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3 events,An immersive, interactive installation and a/v concert that invites just 14 participants per night into a meticulously designed Waiting Room before plunging them deeper into the dystopian ThotBot Storyworld.
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Explore how Americans have remembered and forgotten Washington’s involvement with slavery over the past 250 years. Three historians who work at the intersection of scholarship and public history will shed new light on our founding contradictions. |
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Ibram X. Kendi, author of Chain of Ideas, in conversation with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)
Ibram X. Kendi, author of Chain of Ideas, in conversation with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)
Porter Square Books is thrilled to present an evening with Ibram X. Kendi at First Parish in Cambridge for the release of his latest book, Chain of Ideas. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) will join Dr. Kendi in conversation. |
3 events,Photography has played a central role in social movements, igniting desire for change and inspiring action. At the same time, it has been commandeered to consolidate power, stifle dissent, and foreclose a sense that other worlds are possible. In this lecture, Leigh Raiford and Teju Cole will...
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64+ competing comedians, special guest comedians, referees, and an awesome audience. This is no April Fool's joke. |
2 events,Alan Turing was hailed by Winston Churchill as having made the single biggest contribution to Allied victory in the war against Nazi Germany for breaking the Enigma code. By 1952 the eccentric British mathematician’s security clearance was revoked and he was barred from British intelligence work after... |
4 events,Join us for New England's only Comic Arts Festival focused on stories by and about people of color. The Boston Comics in Color Festival is a family-friendly event for all ages focusing on creators of color and stories by and about people of color. This event takes...
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Boston native Julie Rhodes musical career started “on a whim”. After singing along in the audience at a house show, she was given some words of encouragement to write her own songs. That night, she began writing her first song and before long she was recording her... |
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Your journey begins with The Fellowship of the Ring at 11:00am sharp. There will be a 30-minute break before The Two Towers at roughly 2:30pm for afternoon tea. Following that film, there will be a 75-minute break for dinner around 7:00pm before The Return of the King... |
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Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack's writing goes nowhere... |
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In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America’s greatest fur trapper by defeating…hundreds of beavers. |
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An indie rock double bill at Deep Cuts. Headliner Prewn recently dropped the new album "System." |
4 events,Join us for the Springward Poetry Festival, a weekend of poetry-focused interactive programming for all ages. We aim to foster an environment where poets, appreciators of poetry, and those curious about the art form can celebrate National Poetry Month, learn about poetry, and connect with each other.
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Featuring: Senate Candidate Joe Tache, Claudia de la Cruz, Foundation Movement, Amanda Shea, Kid Kung Fu, MaceyOMaze, and more! |
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A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains ends up meeting and developing feelings for the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing. |
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Whitney is a folk rock/Americana band from Chicago, formed in 2015 by guitarist Max Kakacek and drummer/vocalist Julien Ehrlich following the breakup of their previous band, Smith Westerns. Their music blends elements of folk, soul, and country, characterized by Ehrlich’s falsetto vocals and a nostalgic, summery sound.
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Dark Spring Boston Festival returns to Central Square with a one-day lineup of moody, goth-tinged electro rock outfits. Imagine a room full of Winona Ryders from Tim Burton’s original “Beetlejuice.” Artists include dark disco mavens Ex-Hyena, darkwavers Pilgrims, NYC surf goths Stare Away and more. Additional satellite... |
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Webern’s 1905 Langsamer Satz depicts the young composer’s secret love affair with his cousin—and future wife—through rich harmonies and the beautiful lyricism of the late Romantic era. Referred to as the “master trio of the age,” the dramatic and fiery Piano Trio in C minor by Mendelssohn... |
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In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures. |
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The legacy of The Chameleons dates all the way back to 1981, when the band was discovered by the legendary BBC Radio host John Peel. The Chameleons are considered to be one of the most influential guitar bands of the 80s and 90s, contributing substantially to the... |
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Nancy Fraser is the Henry and Louise A. Loeb Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Politics at the New School for Social Research, and a member of the Editorial Committee of New Left Review. Trained as a philosopher, she specializes in critical social theory and political philosophy. She...
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Label, blog, and tastemaker EveryDejaVu presents PIECES, vol. vii, the (you guessed it) seventh edition of its music showcase, featuring a mélange of new talent in RnB, hip hop, soul, and jazz. Wednesday's lineup at Zuzu (Middle East) includes Chow, Rochelle Blue, Swooli, MonaVeli, and Lavagxrl pulling... |
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From beloved picture book creator Katie Yamasaki: an idyllic river trip and a celebration of connections—to family, community, and the natural world. |
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Praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation. Wainwright’s work spans 11 studio albums, landmark live recordings, collaborations across pop and classical worlds, and recent orchestral projects that... |
2 events,Down Home Up Here is an annual bluegrass & old time festival at Club Passim, featuring the most exciting bluegrass in the area, while not adhering to strictly traditional styles. You’ll hear traditional bluegrass, but also be prepared for old time and several adjacent styles to the... |
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On Sunday, 4/19 at 2pm, celebrate the 5th anniversary of mushrooms being decriminalized in Somerville with new friends, tasty snacks, grow kits, and nature education. The event is at 191 Highland Street, Somerville, MA in Room B6. The building typically has ample parking in the back and...
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Tenille Ja'Nae is an R&B/Pop/Soul artist whose music centers on emotion, culture, and storytelling. With a voice that moves effortlessly between vulnerability and strength, she brings authenticity and heart to every stage. Tenille Ja'Nae's upcoming album is called I Like Girls & I Love Jesus. |
3 events,Muppet Madness returns on Marathon Monday 2026! Join us for a special Triple Feature of the original MUPPET MOVIE, THE DARK CRYSTAL, and LABYRINTH!
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Music starts at 10:30PM every Monday. The Fringe originally formed back in 1971 by tenor-saxophonist George Garzone, bassist Richard Appleman, and drummer Bob Gullotti as an outlet for their free jazz improvisations, The Fringe have entertained and enlightened Boston area jazz audiences for over 50 years. Bassist... |
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The 120th winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets prize celebrates the voice felt twice—once in the body, once in the world. |
2 events,Film festival with screenings at The Brattle, Somerville Theatre, and Coolidge Corner Theatre. |
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British artist and color developer Stuart Semple creates paints and pigments by integrating cutting-edge science with craft and creative practice, through collaboration with specialist laboratories and hands-on experimentation. His pigments and paints are now part of the Straus Center’s Forbes Pigment Collection. In his talk, Semple will... |
4 events,A curious event at a curious location that’s worth a trip. Waterworks is a “Festival of Experimental Sound” held inside the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum on the banks of the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. A big, airy, stone structure. One of those high-minded public works built at the turn...
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In Thrall, a young woman looking for a transformative college experience is bitten by a vampire and must team up with his other living victims to hunt him down. |
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The Latin Playlist offers a live experience hosted by the Latin Management Club at Berklee. Featuring five different Latin artists, this show provides an immersive experience that invites listeners to feel part of a heartwarming community. Spanning genres such as bossa nova, reggaeton, Latin pop, ballads, and... |
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In the 1970s, Kubrick purchased the rights to Brian Aldiss’ short story “Supertoys Last All Summer Long,” a Pinocchio-like tale about an android boy in an overpopulated future. After three decades failing to realize the project, Kubrick offered it to Steven Spielberg, who jumped at the opportunity... |
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WHERE ONCE WU LYF EMBODIED THE RESTLESS ENERGY OF YOUTHFUL DEFIANCE, THEY NOW CHANNEL SOMETHING MORE REFINED— AN ENDURING FLAME TEMPERED BY THE HUMBLING OF TIME. Got that? |
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The farce is with you in this uproarious salute to science fiction that teams comedy legend Mel Brooks with an all-star cast of cutups including John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Bill Pullman! |
3 events,From April 30 to May 3, Harvard’s campus transforms into a four-day celebration of the arts, bursting with creativity from Harvard students, staff, alums and faculty. Lowell keeps popping up in the headlines of clickbait articles about “top places to live.” The Town and the City Festival (named after Jack Kerouac’s semiautobiographical novel about his childhood in Lowell) is on the long list of reasons why. The multiday music festival returns every year... There’s a new Irish festival in town: Tunes on the Charles. Information is still trickling in. The Instagram account has only eight posts. Media inquiries have so far gone unanswered. But you know the drill. This is a traditional Irish music festival in a metro area that... |
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