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Unpacking the Amazon Myth at Harvard Art Museums
Join student guide Paul Tamburro to explore the mythological iconography on a Roman sarcophagus and what it reveals about ancient Roman politics and conceptions of the “other.” In addition to “unpacking” the story behind the carvings on this Amazon “box,” this hour-long talk will investigate the object’s rich production and acquisition history. Offered by: Paul […]
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Beth Blum at The Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes BETH BLUM for a discussion of her new book, The Self-Help Compulsion: Searching for Advice in Modern Literature. She will be joined in conversation by fellow Harvard professor and Pulitzer Prize–winning author LOUIS MENAND. About The Self-Help Compulsion Samuel Beckett as a guru for business executives? James Joyce as a guide to living […]
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Nando Michelin- Ebinho Cardoso
Presenting music from their upcoming CD featuring songs using poems by Manoel de Barros. Their music, deeply rooted in the tradition of Brazilian Popular Music and Jazz, builds on the beauty of the simple things just like De Barros intended in his poems. Nando Michelin Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Nando came to Boston to study […]
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Die Zauberflöte (2020) at Harvard University
Harvard College Opera is proud to announce our 2020 opera selection: Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Mozart’s majestic, transcendental opera in two acts blends myth, magic, and a remarkable variety of wonderful music to deliver its future-facing, forward thinking, and life-affirming message: love conquers all.
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Ezra Klein at Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes celebrated writer, podcaster, and producer EZRA KLEIN—Vox co-founder and editor-at-large—for a discussion of his highly anticipated book, Why We're Polarized. He will be joined in conversation by renowned author and Harvard Law professor LAWRENCE LESSIG. About Why We're Polarized After Election Day 2016, both supporters and opponents of the soon-to-be president hailed his […]
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Lindsay Foote at Passim
Lindsay Foote writes honest, soul-bearing Americana music, coupled with a voice that will melt even the hardest heart. She has toured nationally and internationally, and already released two EPs and a full album. After many years of honing her craft in Toronto, Lindsay is now making a name for herself in the vibrant Boston folk […]
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