Events
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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 |
Working Methods—A Conversation with Dan Dailey
Presented by Fuller Craft Museum at Fuller Craft Museum June 3, 2012 Dailey, the first graduate student of Dale Chihuly, has pursued his own unique voice in glass, from his singular work in antique Vitrolite sheet glass to complex constructions of blown glass and metal. Join him in an open conversation about his creative process. Followed by the Summer Exhibitions Opening Reception 2:00 - 5:00 pm.
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Fuller Craft Museum |
06/03/12 |
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton |
Whispers in the Walls: Knollwood Estate
Presented by Worcester Historical Museum September 8, 2012 Whispers in the Walls takes the public behind the closed doors of some of Worcester's most historic and fascinating homes and reveals the lives of people who inhabited them. WHM's third tour focuses on Knollwood Estate at 425 Salisbury Street. Originally known as Chamberlain Farm, Knollwood would serve as the home for royalists, wealthy industrialists, an art collector, a newspaper publisher, and now a convent for the Sisters of Notre Dame.
Participants will enjoy a tour of the...
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Worcester Historical Museum |
09/08/12 |
Notre Dame Academy, Worcester |
Walking Tour of Woodbourne
Presented by Jamaica Plain Historical Society at Bethel AME Church, Jamaica Plain June 16, 2012 Join the JP Historical Society and learn about this neighborhood which developed from 19th-century summer estates into a model suburban enclave. It contains examples representative of New England architecture with designs by local architects and builders. Woodbourne is a National Historic District. It also contains an unusual garden city model housing development by the Boston Dwelling House Company celebrating the centennial of its founding in 2012. Tours are cancelled in case of heavy...
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Jamaica Plain Historical Society |
06/16/12 |
Bethel AME Church, Jamaica Plain, Boston (Jamaica Plain) |
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 |
Walking Tour of Hyde Square
Presented by Jamaica Plain Historical Society June 2, 2012 Join the JP Historical Society to learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood with their businesses, schools, and institutions. See how in the early 1960s, Hyde Square changed again when Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican immigrants transformed it into Boston’s first predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. This tour also takes us to the home of Maud Cuney Hare, a prominent music historian and one of only two black women students at the New...
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Jamaica Plain Historical Society |
06/02/12 |
Sorella's , 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 |
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 |
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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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 |
The Great Boston Cupcake Crawl
Presented by Taste of Chocolate Tours & Workshops May 20-September 29, 2012 The cupcake craze that all started with Carrie and Miranda chatting outside of Magnolia Bakery in New York on the very popular Sex and the City television show has arrived in full force in Boston. Join our friendly expert guide who will bring you to Boston’s premiere cupcake bakeries where you will indulge in the traditional and exotic sweet treats that they have to offer. Our destinations have been carefully selected from the very finest cupcake bakeries that Boston has to offer.
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Taste of Chocolate Tours & Workshops |
05/20/12 -
09/29/12 |
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The Grand Diversity of Fishes: Form, Function, and Evolution
Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History May 31, 2012 Exhibition re-opening lecture by George V. Lauder, Prof. of Biology and Curator of Ichthyology in Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 6:00 PM
Fishes display a remarkable diversity in their behavior, ecology, and physical form. Constituting half of all known vertebrate species, fishes have adapted to almost every habitat on earth—from the deepest ocean trenches to highest mountain streams, and from sub-freezing to near-boiling...
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Harvard Museum of Natural History |
05/31/12 |
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge |
The Ellis Boston Antiques Show
Presented by Fusco & Four at BCA Cyclorama October 18-October 21, 2012 The Ellis Antiques Show ran for 49 years in Boston before closing its doors in 2008. The Boston Antiques Show ran for 21 years, with its final year in 2001. Re- launched in 2011 by Tony Fusco & Robert Four, the new Ellis Boston Antiques Show was a sensational success and the producers are proud to announce The Ellis Boston Antiques Show for October 18-21, 2012.
The show features 40 exhibitors of the highest quality, drawn from both past Ellis and Boston Antiques Show...
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Fusco & Four |
10/18/12 -
10/21/12 |
BCA Cyclorama, Boston |
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 |
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 |
Summer Workshops at Fuller Craft Museum Starting June 2
Presented by Fuller Craft Museum at Fuller Craft Museum June 2-August 25, 2012 Almost every Saturday a new workshop, demo, lecture—and a chance to learn something new about contemporary craft. Fuller Craft brings together some of the leading craftspeople in the field of studio craft to breathe life into the process of making art from raw materials. Offerings for children and adults, beginners and advanced students. Learn origami, bookmaking, quilting, paper bowls, sculpture, jewelry making. Featured artists include: furnituremaker Mark Del Guidice, fiber artist...
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Fuller Craft Museum |
06/02/12 -
08/25/12 |
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton |
Stoltzman and Yoshida Prelude Supper Lecture
Presented by Rockport Music June 22, 2012 Friday, June 22, 6-7:30 PM
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet and
Mika Yoshida, marimba
Prelude Supper Lecture with Elizabeth Seitz
Enjoy a delicious meal while Dr. Elizabeth Seitz discusses music by Gershin, Bach, and Thelonius Monk, and introduces a new work by Chick Correa.
Dr. Seitz is a musicologist, author, lecturer, and Professor at Boston University.
New Location!
Heath’s Tea Room
43 South Street, Rockport, MA
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Rockport Music |
06/22/12 |
Heath's Tea Room, Rockport |
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 |
Seabird & Whale Tales
Presented by NECWA June 10, 2012 Leave from 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA and head offshore in search of seabirds, whales, seals, and basking sharks off Cape Cod. Travel aboard a luxury 110" whale-watching vessel, owned by Capt. John Boats, and enjoy offshore activities including chumming for seabirds, plankton tow, and free onboard raffle. Guest naturalists include: David Clapp (Natural History Services), Jim Sweeney (S.S Bird Club), Krill Carson (NECWA and CJB) Visit necwa.org to register.
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NECWA |
06/10/12 |
New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance, Plymouth |
Reading a Powder Horn: The Siege of Boston through One Soldier’s Eyes
Presented by Concord Museum at Concord Museum June 14, 2012 "Reading a Powder Horn: The Siege of Boston through One Soldier’s Eyes," is presented by J.L. Bell on Thursday, June 14, at 7:00 p.m. at the Concord Museum.
J. L. Bell is the voice of the well-known blog, “Boston 1775” (http://boston1775.blogspot.com/), that offers history, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution. His presentation will use an ambitiously engraved powder horn exhibited in the Concord Museum's...
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Concord Museum |
06/14/12 |
Concord Museum, Concord |
Portsmouth Furniture Workshop
Presented by Historic New England October 6, 2012 Portsmouth's c. 1807 Rundlet-May House has one of the finest intact, original furniture collections of any house on the New Hampshire Seacoast. Join scholar and historian Brock Jobe for an in-depth examination of some of the most important pieces in the house.
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Historic New England |
10/06/12 |
Rundlet-May House, Portsmouth |
Portsmouth Furniture Revisited
Presented by Historic New England October 6, 2012 Historic New England presents Portsmouth Furniture Revisited with Brock Jobe. His ground breaking 1993 Portsmouth Furniture exhibition inspired renewed interest in the beautiful treasures crafted and cared for over the course of three centuries in this Seacoast town. Join Brock Jobe, professor of American Decorative Arts at Winterthur Museum, for a new look at Portsmouth-made furniture as he shares insights and discoveries from the last two decades.
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Historic New England |
10/06/12 |
Discover Portsmouth Center, Portsmouth |
Parker Quartet Prelude Supper Lecture
Presented by Rockport Music June 15, 2012 :::Rockport Chamber Music Festival:::
Enjoy a delicious meal while John McDonald explores string quartets by Mozart, Schumann, and Leon Kirchner.
John McDonald is a composer, a pianist, and faculty at Tufts University.
New Location!
Heath’s Tea Room
43 South Street, Rockport, MA
Price: $30. Meal includes a non-alcoholic beverage, salad, entrée, and dessert. Taxes and gratuity included. Guests may bring their own alcohol;...
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Rockport Music |
06/15/12 |
Heath's Tea Room, Rockport |
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 |
One-Day Sculpture Park Installation: Office of Blame Accountability
Presented by deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum July 28, 2012 Office of Blame Accountability with Carla Repice and Geoff Cunningham
Who do you blame? And for what? And what are you accountable for in this predicament? The Office of Blame Accountability was established by political artist and activist collaborative team, Carla Repice and Geoff Cunningham to determine just that. Situated in the heart of Copley Square in front of Trinity Church on Friday, July 27 and sited as an interactive sculpture at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum...
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deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum |
07/28/12 |
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln |
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 |
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 |
New England Sculptors Association Exhibition at the State Transportation Building
Presented by New England Sculptors Association May 21-June 15, 2012 Works from 31 nationally and regionally renowned sculptors are being featured at the New England Sculptors Association (NESA) exhibition at the State Transportation Building in Boston that opens on Monday, May 21, and runs through Friday, June 15. A panel discussion will be held on Thursday, May 24, from 5 pm – 7 pm. The panel discussion entitled Sculpture NOW! will include distinguished artists and writers: Cate McQuaid, critic/reviewer of visual art exhibitions, The Boston Globe;...
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New England Sculptors Association |
05/21/12 -
06/15/12 |
State Transportation Building, Boston |
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 |
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 |