Off-Campus Events
Boston Public Library
Central Library700 Boylston Street
Rabb Lecture Hall
Lowell Lecture: Rick Steves
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6 – 8pm
Rick Steves advocates smart, independent travel. As host of the public television series, Rick Steves' Europe, and author of 22 European travel books, he encourages Americans to dive deep into Europe and become "temporary locals." His readers discover not just great cities, but cozy "back door" villages away from the tourist trampled routes. He helps American travelers connect more intimately with Europeans, often for a fraction of what mainstream tourists pay. This talk is part of the BPL's Lowell Lecture series, generously sponsored by the Lowell Institute.
A book sale and author signing will follow the lecture.
CONNOLLY BRANCH LIBRARY
433 Centre St., Jamaica Plain--Telephone 617-522-1960
Club de Lectura -- Saturdays at 12:30 p.m
JAMAICA PLAIN BRANCH LIBRARY
12 Sedgwick St. -- Telephone 617-524-2053
Spanish Study group -- Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Participants should be able to read a Spanish-language newspaper.
DUDLEY LITERACY CENTER
65 Warren St., Roxbury -- Telephone 617-859-2446
Spanish Beginner 1 -- Fridays, at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. Learn Spanish through conversation and grammar, led by Fernando Bernava. Call to sign up.
Spanish Beginner 2 -- Fridays at noon. Learn Spanish through conversation and grammar, led by Fernando Bernava. Call to sign up.
Boston University
Intimate Encounters: Mexican Modernism and the Female Nude
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 at 5:30pm
Please join the Graduate Student Art History Association (GSAHA) of Boston University for the Guest Scholar Lecture Series. The Guest Lecture lasts approximately one hour and is followed by a brief Q&A session and a reception.
Adriana Zavala is an Associate Professor of Art History at Tufts University.
Speaker(s): Adriana Zavala, Tufts University
725 Commonwealth Avenue (CAS 200)
Beauty and Social Justice
Elaine Scarry
Thursday, February 11, 2010
5pm
Photonics Center Rm 206, 8 St. Mary St.
Boston College
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 7
Monday, November 23, 2009 | 7:30 p.m
Devlin 101
Lectura Dantis, a public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents Paradiso IV with Prof. Myriam Ruthenberg, Florida Atlantic University. Bilingual texts of the canto will be distributed at the door. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Memory and Its Strength: The Martyrs of El Salvador - A Discussion between Jon Sobrino, S.J. and Noam Chomsky, moderated by J. Donald Monan
Monday, November 30, 2009 | 4:30 p.m.
Robsham Theater Arts Center
Noam Chomsky, Jon Sobrino, S.J. and J. Donald Monan, S.J. will reconsider from each of their perspectives the assassination of the six Jesuit priests and their two staff members at the University of Central America (UCA) on the 20th anniversary of their martyrdom.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 8
Monday, January 25, 2010 | 7:30 p.m.
Devlin 101
Lectura Dantis, a public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents Paradiso 8 with Prof. Laurie Shepard, Boston College. Bilingual texts of the canto will be distributed at the door. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Harvard University
Politics, Literature, and the Arts (Humanities Center Seminar)(Barker 133)
Nov 17, 2009
6:00p - 8:00p
Description Jeffrey Schnapp (Stanford University). (Statistical Sublime: Mayakovsky and Marinetti)
France and the World (Humanities Center Seminar)(Barker 133)
Nov 23, 2009
5:00p - 7:00p
Description Michael Kelly (Harvard University). "Poésie Langue Étrangère: Unhoused Poetic Subjects in the Extrême Contemporain"
Lauro de Bosis Lectures on Italian Renaissance Art(Barker 133)
Dec 3, 2009
6:00p - 8:00p
Description Elizabeth Cropper (Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, Washington, D.C.). “Bolognese Tradition or Florentine Rebirth?: Malvasia's History of Art”
Harvard Film Archive
The French Library Alliance Française of Boston
Art Exhibit: Paris Façades
Watercolors by Carol Gillott. This event is presented in English and French.
Starts 3 Nov 2009 and continues until 28 Nov 2009
French Secularization, Put To the Test and Redefined
Conference by Danièle Hervieu-Léger. This event is presented in English.
Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009 — 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Workshop in French intended for intermediate and advanced speakers. This event is presented in French.
Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 — 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Le Marché de Noël: Holiday gifts with a French Flair
Visit our annual holiday market and find a gift for everyone on your list! This event is presented in English and French.
Saturday, 5 Dec 2009 — 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
La Table Française: Discover French Gastronomy and practice your French.
Join us at Petit Robert Bistro, Kenmore Square every month to share French cuisine and converse in French. Chef Jacky Robert proposes a $50 Prix Fixe Menu highlighting a particular region’s gastronomy. We help you with your French, if you wish. This event is presented in English and French.
Monday, 7 Dec 2009 — 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: Petit Robert Bistro at Kenmore Square
Price: $50, Non-members: $50
Un Mois, Un Livre: ‘’Les Falsificateurs’’ d’Antoine Bello
Workshop in French intended for intermediate and advanced speakers. This event is presented in French.
Wednesday, 9 Dec 2009 — 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
MIT
International Folk Dancing
Time: 8:00p–11:00p
Location: Student Ctr 2nd floor (Sala or Lobdell)
Teaching and beginner dances from 8:00 to 9:00 pm. A mixture of all skill levels from 9:00 to 11:00.
Our repertoire includes circle and couple dances from Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, and others) and around the world (Israel, France, Russia, Germany, China, Sweden, South Africa, even England and the US).
No experience necessary! Beginners are always welcome.
Web site: http://mit.edu/fdc
Open to: the general public
This event occurs on Sundays through April 4, 2010.
For more information, contact:
MIT Folk Dance Club
fdc-request [at] mit [dot] edu
Cafe and Cabaret: Toulouse-Lautrec's Paris
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Sunday, August 8, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - Sunday, May 9, 2010
The Annual Boston African Film Festival
The 2010 Boston African Film Festival screens from February 6 to 15.
Feature Films:
Feb 6 & 8: A grandfather falls prey to the illegal immigration trap in Paris Selon Moussa, by Cheik Doukouré
Feb 6 & 8: Shoot the Messenger, by Ngozi Onwurah, is a challenging shout-out on the subject of black self-image.
Feb 7 & 15: Heartlines by Angus Gibson, a thief is offered a chance for redemption.
Feb 7 & 14: Kinshasa Palace, by José Laplain, is an engrossing study of the African diaspora.
Feb 13 & 15: Awaiting for Men, by Katy Léna N'diaye, three women express themselves through painting.
Feb 13, 14 & 15: A rousing story of a woman's courage in the face of patriarchal injustice in Delwende, by S. Piere Yameogo.
TOURS IN FRENCH
Every Wednesday, 11:15 am Introduction to Museum Collections
Every fourth Wednesday, 6:30 pm Introduction to Museum Collections
Every third Saturday, 2 pm Introduction to Museum Collections
Every first Wednesday, 6:30 pm Introduction to Museum Collections
85 Hillside Avenue
Newton, MA 02465
Sunday, November 22, 2009, 2:30 pm
Tatiana Dimitriades, Zina Schiff, violins; Rebecca Gitter, viola; Jonathan Miller, cello
Beethoven String Trio in E-flat, Opus 3
Wolf Italian Serenade in G for String Quartet
Dvorak String Quartet in F, “American,” Opus 96
Sunday, February 7, 2010, 2:30 pm
Bayla Keyes, Tatiana Dimitriades, violins; Edward Gazouleas, viola; Jonathan Miller, cello
Kodaly Duo for Violin and Cello, Opus 7
Schubert G major Quartet, D.887
mystery piece Guess the composer and win a pair of tickets!
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 2:30 pm
Alexander Velinzon, Sharan Leventhal, violins; Beth Guterman, viola; Wendy Warner, Jonathan Miller, celli
Boccherini Quintet in E minor, Opus 20, No. 4
Glazounov String Quintet in A, Opus 39
Schubert Quintet in C (with two cellos) Opus 163
Sunday, April 11, 2010, 2:30 pm
Julianne Lee, Sharan Leventhal, violins; Beth Guterman, viola; Jonathan Miller, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano
Fauré Piano Quintet No. 1, Opus 89
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Opus 34
Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre
270 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 482-9393
Cost: $34.00 - $195.00
Friday, November 6 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 8 at 3 pm
Wednesday, November 11 at 7:30 pm
Friday, November 13 at 7;30 pm
Sunday, November 15 at 3 pm
Tuesday, November 17 at 7:30 pm
Music by Georges Bizet.
Sung in French with French dialogue and projected English translation.
Carmen and Don José crash into each other with a passion that's as much about will as it is about desire. At its premiere, Bizet's opera shocked and thrilled audiences. The thrill's still there in this new, highly theatrical Boston Lyric Opera production.
Idomeneo, re di Creta
Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre
270 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 482-9393
April 23rd at 7:30pm
April 25th at 3:00pm
April 28th at 7:30pm
April 30th at 7:30pm
May 2nd at 3:00pm
May 4th at 7:30pm
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
New Boston Lyric Opera production based on scenery and costumes owned by Glimmerglass Opera. Sung in Italian with projected English translation.
Idomeneo, King of Crete, makes a promise to Neptune, God of the Sea. When the king realizes the terrible price it will exact, vows and hearts are broken. Longing pours into arias and ensembles as only Mozart writes them.