Events
| Name |
Organization |
Dates |
Location |
A Far Cry
Presented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center February 29, 2012 Support for the residency and concert by A Far Cry has been received from the Summer Star Foundation for Nature, Art and Humanity. Support for Rockport Music Education and Outreach programs for 2011-12 has been received from the National Endowment for the Arts.
From the artist's website:
Founded in 2007 by 17 young musicians bent on making music according to their own rules, the groundbreaking, self-conducted string orchestra A Far Cry has enjoyed a heady...
|
Rockport Music |
02/29/12 |
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport |
Joseph McGurl, February's Featured Artist
Presented by The Guild of Boston Artists at The Guild of Boston Artists February 4-February 29, 2012 One of America's most respected and sought-after painters Joseph McGurl is the Guild's featured artist. The exhibition includes New England coastal and Hudson River landscapes as well as works done while the artist was visiting Tuscany recently.
|
The Guild of Boston Artists |
02/04/12 -
02/29/12 |
The Guild of Boston Artists, Boston |
Artist Reception and Painting Demonstration "Romantic Valentine Art Show and Sale"
Presented by Olga Fine Arts February 12-February 29, 2012 The audience will see many new paintings created by the artist through a unique perception of the surrounding world. Olga continues experimenting with various techniques and color palettes, but her works have the same distinct feeling of joy and beauty. During the reception Olga Gernovski will perform a painting demonstration - watch a painting getting born! Snacks and refreshments will be provided. AVENUE INFORMATION: L'Aroma Cafe 15 Spencer Street, West Newton, Massachusetts...
|
Olga Fine Arts |
02/12/12 -
02/29/12 |
L'Aroma, Newton |
The Lowell Humanities Series and Poetry Days Present Billy Collins
Presented by Boston College at Boston College Gasson Hall, Room 100 March 1, 2012 Billy Collins is an American phenomenon. No poet since Robert Frost has managed to combine high critical acclaim with such broad popular appeal. His work has appeared in a variety of periodicals including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and The American Scholar; he is a Guggenheim fellow and a New York Public Library “Literary Lion.” In June 2001, Billy Collins was appointed United States Poet Laureate for 2001-2003.
|
Boston College |
03/01/12 |
Boston College Gasson Hall, Room 100, Chestnut Hill |
WALID RAAD: AN EVENING WITH THE ARTIST - Carpenter Center Lecture
Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts March 1, 2012 Artist Walid Raad will speak on his work, followed by a reception.
Raad is an artist and an associate professor of art in The Cooper Union (New York, USA. Raad’s works include The Atlas Group, a fifteen-year project between 1989 and 2004 about the contemporary history of Lebanon, and the ongoing projects Scratching on Things I Could Disavow: A History of Art in the Arab World, and Sweet Talk: Commissions (Beirut). His books include The Truth Will Be Known When The Last...
|
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts |
03/01/12 |
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Cambridge |
Art Opening -
Presented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center March 1, 2012 "Wisdom begins in wonder" - Socrates
Many great thinkers say that the best ideas come from mistakes or from just playing around. In our goal oriented society we often lose contact with the paths of play, creativity and self-led imagination. Three artists and colleagues, Virginia Fitzgerald, David A. Lang and Carl Staley come together with an unusual and stimulating collaboration of their work, each flowing from the importance of Play. Sometimes serious, sometimes...
|
Amazing Things Arts Center |
03/01/12 |
Amazing Things Art Center, Framingham |
Opening Reception for Birds 2012
Presented by Gallery at Porter Mill March 1, 2012 Local Artist to Celebrate Five Years
Beverly resident and artist Alyssa Watters, owner of artbyalyssa, is known for doing two things really well: turning her backyard garden into an art gallery each summer and curating an annual exhibition of her own beautiful and colorful oil paintings of birds. Since 2008 this entrepreneurial painter, who makes a living selling her original oil paintings and line of gifts, survives the New England winter by creating these colorful...
|
Gallery at Porter Mill |
03/01/12 |
Gallery at Porter Mill, Beverly |
Author Daniel Byman discusses his recent book
Presented by Crown Center for Middle East Studies March 1, 2012 Author Daniel Byman discusses his recent book, "A High Price: The Triumphs & Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism" (Oxford, 2011). Dr. Byman is a professor in the School of Foreign Service and was director of Georgetown's Security Studies Program and Center for Peace and Security Studies from 2005 until 2010. He is also a Senior Fellow with the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. Presented in partnership with the Crown Center for Middle East...
|
Crown Center for Middle East Studies |
03/01/12 |
Brandeis University, Alumni Lounge, Usdan Student Center, Waltham |
The Cornish Project: An Apron Full of Beans
Presented by Roxbury Repertory Theater at Roxbury Community College Mainstage February 28-March 1, 2012 Boston Poet Laureate Sam Cornish joins forces with Roxbury Repertory Theater to create a moving performance piece from selected poems and prose. Gathered from his collection 'An Apron Full of Beans,' the Company sets Cornish’s eloquent, witty, and thought-provoking words to movement and music. The poetry touches on voices past and addresses the poet’s thoughts on family, race, music, and civil rights among other topics. There will be three performances in three different venues...
|
Roxbury Repertory Theater |
02/28/12 -
03/01/12 |
Roxbury Community College Mainstage, Roxbury |
"AMERICAN GRACE: HOW RELIGION DIVIDES AND UNITES US
Presented by Boston University Institute for Philosophy & Religion March 1, 2012 Robert Putnam, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Thursday, March 1, 6 pm Boston University School of Law Barristers Hall 765 Commonwealth Avenue First Floor Moderator: Robert Hefner (Director, Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, Boston University) Respondent: Peter Berger (Director Emeritus, Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, Boston University) This event co-sponsored by Boston University's Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs and...
|
Boston University Institute for Philosophy & Religion |
03/01/12 |
Boston University School of Law Barristers Hall, Boston |
Multimedia Art Show
Presented by Cambridge Rindge and Latin School January 23-March 2, 2012 Jewelry, ceramics, photography, and drawings by talented students from the Visual and Performing Arts Dept. at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. On display 1/23-3/2, 10-5 weekdays, at the Fay Chandler Gallery, Maud Morgan Arts.
|
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School |
01/23/12 -
03/02/12 |
Maud Morgan Arts, Cambridge |
Longy Opera Spring Scenes
Presented by Longy School of Music at The Longy School of Music March 1-March 2, 2012 Scenes by Mozart, Donizetti, Handel, Moore, and others.
Featuring students of the Longy Opera Department.
Music Directors: Tom Enman and Noriko Yasuda
Stage Director: Donna Roll
|
Longy School of Music |
03/01/12 -
03/02/12 |
The Longy School of Music, Cambridge |
Dance/Music/Space
Presented by The Arts at Wellesley March 3, 2012 Dancers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener with violist Eyvind Kang forge new movements and music in conjunction with the idiosyncrasies of Tishman Commons, a nontraditional performance space.
Rashaun Mitchell started dancing at Concord Academy in Massachusetts, and joined the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 2004. Among his many awards, Mitchell received a 2010 New York Dance and Performance Bessie Award for his participation in Pam Tanowitz’s “Be in the Gray with...
|
The Arts at Wellesley |
03/03/12 |
Tishman Commons, Wellesley |
Impressions of France, An Evening of French Arias and Art Songs
Presented by Illumination Opera March 3, 2012 An evening of French arias and art songs performed by the Illumination Opera company. Music from the Romantic period through the Impressionist.
|
Illumination Opera |
03/03/12 |
All Saints' Episcopal Church, Chelmsford |
SMFA Graduate Open Studios
Presented by School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston at School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston March 2-March 3, 2012 Over 100 artists in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s (SMFA), Master of Fine Arts program are holding their second annual open studios event, March 2–3. Their goal is to facilitate relationships between artists and the public in Boston by providing an open format for locally organized art exhibitions. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to interact with these artists and explore works ranging from painting, sculpture, video, film, sound and animation to...
|
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
03/02/12 -
03/03/12 |
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston |
Open Mic & Talent Competition
Presented by The Lansdowne Pub at The Lansdowne Pub March 6, 2011-March 4, 2012 The Lansdowne Pub is breaking ground with our Sunday Night Open Mic & Talent Competition. Watch an assortment of experienced entertainers, selected from the dozens that auditioned, compete against one another for prizes and entry to the finals.
Audience members are encouraged to help judge and choose the top two winners from acts such as burlesque troupes, improv troupes, comedians, magicians, musicians, and more!.
Participate as a judge and take a shot at one...
|
The Lansdowne Pub |
03/06/11 -
03/04/12 |
The Lansdowne Pub, Boston |
Exhibit: The Art Institute of Boston presents Joel Janowitz and Anne Lilly
Presented by AIB: The Art Institute of Boston at The Art Institute of Boston Main Gallery January 26-March 4, 2012 Painter and printmaker Joel Janowitz and kinetic sculptor Anne Lilly are featured in a new exhibition in the Main Gallery at The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, presented by the Department of Fine Arts Artists-in-Residence for 2012.
Anne Lilly is an acclaimed kinetic sculptor who uses carefully engineered motion to shift and manipulate our perception of time and space. Her interactive sculptures move in strikingly organic, fluid and mesmerizing ways....
|
AIB: The Art Institute of Boston |
01/26/12 -
03/04/12 |
The Art Institute of Boston Main Gallery, Boston |
|
Agbekor Drum and Dance Society
|
Friends of the Weston Public Library |
03/04/12 |
Weston Public Library, Weston |
New Plays Festival
Presented by Wheaton College March 3-March 4, 2012 Twelve original student works showcased over two days, advised by associate professor of playwriting Charlotte Meehan and professor of theatre David Fox.
|
Wheaton College |
03/03/12 -
03/04/12 |
Kresge Experimental Theatre, Norton |
Esther: A One Act Opera for the whole family
Presented by Yiddish Book Center at National Yiddish Book Center March 4, 2012 Join us for hamantashen, a costume contest, interactive workshop, and a lively performance of the story of Purim! "Esther: A One-Act Opera" begins at 2PM, with an upbeat score, juggling, dancing, and wry, poignant lyrics that recount the story of Purim for the whole family. Free for children. Come at noon and attend an interactive drama workshop led by Leslie Elias, artistic director of Grumbling Gryphons Traveling Children's Theater. Dance, sing, and parade in a Purim Pageant...
|
Yiddish Book Center |
03/04/12 |
National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst |
FREE Admission at the Jackson Homestead and Museum
Presented by Historic Newton at Historic Newton March 3-March 4, 2012 NEWTON COMMUNITY WEEKEND
Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to the museum. Bring the entire family!
Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4, noon–5:00 PM
|
Historic Newton |
03/03/12 -
03/04/12 |
Historic Newton, Newton |
Camellia Blooming Season
Presented by Historic New England February 8-March 4, 2012 Visit the celebrated collection of camellias in the 1804 camellia house at the Lyman Estate Greenhouses. Many of the trees are over one hundred years old and this is the time of year they put forth a profusion of blossoms in all sizes and shapes. Other plants available during this season include orchids, citrus, and sweet olives.
|
Historic New England |
02/08/12 -
03/04/12 |
Lyman Estate Greenhouses, Waltham |
Art as Source of Information on Horticultural Technology
Presented by Arnold Arboretum at Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University March 5, 2012 Jules Janick, James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture, Purdue University
Monday, March 5, 7:00–8:30pm
Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
Works of art from antiquity to the present constitute an alternate source of information on horticultural technology and science, providing significant information on subjects such as the history of technology, crop evolution, lost traits, and crop dispersal. Using examples of Paleolithic,...
|
Arnold Arboretum |
03/05/12 |
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Boston |
"Spanish Suite" Rosa Torres-Pardo
Presented by Boston University Romance Studies Department at Tsai Performance Center March 5, 2012 "Suite Española", prestigious Spanish pianist Rosa Torres-Pardo
presents Spanish classics by Granados, Albéniz and Falla. Rosa
Torres-Pardo will be accompanied by the flamenco singer from Huelva, Spain,
Rocío Marquez.
Sponsored by Instituto Cervantes Boston and Voces Hispánicas/Hispanic
Voices, an initiative of the Department of Romance Studies,Boston
University, made possible by the generosity of Santander...
|
Boston University Romance Studies Department |
03/05/12 |
Tsai Performance Center, Boston |
ACT Lecture| Bruce Yonemoto: Re-representations and Simulations
Presented by MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT) March 5, 2012 Bruce Yonemoto works within the overlapping intersections of art and commerce, and the gallery world and cinema screen. Yonemoto juxtaposes cultural material from different international communities, such as those of the Japanese Americans, Nipo-Brasiliero, Peruvian Quechua and Hollywood communities. The photographic series North South East West focuses on the erased history of American Civil War soldiers of Asian descent. Yonemoto’s collaboration with Dr. Juli Carson deals with the...
|
MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT) |
03/05/12 |
ACT cube, Cambridge |
Exhibit: Contemplative Abstractions by Diane Englander
Presented by CHA Gallery January 9-March 7, 2012 CHA Gallery at Cambridge Health Associates presents Contemplative Abstractions, an exhibit of abstract mixed media work by NYC artist Diane Englander
|
CHA Gallery |
01/09/12 -
03/07/12 |
CHA Gallery, Cambridge |
Invasive Plants: Just Too Overwhelming?
Presented by Grow Native Massachusetts at Cambridge Public Library March 7, 2012 Seth Wilkinson, Founder of Wilkinson Ecological Design. Invasive plants can cause catastrophic habitat loss and pose an imminent threat to the rare plants and botanical heritage of our Commonwealth. Managing these species can be costly, complicated and overwhelming. The most effective strategies are always the result of a clear and organized plan, whether you are responsible for 400 square feet or 40 acres. Join us for an interactive presentation that explores why and how to tackle this...
|
Grow Native Massachusetts |
03/07/12 |
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge |
Artist Talk: TERAH MAHER
Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts March 8, 2012 Film animator Terah Maher speaks on her work: Maher received a Masters of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2006 and her BA in Architecture from Yale University in 1999. Her design work investigates the potentials of constructing narrative experience within physical spaces. She recently designed and co-curated (with Ruth Lingford) the exhibition Frame by Frame, Animated at Harvard at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts (2010). She has worked as production...
|
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts |
03/08/12 |
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Cambridge |
The Salon
Presented by YES.OUI.SI. at Yes.Oui.Si. February 2-March 8, 2012 YES.OUI.SI. is proud to present THE SALON.
Opening February 2nd 6-8pm
Through March 8th
An exhibition featuring paintings, drawings and prints by
Alexa Guariglia
Lena Gustafson
Kira Leigh
Jordan Piantedosi
Stephanie Terelak
|
YES.OUI.SI. |
02/02/12 -
03/08/12 |
Yes.Oui.Si., Boston |
Celluloid Cities: Chungking Express
Presented by The Arts at Wellesley at Collins Cinema, Wellesley College March 8, 2012 Celluloid Cities: Symphonies and Solos - A CAMS film series.The Cinema and Media Studies wishes to contribute to the campus wide interest in the theme of the city by showing five films. Ranging from ultra-famous films (Chunking Express, exceptionally shown in its 35 mm. splendor) to rare and hard-to-find little gems (Largo Viaje and Singapore Gaga); from Ruttmann's mythical city symphony that initiated a whole genre to Linklater's just as mythical tribute to Austin (and generation X), this...
|
The Arts at Wellesley |
03/08/12 |
Collins Cinema, Wellesley College, Wellesley |