Events
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Free WGBH Studio Tours
Presented by WGBH at WGBH February 9, 2010 - Ongoing 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.
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WGBH |
02/09/10 -
Ongoing |
WGBH, Boston |
Master Class with David Deveau
Presented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center June 19, 2012 Watch a master pianist and teacher coach young artists in advanced repertoire. A renowned member of the music faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, David Deveau has presented master classes in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and China. Open to the public, no reservations required.
David Deveau is a pianist on the faculty at MIT and the Rockport Music Artistic Director.
Free and open to the public, no reservations required.
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Rockport Music |
06/19/12 |
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport |
Centennials pre-concert talk
Presented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center June 9, 2012 Pre-Concert Talk
Dr. Elizabeth Seitz provides her insights into two masterpieces celebrating 100th anniversaries: Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire (1912) & Stravinsky’s Le Sacre Du Printemps (1913).
Dr. Seitz is a musicologist, author, lecturer, and Professor at Boston University.
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Rockport Music |
06/09/12 |
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport |
Calder Quartet with John Bruce Yeh Pre-Concert Talk
Presented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center June 23, 2012 :::Rockport Chamber Music Festival:::
Pre-Concert Talk
John McDonald speaks about music written for clarinet and strings by Brahms, Beethoven, and Ben Johnson. Free and open to all ticketholders.
John McDonald is a composer, a pianist, and faculty at Tufts University.
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Rockport Music |
06/23/12 |
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport |
Boston Musica Viva pre-concert talk
Presented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center June 16, 2012 Pre-Concert Talk
Dr. Elizabeth Seitz offers enlightening commentary on the program performed by Boston Musica Viva. Dr. Seitz is a musicologist, author, lecturer, and Professor at Boston University. Free and open to all ticketholders.
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Rockport Music |
06/16/12 |
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport |
Jupiter String Quartet pre-concert talk
Presented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center July 14, 2012 :::Rockport Chamber Music Festival:::
Pre-Concert Talk
Dr. Tom Schnauber discusses string quartets by three masters: Haydn, Bartók, and Mendelssohn. Free and open to all ticketholders.
Dr. Schnauber is a composer and Chair, Department of Performing Arts at Emmanuel College.
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Rockport Music |
07/14/12 |
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport |
A State of the Union Conversation: An Evening with Frank Rich & Fran Lebowitz
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Sanders Theatre October 10, 2012 Two of our foremost cultural and political observers engage in a live, onstage conversation around current themes of the presidential election that will be just weeks away – discussing what is at stake and much more.
Author, journalist and social observer, Fran Lebowitz is the subject of the HBO documentary, Public Speaking, directed by Martin Scorsese. Former Chief Drama Critic and Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, Frank Rich is currently Writer-at-Large for New...
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Celebrity Series of Boston |
10/10/12 |
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge |
Terry Gross - All I Did Was Ask
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Sanders Theatre May 10, 2013
As the host of Fresh Air, National Public Radio’s popular weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, Terry Gross’s interviews are heard by more than four and a half million people on nearly 500 public radio stations.
“[Terry Gross is] a trusted voice and arbiter in the cultural landscape.”
– The New York Times
“Arguably one of the most thought-provoking interviewers working in media...
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Celebrity Series of Boston |
05/10/13 |
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge |
On Point Live with Tom Ashbrook
Presented by WBUR 90.9 FM at Paramount Theatre June 14, 2012 On Point host Tom Ashbrook will speak with his special guest, Bill McKibben, noted author, educator and environmentalist. They’ll be talking about the Keystone Pipeline, of course, as well as fracking and the economics and politics of climate change.
Purchase a ticket to the 7 p.m. show by donating $75 to WBUR. Or donate $175 to attend the special pre-show reception in The Paramount's Black Box Theater, with food, drinks and a chance to meet the staff of On Point.
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WBUR 90.9 FM |
06/14/12 |
Paramount Theatre, Boston |
Yidstock: The festival of new Yiddish music
Presented by Yiddish Book Center at National Yiddish Book Center July 11-July 15, 2012 Enjoy a phenomenal week of performances, music-related films, lectures, exhibitions and other events culminating in two days of concerts featuring top names in klezmer and Yiddish music: Socalled with Michael Winograd Trio, Hankus Netsky & Hebrew National Salvage, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars with Eleanor Reissa, and Grammy Award-winners the Klezmatics.
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Yiddish Book Center |
07/11/12 -
07/15/12 |
National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst |
Third Annual Thomas Jefferson Lecture
Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society at Massachusetts Historical Society June 28, 2012 Hugh Howard, author of "Dr. Kimball and Mr. Jefferson: Rediscovering the Founding Fathers of American Architecture," will discuss Fiske Kimball, the pioneering writer, scholar, and museum director who recovered Thomas Jefferson’s architectural genius from historical memory. View a selection of Jefferson's drawings from the collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and learn more about the Society's Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts.
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Massachusetts Historical Society |
06/28/12 |
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston |
Our Shared Planet - The Animal Kingdom Portrayed
Presented by Lexington Arts and Crafts Society at Lexington Arts and Crafts Society June 19-July 9, 2012 An exciting art exhibit, “Our Shared Planet, The Animal Kingdom Portrayed”, will be on display at Lexington Arts and Crafts Society’s Parsons Gallery.
This exhibit is in partnership with Mass Audubon.
Our undeniable connection with the animal kingdom has inspired artists through the ages since cave paintings.
Eighteen invited nationally known artists working in mediums from traditional paintings to cutting edge materials are exhibiting...
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Lexington Arts and Crafts Society |
06/19/12 -
07/09/12 |
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Lexington |
JFK Election Victory 1960: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary
Presented by John F. Kennedy Presidental Library at John F. Kennedy Presidental Library October 29, 2010 - Ongoing Tour the Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and relive the powerful story of the Kennedy years. In our three theaters, period settings, and 25 dramatic multimedia exhibits, you will enter the recreated world of the Kennedy Presidency for a “first-hand” experience of John F. Kennedy’s life, legacy, and leadership.
See events of the 1960s through President Kennedy’s eyes and narrated in his voice. Experience his optimism and wit and be...
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John F. Kennedy Presidental Library |
10/29/10 -
Ongoing |
John F. Kennedy Presidental Library, Boston |
Walking Tour of Jamaica Pond
Presented by Jamaica Plain Historical Society at Jamaica Pond Bandstand June 23, 2012 Join the JP Historical Society on a trip around Jamaica Pond. Once a gathering point for Boston’s elite, the Pond had previously been put to industrial use as tons of ice were harvested there each winter. Learn about the movers and shakers such as Francis Parkman who made their homes on the Pond’s shores. Discover how the Pond was transformed from private estates and warehouses into the parkland we know today. Tours are cancelled in case of heavy rain.
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Jamaica Plain Historical Society |
06/23/12 |
Jamaica Pond Bandstand, Boston |
Landscape Lecture Series: Ken Smith, Landscape Architect
Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum September 27, 2012 Organized by Consulting Curator of Landscape Charles Waldheim/Urban Agency, the inaugural Landscape Lectures will address how landscape design has changed the shape of American cities and open spaces in recent years, representing a shift in the way designers approach the challenges of urban life.
“The Landscape Lectures will focus on contemporary issues in urban landscape design and the renewal of our connection with the environment and with land itself,” said...
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
09/27/12 |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston |
Landscape Lecture Series: Martha Schwartz, Principal, Martha Schwartz Partners
Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum November 8, 2012 Organized by Consulting Curator of Landscape Charles Waldheim/Urban Agency, the inaugural Landscape Lectures will address how landscape design has changed the shape of American cities and open spaces in recent years, representing a shift in the way designers approach the challenges of urban life.
“The Landscape Lectures will focus on contemporary issues in urban landscape design and the renewal of our connection with the environment and with land itself,” said...
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
11/08/12 |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston |
Landscape Lecture Series: George Hargreaves, Principal, Hargreaves Associates
Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum April 11, 2013 Organized by Consulting Curator of Landscape Charles Waldheim/Urban Agency, the inaugural Landscape Lectures will address how landscape design has changed the shape of American cities and open spaces in recent years, representing a shift in the way designers approach the challenges of urban life.
“The Landscape Lectures will focus on contemporary issues in urban landscape design and the renewal of our connection with the environment and with land itself,” said...
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
04/11/13 |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston |
Landscape Lecture Series: James Corner, Principal, James Corner Field Operations
Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum February 14, 2013 Organized by Consulting Curator of Landscape Charles Waldheim/Urban Agency, the inaugural Landscape Lectures will address how landscape design has changed the shape of American cities and open spaces in recent years, representing a shift in the way designers approach the challenges of urban life.
“The Landscape Lectures will focus on contemporary issues in urban landscape design and the renewal of our connection with the environment and with land itself,” said...
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
02/14/13 |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston |
Thursday Evenings at the Gardner Museum
Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum March 15-August 16, 2012 Experience the Gardner Museum in the evening or right after work. We're now open every Thursday until 9pm. Depending on the night, you might catch a lecture or a concert—or simply enjoy the Museum's galleries at night. Thursday evenings also offer dining at Café G and shopping in the new Museum store, Gift at the Gardner. Gardner After Hours happens every third Thursday with cocktails, games, artist talks, and art-making.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
03/15/12 -
08/16/12 |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston |
Talking Taste
Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) July 13-August 3, 2012 An annual favorite, Boston’s best chefs demonstrate how to prepare some of their famous dishes. Learn trade secrets and sample delectable bites, all while enjoying breathtaking waterfront views of Boston Harbor from the ICA Grandstand.
July 13: Ken Oringer + Jamie Bissonnette
July 20: Tse Wei Lim + Diana Kudajarova
July 27: Tiffani Faison
August 3: Ted Gallagher
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Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) |
07/13/12 -
08/03/12 |
Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA), Boston |
Masters of the Universe
Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) June 29-July 6, 2012 Since the dawn of time, artists have attempted to depict visions of the sky and heavens. Learn about this history while enjoying a casual evening of science and art. Tour the exhibition Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite, then join in a gallery conversation around McElheny’s Island Universe and how artists and scientists visualize the beginning of our universe. Grab a drink and head outside to the Putnam Investments Plaza to take in a “film strip” (just like the...
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Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) |
06/29/12 -
07/06/12 |
Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA), Boston |
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Gallery Talk: Taylor Walsh
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Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) |
07/15/12 |
Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA), Boston |
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Gallery Talk: Niels Cosman
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Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) |
08/05/12 |
Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA), Boston |
Historic Newton Book Club
Presented by Historic Newton at Historic Newton June 28, 2012 The book club will meet at the Jackson Homestead and Museum to discuss a work of social history. This will be the last meeting until the fall. The book will be decided at the May 24 meeting. Please call 617.796.1450 for the book selection after that date. The book club is free and open to all, new members are welcome.
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Historic Newton |
06/28/12 |
Historic Newton, Newton |
New Photographic Exhibit: Life in the Extreme Deep - Harvard Museum of Natural History
Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History October 12, 2011-June 30, 2012 Harvard Museum of Natural History announces a new photographic exhibit opening in the museum lobby on October 12, showcasing the research of Harvard’s Loeb Associate Professor of Natural Sciences Peter R. Girguis and stunning deep-sea photographs by scientists who work in the field with Professor Girguis. Life in the Extreme Deep will remain on display through June 2012.
In conjunction with the photographic exhibit, the museum will offer a lecture by Harvard biologist...
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Harvard Museum of Natural History |
10/12/11 -
06/30/12 |
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge |
Mollusks: Shelled Masters of the Marine Realm
Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History February 18, 2012-February 28, 2013 Mollusks: Shelled Masters of the Marine Realm, a new exhibition opening February 18, 2012 at Harvard Museum of Natural History, will explore mollusks' amazing diversity and feature recent discoveries about their evolutionary history. Mollusks are amazingly varied in both size and anatomical structure, as well as in their behaviors and habitats. First appearing in the fossil record in the Cambrian period more than 500 million years ago, mollusks include the brainy cephalopods such as...
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Harvard Museum of Natural History |
02/18/12 -
02/28/13 |
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge |
Images of Christian Devotion
Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum June 9, 2012 Elizabeth Rudy, Theodore Rousseau Assistant Curator of European Paintings, Division of European and American Art, Harvard Art Museums
By looking at examples of Christian imagery in sculpture, paintings, and prints across four centuries from the Harvard Art Museums’ permanent collection, this talk will investigate the ways in which artists engaged with Christian subjects. It will also consider how these representations of biblical subjects differ according to their...
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Harvard Art Museums |
06/09/12 |
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge |
Member Event: Members' Afternoon with the Director
Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum June 9, 2012 Thomas W. Lentz, Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director, Harvard Art Museums; Peter Atkinson, Director of Facilities Planning and Management, Harvard Art Museums
Please join us for a special look at the progress of the Art Museums’ renovation and expansion project at 32 Quincy Street. After an hour-long illustrated talk with Tom Lentz and Peter Atkinson, we will enjoy a festive reception in the garden at Adolphus Busch Hall.
Free to members, $15...
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Harvard Art Museums |
06/09/12 |
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge |
Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs in East Asian Art
Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum June 30, 2012 Robert D. Mowry, Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art, Harvard Art Museums
Inspired by the beauty and resilience of nature’s flora, East Asian poets and artists since antiquity have imbued a variety of plants and flowers with auspicious meanings, literary resonances, and moral overtones. In artworks throughout the region, flowers associated with the four seasons and twelve months are pervasive themes. This gallery talk will...
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Harvard Art Museums |
06/30/12 |
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge |
The Portrait
Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum July 14, 2012 Elizabeth Rudy, Theodore Rousseau Assistant Curator of European Paintings, Division of European and American Art, Harvard Art Museums
One of the many strengths of the Art Museums is their portraiture collection, with works in multiple media across disparate cultures and centuries. Beginning with a portrait of a woman from 2nd-century Rome and ending with a disputed self-portrait of Gauguin from 19th-century France, this talk will explore the diverse ways in which Western...
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Harvard Art Museums |
07/14/12 |
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge |