Events

Augmented Reality: Maya Chocolate Plate

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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

"Shrink" yourself down to "walk" into an ancient Maya vessel using augmented reality! Maya women were often essential for uniting kingdoms. When a marriage was arranged between Maya royal families, kings would exchange gifts like this ceramic three-legged plate for serving chocolate. Use the museum’s iPad as a "magic window" to discover fine details on one such plate that cannot be seen on the actual artifact. A gallery facilitator will guide you through the experience and will share more about the Maya.

Note: Regular museum admission rates...

Virtual Reality Expedition to Ancient Israel

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Harvard Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

"Travel" in fifteen minutes to an archaeological site in Ashkelon, Israel to explore the first-ever excavation of a Philistine burial ground. For years archaeologists have searched for evidence of these Biblical people. Transport yourself to the center of 360° scenes of an archaeological expedition while your gallery facilitator explains what you are seeing. Borrow a device from the museum or download the virtual reality app on your smart phone and bring it to place in a 3D viewer at the museum for an immersive experience.

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Harvard Women's Volleyball vs. Penn

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Malkin Athletic Center, 39 Holyoke St., Cambridge

Harvard Women’s Volleyball will match up against Penn at the Malkin Athletic Center. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.

Learn more about Harvard Women's Volleyball vs. Penn.

Peaceable, Friendly, and Fearless: The Benefits of Neuroplasticity

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Harvard University Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge

We need psychological resources like grit and gratitude for resilient well-being in a challenging world. How can we grow these inner strengths?
Positive neuroplasticity shows us how to turn passing experiences into lasting changes in the brain - hardwiring an unshakable calm, compassion, and courage into the marrow of our being.

In this experiential workshop, we’ll explore:

Why personal growth experiences don’t have enduring value for many people
The necessary two steps of lasting change in the nervous system
Growing the key...

Head of the Charles

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Charles River, Cambridge

All four Harvard Crew teams—Men’s Heavyweight, Men’s Lightweight, Women’s Heavyweight, Women’s Lightweight—will compete in an all day event, Head of the Charles, through October 20 on the Charles River.

Learn more about Head of the Charles: Men's Heavyweight.
Learn more about Head of the Charles: Men's Lightweight.
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Head of the Charles 2019

Location:

Charles River, Cambridge

All four Harvard Crew teams—Men’s Heavyweight, Men’s Lightweight, Women’s Heavyweight, Women’s Lightweight—will compete in Head of the Charles, an all day event through October 20, on the Charles River.

Learn more about Head of the Charles 2019.

Harvard Women's Volleyball vs. Princeton

Location:

Malkin Athletic Center, 39 Holyoke St., Cambridge

Harvard Women’s Volleyball will match up against Princeton at the Malkin Athletic Center. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.

Learn more about Harvard Women's Volleyball vs. Princeton.

Behind the Broadway Baton

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Farkas Hall, 12 Holyoke St., Cambridge

How does the music of musical theater get made? What are the elements of a strong musical theater song? What does a music director do? Who better to ask than three recent alumni who are working professionals in the musical theater world of Broadway!

Isaac Alter '16, Cynthia Meng '15 and Madeline Smith '14 will join Dana Knox, OFA production coordinator for college theater, for a conversation about the creativity behind the music and the process of putting together a show through the music.

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Aging in [a] Place: Planning, Design & Spatial Justice in Aging Societies

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins, Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Today, public discussion and policy focuses on “aging in place” as a way to improve quality of life and reduce costs. However, in part because of socioeconomic differences and structural inequalities, not all older adults can live in or move to age-supportive communities, neighborhoods, or homes that match their values and needs. Differences in access to places to age well can take the form of spatial inequalities, such as inadequate market rate housing for older adults on fixed incomes.

'Co-sponsored by the Harvard Joint Center for...

Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: Biomedical Analysis of Mummies and Canopic Jars

Location:

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

Egyptian mummies and the remains found in ancient canopic jars can now be studied in great detail using noninvasive medical imaging techniques such as X-rays and computerized tomography, and chemical analysis using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.

Drawing from interdisciplinary research conducted in the Valley of the Kings and Egyptian museum collections, Frank Rühli will discuss the value of using state-of-the-art technologies for understanding the life conditions, pathologies, death, and mummification procedures of ancient Egyptians. He will also address ethical...

Judy Chicago Research Portal Launch

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

This event is to celebrate the launch of a collaborative project, the Judy Chicago Research Portal, and to discuss the role of portals in providing access to feminist art archives.

The Judy Chicago Portal will be presented, challenges in the technology of portal development will be discussed, and Christina Schlesinger and Judy Chicago will discuss the importance of preserving feminist art archives.

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Film Screening: Leto (Summer)

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CGIS South Building, Room S010 (Tsai Auditorium), 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge

Join the Davis Center for a film screening for Leto (Summer). This film explores the love triangle that emerged around a rock and roll musician (Viktor Tsoi from the Soviet band, Kino), his protege, and his wife in 1980s Russia.

Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov (2018). Running time 2 hours 9 minutes. Russian language film with English subtitles.

Learn more about and RSVP for Film Screening: Leto (Summer).

Almost Lost Arts: Traditional Crafts and the Artisans Keeping Them Alive

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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

What does it mean to be a maker, artist, or artisan in the twenty-first century? In her new book, Almost Lost Arts (Chronicle Books, 2019), Emily Freidenrich explores the work of twenty artisans from points worldwide who practice their craft using traditional techniques and analog technologies.

Three Boston-based artists who specialize in calligraphy and handmade signs will engage in a conversation with Freidenrich and museum curator Narayan Khandekar to discuss the rewards and challenges of using slow, intentional processes in a fast-paced digital world, and to...

National Fossil Day

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Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge

Celebrate National Fossil Day with ancient trilobites, sea scorpions, saber-toothed cats, giant ground sloths, and more. Meet Harvard paleontologists and learn about the amazing prehistoric animals on exhibit. Bring your curiosity and questions to this event for all ages!

Note: Regular museum admission rates apply.

Learn more about National Fossil Day.

Native American Poets Playlist: Poems in the Gallery

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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

Enrich your museum visit by listening to an evocative playlist of contemporary poems by Native American authors. Wander freely across the first-floor galleries to see where the poems take you and expand your understanding of Native arts and cultures. The poems, drawn from a powerful recent anthology, New Poets of Native Nations (edited by Heid E. Erdrich; Graywolf Press) celebrate Native poets first published in the twenty-first century. Hear the exhibits “come into voice” and experience the museum in a new way. Borrow a free audio player with regular museum admission.

2019 Montage Concert: Celebrating the Harvard Band’s 100th Anniversary

Location:

Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge

Harvard University Bands presents 2019 Montage Concert: Celebrating the Harvard Band’s 100th Anniversary. This concert will feature Harvard Monday Jazz Band, Harvard Wind Ensemble, and the Harvard Band. Guest Soloist, Boston Symphony Tubist, Mike Roylance.

Cost: $10; free with Harvard ID

Purchase tickets through the Harvard Box Office.

Writing Black Lives

Location:

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

Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Imani Perry, and Robert Reid-Pharr will join in conversation to discuss how their work as biographers speaks to key contemporary discussions about black politics, community, identity, and life.

Perry will consider her recent book, Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry (Beacon Press, 2018), while Reid-Pharr and Brown-Nagin will share perspectives from their own research, writing, and forthcoming books on, respectively, James Baldwin and Constance Baker Motley.

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An Evolutionary Journey through Domestication

Location:

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

As the earliest farmers began to select wild plants and animals that had desirable traits, they initiated a series of genetic changes in these species that gradually made them more suitable for agriculture. Plants became easier to grow, had greater yields, and were of higher quality. Animal species exhibited favorable changes in behavior, coat color, and reproductive traits. Barbara Schaal will discuss how the artificial selection of these species—a pivotal technological achievement—has influenced their genetics, evolution, and capacity to flourish in the care of humans.

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Molinillos and Chocolate in Contemporary Mexico

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Peabody Museum Education Room, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

In this special event, Juan Alonso Rodriguez will explain how to make a molinillo, the whisk-like wooden tool that is traditionally used in Mexico to make froth in chocolate beverages. Together with Ana Rita García-Lascuráin, he will discuss the history of chocolate production in Mexico and its current renaissance. Using molinillos, members of the Cambridge-based Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute will make three different chocolate beverages that participants can taste during the program.

Participants must be aged 18 and over.

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Tunes at Noon: Club Passim Edition

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Harvard Commons, Smith Campus Center, 1350 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge

Enjoy lunch or a study break in the Smith Campus Center! Stop by Harvard Commons every Wednesday to hear live music from Club Passim, a local folk music organization based in Harvard Square.

Learn more about Tunes at Noon: Club Passim Edition.

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