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SUMMARY:The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection (Harvard Art Museum)
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/the-way-we-never-were-the-american-professional-photographers-collection-harvard-art-museum/
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270118
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SUMMARY:On Location: Drawing the Outdoors (Harvard Art Museum)
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/on-location-drawing-the-outdoors-harvard-art-museum/
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Gallery
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SUMMARY:Digital Marketing Agency Brick Marketing to Exhibit at MedTech Conference in Boston
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/68768/
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SUMMARY:Harvard Square Chocolate Tour
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/harvard-square-chocolate-tour-2/2026-10-20/
LOCATION:Off The Beaten Path Food Tours
CATEGORIES:Tours & Family events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T180000
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SUMMARY:Dino Martins at the Harvard Science Center
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/dino-martins-at-the-harvard-science-center/
LOCATION:Harvard Science Center\, 1 Oxford St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T142655Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/dr-dariush-mozaffarian-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T203000
DTSTAMP:20260827T152719Z
CREATED:20260827T152719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T152719Z
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SUMMARY:Longy @ Regattabar
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/longy-regattabar/
LOCATION:Regattabar\, 1 Bennett Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T210000
DTSTAMP:20260929T131621Z
CREATED:20260929T131621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T131621Z
UID:10005235-1792522800-1792530000@harvardsquare.com
SUMMARY:The Gilded Rose Book Bash with Joanna Shupe & Sarah MacLean
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/the-gilded-rose-book-bash-with-joanna-shupe-sarah-maclean/
LOCATION:Lovestruck Books
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T074500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T083000
DTSTAMP:20260716T154220Z
CREATED:20260716T154220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T154220Z
UID:10003935-1792568700-1792571400@harvardsquare.com
SUMMARY:Prayer Call @ Harvard Epworth Methodist Church
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/prayer-call-harvard-epworth-methodist-church/2026-10-21/
LOCATION:Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church\, 1555 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T163000
DTSTAMP:20261019T151351Z
CREATED:20261019T151351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T151351Z
UID:10005290-1792594800-1792600200@harvardsquare.com
SUMMARY:Harvard Square Chocolate Tour
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/harvard-square-chocolate-tour-2/2026-10-21/
LOCATION:Off The Beaten Path Food Tours
CATEGORIES:Tours & Family events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T130000
DTSTAMP:20260803T152202Z
CREATED:20260803T152202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T152202Z
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SUMMARY:YOGA AWAKENING: BEYOND ASANAS
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/yoga-awakening-beyond-asanas/
LOCATION:Breathe\, 30 JFK Street\, Cambridge\, 02138
CATEGORIES:Sporting
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://harvardsquare.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/beyondasanas.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T190000
DTSTAMP:20260826T153420Z
CREATED:20260826T153420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T153420Z
UID:10005074-1792605600-1792609200@harvardsquare.com
SUMMARY:Fuchsia Dunlop at The Cambidge Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/fuchsia-dunlop-at-the-cambidge-public-library/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T190000
DTSTAMP:20260826T154009Z
CREATED:20260826T154009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T154009Z
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SUMMARY:Natasha Singer at the Harvard Science Center
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/natasha-singer-at-the-harvard-science-center/
LOCATION:Harvard Science Center\, 1 Oxford St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T190000
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CREATED:20260916T192907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T192907Z
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SUMMARY:The Many Lives of Theban Tomb 16
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/the-many-lives-of-theban-tomb-16/
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T210000
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CREATED:20251103T114250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T114332Z
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SUMMARY:Live Blues & Roots Music Returns to Harvard Square: Wednesday Nights @ The Sea Hag Restaurant & Bar
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/live-blues-roots-music-returns-to-harvard-square-wednesday-nights-the-sea-hag-restaurant-bar/2026-10-21/
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T190000
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CREATED:20260917T145337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T145345Z
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SUMMARY:Lindsay Turner introduced and in conversation with Nina MacLaughlin
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/lindsay-turner-introduced-and-in-conversation-with-nina-maclaughlin/
LOCATION:Grolier Poetry Book Shop\, 6 Plympton St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T200000
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CREATED:20260716T154451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T154451Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Study and Spirit: Bible Study at Harvard-Epworth
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/wednesday-study-and-spirit-bible-study-at-harvard-epworth/2026-10-21/
LOCATION:Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church\, 1555 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T200000
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CREATED:20260826T154343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T154343Z
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SUMMARY:Marcia Chatelain at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/marcia-chatelain-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260929T132716Z
CREATED:20260929T132716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T132716Z
UID:10005236-1792609200-1792616400@harvardsquare.com
SUMMARY:Undone Release Bash with Peyton Corinne
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/undone-release-bash-with-peyton-corinne/
LOCATION:Lovestruck Books
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T193000
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CREATED:20260723T144659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T144659Z
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SUMMARY:Brian O'Donovan Legacy Series: Revels Chantey Sing with David Coffin
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/brian-odonovan-legacy-series-revels-chantey-sing-with-david-coffin/
LOCATION:The Burren\, 247 Elm Street\, Somerville\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T193000
DTSTAMP:20260821T185813Z
CREATED:20260821T185813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T185813Z
UID:10005006-1792611000-1792611000@harvardsquare.com
SUMMARY:Bechdel Cast Ten Year “Whoops We Didn’t Dismantle the Patriarchy” Anniversary Tour
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/bechdel-cast-ten-year-whoops-we-didnt-dismantle-the-patriarchy-anniversary-tour/
LOCATION:The Brattle Theatre\, 40 Brattle St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T193000
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CREATED:20260827T162510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T162711Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday's Rising Stars Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/wednesdays-rising-stars-showcase-2/
LOCATION:The Comedy Studio\, 5 John F. Kennedy St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T170000
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CREATED:20260730T155452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T155452Z
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SUMMARY:Live Music @ Noir Bar
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/live-music-noir-bar/2026-10-22/
LOCATION:Noir Bar
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T183000
DTSTAMP:20260807T142339Z
CREATED:20260807T142339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T142339Z
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SUMMARY:Yoga for Awakening with Artemis Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/yoga-for-awakening-with-artemis-yoga-2/
LOCATION:Mount Auburn Cemetary
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T190000
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CREATED:20261019T152115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T153707Z
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SUMMARY:Harvard Square French Fry & Pairings Food Tour
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/harvard-square-french-fry-pairings-food-tour-2/2026-10-22/
LOCATION:Off The Beaten Path Food Tours
CATEGORIES:Tours & Family events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T200000
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CREATED:20260826T154721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T154721Z
UID:10005077-1792695600-1792699200@harvardsquare.com
SUMMARY:Akbar Shahid Ahmed at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/akbar-shahid-ahmed-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T200000
DTSTAMP:20261002T151614Z
CREATED:20261002T151533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T151614Z
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SUMMARY:Pawn Shop of Coincidence by Andrea L. Fry (Grolier Poetry Press) book launch
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/pawn-shop-of-coincidence-by-andrea-l-fry-grolier-poetry-press-book-launch-2/
LOCATION:Grolier Poetry Book Shop\, 6 Plympton St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T193000
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CREATED:20260827T163109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T163109Z
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SUMMARY:TCS presents: Sam Miller
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/tcs-presents-sam-miller/
LOCATION:The Comedy Studio\, 5 John F. Kennedy St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T193000
DTSTAMP:20260918T150434Z
CREATED:20260918T145832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T150434Z
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SUMMARY:Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/mehmet-ali-sanlikol-quintet/
LOCATION:Regattabar\, 1 Bennett Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T213000
DTSTAMP:20260827T163534Z
CREATED:20260827T163425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T163534Z
UID:10005139-1792704600-1792704600@harvardsquare.com
SUMMARY:Kill Tiny
DESCRIPTION:Behind VA Shadows\, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association and Intercontinental Management\, is pleased to welcome the group exhibition “8+8+8: Dividing Time”\, the latest installation at the 25/8 artspace project located at 2 Linden Street in Harvard Square.  It will be on view from September 20 to November 23\, 2026. Curated by Krystle Brown\, an interdisciplinary artist and a staff member at the Harvard Art Museums\, the exhibition draws on the intersected identities of museum workers and artists\, featuring artworks by Harvard Art Museums staff BBB / CDA\, Steve Deane\, Ian Gage\, Annajean Hamel\, Yi Bin Liang\, Hussein Al Masarani\, Jenni Nelson\, Maithili Rajput\, Mario Rojo\, and Rebecca Leopoldina Torres. Denise Jillson\, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association\, commented\, “We’re so pleased to continue our collaboration with Intercontinental Management and Yolanda He Yang on this\, our third art installation at the 25/8 artspace. This popup gallery exhibits beautiful artwork that is to be enjoyed “from the street” in an unexpected location in Harvard Square!” The exhibition title is a reference to the Welsh philosopher and social reformer Robert Owens’s idea of dividing a day into equal parts of work\, recreation\, and rest\, exploring the nuances of time division and care work. The exhibition poses the following question to the various participants of the artworld: While art museum workers spend a lot of time supporting others’ artworks at work\, how do they support their own art practices? 8+8+8: Dividing Time is an attempt to bring some light into the approaches people undertake to sustain an art practice outside of work.  According to Brown\, the curatorial project\, focused on Harvard Art Museums staff\, is inspired by a series of works by artist Jess T. Dugan. Titled “A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum (2006-2008)\,” Dugan’s photographs center museum workers at Harvard Art Museums and turn the stage to the exhibition space outside of the wall and the frames. Through 8+8+8: Dividing Time\, Brown investigates the effect of museum workers’ daily close proximity with art\, delving into Dugan’s statement where they identified art museum workers as “a group of people united by their desire to surround themselves with art.” Therefore\, Brown circulated an open call for art within the institution\, calling for participation particularly from staff whose roles are front-line facing. As a result\, the exhibition brings together folks who work(ed) in various departments within the institution\, occupying roles including museum attendant\, collections associate\, conservation technician\, exhibition production specialist\, and communications coordinator. 8+8+8: Dividing Time “seeks to highlight the creative lives of museum workers and reflect on the ways individuals labor both inside and beyond the Harvard Art Museums while sustaining creative practices of their own.” Moreover\, the curatorial project aims to extend the precedents of celebrating staff creativity within the Harvard community\, including the Harvard Staff Art Show and the Staff Art Show within the art museums\, by presenting the exhibition at the public window space of Behind VA Shadows in the neighborhood. Simultaneously\, Brown seeks to bring a closer focus on the museum context while bringing it outside of the museum space.  Within the gallery space\, the exhibition unfolds with BBB / CDA\, Masarani\, and Nelson’s figurative works\, where the artists introduce the daily dynamic of viewing and being viewed at an exhibition space. The activities within the orderly gallery space are immediately juxtaposed by Torres’s photograph\, peeking into the other states of being of artworks when they aren’t on the stage at the exhibition hall. The sculptural characteristic is echoed in Hamel’s installation work where the artist connects the studio space and the conservation lab\, reflecting on the precision\, control\, and impulse required in creative processes. In the following window space\, Rojo also engages with the artmaking and workspace by collaging found objects associated with working in the museum. In Rajput\, Gage\, and Liang’s works\, the artists delve into the subjects of space and movement\, expanding and extending beyond the museum space. Finally\, Deane’s photo collage captures the cyclical process of sleep\, connecting to the time divisions of a day that govern\, structure\, and repeat.  As a community organizer and artist\, Brown reflects on the exhibition being one way of bringing visibility to the labor of artists in museum space. Commenting on institutions that are easily siloed\, the curator treats the exhibition as a starting point to build connections with fellow artists within the museum. More importantly\, similar to the ethos of Behind VA Shadows\, building communal care and solidarity with each other is crucial for getting through this precarious time.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/kill-tiny-2/
LOCATION:The Comedy Studio\, 5 John F. Kennedy St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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