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In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss [May 14, 2022 – May 31, 2024]
Artwork by Leah Sobsey for “In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss” exhibition, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Digitized cyanotype Artwork by Leah Sobsey for “In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss” exhibition, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cyanotype on glass with 23K gold In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An […]
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Seeing in Art and Medicine at the Harvard Art Museums [September 2, 2023 – December 30, 2023]
This exhibition and the medical humanities program on which it is based are part of the Harvard Art Museums’ broader commitment to interdisciplinary learning. Now in its sixth year, the Seeing in Art and Medical Imaging program welcomes a cohort of nuclear medicine and radiology residents from Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital to explore questions […]
Find out moreA Colloquium in the Visual Arts at the Harvard Art Museums [September 2, 2023 – December 30, 2023]
The Harvard course A Colloquium in the Visual Arts (Humanities 20) is an introduction to the study of the humanities through major works of art and architecture from around the world: everything from Japanese woodblock prints to modern stop-motion photography. The course is taught by five members of the Harvard faculty: Vishal Khandelwal, Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, […]
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Day One DNA: 50 Years in Hiphop Culture
Curated by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn On view from November 3, 2023, to May 31, 2024 Day One DNA: 50 Years in Hiphop Culture is an immersive multimedia exhibition celebrating 50 years of hiphop culture through the archives of hiphop icons and longtime collaborators Ice T and DJ Afrika Islam. Their collection has been assembled over decades […]
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Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters – Holiday Tours
Reserve your spot on a free, 30-minute guided tour of the Longfellow House first floor, decked out for the holidays! Space is limited and reservations are required. Tickets
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Black Business Holiday Pop-Up
The Cambridge-Somerville Black Business Network is partnering with Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts, Cambridge Local First, and independent business alliances. Join us for the 6th Passport to Black Businesses Pop-up at One Brattle Square at the old "Spyce" location in Harvard Square. Shop for gift items, vegan treats, soaps, sauces, bags, jewelry, fine art, […]
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Harvard Square Holiday Fair 2023
We are pleased to announce that the fair will be held at 1 Brattle Square, Cambridge MA. The Harvard Square Holiday Fair, one of the oldest and most popular fairs in Boston, celebrates its 37th season. This year the fair will be held at a new location: One Brattle Square, at street level. The […]
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Harvard Square Food Tour
Ever wonder why Harvard Square was Julia Child’s favorite neighborhood? Do you love old, historic cities that have European cobblestone streets? Then join us for this delicious culinary adventure through historical Harvard Square in Cambridge! If you’re visiting Boston or here on a vacation to Boston or a local looking for fun things to do […]
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It’s a Wonderful Life
Director: Frank Capra Run Time: 130 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1946 Starring: Donna Reed, Henry Travers, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore A Holiday Tradition! Tickets on sale Mon, Nov 13 at 12pm Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, a forlorn small-town banker who, while considering suicide, meets Clarence (Travers), an angel in training. Clarence shows George what life would be like if he […]
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Santa Claus Jazz Band and Treats
Join the Harvard Square Business Association as we present the Santa Claus Jazz Band performing from 1pm – 3pm in the “pit” in the center of the Square. Bask in the glow of the sights, smells and sounds of the season! Plenty of hot chocolate and cookies will be available to give you that […]
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REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES [DEC 6 – JAN 21, 2024]
It’s the summer of 1987 in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights, and Ana wants to blaze her own path. The first-generation child of Mexican immigrants, Ana is torn between a future at her family’s garment business and her dreams of college in New York. If she breaks from her parents’ vision for her life, can […]
Find out moreRethinking Addiction: A Drama Therapy Workshop with 2nd Act Artist Collective
This event requires registration; see further details below. In conjunction with the exhibition Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade (September 15, 2023–January 14, 2024), drama therapists Ana Bess Moyer Bell and Amy Lazier of the artist collective 2nd Act will lead a workshop designed to challenge participants’ ideas about addiction through a drama […]
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Christmas in Medieval England
Don’t miss this concert program the Boston Globe calls “stellar” and the Boston Classical Review has dubbed “a hauntingly beautiful and uplifting occasion fit for the holidays.” Our program offers a selection of music for the Christmas season—plainchant, carols, and polyphonic antiphons and settings of the Mass—that might have been heard in England in the 1440s, when the most […]
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Midwinter Revels: The Feast of Fools
A Medieval Celebration of the Solstice About This Year’s Production Our 53rd Midwinter Revels drops us into the colorful medieval Feast of Fools, where everything is topsy-turvy by design. The status quo quickly becomes the status disruptus as the body politic officially lets off steam. Rulers are temporarily deposed by servants, wit triumphs over power, and a fool […]
Find out moreIt’s a Wonderful Life
Director: Frank Capra Run Time: 130 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1946 Starring: Donna Reed, Henry Travers, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore A Holiday Tradition! Tickets on sale Mon, Nov 13 at 12pm Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, a forlorn small-town banker who, while considering suicide, meets Clarence (Travers), an angel in training. Clarence shows George what life would be like if he […]
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Keyboard Studies Department | Winter Solstice Recital 2
Longy’s performance are free and open to the public, but please register in advance. Winter Solstice concert performed by students of the Keyboard Studies Department. TICKETS
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MACCABEE BAR
Maccabee Bar is meant for anyone who wants to experience a different side of the holidays, whether you grew up celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza or anything else. While hosting Maccabee Bar, Noir at the Charles Hotel will be transformed into a Hanukkah wonderland with special decor, Hanukkah themed cocktails, and traditional bites, including latkes, hummus, […]
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It’s a Wonderful Life
Director: Frank Capra Run Time: 130 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1946 Starring: Donna Reed, Henry Travers, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore A Holiday Tradition! Tickets on sale Mon, Nov 13 at 12pm Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, a forlorn small-town banker who, while considering suicide, meets Clarence (Travers), an angel in training. Clarence shows George what life would be like if he […]
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SUN MUSIC & THE RECORD CO PRESENT LEZLIE HARRISON – HOLIDAY JOY
Sun Music & The Record Co present Lezlie Harrison – Holiday Rhythm performing songs from her Jazzweek, Top 20 album release, Let Them Talk. Lezlie Harrison is her own personal renaissance. Her constant state of evolution and growth brings with it, gifts for those paying attention. As a vocalist both bold and subtle, her vulnerability attends to the fragile […]
Find out moreFall Production | Hansel und Gretel
Longy’s performance are free and open to the public, but please register in advance. Come join us for Humperdinck’s fantastical take on the Brother’s Grimm fairy tale Hansel und Gretel. Although filled with the magical creatures of the Sandman, Dew Fairy, and Witch, we can also see ourselves in the remarkable relationship of this brother […]
Find out moreREAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES [DEC 6 – JAN 21, 2024]
It’s the summer of 1987 in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights, and Ana wants to blaze her own path. The first-generation child of Mexican immigrants, Ana is torn between a future at her family’s garment business and her dreams of college in New York. If she breaks from her parents’ vision for her life, can […]
Find out moreChristmas in Medieval England
Don’t miss this concert program the Boston Globe calls “stellar” and the Boston Classical Review has dubbed “a hauntingly beautiful and uplifting occasion fit for the holidays.” Our program offers a selection of music for the Christmas season—plainchant, carols, and polyphonic antiphons and settings of the Mass—that might have been heard in England in the 1440s, when the most […]
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SUN MUSIC & THE RECORD CO PRESENT LEZLIE HARRISON – HOLIDAY JOY
Sun Music & The Record Co present Lezlie Harrison – Holiday Rhythm performing songs from her Jazzweek, Top 20 album release, Let Them Talk. Lezlie Harrison is her own personal renaissance. Her constant state of evolution and growth brings with it, gifts for those paying attention. As a vocalist both bold and subtle, her vulnerability attends to the fragile […]
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SAPPHIC FACTORY: QUEER JOY PARTY
if you want to go out dancing and celebrate the sounds of eternal longing, we know a place… ❤️🧡🤍💖💜 sapphic factory 🌈 a modern queer joy dance party 🦋 come dance and be free to the music of muna, fletcher, phoebe bridgers, boygenius, kim petras, marina, elio, ashnikko, girl in red, tegan and sara, […]
Find out moreHoliday Adjacent 2023 [ Fri, Dec 15 – Thu, Dec 21]
Die Hard Fri, Dec 15 - 9:30 pm Director: John McTiernan Run Time: 131 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1988 Starring: Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis When married-to-the-job New York City cop John McClane (Willis) arrives in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve hoping to patch things up with his estranged wife (Bedilla), he instead walks into a dangerous hostage situation at a holiday […]
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REMEMBERING THE FUTURE – STANLEY SAGOV QUINTET
9:30PM SHOW: BUY TICKETS HERE Stanley Sagov – Piano & keyboards Stan Strickland – Reeds Mike Peipman – Trumpet John Lockwood – Bass Yoron Israel – Drums and special guest Wannetta Jackson
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