Events
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Living with Your Old House: National Preservation Month Lecture Series
Presented by Historic New England May 8-May 29, 2012 Celebrate National Preservation Month this May by learning how to take care of your old house. Historic New England and the Waltham Historical Society present a lecture series designed to help homeowners enhance their knowledge and understanding of houses built before 1950. For detailed descriptions of the individual lectures, please visit http://www.HistoricNewEngland.org. May 8, 7–8:30 PM – Architectural Styles in Waltham’s History May 15, 7–8:30 PM –...
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Historic New England |
05/08/12 -
05/29/12 |
Lyman Estate, Waltham |
Chasing Venus: the Race to Measure the Heavens
Presented by Arnold Arboretum May 30, 2012 In the 1760s the world’s scientific community was electrified because the transit of Venus would allow them for the first time to calculate the distance between the planets in our solar system. On June 6, 1761 and June 3, 1769, the planet Venus passed between Earth and Sun–each time visible as a small black dot against the face of the Sun for six hours. Transits of Venus always arrive in pairs –eight years apart–but then it takes more than a century before they are...
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Arnold Arboretum |
05/30/12 |
Weld Hill Research Building, Arnold Arboretum, Roslindale |
Dive in to Art!
Presented by Swampscott Public Library May 30, 2012 Have you wanted to learn more about looking at art? Join Meg Winikates from the Peabody Essex Museum’s Art & Nature Center on Wednesday, May 30th at 6:00pm to take a close look at artists and their watery inspirations with works from Ripple Effect, the Art of H2O. Find out how to get comfortable looking at art, then get hands-on and create your own Ripple Effect inspired work. Ripple Effect is on view at PEM until July 8, 2012. Admission is free. Please call the Swampscott Public...
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Swampscott Public Library |
05/30/12 |
swampscott public library, Swampscott |
A Night of Fiction with Jessica Keener and Jennifer Haigh
Presented by Back Pages Books May 31, 2012 In Night Swim, an incredible debut that has been called "deeply moving and devastatingly beautiful", Jessica Keener explores the coming-of-age of sixteen year-old Sara Kunitz under the oppressive regime of her emotionally absent parents. In this and Jennifer Haigh's Faith, both women explore the dynamics, beliefs, and disappointments of two strikingly different Boston families--one, a clan of wealthy 1970s Jewish suburbanites attempting to maintain a charmed facade after a...
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Back Pages Books |
05/31/12 |
Back Pages Books, Waltham |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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Jonathan Lethem & Winterpills
Presented by Back Pages Books June 6, 2012 "A virtuoso performance by a writer at the peak of his powers, tackling one of his great obsessions."
Bestselling author Jonathan Lethem - backed by live music from Northampton's acclaimed Winterpills - discusses his kaleidoscopic book about one of the most remarkable albums of the 1970s; Talking Heads' masterpiece "Fear of Music".
Tickets include a complimentary drink and copy of the book.
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Back Pages Books |
06/06/12 |
Back Pages Books, Waltham |
Fraternity: A Discussion with author Diane Brady and Father John Brooks
Presented by http://www.worcesterhistory.org June 7, 2012 After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968, a Catholic priest and theology professor, Father John Brooks, at the College of the Holy Cross sought out young black men to integrate into a, then, all-while school. Among the 20 young men he found were a future Supreme Court justice, a Pulitzer Prize winner and one of the most successful defense attorneys in the country. Author Diane Brady chronicles the stories of five of those young men in her book Fraternity.
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http://www.worcesterhistory.org |
06/07/12 |
Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester |
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 |
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 |
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 |
A National Book Launch Event: Brian Miller and Mike Lapham on The Self-Made Myth
Presented by Back Pages Books June 14, 2012 How we view the creation of wealth and individual success shapes our views on inequality, extravagant CEO pay, taxes, the role of government, and more.
Join us as authors Brian Miller, executive director of United for a Fair Ecomony, and Mike Lapham, Responsible Wealth project director pull back the mythological "job creator" curtain to reveal a more honest narrative of wealth creation.
www.selfmademyth.org
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Back Pages Books |
06/14/12 |
Back Pages Books, Waltham |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Cantus, a capella men's choir Prelude Supper Lecture
Presented by Rockport Music June 29, 2012 Friday, June 29, 6-7:30 PM
Cantus (a capella men’s choir)
On the Shoulder of Giants
Prelude Supper Lecture with Elizabeth Seitz
Enjoy a delicious meal while Dr. Elizabeth Seitz surveys vocal music spanning ten centuries from medieval chant and Baroque gems to spirituals and John Lennon’s “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”
Dr. Seitz is a musicologist, author, lecturer, and Professor at Boston University.
New Location!
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Rockport Music |
06/29/12 |
Heath's Tea Room, Rockport |
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 |