Events
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Personal Color Gallery Reception
Presented by Hunakai Studio of Fine Arts February 1-February 24, 2012 Join us for refreshments and conversations about 3 local artist's expressions in color. Artists are Pam Abrams- Warnick of North Easton, James Moran of Mansfield and Bianka Nebel of Norwood. Event is hosted by Hunakai Studio of Fines Arts in our newly renovated gallery.
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Hunakai Studio of Fine Arts |
02/01/12 -
02/24/12 |
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Lasell College Exhibit - Ed Smith - Small Gods and Heroes
Presented by Lasell College - Wedeman Gallery January 26-February 24, 2012 Members of the Newton community are invited to come to Lasell College's Wedeman Gallery, Yamawaki Art & Cultural Center, for the exhibition of work by New York artist Ed Smith. Please join us to see the work of this fine artist. Sculptor Ed Smith is a Guggenheim Fellow in Sculpture and Drawing and an Associate of the Royal British Society of Sculptors. His work is represented in public and private collections in the United States and abroad. These include The British Museum, The Royal...
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Lasell College - Wedeman Gallery |
01/26/12 -
02/24/12 |
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Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Photography
Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum February 25, 2012 Michelle Lamunière, John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Assistant Curator of Photography, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums; Laura Muir, Assistant Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums
This gallery talk will highlight a selection of recent acquisitions that illustrates the breadth of approaches to contemporary photographic practice. In addition to work by major...
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Harvard Art Museums |
02/25/12 |
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge |
control.release.transform.
Presented by Atlantic Works Gallery at Atlantic Works Gallery February 2-February 25, 2012 A new member show featuring installation, prints and drawings by Matt Keller, mixed media abstracts and oils by Kelly Slater, and kinetic sculptures by John Wilkinson.
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Atlantic Works Gallery |
02/02/12 -
02/25/12 |
Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston |
A MIXED MEDICINE BAG - Book Signing & Reading
Presented by Oversoul Theatre Collective, Inc. February 25, 2012 McGruder Media in cooperation with Frugal Book Store presents a very special BOOK SIGNING & Reading of A MIXED MEDICINE BAG: Original Black Wampanoag Folklore, by internationally celebrated Author, Playwright & Performing Artist, Mwalim *7) Frugal Book Store 330 Martin Luther King Boulevard Boston, MA 02119 (617) 541-1722
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Oversoul Theatre Collective, Inc. |
02/25/12 |
Frugal Book Store, Roxbury |
MassArt Family Day!
Presented by Massachusetts College of Art and Design February 25, 2012 MassArt welcomes families and friends of all ages to join the festivities at Family Day in the Bakalar & Paine Galleries. Twice a year, Family Day brings together visitors of all ages to explore exhibitions in a fun, creative way. Admission is free and materials are provided, so attendees are encouraged to drop in at any time to enjoy art-making projects, guided conversations, interactive activities, and refreshments. The activity stations, which are designed and facilitated by MassArt...
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design |
02/25/12 |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Bakalar & Paine Galleries, Boston |
UNH Faculty Chamber Ensemble
Presented by University of New Hampshire February 25, 2012 The University of New Hampshire Department of Music Faculty Concert Series presents the UNH Faculty Chamber Ensemble Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center on the Durham campus. The concert is free and open to the public.
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University of New Hampshire |
02/25/12 |
Johnson Theatre, Durham |
Mozart's "Coronation" Mass Performed by Boston College University Chorale
Presented by Boston College February 25, 2012 Music from Mozart’s “Coronation” Mass, and American folk hymns and spirituals. John Finney, conductor.
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Boston College |
02/25/12 |
St. Ignatius Church, Chestnut Hill |
Mall at Chestnut Hill Hosts Pawsox Idol!
Presented by Pawtucket Red Sox February 25, 2012 Do you like to sing? Want a chance to perform during a half inning at a designated Pawsox game? It’s easy. Simply send an email to info@pawsox.com to receive a registration form from Now – February 21, 2012.
Then on Saturday, February 25th contestants will have approximately 60-90 seconds to sing a song of their choice during his/her audition (songs must be family friendly). Contestants will be notified on Monday, February 27th if they have been selected to...
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Pawtucket Red Sox |
02/25/12 |
Mall at Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill |
Play Date: Color Me Contemporary
Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) February 25, 2012 What color would you choose to represent what it means to be you? Wear your personal hue to this color-themed Play Date. Join us in the galleries to find out how contemporary artists work and play with color; discover where color comes from with related art-making activities; and capture the wintry effects on the Boston’s waterfront from the John Hancock Founder’s Gallery.
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Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) |
02/25/12 |
Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA), Boston |
Exhibition: Elements
Presented by UFORGE Gallery February 2-February 26, 2012 On View: February 2-26 Reception: February 2, 2012, 6-8pm ABOUT THE SHOW: Artists focused on the classical four elements found in nature; Earth, Water, Air and Fire. ARTISTS: Caroline Ballou, April Clay, Christoff Colon, Colleen Considine, Brian Crete, Fernando DeOliveira, Rob Festa, Monique Fischer, Melanie Guerra, Marnie Jain, Susan Johnson Bergin, Mark Logue, Virginia Mazur, Charles Morgan, Charlie Rosenberg, Phil Ryan, JoAnne Steeves, Kristilyn Stevenson, Andrea Tamkin, Heart...
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UFORGE Gallery |
02/02/12 -
02/26/12 |
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Earth Stories - works on/of paper
Presented by The Loading Dock Gallery at Loading Dock Gallery February 1-February 26, 2012 Michal Truelsen’s show of new works, “Earth Stories”, at the Loading Dock Gallery for the month of February, presents a rich, shimmery look at the world we live in. Truelsen says the show springs from her interest in geology and mapping, “and in the human experience of living on this physical earth.”
The show features a series of paper bas reliefs celebrating the course of the Merrimack River from Franklin, New Hampshire to the sea at Newburyport. Many of...
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The Loading Dock Gallery |
02/01/12 -
02/26/12 |
Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell |
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Boston College Symphony Orchestra Annual Winter Concert
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Boston College |
02/26/12 |
Boston College Gasson Hall, Room 100, Chestnut Hill |
Writers & Readers Series: Chris Faraone "99 Nights with the 99 Percent"
at Brookline Booksmith February 27, 2012 Boston Phoenix reporter Chris Faraone has a unique understanding of the Occupy movement, having traveled around the country to visit the various camps. In his new book, he shares his insights, photographs, and new writings from his 99 Nights with the 99 Percent.
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02/27/12 |
Brookline Booksmith, Brookline |
The Beehive Collective: The True Cost of Coal
Presented by Massachusetts College of Art and Design at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Tower Auditorium February 27, 2012 The MassArt Art Education Department and The Beehive Collective invite you to learn about The True Cost of Coal. After two years of collaborative research, storysharing, metaphor crafting, and meticulous illustrating, the bees of The Beehive Collective have completed an epic, larger-than-life size illustration about mountaintop removal coal mining. Come learn about the team’s process and final product at this presentation, which is free and open to the public. Reception to follow in...
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design |
02/27/12 |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Tower Auditorium, Boston |
Monday Night Film Series: Black and Beautiful: Celebrating African American Actresses
Presented by Boston Public Library at Boston Public Library February 6-February 27, 2012 Monday, February 13, 2012, 6pm
What’s Love Got To Do With It (1993, 118 minutes) Please note room change to Boston Room for this date only.
Directed by Brian Gibson.
A film about the singer Tina Turner, how she rose to stardom and broke free from her abusive husband. Starring Angela Bassett. This film series is part of the Boston Public Library celebration of Black History Month.
Monday, February 27, 2012, 6pm
Lackawanna Blues (2005, 95...
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Boston Public Library |
02/06/12 -
02/27/12 |
Boston Public Library, Boston |
ArtisTalk: Vera Lutter
Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum February 28, 2012 In the 1990s, Vera Lutter began to transform rooms into large pinhole cameras in order to create wall-size negative images of architectural subjects. Her ambitious and innovative engagement with this process resonates with Lyonel Feininger’s exploration of the stark contrasts and otherworldly effects of the negative print, which he began to explore at the Bauhaus in the late 1920s.
ArtisTalk is a new six-part series of lectures by and conversations with some of...
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Harvard Art Museums |
02/28/12 |
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge |
Glovebox & Twelve Chairs Present – Jody Morlock
Presented by Glovebox December 2, 2011-February 28, 2012 Glovebox & Twelve Chairs Present – Jody Morlock
Ledger Boston Bloom Series
Acclaimed artist and New Yorker, Jody Morlock brings her sensational Ledger Bloom Series to Boston. Paper and plants plus prints and people, equals a whole lotta’ fun at design studio/ boutique, Twelve Chairs. Check out Jody’s work at her opening reception on December 2nd – 319 A Street.
“Art is my narcotic of choice” – Jody Morlock
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Glovebox |
12/02/11 -
02/28/12 |
Twelve Chairs, Boston |
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Music in the Afternoon: Chamber Music Society
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Boston College |
02/28/12 |
Boston College Gasson Hall, Room 100, Chestnut Hill |
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Chamber Music Society
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Boston College |
02/28/12 |
Boston College Gasson Hall, Room 100, Chestnut Hill |
From Democratic Consensus to Cannibalistic Hordes: The Principles of Collective Behavior
Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History February 28, 2012 Lecture by Iain Couzin
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 6:00 PM
Why do billions of locusts suddenly break into motion? How do ants carry heavy loads and march with orderly precision along densely packed trails? How do flocks of birds and schools of fish select their navigators? And how do we—humans—make decisions as citizens, drivers, and numerous other social situations? Iain Couzin, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton, has made major...
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Harvard Museum of Natural History |
02/28/12 |
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge |
Distinguished Writers Series: Jennifer Egan
Presented by The Arts at Wellesley at Newhouse Center for the Humanities, Green Hall 237, Wellesley College February 28, 2012 Egan’s 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad (Knopf, 2010), soared to the top of many publications' Best of 2010 lists, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Slate, Salon, and People. In addition to the Pulitzer, her novel won the National Book Critics Circle award for fiction. HBO has selected Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad for a series treatment. Egan is also the author of The Invisible Circus, which became a feature film starring...
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The Arts at Wellesley |
02/28/12 |
Newhouse Center for the Humanities, Green Hall 237, Wellesley College, Wellesley |
Advanced Drawing Exhibition: Opening Reception
Presented by The Arts at Wellesley at Jewett Art Gallery, Wellesley College February 28, 2012 Advanced Drawing students present their self-directed final projects from the Fall 2011 semester with Professor Andrea Evans. These works are the culmination of an intensive exploration of drawing as both a traditional and contemporary art practice. Artists include Alaxandra Boehmke, Amanda Chao, Laura Dale Britton, Aeron Dugan, Yixin Li, Shaina Lu, Sarah Heveron-Smith, Elle Wibisono, Hyesoo Yang and Alina Zalucki.
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The Arts at Wellesley |
02/28/12 |
Jewett Art Gallery, Wellesley College, Wellesley |
Art & Architecture Tours
Presented by Boston Public Library at Boston Public Library November 1, 2011-February 29, 2012 The Boston Public Library offers public tours highlighting the architecture of Charles Follen McKim and Philip Johnson, as well as the many works of famed sculptors and painters. The free tours last about an hour and are given by volunteer guides. No appointment is necessary. Tours meet in the lobby of the McKim Building (Dartmouth Street entrance)
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Boston Public Library |
11/01/11 -
02/29/12 |
Boston Public Library, Boston |
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Wednesday Concert Series
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The Church of St. John the Evangelist |
02/29/12 |
St. John the Evangelist, Beacon Hill (Boston), Boston |
Recreating His Majesty’s 29th Regiment of Foot
Presented by The Bostonian Society February 29, 2012 In preparation for this year’s annual Boston Massacre reenactment, a dedicated group of historical interpreters have painstakingly researched and recreated the uniforms and accoutrements worn by the British soldiers who were involved in the Boston Massacre in 1770. Come hear the fascinating story of how this project unfolded and see the impressive hand-crafted uniforms of the recreated H.M. 29th Regiment of Foot. Free; in the Old State House.
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The Bostonian Society |
02/29/12 |
Old State House, Boston |
Free Workshop for Parents and Teachers of Children with Special Needs
Presented by Foundation for Wellness Professionals February 29, 2012 Attention! Parents of children who struggle with ADD/ADHD, Oppositional Defiance, OCD, Anxiety, are on the Autistic Spectrum or have other special needs. New Treatment for Special Needs Produces Exciting Results The Foundation for Wellness Professionals offers a free community Workshop on Brain Mapping and Drug Free Approaches to ADD, Autism, and Other Special Needs. These workshops are presented by Dr. Ross, a Licensed Psychologist with extensive experience in biofeedback treatment,...
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Foundation for Wellness Professionals |
02/29/12 |
Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln |
Drones: the New Frontier of Warfare and Spying
Presented by Massachusetts Peace Action at Cambridge Friends Meeting House February 29, 2012 Learn more about this new instrument of war and plan together about how we can respond. Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, Nancy Murray of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, and Matthew Hoey of the Military Space Transparency Project will speak. For more information contact: boston.wilpf.org 617-244-8054 or www.justicewithpeace.org 617-383-4857
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Massachusetts Peace Action |
02/29/12 |
Cambridge Friends Meeting House, Cambridge |
New Israel / New England: Jews and Puritans in Early America
Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society at Massachusetts Historical Society February 29, 2012 The New England Puritans’ fascination with the legacy of the Jewish religion has been well documented, but their interactions with actual Jews have escaped sustained historical attention. In New Israel/New England, Professor Michael Hoberman (Fitchburg State University) tells the story of the Sephardic merchants who traded and sojourned in Boston and Newport between the mid-seventeenth century and the era of the American Revolution. The book also explores the complex and often...
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Massachusetts Historical Society |
02/29/12 |
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston |
Local authors' night: Terry Palardy
Presented by Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library February 29, 2012 The Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library are hosting an evening with local author Terry Crawford Palardy. Palardy, a resident of Georgetown, is a writer, poet, and former teacher. She has written six books, including books on Georgetown history, living with multiple sclerosis, education, and poetry. This is part of an ongoing series of free events that the Friends of the Georgetown Library are offering to library patrons and community members. For more information about Terry...
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Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library |
02/29/12 |
Georgetown Peabody Library, Georgetown |