Events
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Major Jackson: Holding Company: Poems
Presented by Back Pages Books at Pierre Menard Gallery September 12, 2010 Harvard Review poetry editor Major Jackson looks for poems that "defamiliarize the well-known." In "Holding Company," his third collection of poetry, Jackson shows us his darker side as he explores the enigmas of life, taking great care to retain its elegance.
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Back Pages Books |
09/12/10 |
Pierre Menard Gallery, Cambridge |
2010 Boston Improv Festival
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre September 8-September 12, 2010 This year’s Boston Improv Festival covers 3 stages and features over 100 improv, sketch, and stand-up acts from all over the world. Cambridge MA will host over 400 performers from Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Chicago, DC, Chapel Hill, New York, Philadelphia, and more. The 2nd annual Boston Improv Festival, taking place September 8 - 12 at ImprovBoston, will include diverse comedy acts from all over the globe. Festival line-up and ticket information at www.bostonimprovfest.com. Ticket...
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Improv Boston |
09/08/10 -
09/12/10 |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
Sundays in September Walking Tour
Presented by Historic Salem, Inc. September 12, 2010 Looking South: Salem’s South River – Sept. 12th at 2:00pm
The first of Historic Salem Inc.’s 2010 Sundays in September Walking Tours On September 12th at 2 p.m. join local historian, Margherita Desy, in front of the 17th century Gedney House at 21 High Street. Travel back to Salem’s early port and trace what remains of the South River. See how one can "read" the topography to discern the original "bed" or path of the river and learn about...
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Historic Salem, Inc. |
09/12/10 |
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Jacob's Cane: Author's talk with Elisa New
Presented by Yiddish Book Center at National Yiddish Book Center September 12, 2010 Scholar Elisa New discusses her new novel, which traces the journeys of two family patriarchs from Eastern Europe and unravels the mysterious etchings on her great-grandfather’s elegant cane.
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Yiddish Book Center |
09/12/10 |
National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst |
Wild about Turtles
Presented by Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary at Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary September 12, 2010 Visit "up close and personal" with some of the turtles found around Broadmoor. Can turtles really leave their shells like they do in the cartoons? What is the difference between a turtle and a tortoise? Find out for yourself! Learn more about our wonderful shelled friends and take a short walk to see more turtles in the wild.
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Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary |
09/12/10 |
Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick |
The Allston Village Street Fair Festival
Presented by The Parents and Community Build Group September 12, 2010 Allston Village Street Fair Multi-Cultural Festival - Boston's Urban Mardi Gras - September 12, 2010 - 12:00 - 6:00p.m. The September Event To Remember! All-Ages Event - Free and Open to the Public on Harvard Ave. in Allston. Visit www.allstonvillagestreetfair.com for Driving, MBTA, Free Parking, Shuttle Bus and Bike Valet Service Directions 2 Outdoor Stages Featuring: Indoxbox, The Lifted, The...
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The Parents and Community Build Group |
09/12/10 |
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Baby Shower for Kiki the Gorilla at the Franklin Park Zoo!
Presented by Franklin Park Zoo at Franklin Park Zoo September 10-September 12, 2010 Franklin Park Zoo to Host Highly-Anticipated Baby Shower for Kiki the Gorilla Franklin Park Zoo Plans Special Weekend Activities to Celebrate Mom to Be WHAT: Join expectant mother Kiki, her mate, Kit, and the other members of the gorilla family to celebrate Kiki’s upcoming baby birth during a special baby shower at Franklin Park Zoo. Kiki, one of the Zoo’s seven western lowland gorillas, is pregnant with her third baby and is expected to give birth between late...
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Franklin Park Zoo |
09/10/10 -
09/12/10 |
Franklin Park Zoo, Boston |
Bent Wit Cabaret: FREEDOM
Presented by Bent Wit Cabaret // Axe 2 Ice Productions at Oberon September 12, 2010 Hosted by the outrageous UnAmerika’s Sweetheart Karin Webb and the legendary 86-years-young Mary Dolan, and featuring a handpicked cast of Boston's best musicians and performers. Deemed “provocative and waaayyyy ‘outside the box’ cabaret/burlesque… achieving a growing ‘cult status’ amongst a Boston audience interested in something unique and challenging” by The Boston Survival Guide, Bent Wit Cabaret is a monthly “high-end, low-brow...
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Bent Wit Cabaret // Axe 2 Ice Productions |
09/12/10 |
Oberon, Cambridge |
(ahts) The Boston Arts Festival
Presented by Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events at Christopher Columbus Park September 10-September 12, 2010 (ahts): The Boston Arts Festival features the best of the Boston Arts Scene- both visual and performance. Based in the idyllic Christopher Columbus Park on Boston’s waterfront, the festival features over 70 juried artists and a performance program on 2 stages showcasing Boston’s best performing arts groups and performers. There will also be art demonstrations and family activities with staff from the MFA, the Mayor's Mural Crew, Diablo glass and 7 other arts groups. To learn more...
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Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events |
09/10/10 -
09/12/10 |
Christopher Columbus Park, Boston |
Latin Mondays!
Presented by Boston Center for Adult Education at Boston Center for Adult Education September 13, 2010 Don’t let your sexy, svelte, summer self “fall” victim to the season! This autumn join the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) and Masa Restaurant for “Latin Mondays,” a night of Latin-inspired food and dance classes to keep you feeling hot, hot, hot! The temperature will start to rise at 6:00PM with “Salsa for Beginners,” where students will learn the basics of the sensual style. At 8:00PM things heat up with “Latin Dance Basics,”...
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Boston Center for Adult Education |
09/13/10 |
Boston Center for Adult Education, Boston |
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Rock Shop #7 "Less Rock More Talk"
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Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub |
09/13/10 |
Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge |
The Living Newspaper: Google Rising
Presented by DRD Theatricals at Oberon September 13, 2010 Two weeks. Three writers. Eight actors. A world of collaborators…And today’s most pressing topics make The Living Newspaper episodes the most original, timely, and fiercely relevant theatrical events of the season. The topic for this edition: How Google affects how we live and where we place the boundaries between privacy, commerce, and the desire for information. Over the course of a 14-day cycle now in progress, a team of writers and actors will be collaborating with...
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DRD Theatricals |
09/13/10 |
Oberon, Cambridge |
Elke Gaugele: Climate Changes in Science Fashion
Presented by MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT) September 13, 2010 As future technologies of the modern augmented self and its geopolitical extensions, proactive clothing was first anticipated at the turn of the century in popular culture, science fiction and art. Since the 1960s, this question has become a fixed part of the cyborg discourse while “science fashions” were shifting from astronautics and military research to wearable computing and smart clothes. The political climate also changed since the Cold War. Artists, architects and fashion...
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MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT) |
09/13/10 |
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WHALES | TOHOR?
Presented by Museum of Science. Boston at Museum of Science, Boston July 1-September 14, 2010 For centuries, whales have captured our imaginations and ignited our emotions. But how much do we really know about these awe-inspiring creatures? Through a unique blend of interactive science and storytelling, this exhibit invites you to dive deep into the fascinating world of whales. Discover the whale-riding traditions of the South Pacific, learn about the origin of whales, gaze at colossal whale skeletons, and more. Download the activity sheet below for use during your visit (printer...
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Museum of Science. Boston |
07/01/10 -
09/14/10 |
Museum of Science, Boston, Boston |
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Artist Advocacy and Throwed present Deakin (of Animal Collective) featuring Prince Rama and resident DJ E-Marce
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Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub |
09/14/10 |
Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge |
Calculated Risks: New Work by Faculty Artists, Opening Celebration
Presented by Wellesley College at Davis Museum and Cultural Center September 15, 2010 Calculated Risks celebrates the inventive diversity among the faculty studio artists in the Department of Art at Wellesley. It features paintings, sculpture, drawings, collage, photographs, film, video, and interactive new media, and will be installed in gallery spaces throughout the museum. Artists: Judith Black, Carlos Dorrien, Bunny Harvey, Clara Lieu, Phyllis McGibbon, Salem Mekuria, Qing-Min Meng, Andrew Mowbray, David Teng Olsen, Daniela Rivera, Christine Rogers, and Jeffrey Skoller. A...
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Wellesley College |
09/15/10 |
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley |
Zili Misik and the Cercie Miller Quartet
Presented by The Concert Series at Wellesley College at Jewett Arts Center September 15, 2010 Wellesley College Department of Music performing faculty, Cercie Miller and Kera Washington, will bring their bands together on one stage to create a musical complement to the Davis Museum and Cultural Center’s Fall exhibition, Calculated Risks: New Works by Faculty Artists. Both The Cercie Miller Quartet (CMQ) and Zili Misik are beloved contributors to Boston’s musical landscape, with unique sounds of their own. The pairing of CMQ’s mastery of the jazz canon with...
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The Concert Series at Wellesley College |
09/15/10 |
Jewett Arts Center, Wellesley |
The Lost and Legendary Riders of April 19, 1775
Presented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House September 15, 2010 Beyond Paul Revere and his companions, Americans have passed along stories of other notable riders on April 19, 1775. Historian John L. Bell investigates the facts and fiction behind such figures as Hezekiah Wyman, the dreaded “White Horseman”; Abel Benson and Abigail Smith, children said to have helped raise the alarm in Middlesex County; and Israel Bissell, the post rider credited with carrying news of the fight all the way to Philadelphia.
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Old South Meeting House |
09/15/10 |
Old South Meeting House, Boston |
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Wednesday Concert Series
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The Church of St. John the Evangelist |
09/15/10 |
Church of St. John the Evangelist, Boston |
BeanTown Jazz Festival: Kurt Rosenwinkel and OJM
Presented by Berklee College of Music at Berklee Performance Center September 15, 2010 Kurt Rosenwinkel will release an all-new big band album in September. This album features all-new arrangements of Rosenwinkel's original songs, and was recorded in September 2009 in Porto, Portugal with an 18-piece big band, Orchestra de Jazz de Matosinhos (OJM). Together they will perform at Berklee for the BeanTown Jazz Festival.
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Berklee College of Music |
09/15/10 |
Berklee Performance Center, Boston |
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El Ten Eleven, Dosh, Baths
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Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub |
09/15/10 |
Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge |
Boston University Robert Lowell Memorial Lecture
Presented by Boston University September 15, 2010 The Boston University Robert Lowell Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Shenson Foundation in memory of Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson, invites celebrated contemporary Polish poet Adam Zagajewski, whose recent works in English are Eternal Enemies and Without End: New and Selected Poems, David Ferry, a visiting lecturer at Boston University and Valerie Duff a graduate of Boston University’s graduate Creative Writing Program in 1996 for a reception and poetry reading. This event is free and...
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Boston University |
09/15/10 |
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Pianist Eric Lewis
Presented by Learning from Performers program (Harvard Office for the Arts) September 15, 2010 Thelonious Monk Competition winner Eric Lewis discusses and demonstrates his iconoclastic approach to music-making—incorporating ragtime, rock and pop in a hybrid he calls Rockjazz—during an informal conversation co-sponsored by the Kirkland House “Conversations at Kirkland” series.
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Learning from Performers program (Harvard Office for the Arts) |
09/15/10 |
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Voices of Hope
Presented by The Expect Miracles Foundation at Symphony Hall September 16, 2010 The first fundraiser of its kind, “Voices of Hope” is a musical theater production created by one man’s vision and built by cast members who have either battled or been adversely affected by cancer. With music as their voice, they will share stories of hope, loss, and courage through, song, dance, and testimonials, allowing for an intimate and inspiring look at our collective fight against cancer. Last year’s remarkable success paved the way for “Voices of...
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The Expect Miracles Foundation |
09/16/10 |
Symphony Hall, Boston |
Avant Gardner: Left Coast
Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum September 16, 2010 LEFT COAST CALLITHUMPIAN CONSORT STEPHEN DRURY, artistic director Music by John Adams, James Tenney, Lou Harrison, and Terry Riley A new way of thinking about music-making— intuitive, experimental, embracing repetition and a return to tonality—has marked much of the music coming from America’s other coastline. We sample three generations of composers from Alaska to California who put old and familiar sounds to new and unfamiliar uses, highlighting that über-classic...
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
09/16/10 |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston |
Cambridge Community TV Backyard BBQ
Presented by Cambridge Community Television September 16, 2010 Join CCTV for our annual fundraiser for our Youth Media Program! Featuring food from dozens of local restaurants, music by award-winning Afro-beat band Zili Misik, a silent auction, and awards.
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Cambridge Community Television |
09/16/10 |
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Visible Language: On the Origins and Development of Writing
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology |
09/16/10 |
Geological Lecture Hall, Cambridge |
Art and Soul Café Series: Faculty and Staff Music Jam
Presented by Wellesley College at Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College September 16, 2010 The Wellesley faculty and staff include notable musicians from a variety of genres: jazz, folk and spoken-word art. This Music Jam invites our hidden stars to shine their light!
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Wellesley College |
09/16/10 |
Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, Wellesley |
Gardner After Hours: Palazzo Paradiso
Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum September 16, 2010 Join us After Hours on the third Thursday of each month for a new kind of night out. Gardner After Hours is music, art, conversation, cocktails, and more in an inviting atmosphere. Isabella Gardner’s palace takes on an otherworldly beauty after dark, when starry skies and moonlight contribute to its magic. Linger in the cloisters or around the courtyard, explore or sketch in the galleries, discover new exhibitions, revel in live music, sample the culinary fare in The Gardner...
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
09/16/10 |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston |
FORD HALL FORUM: Extreme Dog: What Right Do Our Pets Have To Be Saved?
Presented by Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University at C. Walsh Theatre September 16, 2010 “Extreme Dog: What Right Do Our Pets Have To Be Saved?” with Dr. Nick Trout (Angell Medical Center), John Ensminger (Dog Law Reporter), and Dr. Joann Lindenmayer (Tufts Cummings Veterinary School); moderator Monica Collins (Ford Hall Forum Board member) Thursday, September 16, 6:30-8 pm [includes book signing] C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University Have we as a society gone too far in treating dogs with difficult prognoses? Stories of dogs who live against the odds are...
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Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University |
09/16/10 |
C. Walsh Theatre, Boston |