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  • 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…

  • YOGA AWAKENING: BEYOND ASANAS

    Breathe 30 JFK Street, Cambridge

    Mysuru, India Led by Shelley Cates + Ashish Shah Yoga is much more than the postures practiced on the mat. This retreat explores yoga as a complete life practice, blending movement, philosophy, culture, and spiritual tradition in one of yoga’s most historic regions. Together we will practice, study, and explore the deeper layers of yoga while experiencing the rich culture of southern India. Expect: 2 daily yoga/asana classes Daily philosophy and cultural lectures Workshops exploring deeper aspects of yoga practice…

    $2500 – $3600

  • North by Northwest

    North by Northwest
    The Brattle Theatre 40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Cary Grant is the unwitting wrong man in this classic nailbiter, with ominous cropdusters, sexy-cool Eva Marie Saint, and four stone-faced ex-presidents. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 136 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1959 Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau

    $13.50

  • Yoga for Awakening with Artemis Yoga

    Mount Auburn Cemetary

    Step onto your mat and embrace the energy of fall in this rejuvenating yoga class with Artemis Yoga. As the seasons change, let the tranquility of Mount Auburn inspire your practice. You are invited to move with intention, breathe with purpose, and awaken your inner vitality through the grace of yoga. In this uplifting class, you will explore both dynamic and restorative postures, finding balance between effort and ease. All levels are welcome and the class can be adapted based…

    $17.47

  • Harvard Square French Fry & Pairings Food Tour

    Harvard Square French Fry & Pairings Food Tour
    Off The Beaten Path Food Tours

    Harvard Square is famous for so much — Harvard University, eclectic bookshops, buskers, and a food scene that punches well above its weight. But here’s what most visitors don’t know: it’s also home to some of the best french fries in all of Massachusetts. Together with our guide Larom, a Harvard alum, we built an entire tour around that fact, and it’s become one of the most unique food experiences in Cambridge. On this 90-minute walking adventure, you’ll sample distinctly…

    $55

  • Akbar Shahid Ahmed at Harvard Book Store

    Harvard Book Store 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, United States

    Harvard Book Store welcomes Akbar Shahid Ahmed—award-winning journalist and Diplomatic Correspondent at NOTUS—for a discussion of his new book, Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza. He will be joined in conversation by Indira Lakshmanan—award-winning journalist and co-host of WBUR's Here & Now. About Crossing the Red Line A powerful and authoritative account of how the Biden administration fueled atrocities in Gaza, from an award-winning foreign affairs journalist. Following Hamas’s horrific October 7 attack, Israel launched an offensive of staggering violence in Gaza,…

    Free

  • Pawn Shop of Coincidence by Andrea L. Fry (Grolier Poetry Press) book launch

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

    Please join us for the book launch of Pawn Shop of Coincidence by Andrea L. Fry (Grolier Poetry Press). Rob Bowers, publisher of The Sun magazine, will give the introduction and speak in conversation with Fry after the reading. ** 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 ** ** If you show up after the start time of the event…

    $5 – $10

  • New Gallery Concert Series | Charmed and Strange Crossings

    Longy School of Music of Bard College 27 Garden St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Charmed and Strange Crossings, featuring visual artist Audrey Goldstein November’s event is a scientific reference — to two of the six types of quarks (up, down, top, bottom, charm, strange) that never stand alone in nature. Yet, “charmed and strange crossings” seems to also apply to so many of our everyday experiences. From motherhood to grief, shadows and time to prayer, NewGal’s 27th season opener relishes in the cosmic of the everyday.

    Free

  • TCS presents: Sam Miller

    The Comedy Studio 5 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    18+ w/ 2-Item Suggested Minimum. Please Arrive Early to Guarantee Seating. Sam Miller is a nationally touring comedian from Olympia, Washington. He is 6 foot 6, 360 pounds, has two kids, (one of them is on purpose) he's been married for 15 years, and has been clean and sober for 17 years. Sam likes to make jokes about what it's like to be a sober parent. He also likes to make jokes about what jails like in Yakima. His first album…