Boston Events May 18, 2008
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| Concerts 327087 | Sing for the EarthThe 200+ voices of the Mystic Chorale celebrate the earth with returning guests, the Boston Children's Chorus with a concert that includes a full repertoire of songs as well as a mini-pageant with actors, costumes, giant puppets, and comedy featuring Mother Earth and the Solar Sisters and Father Sun and the All-Stars. http://www.mysticchorale.org 5/18/08 Ages: 4-18 Time: 4pm Cost: Adults $15; Seniors & Students $10 |
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| Exhibits 349021 | Looking at LeavesLooking at Leaves features dramatic black and white images of single leaves by New York photographer Amanda Means that are a monument to the remarkable diversity and beauty of nature's botanical forms. Ongoing Daily 5/9/08 - 2/8/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: $ |
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| Exhibits 336829 | 2008 DeCordova Annual Exhibition2008 DeCordova Annual Exhibition showcases the works of emerging, mid-career, and established artists. http://www.decordova.org Ongoing Daily 5/10/08 - 8/17/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Exhibits 336830 | Moving Through New EnglandMoving Through New England is a rich collection of images of the region which comes entirely from the museum's permanent collection and include an array of media. 781.259.8355 http://www.decordova.org Ongoing Daily 5/10/08 - 9/14/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Exhibits 332799 | Children of HangzhouChildren of Hangzhou: Connecting with China presents four children from Hangzhou at home, at school, in the library, in the theater, and in the countryside. The Hangzhou young people introduce themselves through media and the activities of their daily lives. Visitors discover that Chinese life today mixes ancient traditions with modern lifestyles and that life in China is both similar to and different from life in North America. Ongoing Daily 5/14/08 - 1/3/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 0-8 Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Exhibits 332370 | El Greco to VelazquezEl Greco to Velazquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III examines a fascinating period (1598?1621) bracketed by the two giants of Spanish painting, El Greco and Velázquez. Discover the masterpieces of Philip III's court and the artists who flourished during his reign. 617.369.3300 Ongoing Daily 4/20/08 - 7/27/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: 10am-4:45pm Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 319867 | Saving the Paul Revere HouseSaving the Paul Revere House - 100 Years as a Museum examines the preservation effort preceding the Paul Revere House opening to the public as a museum in 1908, remembering the public-spirited individuals involved in this significant project, beginning with the purchase of the home by Revere descendant John Phillips Reynolds, Jr. in 1902. Revere artifacts and silver are included. 617.523.2338 Ongoing Daily 1/1/08 - 12/31/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 6-18 Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with admission |
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| Exhibits 319868 | Restoring the Paul Revere House 1907-1908The restoration of the Paul Revere House by Joseph Everett Chandler is examined, illustrated by early interior postcards of the resulting museum from 1908-1909. Includes Revere artifacts, and the earliest known depiction of the home, painted in 1845. 617.523.2338 Ongoing Daily 1/1/08 - 12/31/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 6-18 Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with admission |
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| Exhibits 317866 | Wedded Bliss, The Marriage of Art and CeremonyThe exhibition is a wide-ranging exploration of the wedding as artistic inspiration across cultures, lifestyles, and three centuries. 978.745.9500 Ongoing Daily 4/26/08 - 9/4/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 2-18 Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Exhibits 311292 | Sea Creatures in GlassSea Creatures in Glass features dozens of spectacular glass animals, many on display for the first time since Harvard acquired them around 1878. Combined with video, real scientific specimens, a recreation of the studio of father and son artists Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka, and a rich assortment of memorabilia, these models of marine invertebrates offer insights into the history, personality, and artistry of the extraordinary men who created them. 617.495.3045 Ongoing Daily 3/21/08 - 3/1/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: $ |
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| Exhibits 303818 | American Style: Russell Kettell’s Pine FurnitureThe exhibition focuses on Russell Kettell, antique collector, educator, and author of now classic books on furniture. Included in the exhibition are over 120 objects including boxes, tables, candlestands, looking glasses, six-board cases, cupboards, hanging shelves, ceramics and metalware that exemplify the American style associated with Russell Kettell. 978.369.9763 http://www.concordmuseum.org. Ongoing Daily 2/1/08 - 5/18/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 298277 | As Below, So AboveLos Angeles-based artist Dave Muller's exhibit incorporates a diagrammatic timeline of chart-topping rock hits — found in Reebee Garofalo and Steve Chapple's book Rock 'n' Roll Is Here to Pay (1977) — from the 1950s to 70s, including Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and the Supremes. http://www.icaboston.org Ongoing Daily 11/14/07 - 10/12/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 298281 | Momentum 10: Ranjani ShettarThe Bangalore-based artist creates a new sculptural installation entitled Sun-sneezers blow light bubbles. http://www.icaboston.org Ongoing Daily 3/19/08 - 7/13/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 298282 | Street LevelThe exhibit features three promising artists whose works draw directly from street culture. http://www.icaboston.org Ongoing Daily 3/19/08 - 7/13/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 298217 | Toys & Games: More than AmusementToys & Games: More than Amusement covers a wide range of toys and games from the earliest dolls to the making of javelins out of spears to the technology of today's video games, from yo-yos, kites, and marbles to the forging of new inventions. Ongoing Daily 2/14/08 - 9/14/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 293136 | A Gathering Place for FreedomA Gathering Place for Freedom is an enlightening exhibit commemorating the bicentennial of the historic African Meeting House. View original photos of Prince Hall, Frederick Douglass, Lewis Hayden and other Boston abolitionists. Ongoing Daily 1/10/07 - 10/10/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Gallery hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 290191 | Private Carriage, Public JourneyPrivate Carriage, Public Journey focuses on how Mary Baker Eddy's personal time was turned into a media obligation. 617.450.7000 http://www.mbelibrary.org Ongoing Daily 2/10/08 - 2/10/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Tue-Sun 10am-4pm Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 284260 | Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914-1939The exhibition charts the response of 13 British printmakers between the beginning of World War I and the outbreak of World War II to progressive Continental art - especially to Futurism, with its forceful visual evocation of the accelerating pace of modern man and machine. 617.267.9300 Ongoing Daily 1/30/08 - 6/1/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with admission |
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| Exhibits 281298 | DinoTracksThe exhibit explores the fossils found right under our feet in New England, how these footprints came to be, what they tell us, and how scientists began to study them. Try out hands-on scientific study methods and get down on the ground to put your new skills to work. Ongoing Daily 12/26/07 - 11/2/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 2-18 Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 257646 | Gateway BombayThe exhibition features works from the museum's contemporary Indian art collection and a dynamic installation in the Atrium by Bose Krishnamachari of video-enhanced tiffin carriers (Bombay's famous and ubiquitous lunch-boxes). 978.745.9500 Ongoing Daily 10/7/07 - 12/7/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 2-18 Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Exhibits 253813 | JFK, Sports and the Call to Physical FitnessThe Museum's exhibit features a special display of archival materials and Museum objects surrounding President Kennedy's love of sports and athletics and his challenge to the nation to become more active and physically fit. Ongoing Daily 9/29/07 - 9/30/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with Museum admission |
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| Exhibits 238976 | Looking at AnimalsWith the vision of both an artist and a scientist, acclaimed Boston photographer Henry Horenstein has created haunting images of creatures from land and sea. His photographs offer new ways to see and think about animals, inviting viewers to look closer and examine details we might have never before noticed. The Looking at Animals exhibit exploration activity sheet offers families the chance to explore more deeply selected photographs and real creatures throughout the museum galleries. 617.495.3045 Ongoing Daily 9/28/07 - 6/30/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 211062 | Solar Storms to Radio WavesThe exhibit explores the world of radio waves and how they are affected by space weather in the Earth's upper atmosphere caused by storms on the Sun. Kids discover how to block radio waves with everyday materials and control actual videos of solar explosions and auroras through automated graphics of the solar wind, magnetic fields, and space weather models using the interactive Spin Browser. At the Science Discovery Museum. 978.264.4200 Ongoing Daily 3/22/07 - 12/22/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 6-12 Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 195566 | Origami Now!Featuring 40 works by more than 20 of the world's foremost origami masters, Origami Now! demonstrates the remarkable breadth of this ancient art form, from depictions of animals and nature to portraits and abstract geometric forms. On view in the museum's Art & Nature Center, the exhibition includes interactive stations where visitors of all ages can engage in the artistic process of paper folding as well as activate "action" origami models. Through June 8, 2008. 978.745.9500 Ongoing Daily 6/16/07 - 6/8/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 2-18 Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Exhibits 191782 | Sowing the Seeds of LibertyThe exhibit describes the battle and events that led up to the battle at Lexington on April 19, 1775, and explains why members of the small farming community were willing to take arms against their own government to protect a way of life. A engaging mix of objects, documents, images, re-creations of historic environments, and interactive elements are combined to teach visitors about the roots of the American Revolution. Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 6-18 Time: Museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 162141 | Communication CafeThe exhibit explores the psychology of how people learn new communication technologies throughout their lifetime. There are three main activities: Generations in Conversations, Perennial Personality, and Two Kinds of Intelligence. 617.723.2500 Ongoing Daily 10/30/06 - 12/31/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 79215 | Playing by the RulesDiscover how individuals following a simple set of rules can generate complex, and often unexpected, results. The exhibit is in the area adjacent to Making Models. 617.723.2500 http://www.mos.org/ Ongoing Daily 1/15/05 - 4/21/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with museum admission. |
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| Exhibits 79216 | Dinosaurs: Modeling the MesozoicExperience the dynamic process of accumulating knowledge about dinosaurs. You'll see how evidence is gathered over time; how often it changes as new discoveries are made; and how scientists make sense of what they find, including developing models to improve our understanding. The exhibit offers examples of both models and real fossils to demonstrate what we can learn from each. 617.723.2500 http://www.mos.org/ Ongoing Daily 12/15/04 - 4/21/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with museum admission. |
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| Exhibits 79217 | The Light HouseExplore the science behind color and light. A three-dimensional model of a lighthouse with a shimmering array of pivoting cubes stands at the entrance to the exhibit. Play with mirrors, prisms, and color, then conjure up your own optic experiments. 617.723.2500 http://www.mos.org/ Ongoing Daily 12/15/04 - 4/21/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with museum admission. |
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| Exhibits 79218 | Cahners ComputerPlaceCahners ComputerPlace is a hands-on computer discovery exhibit showcasing an ever-changing selection of software titles with one thing in common: All encourage people to learn, explore, and create with computers. 617.723.2500 http://www.mos.org/ Ongoing Daily 12/15/04 - 4/21/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with museum admission. |
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| Exhibits 138436 | WeatherWiseDo those clouds mean rain? Will it be sunny this afternoon? Discover "nowcasting", a set of skills that enables you to make accurate short-term predictions of the weather using scientific methods and technologies. In the Theater of Electricity. 617.723.2500 http://www.mos.org/ Ongoing Daily 1/22/05 - 12/31/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: Free with museum admission. |
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| Exhibits 142875 | Arthropods: Creatures that RuleArthropods: Creatures that Rule is a multi-media exhibition about some of the oldest and most diverse animals on the planet. The exhibit brings together unique fossil and preserved specimens, large screen video presentations, striking color photographs and images from scanning electron microscopes, hands-on interactive games, and live creatures. It presents arthropods' long evolutionary history and the incredible variety of their habitats, and showcases a range of arthropod adaptations including the evolution of wings and the remarkable capacity to mimic both their surroundings and other animals. 617.495.3045 Ongoing Daily 9/30/06 - 12/30/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: $ |
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| Exhibits 28007 | A Bird's WorldThis new exhibit is the first to bring over 300 species to life via a soundscape of bird songs and bird language activities. Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 3-18 Time: Sat-Thu 9am-5pm; Fri 9am-9pm Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Films 350415 | Sharks 3DJean-Michel Cousteau invites you to embark on a breathtaking underwater voyage to discover the ultimate predator: the shark. Experience an astonishing up-close encounter in 3D with the Lions and Tigers of the Ocean. Ongoing Daily 2/1/08 - 8/31/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 4-18 Time: Show times vary Cost: $ |
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| Films 317812 | Grand CanyonIn the classic IMAX® film Gran Canyon, discover the canyon’s human history, from its early Anasazi inhabitants to 19th-century explorer John Wesley Powell, and take a breathtaking aerial journey from the rim to the twisting depths of the river-carved floor. Ongoing Daily 2/2/08 - 9/1/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: $ |
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| Films 317814 | Mummies: Secrets of the PharaohsPart historic journey and part forensic adventure, the film follows explorers and researchers as they piece together fascinating archaeological and genetic clues. Ongoing Daily 2/2/08 - 5/31/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: $ |
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| Films 317820 | The AlpsJohn Harlin III was just nine years old when his father, the world-famous alpinist John Harlin II, fell to his death while attempting a new route up the North Face of Eiger — the most notorious peak in the Swiss Alps. In this new large-format film, join Harlin as he approaches that mountain. Ongoing Daily 2/2/08 - 9/1/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: $ |
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| Films 317823 | Fly Me To The MoonTeam up with teenage flies and sneak on board the legendary Apollo 11 for a mind-blowing experience in 3-D animation. Ongoing Daily 3/4/08 - 9/1/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: $ |
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| Films 296250 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the OceanThe film uses stunning imagery of these marine mammals in their natural habitats to spread an increasingly important conservation message about the need to protect the earth's oceans from pollution and destruction. The 3D technology brings the audience into the depths of the ocean alongside the creatures to show scenes from the animals' lives that can not be seen from the ocean's surface. Ongoing Daily 2/15/08 - 8/31/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 4-18 Time: Show times vary Cost: $ |
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| Films 6874 | Around TownCatch a quick glimpse of Boston and its diverse neighborhoods in this lively, interactive film. Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: Mon-Fri 12n-4pm; Sat-Sun 11am-5pm Cost: Adults $4; Seniors and children (3-11) $3.50 |
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| Nature & Outdoors 332365 | Wonder Walk for Families - CamoflageChildren learn about some amazing animal disguises and then venture outside to look for hidden creatures. Advance registration is required. 978.887.9264 5/18/08 Ages: 3-8 Time: 1pm-2:30pm Cost: Adults $9; Children $7 |
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| Ongoing Exhibits 321070 | The Museum of the British Redcoats in LexingtonThe exhibit teaches about the British military and its April 19th mission, the Munroe family, and President George Washington's visit to the tavern 14 years later. Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: Unknown |
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| Ongoing Exhibits 81357 | Butterfly GardenThe fluttering flight of 400 colorful butterflies and the scent of flower blossoms welcome visitors into an unforgettable, multi-sensory experience. Walk through the gallery space with butterflies fluttering about, drinking nectar from feeding stations, and even landing on their shoulders. Entrance to the Butterfly Garden is limited to a certain number of individuals at one time to allow all visitors to enjoy the space comfortably. Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Museum hours Cost: $4 |
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| Ongoing Exhibits 22167 | Glass Flowers ExhibitThe exhibit is an extraordinary collection created over a 50-year period (1886-1936) by a father and son team in Dresden, Germany for use by Harvard as a teaching tool. Scientifically accurate and incredible to view, the Glass Flowers collection is the only collection of its kind in the world. Ongoing Daily 2/9/02 - 2/22/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 3-18 Time: Daily 9am-5pm Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Ongoing Exhibits 12341 | Holography: The Light FantasticThis selection of holograms, the world's largest, illustrates the many artistic and scientific facets of the medium. Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Ongoing Exhibits 12343 | Robots and BeyondThis interactive exhibit goes behind the scenes and into the research labs to explore artificial intelligence at MIT. Exhibits and demonstrations challenge visitors to exercise their minds and imaginations. Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Ongoing Exhibits 7507 | It's a Natural MysteryVenture into a desert, an historic schoolhouse, or a tropical beach and use your skills to solve some intriguing puzzles. This exhibit features over 6000 artifacts from the museum's collection. Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Cost: Free with museum admission. |
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