Events
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Owl Prowl Adventure for All Ages
Presented by Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary at Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary February 25, 2012 Ever wondered if an owl really is as smart as they say? Why don't we hear them when they fly? Just how far can an owl see? Come with the whole family to learn about owl calls, behavior and habitat and search for our frequent evening owl visitors, the screech owl and great horned owl. Pre-registration required. Instructions and Directions: This programs includes walking over uneven terrain in limited light.
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Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary |
02/25/12 |
Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick |
Valentine's Love Fest with the WSO
Presented by The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra at Mass Bay Community College, Wellesley February 12, 2012 The WSO Presents renowned tenor Brian Landry and wife, contralto Anna Maria Ugarte, sing beloved arias and duets from Tosca, Rigoletto, Carmen, and more -- plus Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream Suite and Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyl
Pre-concert talk by Leslie Holmes.
Easy parking and reception after the concert.
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The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra |
02/12/12 |
Mass Bay Community College, Wellesley, Wellesley |
The Loving Story
Presented by MASS MoCA at MASS MoCA February 16, 2012 The dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1960s, and their landmark Supreme Court Case, Loving v. Virginia, that changed history. At the time of their wedding, interracial marriage was illegal in 16 states, including their homestate of Virginia. They were driven out of Virginia, forbidden to return as a couple in the future. Mildred, frustrated by discrimination, wrote to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, who motivated her to take...
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MASS MoCA |
02/16/12 |
MASS MoCA, North Adams |
Catherine Russell
Presented by MASS MoCA at MASS MoCA February 18, 2012 “After a long, circuitous career path including stints with David Bowie, Paul Simon, Jackson Brown, Levon Helm, and Rosanne Cash, (Cather Russell’s) return to the family fold has given many reasons for jazz fans to rejoice. Mining a treasure trove of double entendre-laden blues, vintage jazz tunes, and Tin Pan Alley gems, the native New Yorker brings a visceral connection to old-time material, delivering the songs as if they were written yesterday, just for her.”...
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MASS MoCA |
02/18/12 |
MASS MoCA, North Adams |
Gustafer Yellowgold
Presented by MASS MoCA at MASS MoCA February 25, 2012 The New York Times described this extraordinary combination of music and animation as "A cross between ‘Yellow Submarine’ and Dr. Seuss." New York Magazine named Gustafer’s creator Morgan Taylor Best Kids’ Performer, and his song "Mint Green Bee" was a Grand Prize Winner in the Children’s Category of the John Lennon Songwriting contest. This might be the best kids' show you ever see.
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MASS MoCA |
02/25/12 |
MASS MoCA, North Adams |
Faith Healing, Vaccination, and the First Amendment
Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society at Massachusetts Historical Society February 23, 2012 Alan Rogers, Professor of History at Boston College, will explore the challenges and choices involved in defining and balancing individual freedom and the common good. He will discuss two current research projects: the contested intersection of faith healing and the First Amendment; and a history of the anti-vaccination movement from 1721 to the present.
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Massachusetts Historical Society |
02/23/12 |
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston |
Boston's Best Cruise
Presented by Boston's Best Cruises at MBTA Harbor Express Ferry November 1, 2009 - Ongoing 90 min. round trip ferry ride from Boston's Long Wharf and back. Scenic, historical, inexpensive family fun. Best views of Boston and the Harbor Islands.big fun on a budget.
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Boston's Best Cruises |
11/01/09 -
Ongoing |
MBTA Harbor Express Ferry, Boston |
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Opening Reception for Rural Ireland: The Inside Story
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McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College |
02/13/12 |
McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Chestnut Hill |
The Bach B-Minor Mass - Worcester Chorus Performance
Presented by Music Worcester, Inc. at Mechanics Hall February 18, 2012 Worcester Music Festival presents The Worcester Chorus, Christopher Shepard, Artistic Director, with the Holy Cross College Chamber Choir, special guest soloists, and accompanied by the early music ensemble Arcadia Players, Ian Watson, Artistic Director. The Bach B-Minor Mass stands as one of the greatest pieces in choral repertoire and will be performed by some of the best Bach artists in the area - in an acoustic gem of a building in Worcester.
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Music Worcester, Inc. |
02/18/12 |
Mechanics Hall, Worcester |
Daddy Long Legs
Presented by Merrimack Repertory Theatre at Merrimack Repertory Theatre February 9-March 4, 2012 Music and lyrics by Paul Gordon; book by John Caird; based on the novel by Jean Webster
A beautiful new musical from the co-director of Les Miserables and the creators of Jane Eyre. In this coming-of-age story set in 1912 New England, a young woman is given the opportunity to escape the orphanage she grew up in when an anonymous benefactor spots her potential and pays her way to attend university, as long as his identity remains a secret.
(Actor photo courtesy of...
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Merrimack Repertory Theatre |
02/09/12 -
03/04/12 |
Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Lowell |
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Miss Geo - Valentine's Day
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Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub |
02/14/12 |
Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge |
william cordova: this one’s 4U (pa’ nosotros)
Presented by Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) at Mills Gallery at the BCA February 10-April 15, 2012 For his first solo exhibition in Boston, William Cordova (b. 1971, Lima, Peru) brings together new and recent works in sculpture, installation, video and works on paper by the Miami/New York-based artist, unmasking and remixing seemingly disparate and repressed histories through thoughtful and subtle juxtapositions of familiar detritus.
The Peruvian-born artist’s work imbues displaced historical narratives with new meaning, conflating previous events with contemporary context...
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Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) |
02/10/12 -
04/15/12 |
Mills Gallery at the BCA, Boston |
Token Creek Mozart Marathon Concert at MIT
Presented by MIT Music and Theater Arts at MIT's Kresge Auditorium February 25, 2012 Program: Divertimento in Bb major for Horns and Strings, K.287; Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, K. 442; Concerto in D Major, K. 537. Performers: Richard Menaul, horn; Rose Mary Harbison and Heidi Braun-Hill, violins; John Harbison, viola; Liz Foulser, bass; Rhonda Rider, cello; Robert Levin, piano. 8pm, Kresge Auditorium. Free and open to the public. Visit Token Creek Festival at www.tokencreekfestival.org.
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MIT Music and Theater Arts |
02/25/12 |
MIT's Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge |
Random Access: Data as Art Exhibit at Montserrat College of Art
Presented by Montserrat College of Art Gallery at Montserrat College of Art Gallery February 2-March 31, 2012 In Random Access: Data as Art, each of the artists in the exhibition uses data as a source to define the visual outcome of the pieces. As numbers camped in visuals, Random Access explores the way stories are measured in different units, revealing more interesting avenues to pursue the charting of information. Plotting information is more than an intellectual or artistic exercise, it is a proponent of how our society moves towards any goal, microscopic or monumental. Graphic data catalyzes...
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Montserrat College of Art Gallery |
02/02/12 -
03/31/12 |
Montserrat College of Art Gallery, Beverly |
Medea
Presented by Actors' Shakespeare Project at Multicultural Arts Center February 8-March 4, 2012 by Euripdes
directed by David R. Gammons
translated by Robin Robertson
Promises get made and broken, and that's when the rationale kicks in. In this searing look at what we can do to each other when lives turn upside down, Euripides blows open the key hole on the view that time does not change human nature. The depths to which wounds push people can have no measure.
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Actors' Shakespeare Project |
02/08/12 -
03/04/12 |
Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge |
Immersion: Artefacting Into Dharavi – The Engine That Runs Mumbai
Presented by Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center at Multicultural Arts Center January 4-March 23, 2012 The Multicultural Arts Center will be hosting a new exhibition in the Upper Gallery beginning Wednesday, January 4, 2012 and running through Friday, March 23, 2012. Immersion: Artefacting into Dharavi – The Engine That Runs Mumbai is a multimedia project organized
by artist Alex White.
In November of 2010, artist & urbanist Alex White Mazzarella led a team of artists and documentarians into Dharavi, Mumbai, known widely as Asia’s largest slum for a...
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Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center |
01/04/12 -
03/23/12 |
Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge |
The Art of the Americas Wing
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston November 20, 2010 - Ongoing Opening November 2010, the new wing takes a global perspective on Art of the Americas, showcasing more than 5,000 works of art produced in North, Central, and South America over the course of three millennia. Art in all media will be arranged chronologically on four floors. The wing's 53 brand-new galleries include nine beautiful period rooms and four Behind the Scenes galleries to enhance the way visitors experience and interact with the collection.
Opens to the public Saturday...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
11/20/10 -
Ongoing |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston September 18, 2011 - Ongoing Contemporary art finds a dynamic new home at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with the recently opened Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art, located in the MFA’s dramatic I. M. Pei-designed building.
The transformed wing features seven galleries introducing innovative approaches to contemporary art within the context of the Museum’s collections, offering new perspectives and encouraging connections between art of the past and present.
Art is displayed throughout...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
09/18/11 -
Ongoing |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
MFA: Studio Art Classes: Children Winter Class Session
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston January 7-March 17, 2012 Register for the children's MFA Studio Art Classes. The children's program is intended for ages 5-6, 7-8, and 9-11 and includes 10-week Saturday classes or Sunday classes. Students sketch and explore the Museum’s galleries, then respond to what they have seen through drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, printmaking projects, and more.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
01/07/12 -
03/17/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
MFA: Studio Art Classes: Teen Winter Class Session
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston January 7-March 17, 2012 Register for MFA Studio Art Classes for teens. Classes are offered for ages 12-14 and 15-18. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, offers studio art classes and workshops taught by experienced educators who are also professional artists. The Museum’s collections provide an unparalleled opportunity to study the processes of artists past and present from a variety of cultural perspectives. Class sizes are limited to ensure that students of all levels benefit from these experiences.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
01/07/12 -
03/17/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
MFA: Studio Art Classes Winter Session
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston January 3-March 16, 2012 The MFA offers a wide range of courses in drawing, acrylic painting, oil painting, watercolor, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture, stone carving, and much more. Classes meet once a week for either 8 to 10 weeks, or as one- and two-day workshops.
The Museum’s collections provide an unparalleled opportunity to our studio art students to study the processes of artists past and present from a variety of cultural perspectives. The MFA’s classes and workshops are taught...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
01/03/12 -
03/16/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
MFA First Fridays
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston January 6-June 1, 2012 Occurs every month on the first Friday until June 1, 2012.
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Gallery 250
Begin each month in a unique and stylish atmosphere at MFA First Fridays. Join us in the Koch Gallery for fine art, live music, cash bars featuring signature cocktails, and delicious tapas available for purchase. Relax and unwind in a beautiful setting with friends both old and new.
MFA First Fridays Musical Lineup:
September 2—The David Eure Jazz Quartet
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
01/06/12 -
06/01/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
MFA: Weekly Journeys Through Art: February Vacation week classes for Children
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston February 21-February 24, 2012 Age groups: 6–8 and 9–11
Looking for an fun activity during school vacation week? The MFA is offering February Vacation Weekly Journeys through Art classes for kids starting February 21 through February 24. The morning and afternoon course focuses on a specific theme. Groups of up to 12 children (grouped by age) discover new places and cultures; visit our galleries; draw, paint, sculpt, and collage in the studio art classrooms. Students may register for...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
02/21/12 -
02/24/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
MFA: Studio Art Classes Teen Studio Intensives
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston February 21-February 24, 2012 Classes are offered for ages 12-14 and 15-18.
Students are invited to question, explore, experiment, and solve problems as they create and interact with art. The Museum’s collections provide an unparalleled opportunity to study the processes of artists past and present from a variety of cultural perspectives. The February Vacation Teen Studio Intensives is a four-day session in drawing and painting,
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
02/21/12 -
02/24/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
MFA Playdates
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston February 6-June 18, 2012 On the first and third Monday of each month, bring your toddler to enjoy story time and looking activities in the galleries, followed by art making. Each month focuses on a specific theme—on December 5 and December 19 join us to explore our "favorite things" in the Museum. Recommended for children ages 4 and younger with adults. Meet at the Sharf Visitor Center. No registration required.
Stay after the program to explore the Museum on your own or with new...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
02/06/12 -
06/18/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
A Visual Journey Through India: Past and Present
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston February 1-April 11, 2012 Explore Indian art and culture through the lens of epic stories, religious rituals, sacred space, contemporary literature, and cinema. This 10-session course brings to life our newly installed South Asian galleries, enriching the experience of those who have traveled to India, those who hope to go there someday, and those who want to learn more about Indian culture.
Wednesdays, February 1?April 11, except February 22
1?2:30 pm
Remis Auditorium
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
02/01/12 -
04/11/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
The Story of the Great Migration
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston February 7-February 23, 2012 This three-part course is sure to inspire and captivate the hearts and minds of music, art, and literature fans. The story of the African American Great Migration of 1910-1940 provides context for the Huntington Theatre's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and the MFA's Huntington Theatre, Sunday, March 4, performance of August Wilson: "A Transplant That Did Not Take."
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
02/07/12 -
02/23/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
Join us every Wednesday evening for an opportunity to sketch from live models and/or from objects in our collections. A facilitator provides insights on drawing technique and the artist-model relationship as it informs the creation of artwork. Limited dra
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston February 8-June 27, 2012 Join us every Wednesday evening for an opportunity to sketch from live models and/or from objects in our collections. A facilitator provides insights on drawing technique and the artist-model relationship as it informs the creation of artwork. Limited drawing materials are provided to encourage spontaneous participation. Gallery location varies; ask at the Sharf Visitor Center.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
02/08/12 -
06/27/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
MFA Book Group
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston February 9-May 10, 2012 Share recent fiction, non-fiction, and memoir to discover new perspectives on French artists and art lovers in the late nineteenth century. In addition to discussion of each month?s book, each session will include a gallery visit to consider related works in the MFA collection.
All books are available in the MFA Bookstore.
February 9?Susan Vreeland, Luncheon of the Boating Party
March 8?Ruth Butler, Hidden in the Shadow of the Master: The Model-Wives of Cezanne, Monet, and Rodin
April...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
02/09/12 -
05/10/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
The Art of Love, Lust, and Laughter: Poems and Stories from the Heart
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston February 12, 2012 We may not know what love is, but we sure know what love does! Join Regie Gibson, Simone Beaubien, and surprise musicians as they team up with professional and non-professional writers (one could be you!) for an hour of poetry, stories, and music celebrating the beauty, bawdiness, and betrayals of that most unpredictable of predicaments: love!
Send us your works of love!
For guidelines and selection process, visit The Fine Art of Love at Blogspot. Please send your original, insightful,...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
02/12/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |