Events
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Drawing & Painting
Presented by Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts at Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts January 14-March 24, 2012 For kids who have just started drawing, or already draw well and want to improve their skills. Through imagination and observation, students explore a variety of approaches, mediums and techniques, working on composition, pattern, line, texture, scale, color, shading and contrast. Older children and teens develop personal expression through individual and group critiques. Media may include watercolor, acrylic, charcoal, pencil and pastel.
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Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts |
01/14/12 -
03/24/12 |
Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, Boston |
Drummer Yoron Israel with "High Standards"
Presented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 24, 2012 Yoron Israel, a native Chicagoan, is one of the most gifted musicians of his generation. Yoron's exciting and tasteful drumming, along with his compositional talents are spotlighted throughout his recordings; "Basic Traneing" (Ronja Music Company), "Chicago" (Double Time), "Live at the Blue Note" (Half Note) and "A Gift for You" (Ronja Music Company). All of these fine works have received enthusiastic praise from journalists, musical peers and fans...
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Amazing Things Arts Center |
02/24/12 |
Amazing Things Art Center, Framingham |
Dürer’s Impact
Presented by Smith College Museum of Art at Smith College Museum of Art December 2, 2011-February 12, 2012 The culmination of a course taught by Michael Bury, Kennedy Professor in Renaissance Studies at Smith College, this exhibition will explore the impact of Albrecht Dürer’s work on printmaking in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Image Credit: Henrik Goltzius. Dutch, 1558-1617. “Pietà,” 1596. Engraving on white laid paper. Gift of Mrs. Charles Lincoln Taylor (Margaret Rand Goldthwait, class of 1921) in honor of the class of 1921 on the...
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Smith College Museum of Art |
12/02/11 -
02/12/12 |
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton |
Earth Stories - works on/of paper
Presented by The Loading Dock Gallery at Loading Dock Gallery February 1-February 26, 2012 Michal Truelsen’s show of new works, “Earth Stories”, at the Loading Dock Gallery for the month of February, presents a rich, shimmery look at the world we live in. Truelsen says the show springs from her interest in geology and mapping, “and in the human experience of living on this physical earth.”
The show features a series of paper bas reliefs celebrating the course of the Merrimack River from Franklin, New Hampshire to the sea at Newburyport. Many of...
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The Loading Dock Gallery |
02/01/12 -
02/26/12 |
Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell |
earthly & divine: sacred and secular love
Presented by Canzonare at Brookline Public Library February 14, 2012 Music of J.S. Bach, Delalande, Händel, and Rameau
Sarah Bellott~soprano
Kateri Chambers~traverso
Dylan Sauerwald~harpsichord and portatif
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Canzonare |
02/14/12 |
Brookline Public Library, Brookline |
Edward Cohen 10th Anniversary Memorial Concert
Presented by MIT Music and Theater Arts at Killian Hall at MIT February 18, 2012 Sarah Brady, flute; Eran Egozy, clarinet; Charles Dimmick and Gabriela Diaz, violin; Noriko Herndon, viola; Miriam Bolkosky, cello; Sarah Bob, piano; Aaron Trant, percussion. The program will feature a new work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion by MIT alumnus Andrew McPherson; Edward Cohen's Clarinet Quintet, the Capriccio for solo piano, and the Suite for solo flute; Echo, for piano trio by Marjorie Merryman. 8pm, Killian Hall. Free and open to the public. Visit...
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MIT Music and Theater Arts |
02/18/12 |
Killian Hall at MIT, Cambridge |
Either/Orchestra: The Collective Unconscious
Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) February 24, 2012 “One of the few bands around equally at home at the Vision Festival, the Roseland Ballroom, or CBGB.” —Will Friedwald, The Wall Street Journal
New England’s premier jazz ensemble, the ten-piece Either/ Orchestra returns with the Boston premiere of The Collected Unconscious, a new suite composed by band founder Russ Gershon. Inspired by the band’s tour of Ethiopia, the music is broad in its scope recalling Ethiopian rhythms alongside...
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Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) |
02/24/12 |
Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA), Boston |
Eliyahu Sills and the Qadim Ensemble
Presented by The Arts at Wellesley February 16, 2012 Qadim is a word found in both Arabic and Hebrew, meaning ancient as well as that which will come. Representing music from many traditions of the Near East, The Qadim Ensemble brings the richness and beauty of these ancient melodies to contemporary audiences. Their repertoire includes Arabic, Jewish, Turkish, Sufi, Hebrew-Yemenite, Armenian, Persian, and Moroccan music, celebrating the common musical and spiritual heritage of the region’s cultures, while honoring the great diversity...
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The Arts at Wellesley |
02/16/12 |
Multifaith Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley |
Emerson Presents - Filmmaker Rob Todd in Person
Presented by ArtsEmerson February 17, 2012 An evening with Robert Todd, whose films beautifully “draw together documentary and experimental elements … [to] explore the difficult-to-define emotions engendered by the stresses of civilization” (Cinémathèque Ontario). FILMMAKER IN PERSON!
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ArtsEmerson |
02/17/12 |
Bright Family Screening Room at the Paramount Center, Boston |
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Emilie Autumn
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Bowery Presents |
02/19/12 |
Royale, Boston |
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EMMANUEL MUSIC - Linsday Chapel Series: Bach Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord - Concert 1
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Emmanuel Music |
02/23/12 |
Emmanuel Church, Boston, Boston |
En Amor Latin Dance
Presented by Salem Jazz and Soul Festival February 12, 2012 En Amor Latin Dance! Join us for a special this Valentine's Day weekend! Forget about the same old same old, and do something new this year! Dinner and flowers are nice, but how about treating your loved one to an evening of romantic rumbas and sensual salsa?
Join the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival at Red Lulu, learn a few steps, and dance the night away! Featuring live music by Gilberto Rivera & Rumba 4, and dance lessons led by one of the region's best known instructors,...
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Salem Jazz and Soul Festival |
02/12/12 |
Red Lulu Cocina & Tequila Bar, Salem |
Eric Stepanian
Presented by Club Passim at Club Passim February 16, 2012 Eric Stepanian’s Goodnight Scarlett, produced by Malcolm Burn, fits that narrative of music, which is relevant, immediate and powerful. Shorthand? Goodnight Scarlett is timeless, pure, American rock music, influenced by Stepanian’s twin heroes of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, tempered by ‘70s AM radio fare and personalized by the singer-songwriter’s unique history.
http://www.ericstepanian.com/
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Club Passim |
02/16/12 |
Club Passim, Cambridge |
Evening Tour of the Governor Gore Mansion
Presented by Gore Place at Gore Place February 24, 2012 Enjoy an evening tour of the beautiful 1806 governor Gore Mansion. With its spiral staircase, marble floors and oval rooms, the elegantly furnished mansion has been called “the Monticello of the North” and architectural historians consider it to be the most significant Federal period mansion in New England.
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Gore Place |
02/24/12 |
Gore Place, Waltham |
Everybody Loves Pirates
Presented by Puppet Showplace Theatre at Puppet Showplace Theatre February 24-February 26, 2012 "Everybody Loves Pirates" is the story of a young girl named Lucy and her goofy friend, Little Chucky. While fishing one day, the kids discover a treasure map and decide to set out on a quest to find their fortune. Unfortunately, they run into a group of bumbling pirates who try to thwart their efforts by stealing the treasure. Of course, it all works out in the end with some help from Chucky and Lucy's new ocean-dwelling friends, including Lobster Boy, Crabby and a wise Sea...
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Puppet Showplace Theatre |
02/24/12 -
02/26/12 |
Puppet Showplace Theatre, Brookline |
Ex Aircraft Pilot/Comedian Mitch Stinson's Weekend Extender
Presented by Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons at Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons May 8, 2011-April 28, 2014 "MITCH STINSON"
Mitch Stinson is a former aircraft-carrier aviator for the United States Navy who, as a pilot, made over 200 carrier landings during his 10 year military career. Mitch has recently risen through the comedy ranks in the Northeast US by virtue of his original (and clean!) material that offers unique insight into the transition from hot-shot Navy pilot to everyday civilian life, resonating with comedy crowds everywhere.
Mitch...
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Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons |
05/08/11 -
04/28/14 |
Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons, Boston |
Execution of Justice
Presented by Boston University College of Fine Arts at Virginia Wimberly Theatre February 17-February 24, 2012 Emily Mann, playwright; Elaine Vaan Hogue, director. A brilliant portrayal of the Dan White trial after the 1978 assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and gay city supervisor Harvey Milk of San Francisco. Mann tells the story in a provocative and multilayered way, offering as many questions as answers about a tragic chapter in the city's transition to its current political and social climate. Execution of Justice runs February 17-24. Presented by the Boston University College of Fine Arts....
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Boston University College of Fine Arts |
02/17/12 -
02/24/12 |
Virginia Wimberly Theatre, Boston |
Exhibit Opening-Bob Grignaffini & Michelle Lougee
Presented by Fountain Street Fine Art Gallery February 10-March 11, 2012 Fountain Street Fine Art presents Bob Grignaffini – Michelle Lougee painting – sculpture February 10 – March 11, 2012 Reception: February 11, 2012, 5-7pm; FREE and open to the public Additional hours by appointment. Please call 508.879.4200
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Fountain Street Fine Art Gallery |
02/10/12 -
03/11/12 |
Fountain Street Fine Art Gallery, Boylston |
Exhibit: Contemplative Abstractions by Diane Englander
Presented by CHA Gallery January 9-March 7, 2012 CHA Gallery at Cambridge Health Associates presents Contemplative Abstractions, an exhibit of abstract mixed media work by NYC artist Diane Englander
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CHA Gallery |
01/09/12 -
03/07/12 |
CHA Gallery, Cambridge |
Exhibit: The Art Institute of Boston presents Joel Janowitz and Anne Lilly
Presented by AIB: The Art Institute of Boston at The Art Institute of Boston Main Gallery January 26-March 4, 2012 Painter and printmaker Joel Janowitz and kinetic sculptor Anne Lilly are featured in a new exhibition in the Main Gallery at The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, presented by the Department of Fine Arts Artists-in-Residence for 2012.
Anne Lilly is an acclaimed kinetic sculptor who uses carefully engineered motion to shift and manipulate our perception of time and space. Her interactive sculptures move in strikingly organic, fluid and mesmerizing ways....
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AIB: The Art Institute of Boston |
01/26/12 -
03/04/12 |
The Art Institute of Boston Main Gallery, Boston |
Exhibition: ANNETTE LEMIEUX: UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts February 14-April 1, 2012 The exhibition ANNETTE LEMIEUX: UNFINISHED BUSINESS presents a combination of new work with work revisited to reveal the relationship between object, mediated memory, personal experience and cultural history that informs all of Lemieux’s practice. The exhibition continues to trace her investigations of memory and meaning, presenting the viewer with an unfiltered personal and poetic connection to the vivid lives of objects.
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Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts |
02/14/12 -
04/01/12 |
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Cambridge |
Exhibition: Elements
Presented by UFORGE Gallery February 2-February 26, 2012 On View: February 2-26 Reception: February 2, 2012, 6-8pm ABOUT THE SHOW: Artists focused on the classical four elements found in nature; Earth, Water, Air and Fire. ARTISTS: Caroline Ballou, April Clay, Christoff Colon, Colleen Considine, Brian Crete, Fernando DeOliveira, Rob Festa, Monique Fischer, Melanie Guerra, Marnie Jain, Susan Johnson Bergin, Mark Logue, Virginia Mazur, Charles Morgan, Charlie Rosenberg, Phil Ryan, JoAnne Steeves, Kristilyn Stevenson, Andrea Tamkin, Heart...
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UFORGE Gallery |
02/02/12 -
02/26/12 |
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Exhibition: Wiyohpiyata: Lakota Images of the Contested West
Presented by Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology at Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology May 12, 2009-December 30, 2013 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.
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology |
05/12/09 -
12/30/13 |
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Cambridge |
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 |
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Family Art Fun
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Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts |
01/13/12 -
03/23/12 |
Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, Boston |
Family Art-Making Workshop
Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) February 12, 2012 Sculpt your own clay model, learn to link the models together to create a short film, and watch your creations come alive during a screening of the workshop creatures, shown at the end of class. Bring refreshments to enjoy during a brief class break.
Recommended for children ages 8 and older with adult.
Advance registration required.
Buy tickets online or call 617-478-3100.
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Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) |
02/12/12 |
Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA), Boston |
Family Day: Color
Presented by deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum February 18, 2012 Families with children of all ages are invited to explore how artists employ color and why some decide to work in black and white. The day will consist of art activities, artist demonstrations, storytelling, and more!
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deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum |
02/18/12 |
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln |
Family Experience Sundays at Diablo Glass School
Presented by Diablo Glass School at Diablo Glass School October 11, 2009 - Ongoing Participants will learn about the venetian technique of glassblowing and the process to produce amazing and colorful pieces. During this one hour demonstration kids and adults will enjoy learning something unique watching our skilled artists blowing. After the demo, participants can make fused glass pendants or order blown pieces and watch the artists producing them. Price per event: $15 Demonstration 1-2 PM $10 Additional Hands-On Fused Glass 2-3 PM Group size limit: 60 for Demonstration...
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Diablo Glass School |
10/11/09 -
Ongoing |
Diablo Glass School, Boston |
Family Music for Babies & Toddlers, Musikgarten Winter Term
Presented by New School of Music at New School of Music January 3-March 22, 2012 Designed for parents, caregivers and their babies/toddlers to take together, these weekly classes help you learn how to play musically with your children. Together you’ll sing, chant, move, dance, listen, and play simple instruments, all activities that bridge the natural connection between music and movement . When you go home, you can continue the fun with a superb CD recorded by a fine children’s choir and outstanding instrumentalists. The parent guidebook along with the...
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New School of Music |
01/03/12 -
03/22/12 |
New School of Music, Cambridge |
February School Vacation Week: Ben Franklin in Boston
Presented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House February 22, 2012 Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, a printer, an inventor, and one of the most famous of our Founding Fathers. Learn about Benjamin Franklin by completing our scavenger hunt, then use your new knowledge to create a Benjamin Franklin kite filled with your favorite Franklin trivia. Activities included in Museum Admission.
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Old South Meeting House |
02/22/12 |
Old South Meeting House, Boston |