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  • Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland (Harvard Art Museum)

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Reflect on memory, labor, and belonging in this first major U.S. exhibition by Pınar Öğrenci. Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience. The exhibition includes Öğrenci’s 2024 film Glück auf in Deutschland (Good Luck…

  • The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection (Harvard Art Museum)

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    How did photography construct cultural memories of postwar America? Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.…

  • On Location: Drawing the Outdoors (Harvard Art Museum)

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Discover how an intimate and reflective relationship with nature can shape artistic vision. Meander through visions of the outdoors to discover how landscapes offered 19th-century European artists freedom, renewal, and rediscovery beyond the pressures of society. Placing the natural world at the center of artistic expression and featuring drawings by J. M. W. Turner, John Constable, Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Paul Cézanne, and Vincent van Gogh, among many others, On Location: Drawing the Outdoors includes approximately 140 sketches, watercolors, and…

  • Bonde Social Club

    Bonde Social Club
    Bonde Fine Wine Shop 54 Church St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    From 5-9pm on Fridays, come take a seat and order a flight of three wines (2-oz pours) for $19, which comes with a snack. You can add on additional 2-oz pours, too! Each week, Bonde offers a fresh selection based on a grape, a region, or a style designed to spark your curiosity and expand your wine knowledge without ever getting boring. Tastings are accompanied by a guided discussion led by one of our in-house professional sommeliers. We hope to…

  • Classic Rioja: Always a Joy | Commonwealth Wine School

    Commonwealth Wine School 35 Dunster St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Friday, October 2, 6:30-8pm ET Ah, Riojan wines… tempranillo and friends, (mazuelo, garnacha, and graciano) lovingly crafted into cherry- and cedar-scented wines perfect for today and worthy of cellaring for decades. They are icons in the wine world and deservedly so. With today’s dizzying array of choices, it is fortifying to revisit something so traditional and delicious as these classic Riojan wines. Join Deborah Hansen as she samples six different wines, explaining terms such as joven, crianza, reserva, and gran…

    $85

  • Eli Paperboy Reed

    Regattabar 1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Somewhere between the initial spark of infatuation and the gentle twilight of growing old together lies the real work of any relationship. Sure, the thousandth kiss may not carry the same novel thrill as the first, but, if you do it right, the grown-up stuff—building a home, raising a family, committing your lives to each other—is the most rewarding part. “There’s plenty of music out there about falling in love,” says Eli Paperboy Reed. “I wanted to write about staying…

    $35 – $48

  • YOKO MIWA TRIO

    Scullers Jazz Club 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA, United States

    Internationally acclaimed pianist/composer Yoko Miwa is one of the most powerful and compelling performers on the scene today. Her trio, with its remarkable telepathy and infectious energy, has brought audiences to their feet worldwide. Yoko was named a Rising Star Pianist in the 2022, 2023, and 2024 DownBeat Critics Poll. The Yoko Miwa Trio’s 2021 release Songs of Joy received wide acclaim and reached #1 on national jazz radio charts and was voted a best jazz album of 2021 in…

    $42.45 – $65.35

  • Emily Ogden at Harvard Book Store

    Harvard Book Store 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, United States

    Harvard Book Store welcomes Emily Ogden—professor of English at the University of Virginia and acclaimed author of On Not Knowing and Credulity—for a discussion of her new book, Darkness Becomes Bright: On the Brief Life and Immortal Art of Edgar Allan Poe. About Darkness Becomes Bright A fascinating and intimate inquiry into Edgar Allan Poe’s shadowy life and horrifyingly compelling work—and why we are drawn to darkness in art.  Since Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death in 1849, his stories and poems have captivated millions of readers around…

  • Trace Fossils 2026 Anthology Launch

    Grolier Poetry Book Shop 6 Plympton St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Please join us for the Trace Fossils 2026 Anthology Launch featuring readings by Danielle DeTiberus, Grace Talusan, Sean Scapellato and Niamh Carmichael with an introduction by co-founders Jessie Leitzel and Ellie Reid. ** This event will take place synchronously in-store at 6 Plympton Street and on Zoom ** ** Please sign up ahead of time because there is limited space **

    $5 – $10

  • Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground

    Passim 47 Palmer Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground was born of New England mandolinist Ethan Setiawan’s yearning to return to bluegrass roots. Taking time-honored traditions and imbuing them with original tunes and exceptional songwriting, Fine Ground comprises some of the finest bluegrass musicians to come out of the Northeast. At the helm is Ethan Setiawan, an accomplished mandolinist who has won both the National Mandolin Championship and the Rockygrass Mandolin Championship. Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground plan to release their debut album in…

    $30 – $33