Events
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Art Party
Presented by Lexington Arts and Crafts Society at Lexington Arts and Crafts Society April 21-June 1, 2012 Workshop Description: Re-create a master piece in one night. Step by step instructions given so that even the novice can go home with a finished masterpiece. 16”X20” Canvas, paints and mediums in- cluded*.
*additional supplies and brushes are required. A complete supplies list will be provided upon registration.
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Lexington Arts and Crafts Society |
04/21/12 -
06/01/12 |
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Lexington |
Art Experience Marketplace
Presented by Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (seARTS) October 18, 2011-June 30, 2012 Announcing the first Art Experience Marketplace: a catalogue of art experiences donated by some of Cape Ann's best artists, jewelers, and cultural organizations. Choose from art workshops, custom jewelry, museum tours and more, all unique holiday gifts. Percentage of proceeds goes to seARTS. For catalogue and payment information, email info@searts.org.
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Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (seARTS) |
10/18/11 -
06/30/12 |
, Gloucester |
Art & Music
Presented by Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts at Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts April 5-June 7, 2012 Our visual arts classes emphasize the pleasure of making things and completing them to take home, exploring a variety of mediums, approaches and techniques. Students develop skills, imagination and confidence while having fun in a non-competitive, creative environment. Our classes encourage cooperation, skill-building and creative thinking. Classes combine artists of all levels, with new and different projects each session. Returning students encounter new projects, new skills and new...
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Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts |
04/05/12 -
06/07/12 |
Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, Boston |
Antique Car Rally: June 2, 2012
Presented by Old Sturbridge Village at Old Sturbridge Village June 2, 2012 When Old Sturbridge Village first opened in 1946, visitors toured the museum in their cars. To commemorate those early days, we will be showcasing pre-1946 automobiles during the Antique Car Rally. See how early 20th-century transportation compares to the early 19th century.
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Old Sturbridge Village |
06/02/12 |
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge |
Ansel Adams: At the Water's Edge
Presented by Peabody Essex Museum at Peabody Essex Museum June 9-October 8, 2012 Wherever he photographed, Ansel Adams' appreciation for water was never far from the surface. He was drawn to the subject in all its forms, from rain, fog, mist and clouds to ice and snow. He also photographed water's effects in tide pools, weathered buildings and erosion patterns. His fascination with surf and crashing waves fed his interest in waterfalls and rapids in the High Sierra. In Yellowstone, it fueled his photographs of Old Faithful.
As in the famous Surf Sequence...
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Peabody Essex Museum |
06/09/12 -
10/08/12 |
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem |
And a Nightingale Sang
Presented by Wellesley Summer Theatre Company at Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre May 24-June 24, 2012 A British family struggles to hold together in the midst of the chaos of World War II in this bittersweet comedy. The play is a nostalgic romp through life on the home front with a quirky cast of lovable characters. Touching and funny in equal measure, the story revels in the universal truth of the strength of family.
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Wellesley Summer Theatre Company |
05/24/12 -
06/24/12 |
Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Wellesley |
And A Nightingale Sang
Presented by The Arts at Wellesley May 24-June 24, 2012 A British family struggles to hold together in the midst of World War II's chaos in this bittersweet comedy. It's a nostalgic romp through life on the homefront with a quirky cast of lovable characters. Touching and funny in equal measure, the story glories in the universal truth of the strength of family.
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The Arts at Wellesley |
05/24/12 -
06/24/12 |
Diane Chapman Walsh Alumnae Auditorium, Wellesley |
An Tua Nua with Metamovements
Presented by MetaMovements Salsa at An Tua Nua March 25, 2009 - Ongoing Metamovements offers semi-private salsa lessons every Wednesday starting at 7 for those who want to quickly learn how to become better dancers. At 7pm we feature a specialized semi-private lesson focused on your specific needs. Each group is based on experience level so whether you're new to salsa or have been dancing for years we have something for you. At 8 we feature a Rueda de Casino class, a type of social, round form of salsa dancing. Each class is followed by a small performance to...
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MetaMovements Salsa |
03/25/09 -
Ongoing |
An Tua Nua, Boston |
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An Evening With Yanni Under The Stars
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Live Nation |
06/10/12 |
Bank of America Pavilion, Boston |
All the Single Ladies
Presented by Improv Asylum February 11-October 20, 2012 "All the Single Ladies" is the latest production from Boston's award-winning Improv Asylum, offering Bachelorette Parties and Girls Nights Out groups a wild night of comedy, dancing and a whole lot of naughtiness.
Over the course of the show, four friends set out for one last wild night out before one of them gets married. After a few drinks, old feuds and new secrets threaten their good time, and only some songs and dancing can help them work through it. The...
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Improv Asylum |
02/11/12 -
10/20/12 |
Parris Room at Ned Devine's, Boston |
Alexander Nevsky
Presented by Harvard Film Archive at Harvard Film Archive May 28, 2012 Eisenstein created this rousing nationalist epic of medieval Slavs driving out Teutonic invaders. Despite the screen time devoted to a belabored comic subplot concerning a love triangle, Alexander Nevsky remains one of his most popular and influential films. The film provides endless examples of Eisenstein’s genius not just at combining shots but at composing them as well, while the battle scenes demonstrate his continued mastery at choreographing electrifying action. The use of an...
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Harvard Film Archive |
05/28/12 |
Harvard Film Archive, Cambridge |
Alex Katz Prints
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston April 28-July 29, 2012 Summer comes early to the MFA
Enter the world of glowing light and vibrant color of “Alex Katz Prints.” Bold portraits, idyllic landscapes, scenes of sophisticated leisure—they’re all here in the works of the renowned contemporary artist. With arresting simplicity of line, color, and form, Katz distills his subjects down to their essence, with a powerful graphic punch.
Alex Katz (b. 1927), known for his bold, hard-edged figurative paintings and prints,...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
04/28/12 -
07/29/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
Alastair Moock, Steve Almond & Jane Roper @ Club Passim
Presented by Club Passim at Club Passim June 1, 2012 On Friday, June 1 at 8pm, authors Steve Almond and Jane Roper and singer-songwriter Alastair Moock will present an evening of words, music, and mayhem in honor of fathers everywhere... You can find out more about all of these artists at their websites: stevealmondjoy.com, janeroper.com, and moock.com.
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Club Passim |
06/01/12 |
Club Passim, Cambridge |
Alan Doyle
Presented by Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club at Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club June 7, 2012 Come see Alan Doyle perform at Johnny D's! Alan is the driving force behind Great Big Sea, the ground breaking Canadian Celtic rock phenomenon. He is a fine songwriter and will bring in some of his new materila with his own band. He’s known as an acclaimed actor and producer in his home Newfoundland.
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Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club |
06/07/12 |
Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club, Boston |
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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A Woodland Cinderella by Deborah Costine, Puppeteer!
Presented by Puppet Showplace Theatre at Puppet Showplace Theatre June 7-June 9, 2012 In this original version of Cinderella, the King of all Woodland Fairies wants his son to marry a fairy princess, but he knows that they are very hard to find. So the King hosts a great ball and commands all the young fairy maidens to attend. He hopes that the missing fern fairy princess will come. Will he find her?
Recommended for ages 3 & up.
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Puppet Showplace Theatre |
06/07/12 -
06/09/12 |
Puppet Showplace Theatre, Brookline |
A Tribute to Mike Bloomfield featuring Al Kooper and Jimmy Vivino
Presented by Berklee College of Music at Berklee Performance Center May 31, 2012 American music impresario and blues legend Al Kooper joins forces with guitarist Jimmy Vivino, the leader of Conan O'Brien's house band, to pay tribute to the iconic blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield, known for his work with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Kooper, and so much more.
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Berklee College of Music |
05/31/12 |
Berklee Performance Center, Boston |
A Spring Bouquet of Show Tunes and Popular Favorites
Presented by The Paul Madore Chorale June 2, 2012 The Paul Madore Chorale will be presenting A Spring Bouquet of Show Tunes and Popular Favorites on June 2. The concert will include selections from Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom of the Opera, and Guys and Dolls, as well as other all-time favorites. Concert soloists will be drawn from the chorale membership.
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The Paul Madore Chorale |
06/02/12 |
St. Anne Church, Salem |
A Pride Week Walk through Mount Auburn
Presented by Mount Auburn Cemetery at Mount Auburn Cemetery June 3, 2012 Meet some of the celebrated figures from Boston’s past whom today we would call “gay” and “lesbian,” on a walk led by Robin Hazard Ray. Poet Amy Lowell, actress Charlotte Cushman, collector and curator William Sturgis Bigelow, sculptor Anne Whitney, and American Field Service founder Henry B. Sleep are just a few of the remarkable individuals we will visit in recognition of Boston Pride Week 2012.
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Mount Auburn Cemetery |
06/03/12 |
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge |
A Night of Short Films
Presented by Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council at Sargent Memorial Library June 8, 2012 As an adjunct to the Our World Foreign Film Series, the ABCC offers a selection of short films from Boston-area film makers. There will be a Q&A/discussion period with some of the film makers afterward.
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Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council |
06/08/12 |
Sargent Memorial Library, Boxborough |
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 Natural Curiosity: A Retrospective of Images by Gordon Morrison
Presented by Arnold Arboretum at Hunnewell Building May 5-July 1, 2012 Reception: Sat, May 5, 1:00–3:00pm
Artist Talk: Wed, June 27 7:00–8:30pm Register
From Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide to The Curious Naturalist magazine, from the Garden in the Woods in Framingham to the Missouri Botanical Gardens tropical rainforest exhibit, Gordon Morrison has been reflecting and illuminating the natural world for over four decades. This retrospective focuses largely on his botanical work, highlighting the best of the thousands of...
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Arnold Arboretum |
05/05/12 -
07/01/12 |
Hunnewell Building, Boston |
A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life: The Photographs of Clover Adams, 1883-1885
Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society February 9-June 2, 2012 In May 1883, Clover Adams, a descendant of Boston’s Sturgis and Hooper families and the wife of the historian Henry Adams, picked up her camera and began taking photographs—of her husband, of afternoons at the beach on Boston’s North Shore, and of eminent friends who frequented the Adamses’ home on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Examples of these photographs will be on exhibit 9 February through 2 June at the MHS. Based on Natalie Dykstra’s book, Clover...
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Massachusetts Historical Society |
02/09/12 -
06/02/12 |
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A Dialogue of Souls, Jordi Savall
Presented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center June 8, 2012 JORDI SAVALL, viola da gamba, with HESPERION XXI
The program A Dialogue of Souls was an international hit in 2010, and includes Ottoman, Arabo-Andalusian, Jewish, and Christian music from medieval Spain and around the Mediterranean.
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Rockport Music |
06/08/12 |
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport |
A (Re)Movable Feast
Presented by Boston Babydolls Burlesque at The Davis Square Theater June 8-June 9, 2012 The Boston Babydolls (winners of The Boston Phoenix's Reader Poll three years in a row!) present a menu of hot, fresh, burlesque routines all based on that most primal of needs... appetite. Food will fly, drinks will splash, and waitresses will offer full-service in this sexy, funny, revue.
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Boston Babydolls Burlesque |
06/08/12 -
06/09/12 |
The Davis Square Theater , Somerville |
5th Annual Art@Bass Rocks Show
Presented by Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (seARTS) May 31, 2012 seARTS Presents: 5th Annual Art@Bass Rocks Show. Opening Reception Thursday, May 31, 6:00-8:00 PM. Bass Rocks Golf Club, 34 Beach Road, Gloucester, MA. 6-7 PM Reception, 7-8 PM Talk/Q& A. Free, Open to Public. Cash Bar RSVP info@searts.org by May 28 or 978-281-1222. Guest Speaker Maggie Cavallo, Asst Curator of Education for the Gallery & Visiting Artist Program, Montserrat College of Art.Join us to welcome 15 regional artists. 27 works of art on display through April 2013. All work...
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Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (seARTS) |
05/31/12 |
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33rd Annual Cambridge River Festival
Presented by Cambridge Arts Council June 2, 2012 Join us for this one-day celebration of the arts, attracting 200,000 annually. This FREE event along the banks of the Charles River features jazz, folk, roots and world music performances, dance, art demonstrations, family art-making activities and over 100 specialty food purveyors and craftspeople!
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Cambridge Arts Council |
06/02/12 |
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30th Annual Newton House Tour
Presented by Historic Newton at Historic Newton June 3, 2012 Historic Newton’s 30th Annual Newton House Tour offers the public a rare opportunity to tour eight beautiful private residences located in several of Newton’s historic neighborhoods and villages. Proceeds from the tour benefit Historic Newton and support programs and events at the Jackson Homestead and Museum, and the community. The tour showcases a wonderful selection of outstanding renovations, restorations, old and new architecture, interior design and landscaping. The much...
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Historic Newton |
06/03/12 |
Historic Newton, Newton |
23rd Annual Concord Museum Garden Tour
Presented by Concord Museum at Concord Museum June 1-June 2, 2012 The Concord Museum’s 23rd annual Garden Tour has become a New England tradition for garden lovers from near and far. The Garden Tour will take place rain or shine on Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2. The tour of eight Concord-area private gardens is self-guided and self-paced, beginning each day at 9 a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m. Tickets are good for either or both days, but each garden may only be visited once. Advance Tickets (through 5/25): $32; after 5/25 or at the door: $38. ...
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Concord Museum |
06/01/12 -
06/02/12 |
Concord Museum, Concord |
1st Annual Spring Antiques Fair
Presented by Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum June 2-June 3, 2012 Ventfort Hall, in cooperation with Rhinebeck Antiques Fair and hosted by Alice Nathan and Irving Marks, will present the First Annual Spring Antiques Fair.
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Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum |
06/02/12 -
06/03/12 |
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum, Lenox |