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October 30 at 5pm
Boston Area Spanish Exchange · Downtown • Free
Shake off the work week with an hour of laid-back Spanish conversation in the heart of Downtown Crossing. BASE's weekly meetup welcomes beginners and fluent speakers alike, so come as you are and start talking.
October 30 at 5pm +48
Boston Public Library · Back Bay
Ever wonder why things are the way they are? Edgar B. Herwick III digs into the "why" behind quirky local history, science, and societal mysteries, live from the Boston Public Library.
November 1 at 2pm (This weekend)
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge • Free
Look closer: nothing here is quite what it seems. Harvard undergrad Jade Xiao unpacks illusion and trickery in three European works, from Régnier's sly self-portrait to Ingres's harem scene.
November 1 at 11am (This weekend)
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Forget everything you think you know about white marble statues: this student-led tour reveals the ancient Mediterranean in full, vivid color. Harvard undergrad Jide Anekwe unpacks three artworks that challenge how we imagine the classical world.
November 1 at 11am (This weekend)
Museum of Science · Boston • $40
Mark Vins, founder of the YouTube channel Brave Wilderness, presents the exclusive U.S. premiere screening of his debut feature documentary, Reef to Ridge.
November 4 at 6pm
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Harvard alumni Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien dig into their research-driven art practice, tracing histories of labor, land, and resistance on Negros Island in the Philippines. Expect defiant culture-making, plantation ghosts, and plenty to chew on.
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Fri, Oct 30 · 11:30 AM
East Boston · East Boston
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:00 AM
Newsfeed Café · Back Bay
$
Fri, Oct 30 · 2:00 PM
Boston Public Library · Back Bay
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:00 AM
Bostonian Market & Cafe · South End
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30 AM
Central Library in Copley Square · Back Bay
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:00 AM
Boston Public Library · Back Bay
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library · Hyde Park
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Mattapan · Mattapan
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Tradesman · Charlestown
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Roslindale · Roslindale
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 AM
Museum of Science · Boston
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:00 AM
Ralph's Coffee Seaport · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
MIT Museum · Area 2/MIT
$15
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 AM
Boston · Boston
Fri, Oct 30 · 12:00 PM
Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center · D Street / West Broadway
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Roslindale Branch Library · Roslindale
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Roslindale Branch of the BPL · Roslindale
Free
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
Mount Auburn Cemetery · Cambridge
$0
Sun, Nov 1 · 3:00 PM
Opera + Community Studios · Fort Point
Free
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:30 PM
Boston Offices - Virtual & Private Offices · Downtown
Mon, Nov 2 · 10:00 AM
Fenway Community Center · West Fens
Free
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:00 PM
The Meeting Point · Jamaica Plain
Tue, Nov 3 · 1:00 PM
Central Library in Copley Square · Back Bay
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library · Jamaica Plain
Free
Tue, Nov 3 · 4:00 PM
Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library · Jamaica Plain
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM
Central Boston Elder Services, Inc. · Roxbury
Free
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
Central Library in Copley Square · Back Bay
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · Fenway–Kenmore
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:00 AM
Boston Offices - Virtual & Private Offices · Downtown
Wed, Nov 4 · 5:00 PM
Central Library in Copley Square · Back Bay
Wed, Nov 4 · 6:00 PM
Boston Public Library · Dorchester
Wed, Nov 4 · 6:00 PM
Boston University Virtual · Fenway–Kenmore
Wed, Nov 4 · 4:30 PM
Museum of Science · Boston
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Museum of Science · Boston
Wed, Nov 4 · 6:30 PM
French Library · Back Bay
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 12:00 PM
Mayor's Press Office · Downtown
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 12:30 PM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:30 AM
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · Fenway–Kenmore
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
Arrow Street Arts, Inc · Riverside
$25.80
Thu, Nov 5 · 4:00 PM
East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library · Harbor View / Orient Heights
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 4:30 PM
Venture Café Cambridge · East Cambridge
Thu, Nov 5 · 4:30 PM
Venture Café Cambridge · East Cambridge
Thu, Nov 5 · 12:30 PM
Boston Public Library · Back Bay
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
GrubStreet · D Street / West Broadway
$15
Thu, Nov 5 · 4:30 PM
Venture Café Cambridge · East Cambridge
Thu, Nov 5 · 10:00 AM
BCYF Roslindale Community Center · Lower Washington / Mount Hope
Thu, Nov 5 · 4:00 PM
East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library · Harbor View / Orient Heights
Free
Fri, Nov 6 · 2:00 PM
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge · Back Bay
$5
Fri, Nov 6 · 11:30 AM
North End Branch of the Boston Public Library · North End
Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 PM
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre · Downtown
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM
Boston Public Library · Brighton
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM
Boston Public Library · Back Bay
Sat, Nov 7 · 12:30 PM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
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