2020 Oct 19
Science and Cooking Public Lecture: “Honorary Book Celebration Lecture”
7:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
Online Event
The lectures pair Harvard professors with celebrated food experts and renowned chefs to showcase the science behind different culinary techniques. The series is based on the Harvard course “Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to the Science of Soft Matter,” but public lectures do not replicate course content.
Each presentation will begin with a 15-minute lecture about the scientific topics from that week’s class by a faculty member from the Harvard course. This week's topic is "Honorary Book Celebration Lecture."
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2020 Oct 19
Science and Cooking Public Lecture: “Honorary Book Celebration Lecture”
7:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
Online Event
The lectures pair Harvard professors with celebrated food experts and renowned chefs to showcase the science behind different culinary techniques. The series is based on the Harvard course “Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to the Science of Soft Matter,” but public lectures do not replicate course content.
Each presentation will begin with a 15-minute lecture about the scientific topics from that week’s class by a faculty member from the Harvard course. This week's topic is "Honorary Book Celebration Lecture."
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2020 Oct 08
The Enduring Legacy of Slavery and Racism in the North
4:00pm
Location: 
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard—Online
Although Massachusetts formally abolished slavery in 1783, the visible and invisible presence of slavery continued in the Commonwealth and throughout New England well into the 19th century. Harvard professor Louis Agassiz’s theory about human origins is but one example of the continued presence and institutionalization of racism in the North.
Taking as a starting point the new book To Make Their Own Way in the World: The Enduring Legacy of the Zealy Daguerreotypes, this panel of experts will examine the role and impact of slavery in the North and discuss the influence...
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2020 Oct 05
Monday Job Seekers Connection
11:00am to 12:30pm
Location: 
Online Event
Join other job seekers each week for mutual support, encouragement, inspiration, and empowerment in your job search. Job Seekers Connection energizes and motivates participants by teaching valuable career search strategies and techniques.
Facilitator: Kristin Van Busum, Public Speaking Coach/Founder of SpeakHero Coaching and the CEO/Founder of Project Alianza
Topic: Be Your Own Best Advocate: How To Promote Your Unique Skills And Talents
Kristin Van Busum is a Public Speaking Coach/Founder of SpeakHero Coaching and the CEO/Founder of Project Alianza, an...
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2020 Oct 01
On Account of Sex (1920)
4:00pm
Location: 
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard—Online
The passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 did not "give" women the vote. Rather, it established a negative: that the right to vote could not be abridged on account of sex alone. This session brings together diverse participants who will each illuminate one facet of women’s political history at this key transitional moment. Together, participants will emphasize the radical achievement of the amendment, exploring the full implications of what it meant to remove sex as a barrier to voting, which resulted in the largest-ever one-time expansion of the electorate and mobilized a...
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2020 Sep 25
Portraits in Pajamas: Live Event for "Fresh Breaths: Portrait of Sabrina"
7:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
Online via Instagram Live
Join the Ed Portal online with two of Boston's most impactful artists, Chanel Thervil and Sabrina Dorsainvil, to celebrate the virtual unveiling of Fresh Breaths: Portrait of Sabrina.
In an intimate conversation and Q&A on Instagram Live, these artists will explore ways they and other creatives of color are navigating the nuances of self-care, survival, and the new normals as a result of COVID-19.
Get cozy and experience the newest piece in Thervil's Quarantine Self-Care Portrait series, a multi-media project that combines interviews, portrait...
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2020 Jun 08
When “Stay at Home” Isn’t Safe: Domestic Violence During COVID-19
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Online Event
Although communities have been asked to stay home to stay safe, for many domestic violence victims, home can be a dangerous place. Spikes in intimate partner violence (IPV) and child abuse have been noted across the country and around the world since the onset of the COVID-19 stay-at-home directives as victims and witnesses of IPV and child abuse find themselves isolated within their homes and confronted with difficult decisions about when and how to seek care or shelter. In this Radcliffe webinar, scholars, public officials, community activists, and...
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2019 Sep 21
Kick-Off the ArtLab: Opening Celebration
10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: 
Harvard ArtLab, 140 N. Harvard St., Allston
Join the Harvard ArtLab, Harvard’s new laboratory for art and research, for an opening celebration on September 21! Allston-based tap dance company Subject: Matter will kick off the celebration with a performance beginning promptly at 10:00am accompanied by a live jazz band. Visitors can have their portrait taken by Boston-based photographer OJ Slaughter and experience the ArtLab’s sound studio and A*, the multi-channel art installation by Harvard Film Study Center Fellow Andy Graydon.
This event is free and open to the public!
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2019 May 22
Doing Business with Government Agencies and Higher Education
9:30am to 12:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston
Join the Harvard Ed Portal for an information session designed for vendors, especially small businesses and entrepreneurs, interested in learning how to do business with Harvard University, federal, state, and local government agencies. The workshop includes a summary of their goods and services procurement processes, and an overview of some of their purchasing programs and services. This free information session is presented in partnership with Harvard Strategic Procurement and the City of Boston Small Business Administration office.
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2019 May 08
Creative City Boston Information Session
6:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston
Artists! Interested in applying to Creative City Boston? Come to an information session to learn more about the program and new application process.
Creative City Boston Artist Grants provide project-specific funding to artists to create work that sparks public imagination, inspires community members to share in civic experience, and seizes opportunities to creatively engage important conversations taking place in Boston’s communities.
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2019 May 02
ARTS FIRST 2019
Thu May 2 (All day) to Sun May 5 (All day)
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.
Events include:
• May 2,...
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2019 Apr 10
A Far Cry Presents: Sounds of the Universe
7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston
Three-time Grammy nominated chamber orchestra A Far Cry returns to the Harvard Ed Portal for a cross-disciplinary program that examines the power of gravity and space through a musical lens. Join A Far Cry for an open rehearsal and discussion, in which the ensemble will preview their upcoming concert, Gravity at Jordan Hall, provide a window into their uniquely democratic rehearsal process, and explore the science behind music and the sounds of the universe with MIT theoretical particle physicist and gravitational-wave expert Jesse Thaler.
A Far Cry Presents:...
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2019 Apr 09
Advanced Film Screening: The Pursuit
5:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: 
Spangler Auditorium, Harvard Business School, Batten Way, Boston
Please join the Harvard Business School Free Enterprise Club for an exclusive advance screening of the upcoming film The Pursuit. The film premieres in cities across America the week of April 28th, however we are pleased to provide you with an advance showing.
The Pursuit features Arthur Brooks as he crosses three continents in search of the secrets to a happier, more prosperous world, starting with those at the margins of society.
This screening will include an introduction and remarks by AEI President Arthur Brooks. Snacks and refreshments will be provided...
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2019 Mar 29
Ceramics Community Scholarship–Summer 2019
(All day)
Location: 
Ceramics Studio, 224 Western Ave., Allston
The Harvard Ed Portal and the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard are proud to announce one joint scholarship for a 8-10 week course at the Ceramics studio for summer 2019. Any Allston-Brighton resident, who is at least 18 years old, is eligible to apply. No prior ceramics experience is needed.
The scholarship covers the cost of registration and materials for one course. The recipient is responsible for payment of a $40 registration fee. A full list of summer courses will be posted shortly on the...
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2019 Mar 06
Harvard Careers in Construction Information Session
5:30pm to 6:30pm
Location: 
Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave, Allston
Are you considering a career in the building trades but don't have any experience? The Harvard Careers in Construction Program (HCCP) provides training, resources, mentoring, work experience, and job search assistance in preparation for the Building Pathways Program and Building Trade Apprenticeships. HCCP aims to help participants secure gainful, long-term employment in the construction industry. Join us for an information session to learn more and apply!
Note: You must be an Allston, Brighton or Cambridge resident or Ed Portal member to participate....
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2019 Feb 27
Harvard Careers in Construction: Information Session #1
5:30pm to 6:30pm
Location: 
Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave, Allston
Are you considering a career in the building trades but don't have any experience? The Harvard Careers in Construction Program (HCCP) provides training, resources, mentoring, work experience, and job search assistance in preparation for the Building Pathways Program and Building Trade Apprenticeships. HCCP aims to help participants secure gainful, long-term employment in the construction industry. Join us for an information session to learn more and apply!
Note: You must be an Allston, Brighton or Cambridge resident or Ed Portal member to participate...
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2019 Jan 31
Inside Innovation
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Location: 
The Harvard Innovation Labs, 125 Western Ave, Allston
Ready for a fresh start? On January 31 at 6:00pm, join us for a 90-minute, interactive session to learn why innovation matters - and how the Harvard Innovation Labs can help you turn your idea into a world-changing reality. You'll also meet other aspiring innovators from across Harvard who are in the same mindset.
Please be sure to bring your Harvard ID.
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2019 Jan 09
A Far Cry Presents: Musical Legacy - An exploration of the teacher-student relationship
7:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston
The Grammy-nominated string orchestra A Far Cry returns to the Harvard Ed Portal for an open rehearsal and discussion featuring violinist and former instructor Pamela Frank. Sections of A Far Cry’s upcoming concert Legacy will be previewed followed by a discussion of the piece’s mission to...
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2018 Oct 25
Exhibition Reception: In Over My Head
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston
Join the Harvard Ed Portal for a reception celebrating the latest Crossings Gallery exhibition, In Over My Head. Using photography, audio, and archival material, In Over My Head forms a complex narrative that is rooted in the labor of a specific person and place, but is also inherently fictional. Even as it captures artist Thalassa Raasch’s experience of digging graves,...
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2018 Sep 26
Business Bootcamp for the Working Artist
9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston
Who says there is no clear path to becoming a successful artist? This workshop demystifies the business steps artists take when starting their career or building their practice to the next level. Learn the eight most important things to get your art work out of the studio and into the hands of a buyer. This workshop is a condensed version of the popular Boston SCORE Business Bootcamp tailored specifically for artists.
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