Events
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College Art and Design Courses for High School Students
Presented by AIB: The Art Institute of Boston February 18-April 7, 2012 Pre-College art and design courses for high school students are scheduled to take place on Saturdays from February 18 - April 7, 2012. Course offerings include: Photography, Illustration, Magazine Design, Fashion, Animation, Drawing, Design for Web and Mobile Applications and more. Students earn 1 college level credit after successful completion of most courses. Several non-credit workshops and online portfolio preparation courses are also scheduled. Register early, Spaces limited.
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AIB: The Art Institute of Boston |
02/18/12 -
04/07/12 |
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Crafting Realistic Clay Flowers with Richard Ong
Presented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 13-February 27, 2012 Making flowers using air dry clay is a most relaxing and rewarding craft. This class will teach you to create elegant and beautiful flowers great for home deco and gifts. The class is designed to teach you the techniques necessary to make your own creations, With step by step instruction, you will master all the necessary techniques including understanding clay properties, mixing colors, understanding flower petals, crafting and shaping petal and stem, and painting your creations. You will...
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Amazing Things Arts Center |
02/13/12 -
02/27/12 |
Amazing Things Art Center, Framingham |
Workshop - Neat Techniques for Finger-Style Guitar
Presented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center March 24, 2012 Come and join internationally acclaimed recording artist, composer and Academy Award nominee Guy Van Duser in an interactive workshop for acoustic guitar. Guy Van Duser is internationally known for his unique "stride guitar" style of playing, as well as his imaginative and sometimes outrageous arrangements for finger-style guitar, including the amazing "Stars and Stripes Forever". Learn some interesting right and left hand playing techniques such as rolls and repeating...
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Amazing Things Arts Center |
03/24/12 |
Amazing Things Art Center, Framingham |
Zumba Your Heart to Health!!! Tedy's Team Fundraiser!!
Presented by American Heart Association March 2, 2012 In my efforts to run the Boston Marathon for Tedy's Team and the American Stroke Association, I am inviting you and your friends to shake what your mama gave you in a 120 minute Zumba class taught by, the hottest instructor on the South Shore, Toni Clifford!! We will have a raffle with great items like, free memberships to TenX Club and Super Bowl gear signed by Tedy Bruschi!! Special Guest: Tedy's Team Captain Heidi Bruschi (wife of our favorite Patriots linebacker) Suggested cash...
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American Heart Association |
03/02/12 |
TenX Club, Norwell |
Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Presented by Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine April 16-April 18, 2012 Nutrition & Health: State of the Science and Clinical Applications is the premier nutrition conference for health professionals in the U.S. Presented by Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, the conference assembles internationally-recognized researchers, clinicians, educators, and chefs, all of whose work focuses on the interface between nutrition and healthful living. You will leave understanding the links between nutrition, disease...
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Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine |
04/16/12 -
04/18/12 |
Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston |
Valentine Cookie Reception
Presented by Artbeat at Artbeat The Creativity Store February 12, 2012 Satisfy your sweet tooth this Valentines Day at Artbeat! To show you how special you are to us we will be hosting a cookie reception Come in to Artbeat and enjoy delicious treats while making a delightful free V-Day project: create a lovely votive candle holder with fun heart shapes to celebrate the season. Happy Valentines Day to you from Artbeat!
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Artbeat |
02/12/12 |
Artbeat The Creativity Store, Arlington |
Henna Body Art
Presented by Artbeat at Artbeat The Creativity Store February 16, 2012 If you’re intrigued by this exotic art form, join us in a workshop for adults and teens on Thursday, February 16th. We’ll show you basic techniques for applying henna to your hands and arms, along with pattern ideas. You’ll embellish an original design, or choose from an assortment of transfer stencils to trace. This workshop is led by Karyn Alzayer, who has studied with henna artist Penni Alzayer. $25 includes workshop materials, instruction, and design aid. Participants...
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Artbeat |
02/16/12 |
Artbeat The Creativity Store, Arlington |
Special Valentines Day Art Projects
Presented by Artbeat at Artbeat The Creativity Store February 6-February 14, 2012 Daily: in the Artbeat studio you can create a thoughtful gift for someone you love. Decoupage a puffy heart or heart treasure box, roll a heart-shaped beeswax candle, choose three Valentine sand paintings, create a heart shaped pillow, or paint an extra special heart canvas. All special projects are only $15 all week long!
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Artbeat |
02/06/12 -
02/14/12 |
Artbeat The Creativity Store, Arlington |
King Cake Pull and Mardi Gras Mask Making
Presented by Artbeat at Artbeat The Creativity Store February 15-February 21, 2012 For Mardi Gras, beautiful masks decorate the streets of New Orleans. Get into the super festive Mardi Gras spirit by making a beautiful and authentic full-face Mardi Gras mask at during the week leading up to Mardi Gras. Project fee of $12 includes all materials. The King Cake is a traditional Mardi Gras treat to celebrate the feast of the epiphany. The cake has a small trinket, often a small plastic baby inside, and the person who gets the piece of cake with the trinket becomes King or...
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Artbeat |
02/15/12 -
02/21/12 |
Artbeat The Creativity Store, Arlington |
Musician's Professional Toolbox
Presented by Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston February 13-April 28, 2012 A partnership between the Arts & Business Council (A&BC) and the Berklee College of Music Rethink Music Initiative, with generous support from Music Drives Us, this series of topic-specific workshops and webinars begins in February and culminates in the Rethink Music Conference in April.
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Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston |
02/13/12 -
04/28/12 |
BSA Space, Boston |
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Blue Heron Workshop with Scott Metcalfe
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Blue Heron Renaissance Choir |
04/14/12 |
Church of the Good Shepherd, Watertown |
Boston Ballet School Children's Program
Presented by Boston Ballet Studios- Boston Location at Boston Ballet School- Northshore January 3-June 10, 2012 The Children's Program offers an introduction to the art of dance by promoting the exploration of creativity and expression through movement. This program supports the development and improvement of motor skills and coordination as well as attention and listening skills, as a preparation for continued study of classical ballet.
Enrollment is ongoing through June. Students may join at any point throughout the year.
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Boston Ballet Studios- Boston Location |
01/03/12 -
06/10/12 |
Boston Ballet School- Northshore, Marblehead |
Boston Ballet School Summer Program
Presented by Boston Ballet Studios- Boston Location January 3-August 30, 2012 Dance with Boston Ballet School this summer! Programs will be held at all studio locations July-August for ages 3-Adult. No dance experience necessary – beginners welcome. Check our website for more information or email school@bostonballet.org.
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Boston Ballet Studios- Boston Location |
01/03/12 -
08/30/12 |
Boston Ballet School, Boston |
Boston Bhangra Classes
Presented by Boston Bhangra, Inc March 19, 2011-March 17, 2012 Bhangra! Bhangra! Bhangra! Bhangra is one of the fastest growing dance forms in the world! It is traditionally a folk dance based out of the Indian sub-continent. However, it is now being used in hip hop songs and ALL indian parties out there!
If you love dance, and want to try something that is new, fun, energetic and where you will get a great workout, check out this class!
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Boston Bhangra, Inc |
03/19/11 -
03/17/12 |
Brookline Ballet Studio, Brookline |
Lecture Series and Guide Training
Presented by Boston By Foot April 7-May 12, 2012 Boston By Foot seeks volunteer guides! As one of over 200 trained and enthusiastic walking tour guides, you will be certified to lead walking tours through Boston's North End, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Freedom Trail and more.
New guides complete Boston By Foot's annual training program, scheduled for six Saturdays from April 7 through May 12, 2012. Led by distinguished professionals, this course traces Boston's topography and architecture from 1630 to the present, and will provide...
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Boston By Foot |
04/07/12 -
05/12/12 |
Atlantic Wharf, Boston |
Beginning Drawing
Presented by Boston Center for Adult Education at Boston Center for Adult Education March 8-April 26, 2012 Drawing is the building block of the visual arts. Explore contour, light and shadow, proportion, perspective, and composition while drawing from still-life objects and, occasionally, the human figure. You’ll begin with simple drawing exercises, working primarily in charcoal and pencil. As your skills improve, you’ll advance to more finished drawings. Please bring an 18” x 24” newsprint pad, an ebony pencil, vine charcoal, compressed charcoal, a hard eraser, and a...
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Boston Center for Adult Education |
03/08/12 -
04/26/12 |
Boston Center for Adult Education, Boston |
Checkmate: Beginners Chess
Presented by Boston Center for Adult Education at Boston Center for Adult Education January 23-February 13, 2012 WHAT: The chessboard has long been the battlefield for great intellects. This January, the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) will allow you to test your own mental might, as it offers an introductory class on the most popular board game in the world. In "Checkmate: Beginners Chess" students will learn the game's history, rules, setup, movement and strategies from the president of the Boston Chess Club and Class A rated player, Hector Perez. Perez will explain the...
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Boston Center for Adult Education |
01/23/12 -
02/13/12 |
Boston Center for Adult Education, Boston |
Get Cooking in the New Year
Presented by Boston Center for Adult Education at Boston Center for Adult Education January 10-February 29, 2012 WHAT: Eating heavy, processed foods can leave you feeling as "blah" as Boston's winter weather. If your New Year's resolution includes eating healthier or cooking lighter, then head to the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE)! Beginning January 2012, the BCAE is launching "Energetic Eats," a series of single-session classes that are focused on healthy recipes and cooking techniques. Each of the 12 single-session classes has a unique focus. Students can...
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Boston Center for Adult Education |
01/10/12 -
02/29/12 |
Boston Center for Adult Education, Boston |
February Vacation Children's Workshop: Ages 4 – 7
Presented by Boston Children's Theatre at Boston Children's Theatre February 20-February 24, 2012 Boston Children’s Theatre offers classes and workshops for ages 4 to 19. Whether you are looking for an introduction to drama or for advanced training in theatre or musical theatre, we have the class or workshop for you! Classes are offered year round, in a Fall Semester and Winter / Spring Semester, and classes range in length from one day to eight weeks.
Ages 4 – 7
The BCT academy offers a workshop based in improvisation, drama games...
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Boston Children's Theatre |
02/20/12 -
02/24/12 |
Boston Children's Theatre, Boston |
February Vacation Children's Workshop: Ages 8-13
Presented by Boston Children's Theatre at Boston Children's Theatre February 20-February 24, 2012 Boston Children’s Theatre offers classes and workshops for ages 4 to 19. Whether you are looking for an introduction to drama or for advanced training in theatre or musical theatre, we have the class or workshop for you! Classes are offered year round, in a Fall Semester and Winter / Spring Semester, and classes range in length from one day to eight weeks.
Ages 8 – 13
Join us for Vacation week! The BCT Academy offers training during this week...
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Boston Children's Theatre |
02/20/12 -
02/24/12 |
Boston Children's Theatre, Boston |
Boston Sea Rovers Underwater Show
Presented by Boston Sea Rovers March 10-March 11, 2012 Over 40 Saturday and Sunday Daytime Seminars, featuring still photography and video shows from around the underwater world. World renowned Saturday Evening Film Festival, featuring world famous filmmakers and explorers. Not a diver but want to try it? Check out Discover Scuba offered at the on-site pool. Exhibit hall with various dive gear/shop and travel industry booths. Special Sunday kids programs. Free parking!
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Boston Sea Rovers |
03/10/12 -
03/11/12 |
The CoCo Key Hotel & Water Resort, Danvers |
Valentine's Day Ball
Presented by Boston String Quartet February 10-February 14, 2012 This Valentine's Day Boston String Quartet Invites You to Celebrate At the 2nd Annual Valentine’s Day Ball with Beautiful Music, a Romantic Dinner, and Latin Ballroom Dancing
Cambridge Performing Arts Center
535 Cambridge St.
on February 10th AND 14th, 2012 at 6:30pm
Enjoy an exciting evening starting at 6:30pm. When you arrive, get your picture taken at our professional photo booth, and enjoy a lovely set of hors d’oeuvres by S&S...
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Boston String Quartet |
02/10/12 -
02/14/12 |
Cambridge Performing Arts Center, Cambridge |
Introduction to Raja Yoga Meditation
Presented by Brahma Kumaris Center for Peace February 4-February 15, 2012 The “Introduction to Raja Yoga Meditation” course will be held in February at the B.K. Learning Center for Peace in Watertown, MA. ***************** The Brahma Kumaris Learning Center for Peace sponsors this course, a method of meditation that provides a practical way to bring peace to your everyday life. The first weeknight session will start on Monday, Feb 6, 2012 from 7:30 – 9:00 pm. The first weekend session is scheduled on Saturday, Feb 4, 2012 from 10:00-...
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Brahma Kumaris Center for Peace |
02/04/12 -
02/15/12 |
Brahma Kumaris Learning Center for Peace , Boston |
Spring 2012 Programs at Brookline Music School
Presented by Brookline Music School at Brookline Music School January 31-June 17, 2012 Brookline Music School’s Term II (Spring) programs run January 31-June 17, 2012, offering a variety of classes and private instruction for all ages and abilities. Programs offered include early childhood music and movement and dance classes, Suzuki instruction, group classes including Beginning Piano, Group Voice, Music Technology, Garage Band, iPad Band, Theory, and Jazz/Rock/Pop, Chamber and Flute Choir ensembles for kids, teens and adults. For detailed information visit...
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Brookline Music School |
01/31/12 -
06/17/12 |
Brookline Music School, Brookline |
Advanced Photoshop: Projects and Techniques
Presented by Camera Eye Photography Workshops at Camera Eye Photography Workshops February 4-March 24, 2012 In the ever evolving world of creative imagery, Photoshop techniques have never been so complex yet equally as exciting.
This class is intended for advanced photoshop users and will delve into techniques used by industry leading photographers. The class will focus on modern commercial methods, techniques and processes such as the RAW workflow, blended imagery and more. Advanced Photoshop: Projects and Techniques will be a combination of on location and real world shooting, as well as...
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Camera Eye Photography Workshops |
02/04/12 -
03/24/12 |
Camera Eye Photography Workshops, Somerville |
Photoshop for Beginners
Presented by Camera Eye Photography Workshops at Camera Eye Photography Workshops February 7-March 27, 2012 In the vast world of photographic images one of today’s most prominent tools is the computer. The majority of photographers today rely on Photoshop for their digital darkroom. In this class students will be introduced to the most powerful and popular image-editing program available. Camera Eye’s Photoshop I will assist students in harnessing the countless tools in the program and streamline a working process for photographers and artists. The course will survey the digital...
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Camera Eye Photography Workshops |
02/07/12 -
03/27/12 |
Camera Eye Photography Workshops, Somerville |
Camera Eye Photography Seminar I
Presented by Camera Eye Photography Workshops at Camera Eye Photography Workshops January 18-March 7, 2012 An intensive workshop where students will explore photographic seeing and visual thinking. In a small class setting we will discuss photographs in technical, formal, and conceptual terms. The class is a critique based workshop and will focus on the development of each individual’s unique way of seeing and development of a consistent photographic style. We will look at photographers who masterfully used the elements of light and creative use of the frame. Guest artists and critics from...
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Camera Eye Photography Workshops |
01/18/12 -
03/07/12 |
Camera Eye Photography Workshops, Somerville |
Introduction to Lofting
Presented by Cape Cod Maritime Museum at Cape Cod Maritime Museum February 15-February 18, 2012 The very basics of lofting for beginners. The course teaches how designers' lines are laid down in three dimensions in order for hull shapes to be lifted in full scale patterns. We will loft a 9' flat bottom skiff, learn to pick up bevels and develop transom bevels, all done with the simple drawing to scale.
Instructor: Tony Davis, Arey's Pond Boat Yard
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Cape Cod Maritime Museum |
02/15/12 -
02/18/12 |
Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Barnstable |
Intermediate Lofting
Presented by Cape Cod Maritime Museum at Cape Cod Maritime Museum March 5-March 9, 2012 This course is designed for the student who has an interest in building a boat on their own with no kits or pre-made construction materials. The course teaches how the designer's lines are laid down in three dimensions in order for hull shapes to be lifted in full scale patterns. Learn to understand offsets and how to fare a line. Learn the meaning of every line an architect uses to create a hull shape. It is here the real construction of the boat begins.
Instructor: Tony Davis, Arey's...
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Cape Cod Maritime Museum |
03/05/12 -
03/09/12 |
Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Barnstable |
Intro to Boat Building
Presented by Cape Cod Maritime Museum at Cape Cod Maritime Museum February 28-March 22, 2012 This is an entry-level course on boat building, which explores basic lofting, layout and terminology that goes with the construction of a ten-foot skiff. Each student will have the opportunity to build each part of the skiff themselves before it goes into the actual skiff. Students do not need prior experience with boat building, woodworking or tools to participate in this course--only the desire to explore something different!
Instructor: Chris Kelley,
Cape Cod Maritime...
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Cape Cod Maritime Museum |
02/28/12 -
03/22/12 |
Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Barnstable |