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Freedom Trail Walking Tours for Groups
Presented by Freedom Trail Foundation March 15, 2010-December 6, 2011 The Freedom Trail Foundation offers several themed tours for groups and by reservation. They include: African-American Patriots Tour Tour Times: offered Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday in February, Black History month, by reservation throughout the year. Minimum group size 6.
Price: From $150
Hear History Audio Guide Rental at Visitor Information Center, Boston Common
Download MP3 File at TheFreedomTrail.org
Historic Holiday Stroll Tour times: offered...
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Freedom Trail Foundation |
03/15/10 -
12/06/11 |
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Somerville Walks
Presented by WalkBoston April 9, 2009 - Ongoing This map shows all of Somerville with possible walks highlighted in five-minute increments. Use it to explore Somerville on foot for recreation, exploration, and transportation.
Use this map for a self guided walk.
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WalkBoston |
04/09/09 -
Ongoing |
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AHA! Night (art, history and architecture)
Presented by AHA! (art. history and architecture) May 14, 2009 - Ongoing AHA! takes place every 2nd Thursday and is a FREE art and culture event that features exhibits, performances, live music, talks and tours in downtown New Bedford.
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AHA! (art. history and architecture) |
05/14/09 -
Ongoing |
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Mind and Hand: The Making of MIT Scientists and Engineers
Presented by MIT Office of the Arts June 1, 2009 - Ongoing An exploration, from the student perspective, of the cultural curiosity that is an MIT education.
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MIT Office of the Arts |
06/01/09 -
Ongoing |
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Robots and Beyond: Exploring Artificial Intelligence at MIT
Presented by MIT Office of the Arts June 1, 2009 - Ongoing A multimedia excursion into the world of artificial intelligence, Robots and Beyond throws open the doors of MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, where scientists have been probing the mysteries of A.I. for five decades.
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MIT Office of the Arts |
06/01/09 -
Ongoing |
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Holography: The Light Fantastic
Presented by MIT Office of the Arts June 1, 2009 - Ongoing Holograms from the Museum's collection -- the world's largest -- illustrates the many artistic and scientific facets of the medium.
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MIT Office of the Arts |
06/01/09 -
Ongoing |
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Gestural Engineering: The Sculpture of Arthur Ganson
Presented by MIT Office of the Arts June 1, 2009 - Ongoing Permanent installation of Ganson's whimsical kinetic sculptures address emotional and philosophical issues between the animate and inanimate, human and machine
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MIT Office of the Arts |
06/01/09 -
Ongoing |
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Deep Frontiers: Ocean Engineering at MIT
Presented by MIT Office of the Arts June 1, 2009 - Ongoing Long-term exhibition exploring the latest advances in underwater research.
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MIT Office of the Arts |
06/01/09 -
Ongoing |
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Ship Models: The Evolution of Ship Design
Presented by MIT Office of the Arts June 1, 2009 - Ongoing Forty of the Museum's finest full-hull ship models depict one thousand years of ship building, from a fifteenth century iron-clad warship to the swiftest clipper ships. Also included is an extraordinary model of N.G. Herreshoff's Reliance – winner of the 1903 America's Cup.
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MIT Office of the Arts |
06/01/09 -
Ongoing |
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LIVE WELL Lifestyle Enrichment Courses
Presented by Tartt's Day Care Centers Inc. March 30, 2010-March 31, 2011 Tartt's Day Care Centers, Inc. established in 1946, is delighted to offer our own brand of Lifestyle Enrichment Courses at our convenient 1424 Tremont Street location minutes from Boston's Brigham Circle. Our LIVE WELL Series offers an exciting blend of Multicultural Dance, Fitness, and Hobby Classes for Adults as well as fun children's classes and activities. Enrich your life with our low cost, no membership required, courses designed to add a unique spin to your work-life balance. ...
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Tartt's Day Care Centers Inc. |
03/30/10 -
03/31/11 |
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For the Birds: Art from the Mass Audubon Collection
Presented by Fruitlands Museum April 15-November 15, 2010 The exhibit includes awe-inspiring original elephant-folio (large format) engravings and copper plates by John James Audubon, etchings by Alexander Wilson —Audubon’s predecessor who described and depicted American birds—plus works by American impressionist Frank Weston Benson, Andy Warhol’s eye-popping serigraph, Bald Eagle, and work by Charley Harper, the witty and wise “minimal realist.” Among the most exciting artwork on view are watercolors by...
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Fruitlands Museum |
04/15/10 -
11/15/10 |
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Grand Discovery: Icons Acquired from Private European Collections
Presented by Museum of Russian Icons May 1, 2010-July 30, 2012 The Museum has acquired ten exceptional Russian icons from prominent private collectors in Germany and Holland. Dr. Marc Loerke - a prestigious icon dealer in Germany representing the Museum - identified and negotiated with 2 important European collectors to facilitate this stunning acquisition of ten significant Russian icons. Their subject and content are new to the Museum and round out the collection. The exhibition includes a significant, late 15th century icon from northern Russia...
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Museum of Russian Icons |
05/01/10 -
07/30/12 |
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Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
Presented by Historic New England September 11, 2010 This annual event features the work of over one hundred artisans. Items include wooden furniture and toys, pottery, photography, jewelry, glass, knitted sweaters and throws, children’s clothing, metalware, and folk carvings. Visitors can enjoy live entertainment, children’s activities, and a food court. The Codman Estate is open for museum tours.
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Historic New England |
09/11/10 |
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Beacon Hill Walking Tour
Presented by Historic New England May 22-October 30, 2010 Go beyond the brick sidewalks and charming gardens and learn about Beacon Hill’s development in the Federal Era. The fortunes, ambitions, and struggles of early residents, both wealthy and working class, shaped the streets, architecture, and character of the hill. The program starts with a tour of the Otis House, the earliest intact mansion in the neighborhood, and continues on Beacon Hill’s historic streets.
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Historic New England |
05/22/10 -
10/30/10 |
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First Sunday Estate Walk and History of the Beebe Property
Presented by Highfield Hall June 6-December 26, 2010 Join a trained docent on the first Sunday of each month for a special estate walk of the Beebe property. Learn about the building of Highfield Hall and its sister mansion, Tanglewood, explore the grounds and gardens, and hear about the Beebe family members who lived a lavish Victorian lifestyle during the late 19th and early 20th century. $5 donation suggested. Reservations are encouraged, especially for groups. NOTE: Highfield Hall is open for visitation on Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm. ...
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Highfield Hall |
06/06/10 -
12/26/10 |
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Sunday Night Jazz & Blues at Encore Lounge
Presented by John Minnock June 12, 2010-June 12, 2011 Live Jazz and Blues. John Minnock (host) with trio and special guests. 2nd and 4th Sundays monthly, in one of Boston's longest running live music venues. Encore Lounge is in the Courtyard Marriott, 275 Tremont St Boston, in the theater district opposite the Citi-Wang Center.
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John Minnock |
06/12/10 -
06/12/11 |
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Flights of Discovery: The Avian Art of Barry Van Dusen
Presented by Atomic Design June 1-November 15, 2010 Fruitlands 2010 Artist-in-Residence, Barry Van Dusen's current exhibition, Flights of Discovery: The Avian Art of Barry Van Dusen continues through November 15, 2010. Van Dusen is an internationally recognized wildlife artist whose articles and paintings have been featured in Bird Watcher’s Digest, Birding, and Birder’s World magazines. He has illustrated a variety of natural history books and pocket guides in association with the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
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Atomic Design |
06/01/10 -
11/15/10 |
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Life is good Festival
Presented by Life is good September 11-September 12, 2010 Grammy Award winning artists Jason Mraz, Ben Harper & Relentless 7, and Corinne Bailey Rae will join Guster, Ziggy Marley, Mavis Staples, OK Go, Brett Dennen and more than 15 other perfomers at the 2010 Life is good Festival at Blues Hills on Spetember 11-12, 2010. This one-of-a king multi-stage festival, a first for Life is good, aims to raise $1 million for kids in need through the Life is good Kids Foundation. The two-day, music festival hosted by Life is good®, a Boston-based...
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Life is good |
09/11/10 -
09/12/10 |
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2nd Annual Fenway Park Bridal Festival
Presented by Boston Red Sox September 12, 2010 The day-long event will feature New England's best and brightest wedding professionals offering a selection of products and services to meet any couple's wedding budget. Attendees can view the latest fashions, hear the sounds of select bands and DJs, shop, compare and ask questions to over 70 companies at "America's Most Beloved Ballpark". Everyone who attends has the chance to enter the free raffle to win one of four wedding ceremonies at Fenway Park. The festival will also...
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Boston Red Sox |
09/12/10 |
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Oak Grove Painters' Gallery Tent at Wayside Inn's Farmers' Market
Presented by Oak Grove Painters June 26-October 2, 2010 Weekly Artists' Gallery. Oak Grove Painters at the Wayside Inn's Farmer's Market. Wayside Inn breakfasts and lunches are a "best kept secret" in the Metrowest area. The farmer's market features locally grown producemeats, seafood, florals and farm crafts. Oak Grove Painters consist of ten, greater Boston, plein air artists displaying fifty different paintings each week. Guest artists and featured artists each outing.
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Oak Grove Painters |
06/26/10 -
10/02/10 |
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Enrichment Courses for Adults and Children
Presented by Tartt's Day Care Centers Inc. July 14-November 30, 2010 Tartt's Day Care Centers, Inc. established in 1946, is delighted to offer our own brand of Lifestyle Enrichment Courses at our convenient 1424 Tremont Street location minutes from Boston's Brigham Circle. Our LIVE WELL Series offers an exciting blend of Multicultural Dance, Fitness, and Hobby Classes for Adults as well as fun children's classes and activities. Enrich your life with our low cost, no membership required, courses designed to add a unique spin to your work-life balance. ...
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Tartt's Day Care Centers Inc. |
07/14/10 -
11/30/10 |
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Actors From The London Stage in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Presented by Wellesley College September 23-September 25, 2010 Returning for the fifth year, Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS) is a theatrical tour de force beloved by the Wellesley community. This year, they will bring Shakespeare’s comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with its lovers and lunatics to vivid life in the spare, elegant and inventive style of the company’s previous wildly successful productions of King Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet. Formed 35 years ago, AFTLS is one of the oldest established touring companies in the world....
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Wellesley College |
09/23/10 -
09/25/10 |
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Subtle: An Intervention by Alison Owen
Presented by Montserrat College of Art Gallery August 30-September 25, 2010 Owen's installations quietly invade their environment, altering it in subtle yet significant ways. She uses simple materials such as masking tape, thumbtacks, dirt and thread. The compositions develop in response to the physical and emotional characteristics of the site and the objects within it. She highlights the overlooked architectural details of spaces, paying attention to corners, edges, and the point where one material meets another. The artist will be creating her installation live...
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Montserrat College of Art Gallery |
08/30/10 -
09/25/10 |
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Walk for Walker 2010
Presented by Walker September 12, 2010 The Walk for Walker will take place on Sunday, September 12, 2010, begins and ends at DeFazio Park in Needham and will be followed by refreshments and fun family activities. You're invited to "Change Shoes and Change Lives" for the children, teens and families served by Walker programs. For more information, contact Amy Perna at aperna@walkerschool.org
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Walker |
09/12/10 |
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Literary Lives: Portraits from the Crawford Gallery and Abbey Theatre, Ireland
Presented by McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College September 4-December 5, 2010 Over the last several centuries, Irish artists have produced compelling and revealing portraits of Irish writers. Many of these portraits—paintings, sculptures, and photographs—were either commissioned or purchased by various Irish national collections. This exhibition comprises more than fifty of the finest examples from two of the most significant of these collections, the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork and the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Literary Lives combines visual portraiture...
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McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College |
09/04/10 -
12/05/10 |
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Growing Calliope to open fourth season: Pious and Profane
Presented by Calliope Inc. September 11, 2010 This first program will focus on music pious in nature, works that highlight loyalty, reverence, virtue, religion, and implicit worth. It is planned to open with the Overture from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Max Bruch’s Kol Nidrei for solo cello and orchestra, and Copland’s In The Beginning featuring Calliope mezzo-soprano Jennifer Conant. Mendelssohn’s Athalia is planned to comprise the second half of the program. In contrast, in February 2011...
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Calliope Inc. |
09/11/10 |
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2010/2011 Actor Training Programs
Presented by Michael Chekhov Actors Studio Boston September 13, 2010-May 21, 2011 Whether the goal is to work on-camera or on-stage, the actor, like other artists, needs a dependable approach to creative work. To acquire it, intensive training and experience in performing are both essential. Michael Chekhov Actors Studio Boston invites you then to consider our 2010/2011 actor training programs, including: The Chekhov Training, The Meisner Foundation Training, and The Professional Actor Training Program. Our fall term begins September 13. We're ACCEPTING INQUIRIES AND...
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Michael Chekhov Actors Studio Boston |
09/13/10 -
05/21/11 |
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FREE SEMINAR: “SOMETHING ABOUT CHEKHOV & MEISNER. MEISNER. OKAY, MEISNER!”
Presented by Michael Chekhov Actors Studio Boston September 11, 2010 WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT CHEKHOV? AND WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH MEISNER? Find out at our free seminar: “SOMETHING ABOUT CHEKHOV & MEISNER. MEISNER. OKAY, MEISNER!” A General Introduction to Our Methods and Programs. Please visit us at www.MichaelChekhovActorsStudioBoston.com for full details. *This seminar is limited to 16 actors max. Please RSVP. **Our Fall Term begins September 13. Inquiries and applications are welcome NOW.
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Michael Chekhov Actors Studio Boston |
09/11/10 |
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Student Exhibitions: Advanced Drawing
Presented by Wellesley College September 1-September 30, 2010 Featuring works completed by students in Professor Daniela Rivera’s Spring 2010 ARTS 314 course.Pictured, a drawing by Shirley Palomino '10.
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Wellesley College |
09/01/10 -
09/30/10 |
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“American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print”
Presented by Boston University College of Fine Arts September 9-October 31, 2010 The Boston University Art Gallery (BUAG) will present American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print, featuring the work of one of the nation’s oldest printing shops, Nashville, Tennessee’s Hatch Show Print. The exhibition illustrates the fusion of art with popular culture and music history, highlighting the uniquely American posters produced to advertise everything from vaudeville shows to Elvis Presley. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
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Boston University College of Fine Arts |
09/09/10 -
10/31/10 |
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