Events
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Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam
Presented by Poetry Jam February 13, 2011-June 29, 2014 Every Sunday with a Poetry Slam co-hosted by Joyce Cunha and Jeff Robinson starting at 7:30pm and a Featured Poet and Open Mic accompanied by the Jeff Robinson Trio starting at 9:00pm – there’s a $5 cover and you must be 21 to enter the venue – Sultry red lights, intimate tables, and wooden church pews give this small room one of the best ambiances in town.
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Poetry Jam |
02/13/11 -
06/29/14 |
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge |
A Look Inside SB 1070
Presented by Northeastern University School of Law February 15, 2012 The Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA) will sponsor a viewing of the documentary "A Look Inside SB 1070" and host speakers from the Center for New Community, the film's producer. The film follows a national student delegation as it toured Arizona in August of 2010 amidst the passage of the controversial state immigration law known as SB 1070. Nine students from Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, and Colorado comprised the delegation which set out to gain a...
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Northeastern University School of Law |
02/15/12 |
240 Dockser Hall, Northeastern University, Boston |
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 |
The Lowell Humanities Series and Fiction Days Present Junot Diaz
Presented by Boston College February 15, 2012 Junot Díaz was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and is the author of Drown and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao which won the John Sargent Sr. First Novel Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the 2008 Pulitzer Prize.
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Boston College |
02/15/12 |
Murray Function Room, Yawkey Athletic Center, Chestnut Hill |
Rebecca Skloot: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Presented by Boston College April 25, 2012 Award-winning science writer Rebecca Skloot has made a career of probing the intersections between hard science and human experience; the resulting stories have been as varied as cellular research and cancer, medical care for pet goldfish, and the science behind personal motivation. In her bestselling book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010), Skloot tells the story of a young black woman who died of cervical cancer in 1951 and left behind an inexplicably immortal line of cells...
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Boston College |
04/25/12 |
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Paint, Pollen, Polymorphy: Sargent's Allegorical Self-Portraits
Presented by Wheaton College March 29, 2012 4th Annual Mary L. Heuser Lecture featuring Alison Syme, associate professor of art history at the University of Toronto, where she teaches courses in European and American 19th & 20th century art and visual culture.
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Wheaton College |
03/29/12 |
Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts, Norton |
Author Series Featuring Nancy Gertner
Presented by The College Club of Boston February 28, 2012 Nancy Gertner, former criminal and civil rights attorney and Federal District Judge, will discuss her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated profession and her recent memoir, "In Defense of Women: Memoirs of an Unrepentant Advocate". Reception at 6:00 PM, author's presentation, dinner and dessert at 6:30 PM. Seating is limited, reservations required. Please email or call.
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The College Club of Boston |
02/28/12 |
The College Club, 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 |
Boston Sea Rovers Saturday Evening Film Festival
Presented by Boston Sea Rovers March 10, 2012 The 2012 world renowned Boston Sea Rovers Saturday Evening film festival will be hosted by acclaimed National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry. Featured filmmakers include Rick Rosenthal (Life, Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Disney’s Earth), Michael Pitts (Life, Blue Planet, Oceans) and noted underwater explorer and filmmaker Jill Heinerth.
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Boston Sea Rovers |
03/10/12 |
The CoCo Key Hotel & Water Resort, Danvers |
Sexual Secrets: Tales of Species, Seedlings, and Sports
Presented by Grow Native Massachusetts May 2, 2012 Wayne Mezitt, Chairman, Weston Nurseries. The world of plant propagation is cloaked in mystery. What really is a cultivar, a hybrid, or a straight species plant? How are nursery crops typically grown and new plants introduced to the market? Join us to hear an expert nurseryman’s point of view, how plants are selected and bred for new characteristics, and what it really takes to successfully propagate both native and non-native trees, shrubs, and plants for the consumer market. Wayne...
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Grow Native Massachusetts |
05/02/12 |
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The Rare Plants of Massachusetts
Presented by Grow Native Massachusetts June 6, 2012 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...
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Grow Native Massachusetts |
06/06/12 |
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Curator Tour with Abigail Ross Goodman
Presented by deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum February 25, 2012 Tour The 2012 deCordova Biennial with one of the exhibition co-curators. The public will have a chance to gain a curatorial perspective behind conceiving an exhibition showcasing innovative New England artists.
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deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum |
02/25/12 |
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln |
Artist Discussion: Artistic Collaboration
Presented by deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum March 10, 2012 Join exhibiting artists Alexi Antoniadis, Nico Stone, and Megan and Murray McMillan as they discuss what it is like to work collaboratively with another artist, and how working as a team affects their creative practice. The artists will bring light to questions such as what is in a name, where does each artist’s creativity come to light, and how do artistic collaborations logistically work. Artist discussion will be followed by a brief Q & A period.
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deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum |
03/10/12 |
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln |
Curator Tour with Dina Deitsch
Presented by deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum April 5, 2012 Tour The 2012 deCordova Biennial with one of the exhibition co-curators. The public will have a chance to gain a curatorial perspective behind conceiving an exhibition showcasing innovative New England artists.
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deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum |
04/05/12 |
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln |
Artist Discussion: Musical Influences
Presented by deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum April 7, 2012 Join exhibiting artists Joe Wardwell and Ven Voisey as they discuss how music is incorporated into their bodies of work in general, and more specifically to their work on view in The 2012 deCordova Biennial. Artist discussion will be followed by a brief Q & A session.
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deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum |
04/07/12 |
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln |
Northeast GNU/Linuxfest
Presented by Northeast GNU/Linuxfest March 17, 2012 Where: Worcester State University When: March 17, 2012 Website: http://northeastlinuxfest.org Last year we had just speakers at the event. This year we are stepping it up considerably. We are featuring a hackerspace competition where teams from across the Northeast will compete for prizes for best design. This years theme is accessibility. We will also hold LPI and BSD exams on the morning of the event. We also have tables from various sponsors. Among the keynote speakers this...
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Northeast GNU/Linuxfest |
03/17/12 |
Worcester State University, Worcester |
Writing is Live presented by Brown University TAPS-- Festival of new works by Brown playwrights
Presented by Brown University Theatre Arts and Performance Studies February 3-February 13, 2012 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at Brown University proudly announces the third annual Writing is Live festival, a presentation of new works featuring six plays by writers in Brown’s graduate and undergraduate theatre programs. Writing is Live celebrates the diversity and strength of new theatrical voices while simultaneously exploring the meaning of text in performance. Performance writing may take forms complete and incomplete,...
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Brown University Theatre Arts and Performance Studies |
02/03/12 -
02/13/12 |
Brown University, Providence |
Trends and Issues in Immigration and the Law, A Roundtable Symposium
Presented by University of Massachusetts Law Review March 29, 2012 Each year, the UMass Law Review publishes The University of Massachusetts Roundtable Symposium Law Journal. Prior to publishing, the Law Review hosts a symposium conference to provide a forum for discussion and debate on legal trends and issue. There will be presentations, discussions, and debates on The Dream Act, ICE and the Secure Communities Program, Human Trafficking, The Role of Immigrants in Business, Perspectives on Immigration Advocacy, and Recent Developments in Immigration Law.
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University of Massachusetts Law Review |
03/29/12 |
UMass Law School, Dartmouth |
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 |
14th Annual Boston College Arts Festival
Presented by Boston College April 26-April 28, 2012 Every year, the Boston College Arts Festival brings the Boston College and surrounding communities together to celebrate the arts. Music, theater, dance, film screenings, art exhibitions and demonstrations, literary readings, children's activities, special events, and much more!
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Boston College |
04/26/12 -
04/28/12 |
Boston College, O'Neill Plaza Event Center, Chestnut Hill |
Readings by the Writer- Tony Eprile
Presented by Wheaton College March 22, 2012 South African writer Tony Eprile is the author of Temporary Sojourner and Other South African Stories and The Persistence of Memory—named “best book" by The L.A. Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. A book signing will follow the reading.
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Wheaton College |
03/22/12 |
May Room, Mary Lyon Hall, Norton |
Playwrights on the Ground featuring Naomi Iizuka
Presented by Wheaton College April 30, 2012 A series featuring some of the most prominent playwright-intellectuals working in the American and international theatre today, coordinated by associate professor of playwriting Charlotte Meehan. Iizuka teaches at the University of California-San Diego and is the author of several plays including Polaroid Stories and Language Of Angels.
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Wheaton College |
04/30/12 |
May Room, Mary Lyon Hall, Norton |
Young Voices in Russian Literature
Presented by Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University February 22, 2012 A new generation of Russian writers visits Harvard: Young authors, all finalists for Russia’s Debut Prize, will read their work and discuss art and freedom in today’s Russia. This is a critical juncture in the history of Russia—the Perestroika and post-Soviet generations are being displaced by a new generation for which the USSR is mere history. Theirs is a complex new Russia, which they strive to represent in their literary works.
For over a...
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Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University |
02/22/12 |
Center for Government and International Studies, South Building, Cambridge |
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 |
Primary Source Concert: Mozart and Beethoven
Presented by Primary Source Concerts February 18, 2012 Primary Source Concert: “Between House and Stage: Public and Private Music Making in the 18th Century” Mozart’s “ The Magic Flute” arranged for String Quartet [1797] Beethoven’s Septet for winds and strings, opus 20 Gabriela Diaz, Gabriel Boyers, Margaret Dyer, David Russell, Ben Seltzer, Anne Howarth, Adam Smith, David Goodchild On Display: First and Early editions of the Magic Flute, including the chamber music arrangements to be performed, together...
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Primary Source Concerts |
02/18/12 |
Goethe-Institut Boston, Boston |
Is the Pen or Collective Song More Powerful than the Sword?
Presented by Boston College March 20, 2012 Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan from Shaw University Divinity School presents an overview of African American spirituals, their connections with Scripture, and how these “chants of collective exorcism” inspired African Americans and bolstered their courage and faith during the antebellum and 1960s Civil Rights eras. Parallels will also be drawn between the spirituals and selected pieces of hip hop music.
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Boston College |
03/20/12 |
Boston College, Corcoran Commons, Heights Room, Chestnut Hill |
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 |
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 |
ACT Lecture| MIchael Corris: What Do Artists Know? Contemporary Responses to the Deskilling of Art
Presented by MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT) February 13, 2012 Some contemporary art is profoundly engaged with the world in ways that go beyond interpretation. We seem to be in the midst of a cultural moment where the instrumentalization of art has never been more widely accepted among artists. Whether such artistic practices seek to work across disciplines like science or sociology, or aim to intervene positively in the social and cultural life of communities, the artists involved may be said to hold in common the belief that there is a real advantage...
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MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT) |
02/13/12 |
ACT cube, Cambridge |