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Free Sunday Mornings at Harvard Museum of Natural History

Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History

Don’t miss the world famous exhibit of 3,000 ‘Glass Flowers’, amazingly realistic models of plants, fruits and flowers created by father-son glass artists Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka from 1886-1936. Explore 12,000 specimens drawn from Harvard’s vast research collections at the University's most visited museum -- dinosaurs, meteorites, gemstones, and hundreds of prehistoric and current-day animals from around the globe. Get close to the world’s only mounted Kronosaurus, a 42 ft-long marine reptile; one of the first Triceratops ever discovered; a 1,642 lb. amethyst geode; 3 whale skeletons. The museum is on the Harvard University campus, just a short, 7-10 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square MBTA Red Line ‘T’ station, or a 15 minute walk from Porter Square commuter rail. Open daily, 9 am – 5 pm, 361 days/year. Handicapped accessible. Explore www.hmnh.harvard.edu for changing exhibitions, dozens of lectures, events, classes for all ages, year-round.

06/27/10 - 06/30/12

Regularly $9 adults; $7 seniors and students; $6 age 3-18

- http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu

Harvard Museum of Natural History - 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

Pirates, Privateers & Patriots Tour: Freedom Trail

Presented by Freedom Trail Foundation at BosTix Booth - Faneuil Hall

Learn the tales of scallawag pirates who plied their trade in Boston harbor, the privateers who sympathized with the Colonists against the mighty British Navy, and the patriots who encouraged them to help overthrow British rule in 18th century Boston. You'll be surprised to learn who was involved in promoting "terrorist acts" against Great Britain as the American Revolution played out on Boston waters. Tall Ships are in Boston this summer, so take in the juicy history of Boston's harbor on this 90 minute walking tour with an 18th century costumed Freedom Trail Foundation guide. It's American history, but not the same old story.

Tour departs from BosTix Booth at Faneuil Hall.

05/01/12 - 11/25/12

$12 adults / $10 seniors and students/ $6 children

- http://www.TheFreedomTrail.org

BosTix Booth - Faneuil Hall - Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA,

Exhibition: Wiyohpiyata: Lakota Images of the Contested West

Presented by Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology at Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

Wiyohpiyata: Lakota Images of the Contested West explores the meanings of a recently discovered nineteenth-century "artist's book," in the collection of Houghton Library, that had been recovered from the Little Big Horn battlefield after Custer's defeat in 1876. The exhibit presents colored drawings by Plains Indian warriors from the book with historic Lakota objects from the Peabody's collections.

05/12/09 - 12/30/13

$9/adults; $7/senior citizens and students; $6/children ages 3-18; free for children under 3. Free admission (for MA residents only) on Sun. mornings 9 -noon, except for groups, and free admission on Wed. afternoons, Sept. - May, 3-5 PM.

- http://www.peabody.harvard.edu

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology - 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02138

Intermediate Modern Dance

Presented by EgoArt. Inc at Green Street Studios

Ongoing class every Monday night at Green Street Studios taught by Artistic Director Nicole Pierce. Class runs 5:45-7:15 with live music Thorough warm-up followed by long eclectic phrases. Emphasis on clarity, musicality, expression. Students cover a wide range of ages and backgrounds. A good balance of demanding movement in an open, humorous atmosphere.

03/11/09 - 03/11/15

Single Class $15 10-Class Card $120

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Green Street Studios - 185 Green Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139

Shear Madness

Presented by Shear Madness at The Charles Playhouse

Set in a local hair salon and with lines as up-to-date as the morning's news, Shear Madness is theatre with the audience as a central character. In this Boston institution, ongoing at the Charles Playhouse since 1980, the audience gets to help solve a murder mystery in a laugh-a-minute blend of whodunit and improvisational theater. The clues change every night and the laughs come fast and funny. This worldwide phenomenon is filled with up to the minute spontaneous humor and quicksilver improvisation. The audience becomes part of the action and gets to solve the crime.

Voted "Best Comedy of the Year" seven times by the Boston Globe and recipient of the title "Best Play of the Year" by both the Chicago Sun-Times and the Philadelphia Enquirer, "Shear Madness" has also received the Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America and has been inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame, the first play ever to receive that accolade. "Shear Madness" is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the longest running play in the history of the USA.

05/01/10 - Ongoing

$50

- https://www.shearmadness.com/

The Charles Playhouse - 74 Warrenton Street, Boston, MA, 02116

The Comedy Lab

Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre

Each month, ImprovBoston presents two original comedy shows from the New England's best sketch and improv artists. From the silliness of sorority life to ludicrousness of local politicians, the 2010-2011 season of the The Comedy Lab promises edgy original comedy at a price anyone can afford!

02/18/09 - Ongoing

$10 general admission
$7 students and seniors