An Evening of Staged Opera Scenes by Graduate Vocal Performance Students

04-14-2010 - 04-14-2010

The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Seully Hall - 8 The Fenway 4th Floor Boston MA 02115

Admission: <p>Free</p>

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): <p>8:00 PM</p>

An Evening of Staged Opera Scenes by Graduate Vocal Performance Students

Robert Lazzarini Lecture

04-15-2010 - 04-15-2010

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design

http://www.massart.edu/Galleries/Visiting_Artists/Robert_Lazzarini.html

Massachusetts College of Art and Design- Trustees Room - 621 Huntington Ave Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 6PM

Robert Lazzarini’s blood-spattered wallpapers and sculptures of revolvers, violins, or skulls are recreated to scale from the materials of the original objects (steel, walnut, bone) and distorted by computer-calibrated algorithms The skewed yet hyper-real objects evoke disorientation, suspense, and unease despite their beauty LAzzarini has exhibited at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, CT: Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY: Deitch Project, NY: and PS1, NY His work is in numerous public collections including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Walker Arts Center, MN; and Whitney Museum of American Art, NY

Wellesley College Presents Nawang Khechog: Universal Sounds of Love

04-15-2010 - 04-15-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/RelLife/

Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 7 pm

A Grammy award nominee and one of Tibet’s foremost world music composers and musicians, Nawang Khechog is one of the first Tibetan musicians to break into the international music scene In 2007, he received the Tibetan Music Award, a special recognition similar to the US Lifetime Achievement Award, and the International Civil Golden Award, the highest civilian award of Nepal A monk for 11 years, Khechog studied Buddhist philosophy and meditation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan masters Presented by the Office for Religious and Spiritual Life at Wellesley College

The Art Department at Wellesley College Presents &quot;Eyes of the Flneuse: Women Photographers of New York City&quot;

04-15-2010 - 04-15-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Art/

Jewett Arts Center - 106 Central St Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 5 pm

Dr Mary N Woods of Cornell University will examine the ways in which women photographers working in the early 20th century re-imagined the buildings and streetscapes of New York City, casting them as richly textured environments within their urban context Her recent work has explored the intersections of architecture, photography, film, and urbanism Event located at Jewett Arts Center 450, Wellesley College

Reforming Boston Schools: Race, History, and the Future of Our Public School System

04-15-2010 - 04-15-2010

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Old South Meeting House

http://www.osmh.org

Old South Meeting House - 310 Washington Street Boston MA 02108

Admission: Free and Open to the Public

617-482-6439

info@osmh.org

Start Time(s): 6:30 pm

In January of 2010, Governor Deval Patrick signed sweeping legislation to reform the Massachusetts schools with the hope of raising standards and narrowing the ever-growing achievement gap As Boston moves into a new decade, how will the city’s schools advance to the next level? Joseph M Cronin, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education; George Greenidge, Executive Director of National Black College Alliance; Jean McGuire, Executive Director of METCO; and Claudio Martinez, Executive Director of the Hyde Square Task Force, join moderator Tessil Collins, Senior Coordinator for the Boston Public Schools, to reflect on the challenges of previous decades as well as the hurdles ahead in developing a stronger public school system for Boston

Coins and Cultures in Western Sicily

04-15-2010 - 04-15-2010

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Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27625

Harvard Art Museum/ Arthur M Sackler Museum - 485 Broadway Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free admission Open to the public

617-495-4544

veronika_trufanova@harvard.edu

Start Time(s): 6:00pm-7:00pm

Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture with N Keith Rutter, professor emeritus, University of Edinburgh

This lecture will explore relationships among the three peoples of western Sicily — Elymians, Phoenicians, and Greeks — in the 5th century BC, not in terms of traditional accounts of their eternal enmities from the ancient historians, but through their coinages, which seem to suggest an openness in relations

Free admission Open to the public

For more information, please contact Nika Trufanova at 617-495-4544 or veronika_trufanova@harvardedu

To honor the memory of renowned numismatist and scholar Leo Mildenberg (1912–2001) and his years of friendship with Harvard University, a fund was established by his friends and colleagues and endowed in 2005 by his wife, Ilse Mildenberg-Seehausen

Gallery Talk: Dr Lakra

04-15-2010 - 04-15-2010

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The Institute of Contemporary Art

http://www.icaboston.org/programs/talk-and-tours/

Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston - 100 Northern Avenue Boston MA 02210

Admission: <p>FREE</p>

Start Time(s): <p>6:00 pm</p>

Join Dr Lakra and exhibition curator Pedro Alonzo in the galleries for a conversation about Lakra’s ICA exhibition and the role of tattooing in his art

On Pins & Needles: Tattooing in Massachusetts

04-15-2010 - 04-15-2010

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The Institute of Contemporary Art

Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston - 100 Northern Avenue Boston MA 02210

Admission: <p>Gallery talk: FREE Theater talk: $10 general admission; $8 ICA and ACLU members, students, and seniors ACLU member discount available for on-site sales only</p>

Start Time(s): <p>7 pm</p>

Gallery Conversation Before the talk, join Dr Lakra and exhibition curator Pedro Alonzo in the galleries for a conversation about Lakra’s ICA exhibition and the role of tattooing in his art Theater Talk Although tattooing was first introduced to Bostonians in the 1840s, it was just 10 years ago that a Massachusetts ban on tattooing (except by medical physicians) was deemed unconstitutional by a Suffolk Superior Court judge Helping to overthrow this ban was Sarah Wunsch, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts Join Wunsch and exhibition curator Pedro Alonzo for a look back at the commonwealth’s long and complicated history with this art form

Art, Music, and Spectacle in the Age of Rubens (Two-Day Symposium)

04-16-2010 - 04-16-2010

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Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27625

Harvard Art Museum/ Arthur M Sackler Museum - 485 Broadway Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free admission Open to the public

617-495-4544

veronika_trufanova@harvard.edu

Start Time(s): Friday, April 16, 6:00pm-9:00pm Saturday, April 17, 8:30am-6:30pm

On April 17, 1635, the city government of Antwerp mounted a spectacular urban festival to welcome its new ruler, the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand, brother of King Philip IV of Spain Entering the city, he passed nine temporary arches and stages designed by the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens to flatter the new governor and impress on him the concerns of the city This interdisciplinary symposium will consider the art, architecture, music, performances, and festival books associated with the 1635 entry Organized by Anna Knaap, Theodore Rousseau Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Paintings, Sculpture and Decorative Arts, in conjunction with the temporary installation Rubens and the Baroque Festival, on view March 19–August 29, 2010 at the Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M Sackler Museum

Speakers include Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Harvard University; Caroline van Eck, Leiden University; Frank Fehrenbach, Harvard University; Louis Grijp, Utrecht University; Jonathan Israel, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton; Peter Miller,Bard Graduate Canter; Michael Putnam, Brown University; Bart Ramakers, University of Groningen; Anne Woollett, J Paul Getty Museum Details at wwwharvardartmuseumorg

Art Exhibit: artDIASPORA - African American Perspectives

01-28-2010 - 04-16-2010

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Springstep

http://www.springstep.org/?q=programs/artgallery/artdiaspora

Springstep - 98 George P Hassett Drive Medford MA 02155

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 8:30am-6:00pm The gallery is open during normal business hours, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am to 6:00 pm (except holidays) It is also open evenings and weekends when other programs are in session

Exhibit runs January 28 - April 16, 2010 artDIASPORA unravels the uniquely different and beautifully intertwined stories of the African Diaspora Featuring new works created by the internationally-acclaimed artists of AAMARP,* Springstep’s exhibition offers a juxtaposition of diverse artistic media and cultural infl uences that draw on a common humanity Featured artists: Jeff Chandler (wood carving), Kofi Kayiga (painting), Hakim Raquib (photography), and Susan Thompson (textiles) *AAMARP is the African American Master Artists in Residency Program, an adjunct of the African American Studies Department at Northeastern University All work will be for sale, unless otherwise noted

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents The Golden Age of the Organ From Venice to North Europe

04-17-2010 - 04-17-2010

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The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Italian organist Francesco Cera will present a program featuring music by Gabrieli, Segni, Merulo, Sweelinck, Scheidemann, and Schilt on Wellesley’s magnificent meantone organ Cera resides in Rome, and is particularly well known for his performances of 17th century harpsichord and organ music He frequently performs with the ensemble I Barocchisti, directed by Diego Fasolis, with whom he has recorded four concertos for harpsichord by JS Bach (issued by Amadeus) Wellesley’s organ, built by the late Charles Brenton Fisk, is considered one of the three most important historic organs in America, and was designed specifically for the performance of north German organ music of the 17th century

Spring Works

04-16-2010 - 04-17-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Midway Studios, Fort Point - 15 Channel Center Street Boston MA 02210

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 8:00 PM

The Boston Conservatory dance department presents a spring concert

The Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College Presents Family Day at the Davis

04-18-2010 - 04-18-2010

Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/SouthAsiaStudies/

Davis Museum and Cultural Center - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02130

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 1-3 pm

Children of all ages and their adult friends are invited to enjoy an interactive day of gallery activities led by Wellesley students The event will connect to “Painted Songs and Stories: Contemporary Pardhan Gond Art from India” This vibrant exhibit features the works of nine contemporary artists belonging to a tribal clan of Central India, the Pardhan Gonds

The Boston Conservatory Chorale

04-18-2010 - 04-18-2010

The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

The Fenway Center, Northeastern University - 77 Saint Stephen St Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 8:00 PM

Dr William Cutter, conductor ORFF: Carmina Burana; Barber: Reincarnations

Senior Dance Concert

04-18-2010 - 04-18-2010

The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Midway Studios, Fort Point - 15 Channel Center Street Boston MA 02210

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 2:00 PM

The Boston Conservaory dance department presents a concert featuring senior dance majors

Patriots' Day at Concord Museum

04-19-2010 - 04-19-2010

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Concord Museum

http://concordmuseum.org

Concord Museum - 200 Lexington Road Concord MA 01742

Admission: Free with admission

Start Time(s): 9am

Explore the "Why Concord?" galleries and the treasures from April, 1775 including the famous "one if by land" Revere lantern; enjoy a spirited discussion between a British Redcoat and a colonial Militiaman; listen to foot-tapping music by the Jolly Rogues; go on a museum history hunt; visit the new exhibition, Into Your Hands All free with Museum admission, ongoing throughout the day

Distinguished Writers Series: Carolyn Forch and Valzhyna Mort

04-20-2010 - 04-20-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/nch/

Newhouse Center for the Humanities, Green Hall 237, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 4:30 pm

Carolyn Forché is known as a “poet of witness” Her four collections include "The Country Between Us," which received the Poetry Society of America’s Alice Fay di Castagnola Award, and "The Angel of History," which was chosen for The Los Angeles Times Book Award Her most recent collection is "Blue Hour" Forché is the Lannan Visiting Professor of Poetry and Professor of English at Georgetown University In the words of the Irish Times, Belarusian poet Valzhyna Mort is a “risen star of the international poetry world” Born in the city of Minsk in 1981, Mort made her American debut with the collection "Factory of Tears," co-translated by the husband-and-wife team of Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Franz Wright Her honors include the Hubert Burda Award for Eastern European Poetry Presented by the Newhouse Center for the Humanities at Wellesley College

Davis Museum Literary Series: Anne Tardos

04-21-2010 - 04-21-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu

Collins Cinema, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 6 pm

Anne Tardos is a poet and visual artist whose work includes multilingual and sound poetry Come to the reading and receive a free limited-edition, letterpress poetry broadside Presented by the Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College

"Calling All Isabellas!" 2010

04-21-2010 - 04-21-2010

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

http://gardnermuseum.org

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - 280 The Fenway Boston MA 02115

Admission: FREE admission

Start Time(s): 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Each April, the Gardner Museum opens its doors to Isabellas of all ages, along with friends and famillies, for a free day of fun and festivities in celebration of our founder - & each of you! This year, join us on Wednesday, April 21 to take part in a full day of activities we think you'll particularly enjoy--including storytelling, art-making, and gallery games As an Isabella, we invite you to be part of a group portrait with all our Isabella members, taken at 12:30 pm in the courtyard garden You can also pick up a special "Calling All Isabellas!" button commemorating this year's event, so you can meet & greet other Isabellas at the museum all day long!

Chamber Music Concert

04-22-2010 - 04-22-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Seully Hall - 8 The Fenway 4th Floor Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 7:00 PM

Rhonda Rider, coordinator

Watertown &amp; Belmont Open Studios Group Exhibition

04-23-2010 - 04-23-2010

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Belmont Gallery of Art

http://www.watertownbelmontopenstudios.wordpress.com

Belmont Gallery of Art - 19 Moore Street, 3rd floor Belmont MA 02478

Admission: No admission charge

Start Time(s): 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Inaugural Watertown & Belmont Open Studios April 24 & 25 Gallery exhibit showcases works by artists participating in WBOS week-end

Domus Aurea: Neros Golden House in Rome

04-23-2010 - 04-23-2010

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Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27635

Harvard Art Museum/ Arthur M Sackler Museum - 485 Broadway Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free admission Open to the public

Start Time(s): 6:00pm-7:00pm

George M A Hanfmann Memorial Lecture with Adriano La Regina, chair of Etruscology, La Sapienza University, and director, National Institute of Archaeology and History of Art, Rome

Professor La Regina, for many years the superintendent of antiquities for the city of Rome, will explore the location and size of Emperor Nero’s legendary palace, the Domus Aurea He will look at the surviving parts of the palace, discuss their relationship to other buildings, and consider the transformation of this controversial structure under later emperors

This lecture is cosponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America and the Harvard Art Museum

Free admission Open to the public

Chamber Music Concert

04-23-2010 - 04-23-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Concert Room at The Boston Conservatory - 8 The Fenway, 1st Floor Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 7:00 PM

Rhonda Rider, coordinator

An Evening With Anne Carson and Dancers: Bracko and Cassandra Float Can: Reading and Performance

04-24-2010 - 04-24-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/nch/

Jewett Auditorium - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02109

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 8 pm

Poet and scholar Anne Carson has exhilarated East Coast audiences with live mash-ups of poetry, dance, and performance art, drawing fans such as Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson A collaborative performance of movement and text that combines a re-working of Anne Carson’s translation of selected poems by Sappho with dance, Bracko is performed in four voices with two dancers, choreographed by Rashaun Mitchell of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company In Cassandra Float Can, Carson brings together text, dance, and video projection in a multidisciplinary exploration of the divergence of translation through the mythic figure of Cassandra, the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl, and the artistic vision of Gordon Matta-Clark Her most recent works include Decreation: Poetry, Essays, Operas and The Beauty of the Husband A poet, classics scholar, and winner of the MacArthur “Genius” Award, Carson is also the author of Eros the Bittersweet and translator of If Not Winter: Fragments of Sappho She resides in New York City Dancers Rashaun Mitchell and Marcie Munnerlyn are currently performing with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company Robert Currie is an artist who lives in New York City A panel discussion will follow the performance Presented by the Newhouse Center for the Humanities at Wellesley College

Artadia Boston

03-26-2010 - 04-25-2010

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Boston Center for the Arts

http://www.bcaonline.org

Mills Gallery - 539 Tremont Street Boston MA 02216

Admission: Free and open to the public

(617) 426-8835

millsgallery@bcaonline.org

Start Time(s): Hours: Wed 12:00 5:00 pm Thurs, Fri & Sat 12:00 9:00 pm Sun 12:00 5:00 pm

Featuring 2009 Awardees: Claire Beckett, Ambreen Butt, Caleb Cole, Raul Gonzalez, Eric Gottesman, Amie Siegel, Joe Zane Opening Reception Friday, March 26, 2010 6:00 – 8:00 pm Gallery Talk Wednesday, April 21 2010 6:00 pm

The Chairs

04-21-2010 - 04-25-2010

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Boston University College of Fine Arts

TheatreLab@855 - 855 Commonwealth Avenue Boston MA 02215

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 7:30pm on Wednesday, 21st 7:30pm on Thursday, 22nd 8:00pm on Friday, 23rd 2:00pm and 8:00pm on Saturday, 24th 7:00pm on Sunday, 25th

The Chairs By Eugene Ionesco Directed by Jason King Jones In a house on an island, a couple spends their time collecting and inventorying chairs, only to be overcome by the very objects that give their lives meaning No tickets necessary for this free event

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents the Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra

04-25-2010 - 04-25-2010

The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 8 pm

The Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra is composed of students, faculty, staff, and associates of Wellesley College and Brandeis University Uniting the high standards of excellence associated with Wellesley and Brandeis, the orchestra brings inspiring performances of the great orchestral literature — both past and present—to a new generation of musicians and audiences

String Masters Series: David Grossman, double bass

04-25-2010 - 04-25-2010

The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Seully Hall - 8 The Fenway 4th Floor Boston MA 02115

Admission: $12 Standard/$7 Senior/FREE to students with valid ID

(617) 912-9222

617-912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

http://bostonconservatory.ticketforce.com/

Start Time(s): 5:00 PM

David Grossman, a member of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, performs with Steven Beck, piano Grossman has performed as double bassist and pianist in orchestral, chamber and jazz venues worldwide He is a member of the double bass faculties of the Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School wwwdavidgrossmancom

MANUEL DE FALLA: Suite Populaire Espangnole

SCHUMANN: Fantasy Pieces and Cello Sonata No 2

String Master Class: David Grossman

04-26-2010 - 04-26-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Concert Room at The Boston Conservatory - 8 The Fenway, 1st Floor Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 7:00 PM

David Grossman presents a double bass master class

Chamber Music Concert

04-27-2010 - 04-27-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Seully Hall - 8 The Fenway 4th Floor Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 7:00 PM

Rhonda Rider, coordinator

Boston Center for the Arts Presents: Artist Residency Workshops

03-16-2010 - 04-28-2010

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Boston Center for the Arts

http://www.bcaonline.org

Boston Center for the Arts - Cyclorama - 539 Tremont Street Boston MA 02118

Admission: Free and open to anyone ages 13 and up with an interest in art and community

(617) 426-1119

cwoo@bcaonline.org

Start Time(s): 4 - 6 pm

Participants will have the unique opportunity be a part of one, two or three interactive workshops with artist Jesse Kaminsky, the 1st artist chosen for the BCA's "Artist Residency Workshop Program" In Jesse’s project, "The Personal Form of the City," he will explore how memory informs one’s own sense of private and public space Jesse will work with participants to create their own personal maps by using drawing to explore concepts of memory and experience within the city Each Workshop is free, and open to anyone ages 13 and up with an interest in art and community pre-registration is required All workshops will take place in the Cyclorama building at 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116 March 16, 2010 4-6pm (register by March 9) April 13, 2010 4-6pm (register by April 6) April 28, 2010 4-6pm (register by April 23) Contact Cynthia Woo at cwoo@bcaonlineorg or 6174261119 for questions or registration

Dorothy Thompson: Paintings, Prints &amp; Drawings 1970-2010

03-25-2010 - 04-28-2010

Concord Art Association

http://www.concordart.org

Concord Art Association - 37 Lexington Road Concord MA 01742

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Gallery hours Tuesday-Saturday 10-4:30pm; Sunday 12:00noon-4:00pm

Join us as we celebrate the prolifically-creative life of Dorothy Thompson – painter, printmaker, curator For the past 40 years, Dorothy has been at the forefront of contemporary art as an artist as well as a curator and essayist The exhibit will present a selection of her paintings, prints and drawings, and will take a look at the exhibits she curated

Theatricality in Rubenss Triumphal Entry of 1635

04-28-2010 - 04-28-2010

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Harvard Art Museum

http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/calendar/detail.dot?id=27643

Harvard Art Museum/ Arthur M Sackler Museum - 485 Broadway Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free admission Open to the public Limited to 25 participants; please arrive early

617-496-8576

susannah_hutchison@harvard.edu

Start Time(s): 3:30pm-4:30pm

Two-Point Perspective Gallery Talk

Ivan Gaskell, Margaret S Winthrop Curator, Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum, and senior lecturer, Department of History, Harvard University
Robert Scanlan, professor of the practice of theater, Harvard University

Much of what we think of as theatrical (costumes, arrangements, framing) was invented by painters This applies to Rubens’s arches and stages for the procession of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand through Antwerp in 1635 Yet actors also performed in these settings The speakers will examine both the theatricality of the decorations and the various performances In connection with the temporary installation Rubens and the Baroque Festival, on view March 19—August 29, 2010 at the Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M Sackler Museum

This popular series considers objects from more than one point of view The informal talks, many of them by Harvard Art Museum curators, conservators, and educators and Harvard University faculty members, are designed to stimulate thinking about works of art and encourage participants to explore their own ways of seeing

Free with the price of admission Open to the public
Gallery talks are informal and include discussion Limited to 25 participants; please arrive early

For more information, please contact Susannah Hutchison at 617-496-8576 or susannah_hutchison@harvardedu

Hemenway Streets East Meets West

04-28-2010 - 04-28-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

The Fenway Center, Northeastern University - 77 Saint Stephen St Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 8:00 PM

Lynn Chang directs this string honors ensemble

The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Wellesley College Presents Kera Washington With Zili Misik

04-29-2010 - 04-29-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/RelLife/

Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 7 pm

Kera Washington is a member of Wellesley’s Music faculty and the director of the Yanvalou Drumming & Dance Ensemble She is the founder of Zili Misik, a musical collaborative that incorporates Haitian, Brazilian, and West African rhythms to create music that bridges cultures, generations, and continents Drawing their name from Ezili—the mother, lover, warrior, and spiritual entity of Haiti—Zili’s songs are sensual, political, self-reflective, positive, and invoke love

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents the Chamber Music Society

04-29-2010 - 04-29-2010

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The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Jewett Auditorium - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02109

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 12:30 pm

The Wellesley College Chamber Music Society (CMS) offers an opportunity for small ensembles—including strings, winds, guitar, harp, piano, harpsichord, and voice — to explore chamber music works of the last three centuries Each year, CMS boasts over 20 student ensembles

Freshman Revue

04-28-2010 - 04-29-2010

4

The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

Midway Studios, Fort Point - 15 Channel Center Street Boston MA 02210

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 8:00 PM

Neil Donohoe and Bret Silverman, directors

The Boston Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

04-29-2010 - 04-29-2010

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The Boston Conservatory

http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/calendar

1260 Boylston at The Boston Conservatory - 1260 Boylston Street Boston MA 02215

Admission: Free

(617) 912-9222

mmcgill@bostonconservatory.edu

Start Time(s): 8:00 PM

Keith Aleo and Sam Solomon, directors

ROOTS IN OUR HISTORY THE 2010 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES: Suburban Destiny

04-29-2010 - 04-29-2010

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Newton Free Library

http://historicnewton.org

Newton Free Library - 330 Homer Street Newton MA 02459

Admission: <p>FREE</p>

Start Time(s): <p>7 PM</p>

ROOTS IN OUR HISTORY– THE 2010 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES Suburban Destiny: Wauwinet, Dairy or Subdivision? In 1903, according to the Boston Daily Globe, dairy farms were among “the most profitable agricultural pursuits in Massachusetts” Wauwinet Dairy, said to be the largest dairy in Massachusetts at that time, was located on the newly laid-out Commonwealth Avenue in the middle of Newton The proprietor, George Ellis, whose house still stands at the corner of Ellis Road and Commonwealth Avenue, established the farm in 1895 on land that was appreciating in real estate value The parallel history of planning and construction of Commonwealth Avenue and establishment of Wauwinet Dairy is a curious study of assumptions and choices made, and questions asked in hindsight about the value and best use of land This lecture will be given by Susan Abele, Curator of Manuscripts and Photographs for Historic Newton At the Newton Free Library, Homer Street, Newton Free Thursday, April 29, 7 pm

John Wilson: Prints &amp; Drawings

03-12-2010 - 04-30-2010

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Martha Richardson Fine Art

http://www.martharichardsonfineart.com

Martha Richardson Fine Art - 38 Newbury Street Boston MA 02116

Admission: <p>Free</p>

Start Time(s): <p>Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 5 pm</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

"John Wilson: Prints & Drawings" includes a range of the artist's works on paper drawn from his extensive career as a nationally recognized Boston area artist Rare works from the 1940's and 1950's will be on view as well as several of his more recent prints including his famous rendition of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Wilson's natural ability as a superb draftsman was evident in his early teens; he developed his skills further through his studies at the Museum School, Boston and with Fernand Leger in Paris He worked with Diego Rivera in Mexico and made prints at the famous Taller de Grafica Popular

Watertown &amp; Belmont Open Studios Group Exhibition

04-01-2010 - 04-30-2010

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Belmont Gallery of Art

http://www.watertownbelmontopenstudios.wordpress.com

Belmont Gallery of Art - 19 Moore Street, 3rd floor Belmont MA 02478

Admission: No admission charge

Start Time(s): Thurs 10-4/Fri 10-4 & 6:30-8:30 PM/Sun 1-4

Inaugural Watertown & Belmont Open Studios April 24 & 25 Gallery exhibit showcases works by artists participating in WBOS week-end

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents Wellesley BlueJazz

04-30-2010 - 04-30-2010

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The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Jewett Auditorium - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02109

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

Wellesley BlueJazz provides students the opportunity to develop and enhance their love of jazz: one of the most vibrant American contemporary art forms Comprised of a large ensemble as well as smaller combos, BlueJazz plays contemporary and classic jazz repertoire, including the music of Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, and Duke Ellington

The Jewett Art Gallery at Wellesley College Presents Student Sculptures

04-01-2010 - 04-30-2010

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Wellesley College

http://jewettgallery.wordpress.com/

Jewett Arts Center - 106 Central St Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Tuesday-Friday, 11am-4pm, Saturday-Sunday 12-5pm

Works from Wellesley College Professor Carlos Dorrien’s sculpture courses will be displayed in this exhibition

The Jewett Art Gallery at Wellesley College Presents Student Life Drawings

04-01-2010 - 04-30-2010

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Wellesley College

http://jewettgallery.wordpress.com/

Jewett Arts Center - 106 Central St Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Tuesday-Friday, 11am-4pm, Saturday-Sunday 12-5pm

Drawings from Wellesley College Professor Bunny Harvey’s ARTS 217 Life Drawing course will be highlighted in this student exhibition

Fifth Year Exhibition 2010

03-31-2010 - 05-01-2010

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School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.smfa.edu

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - 230 The Fenway Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free admission

Start Time(s): Hours: MondaySaturday: 10 am5 pm; Thursday: 10 am8 pm; Closed Sunday and holidays

The “Fifth Year Exhibition 2010,” on view March 31–May 1, 2010, presents work by five participants in this year’s Fifth Year Certificate program, an intense, all-studio year of independent study Each artist pursues individual investigations in a wide range of media and scope from painting and photography to video and installation

Taylor Butler’s precise and fluid turns on large canvases invent new narratives from familiar elements; Hae-Shin Chung’s intense, mysterious installations and drawings contemplate both spirituality and the darkest corners of emotion; Milo Fay relies on a disappearing medium to celebrates a now marginalized subject, saturating her equestrian photographs with a sense of poetic longing; musician and filmmaker Atusko Ito explores the areas in which rhythm, passion and performance overlap and inform each other in the process of creating both music and art and Soojin Kim’s gallery of irresistible objects serves as a memory box of happiness and loss

Admission to the exhibition and all related events is FREE Join us for the opening reception March 31, 5–8 pm and an Artists’ Talk April 14, 12:30 pm

The Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College Presents A Symposium for College and University Art Museums

04-30-2010 - 05-01-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu/education/2010symposium.html

Collins Cinema, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Check the website for times

This two-day national symposium will concentrate on the value and impact of direct experiences with works of art The core matters of college and university art museums will be explored: collection display, evaluation, student audiences, and faculty outreach The program will include panels, dialogues, and workshops among a cadre of museum professionals, university faculty, students, and public intellectuals from outside the visual arts Register at: wwwdavismuseumwellesleyedu/education/2010symposiumhtml

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents the Chamber Music Society

05-01-2010 - 05-01-2010

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The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Pendleton Concert Salon, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 2 pm

The Wellesley College Chamber Music Society (CMS) offers an opportunity for small ensembles — including strings, winds, guitar, harp, piano, harpsichord, and voice — to explore chamber music works of the last three centuries Each year, CMS boasts over 20 student ensembles

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents Yanvalou

05-01-2010 - 05-01-2010

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The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Jewett Auditorium - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02109

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 8 pm; Pre-concert lecture and screening Haitian Folklore in Retrospect: 6:30-7:30

Yanvalou is an ensemble that performs the traditional music of Africa and the Caribbean The ensemble provides students with an opportunity to perform on authentic instruments and to experience a variety of cultures through their music Performances are presented in collaboration with the Harambee dancers

Apartheid, Angola and Beyond: Photographs by Jo Ractliffe

03-29-2010 - 05-01-2010

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Lamont Gallery Phillips Exeter Academy

http://www.exeter.edu/arts/8160.aspx

Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy - 11 Tan Lane Exeter NH 03833

Admission: Free and open to the public

Start Time(s): Gallery Hours: Monday 1-5pm, Tuesday- Saturday 9am-5pm

Please join us for the opening reception reception Friday, April 9, 2010, 6:30-8pm & Artist Gallery Talk: Saturday, April 10, 2010, 10am

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents the Chamber Music Society

05-02-2010 - 05-02-2010

The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Jewett Auditorium - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02109

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 7:30 pm

The Wellesley College Chamber Music Society (CMS) offers an opportunity for small ensembles — including strings, winds, guitar, harp, piano, harpsichord, and voice — to explore chamber music works of the last three centuries Each year, CMS boasts over 20 student ensembles

Spring Show and Sale

04-30-2010 - 05-02-2010

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Potters Place

http://www.pottersplace.info

Potters Place - 127 West St # B Walpole MA 02081

Admission: free

Start Time(s): 6-9PM on Friday, 9-5 on Saturday, 10-4 on Sunday

Come BUY! direct from the artisans at Potters Place There will be hundreds of “traditional” one-of-a-kind handcrafted pottery pieces, such as vases, bowls, mugs, berry bowls, and embellished plates and platters There will be ceramic baskets, hand painted tiles, ornaments for the garden, bird feeders, carved bowls, and, sea shell, starfish and mermaid-adorned serving platters, plates, and bowls These unique, hand-crafted pieces of both functional and non-functional art are in all price ranges, and make wonderful gifts for spring occasions such as Mother’s Day, weddings, bridal showers, and teacher thank-yous

The Concert Series at Wellesley College Presents the Chamber Music Society

05-03-2010 - 05-03-2010

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The Concert Series at Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html

Pendleton Concert Salon, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): 7 pm

The Wellesley College Chamber Music Society (CMS) offers an opportunity for small ensembles — including strings, winds, guitar, harp, piano, harpsichord, and voice — to explore chamber music works of the last three centuries Each year, CMS boasts over 20 student ensembles

Food, Glorious Food

05-07-2010 - 05-07-2010

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Museum of Science Boston

http://mos.org/events

Museum of Science, Boston - 1 Science Park Boston MA 02114

Admission: Free: Seating is limited on a first come, fist serve basis

http://mos.org/adults

Start Time(s): 7:00 PM

Celebrity foodies Joanne Chang and Corby Kummer, along with national food sustainability expert Helene York, explore the relationship between our love affair with food and our desire to protect the planet Join us for a conversation about how we can radically redesign what we eat to help the Earth without sacrificing the joy, flavor, and glorious experience of eating food Book signing to follow

First Friday

05-07-2010 - 05-07-2010

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SOWA Artists Guild

SOWA Artists Guild - 450 Harrison Ave Boston Boston MA 02118

Admission: Free

info@sowaartists.com

http://www.sowaartists.com

Start Time(s): 5-9 PM

The First Friday of each month, over 3 dozen Guild member artists and others open their studios at 450 Harrison Ave Boston, MA 02118 Meet the artists in their element and view their latest works The SOWA Artists Guild strives to make art and artists accessible to everyone Come and enjoy the fun The event is free and free parking is available

Irma Bailey's Southwestern Show and Sale

05-06-2010 - 05-09-2010

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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

http://www.peabody.harvard.edu

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology - 11 Divinity Ave Cambridge MA 02138

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Opening reception May 6, 5 - 7 pm May 7, 8 and 9, sales event 9 am to 5 pm daily

Native American arts and crafts show and sale

Luis Melndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life

02-02-2010 - 05-09-2010

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Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MFA)

http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/sub.asp?key=15&subkey=8517

Museum of Fine Arts Boston - 465 Huntington Ave Boston MA 02115

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Monday and Tuesday 10 am-4:45 pm Wednesday-Friday 10 am-9:45 pm Saturday and Sunday 10 am-4:45 pm

Luis Meléndez (1716–1780) was the greatest still life painter of 18th-century Spain An accomplished painter of miniatures, he began creating still lifes as early as 1759 In 1771 he was awarded a commission from the Prince of Asturias (later Charles IV), an avid amateur of the new science of natural history, to paint an extensive series of works documenting "every species of food produced by the Spanish climate" An inventive and consummate master of still lifes, the artist rendered everyday objects with exacting detail, but also created marvelous effects of light and color and a wide range and variety of textures "Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life" features many of the artist's works in American collections, grouping them with relevant works borrowed from abroad, and explores some of the technical aspects of his extraordinarily realistic still life paintings

Joseph Latinsky: An Artist's Life

03-31-2010 - 05-15-2010

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Amazing Things Arts Center

http://amazingthings.org/gallery_show.asp?exhibitID=227

Amazing Things Art Center - 160 Hollis St Framingham MA 01702

Admission: Free admission

508-405-2787

office@amazingthings.org

http://www.amazingthings.org

Start Time(s): Gallery Hours: Noon - 6 pm

Come see this powerful exhibition spanning a lifetime of work by the nationally and internationally renowned late artist Joseph Latinsky, in celebration of his 70th birthday Trace the journey taken by Latinsky over four decades from Soviet Russia to the United States and witness the remarkable talent and brilliant skill that evolved along the way Latinsky’s paintings and graphics are kept in museums and private collections around the world Don’t miss your chance to see this important retrospective

EXTRAORDINARY: Puppetry, Storytelling, &amp; Spirit

03-17-2010 - 05-16-2010

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New Art Center

http://www.newartcenter.org/

New Art Center - 61 Washington Park Newton MA 02460

Admission: FREE!

Start Time(s): M-F 9-5, Sat & Sun 1-5

The New Art Center in Newton is pleased to announce EXTRAORDINARY: Puppetry, Storytelling, & Spirit Whether created by individuals or a collective of artists, the striking combination of puppets, paintings, illustrations, and prints on view will show a diversity of ways in which puppetry and storytelling are powerful modes of spirited expression – personal, political, cultural, and social See ordinary materials used to create extraordinary objects, stories, and performances in the work of Ashley Bryan, Bread & Puppet Theatre, Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry, Jeff Sias, Donald Saaf, and Julia Zanes There will be interactive spaces within the galleries where people can create puppets, stories, and pictures, as well as places for visitors to display and perform their work

"On Their Own"

02-21-2010 - 05-16-2010

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The ART Complex Museum

http://www.artcomplex.org/

Art Complex Museum - 189 Alden Street Duxbury MA 02331

Admission: FREE

Start Time(s): 1-4 PM

Solo exhibition of Jessica Straus's sculptures Straus marries her hand-crafted wooden elements with found metal forms, some familiar, others enigmatic Her inventions stretch the definition of function and celebrate the quirkiness of the individual in a joyful swipe at mass production Straus will also exhibit her "Little Red Dress" series Small, carved female figures, stoically poised in various precarious positions, leave the viewer at once, alarmed and chuckling, in self- recognition Artist Reception: February 28, 1:30-3:30 PM Artist Talk: March 17, 11 AM

The Jewett Art Gallery at Wellesley College Presents a Senior Thesis Exhibition

05-01-2010 - 05-31-2010

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Wellesley College

http://jewettgallery.wordpress.com/

Jewett Art Gallery, Wellesley College - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02481

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Tuesday-Friday, 11am-4pm, Saturday-Sunday 12-5pm

This exhibition will feature works by students who completed a senior thesis in studio art

Art & Architecture Tour

05-28-2009 - 05-31-2010

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Boston Public Library

http://www.bpl.org

Boston Public Library - 700 Boylston Street, Copley Square Boston MA 02116

Admission: Free to All

Start Time(s): Sunday 2:00 pm (Oct-May) Monday 2:30 pm Tuesday 6:00 pm Wednesday No Tours Thursday 6:00 pm Friday 11:00 am Saturday 11:00 am

The Volunteer Office of the Boston Public Library offers tours highlighting the architecture of the Copley Square Main branch, as well as the many works by famed sculptors and painters The tours last about an hour and are given by volunteer guides The Boston Public Library was built in 1888-1895 and is listed by the American Institute of Architects among the top buildings in the country Explore the riches this wonderful building has to offer

Cool + Collected Exhibit: Treasures of the Boston Public Library

10-01-2009 - 06-01-2010

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Boston Public Library

http://www.bpl.org

Boston Public Library (Johnson Bldg) - 700 Boylston Street, Copley Square Boston MA 02116

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): The Boston Public Library is open Monday-Thursday, 9a-9p; Friday-Saturday 9a-5p; and from October-May on Sundays 1-5p

Cool + Collected: Treasures of the Boston Public Library is a year-long exhibition celebrating over 160 years of collecting by the BPL Featuring some of the most beautiful, rare, and unexpected holdings from the library’s rich special collections, this exhibition provides an unprecedented opportunity for visitors to view fine prints, maps, manuscripts, rare books, photographs, paintings, architectural drawings, posters, musical scores, and more Cool + Collected has three chapters Each of the three rotations features all new items; visitors are encouraged to return to see each version Chapter 2 arrives in October 2009; Chapter 3 in February 2010

The Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College Presents Seeing God in Prints: Indian Lithographs from the Collection of Mark Baron and Elise Boisant

02-24-2010 - 06-06-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu

Davis Museum and Cultural Center - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02130

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Tuesday Saturday, 11 am 5 pm Wednesday until 8 pm Sunday, noon 4 pm Closed Mondays and holidays

This exhibition, the first formal presentation in the United States of its genre, tells the story of Indian god prints, how the worship of Hindu deities became entwined with the export of printmaking expertise from Europe to India These widely distributed devotional lithographs were printed first in Europe, and later at Indian-run commercial color presses, and became ubiquitous in commercial and domestic spaces across India The exhibition will trace the history of this genre, and includes important examples of 19th-century prints produced in Germany for export to India, the earliest examples printed by the first Indian-run presses, and classic lithographs from the most famous early and mid-20th century Indian publishers

The Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College Presents Something Like Fireworks A New Installation by Stephen Vitiello

02-24-2010 - 06-06-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu

Davis Museum and Cultural Center - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02130

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Tuesday Saturday, 11 am 5 pm Wednesday until 8 pm Sunday, noon 4 pm Closed Mondays and holidays

The Los Angeles Times has called Stephen Vitiello’s work “stunning” and “revelatory,” and exclaimed “What more can you ask of a work of art than that it alter your breath -- that it first make you aware of your own breathing and then slow it, shape it, sculpt it?” Vitiello will create a new sound and light installation in collaboration with lighting designer Jeremy Choate Featuring his field recordings from the Australian outback, the Canadian wilderness, and New York City’s streets, Vitiello’s soundtrack will move between the abstract and the recognizable, attuning us to the subtleties of ambient sound In this piece, sound will be connected with light and color, creating an immersive synaesthetic experience The lighting will be designed in sympathy with the audio, and the resulting combination will surround the visitor, altering our spatial perception The work of Stephen Vitiello ranges from mesmerizing soundscapes to installations, and includes collaborations with composers and visual artists Most well-known for his World Trade Center Recordings, in which he created a sonic portrait of one of the towers through the use of contact microphones, Vitiello’s recent work links sound with light and color to create an enveloping physical experience

Painted Songs and Stories: Contemporary Pardhan Gond Art from India

04-07-2010 - 06-06-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.wellesley.edu/SouthAsiaStudies/

Davis Museum and Cultural Center - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02130

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Tuesday Saturday, 11:00am 5:00pm Wednesday until 8:00pm Sunday, 12:00pm 4:00pm Closed Monday and holidays

This vibrant exhibit features the works of eight contemporary artists belonging to a tribal clan of Central India, the Pardhan Gonds Using a variety of modern media—including acrylic paintings on canvas, ink drawings on paper, silkscreen prints, and animated film — the artists have created unprecedented depictions of their natural and mythological worlds, traditional songs, and oral histories Rich in detail, color, mystery, and humor, these artworks brilliantly employ modern means to evoke the pre-modern psyche Presented by the South Asia Studies Department at Wellesley College

Keepers of Tradition: Art and Folk Heritage in Massachusetts

04-17-2009 - 06-07-2010

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National Heritage Museum

http://nationalheritagemuseum.org

National Heritage Museum - 33 Marrett Road Lexington MA 02421

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Mon-Sat 10 am-4:30 pm; Sun noon-4:30 pm

"Keepers of Tradition: Art and Folk Heritage in Massachusetts," is a major new exhibition on view through June 7, 2009 The exhibition features over 100 works by 70 Massachusetts artists who preserve and revitalize deeply rooted traditions Reflecting the populace of Massachusetts, their art takes many expressive forms-from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, Puerto Rican santos, and Irish music and dance Passed down from person to person within both long-settled and new immigrant communities, traditional art involves the shaping of deeply held cultural values into meaningful artistic forms

Identity Boston

05-01-2010 - 06-12-2010

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Art Asylum Boston

http://www.artasylumboston.com

The Strand Theatre - 543 Columbia Road Boston MA 02125

Admission: Free

http://www.artasylumboston.com

Start Time(s): 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

This is a live out door art installation project that has made its way around the world and has now been scheduled to come to Boston This is one of the largest street art projects featuring one of the most renowned street artists to date: Jorge Gerada (wwwartjammercom)

Puppets in Prime Time

02-19-2010 - 06-18-2010

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Puppet Showplace Theatre

http://www.puppetshowplace.org

Puppet Showplace Theatre - 32 Station Street Brookline MA 02445

Admission: FREE with suggested $4 donation per family

617-731-6400

boxoffice@puppetshowplace.org

Start Time(s): February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21, and June 18 6:30 pm

Join us for the Puppets in Prime Time Screening Series and view your favorite puppet TV series on the big screen! These FREE events are at 6:30pm on the third Friday of every month, now through June 2010 Show dates include: February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21, and June 18 Each screening is roughly one hour in length Event is free admission, with suggested $4 donation per family

Jim Henson's Fantastic World

04-03-2010 - 06-27-2010

National Heritage Museum

http://www.nationalheritagemuseum.org

National Heritage Museum - 33 Marrett Road Lexington MA 02421

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4:30 pm Sunday noon-4:30 pm

“Jim Henson’s Fantastic World,” a new exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and The Jim Henson Legacy, offers a rare peek into the imagination and creative genius of this multitalented innovator and creator of Kermit the Frog, Big Bird and other beloved characters This intriguing exhibition features 100 original artworks, including drawings, cartoons and storyboards that illustrate Henson’s talent as a storyteller and visionary Among the variety of exhibition objects are puppets, and television and movie props, photographs of Henson and his collaborators at work and original video productions, including excerpts from Henson’s early career and experimental films

The Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College Presents Michael Singer: Ritual Series/Retelling

01-01-2010 - 06-30-2010

Wellesley College

http://www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu

Davis Museum and Cultural Center - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02130

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Tuesday Saturday, 11 am 5 pm Wednesday until 8 pm Sunday, noon 4 pm Closed Mondays and holidays

The Davis Museum will return to view a major work of contemporary sculpture from the permanent collection, American artist Michael Singer’s Ritual Series/Retellings, 1988 The year-long exhibition of this work provides a unique opportunity to compare two major pieces by Singer His concern with sculpture and its environment is very differently expressed in another work of art at Wellesley: Untitled, 1989–1992, which he made in collaboration the architect Michael McKinnell, and which is permanently on view near Lake Waban on the Wellesley campus

The Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College Presents Reconnaissance: Three Wall Drawings

01-01-2010 - 06-30-2010

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Wellesley College

http://www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu

Davis Museum and Cultural Center - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02130

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Tuesday Saturday, 11 am 5 pm Wednesday until 8 pm Sunday, noon 4 pm Closed Mondays and holidays

Christine Hiebert’s artwork is an exploration of space: she draws, articulates, and redefines it, evoking a personal, metaphorical, architectural space of her own Her site-specific wall piece, which will reopen the Davis Museum’s Tanner Gallery, utilizes the language of line on a large scale Composed of blue adhesive tape as well as paper rolled with ink, this multi-part work expressively commands and engages the monumental architectural space of this light-filled top floor gallery Hiebert has created site-specific installations for, among others, the Drawing Center, New York (2003), the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (2005), and the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA (2007); her work has been exhibited throughout the US and Europe, and her drawings are in many public and private collections

Christine Hiebert's Reconnaissance: Three Wall Drawings

06-01-2009 - 06-30-2010

Davis Museum and Cultural Center

http://www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu

Davis Museum and Cultural Center - 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02130

Admission: Admission is free

Start Time(s): T, TH, FR, SA: 11-5pm WED: 11-8pm SUN: Noon-4pm

The Davis Museum reopens the light-filled architectural space of the Tanner Gallery with Christine Hiebert’s Reconnaissance: Three Wall Drawings Hiebert’s site-specific wall installation responds to the monumental space designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo, and takes into consideration the fifth-century Antioch mosaic permanently mounted on the gallery wall Utilizing the language of line on a large scale, Hiebert’s art is an exploration of space: she draws, articulates, and redefines it, evoking a personal, metaphorical, architectural space of her own Composed of blue adhesive tape as well as paper rolled with ink, this multi-part work expressively commands and engages the monumental architectural space of this top floor gallery

American Enamels

06-12-2009 - 07-24-2010

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The Society of Arts and Crafts

http://www.societyofcrafts.org

The Society of Arts and Crafts - 175 Newbury Street Boston MA 02116

Admission: Free and open to the public

Start Time(s): 10am-6pm

Visual Art Exhibition

American Enamels presents a glimpse into the innovative nature of the current American enamel-scene Selected artists explore and exploit the properties and processes of enamel in an effort to make work that conveys their formal and conceptual concerns Exhibited work include jewelry, vessels, sculpture and a site-specific installation by Kate Bauman

Oui! We Wii!

08-18-2009 - 07-28-2010

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Image Unlimited Communications

http://www.milkywayjp.com

Bella Luna Restaurant and the Milky Way Lounge - 284 Amory Street Boston MA 02130

Admission: FREE

Start Time(s): 9:00PM Every 3rd Tuesday, Starting August 18, 2009!

The Return Of The Milky Way Lanes! (Jamaica Plain, MA) – Known for its great food, cocktails and entertainment, word traveled fast when Bella Luna Restaurant and The Milky Way Lounge changed locations, attracting some 1,200 attendees for a parade to mark the move At their previous location, The Milky Way Lounge and Lanes had a pastime that locals truly loved; Candle Pin Bowling! With no new lanes available, Bella Luna Restaurant and The Milky Way Lounge have decided to carry on the tradition in their new home…virtually Starting Tuesday August 18, 2009 - and every 3rd Tuesday thereafter at 9:00pm; Bella Luna Restaurant and The Milky Way Lounge will be hosting “Oui, We Wii™!” - a night of virtual bowling, cocktails, dining and fun! Bring a bowling shirt and a friend since “Tuesday will now be the new Wednesday”, because “Thursday is the new Friday” and so on… Get ready for the return! 21+ only, Free to All, No bowling shoes needed, $25 gift certificate given out to the guest with the best bowling shirt! Held Monthly every 3rd Tuesday at 9:00PM WHO: Bella Luna Restaurant and The Milky Way Lounge WHAT: “Oui, We Wii™!” - A night of virtual bowling! WHERE: 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 WHEN: Starting Tuesday August 18th, and every 3rd Tuesday after that at 9:00pm COST: Free! About Bella Luna Restaurant and The Milky Way Lounge: Bella Luna Restaurant & The Milky Way Lounge is located at The Brewery 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Bella Luna’s mission continues to be a community-gathering place where everyone feels comfortable, has fun, and enjoys delicious food with friendly service Although Bella Luna offers a delicious menu & fabulous cocktails, American craft beers, a spacious outdoor patio and so much more! Bella Luna is the perfect place for great lunches, dinners, events or simply a cocktail after work Bella Luna’s hours are as follows: Bella Luna serves Lunch Thursday & Friday, 11:30 am to 4:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday Brunch 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Dinner is served Sunday thru Thursday, 5:00 to 10:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday 5:00 to 11:00 pm For more information on Bella Luna please log on to: wwwbellalunajpcom or call: 617-524-3740

Treasured Lands: The Fifty-Eight US National Parks in Focus

02-20-2010 - 10-17-2010

National Heritage Museum

http://www.nationalheritagemuseum.org

National Heritage Museum - 33 Marrett Road Lexington MA 02421

Admission: Free

Start Time(s): Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4:30 pm Sunday noon-4:30 pm

For the past 15 years, photographer Quang-Tuan Luong has traveled across the United States capturing in photographs the spectacular beauty of our national parks Luong has single-handedly documented all 58 US national parks, a feat that no other photographer has accomplished To get his pictures, Luong kayaked through iceberg-laden waters, canoed down wild rivers, scuba-dived tropical seas, climbed to the summit of Mt McKinley, and frequently trekked the trailless terrain of the backcountry, all while lugging his 75-pound, large-format camera, photo gear, and camping equipment “Treasured Lands” offers the perspective of a world traveler who is deeply committed to preserving America’s beauty and natural resources

Made In Fort Point

07-23-2009 - 01-01-2011

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Fort Point Arts Community

http://www.fortpointarts.org

Made in Fort Point Gallery/Store - 12 Farnsworth St Boston MA 02210

Admission: free

Start Time(s): Monday-Friday 11am-6pm Saturday 11am-4pm

The FPAC Store MADE IN FORT POINT features art, design and fine craft by members of the Fort Point Arts Community At our newest arts and events space, 12 Farnsworth Street--off of Congress Street: right next to Flour Bakery and Cafe, 2 short blocks east of the Children's Museum Featured artist for July: Dan Osterman: paintings and drawing

Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity and Islam

01-25-2010 - 04-01-2011

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Iris and B Gerald Cantor Art Gallery College of

http://www.holycross.edu/cantorartgallery/

Iris and B Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross - 1 College Street Worcester MA 01610

Admission: No cost, open to the public

Start Time(s): M-F 10 am - 5 pm, Sat 2 - 5 pm

Pilgrimage and Faith focuses on fundamental issues of the three religions and the many ways of convergence of practices in the pilgrimage experience The exhibition will house 75 historical objects from the 12th century to the present

Free WGBH Studio Tours

02-09-2010 - 01-01-2037

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WGBH

http://www.wgbh.org/studiotours

WGBH - One Guest St Boston MA 02135

Admission: For more information, please visit http://wwwwgbhorg/studiotours

studiotours@wgbh.org

Start Time(s): Every Wednesday at 2pm 1st and 3rd Saturday at 2pm Check out website before visiting WGBH! wgbhorg/studiotours

Go behind the scenes for a free 45-minute tour of WGBH's all-digital studios at One Guest Street in Boston's Brighton neighborhood

AHA! Night (art, history and architecture)

05-14-2009 - 01-01-2037

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AHA! (art history and architecture)

http://www.ahanewbedford.org

Admission:

Start Time(s): 5-9 pm

AHA! takes place every 2nd Thursday and is a FREE art and culture event that features exhibits, performances, live music, talks and tours in downtown New Bedford

Somerville Walks

04-09-2009 - 01-01-2037

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WalkBoston

http://www.walkboston.org/resources/images/somwalkMap.pdf

Admission:

Start Time(s): This is not an organized walk, please use the map for a self guided walk

This map shows all of Somerville with possible walks highlighted in five-minute increments Use it to explore Somerville on foot for recreation, exploration, and transportation

Use this map for a self guided walk