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Afghanistan Freeharmonic Orchestra | Special Longy preview of Universal Love
Longy’s performance are free and open to the public, but please register in advance. In a special noon hour presentation, The Afghanistan Freeharmonic Orchestra, with Boston Opera & Zarzuela, presents a preview of their first in-person concert, Universal Love, to be premiered on Friday evening at First Church in Cambridge. Several Longy students comprise the AFO, […]
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Midday Organ Recital: Iain Quinn
Performance12:15pm - 12:45pm Harvard Art Museums, Adolphus Busch Hall 29 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA Iain Quinn, professor of organ and coordinator of Sacred Music at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, will perform. Recitals are performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ. Audience members are invited to lunch quietly while listening. […]
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THE ODYSSEY – Behind the Scenes
After a two-week-long developmental workshop, actors with scripts in hand will present a free reading of Kate Hamill’s (Sense & Sensibility) adaptation of The Odyssey, under commission by A.R.T. Production support of Behind the Scenes is provided by Alison and Bob Murchison. Additional production support is provided by Maxine Isaacs. Production support of The Odyssey is supported in part by an […]
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The Joy of Science
Jim Al-Khalili at Harvard Science Center presenting The Joy of Science Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, and the Harvard Library welcome JIM AL-KHALILI—Distinguished Chair in Physics at the University of Surrey—for a discussion of his new book The Joy of Science. Ticketing There are two ticket options available for […]
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Author Event: Deborah Kalb
Off to Join the Circus focuses on an overly enmeshed, neurotic Jewish family in the Washington, D.C., area, and what happens when a relative returns after 64 years. Adele Pinsky ran away as a teenager back in 1954, perhaps to join a circus. The repercussions from her departure reverberated down the generations, affecting her younger […]
Find out moreReggie Watts at First Parish Church
Harvard Book Store welcomes musician and comedian REGGIE WATTS—former bandleader on CBS’s The Late Late Show with James Corden and IFC’s Comedy Bang Bang! —for a discussion of his new memoir Great Falls, MT: Fast Times, Post-Punk Weirdos, and a Tale of Coming Home Again. About Great Falls, MT: Reggie Watts is weird. But you knew that. Anyone who’s seen […]
Find out moreBlackouts: A Novel
Justin Torres at Harvard Book Store presenting Blackouts: A Novel in conversation with CHRISTOPHER CASTELLANI Harvard Book Store welcomes Justin Torres— National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and author of the award-winning novel We the Animals—for a discussion of his latest novel Blackouts. He will be joined in conversation by CHRISTOPHER CASTELLANI—author of Leading Men. About Blackouts […]
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IFFBoston Fall Focus – Eileen
We’re thrilled to welcome back our friends from the Independent Film Festival Boston for another edition of their fall mini-festival, FALL FOCUS! In the past, this program has featured some of the best films of the year and a slew of awards contenders. Just check out the lineup from last year: Armageddon Time, Broker, Causeway, Corsage, Empire of Light, Glass Onion, Hunt, The […]
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ENSEMBLE SANGINETO
Ensemble Sangineto is an eclectic band which blends skillfully ancient harmonies and sonorities with modern rhythms. The wide-ranging musical experiences of the individual members converge to create fresh arrangements of traditional Irish, Scottish, Breton & Italian tunes and original compositions that display influences from many varied musical genres ranging from classical to folk, from Gregorian […]
Find out moreLeo Blanco | Latin-Asia: The Untold Cultural Link Between Asia and Latin-America
Longy’s performance are free and open to the public, but please register in advance. Growing up as an aspiring jazz pianist in Venezuela’s El Sistema, Leo Blanco never felt he had to choose between his love of improvisation and the classical traditions for which El Sistema is famous. With one foot in improvisational jazz and […]
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GENESIS OWUSU – 88.9 WERS Discovery Show
EVENT INFORMATION $.25 from each ticket purchased will go to The Shout Syndicate, a Boston-based, volunteer-run fundraising effort who raises money to help fund youth-led arts programs at proven non-profit creative youth development organizations in Greater Boston. Housed at The Boston Foundation, The Shout Syndicate works in partnership with the Mayor's Office of Arts […]
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