AHA! Night (art, history and architecture)
Presented by AHA! (art. history and architecture)
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.
05/14/09 - Ongoing
Free
- http://www.ahanewbedford.org
Visual Essays: Drawings and Installations by Sandy Smith-Garces
Presented by Boston Arts Academy Gordon Gallery
The exhibition features three of Ms. Smith-Garces’ graphite and white charcoal essays explores the safety of women around the world.
09/24/11 - 10/19/12
Free
- http://www.smithgarcesart.com
Forgotten Chapters of Boston’s Literary History
Presented by Boston Public Library at Boston Public Library
Between the Revolution and the Civil War, Boston was the preeminent center of literary creativity in the United States. Forgotten Chapters, an exhibition developed by Boston College faculty, students, and staff, explores stories about Boston’s literary history that have faded from memory. Drawing on the special collections of the Boston Public Library, Massachusetts Historical Society, and American Antiquarian Society, the exhibition focuses on the work of authors and editors, takes a fresh look at poems published in early magazines, and walks the streets of Boston in the heyday of its literary achievement, 1794-1860. A complementary exhibition focusing on the first seasons of the Federal Street Theatre is on view at the Massachusetts Historical Society (1154 Boylston Street).
03/28/12 - 07/30/12
Free
- http://www.bpl.org/central/calendar.htm#/?i=5
Boston Public Library - 700 Boylston Street, Copley Square, Boston, MA, 02116
33rd Annual Cambridge River Festival
Presented by Cambridge Arts Council
Join us for this one-day celebration of the arts, attracting 200,000 annually. This FREE event along the banks of the Charles River features jazz, folk, roots and world music performances, dance, art demonstrations, family art-making activities and over 100 specialty food purveyors and craftspeople!
06/02/12
Free!
- http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Community/2011_Cambridge_River_Fest.cfm
Move Me
Presented by Cambridge Arts Council
MOVE ME, is a “pop up” art project that travels through the streets of Cambridge for two weeks this spring in conjunction with an exhibition in the CAC Gallery (344 Broadway, 2nd Fl., Cambridge) from April 2 through June 15, 2012. The project investigates themes of immigration, national identity, and life transitions through the metaphor of animal migration. The project features a “performance” of wrapped vehicles with images of migrating animals from Paul's work, creating a metaphorical skin moving through the streets of Cambridge. The vehicles "pop up" in unexpected places to both surprise viewers and stimulate a community dialogue about boundaries, borders and barriers – both real and perceived. Inspired by artist Roberta Paul’s travels to the Serengeti in Tanzania, Africa, this multifaceted event features a six-week gallery exhibition at the CAC Gallery.
04/02/12 - 06/15/12
Free!
- http://home.comcast.net/~rtcee2/watchmemove/rollover/rollover.html
Cyrus E. Dallin 150th Anniversary Events
Presented by Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum
Join us for exciting programs throughout the year that celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Cyrus Dallin!
(Events take place at the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum unless noted otherwise.)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 7:00 pm
“CYRUS THE GREAT”: DEAN OF NEW ENGLAND SCULPTORS
Illustrated Talk and Sculpture Demonstration by Jonathan and Daniel J. Fairbank @ Arlington Town Hall Auditorium, 730 Mass. Ave., Arlington, MA 02476
Suggested Donation – $5 per person
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Kids Sculpture Workshop!
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 3:00 pm
Dallin and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (The Mormons)
Talk by Richard E. Turley, Jr., Assistant Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
April 2012
Rededication of Cyrus Dallin’s Paul Revere Monument
In collaboration with the North End Waterfront Residents Association
Location: Prado, North End, Boston
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Student Art Exhibition Opening Reception & Prize Presentation
Exhibition on view during month of May, Cutter Gallery
Location: Cutter Gallery, lower level of 611 Mass. Ave., Arlington
June 2012 (date tbd)
MFA Spotlight Talk – Appeal to the Great Spirit
Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Sunday, June 24, 2012, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Book Release Celebration: Arlington’s Cultural Renaissance
In partnership with the Arlington Historical Society and funded with a grant from the Arlington Cultural Council
Location: Arlington Town Hall and Robbins Memorial Garden
Saturday, September 15, 2012, 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 pm
Art on the Green & Museum Raffle on Arlington Town Day
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 7:00 pm
Dallin and Native Americans
Lecture by Christine Sharbrough, Museum Trustee
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Fundraiser – Special Behind the Scenes Tour of Skylight Studio in Woburn, MA and lecture by Bob Shure, sculptor, on Dallin and the Caproni Brothers Studio
Location: Skylight Studio, 105 Salem St., Woburn, MA 01801
01/18/12 - 11/04/12
Free
- http://dallin.org
The Contemporary Sculpture Path at Forest Hills
Presented by Forest Hills Educational Trust at Forest Hills Cemetery
Long before Boston had public parks, Forest Hills Cemetery was created to offer visitors a special place where they could enjoy a magnificent landscape while remembering friends and family. Sculpture became an essential feature of this environment, as people commissioned the great artists of their day as well as local artisans to create memorials. Today, Forest Hills is an open air museum, home to one of America’s finest collections of Victorian sculpture.
While Forest Hills is an important historic site, it is not frozen in time. It continues to evolve in ways that reflect the spirit of contemporary society. Our Victorian sculpture collection was modern in its day, and the Trustees of Forest Hills have launched The Sculpture Path to welcome the work of contemporary artists into this unique setting. The Path leads from the oldest parts of the Cemetery to newer areas where burials still take place.
We plan to continue developing the Path over time, exhibiting contemporary sculpture which expresses the diverse interests and aesthetics of 21st century Boston, much as our older sculpture reflects the sensibility and ideals of the 19th and early 20th centuries.We invite you to explore and enjoy the many dimensions of Forest Hills — history, art, and nature — and to refresh your spirit in this beautiful setting!
05/18/11 - Ongoing
Free
- http://www.foresthillstrust.org/path_intro.html
Forest Hills Cemetery - 95 Forest Hills Avenue, Boston, MA, 02130
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz
Presented by Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz; The Only Pub Quiz That Matters
Simply, a quiz game played in a pub. It's an Anglo-Irish tradition, but our goal is the same: to foster friendly competition, and promote social drinking. A noble cause!
The quiz consists of eight rounds of eight questions each, played by teams of up to six people. Questions are read aloud by the quizmaster and teams write down the answers, turning them in at the end of each round.
Rounds 1, 4 and 6 are themed rounds – anything from “Eight Questions About Sex That Won’t Make You Too Uncomfortable” to “TV Shows Your Parents Watch.” Round 2 is a music round worth double points: name the artist and title for each song clip. Round 3 is a multiple choice round or a speed round. Round 5 is a visual round based on a printed handout. The all-audio Round 7 usually covers movies or TV shows, and is worth the standard eight points. Finally, Round 8 is always 16 points on Random Knowledge.
One round can be jokered, doubling your points for that round only (yes, the 16-point rounds are fair game). The team with the most points after eight rounds is the winner.
07/18/11 - 07/16/12
FREE
- http://www.geekswhodrink.com
The Rare Plants of Massachusetts
Presented by Grow Native Massachusetts
Bryan Connolly, Massachusetts State Botanist. From its calcareous cobbles to its coastal plains, Massachusetts has a broad diversity of eco-regions and is home to 1,814 species of native plants. Of these, 254 (or 14%) are vulnerable to extinction and protected by the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act. Even more are species of conservation concern. Tonight, we get a valuable overview of these many vulnerable plants and the threats they face. We have significant challenges ahead of us if we are to ensure their survival. Bryan Connolly is the State Botanist for the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program.
06/06/12
Free.
- http://www.grownativemass.org
Free Sunday Mornings at Harvard Museum of Natural History
Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History
Don’t miss the world famous exhibit of 3,000 ‘Glass Flowers’, amazingly realistic models of plants, fruits and flowers created by father-son glass artists Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka from 1886-1936. Explore 12,000 specimens drawn from Harvard’s vast research collections at the University's most visited museum -- dinosaurs, meteorites, gemstones, and hundreds of prehistoric and current-day animals from around the globe. Get close to the world’s only mounted Kronosaurus, a 42 ft-long marine reptile; one of the first Triceratops ever discovered; a 1,642 lb. amethyst geode; 3 whale skeletons. The museum is on the Harvard University campus, just a short, 7-10 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square MBTA Red Line ‘T’ station, or a 15 minute walk from Porter Square commuter rail. Open daily, 9 am – 5 pm, 361 days/year. Handicapped accessible. Explore www.hmnh.harvard.edu for changing exhibitions, dozens of lectures, events, classes for all ages, year-round.
06/27/10 - 06/30/12
Regularly $9 adults; $7 seniors and students; $6 age 3-18
- http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138
Nature Storytime: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History
Children 6 and under are invited to join Harvard Museum of Natural History staff for Nature Storytime every Saturday & Sunday at 11 am & 2pm. Enjoy stories and poems designed to engage the next generation of explorers with themes related to the museum's galleries.
For children 6 and under. Free with museum admission.
03/12/11 - Ongoing
FREE
- http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/kids_and_families.html
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138
Cristina Hurley Gallery Holiday Show
Presented by kerry hawkins graphic design
Cristina Hurley Jewelry Holiday Show
3 Rockland St. Canton MA 02021
Stop by, shop local and see all the holiday gift items
Boston Handmade Members include
Jessica Burko, Reclaimed to You
Kerry Hawkins Photography
Kerrie Beck, Cody's Creations
Jennifer Tang, Majenta Designs
Nancy MacCallum, NancyRosetta
Lucie Wicker Photography
Karen Mahoney, City By The Sea Ceramics
Lynne Parella, Cozy Cottage Creations
11/23/11 - 01/15/13
FREE
- http://bostonhandmade.org/BostonHandmadeAtCristinaHurleyGallery2011.htm
A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life: The Photographs of Clover Adams, 1883-1885
Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society
In May 1883, Clover Adams, a descendant of Boston’s Sturgis and Hooper families and the wife of the historian Henry Adams, picked up her camera and began taking photographs—of her husband, of afternoons at the beach on Boston’s North Shore, and of eminent friends who frequented the Adamses’ home on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Examples of these photographs will be on exhibit 9 February through 2 June at the MHS. Based on Natalie Dykstra’s book, Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life, to be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in February 2012, the exhibition showcases Clover’s striking photographs, many of which have not been seen before publicly. It also highlights Clover’s many letters, the notebook she used to record the chronology and technical aspects of her photographs, as well as Henry’s letters, and other family materials.
02/09/12 - 06/02/12
Free and open to the public
- http://www.masshist.org/2012/calendar,mo=2012-02,event=389
Stadium South Boston Open Mic Tuesdays
Presented by The Stadium Sports Bar and Grill at Stadium Bar and Grill
The Stadium in South Boston hosts an open mic night for all genres of music. It is done with a 'full band' set up. Drums, guitar, bass, and mic provided by the hosts. Open mic starts at 10pm.
10/11/11 - 06/05/12
Free
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Stadium Bar and Grill - 232 Old Colony Ave, Boston, MA, 02127
Fridays At Trinity
Presented by Trinity Church Boston at Trinity Church Boston
Enjoy this weekly series of midday organ concerts featuring innovative programs by recitalists from across the United States and abroad. There is no charge for admission, but we invite a donation of $10. Wheelchair accessible.
02/10/12 - Ongoing
Free
- http://www.trinitychurchboston.org/calendar/58.html
Trinity Church Boston - 206 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA, 02116
First Saturday Open Studios
Presented by Western Avenue Studios at Western Avenue Artist Studios
Join the over 200 artists of the Western Avenue Studios for First Saturday Open Studios from 12-5PM. We open our doors on the first Saturday of every month. Visit a variety of artists in their workspaces: painters, photographers, mixed media artists, jewelers, sculptors, fiber artists, potters, glassworkers, and more! Talk to artists about their process and take home art for yourself or a loved one. Parking is free and plentiful! The Western Avenue Studios is at 122 Western Ave in historic Lowell, Massachusetts.
01/07/12 - 09/03/12
Free
- http://westernavenuestudios.com
Western Avenue Artist Studios - 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851
Free WGBH Studio Tours
Presented by WGBH at WGBH
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.
02/09/10 - Ongoing
For more information, please visit http://www.wgbh.org/studiotours
- http://www.wgbh.org/studiotours
WGBH - One Guest St, Boston, MA, 02135