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ART MARKET GALLERY
Address: 36 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA
Phone: 617.522.1729
Email: jpartmarket@gmail.com
Owned by visual artist P. Hudson and based in artists’ co-operatives, the Art Market Gallery supports “self-motivated” emerging and established artists, often with an environmental focus. Open Thurs and Fri from 4-7 pm, on Sat from noon-6 pm, and on Sun from noon-5 pm.
AYTB THEATRE COMPANY
Address: (AYTB) Theatre, Box 410154, East Cambridge, MA
Phone: 866.811.4111
Email: info@aytb.org
The AYTB (As-Yet-To-Be) Theatre Company focuses on producing new works and re-imagining the classics, reaching new audiences who normally wouldn't attend theatre, while still appealing to theatre enthusiasts. Performances are at the Devanaughn Theatre, Piano Factory, 791 Tremont Street, Boston.
Bates College
Address: 7 Andrews Rd, Lewiston
Phone: 207.786.6161
Web: NOV 12 THROUGH 15 All the World’s a Grave: A New Play by William Shakespeare
NOV 19 AND DEC 8 The Hospital Plays, featuring works from the HB Short Play Festival, 7:30 pm, free
Shows are at Schaeffer and Gannett theaters. Curtain for longer productions is Thurs through Sat at 7:30 pm, with additional matinees on Sat and Sun at 2 pm. Tickets are $6, $3 students and seniors. Special events vary, with times and prices noted. Call for tickets or go to www.batestickets.com.
UPCOMING EVENTS
NOV 12 THROUGH 15 All the World’s a Grave: A New Play by William ShakespeareNOV 19 AND DEC 8 The Hospital Plays, featuring works from the HB Short Play Festival, 7:30 pm, free
BLACKMAN THEATER
Address: Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.373.4700
Web: OCT 9 Gaytino!: From Merman to Mariachi, Sondheim to Cesar Chavez, written and performed by Dan Guerrero (Fenway Center)
OCT 30 A conversation with Harold Prince, recipient of more than 21 Tony awards, featuring Judy Kaye and Tom
Northeastern University’s performing arts venue. Tickets $20 to $30 general seating, $10 to $20 students and NU faculty/staff, $5to $10 NU students. Box office is open Monday through Friday, noon until 6 pm. All shows at 8 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 9 Gaytino!: From Merman to Mariachi, Sondheim to Cesar Chavez, written and performed by Dan Guerrero (Fenway Center)
OCT 30 A conversation with Harold Prince, recipient of more than 21 Tony awards, featuring Judy Kaye and Tom Wopat (Blackman Auditorium)
NOV 5 Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats (Blackman Auditorium)
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL CENTER
Address: 320 Newbury St, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.262.5000
Web: THROUGH OCT 31 Recent Work by Richard Griswold (Stankowicz Gallery)
McCormick Gallery is located inside the Boston Architectural Center, where classes, workshops, and lectures are also held. Gallery hours are Mon through Thurs, 9 am to 10 pm; Fri and Sat, 9 am to 5 pm; and Sun, noon to 5 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH OCT 31 Recent Work by Richard Griswold (Stankowicz Gallery)
BOSTONIAN SOCIETY LOWELL LECTURE SERIES
Address: Old State House, State and Washington Sts, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.720.1713
Web: OCT 4 “Boston Firsts: From the Public Library and the Constitution to the Cream Pie and the Ready-made Suit,” with commentator Lynda Morgenroth
Lectures are at 6:30 pm in the Old State House. Free.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 4 “Boston Firsts: From the Public Library and the Constitution to the Cream Pie and the Ready-made Suit,” with commentator Lynda Morgenroth
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Address: 700 Boylston St, Copley Square, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.536.5400
Web: OCT 3 Susan Troyan, MD, Surgical Director of the Breast Care Center, and her patient, Monique Doyle Spencer, a breast cancer survivor and author of The Courage Muscle: A Chicken’s Guide To Living With Breast Cancer, “Both Sides Now”
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Lectures are at 6 pm in the Rabb Lecture Hall, except as noted. Check the weekly Phoenix listings for updated events. Free.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 3 Susan Troyan, MD, Surgical Director of the Breast Care Center, and her patient, Monique Doyle Spencer, a breast cancer survivor and author of
The Courage Muscle: A Chicken’s Guide To Living With Breast Cancer, “Both Sides Now”
OCT 4 James R. Benn, “Billy Boyle”
LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY SERIES, 6:30 pm, in the Mezzanine Conference Room
OCT 11 William Newman and Wilfred Holton, “Boston's Back Bay: The Story of America's Greatest Nineteenth Century Landfill Project”
OCT 25 Diane Rapaport, “New England Court Records: A Research Guide for Genealogists and Historians”
NOV 8 Clint Richmond, “Political Places of Boston”
NOV 29 David Allen Lambert, “Beyond the Gravestone: Looking for the Story of Your Ancestor's Last Days”
DEC 13 Karen Chaney, “Lizzie Borden”
DEC 27 BPL curators Gail Fithian, Henry Scannell, and Marta Pardee-King, “Finding Your Family Online”
BOSTON SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS LECTURE SERIESOCT 25 Antonio Di Mambro, FAIA, “Shaping Cities to Compete”
MOUNT AUBURN LECTURE SERIESOCT 18 Henry Louis Gates Jr., “W.E.B. Du Bois and Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African-American Experience”
GUARDIANS OF THE LIBRARY LECTURE SERIES, 6 pm, in the Abbey Room
OCT 24 C&G Partners, Exhibit Designers
NOV 21 Beth Prindle, curator
DEC 12 Dawn Bovasso, Adams librarian
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY BRIGHTON
Address: 40 Academy Hill Rd, Brighton, MA
Phone: 617.782.6032
Web: OCT 31 A Harvest of Stories, at 10:30 am
Free.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 31 A Harvest of Stories, at 10:30 am
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY SOUTH END
Address: 685 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.536.8241
Web: WEDS at 10:30 am, Preschool Storyhour: stories, songs and a craft. Children must be accompanied by an adult
OCT 3 at 4 pm, First Tuesdays Storytime, with readers and performers from the Greater Boston Concierge Association and WHERE maga
Free.
UPCOMING EVENTS
WEDS at 10:30 am, Preschool Storyhour: stories, songs and a craft. Children must be accompanied by an adult
OCT 3 at 4 pm, First Tuesdays Storytime, with readers and performers from the Greater Boston Concierge Association and WHERE magazine
BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY
Address: 486 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.482.7781
Email: bostonsculptors@yahoo.com
Web: THROUGH OCT 4 Ellen Wetmore and Mary Sherman
OCT 7 THROUGH NOV 8 Leslie Wilcox and Nancy Selvage
NOV 11 THROUGH DEC 20 Donna Dodson and Peter Haines
Media-acclaimed gallery for solo sculpture exhibitions. First Friday receptions. Open Wed through Sun, noon to 6 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH OCT 4 Ellen Wetmore and Mary Sherman
OCT 7 THROUGH NOV 8 Leslie Wilcox and Nancy Selvage
NOV 11 THROUGH DEC 20 Donna Dodson and Peter Haines
Bowdoin College
Address: 9100 College Station, Brunswick
Phone: 207.725.3663
Email: theater-dance@bowdoin.edu
Web: OCT 29 THROUGH 31 Drums in the Night, Pickard Theater
NOV 19 THROUGH 21 Rhinoceros
All performances are at 8 pm in Wish Theater, unless otherwise noted. Tickets are free.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 29 THROUGH 31 Drums in the Night, Pickard Theater
NOV 19 THROUGH 21 Rhinoceros
Bowdoin College
Address: 9100 College Station, Brunswick
Phone: 207.725.3375
Email: theater-dance@bowdoin.edu
Web: DEC 3 AND 4 December Dance Concert
Performances are free and held at Pickard Theater at 8 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
DEC 3 AND 4 December Dance Concert
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Address: Epstein Building, Brandeis University, 515 South St., Waltham, MA
Phone: 781.736.8100
Email: wsrcenter@brandeis.edu
Web: OCT 5 Jamaica Kincaid gives the “Third Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture” from 5 to 6 pm, in Rapaporte Treasure Hall
Brandeis also has a “Meet the Author Series” that meets in the Shapiro Campus Center on the Brandeis campus in Waltham.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 5 Jamaica Kincaid gives the “Third Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture” from 5 to 6 pm, in Rapaporte Treasure Hall
BROOKLINE CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION
Address: 115 Greenough St, Brookline, MA
Phone: 617.730.2700
Email: bacep@brookline.mec.edu
Web: SEP 28 “Time To Get Organized!”
OCT 5 “The Science of Life: An Introduction to Ayurveda”
OCT 12 “Naturopathic Medicine: Creating Health Versus Managing Disease”
OCT 26 “Persectives on Aging: Myths and Realitie
Lectures are Thurs at 7 pm at Brookline High School, 115 Greenough St. Register in advance by phone or on the Web site. Lectures are $5.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP 28 “Time To Get Organized!”
OCT 5 “The Science of Life: An Introduction to Ayurveda”
OCT 12 “Naturopathic Medicine: Creating Health Versus Managing Disease”
OCT 26 “Persectives on Aging: Myths and Realities”
NOV 2 Claude Monet's Vision of Light and Color”
NOV 9 “Harold Pinter Onscreen”
NOV 9 “Klezmania: A Worldwide Movement in the Making”
NOV 16 “How To Manage Your Stress Effectively”
NOV 30 “The Gospel of Judas”
CAC GALLERY
Address: 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.349.4380
Web: SEPT 28 THROUGH DEC 18 “Breaking Ground: The past, present, and future of the Maud Morgan Visual Art Center”
Municipal exhibition space located on the second floor of Cambridge’s City Hall annex. Also offers gallery talks, seminars, performances, and educational presentations. Open Mon and Wed, 8:30 am to 8 pm; Tues and Thurs, 8:30 am to 5 pm; and Fri, 8:30 am to noon.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPT 28 THROUGH DEC 18 “Breaking Ground: The past, present, and future of the Maud Morgan Visual Art Center”
CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION
Address: 42-56 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.547.6789
Web: DEC 1 writer Sue Katz hosts “Six Writers in Search of a Parking Space”: "Uppity New Yorker Finds True Love in Harvard Square," by Elizabeth Benedict; "The Cambridge Cappuccino Bum and the California Pop Star," by Daniel Gewertz; "Endorphins Gone Wi
The nationally renowned Poetry Series celebrates its 34th year of providing diverse contemporary poetry and fiction. Programs are held at the Blacksmith House.
UPCOMING EVENTS
DEC 1 writer Sue Katz hosts “Six Writers in Search of a Parking Space”: "Uppity New Yorker Finds True Love in Harvard Square," by Elizabeth Benedict; "The Cambridge Cappuccino Bum and the California Pop Star," by Daniel Gewertz; "Endorphins Gone Wild: My Cambridge Confessions," by Sue Katz; "What’s So Funny ’bout Peace, Love and Proportional Representation?" by Eden Stone; "But Officer, You See This Isn’t Really a Car!" by Mopsy Strange Kennedy; and "The 2012 Cambridge War of Secession: Review and Analysis," by Charles Coe; 42 Brattle St, tickets $12, 7:30 pm
THE BLACKSMITH HOUSE POETRY SERIES, tickets $3, 8 pm
OCT 16 Carole Oles’s
Waking Stone: Inventions on the Life of Harriet Hosmer and Martha Collins’s
Blue FrontOCT 23 David Barber’s
Wonder Cabinet and Jason Shneiderman’s
Sublimation PointOCT 30 Robin Becker’s
Domain of Perfect Affection and Frannie Lindsay’s
LambNOV 6 Jonathan Wilson’s
An Ambulance is on the Way: Stories of Men in Trouble and Kim McLarin’s
Jump at the SunNOV 13 Gail Mazur and Major Jackson host Cave Canem: A 10th Anniversary Reading, with Venise Battle, Nehessaiu deGannes, Colin Enriquez, Tonya Hegamin, and Kate Rushin
NOV 27 Eamon Grennan’s
The Quick of It and Jonathan Aaron’s
Journey to the Lost CityDEC 4 Jane Hirshfield’s
AfterDEC 11 Elizabeth Arnold’s
Civilization and Joshua Weiner’s
From the Book of Giants
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY - CENTRAL SQUARE BRANCH
Address: 45 Pearl St, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.349.4040
Web: SEP 28 THROUGH DEC 28 each Wed and Thurs at 10:30 am, Toddler/Preschool Storytime
Free. Open Mon, Wed, and Fri from 10 am-6 pm, and on Tues and Thurs from 10 am-9 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP 28 THROUGH DEC 28 each Wed and Thurs at 10:30 am, Toddler/Preschool Storytime
CANTAB LOUNGE
Address: 738 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.354.2685
Email: bosslam@cybercom.net
Web: OCT 4 Montreal performance poet Luna Allison
OCT 11 Marc Marcel
OCT 18 Columbus's Scott Woods
OCT 25 Jack McCarthy returns
NOV 1 NPS team finalist Rachel McKibbens
NOV 8 native Kurt Schweigme
The Cantab hosts the Boston Poetry Slam, a showcase for performance poets and anyone interested in spoken word, each Wed downstairs. There’s an open mike at 8 pm and a featured performer at 9:30 pm. The slam starts at 10:30 pm. Cover $3.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 4 Montreal performance poet Luna Allison
OCT 11 Marc Marcel
OCT 18 Columbus's Scott Woods
OCT 25 Jack McCarthy returns
NOV 1 NPS team finalist Rachel McKibbens
NOV 8 native Kurt Schweigmen (aka Luke Warm Water)
NOV 15 Derrick Brown
CAPELLA CLAUSURA
Address: 1900 Comm Ave, Auburndale, MA
Phone: 857.919.4218
Email: aleclair@clausura.org
Web: OCT 24 Before and After the Veil, Old South Church, Boston, 7:30 pm
OCT 25 Before and After the Veil, Episcopal Parish of the Messiah, Auburndale, 8 pm
DEC 19 Gloria: A Renaissance Christmas Pageant, First Unitarian Society i
In its fifth year, Capella Clausura specializes in exposing the music written by women in clausurae, or in the cloisters, in the early centuries of Western civilization. Founded and directed by Amelia LeClair. General admission $20, students and seniors $12.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 24 Before and After the Veil, Old South Church, Boston, 7:30 pm
OCT 25 Before and After the Veil, Episcopal Parish of the Messiah, Auburndale, 8 pm
DEC 19 Gloria: A Renaissance Christmas Pageant, First Unitarian Society in Newton, 8 pm
DEC 20 Gloria: A Renaissance Christmas Pageant, Church of St. Andrew, Marblehead, 8 pm
DEC 21 Gloria: A Renaissance Christmas Pageant, First Parish of Cohasset, 4 pm
CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON
Address: Boston, MA
Phone: 617.482.2595 or 617.482.6661
Email: info@celebrityseries.org
Web: JAN 29 THROUGH 31 Mark Morris Dance Group presents “Mozart Dances” in the Opera House, Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 3 pm.
The Celebrity Series of Boston is an independent, nonprofit performing-arts presenter. The annual series includes an average of 40 to 50 performances, showcasing performers from a variety of disciplines. See Web site for individual ticket prices. Various subscription packages are available.
UPCOMING EVENTS
JAN 29 THROUGH 31 Mark Morris Dance Group presents “Mozart Dances” in the Opera House, Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 3 pm.
The Children’s Theatre of Maine
Address: Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St, Portland
Phone: 207.878.2601
Email: info@kitetails.com
Web: OCT 15 THROUGH 25 Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like
NOV 27 THROUGH DEC 23 The Polar Express
CTM is a professional theatre providing quality entertainment for children and families. Shows run Thurs through Sun at 4 pm, with additional 1 pm shows on Sat and Sun. Tickets are $5.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 15 THROUGH 25 Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks LikeNOV 27 THROUGH DEC 23 The Polar Express
CLARK ART INSTITUTE
Address: 225 South St, Williamstown, MA
Phone: 413.458.2303
Email: info@clarkart.edu
Web: OCT 15 Adrian Ellis, "Museums in a Changing World Order: The Impact of Globalization and Its Discontents on Museums in the United States" target="_blank">PUBLIC LECTURES
OCT 8 Alberto de Andrés, “Currents and Cross-Currents in Swiss Alpine Painting"
OCT 15 Adrian Ellis, "Museums in a Changing World Order: The Impact of Globalization and Its Discontents on Museums in the United States
All events are free and open to the public. Public lectures start at 2 pm, and Gallery talks start at 12:30 pm, and Clark lectures start at 5:30 pm, except as noted. For general questions about programs, please call 413-458-2303, extension 508, or e-mail boxoffice@clarkart.edu.
UPCOMING EVENTS
PUBLIC LECTURES
OCT 8 Alberto de Andrés, “Currents and Cross-Currents in Swiss Alpine Painting"
OCT 15 Adrian Ellis, "Museums in a Changing World Order: The Impact of Globalization and Its Discontents on Museums in the United States and Europe"
OCT 22 Michael Cassin, "More Than Yodeling and Chocolate: A Brief History of Swiss Painting"
OCT 24 at 5:30 pm, Robert Sterling Clark, "The Return of the Sixties"
NOV 7 time TBA, Michael Shapiro, "The Pleasures and Challenges of the Entrepreneurial Art Museum"
NOV 12 Mark Ledbury, "'An Agreeable Kind of Horror': Mountains, Caves, and the Painterly Sublime"
GALLERY TALKS
OCT 12 Jim Ganz on Jacques Villon’s
Group of Sculptures in the Atelier of Raymond Duchamp-Villon NOV 3 AND DEC 1 at 10:15 am, New Mothers Gallery Talk
NOV 9 Richard Rand on Constant Troyon’s
A Pond in the Forest DEC 14 Danielle Steinmann on Luca Cambiaso’s
The Annunciation CLARK LECTURES
OCT 3 Finbarr Barry Flood, "Artists As Iconoclasts: Theories of Transformation in Medieval Islam"
OCT 17 Heinrich Dilly, "The Vatican Apollo in the Musée Napoléon"
NOV 14 Arden Reed, "Time and Tableaux Vivants"
NOV 28 Ann Morris Reynolds, "Film Cultures: Jack Smith's Underground Playroom"
DEC 5 Serge Guilbaut, "Be-Bop, Fashion, and Art: Glamour in Post-WWII Paris"
Collins Center for the Arts
Address: The University of Maine, Orono
Phone: 207.581.1755
Email: CCATIX@maine.maine.edu
Web: SEP 18 The Decemberists, 7:30 pm, $24
OCT 3 Neil Sedaka, 8 pm, $62
NOV 21 Arlo Guthrie and Family, 8 pm, $42
The Maine Center for the Arts at the University of Maine in Orono is now the Richard R. and Anne A. Collins Center for the Arts. Call for go online for tickets.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP 18 The Decemberists, 7:30 pm, $24
OCT 3 Neil Sedaka, 8 pm, $62
NOV 21 Arlo Guthrie and Family, 8 pm, $42
Concord Festival of Authors,
Address: Concord, MA,
Phone: (978) 369-2405.
Now in its 12th year, the festival is held Oct. 23 through Nov. 8. Events take place at various locations. Events are free, except as noted. Call or visit Web site for additional details.
FORD HALL FORUM
Address: Suite 565, 716 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.373.5800
Email: info@fordhallforum.neu.edu
Web: SEP 28 John Darnton, “The Darwin Conspiracy”
OCT 12 Ethan Gutman, “The Great Firewall of China,” in the Raytheon Amphitheater, Northeastern University
OCT 22 Dr. Yaron Brook, “Democracy vs. Victory: Why the ‘Forward Strategy
Lectures begin at 6:30 pm at the Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St, Boston, except as noted. Free.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP 28 John Darnton, “The Darwin Conspiracy”
OCT 12 Ethan Gutman, “The Great Firewall of China,” in the Raytheon Amphitheater, Northeastern University
OCT 22 Dr. Yaron Brook, “Democracy vs. Victory: Why the ‘Forward Strategy of Freedom’ Had to Fail,” in Faneuil Hall
NOV 9 Meizhu Lui, Rebecca Adamson, and Betsy Leondar-Wright, “The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the US Racial Wealth Divide,” in the Ellsworth Theater, Pine Manor College
DEC 1 NPR’s Cokie Roberts, Nina Totenberg, and Linda Wertheimer to speak at a ceremony honoring the 2006 Louis P. and Evelyn Smith First Amendment Award recipient
GALERIE D’ORSAY
Address: 33 Newbury St, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.266.8001
Web: THROUGH OCT 1 Jean Kazandjian
OCT 3 THROUGH OCT 31 Sammoun
NOV 7 THROUGH NOV 28 Royo
DEC 5 THROUGH JAN 9 La Belle Epoque
A gallery dedicated to its patrons, featuring work from such renowned artists as Renoir, Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse, Chagall, and Miro. Open Mon through Sat, 10 am to 6 pm, and Sun, noon to 6 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH OCT 1 Jean Kazandjian
OCT 3 THROUGH OCT 31 Sammoun
NOV 7 THROUGH NOV 28 Royo
DEC 5 THROUGH JAN 9 La Belle Epoque
GALLERY ANTHONY CURTIS
Address: 325 Franklin St Suite 1, Cambridge, MA,
Phone: 617.988.8119
Email: info@galleryanthonycurtis.com
Co-founded by Anthony Shu and Curtis Rudbart, Gallery Anthony Curtis is a premier exhibition arena for artsts whose work draws inspiration from global aesthetics and sentiments that make transcendent cultural impact. Open by appointment.
GALLERY KAYAFAS
Address: 450 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.482.0411
Email: arlette@gallerykayafas.com
Web: THROUGH OCT 17 “Night/Shift” photographs and book by Lynn Saville
THROUGH OCT 17 “Shrines,” photographs by Guillermo Srodek-Hart
Regular hours Tues through Sat, 11 am to 5:30 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH OCT 17 “Night/Shift” photographs and book by Lynn Saville
THROUGH OCT 17 “Shrines,” photographs by Guillermo Srodek-Hart
GASP (GALLERY ARTISTS STUDIO PROJECTS)
Address: 362-4 Boylston St, Brookline, MA
Phone: 617.731.2500
Email: galleryinfo@g-a-s-p.net
A space for artistic exchange where artists explore and propose new possibilities for contemporary practices. Open Thurs through Sat from 11am to 5 pm, Sun through Wed by appointment only.
GOETHE-INSTITUT
Address: 170 Beacon St, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.262.6050
Email: info@boston.goethe.org
Web: SEP 29 AND 30 “Matthias Müller: Multi-Media-Poet,” a two day interdisciplinary conference at Boston University
OCT 12 Architect Peter Eisenman, “The Berlin Holocaust Memorial,” 7 pm
OCT 17 laus Scharioth, German Ambassador, an
Lectures and readings are at the Goethe-Institut, except as noted. Call for additional information.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP 29 AND 30 “Matthias Müller: Multi-Media-Poet,” a two day interdisciplinary conference at Boston University
OCT 12 Architect Peter Eisenman, “The Berlin Holocaust Memorial,” 7 pm
OCT 17 laus Scharioth, German Ambassador, and Janusz Reiter, Polish Ambassador, “German-Polish Relations in Europe Today,” Boston University, 6 pm
NOV 2 Jörg Blech, “Inventing Disease and Pushing Pills: Pharmaceutical Companies and the Medicalisation of Normal Life,” 6:30 pm
GREEN STREET STUDIOS
Address: 185 Green St, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.864.3191
Email: info@greenstreetstudios.org
Web: SEPT 29 AND 30 The Performance Works Project presents 6x6. Tickets $12 and $15.
OCT 6 AND 7 (in)tension, featuring choreographers Tanja London, Jill Jackson, and Meghan McLyman. Tickets $13 and $20.
OCT 13 AND 14
Performances are at 8 pm, unless otherwise noted. Call for ticket information.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPT 29 AND 30 The Performance Works Project presents
6x6. Tickets $12 and $15.
OCT 6 AND 7 (in)tension, featuring choreographers Tanja London, Jill Jackson, and Meghan McLyman. Tickets $13 and $20.
OCT 13 AND 14 EgoArt Inc. presents
Dances Only. Artistic Director Nicole Pierce. Tickets $18.
OCT 20 AND 21 “The Environment You’re In,” featuring choreographers Dawn Davis Loring’s
Bodies of Water, Alli Ross’
Bubbasafiss, and Emily Randolph-Silva’s
Recycled Air. Tickets $13 and $20.
OCT 26, 27, AND 28 Weber Dance presents
Ley Lines. Tickets $20 and $25.
NOV 5 GSS Benefit Concert featuring Margie and Mili Bermejo, at 4 pm.
NOV 17 AND 18 “Critical Moves,” a contemporary dance series curated by Alissa Cardone. Tickets $12 and $16.
DEC 1 AND 2 Emerging Artist Concert. Tickets $13 and $20.
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Address: Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA,
Phone: (617) 495-0740.
Lectures take place in Larsen Hall, on Appian Way, Room G-08, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Free.
ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
Address: 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.566.1401
Email: Information@isgm.org
Web: NOV 1 Artists in Conversation, noon
Open Tues-Sun from 11 am-5 pm. Admission $12 adults, $10 seniors, $5 college students. Free to members, children under 18, and people named Isabella. Discussion on the permanent collection “A Bronze Menagerie” offered every Sat from Oct 7 through Jan 13 at noon. Lectures are free with museum admission, but space is limited. Please call for details.
UPCOMING EVENTS
NOV 1 Artists in Conversation, noon
JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Address: Columbia Point, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.514.1550
Email: jfkmuseum.visits@nara.gov
Web: OCT 3 “Growing Up in Southie” 5-6:30 pm
OCT 20 “A Conversation with Barack Obama”
OCT 23 “Religion and Politics in America”
OCT 30 “The Progressive/Conservative Debate”
NOV 11 “Operation Homecoming,” 1-2:
Open daily from 9 am-5 pm. Admission $8 adults/students, $7 children 13-17. Free to members and children under 12. All discussions run 5:30-7 pm, unless otherwise noted.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 3 “Growing Up in Southie” 5-6:30 pm
OCT 20 “A Conversation with Barack Obama”
OCT 23 “Religion and Politics in America”
OCT 30 “The Progressive/Conservative Debate”
NOV 11 “Operation Homecoming,” 1-2:30 pm
NOV 15 “Interpreting the Mid-Term Elections”
NOV 27 “A Tribute to Arthur Schlesinger”
DEC 3 “A Conversation with Patrick Hemingway,” 2-3:15 pm
Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center
Address: 280 Water St, Gardiner
Phone: 207.582.7144
Email: johnsonhall@gwi.net
Web: SEP 26 Jones & Boyce
Johnson Hall is a nonprofit arts organization that holds art and community programs in the renovated first floor of the historic 1864 Johnson Hall Opera House. Concerts start at 7:30 pm. Tickets $16, $10 for children. Call for reservations.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP 26 Jones & Boyce
JUDI ROTENBERG GALLERY
Address: 130 Newbury St, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.437.1518
Email: info@rotenberggallery.com
Web: THROUGH OCT 10 Carol Gove, “Lineage”; “Paper Trail v. 6,” Patte Loper
OCT 15 THROUGH NOV 14 Rebecca Chamberlain, opening reception Oct 15 at 6 pm
NOV 19 THROUGH DEC 23 Brian Knep, opening reception Nov 19 at 6 pm
An “open and unintimidating” environment meant to create meaningful connections between artists, collectors, curators, and visitors. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 6 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH OCT 10 Carol Gove, “Lineage”; “Paper Trail v. 6,” Patte Loper
OCT 15 THROUGH NOV 14 Rebecca Chamberlain, opening reception Oct 15 at 6 pm
NOV 19 THROUGH DEC 23 Brian Knep, opening reception Nov 19 at 6 pm
LACOSTE GALLERY
Address: 25 Main St, Concord, MA
Phone: 978.369.0278
Email: info@lacostegallery.com
Web: OCT 3 THROUGH 25 Karen Karnes and Mark Shapiro, opening reception Oct 3 at 3 pm
OCT 31 THROUGH NOV 22 Warren MacKenzie
Exhibits of handmade American crafts, especially ceramics, glass, wood, and jewelry. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 5:30 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, and by appointment. Free and wheelchair accessible.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 3 THROUGH 25 Karen Karnes and Mark Shapiro, opening reception Oct 3 at 3 pm
OCT 31 THROUGH NOV 22 Warren MacKenzie
LAMONTAGNE GALLERY
Address: 555 East 2nd St, South Boston, MA
Phone: 617.464.4640
Web: SEPT THROUGH OCT Jacques Louis Vidal
OCT THROUGH NOV Cristina Toro
Open Wed-Sun 11 am-6 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPT THROUGH OCT Jacques Louis Vidal
OCT THROUGH NOV Cristina Toro
L’ATTITUDE GALLERY
Address: 218 Newbury St, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.927.4400
Email: info@lattitudegallery.com
Specializes in the exhibition of artwork using metals, glass, stone, and wood; furniture; ceramics; and decorative arts. Wall art on display uses mostly fabrics and paper. Open Mon through Sat, 10 am to 6 pm, and Sun, noon to 5 pm
LEFT BANK GALLERY
Address: 8 Cove Rd, Orleans, MA
Phone: 508.247.9173
MASSACHUSETTS MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Address: 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA
Phone: 413.662.2111
Email: info@massmoca.org
Web: OCT 10 Emio Greco/PC [purgatoria] POPOPERA. Tickets $15 to $28.
MASS MoCA presents more than 75 performances throughout the year, including popular music, contemporary dance, alternative cabaret, world-music dance parties, outdoor silent films with live music, documentaries, and avant-garde theater. Performances are at 8 pm in the Hunter Center.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 10 Emio Greco/PC
[purgatoria] POPOPERA. Tickets $15 to $28.
Merrill Auditorium
Address: 20 Myrtle St, Portland
Phone: 207.842.0800
Email: boxoffice@porttix.com
Web: OCT 23 Mozart’s The Magic Flute
Portland’s most well-kept venue, run by the city. Call or see Web site for tickets.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 23 Mozart’s
The Magic Flute
MUSIC WORCESTER
Address: 323 Main St, Worcester, MA
Phone: 508.754.3231
Email: music@musicworcester.org
Web: OCT 28 Compania Flamenco Jose Porcel
MAR 18 The Russian National Ballet Theatre of Moscow present Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, at the Hanover Theatre for Performing Arts
Music Worcester is the largest non-profit concert presenter in central Massachusetts. Performances are held at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester unless otherwise noted, starting at 8 pm. Tickets are $37 to $50. They can be purchased online or by contacting the box office.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 28 Compania Flamenco Jose Porcel
MAR 18 The Russian National Ballet Theatre of Moscow present Tchaikovsky’s
Swan Lake, at the Hanover Theatre for Performing Arts
Newton Free Library,
Address: 330 Homer St, Newton Centre, MA,
Phone: (617) 796-1360.
The Oddfellow Theater
Address: Rte 117 next to Tilton’s Market, Buckfield
Phone: 207.336.3306
Email: info@oddfellow.com
Founded in 1998 in the former Odd Fellows’ Hall in Buckfield, the theater is a strange and entertaining addition to theater in Maine. Tickets are $12, seniors $10, children 12 & under $8.
119 GALLERY
Address: 119 Chelmsford St, Lowell, MA
Phone: 978.452.8138
Web: THROUGH SEPT 26 “Life is Art is Life is...” Claire Elizabeth Barratt and Patrick Pierce
OCT 20 THROUGH NOV 7 Denise Dumas
NOV 24 THROUGH DEC 19 5th Annual Juried Show
Promotes contemporary and new-media art through exhibitions, performances, and community-based arts services.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH SEPT 26 “Life is Art is Life is...” Claire Elizabeth Barratt and Patrick Pierce
OCT 20 THROUGH NOV 7 Denise Dumas
NOV 24 THROUGH DEC 19 5th Annual Juried Show
PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM
Address: East India Sq, Salem, MA
Phone: 978.745.9500
Web: OCT 4 “Worthy of Sea: K. Aage Nielsen and His Legacy of Yacht Design,” 8 pm
OCT 12 Abaigeal Duda, “Sailing for Gold,” 1 pm
OCT 13 “Owls in Lore, Culture and Conservation,” 7:45 pm
DEC 5 “Worthy of Sea: K. Aage Niel
Open daily from 10 am-5 pm. Adults $13, seniors $11, students $9. Free to members, Salem residents, and children under 16. All events are free with museum admission.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 4 “Worthy of Sea: K. Aage Nielsen and His Legacy of Yacht Design,” 8 pm
OCT 12 Abaigeal Duda, “Sailing for Gold,” 1 pm
OCT 13 “Owls in Lore, Culture and Conservation,” 7:45 pm
DEC 5 “Worthy of Sea: K. Aage Nielsen and His Legacy of Yacht Design,” 8 pm
Players’ Ring
Address: 105 Marcy St, Portsmouth NH
Phone: 603.436.8123
Email: player@myfairpoint.net
Web: THROUGH SEP 20 Crush Depth
SEP 25 THROUGH OCT 11 Night of Comedy
OCT 16 THROUGH NOV 1 Serving His Master
NOV 6 THROUGH 22 Hedda Gabler
NOV 27 THROUGH DEC 6 Santa Come Home
The Players’ Ring Theatre is a New Hampshire non-profit organization founded in 1992 to provide a venue for local production companies and to produce original works by local playwrights. Call or check Web site for showtimes. Tickets $12, seniors & students $10.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH SEP 20 Crush Depth
SEP 25 THROUGH OCT 11 Night of Comedy
OCT 16 THROUGH NOV 1 Serving His Master
NOV 6 THROUGH 22 Hedda Gabler
NOV 27 THROUGH DEC 6 Santa Come Home
Pontine Theatre
Address: West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St, Portsmouth NH
Phone: 603.436.6660
Email: info@pontine.org
Web: NOV 6 THROUGH 8 Dracula del Lobo, at Little Blue Moon Theatre
DEC 11 THROUGH 13 A New England Christmas
Performances at 8 pm Fri, 4 and 8 pm Sat, and 2 pm Sun. Tickets are $24 and may be purchased online or over the phone.
UPCOMING EVENTS
NOV 6 THROUGH 8 Dracula del Lobo, at Little Blue Moon Theatre
DEC 11 THROUGH 13 A New England Christmas
Portland Conservatory of Music
Address: 202 Woodford St, Portland
Phone: 207.775.3356
Email: pcm-office@maine.rr.com
Web: SEP 13 Atlantic Piano Trio, 3 pm
Hosts performances by faculty, students, and visiting acts. Tickets are $15 at the door.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP 13 Atlantic Piano Trio, 3 pm
PROVIDENCE BLACK REPERTORY COMPANY
Address: 276 Westminster St, Providence, RI
Phone: 401.351.0353
Email: elephant@blackrep.org
Web: SEPT 18 THROUGH OCT 19Bug, $20
The Providence Black Repertory Company (Black Rep) fosters a creative environment that celebrates the artistic contributions of black artists throughout American history. Performances Thurs at 7 pm, Fri and Sat at 8 pm, and on Sun at 3 pm. Tickets $18 adults, $10 children and seniors.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPT 18 THROUGH OCT 19Bug, $20
The Public Theatre
Address: 31 Maple St, Lewiston
Phone: 207.782.3200
Email: info@thepublictheatre.org
Web: OCT 16 THROUGH 25 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
This Equity theater brings some serious culture to the L/A area. Plus, it’s located in the old Ritz Theatre building. Shows start at 8 pm Fri and Sat, 7 pm Thurs and the first Sun, and 2 pm on the last Sun. Tickets $18, $16 students and seniors, $10 children under 12. Groups of 10 or more are $15 per person. The box office, located at Lisbon and Maple Streets in downtown Lewiston, is open Mon through Fri and performance Sat and Sun from noon to 5 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 16 THROUGH 25 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Saco River Grange Hall
Address: 29 Salmon Falls Rd, Bar Mills
Phone: 207.929.6472
Email: srgh@sacoriver.net
Web: OCT 16 Denny Breau + Frank Coffin
OCT 25 Omi Buchanan, 3 pm
NOV 28 Erica Brown & Bluegrass Connection
Concerts are at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $14, seniors & students $12.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 16 Denny Breau + Frank Coffin
OCT 25 Omi Buchanan, 3 pm
NOV 28 Erica Brown & Bluegrass Connection
SECOND GALLERY
Address: 516 East Second St, South Boston, MA
Phone: 617.413.9395
Email: secondgallery@gmail.com
Located in the Distillery, the Second Gallery is both an art gallery and community that strives for an alternative pace of life. The gallery maintains a strong focus on the exhibition of contemporary art with new interpretations of social and political matter in 3-D work by emerging media. During exhibits, the gallery is open Wed-Sat from noon-6 pm.
THE ROBINSON THEATRE
Address: 617 Lexington St, Waltham, MA
Phone: 781.891.5600
Three Apples Storytelling Festival,
Address: Town Common, Harvard, MA,
Phone: (617) 499-9529.
Email: info@threeapples.org
The annual festival, which began in 1985, features seven storytellers. This year, the festival is held Oct. 15, 16, and 17. A day pass is $16, $8 for children and seniors on Saturday, $12 for children and seniors on Sunday. A full weekend pass is $49.50, $35 for seniors. For a daytime schedule of events, check the Web site or call for more information.
WANG THEATRE
Address: 270 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.482.9393
Email: info@citicenter.info
Web: SEPT 25 America’s Best Dance Crew, 7:30 pm, $42.50 to $57.50
OCT 10 “Night of Stars” a gala performance to benefit Boston Ballet, 8 pm, $30 to $125
OCT 16 THROUGH 26 Boston Ballet presents Cinderella, $25 to $115
The Wang Center hosts performances by Boston Ballet and other musical and theater companies. Visit the Web site for a complete schedule. Tickets available through the website. The box office is open Mon through Sat from 10 am to 6 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPT 25 America’s Best Dance Crew, 7:30 pm, $42.50 to $57.50
OCT 10 “Night of Stars” a gala performance to benefit Boston Ballet, 8 pm, $30 to $125
OCT 16 THROUGH 26 Boston Ballet presents Cinderella, $25 to $115
FEB 12 THROUGH 15 Boston Ballet presents Jiri Kylian’s Black and White, $25 to $115
FEB 26 THROUGH MAR 8 Boston Ballet presents George Balanchine’s Jewels, $25 to $115
APR 23 THROUGH MAY 3 Boston Ballet presents The Sleeping Beauty, $25 to $115
MAY 14 THROUGH 17 Boston Ballet presents Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes Centennial Celebration, $25 to $115
Waterville Opera House Studio Theater
Address: 93 Main St, 3rd Floor, Waterville
Phone: 207.873.7000
Email: operainfo@operahouse.org
Web: SEP 25 THROUGH OCT 4 The Ruckus at Machias
This 64-seat black-box theater is host to resident company ACAT, as well as other theatrical performances. Shows are at 7:30 pm on Fri and Sat, and 2 pm on Sun. Call or go online for tickets.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP 25 THROUGH OCT 4 The Ruckus at Machias
WORCESTER ART MUSEUM
Address: 55 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA
Phone: 508.799.4406
Email: webmaster@worcesterart.org
Web: OCT 8 Curator Talk, “Mi Puerto Rico: Master Painters of the Island, 1780-1952,” 2 pm
OCT 15 Archeological Institute of America (AIA) Lecture Series, “Marco Polo’s Zayton: The Drama of a 13C World Port in Fujian on the China Coast,” 3 pm<
Experience magnificent artwork from five millennia of world cultures. Open Wed, Fri, Sat, and Sun from 11 am-5 pm. Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors/students. All lectures free with museum admission.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 8 Curator Talk, “Mi Puerto Rico: Master Painters of the Island, 1780-1952,” 2 pm
OCT 15 Archeological Institute of America (AIA) Lecture Series, “Marco Polo’s Zayton: The Drama of a 13C World Port in Fujian on the China Coast,” 3 pm
NOV Gallery Talk, “Community Perspectives: Puerto Rico”
NOV Worcester County Poets Association Reading
NOV 12 Archeological Institute of America (AIA) Lecture Series, “Knossos: New Thoughts and Future Perspectives,” 3 pm
DEC 3 Gallery Talk, “Community Perspectives: Puerto Rico,” 2 pm
