The Boston Museum

Join Claudia Rankine, Anna Deavere Smith, Homi Bhabha, Saidiya Hartman, and others for a series of conversations and performances exploring public and private discourse at the Armory's Antagonisms: A Gathering on June 1.

Extraordinary Ordinary Landscapes and Portraits by Molly Hawley. Explore the captivating works of Molly Hawley, who uses light, color, and texture to delve into the deeper reality of the visible world. Don't miss the opening reception on September 30 at Town Hall Theater. Exhibit runs from September 22 to November 4, 2023.

The Boston Museum of Science and The Psych Drama Company will present 'Macbeth' in The Charles Hayden Planetarium, Boston on July 20th and August 17th at 7:30 PM.

Blue Mountain Gallery will be exhibiting In the Field, Landscapes and BallParks, July 12th-30th. The realist paintings by Max Mason celebrate a variety of landscapes, light and subjects that are close to his heart.

Bonnie Lautenberg: Art Meets Hollywood is on view now at the Boca Raton Museum of Art until August 21st.

A Proclamation! Whereas many in the city of New York may be seeking a little 'Markle Sparkle' on this side of the pond, Tawnydog Productions has announced that the world premiere of Erin Murray Quinlan's lighthearted and whimsical new Off Broadway musical comedy GOD SAVE QUEEN PAM will take placeon Thursday, the twenty-first day of June, Two Thousand and Eighteen with a limited engagement run through the twenty ninth day of July in the same year of our Lord.

The New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel comes to town today, December 7 with her latest book, THE GLASS UNIVERSE: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars. Elegantly written and enriched by excerpts from letters, diaries, and memoirs, Sobel recounts the little-known true story of a group of women at the Harvard College Observatory whose remarkable contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.

On Today, December 7, The Music Hall will welcome the New York Times bestselling author and science journalist Dava Sobel to its celebrated Writers in the Loft  series.  Ms. Sobel will discuss her latest book, THE GLASS UNIVERSE: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars, in which she recounts the little-known true story of a group of women whose remarkable work over many decades made enormous contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy, and forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.

World music choral ensemble The Halalisa Singers present Stars of Wonder, a concert of contemporary choral classics for the holiday season, on Today, December 3, 8 pm, at First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington and Sunday December 4, 3 pm at First Parish Church, 327 Concord Road, Sudbury.  The ensemble is led by Artistic Director Mary Cunningham and accompanied by Trevor Berens, piano.

The New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel comes to town on Wednesday, December 7 with her latest book, THE GLASS UNIVERSE: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars. Elegantly written and enriched by excerpts from letters, diaries, and memoirs, Sobel recounts the little-known true story of a group of women at the Harvard College Observatory whose remarkable contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.

On Wednesday, December 7, The Music Hall will welcome the New York Times bestselling author and science journalist Dava Sobel to its celebrated Writers in the Loft  series.  Ms. Sobel will discuss her latest book, THE GLASS UNIVERSE: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars, in which she recounts the little-known true story of a group of women whose remarkable work over many decades made enormous contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy, and forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.

World music choral ensemble The Halalisa Singers present Stars of Wonder, a concert of contemporary choral classics for the holiday season, on Saturday, December 3, 8 pm, at First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington and Sunday December 4, 3 pm at First Parish Church, 327 Concord Road, Sudbury.  The ensemble is led by Artistic Director Mary Cunningham and accompanied by Trevor Berens, piano.

The Act of Drawing: Grace Knowlton and Pat Hickman.  Recent pen and ink drawings from quiet afternoons the artists spent together at Knowlton's residence in Sneden's Landing, NY. Hickman is an admirer of Knowlton's, 'How to Draw Wrong'. Their results emphasize the physical act of drawing itself as an essential aspect of a finished work. Reception 10/30/2016; 2-5PM at The OUTSIDE IN, Piermont NY.

Legendary comedian, actor, writer, producer and musician Steve Martin will headline Contemporary Calgary's LOOK2016 - the premier fundraising event for the Calgary's new gallery for modern and contemporary art.

The Halalisa Singers, a world music choral ensemble presents Halalisa Goes Broadway: Songs from Stage and Screen, on Sunday May 1, 4 pm at St. John's Episcopal Church, 1 Roanoke Avenue, Jamaica Plain, and on Friday, May 6, 8 pm, Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington. The ensemble is led by Artistic Director Mary Cunningham and accompanied by Trevor Berens, piano, Bertram Lehmann, percussion and Jason Davis, bass.

The Halalisa Singers, a world music vocal ensemble presents Over the Sea to Skye:  Songs from Celtic Lands, on Saturday, January 9, 8:00 pm, at First Parish in Lexington, 7 Harrington Road, and on Sunday January 10, 3 pm at Memorial Church, 26 Concord Road, Sudbury.  The ensemble is led by Artistic Director Mary Cunningham and accompanied by Trevor Berens, piano; Ellery Klein, fiddle; Linda LaSalle, harp; and Berit Strong, guitar.

National Recording Registry To “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive”. Joan Baez, Sly Stone, Steve Martin Recordings Named American Treasures

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Returning to North America for her most extensive tour yet in support of the forthcoming album, TZENNI (June 20, Glitterbeat), Noura Mint Seymali is Mauritania's leading musical ambassador. With a contemporary, full-throttle take on Moorish griot music, the band's widely acclaimed live performances have quickly captivated audiences, exposing a vital, and seldom encountered space in the African musical topography.