Events

    Trans Day of Visibility

    Location: 

    Smith Campus Center, 1350 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge

    Transgender Day of Visibility is here and our joy is contagious! Join us for a celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility in Harvard Commons at Smith Campus Center from 6-9pm. Hosted by a student speaker, this event will consist of speaking, performance, and live rock music! This event is free and open to the public of all ages, no alcohol is permitted.

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    Infinite Possibilities Part 2

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    Lowell Lecture Hall, 17 Kirkland St., Cambridge

    Infinite Possibilities Part 2 is a continuation of a two-day free event series, presented by Harvard Dance Center, on the history, culture, and concepts behind freestyle dance. Both days feature Boston-based dancer, educator, curator, and community organizer Ashton Lites, aka Stiggity Stackz, founding creative director of Stiggity Stackz Worldwide, and curated into three parts: panel discussion, workshop, and mini battle.

    Infinite Possibilities Part 2 will be held at Lowell Lecture Hall and begin with a conversation with Stiggity Stackz, Chad Shabazz, and...

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    The Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award

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    Agassiz Theater, 5 James St., Cambridge

    Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, conductor and educator Tania León is the recipient of the Fall 2022 Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award, which will be conferred in a special ceremony 4:00pm–5:30 p.m. Monday, November 14 at Agassiz Theatre at Harvard University. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature bassist Devon Gates ‘23, flutist Mai Nguyen '23 and founder of the Harvard Students Composer Festival Veronica Leahy '23. The award is administered by the Office for the Arts at Harvard University, in consultation with the Department of...

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    25th Annual Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival

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    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge

    Join us for the premiere screening of Community Art Center’s 25th Annual Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival, the longest-running youth film festival in the country. Come early for a musical performance by Lisa Bello and snacks in the Calderwood Courtyard. A panel discussion with the teen filmmakers will follow the screening.

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    Music, Medicine, & Happiness

    Location: 

    Harvard Business School—Online

    Fighting the coronavirus pandemic has brought Medical professionals across the country together in unexpected ways.

    At this event you will meet John Masko an HBS Case Researcher, Conductor and Founder of the National Virtual Medical Orchestra (NVMO) , who brought together over 50 medical professionals from across the country to build the first of its kind, a virtual orchestra.

    He will share a virtual performance which will be followed by a discussion around happiness as it relates to music with Arthur Brooks, a Harvard Professor, PHD Social Scientist, Best Selling...

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    Sydney Conservatorium Composing Women

    Location: 

    Harvard ArtLab, 140 N. Harvard St., Allston

    From an exploration of musical memories to a work that draws from the intricate patterns of stuttered speech, excerpts of four new works for solo flute will be presented in a lecture-performance format featuring four flute students of Professor Claire Chase: Jessica Shand, Mai Nguyen, Jennifer Wang and Taiga Ultan. Chase and guest composer Liza Lim will moderate a discussion with...

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    ARTS FIRST 2019

    Location: 

    Harvard University

    Each ARTS FIRST festival is unique, but every year combines the exuberance of Harvard students, faculty and affiliates who are passionate about the many art forms presented in four rousing days of performances, exhibitions and community.

    Enjoy free, family-friendly performances, dance styles from around the world, public art walks, hands-on artmaking, and much more! We look forward to celebrating the artists of Harvard community with you during ARTS FIRST on May 2–5, 2019.

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    Schlesinger 75th Anniversary Celebration

    Location: 

    Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA

    In this performance and discussion, “The Suffragists” captures the power and passion of American women’s fight for the vote through song. Created by the acclaimed singer-songwriter Shaina Taub, the musical tells the story of the last decade of the struggle through the rivalry between Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul. Taub’s musical gives voice to these women in ways that powerfully resonate in today’s political landscape. The performance will be followed by a multidisciplinary panel discussion.

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