Events
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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 |
Wild Side: Penguins of South Africa
Presented by Mass Audubon\'s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary at Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary February 28, 2012 From Boston to South Africa, penguin biologist Paul Leonard shares his adventures working with endangered African penguins. Paul's amazing experiences include caring for newborn penguin chicks through adults at the New England Aquarium, but working with wild penguins in South Africa provided many additional challenges. From penguins in the wild at Dassen island to a rescue and rehabilitation center in Cape Town, see what it takes to save an endangered species! Pre-registration...
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Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary |
02/28/12 |
Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick |
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 |
Writers & Readers Series: Jodi Picoult "Lone Wolf"
Presented by Brookline Booksmith at Coolidge Corner Theatre February 29, 2012 The best-selling author of eighteen novels, including Sing You Home, Nineteen Minutes and My Sister’s Keeper, Jodi Picoult returns to the Coolidge for her newest tale. When prodigal son Edward Warren gets a call telling him that his father is comatose after an accident that has also injured his younger sister Cara, he returns home. But while Edward wants to terminate life-support, Cara holds out hope, and the two engage in a vicious battle over what it means to love and protect...
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Brookline Booksmith |
02/29/12 |
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline |
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 |
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.
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Boston College |
03/01/12 |
Boston College Gasson Hall, Room 100, Chestnut Hill |
Boston Neighborhood History Series: South Boston
Presented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House March 1, 2012 Come hear the fascinating past of the storied neighborhood of “Southie.” Robert Allison, Chair of History at Suffolk University, explains how South Boston grew rapidly with the railroad, becoming a hub of industry filled with iron foundries, machine shops, shipyards, and refineries, and how its population exploded with Irish immigrants fleeing famine and seeking employment.
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Old South Meeting House |
03/01/12 |
Old South Meeting House, Boston |
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...
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Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts |
03/01/12 |
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Cambridge |
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...
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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...
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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...
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Boston University Institute for Philosophy & Religion |
03/01/12 |
Boston University School of Law Barristers Hall, Boston |
One Day University: Schubert and Vienna in the 1800s
Presented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center March 3, 2012 Prior to attending the evening concert featuring works by Franz Schubert, immerse yourself in the period and music of this great composer. Violinist Nicholas Kitchen of the Borromeo Quartet discusses Piano Trios of Franz Schubert and Dr. James Johnson, Associate Professor of History at Boston University, offers insight into “Vienna in the 1800’s.” Members of the CÁRDENES-WILLIAMS-DEVEAU TRIO preview the concert they’ll play that evening. Also enjoy a hot...
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Rockport Music |
03/03/12 |
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport |
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,...
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Arnold Arboretum |
03/05/12 |
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 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...
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MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT) |
03/05/12 |
ACT cube, 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...
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Grow Native Massachusetts |
03/07/12 |
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge |
A Conversation: The Real Cleopatra
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston March 7, 2012 Cleopatra VII has captured the heart and the imagination of the public like no other figure from antiquity. Award-winning author Stacey Schiff and curator Lawrence Berman go beyond the myth and mystery to uncover the truth behind the life of this powerful Egyptian queen.
Book signing follows.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
03/07/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
Boston Neighborhood History Series: Jamaica Plain
Presented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House March 8, 2012 From farmland to “streetcar suburb,” Jamaica Plain has evolved into one of Boston’s greenest and most dynamic neighborhoods. Michael Reiskind of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society joins long-time resident Mary Smoyer to discuss the history of Jamaica Plain and why “JP” is one of Boston’s most distinctive and beloved neighborhoods today.
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Old South Meeting House |
03/08/12 |
Old South Meeting House, Boston |
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...
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Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts |
03/08/12 |
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Cambridge |
The Bronze Age: Bronze as a Material from Antiquity to the Early 20th Century
Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum March 10, 2012 Lisa Anderson, Frederick Randolph Grace Assistant Curator of Ancient Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art
An alloy of copper and tin, stronger and more malleable than either element alone, bronze is an essential, intrinsically valuable material. For over 5,000 years it has been used to create artistic and practical objects, from sculpture to weapons, jewelry, coins, and vessels. This talk will focus on aspects of bronze manufacture, its survival, and its use in...
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Harvard Art Museums |
03/10/12 |
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Highfield Hall: Meet the Chefs: International Series Jay Bartolomei of Landucci Italia
Presented by Highfield Hall at Highfield Hall March 11, 2012 Jay Bartolomei is continuing his family’s restaurant tradition as the chef/owner of Landucci Italia in Falmouth. Previously the award winning chef had owned Villagio, where his family’s old-style techniques were offered, along with today’s new and exciting Italian specialties.
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Highfield Hall |
03/11/12 |
Highfield Hall, Falmouth |
Visiting the Claddagh: Artists and Others, 1840–1914
Presented by McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College at McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College March 12, 2012 Lecture. Prof. Angela Bourke, University College Dublin. Until 1937, when its rows of small thatched houses were demolished to make way for modern housing, the Claddagh fishing village on the edge of Galway City had a unique tradition and personality. It was also easily accessible to outsiders, who came to alleviate poverty, to sketch, paint, and take photographs, and to collect folktales. Angela Bourke will discuss cultural encounters in the Claddagh in the period between the Great Famine...
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McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College |
03/12/12 |
McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Chestnut Hill |
ACT Lecture| Taru Elfving: Archipelago Logic: Towards Sustainable Futures
Presented by MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT) March 12, 2012 Taru Elfving, curator and director of Contemporary Art Archipelago (CAA), calls into play the curatorial notion of the "dysfunctional" exhibition and its role within the larger concept of sustainability. CAA, a trans-disciplinary, cross-cultural exhibition spread across the isles of the Turku Archipelago (Baltic Sea), included over 23 international artists who researched the area’s environment and ways of life, and worked with the local community and institutions. Elfving...
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MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT) |
03/12/12 |
ACT cube, Cambridge |