The HONK! Festival is a revolutionary street spectacle of never-before-seen proportions that will converge in Davis Square, Somerville, MA, on October 9-11, 2009! We’ll begin to HONK! in various Boston neighborhoods Friday evening, and close with a bash at the Somerville Theatre on Sunday night! Here’s the full schedule, with links to tickets.
For more information, visit http://honkfest.org/
Schedule
Friday, October 2, 2009
Upcoming Open Studios in Boston, Oct-Dec 2009
For more information, visit the Boston Open Studios website:
http://www.cityofboston.gov/arts/visual/openstudios.asp
http://www.cityofboston.gov/arts/visual/openstudios.asp
| Roxbury Open Studios (including Mission Hill) www.actroxbury.org  | October 3 & 4 11am - 6pm | |
| East Boston Artists Group Contact: http://www.eastbostonartistsgroup.org/ | October 10 & 11 | |
| Fort Point Arts Community www.fortpointarts.org | October 16 4pm - 7pm & October 17-18 Noon - 6pm | |
| Dorchester Open Studios www.thedac.org/ | October 24 & 25 12pm - 5pm | |
| South Boston Open Studios www.southbostonopenstudios.org | October 31 & November 1 Noon - 6pm | |
Roslindale Open Studios www.roslindaleopenstudios.org | November 7 & 8 Noon - 6pm | |
| Allston Arts District www.allstonarts.org | November 14 & 15, Noon - 6pm | |
| Fenway Studios www.friendsoffenwaystudios.org | November 14 & 15, Noon - 6pm | |
| Artists Group of Charlestown www.artistsgroupofcharlestown.org | December 5 & 6 11am - 5pm | |
| Hyde Park www.hydeparkopenstudios.org | December 5 & 6 12pm - 5pm |
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Lecture: How Apes and Monkeys May Help Us Understand the Economic Crisis , October 08
| When | Thu., Oct. 8, 2009, 6 – 7 p.m. |
| Where | Harvard Museum of Natural History |
| Type of Event | Environmental Sciences, Presentation/Lecture, Science, Social Sciences |
| Organization/Sponsor | Harvard Museum of Natural History |
| Speaker(s) | Marc Hauser, director of the Cognitive Evolution Lab at Harvard |
| Cost | Free and open to the public |
| Contact Info | 617.495.3045, www.hmnh.harvard.edu |
| Note | Humans are the cause of the current global economic crisis. Can Darwin and our primate relatives provide some insight into the world’s problems? In this lecture, Marc Hauser, director of the Cognitive Evolution Lab at Harvard, argues that many of the problems in our own economic decision-making can be traced back millions of years when our primate ancestors were small-brained quadrupeds lacking any concept of money or the stock market. Cosponsored with Zoo New England. Free and open to the public. |
| Link | www.hmnh.harvard.edu |
Talk & Book Signing: Andrew Bacevich, Afghanistan Revisited, October 5
Cambridge Forum, Monday, October 05
Afghanistan: Andrew Bacevich in Conversation with Charles Sennott
What really is happening in Afghanistan? What impact is the growing United States’ military presence having in this war-torn country? What role should we play in Afghanistan? Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International Relations at Boston University, is joined by Charles Sennott, founder of Global Post, to discuss the challenges the Obama administration faces in Afghanistan.
Book: The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism (Holt)
* Book signing courtesy of Harvard Book Store follows the program.
Afghanistan: Andrew Bacevich in Conversation with Charles Sennott
What really is happening in Afghanistan? What impact is the growing United States’ military presence having in this war-torn country? What role should we play in Afghanistan? Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International Relations at Boston University, is joined by Charles Sennott, founder of Global Post, to discuss the challenges the Obama administration faces in Afghanistan.
Book: The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism (Holt)
* Book signing courtesy of Harvard Book Store follows the program.
Cambridge Forums are free and open to the public. Book signing will follow
program. Open discussion follows speaker presentation. Events are recorded
for public radio broadcast. CDs and tapes are available. Call 617-495-2727.
Forums can also be viewed online: Go to www.cambridgeforum.org and click on the
WGBH Forum Network.
Cambridge Forum
First Parish In Cambridge
3 Church Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone/fax: 617-495-2727
email: director@cambridgeforum.org
website: http://www.cambridgeforum.org
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Book Reading: Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, October 5
Monday, October 05, 2009
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn discuss their new book,
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Speaker: NICHOLAS KRISTOF , SHERYL WuDUNN and Diane Davis
Time: 6:00p–8:00p
Location: Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge
Harvard Book Store and MIT's Center for International Studies are delighted to host New York Times correspondents and Pulitzer Prize winners NICHOLAS KRISTOF and SHERYL WuDUNN for a discussion of their new book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Diane Davis, Professor of Political Sociology and Head, International Development Group, will be introducing the speakers
One of the most troubling human rights issues of our time is the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. Kristof and WuDunn set out to expose the struggles of women across Asia and Africa, to tell their human stories, and to follow the progress of women who are ultimately given the opportunity to seize control of their own lives. Written with the benefit of their many years of combined reporting experience, Half of the Sky is deeply felt, pragmatic,and inspirational, and is essential reading for every global citizen.
"I read Half the Sky in one sitting, staying up until 3 a.m. to do so. It is brilliant and inspirational, and I want to shout about it from the rooftops and mountains. It vividly illustrates how women have turned despair into prosperity and bravely nurtured hope to cultivate a bright future. - Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea
Open to: the general public
Cost: $5.00
Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, Harvard Book Store
For more information, contact:Harvard Book Store
617.661.1515
starrforum@mit.edu
Lecture: Reflections on the Current H1N1 Flu, October 05
Monday, October 05, 2009 at MIT
Reflections on the Current H1N1 Flu
Speaker: John Barry, influenza historian, author of "The Great Influenza," and board member of the Center for Engineering Systems Fundamentals
Time: 2:00p–3:30p
Location: 34-401B
Enough data on H1N1 has accumulated that we can reach some tentative conclusions. It seems clearly to target people born after 1957, and generate high morbidity in schools, while those >65 have largely escaped. It also seems generally mild, although that depends how one defines "mild." One study, using one measure, concluded it's 100 times as virulent as seasonal flu. Nonetheless, numerous questions remain. For one thing, it lacks molecular markers to do some of the things it is doing, including for human transmissibility as well as for binding directly to cells in the lung. And the most important question that remains open is a general one: whether any influenza virus can change virulence. Although some virologists speculate that changes in virulence have not been observed, historical evidence not only from past pandemics but from seasonal influenza suggests otherwise.
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Engineering Systems Division
For more information, contact:Stefanie Koperniak
617-324-3806
skoperni@mit.edu
Symposium: Radcliffe Institute, October 8 & 9
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
is delighted to invite you to a symposium
in honor of its 10th Anniversary
Celebrate 10 Years!
Crossing Boundaries at the Radcliffe Institute
Thursday, October 8, and Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Radcliffe Gymnasium
10 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard
Cambridge, Massachusetts
To kick off our 10th-anniversary year, the Radcliffe Institute is hosting a two-day symposium on October 8 and 9 in Cambridge. Be part of this exciting event and enjoy an intimate look at the interdisciplinary exchanges and accomplishments that exemplify the Institute. Former fellows will share their cutting-edge work—from advances in medical science to the art of fiction writing—and experts in digital information will discuss the future of scholarly research and collaboration. Harvard leaders who helped found the Institute will also reflect on Radcliffe’s remarkable transformation.
This event is free and open to the public.
Registration is required by Sept. 30, 2009. Please click here to register.
For more information, please visit http://www.radcliffe.edu/events/calendar_2009anniversary.aspx.
We’re celebrating all year!
The Radcliffe Institute will hold celebratory events throughout 2009–2010. Please visit www.radcliffe.edu or up-to-date information and join us in cheering a decade of groundbreaking research, creative thinking, and discoveries—and in exploring topics that will spur future advancements.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Lectures: Gender & Sexuality in the Ancient World, October 6
October 6
Commonplace Homosexuality in Ancient Greece
Lecture by Dr. Jeffery J. Henderson. By delving into the sexual mores of the Ancient Greeks, we can learn about the ways that social values and taboos vary across cultures. Artwork and literature play an important role in our understanding of homosexual behavior as a normal part of Greek culture. Tues, Oct 6, COM 101.
What the Bible Does [Not] Say about Homosexuality
Lecture by Dr. Jennifer Knust. A discussion of why the Bible says what it does about gender and sexuality. We’ll look at women's studies, the politics of pre-Christianity and the early Church, and the Bible’s use of sexual slander as a political weapon. Thurs, Oct 6, SED 130.
These lectures are the first half of a four-part series hosted by Marsh Chapel's LGBTQ Ministry. If you have any questions about our events or about LGBTQ Ministry, please contact our leaders, Tyler Sit at tsit@bu.edu and Liz Douglass at lmd@bu.edu, or visit our website http://www.bu.edu/chapel/life/lgbtq.
Event: Sunday, November 1, 2009
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