Events
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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 |
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 |
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 |
Boston Chocolate Walking Tours - Back Bay
Presented by Taste of Chocolate Tours & Workshops May 12-September 29, 2012 Our exclusive 2 ½-hour walking tour highlights The Back Bay – affluent Boston at its best, boasting landmarks like Copley Square, the Prudential Center, and the Public Library. This historic area is rich in culture, architecture – and of course, fine chocolate. Learn the history and life of chocolate, how luxury chocolates are created, and much more. We can think of no more fun way to spend a Saturday morning among friends than to peruse boutiques on Newbury Street, stroll...
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Taste of Chocolate Tours & Workshops |
05/12/12 -
09/29/12 |
Nespresso Boutique, Boston |
Boston Chocolate Walking Tours - Beacon Hill
Presented by Taste of Chocolate Tours & Workshops May 13-September 30, 2012 Our exclusive 2.5 hour chocolate walking tour highlights Beacon Hill, one of Boston’s smallest and most historic neighborhoods, featuring a mix of grand townhouses and fashionable shops. Stroll down Charles Street to spy pricey antique shops and of course, fine chocolate. Stroll through the Boston Public Gardens and end with a double finale in Park Square. Learn the history and life of chocolate, how luxury chocolates are created, and much more. We can think of no more fun way to spend...
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Taste of Chocolate Tours & Workshops |
05/13/12 -
09/30/12 |
boYo, Boston |
Boston Chocolate Walking Tours - South End
Presented by Taste of Chocolate Tours & Workshops May 12-September 29, 2012 Our exclusive 2 ½-hour walking tour highlights the historic South End neighborhood. This area is home to elegant Victorian brick row houses, many dating from the 1800s, and one of the most diverse populations in Boston. The South End blends many of the best elements of the city and of course, fine chocolate. Learn the history and life of chocolate, how luxury chocolates are created, and much more. We can think of no more fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon among friends.
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Taste of Chocolate Tours & Workshops |
05/12/12 -
09/29/12 |
Code 10, Boston |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Cosmopolitan Crosscurrents in a Safavid Painting
Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum August 25, 2012 Mika Natif, Assistant Curator for Islamic and Later Indian Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art, Harvard Art Museums
This gallery talk will examine the small 17th-century Persian painting Courtier Refusing Wine from Indian Courtesans, which brings up fascinating issues regarding East–West relations through its subject matter, technique, and style. Blending local and foreign elements, the work reflects the cosmopolitan nature of Safavid Iran.
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Harvard Art Museums |
08/25/12 |
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 |
Cultural Survival Bazaar
Presented by Cultural Survival July 21-July 22, 2012 An International Festival of Native Arts & Culture Featuring artisans, products, & performers from around the world. Shop handmade art, jewelry, clothing, crafts, decor, tribal rugs, & much more. Enjoy FREE music performances, presentations, Native American storytelling, educational displays, craft-making demonstrations, & Wampanoag cuisine. Proceeds support Native artisans, fair trade, and Cultural Survival's non-profit work worldwide. For special features, artisan...
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Cultural Survival |
07/21/12 -
07/22/12 |
Peg Noonan Park, Falmouth |
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 |
Favorite Things, Hidden Treasures
Presented by Historic New England October 20, 2012 This extended house tour highlights the favorite objects of American folk art collectors Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little, including objects hidden in cupboards, cabinets, and drawers. Hear detailed stories about the Littles and their collecting, take an up-close look at the many objects in the house, and enjoy a rare opportunity to see treasures stored in the attic, which is not usually open to the public.
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Historic New England |
10/20/12 |
Cogswell's Grant, Essex |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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Jasper Johns and Conceptual Art
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Harvard Art Museums |
08/11/12 |
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |