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Boston events: 795 things to doSunday, Nov. 8 through Sunday, Jan. 31 · checked by a person, sorted by start time

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What’s on

Grouped by day, in start-time order. Multi-day runs appear on each day they play; exhibitions and markets sit in the “ongoing” row under each day.
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Friday, Nov. 271 event · 7 ongoing

  1. to 1:30 pm
    Barbados Flag Raising and Cultural Event at City Hall Plaza
    Boston City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square, Downtown
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Nov. 283 events · 7 ongoing

  1. to 4:30 pm
    Make with MAAM
    MassArt Art Museum, 621 Huntington Avenue, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
  2. to 2:50 pm
    Spotlight Tour: Disavowed, with Julianne Wu
    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
    Free
  3. to 6:00 pm
    Lighting of the Ship at Martin's Park
    Martin's Park, 64 Sleeper Street, Seaport District
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Sunday, Nov. 294 events · 7 ongoing

  1. to 4:00 pm
    Boston Women's Holiday Market at The Armory
    Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville
    Free
  2. to 11:50 am
    Spotlight Tour: Un/Settled, with Leandra Bautista
    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
    Free
  3. to 4:30 pm
    Make with MAAM
    MassArt Art Museum, 621 Huntington Avenue, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
  4. to 10:00 pm
    Sunday Tea Dance with DJ Darrin Friedman
    Club Cafe (Moonshine Room), 209 Columbus Ave, South End
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Monday, Nov. 303 events · 7 ongoing

  1. to 6:00 pm
    Copley Square Tree Lighting
    Copley Square, 560 Boylston Street, Back Bay
    Free
  2. to 10:00 pm
    Drag Bingo with Mizery at Club Cafe
    Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Ave, South End
    Free
  3. Sandro Galea at Harvard Book Store
    Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Tuesday, Dec. 16 events · 7 ongoing

  1. to 1:00 pm
    Gallery Talk: Activation of Moholy-Nagy's Light Prop for an Electric Stage
    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
    Free
  2. to 8:00 pm
    Trivia Night with JVS Boston's Young Professional Council
    Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom, 60 State Street, Downtown
    Free
  3. to 7:30 pm
    Henri Zerner Lecture: Four Paintings, Four Stories, Four Uncharted Points in the History of European Painting
    Harvard Department of History of Art and Architecture, 485 Broadway, Cambridge
    Free
  4. to 7:00 pm
    Kevin Hartnett: The Proof in the Code
    Harvard Science Center, Hall B, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge
    Free
  5. Amod Sandhya Lele: After Anger
    Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
    Free
  6. MIT Jazz Combos Fall Concert
    Killian Hall, MIT Building 14, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Wednesday, Dec. 25 events · 7 ongoing

  1. to 1:00 pm
    Gallery Talk: On Location: Drawing the Outdoors
    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
    Free
  2. to 7:30 pm
    Intro to Nonprofits with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
    Boston Public Library, Brighton Branch, 40 Academy Hill Rd, Back Bay
    Free
  3. to 7:15 pm
    John Constable and the Outdoors: Writing about Drawing
    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
    Free
  4. Nick Paumgarten: The Intangibles
    Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
    Free
  5. MIrahTangi Gamelan Fall Concert at MIT
    Thomas Tull Concert Hall, MIT Linde Music Building, 201 Amherst Street, Cambridge
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Thursday, Dec. 37 events · 7 ongoing

  1. to 9:00 pm
    Harvard Art Museums at Night
    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
    Free
  2. to 9:00 pm
    ICA Free Thursday Night
    Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Seaport District
    Free
  3. to 6:30 pm
    Curator Tour: Uri Aran and Hao Jingban at the MIT List
    MIT List Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge
    Free
  4. to 8:00 pm
    Boston Common Tree Lighting
    Boston Common, 139 Tremont Street, Downtown
    Free
  5. to 7:00 pm
    Wholesome and Toothsome: Tabbouleh
    Boston Public Library, Brighton Branch, 40 Academy Hill Rd, Hyde Park
    Free
  6. to 8:00 pm
    Sean Palfrey: Mosaic
    Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
    Free
  7. Lighting of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall
    Commonwealth Avenue Mall, 15 Commonwealth Avenue, Back Bay
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Friday, Dec. 44 events · 7 ongoing

  1. to 1:00 pm
    Exhibition Tour: The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection
    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
    Free
  2. to 9:00 pm
    SoWa First Friday
    SoWa Art + Design District, 450 Harrison Avenue, South End
    Free
  3. to 8:00 pm
    Nick Thorkelson: If I Could But See It
    Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
    Free
  4. Rambax MIT Fall Show
    Thomas Tull Concert Hall, MIT Linde Music Building, 201 Amherst Street, Cambridge
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Saturday, Dec. 55 events · 7 ongoing

  1. to 12:30 pm
    Home For The Holidays Starring John O'Neil
    Club Cafe (Napoleon Room), 209 Columbus Ave, South End
    Free
  2. to 1:15 pm
    My Botanical Life with Hemlocks
    Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Lawn, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain
    Free
  3. to 3:00 pm
    Author Talk: Paul Lewis on How "The Raven" Became America's Most Famous Poem
    Boston Public Library, Brighton Branch, 40 Academy Hill Rd, Back Bay
    Free
  4. to 4:00 pm
    Drawing into the Solstice: An Introduction to Drawing
    Boston Public Library, Brighton Branch, 40 Academy Hill Rd, South End
    Free
  5. to 3:00 pm
    Royal Portraiture of Amenhotep III at Thebes
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Sunday, Dec. 64 events · 7 ongoing

  1. to 10:00 am
    Winter Bird Walk at Belle Isle Marsh
    Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, 1399 Bennington Street, East Boston
    Free
  2. to 3:00 pm
    Play Date: Free Family Art Day at the ICA
    Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Seaport District
    Free
  3. to 5:00 pm
    Boston Family Days at MAAM
    MassArt Art Museum, 621 Huntington Avenue, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
  4. to 5:00 pm
    Holiday Market at Samuel Adams Boston Brewery
    Samuel Adams Boston Brewery, 30 Germania St, Jamaica Plain
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Monday, Dec. 74 events · 7 ongoing

  1. Berklee Percussion and Marimba Ensembles
    David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street, Back Bay
    Free
  2. The Pianist/Vocalist Christmas Concert
    Oliver Colvin Recital Hall, 1140 Boylston Street, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
  3. to 4:00 pm
    Google Drive Made Easy: Store, Organize & Share Your Files
    Boston Public Library, Brighton Branch, 40 Academy Hill Rd, Back Bay
    Free
  4. to 8:00 pm
    Matt O'Hara: The Flying Death
    Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets

Tuesday, Dec. 84 events · 7 ongoing

  1. to 7:30 pm
    Author Talk: Steven Levitsky on How Democracies Die
    Boston Public Library, Brighton Branch, 40 Academy Hill Rd, Back Bay
    Free
  2. Qantara Berklee Ensemble and the Near Eastern Music Ensemble
    Berk Recital Hall, 1140 Boylston Street, Fenway-Kenmore
    Free
  3. Yesenia Barragan: Freedom's Captives
    Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
    Free
  4. Berklee Advanced Vocal Jazz Ensemble
    David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street, Back Bay
    Free
Also on this day: 7 exhibitions, runs and markets
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