Below is the start of the Remarkable November Events post. I apologize it is up a little late, but I've been preoccupied with searching for a new apartment. I will be updating this post with new events throughout the month and especially in the next couple of days when I have some time, so check back frequently.
22nd Annual Boston Jewish Film Festival
November 3-14
Times Vary
617-244-9899
$11-$12
The Boston Jewish Film Festival will offer film screenings at the following venues:
AMC Framingham -22 Flutie Pass, Framingham, MA 01701
Arlington Capitol Theatre- 204 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, 02474
Coolidge Corner Theatre- 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
Hollywood Hits Premiere Theatres-Exit 24 (Endicott Street), Route 128, Danvers, MA 01923
Museum of Fine Arts- 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 02115
Showcase Cinema de Lux Patriot Place- Patriot Pl, Foxborough, 02035
Showcase Cinemas Randolph- Route 139, Exit 20A off Route 24, Randolph, MA 02368
Stuart Street Playhouse- 200 Stuart Street, Boston 02116
West Newton Cinema-1296 Washington Street, West Newton, 02465
Movie tickets can be bought at the Boston Jewish Film Festival website or at the individual venue where the movie is playing.
Gerrymandering:Special Film Screening Event
Friday, November 5
8pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, 02138
617-876-6837
$9.75
Brattle Theatre presents Gerrymandering, a documentary by Director, Jeff Reichart, about the practice of dividing voting districts for political gain. This film screening event will also feature appearances by Special Guests. Get Tickets.
Dennis Lehane @ The Coolidge
Friday, November 5
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Brookline Booksmith presents Dennis Lehane at the Coolidge Corner Theatre to read from his new novel, Midnight Mile. Lehane is the best-selling author of Mystic River, Shutter Island and The Given Day. For tickets, call Brookline Booksmith at the number above.
Spike and Mike @fter Midnite
Friday & Saturday, November 5 & 6
Friday & Saturday, November 12 & 13
11:59pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline 02446
617-734-2500
$9
Coolidge Corner's @fter Midnite Program presents Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation on Friday and Saturday, November 5th & 6th and Friday and Saturday, November 12th & 13th. Get Tickets.
Documentary Film Premiere: Coexist
Saturday, November 6
7pm
Temple Israel, 277 Longwood Ave., Boston, 02115
617-275-5692
FREE W/ RSVP
Mass Humanities presents a free premiere screening of Coexist, a documentary film about Forced Reconciliation as a social experiment that is currently taking place in Rwanda. The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. RSVP to coexistdocumentary@gmail.com.
The Radicalization of Margaret Fuller
Sunday, November 7
3pm-6pm
Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston Street, Boston 02116
FREE
Mass Humanities and Arlington Street Church present two conversations as part of the Margaret Fuller Bicentennial Conversation Series, which will be modeled after the conversations Margaret Fuller offered to women and eventually men as well, during the late 1830s and early 1840s. The topics to be discussed by experts at this event are as follows:
Clouded by Secret Sin: Margaret Fuller and the Darker Side of Woman in the Nineteenth Century and Margaret Fuller and 1848: Forging a United Radical Tradition.
Sneak Preview: Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Sunday, November 7
10am
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline 02446
617-734-2500
$20/General Admission, $10/Students
The Talk Cinema program at the Coolidge Corner Theatre offers sneak previews of films before they are released, followed by an audience discussion led by various scholars, critics and filmmakers. The November 7th Talk Cinema event will show Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, the latest documentary by Alex Gibney. Get Tickets.
Paul Auster Reads From Sunset Park
Tuesday, November 9
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Harvard Book Store presents award-winning novelist, Paul Auster, who will appear at the Brattle Theatre to read from his novel, Sunset Park. Other bestselling books by Auster include Oracle Night and The Book of Illusions. Click here to purchase tickets.
Off the Couch @ the Coolidge: Fair Game
Tuesday, November 9
7:30pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-734-2501
$9/Adults, $6/Kids, Seniors
The Coolidge Corner Theatre Off the Couch Program presents a screening of the film, Fair Game, followed by a discussion with members of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society. Click here to watch the movie trailer and/or to order tickets.
Please Remove Your Shoes: Film Screening and Q&A
Wednesday, November 10
7:30pm
Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, 02474
(781) 643-4488
$10
Please Remove Your Shoes is a "revealing documentary about broken government process (and an) empathetic story about a half dozen public servants who try to fix it". This film screening event will be introduced by the Executive Producer of the film, Frederick C. Gevalt, who will also host a Q&A session after the show. More info and tickets.
Spike and Mike @fter Midnite
Friday & Saturday, November 5 & 6
Friday & Saturday, November 12 & 13
11:59pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline 02446
617-734-2500
$9
Coolidge Corner's @fter Midnite Program presents Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation on Friday and Saturday, November 5th & 6th and Friday and Saturday, November 12th & 13th. Get Tickets.
Europe's Grand Operas: La Traviata
Saturday, November 13
10am
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-734-2501
$17-$20
The Coolidge Corner Theatre and Boston Lyric Opera present La Traviata, shown in High Definition on the big screen, as performed at the Teatro alla scala in Milan. La Traviata features music by Giuseppe Verdi and the performance is conducted by Lorin Maazel. This opera will show in Italian, with English subtitles. Buy Tickets.
Comics for Recovery Comedy Show
Sunday, November 14
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington 02474
781-643-4488
$20-$25
The 5th Annual Comics for Recovery Comedy Fundraiser will benefit Right Turn Addiction Services and will feature such locally and nationally known comedians as: Mike Prior, Tony V., Joey Carroll, Ken Rogerson, George MacDonald, Jim Lauletta, David John, and Jessica Casciano. Boston Comedy Veteran, Jack Lynch will host the show. Get Tickets.
One-Man Star Wars Trilogy
Monday, November 15
8pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-734-2501
$17-$20
Writer/Performer, Charles Ross will appear at the Coolidge Corner Theatre to perform his One-Man Star Wars Trilogy piece live on stage. In this solo show, Ross apparently plays all the characters, recreates the effects, sings from John Williams' score, flies the ships, and fights both sides of the battles from the original Star Wars Trilogy, while also adding commentary on the side. The show has old out in over 250 cities worldwide and has been described as "FUNNIER than you could possibly imagine" by Spin. The event will also include a special appearance by members of the 501st New England Garrison, a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization. Get Tickets.
Beijing Taxi: Film and Discussion
Tuesday, November 16
6:30pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-734-2501
$15
Coolidge Corner Theatre and Primary Source present a screening of the documentary film, Beijing Taxi, followed by a discussion with Director, Miao Wang. Get tickets here and RSVP at http://primarysource.kintera.org/beijingtaxi or to Gina Sultan (gina@primarysource.org or 617.923.9933 x 16).
Edwidge Danticat Discusses Life as an Immigrant Artist
Wednesday, November 17
7pm
First Parish Church Meetinghouse, Mass. Ave & Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-661-1515
$5
Harvard Book Store, Cambridge Forum and W.E.B. DuBois Institute of African and African American Research present Haitian American Author and Artist Edwidge Danticat, who will discuss Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work, her new book which is part memoir, part biography. Purchase Tickets.
Philosophy Cafe at Harvard Book Store
Wednesday, November 17
7:30-9:30pm
Harvard Book Store, Lower Level, 1256 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
The November Philosophy Cafe meeting at Harvard Book Store will discuss
"A Puzzle about Pleasure: How and Why is it Good?" The conversation is free and open the public; no particular knowledge or expertise is required. For full details on this month's meeting topic and links to optional related reading materials, visit the November Philosophy Cafe event page.
A New Generation of Spike & Mike
Friday and Saturday, November 19 & 20
11:59pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-734-2501
$9
Coolidge Corner @fter Midnite presents A New Generation of Spike & Mike, featuring a new collection of animated shorts. Get Tickets.
All Night Burlesque Marathon
Saturday, November 20
Midnight through 8am
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-734-2501
$20/in Advance, $30/Day of Show
The Burlesque Marathon will feature 100 on stage acts by both local and national burlesque performers; it will take place all night long and end in the morning with a pastry breakfast. Hosting the show will be Scratch (The Boston Babydolls), Miss von Danger (Red Light Burlesque), Eva Destruction, and Lady Miss Iris. For full details and a list of performers, visit The Boston Babydolls website. Or click here to purchase tickets.
Mary Poppins Sing-a-Long
Friday, November 26 10:30am, 2pm, 7pm
Saturday, November 27 10:30am, 2pm
Sunday, November 28 2pm
The Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington 02474
781-643-4488
$12-$15
The Sing-A-Long Mary Poppins event will feature a restored version of the 1964 film with on-screen lyrics to aid the audience in singing along with the movie. Moviegoers will also receive a complimentary bag of interactive props to compliment the sing-a-long. Audience members are encouraged to dress up as their favorite Mary Poppins characters, as well. More info and tickets.
Bombay Bellywood
Sunday, November 21
7:30pm (Doors @ 7pm)
The Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington 02474
781-643-4488
$32-$45
Internationally acclaimed dance troupe, known as the Bellydance Superstars, will be at The Regent Theatre on November 21st to perform their latest show. Bombay Bellywood "merges traditional and tribal bellydance with India dance styles, rich in costuming and exciting, emotive, infectious music" (Bellydancesuperstars.com). For more info, visit http://www.bellydancesuperstars.com/ or http://www.bombaybellywood.com/, or get tickets here.
MIT Museum's F.A.T. Chain Reaction
Friday, November 26
1-4pm
MIT Rockwell Cage Gymnasium, 120 Vassar St., Cambridge, 02139
617-253-5927
$10/Adults, $5/Kids, Students, Seniors Free/Kids Under Age 5, MIT ID holders
Each year on the Friday after Thanksgiving, over 1,500 people gather at the MIT Museum to witness Artist/Inventor Arthur Ganson create a machine made up of various contraptions that are formed on the spot by MIT Student teams and a diverse group of other participants. For more information on attending or participating in this event, click here.
Salman Rushdie Reads From New Novel
Monday, November 29
7pm
First Parish Church Meetinghouse, Mass.Ave. & Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-661-1515
$10
Harvard Book Store presents internationally renowned award-winning novelist, Salman Rushdie, who will appear at the First Parish Church Meetinghouse in Harvard Square to read from his latest novel, Luka and the Fire of Life. Previous prize-winning books by Rushdie include Grimus; Midnight's Children, Shame, and The Satanic Verses. Purchase Tickets for this author event before they sell out.
Author Events in September
The month of September is bringing so many great authors to town, I can hardly contain my excitement. Here's a list of as many author talks taking place in the general Boston and Cambridge areas as I could find for this month. Most events are free, but a few of them require you to purchase tickets, the latter of which might ultimately sell out so be sure to mark your calendars and reserve your spot at the events ahead of time.
The grand list:
Author and Media Technologist, Deanne Zandt Discusses Social Networking
Wednesday, September 1
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Harvard Book Store along with Women, Action and Media presents Deanne Zandt, Social Media Consultant and Expert in Women and Technology, who will discuss themes from her new book Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking.
Alan Khazei Discusses Big Citizenship
Thursday, September 2
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Alan Khazei, Co-Founder of the non profit, City Year, and one of America's 25 Best Leaders, according to Us News & World Report (2006), will talk about his new book, Big Citizenship: How Pragmatic Idealism Can Bring out the Best in America.
Panel Discussion on Terrorism and Torture
Tuesday, September 7
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Harvard Book Store presents a panel discussion on torture and terrorism in relation to philosophy and law. The panel will include Harvard Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz and Terrorism Expert, Jessica Stern in conversation with Charles Fried and Gregory Fried, the father and son Co-Authors of Because it's Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror.Get tickets.
Daphne Kalotay Reads From Russian Winter
Tuesday, September 7
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Daphne Kalotay, Brookline-based Author of the fiction collection, Calamity and Other Stories, will be at the Brookline Booksmith to celebrate and read from her debut novel, Russian Winter, a story "about ballet, jewels, love and betrayal"(Jenna Blum, Author of Those Who Save Us.
Wine Expert Mark Oldman Discusses New Book
Thursday, September 9
6:30pm
Upstairs on the Square, 91 Winthrop St., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$52
Mark Oldman, who you might recognize as the main judge on the PBS show The Winemakers or as a regular on Martha Stewart Radio Living Today Program, will be at Upstairs on the Square in Harvard Square on September 9th to share with you his knowledge. Oldman will offer tips on moderately priced fine wine and will discuss his new book, Oldman's Brave New World of Wine. Tickets for the event are $52 and include tastings of three different wines, hors d'oeuvre and a signed copy of the author's book.
Poetry Performance Art by Cambridge Author, Daniel Johnson
Thursday, September 9
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Daniel Johnson, notable poet and Founding Director of 826 Boston, will present his new book of poetry, How to Catch a Falling Knife, with a performance consisting of video, live music and excerpts from the book.
Porter Square Books Launches Dear Anjali by Melissa Glenn Haber
Saturday, September 11
6:30pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Porter Square Books will celebrate the release of Somerville-based Author, Melissa Glenn Haber's new novel for young adults, Dear Anjali. Dear Anjali is a portrayal of the ups and downs, trials and tribulations of adolescent friendships, told through the story of Meredith, a 12-year old girl who struggles to cope with the recent death of her best friend.
Author and Nun, Linda Pestana, Discusses Faith, Hope and Love
Saturday, September 11
2pm
Borders-Back Bay, 511 Boylston St., Boston, 02116
617-236-1444
FREE
Linda Lambert-Pestana, a woman who turned to spirituality in the midst of a struggle with extreme perfectionism, leading her to become a devout nun, will read from her new book, Voices of the Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope and Love at the Borders Bookstore Back Bay location.
Jonathan Franzen @ the BPL
Saturday, September 11
2pm-4pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston Street, Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Jonathan Franzen, Author of International Bestseller and National Book Award winner, The Corrections, will appear at the Boston Public Library to discuss his new novel, Freedom. The Author Talk event is free and open to the public.
Terry McMillan presents Waiting to Exhale Sequel
Saturday, September 11
5pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Terry McMillan will be at the Brookline Booksmith to read from her new novel, Getting to Happy, a follow-up book to the best-selling Waiting to Exhale. Waiting to Exhale is the story about four African-American women, Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine and Robin, and their struggle to find themselves and their place in the world. Getting to Happy features the four characters fifteen years later.
Mark Jeffries Explains the Art of Business Seduction
Monday, September 13
12:30pm
Borders Bookstore, 10-24 School St., Boston, 02108
617.557.7188
FREE
Author Mark Jeffries will be at the Borders Bookstore in Downtown Crossing on September 13th to discuss his new book The Art of Business Seduction: A 30-Day Plan to Get Noticed, Get Promoted and Get Ahead.
Chris Guillebeau Explains The Art of Non-Conformity
Monday, September 13
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Bookstore, 3rd Level, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Sq., Cambridge
617-449-2000
FREE
Chris Guillebeau, Writer, Traveler, and self-proclaimed Fighter of the Status Quo, will be at the Harvard Coop Bookstore to discuss his book The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life you Want, and Change the World. Gretchen Rubin, Author of The Happiness Project, calls Guillebeau the "Indiana Jones of career experts." This event is free and open to the public and will also include book signings by the author.
Arianna Huffington @ the Brattle Theatre
Monday, September 13
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post will appear at the Brattle Theatre on September 13th to discuss her new book, Third World America: How Our Politicians are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream. Tickets are $5 from Harvard Book Store.
Marianne Leone Presents Knowing Jesse
Monday, September 13
7pm
Porter Square Books
25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Marianne Leone, Actress, Screenwriter, and Essayist, will discuss her new book, Knowing Jesse: A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss, a memoir about the death of her disabled son at age 17 and how it affects her outlook on life.
Martha McPhee Reads from Dear Money
Tuesday, September 14
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Martha McPhee, National Book Award Finalist, presents her new satirical novel, Dear Money, at Brookline Booksmith on September 14th. Previous books by McPhee include Gorgeous Lies, L'America, and Bright Angel Time.
Faculty Author Event w/ Julian Seifter, M.D.
Tuesday, September 14
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Bookstore, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Sq., Cambridge 02238
617-499-2000
FREE
Harvard Coop presents Harvard Medical School Professor, Physician, and Author, Julian Seifter, M.D., who will discuss and sign copies of his new book, After the Diagnosis: Living with and Transcending Chronic illness, a personal account of life with a chronic illness. Dr. Seifter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes as a young adult.
Gail Caldwell Discusses Let's Take the Long Way Home
Tuesday, September 14
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Pulitzer Prize Winner and former Chief book critic for The Boston Globe, Gail Caldwell, will read from her book, Let's Take the Long Way Home:A Memoir of Friendship, a tribute to her best friend, the late Caroline Knapp, Author of Drinking: A Love Story, who died at age 42 from lung cancer in 2002.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Isabel Wilkerson Discusses New Book
Tuesday, September 14
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Journalist Isabel Wilkerson will appear at the Harvard Book Store on September 14th to discuss her first book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, a less known account of American History detailing the migration of black citizens out of the South from 1915 to 1970 in search of a better life. Wilkerson was the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Journalism; she achieved the award in 1994 for Feature Writing as the Chicago bureau chief for the New York Times.
Ambassador, Nancy G. Brinker, Reads from Promise Me
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
Borders-Back Bay, 511 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-236-1444
FREE
Nancy G. Brinker, founder and CEO of the widely respected Susan G. Komen for the Cure,, and Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control for the United Nations World Health Organization, will discuss and sign copies of her book, Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer. The book explores how a loving promise to her sister led her on a 30-year mission to bring a new awareness of breast cancer to the world.
Barbara Ross Presents The Death of an Ambitious Woman
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Somerville-based short story writer, Barbara Ross, will be at Porter Square Books to introduce her first novel, The Death of an Ambitious Woman, a crime story featuring characters from her short story, New Year's Eve.
A Conversation with Tony Blair
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
First Parish Church, 3 Church Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$10
Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will appear at the First Parish Church in Harvard Square to discuss A Journey: My Political Life, his new memoir about his years in office. Tina Brown, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast and Author of The Diana Chronicles will join Tony Blair in conversation. Tickets for this event are $10 from Harvard Book Store.
Burton Hersh Discusses Edward Kennedy
Wednesday, September 15
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Bookstore, 3rd Floor, Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Journalist and Historian, Burton Hersh, will be at the Harvard Coop on September 15th to sign copies of and discuss his book, Edward Kennedy: An Intimate Biography. In addition to researched facts, the biography is said to reveal never-before-told anecdotes and personal observations by the author, who had been acquainted with Kennedy throughout his life. This event is free and open to the public.
Gary Shteyngart Presents Super Sad True Love Story
Wednesday, September 15
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St, Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Gary Shteyngart will appear at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on September 15th to read from his latest book of satirical fiction, Super Sad True Love Story. Shteyngart has achieved many awards as an author; he won the Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction for his first novel, The Russian Debutante's Handbook and his second book, Absurdistan, was determined one of the 10 Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, among many other notable awards. This event costs $5 per person; tickets can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Cambridge Forum w/ Paul Rogat Loeb
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
First Parish Church, Parlor Room, 3 Church Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
This Cambridge Forum event, presented by Harvard Book Store, will feature Author Paul Rogat Loeb, who will discuss his book Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
Harvard Book Store Philosophy Cafe
Wednesday, September 15
7:30pm-9:30pm
Harvard Book Store, Lower Level, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
The Philosophy Cafe at Harvard Book Store will discuss the following topic at the September meeting: "Can the Banning of the Burqa be Justified in a Liberal Society?" The event is free and open to the public and no particular expertise is expected or required to participate.
Per Petterson reads from I Curse the River of Time
Thursday, September 16
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Internationally-Acclaimed Author, Per Petterson, will be at the Coolidge Corner Theatre to present his new book I Curse the River of Time. Petterson is best known for his novel Out Stealing Horses, which won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and has been translataed into over 30 languages. I Curse the River of Time was one of the Entertainment Weekly "18 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Summer".Tickets for this author event are $5 and can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Eric Jay Dolin Discusses America's Fur Trade
Thursday, September 16
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Eric Jay Dolin presents his new book, Fur, Fortune & Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America, which has been described as "the best popular history ever written about one of America's most fascinating businesses" (James A. Hanson, chief historian, Museum of the Fur Trade). Eric Jay Dolin is also the author of Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America, which was selected as one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and the Los Angeles Times.
Gwynne Dyer, Author and Historian, Discusses Climate Change
Thursday, September 16
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Gwynne Dyer, Journalist, Author, Broadcaster, and Lecturer on International Studies with a specialty in War Studies will appear at Harvard Book Store to discuss his new book Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival As the World Overheats. This author event is free and open to the public.
Dinner at Rialto with Author Robert Camuto
Thursday, September 16
6pm
Rialto Restaurant and Bar, 1 Bennett Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$135
Harvard Book Store presents a wine reception and three course seated dinner at Rialto Restaurant and Bar with Author Robert Camuto, in celebration of his book, Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey. Tickets are $135 and include a signed copy of Camuto's book, wine reception, dinner with paired wine, tax, and gratuity. To reserve your seat at this event, purchase tickets through Rialto by calling 617-661-5050.
Shing-Tung Yau and Steve Nadis Discuss the String Theory and Geometry
Friday, September 17
3pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Shing-Tung Yau and Steve Nadis will appear at the Harvard Book Store to discuss their new book, The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions. Yau is the Chair of the Mathematics Department at Harvard University, with a specialty in differential geometry; his work has greatly influenced the world of physics and has helped to define and explain the String Theory. Nadis is a Contributing Editor to Astronomy Magazine and has also published a great many articles as a Freelance Writer in such respected publications as Scientific American, New Scientist, and The Atlantic Monthly.
Breakwater Reading Series
Friday, September 17
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
On the 3rd Friday of each month, MFA Candidates from UMass-Boston and Emerson College will read their works of poetry, fiction and non-fiction at Brookline Booksmith in the Readers and Writers room.
50th Anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird Celebration
Saturday, September 18
1pm-4:30pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
This event will honor the classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, which is celebrating its 50th publication anniversary. The event will feature Authors Katherine Hall Page and Brunonia Barry, who will discuss the impact To Kill a Mockingbird has had on their respective personal and literary lives. In addition to the author talk, the film version of Lee's novel will be presented.
Vin Femia Discusses New England Patriots Pride
Sunday, September 19
2pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Vin Femia, Sports Enthusiast and Author, will appear at the Harvard Book Store to discuss his new book about the New England Patriots football team, titled Patriot Pride: The Fifty Year Rise of the New England Patriots as Seen Through a Fan's Eyes. Femia achieved great local recognition for his first book, The Possible Dream, which focused on the Boston Red Sox. The book ranked #2 on the Worcester County Best Seller List in 2005 and was a great success financially. Femia donated a portion of the proceeds to the ALS Association, a charity for people with Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Daniel Kehlmann Discusses New Book
Monday, September 20
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Award-winning German Novelist, Daniel Kehlmann, will appear at the Harvard Book Store to read from Fame: A Novel in Nine Episodes, his latest novel, which Publisher's Weekly has described as a "brilliant study of the fragility and interconnectedness of life". Kehlmann's works have achieved several notable awards and his book Measuring the World has been translated into over forty languages.
Catherine Walthers, Soups and Sides
Monday, September 20
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Catherine Walthers, Award-Winning Journalist and Food Editor for Martha's Vineyard Magazine, will introduce Soups and Sides, her latest cookbook.
Stephen Puleo Discusses Dark Tide
Monday, September 20
7-8:30pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Author Stephen Puleo will appear at the Boston Public Library to talk about his book Dark Tide, which was chosen by Bostonians as the one book the entire city should read. This Boston Globe Author Event is free and open to the public.
Brenda Engel and Beth Taylor Present Playing For Keeps
Tuesday, September 21
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Teachers, Brenda S. Engel and Beth Taylor will be at Porter Square Books to discuss the book they co-authored with Deborah Meier, Playing for Keeps: Life and Learning on a Public School Playground.
Gary Reiswig Discusses Family Struggles with Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, September 21
6:30pm
Borders-Back Bay, 511 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-236-1444
FREE
Gary Reiswig will be at the Back Bay Borders to discuss and sign copies of his book The Thousand Mile Stare: One Family's Journey through the Science and Struggle of Alzheimer's. The book combines years of thought, conversation and data collecting to give a personal account of Reiswig's family and how they have continuously coped with the discovery that they have a unique gene for Early Onset Alzheimer's.
Neil Miller Reads From Banned in Boston
Tuesday, September 21
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Neil Miller will be at the Brookline Booksmith to discuss his book Banned in Boston, a historical account of The Watch and Ward Society, a "quasi-vigilante police force" established in 1878 that had great influence on keeping Boston a Puritan City, with mass censorship of books, plays and other activities deemed sinful, even when other states would allow them. Miller is a Journalism Professor at Tufts University and the Author of Kartchner Caverns, Winner of the 2009 Arizona Book Award.
David Slavitt Translates La Vita Nuova
Tuesday, September 21
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-499-2000
FREE
Harvard Coop Bookstore presents David Slavitt on September 21st, who will discuss and sign copies of his translation of Dante Alighieri's La Vita Nuova.
Mary Catherine Bateson Discusses Aging
Tuesday, September 21
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Cultural Anthropologist and Expert on Aging, Mary Catherine Bateson, will appear at the Harvard Book Store on September 21st to speak about her new book, Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
Eliza Griswold Discusses Christianity and Islam in Africa and Asia
Wednesday, September 22
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Investigative Journalist and Poet, Eliza Griswold, will appear at the Harvard Book Store to discuss her new book, The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam, an exploration of the geographical and ideological collision of Christianity and Islam in Africa and Asia. Griswold's work has appeared in such publications as The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Harper's Magazine and she has achieved several respectable awards for her journalism.
Julia Glass Reads from The Widower's Tale
Wednesday, September 22
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Award-winning Author, Julia Glass, introduces her latest book, The Widower's Tale, at Porter Square Books. Glass is also the author of Three Junes, which won the 2002 National Book Award for fiction and I See You Everywhere, winner of the 2009 Binghamton University John Gardner Book Award.
Susan Leal Discusses Water as a Declining Resource
Wednesday, September 22
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 3rd Floor, 1400 Mass. Ave., Harvard Sq., Cambridge 02138
617-499-2000
FREE
Susan Leal will be at the Harvard Coop Bookstore on September 22nd to discuss and sign copies of her book Running out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve our Most Precious Resource. This event is free and open to the public.
William Gibson Presents Zero History
Wednesday, September 22
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Award-winning Science Fiction Writer, William Gibson, will appear at the Cooidge to read from his new technological thriller, Zero History. Gibson is best known for his book, Necromancer, which won Hugo, Nebula and Phillip K. Dick awards. Tickets for this author event are $5 each and can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Cambridge Forum Presents Philanthropist, George McCully
Wednesday, September 22
7pm
First Parish Church, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
On September 22nd, The Cambridge Forum will present George McCully, who will discuss "Philanthropy: American as Apple Pie" and the philosophy underlying voluntary giving. McCully is best known as the Creator of the Massachusetts Catalogue for Philanthropy (1997), which was designed to promote charitable giving through donor-education.
Jessica Stern Discusses Terrorism and Trauma
Thursday, September 23
6-7:30pm
Boston Public Library, Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Jessica Stern, world renowned Expert on Terrorism and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, will appear at the Central Library to discuss her book, Denial: A Memoir of Terror, a look from personal experience at how trauma and denial can influence the professional as well as personal life of one who has been a victim. This event is free and open to the public.
Nigel Hamilton Presents American Ceasars
Thursday, September 23
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Highly-Acclaimed British Biographer, Nigel Hamilton, will discuss his new book which explores the lives and careers of the twelve leaders of America since World War II, titled American Ceasars. Hamilton was the recipient of the Whitbread Prize for Biography and the Templer Medal for Military History. American Ceasars is modeled after The Twelve Ceasars, a famous historical account of leadership in Ancient Rome.
NPR's Michele Norris Discusses The Grace of Silence
Thursday, September 23
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Michele Norris, Award-Winning Journalist and Host of NPR's All Things Considered, will appear at the Coolidge Corner Theatre to read from her book on race in America, told from a personal perspective, titled The Grace of Silence: A Memoir. Tickets for this author event are $5 each and can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Novelist Tao Lin @ the Harvard Book Store
Thursday, September 23
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Internationally recognized Novelist, Short Story Writer and Poet, Tao Lin, will appear at Harvard Book Store on September 23rd to read from his latest novel, Richard Yates. This event is free and open to the public.
Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan on the Strain Trilogy: Book Two
Thursday, September 23rd
6pm
the Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Thriller Writer, Chuck Hogan and Academy Award-winning Director, Guillermo del Toro, will be at the Brattle Theatre on September 23rd to discuss The Fall: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy. Tickets are $5 per person and will be available from Harvard Book Store beginning September 1st.
Julia Story Presents her New Book of Prose
Thursday, September 23rd
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02238
617-499-2001
FREE
Author, Julia Story will be at the Harvad Coop Bookstore on September 23rd to read from and sign her new book of prose slash poetry, Post Moxie. Story has achieved Graduate degrees in Creative Writing from the University of New Hampshire and Indiana University and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her poetry.
Bookseller Showcase Featuring Ric Amante
Friday, September 24
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
This event will showcase artwork and writing by Brookline Booksmith staff members in celebration of Employee, Ric Amante's new collection of poetry, Digging In.
Rebecca M. Jordan-Young Discusses Sex Differences and Science
Friday, September 24
3pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Rebecca M. Jordan-Young, Sociomedical Scientist and Expert in the Biology of Sex, Gender and Sexuality, will appear at Harvard Book Store on September 24th to discuss her new book, Brain Storm: The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences. This event is free and open to the public.
Former Secretary of Labor, Robert B. Reich @ the Brattle
Friday, September 24
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Robert B. Reich, former Secretary of Labor, will appear at the Brattle Theatre on September 24th to discuss the current economic crisis and his outlook for the future. Reich will also be promoting his new book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future. Tickets for this Harvard Book Store author event are $5 per person and can be purchased from Harvard.com beginning September 1st.
Charles Lindholm & José Pedro Zúquete on The Struggle For the World
Friday, September 24
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Book Store, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02238
617-499-2000
FREE
Charles Lindholm, Professor of Anthropology and Author, and José Pedro Zúquete, Researcher in Political Science, will be at the Harvard Coop on September 24th to discuss their book, The Struggle for the World: Liberation Movements in the 21st Century, a controversial exploration of the similarities among various anti-globalization movements and and a look at their presence in our current society.
Launch Party for Stever Robbins Get it Done Guy Book
Saturday, September 25
7:30pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Porter Square Books will host a launch party for Stever Robbins' new book, Get it Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More. Rumor has it that the author may also be present to discuss and sign copies of the books. Stever Robbins will also be at the BPL to discuss this book on September 28th (listing below).
Jerome Groopman Discusses The Best American Science Writing 2010
Monday, September 27
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Jerome Groopman, Editor of The Best American Science Writing 2010, will be at the Brattle Theatre to discuss the pieces he has chosen for this eleventh edition of the annual series. Groopman holds the Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, is Chief of Experimental Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and is the author of such books as How Doctors Think, The Anatomy of Hope, and The Measure of Our Days.
Amy Boesky, Boston College Faculty Member @ The Coop
Monday, September 27
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 3rd Level, 1400 Mass. Ave, Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Amy Boesky, Professor of English at Boston College, will appear at Harvard Coop Bookstore to discuss and sign copies of her new book, What We Have, a memoir about cancer and its effect on multiple generations of the author's family. The book has been described by numerous reviewers as both inspirational and deeply moving.
Jane Brox Discusses Brilliant
Monday, September 27
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Author, Jane Brox will read from her new book Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light. Brox is also the author of Five Thousand Days Like This One, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Here and Nowhere Else, recipient of the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award.
Jessica Francis Kane Presents The Report
Monday, September 27
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Jessica Francis Kane, Author of the short story collection, Bending Heaven, and Contributing Writer for The Morning News.org, will read from her first novel, The Report, a story about a civilian disaster in London during World War II and the various individuals and groups it affects. The Report has been shortlisted for the 2010 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction and is a Winter 2010 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection.
Harvard Alumna Event w/ Leslie Dunton-Downer
Tuesday, September 28
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 3rd Floor, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Leslie Dunton-Downer, who earned her BA from Harvard University in 1983 and her PhD in 1992, will be at the Harvard Coop Bookstore on September 28th to discuss and sign copies of her book The English is Coming! How One Language is Sweeping the World. The book has been described as "Perfect for culture buffs, armchair travelers, and language lovers alike..." (Simon & Schuster).
Charles Yu: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Tuesday, September 28
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Charles Yu will read from his new book, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. Booklist describes the book as "A funny, brain-teasing, and wise take on archetypal father-and-son issues, the mysteries of time and memory, emotional inertia, and one sweet but bumbling misfit’s attempts to escape a legacy of sadness and isolation." Charles Yu is the author of the short story collection, Third Class Superhero, which received the National Book Foundation's 5 under 35 Award. His work has also been published in many journals, including the Harvard Review, The Gettysburg Review, and the Alaska Quarterly Review, to name only a few.
Round Table Discussion w/ Published Authors for Aspiring Authors
Tuesday, September 28
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Porter Square Books and Grub Street present a Round Table Discussion on publishing one's first book. Authors to participate in the conversation include Ethan Gilsdorf, Michelle Hoover, Jill McDonough, and Chris Castellani.
Author James Howard Kunstler @ Harvard Book Store
Tuesday, September 28
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Author James Howard Kunstler will appear at the Harvard Book Store to read from his latest book, a sequel to World Made by Hand (2008), titled The Witch of Hebron. Other books by the author include The Geography of Nowhere(nonfiction) and Maggie Darling (fiction), to name only a couple. This event is free and open to the public.
Stever Robbins Discusses How to Get it Done
Tuesday, September 28
6-7:30pm
Boston Public Library, Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Stever Robbins will be at the Boston Public Library on September 28th to discuss tips on getting organized and being more productive as explained in his new book Get it Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More. Robbins is an Executive Coach, Professional Speaker, Co-Founder of FTP Software and Lecturer on Entrepreneurship related topics. This event is free and open to the public.
Author Ilyon Woo @ Harvard Book Store
Wednesday, September 29
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Author and Historian Ilyon Woo will be at Harvard Book Store on September 29th to present her book The Great Divorce: A Nineteenth Century Mother's Extraordinary Fight Against Her Husband, the Shakers and Her Times. Woo is the recipient of fellowships from the American Antiquarian Society and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Great Divorce is her first book.
Scott Spencer Reads from Man in the Woods
Wednesday, September 29
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
"Scott Spencer transforms an eight thousand dollar gambling debt and a dog with 2 names into an enthralling literary ride", said Jayne Anne Phillips (Author of Lark and Termite) about Spencer's latest book, Man in the Woods. Spencer has written for Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, GQ and various other publications and has published 10 novels.
Thea Singer Explains How to Stress Less
Wednesday, September 29
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Health and Science Journalist, Thea Singer, will read from her new book on stress and aging for women titled Stress Less: The New Science That Shows Women How to Rejuvenate the Body and the Mind.
Supreme Court Justice, Stephen Breyer, Discusses Democracy
Thursday, September 30
7pm
First Parish Church Meetinghouse, Mass Ave. and Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-661-1515
$5
Harvard Book Store presents United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who will be at the First Parish Church Meetinghouse in Harvard Square to discuss his new book Making Democracy Work: A Judge's View. Tickets are $5 and will go on sale September 1st from Harvard.com.
Brenda Maddox Discusses George Eliot in Love
Thursday, September 30
7pm
Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Author, Brenda Maddox will appear at the Coop in Harvard Square to discuss and sign copies of George Eliot in Love, her new book which takes a look at a lesser known side of George Eliot, famous novelist: Her personal life.
Anne Sanow & Todd Hearon at Porter Square Books
Thursday, September 30
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Award-winning Authors, Anne Sanow and Todd Hearon will be at Porter Square Books to read from their respective books, Triple Time and Strange Land. Sanow's Triple Time, story collection, was the winner of the 2009 Drue Heinz Literature Prize and the 2010 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award for fiction. Hearon, who has received a 2007 PEN New England "Discovery" Award and the 2007 Friends of Literature Prize from Poetry Magazine, among many, will read from Strange Land.
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Author and Media Technologist, Deanne Zandt Discusses Social Networking
Wednesday, September 1
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Harvard Book Store along with Women, Action and Media presents Deanne Zandt, Social Media Consultant and Expert in Women and Technology, who will discuss themes from her new book Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking.
Alan Khazei Discusses Big Citizenship
Thursday, September 2
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Alan Khazei, Co-Founder of the non profit, City Year, and one of America's 25 Best Leaders, according to Us News & World Report (2006), will talk about his new book, Big Citizenship: How Pragmatic Idealism Can Bring out the Best in America.
Panel Discussion on Terrorism and Torture
Tuesday, September 7
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Harvard Book Store presents a panel discussion on torture and terrorism in relation to philosophy and law. The panel will include Harvard Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz and Terrorism Expert, Jessica Stern in conversation with Charles Fried and Gregory Fried, the father and son Co-Authors of Because it's Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror.Get tickets.
Daphne Kalotay Reads From Russian Winter
Tuesday, September 7
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Daphne Kalotay, Brookline-based Author of the fiction collection, Calamity and Other Stories, will be at the Brookline Booksmith to celebrate and read from her debut novel, Russian Winter, a story "about ballet, jewels, love and betrayal"(Jenna Blum, Author of Those Who Save Us.
Wine Expert Mark Oldman Discusses New Book
Thursday, September 9
6:30pm
Upstairs on the Square, 91 Winthrop St., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$52
Mark Oldman, who you might recognize as the main judge on the PBS show The Winemakers or as a regular on Martha Stewart Radio Living Today Program, will be at Upstairs on the Square in Harvard Square on September 9th to share with you his knowledge. Oldman will offer tips on moderately priced fine wine and will discuss his new book, Oldman's Brave New World of Wine. Tickets for the event are $52 and include tastings of three different wines, hors d'oeuvre and a signed copy of the author's book.
Poetry Performance Art by Cambridge Author, Daniel Johnson
Thursday, September 9
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Daniel Johnson, notable poet and Founding Director of 826 Boston, will present his new book of poetry, How to Catch a Falling Knife, with a performance consisting of video, live music and excerpts from the book.
Porter Square Books Launches Dear Anjali by Melissa Glenn Haber
Saturday, September 11
6:30pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Porter Square Books will celebrate the release of Somerville-based Author, Melissa Glenn Haber's new novel for young adults, Dear Anjali. Dear Anjali is a portrayal of the ups and downs, trials and tribulations of adolescent friendships, told through the story of Meredith, a 12-year old girl who struggles to cope with the recent death of her best friend.
Author and Nun, Linda Pestana, Discusses Faith, Hope and Love
Saturday, September 11
2pm
Borders-Back Bay, 511 Boylston St., Boston, 02116
617-236-1444
FREE
Linda Lambert-Pestana, a woman who turned to spirituality in the midst of a struggle with extreme perfectionism, leading her to become a devout nun, will read from her new book, Voices of the Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope and Love at the Borders Bookstore Back Bay location.
Jonathan Franzen @ the BPL
Saturday, September 11
2pm-4pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston Street, Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Jonathan Franzen, Author of International Bestseller and National Book Award winner, The Corrections, will appear at the Boston Public Library to discuss his new novel, Freedom. The Author Talk event is free and open to the public.
Terry McMillan presents Waiting to Exhale Sequel
Saturday, September 11
5pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Terry McMillan will be at the Brookline Booksmith to read from her new novel, Getting to Happy, a follow-up book to the best-selling Waiting to Exhale. Waiting to Exhale is the story about four African-American women, Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine and Robin, and their struggle to find themselves and their place in the world. Getting to Happy features the four characters fifteen years later.
Mark Jeffries Explains the Art of Business Seduction
Monday, September 13
12:30pm
Borders Bookstore, 10-24 School St., Boston, 02108
617.557.7188
FREE
Author Mark Jeffries will be at the Borders Bookstore in Downtown Crossing on September 13th to discuss his new book The Art of Business Seduction: A 30-Day Plan to Get Noticed, Get Promoted and Get Ahead.
Chris Guillebeau Explains The Art of Non-Conformity
Monday, September 13
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Bookstore, 3rd Level, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Sq., Cambridge
617-449-2000
FREE
Chris Guillebeau, Writer, Traveler, and self-proclaimed Fighter of the Status Quo, will be at the Harvard Coop Bookstore to discuss his book The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life you Want, and Change the World. Gretchen Rubin, Author of The Happiness Project, calls Guillebeau the "Indiana Jones of career experts." This event is free and open to the public and will also include book signings by the author.
Arianna Huffington @ the Brattle Theatre
Monday, September 13
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post will appear at the Brattle Theatre on September 13th to discuss her new book, Third World America: How Our Politicians are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream. Tickets are $5 from Harvard Book Store.
Marianne Leone Presents Knowing Jesse
Monday, September 13
7pm
Porter Square Books
25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Marianne Leone, Actress, Screenwriter, and Essayist, will discuss her new book, Knowing Jesse: A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss, a memoir about the death of her disabled son at age 17 and how it affects her outlook on life.
Martha McPhee Reads from Dear Money
Tuesday, September 14
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Martha McPhee, National Book Award Finalist, presents her new satirical novel, Dear Money, at Brookline Booksmith on September 14th. Previous books by McPhee include Gorgeous Lies, L'America, and Bright Angel Time.
Faculty Author Event w/ Julian Seifter, M.D.
Tuesday, September 14
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Bookstore, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Sq., Cambridge 02238
617-499-2000
FREE
Harvard Coop presents Harvard Medical School Professor, Physician, and Author, Julian Seifter, M.D., who will discuss and sign copies of his new book, After the Diagnosis: Living with and Transcending Chronic illness, a personal account of life with a chronic illness. Dr. Seifter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes as a young adult.
Gail Caldwell Discusses Let's Take the Long Way Home
Tuesday, September 14
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Pulitzer Prize Winner and former Chief book critic for The Boston Globe, Gail Caldwell, will read from her book, Let's Take the Long Way Home:A Memoir of Friendship, a tribute to her best friend, the late Caroline Knapp, Author of Drinking: A Love Story, who died at age 42 from lung cancer in 2002.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Isabel Wilkerson Discusses New Book
Tuesday, September 14
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Journalist Isabel Wilkerson will appear at the Harvard Book Store on September 14th to discuss her first book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, a less known account of American History detailing the migration of black citizens out of the South from 1915 to 1970 in search of a better life. Wilkerson was the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Journalism; she achieved the award in 1994 for Feature Writing as the Chicago bureau chief for the New York Times.
Ambassador, Nancy G. Brinker, Reads from Promise Me
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
Borders-Back Bay, 511 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-236-1444
FREE
Nancy G. Brinker, founder and CEO of the widely respected Susan G. Komen for the Cure,, and Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control for the United Nations World Health Organization, will discuss and sign copies of her book, Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer. The book explores how a loving promise to her sister led her on a 30-year mission to bring a new awareness of breast cancer to the world.
Barbara Ross Presents The Death of an Ambitious Woman
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Somerville-based short story writer, Barbara Ross, will be at Porter Square Books to introduce her first novel, The Death of an Ambitious Woman, a crime story featuring characters from her short story, New Year's Eve.
A Conversation with Tony Blair
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
First Parish Church, 3 Church Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$10
Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will appear at the First Parish Church in Harvard Square to discuss A Journey: My Political Life, his new memoir about his years in office. Tina Brown, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast and Author of The Diana Chronicles will join Tony Blair in conversation. Tickets for this event are $10 from Harvard Book Store.
Burton Hersh Discusses Edward Kennedy
Wednesday, September 15
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Bookstore, 3rd Floor, Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Journalist and Historian, Burton Hersh, will be at the Harvard Coop on September 15th to sign copies of and discuss his book, Edward Kennedy: An Intimate Biography. In addition to researched facts, the biography is said to reveal never-before-told anecdotes and personal observations by the author, who had been acquainted with Kennedy throughout his life. This event is free and open to the public.
Gary Shteyngart Presents Super Sad True Love Story
Wednesday, September 15
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St, Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Gary Shteyngart will appear at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on September 15th to read from his latest book of satirical fiction, Super Sad True Love Story. Shteyngart has achieved many awards as an author; he won the Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction for his first novel, The Russian Debutante's Handbook and his second book, Absurdistan, was determined one of the 10 Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, among many other notable awards. This event costs $5 per person; tickets can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Cambridge Forum w/ Paul Rogat Loeb
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
First Parish Church, Parlor Room, 3 Church Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
This Cambridge Forum event, presented by Harvard Book Store, will feature Author Paul Rogat Loeb, who will discuss his book Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
Harvard Book Store Philosophy Cafe
Wednesday, September 15
7:30pm-9:30pm
Harvard Book Store, Lower Level, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
The Philosophy Cafe at Harvard Book Store will discuss the following topic at the September meeting: "Can the Banning of the Burqa be Justified in a Liberal Society?" The event is free and open to the public and no particular expertise is expected or required to participate.
Per Petterson reads from I Curse the River of Time
Thursday, September 16
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Internationally-Acclaimed Author, Per Petterson, will be at the Coolidge Corner Theatre to present his new book I Curse the River of Time. Petterson is best known for his novel Out Stealing Horses, which won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and has been translataed into over 30 languages. I Curse the River of Time was one of the Entertainment Weekly "18 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Summer".Tickets for this author event are $5 and can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Eric Jay Dolin Discusses America's Fur Trade
Thursday, September 16
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Eric Jay Dolin presents his new book, Fur, Fortune & Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America, which has been described as "the best popular history ever written about one of America's most fascinating businesses" (James A. Hanson, chief historian, Museum of the Fur Trade). Eric Jay Dolin is also the author of Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America, which was selected as one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and the Los Angeles Times.
Gwynne Dyer, Author and Historian, Discusses Climate Change
Thursday, September 16
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Gwynne Dyer, Journalist, Author, Broadcaster, and Lecturer on International Studies with a specialty in War Studies will appear at Harvard Book Store to discuss his new book Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival As the World Overheats. This author event is free and open to the public.
Dinner at Rialto with Author Robert Camuto
Thursday, September 16
6pm
Rialto Restaurant and Bar, 1 Bennett Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$135
Harvard Book Store presents a wine reception and three course seated dinner at Rialto Restaurant and Bar with Author Robert Camuto, in celebration of his book, Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey. Tickets are $135 and include a signed copy of Camuto's book, wine reception, dinner with paired wine, tax, and gratuity. To reserve your seat at this event, purchase tickets through Rialto by calling 617-661-5050.
Shing-Tung Yau and Steve Nadis Discuss the String Theory and Geometry
Friday, September 17
3pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Shing-Tung Yau and Steve Nadis will appear at the Harvard Book Store to discuss their new book, The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions. Yau is the Chair of the Mathematics Department at Harvard University, with a specialty in differential geometry; his work has greatly influenced the world of physics and has helped to define and explain the String Theory. Nadis is a Contributing Editor to Astronomy Magazine and has also published a great many articles as a Freelance Writer in such respected publications as Scientific American, New Scientist, and The Atlantic Monthly.
Breakwater Reading Series
Friday, September 17
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
On the 3rd Friday of each month, MFA Candidates from UMass-Boston and Emerson College will read their works of poetry, fiction and non-fiction at Brookline Booksmith in the Readers and Writers room.
50th Anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird Celebration
Saturday, September 18
1pm-4:30pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
This event will honor the classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, which is celebrating its 50th publication anniversary. The event will feature Authors Katherine Hall Page and Brunonia Barry, who will discuss the impact To Kill a Mockingbird has had on their respective personal and literary lives. In addition to the author talk, the film version of Lee's novel will be presented.
Vin Femia Discusses New England Patriots Pride
Sunday, September 19
2pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Vin Femia, Sports Enthusiast and Author, will appear at the Harvard Book Store to discuss his new book about the New England Patriots football team, titled Patriot Pride: The Fifty Year Rise of the New England Patriots as Seen Through a Fan's Eyes. Femia achieved great local recognition for his first book, The Possible Dream, which focused on the Boston Red Sox. The book ranked #2 on the Worcester County Best Seller List in 2005 and was a great success financially. Femia donated a portion of the proceeds to the ALS Association, a charity for people with Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Daniel Kehlmann Discusses New Book
Monday, September 20
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Award-winning German Novelist, Daniel Kehlmann, will appear at the Harvard Book Store to read from Fame: A Novel in Nine Episodes, his latest novel, which Publisher's Weekly has described as a "brilliant study of the fragility and interconnectedness of life". Kehlmann's works have achieved several notable awards and his book Measuring the World has been translated into over forty languages.
Catherine Walthers, Soups and Sides
Monday, September 20
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Catherine Walthers, Award-Winning Journalist and Food Editor for Martha's Vineyard Magazine, will introduce Soups and Sides, her latest cookbook.
Stephen Puleo Discusses Dark Tide
Monday, September 20
7-8:30pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Author Stephen Puleo will appear at the Boston Public Library to talk about his book Dark Tide, which was chosen by Bostonians as the one book the entire city should read. This Boston Globe Author Event is free and open to the public.
Brenda Engel and Beth Taylor Present Playing For Keeps
Tuesday, September 21
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Teachers, Brenda S. Engel and Beth Taylor will be at Porter Square Books to discuss the book they co-authored with Deborah Meier, Playing for Keeps: Life and Learning on a Public School Playground.
Gary Reiswig Discusses Family Struggles with Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, September 21
6:30pm
Borders-Back Bay, 511 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-236-1444
FREE
Gary Reiswig will be at the Back Bay Borders to discuss and sign copies of his book The Thousand Mile Stare: One Family's Journey through the Science and Struggle of Alzheimer's. The book combines years of thought, conversation and data collecting to give a personal account of Reiswig's family and how they have continuously coped with the discovery that they have a unique gene for Early Onset Alzheimer's.
Neil Miller Reads From Banned in Boston
Tuesday, September 21
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Neil Miller will be at the Brookline Booksmith to discuss his book Banned in Boston, a historical account of The Watch and Ward Society, a "quasi-vigilante police force" established in 1878 that had great influence on keeping Boston a Puritan City, with mass censorship of books, plays and other activities deemed sinful, even when other states would allow them. Miller is a Journalism Professor at Tufts University and the Author of Kartchner Caverns, Winner of the 2009 Arizona Book Award.
David Slavitt Translates La Vita Nuova
Tuesday, September 21
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-499-2000
FREE
Harvard Coop Bookstore presents David Slavitt on September 21st, who will discuss and sign copies of his translation of Dante Alighieri's La Vita Nuova.
Mary Catherine Bateson Discusses Aging
Tuesday, September 21
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Cultural Anthropologist and Expert on Aging, Mary Catherine Bateson, will appear at the Harvard Book Store on September 21st to speak about her new book, Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
Eliza Griswold Discusses Christianity and Islam in Africa and Asia
Wednesday, September 22
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Investigative Journalist and Poet, Eliza Griswold, will appear at the Harvard Book Store to discuss her new book, The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam, an exploration of the geographical and ideological collision of Christianity and Islam in Africa and Asia. Griswold's work has appeared in such publications as The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Harper's Magazine and she has achieved several respectable awards for her journalism.
Julia Glass Reads from The Widower's Tale
Wednesday, September 22
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Award-winning Author, Julia Glass, introduces her latest book, The Widower's Tale, at Porter Square Books. Glass is also the author of Three Junes, which won the 2002 National Book Award for fiction and I See You Everywhere, winner of the 2009 Binghamton University John Gardner Book Award.
Susan Leal Discusses Water as a Declining Resource
Wednesday, September 22
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 3rd Floor, 1400 Mass. Ave., Harvard Sq., Cambridge 02138
617-499-2000
FREE
Susan Leal will be at the Harvard Coop Bookstore on September 22nd to discuss and sign copies of her book Running out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve our Most Precious Resource. This event is free and open to the public.
William Gibson Presents Zero History
Wednesday, September 22
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Award-winning Science Fiction Writer, William Gibson, will appear at the Cooidge to read from his new technological thriller, Zero History. Gibson is best known for his book, Necromancer, which won Hugo, Nebula and Phillip K. Dick awards. Tickets for this author event are $5 each and can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Cambridge Forum Presents Philanthropist, George McCully
Wednesday, September 22
7pm
First Parish Church, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
On September 22nd, The Cambridge Forum will present George McCully, who will discuss "Philanthropy: American as Apple Pie" and the philosophy underlying voluntary giving. McCully is best known as the Creator of the Massachusetts Catalogue for Philanthropy (1997), which was designed to promote charitable giving through donor-education.
Jessica Stern Discusses Terrorism and Trauma
Thursday, September 23
6-7:30pm
Boston Public Library, Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Jessica Stern, world renowned Expert on Terrorism and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, will appear at the Central Library to discuss her book, Denial: A Memoir of Terror, a look from personal experience at how trauma and denial can influence the professional as well as personal life of one who has been a victim. This event is free and open to the public.
Nigel Hamilton Presents American Ceasars
Thursday, September 23
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Highly-Acclaimed British Biographer, Nigel Hamilton, will discuss his new book which explores the lives and careers of the twelve leaders of America since World War II, titled American Ceasars. Hamilton was the recipient of the Whitbread Prize for Biography and the Templer Medal for Military History. American Ceasars is modeled after The Twelve Ceasars, a famous historical account of leadership in Ancient Rome.
NPR's Michele Norris Discusses The Grace of Silence
Thursday, September 23
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Michele Norris, Award-Winning Journalist and Host of NPR's All Things Considered, will appear at the Coolidge Corner Theatre to read from her book on race in America, told from a personal perspective, titled The Grace of Silence: A Memoir. Tickets for this author event are $5 each and can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Novelist Tao Lin @ the Harvard Book Store
Thursday, September 23
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Internationally recognized Novelist, Short Story Writer and Poet, Tao Lin, will appear at Harvard Book Store on September 23rd to read from his latest novel, Richard Yates. This event is free and open to the public.
Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan on the Strain Trilogy: Book Two
Thursday, September 23rd
6pm
the Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Thriller Writer, Chuck Hogan and Academy Award-winning Director, Guillermo del Toro, will be at the Brattle Theatre on September 23rd to discuss The Fall: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy. Tickets are $5 per person and will be available from Harvard Book Store beginning September 1st.
Julia Story Presents her New Book of Prose
Thursday, September 23rd
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02238
617-499-2001
FREE
Author, Julia Story will be at the Harvad Coop Bookstore on September 23rd to read from and sign her new book of prose slash poetry, Post Moxie. Story has achieved Graduate degrees in Creative Writing from the University of New Hampshire and Indiana University and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her poetry.
Bookseller Showcase Featuring Ric Amante
Friday, September 24
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
This event will showcase artwork and writing by Brookline Booksmith staff members in celebration of Employee, Ric Amante's new collection of poetry, Digging In.
Rebecca M. Jordan-Young Discusses Sex Differences and Science
Friday, September 24
3pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Rebecca M. Jordan-Young, Sociomedical Scientist and Expert in the Biology of Sex, Gender and Sexuality, will appear at Harvard Book Store on September 24th to discuss her new book, Brain Storm: The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences. This event is free and open to the public.
Former Secretary of Labor, Robert B. Reich @ the Brattle
Friday, September 24
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Robert B. Reich, former Secretary of Labor, will appear at the Brattle Theatre on September 24th to discuss the current economic crisis and his outlook for the future. Reich will also be promoting his new book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future. Tickets for this Harvard Book Store author event are $5 per person and can be purchased from Harvard.com beginning September 1st.
Charles Lindholm & José Pedro Zúquete on The Struggle For the World
Friday, September 24
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Book Store, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02238
617-499-2000
FREE
Charles Lindholm, Professor of Anthropology and Author, and José Pedro Zúquete, Researcher in Political Science, will be at the Harvard Coop on September 24th to discuss their book, The Struggle for the World: Liberation Movements in the 21st Century, a controversial exploration of the similarities among various anti-globalization movements and and a look at their presence in our current society.
Launch Party for Stever Robbins Get it Done Guy Book
Saturday, September 25
7:30pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Porter Square Books will host a launch party for Stever Robbins' new book, Get it Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More. Rumor has it that the author may also be present to discuss and sign copies of the books. Stever Robbins will also be at the BPL to discuss this book on September 28th (listing below).
Jerome Groopman Discusses The Best American Science Writing 2010
Monday, September 27
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Jerome Groopman, Editor of The Best American Science Writing 2010, will be at the Brattle Theatre to discuss the pieces he has chosen for this eleventh edition of the annual series. Groopman holds the Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, is Chief of Experimental Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and is the author of such books as How Doctors Think, The Anatomy of Hope, and The Measure of Our Days.
Amy Boesky, Boston College Faculty Member @ The Coop
Monday, September 27
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 3rd Level, 1400 Mass. Ave, Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Amy Boesky, Professor of English at Boston College, will appear at Harvard Coop Bookstore to discuss and sign copies of her new book, What We Have, a memoir about cancer and its effect on multiple generations of the author's family. The book has been described by numerous reviewers as both inspirational and deeply moving.
Jane Brox Discusses Brilliant
Monday, September 27
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Author, Jane Brox will read from her new book Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light. Brox is also the author of Five Thousand Days Like This One, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Here and Nowhere Else, recipient of the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award.
Jessica Francis Kane Presents The Report
Monday, September 27
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Jessica Francis Kane, Author of the short story collection, Bending Heaven, and Contributing Writer for The Morning News.org, will read from her first novel, The Report, a story about a civilian disaster in London during World War II and the various individuals and groups it affects. The Report has been shortlisted for the 2010 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction and is a Winter 2010 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection.
Harvard Alumna Event w/ Leslie Dunton-Downer
Tuesday, September 28
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 3rd Floor, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Leslie Dunton-Downer, who earned her BA from Harvard University in 1983 and her PhD in 1992, will be at the Harvard Coop Bookstore on September 28th to discuss and sign copies of her book The English is Coming! How One Language is Sweeping the World. The book has been described as "Perfect for culture buffs, armchair travelers, and language lovers alike..." (Simon & Schuster).
Charles Yu: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Tuesday, September 28
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Charles Yu will read from his new book, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. Booklist describes the book as "A funny, brain-teasing, and wise take on archetypal father-and-son issues, the mysteries of time and memory, emotional inertia, and one sweet but bumbling misfit’s attempts to escape a legacy of sadness and isolation." Charles Yu is the author of the short story collection, Third Class Superhero, which received the National Book Foundation's 5 under 35 Award. His work has also been published in many journals, including the Harvard Review, The Gettysburg Review, and the Alaska Quarterly Review, to name only a few.
Round Table Discussion w/ Published Authors for Aspiring Authors
Tuesday, September 28
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Porter Square Books and Grub Street present a Round Table Discussion on publishing one's first book. Authors to participate in the conversation include Ethan Gilsdorf, Michelle Hoover, Jill McDonough, and Chris Castellani.
Author James Howard Kunstler @ Harvard Book Store
Tuesday, September 28
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Author James Howard Kunstler will appear at the Harvard Book Store to read from his latest book, a sequel to World Made by Hand (2008), titled The Witch of Hebron. Other books by the author include The Geography of Nowhere(nonfiction) and Maggie Darling (fiction), to name only a couple. This event is free and open to the public.
Stever Robbins Discusses How to Get it Done
Tuesday, September 28
6-7:30pm
Boston Public Library, Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Stever Robbins will be at the Boston Public Library on September 28th to discuss tips on getting organized and being more productive as explained in his new book Get it Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More. Robbins is an Executive Coach, Professional Speaker, Co-Founder of FTP Software and Lecturer on Entrepreneurship related topics. This event is free and open to the public.
Author Ilyon Woo @ Harvard Book Store
Wednesday, September 29
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Author and Historian Ilyon Woo will be at Harvard Book Store on September 29th to present her book The Great Divorce: A Nineteenth Century Mother's Extraordinary Fight Against Her Husband, the Shakers and Her Times. Woo is the recipient of fellowships from the American Antiquarian Society and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Great Divorce is her first book.
Scott Spencer Reads from Man in the Woods
Wednesday, September 29
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
"Scott Spencer transforms an eight thousand dollar gambling debt and a dog with 2 names into an enthralling literary ride", said Jayne Anne Phillips (Author of Lark and Termite) about Spencer's latest book, Man in the Woods. Spencer has written for Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, GQ and various other publications and has published 10 novels.
Thea Singer Explains How to Stress Less
Wednesday, September 29
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Health and Science Journalist, Thea Singer, will read from her new book on stress and aging for women titled Stress Less: The New Science That Shows Women How to Rejuvenate the Body and the Mind.
Supreme Court Justice, Stephen Breyer, Discusses Democracy
Thursday, September 30
7pm
First Parish Church Meetinghouse, Mass Ave. and Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-661-1515
$5
Harvard Book Store presents United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who will be at the First Parish Church Meetinghouse in Harvard Square to discuss his new book Making Democracy Work: A Judge's View. Tickets are $5 and will go on sale September 1st from Harvard.com.
Brenda Maddox Discusses George Eliot in Love
Thursday, September 30
7pm
Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Author, Brenda Maddox will appear at the Coop in Harvard Square to discuss and sign copies of George Eliot in Love, her new book which takes a look at a lesser known side of George Eliot, famous novelist: Her personal life.
Anne Sanow & Todd Hearon at Porter Square Books
Thursday, September 30
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Award-winning Authors, Anne Sanow and Todd Hearon will be at Porter Square Books to read from their respective books, Triple Time and Strange Land. Sanow's Triple Time, story collection, was the winner of the 2009 Drue Heinz Literature Prize and the 2010 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award for fiction. Hearon, who has received a 2007 PEN New England "Discovery" Award and the 2007 Friends of Literature Prize from Poetry Magazine, among many, will read from Strange Land.
Remarkable September Events
The September calendar month is loaded with fun stuff to do in the Boston and Cambridge areas and beyond. I managed to compile a list of as many of the best events I could find, but as the month goes on and more are announced, I will be posting updates through this post/link.
For easier reading, I published four articles, each covering a different week of events in September. Below is an overview of what each article includes and you can click the links to read more details:
(updates to the list are posted below)
Best Things to Do in Boston: Events September 1-7
Best Things to Do in Boston: Events September 8-14
Best Things to Do in Boston: Events September 15-22
UPDATES:
Kiki the Gorilla's Baby Shower Celebration at the Zoo
Friday, September 10 10am-5pm
Sat. Sept 11 & Sun., Sept. 12 10am-6pm
The Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Road, Boston 02121
617-541-5466
All Ages
During the weekend of September 10-12, Franklin Park Zoo will offer special activities to celebrate the upcoming birth of a new gorilla to expectant mother, Kiki. The Tropical Rainforest, which is where the gorilla family lives, will be fully decorated for the baby shower; visitors can also look forward to baby themed treats. Anyone who brings a gift for Kiki will receive discounted admission. Gifts will be donated to Room to Grow, a charity for needy families with newborn children. See the list of requested items for donation.
Arlington Arts and Music Festival
Saturday, September 11
12pm-4pm
Spy Pond Park, Arlington
617-354-2617
All Ages
Price Varies
The festival will take place in Spy Pond Park in Arlington and will include live music, arts and crafts, poetry, performances, and a chance to volunteer a little time to keep the park beautiful. Please note that some of the activities may cost money, the funds of which will be donated to the Friends of Spy Pond Park. The park is located along the eastern shore of Spy Pond, about a block west of Massachusetts Avenue between East Arlington and Arlington Center.
Musicfest Live! 2010
Saturday, September 11
2pm-5pm
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkeley Street, Boston 021116
617-423-4630
$10 (Children 12 and Under Free)
The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology presents MusicFest! 2010, a family friendly music concert event to raise funds for the students in the college who need financial aid, which is apparently, 81% of them. The show will feature live local bands, Kingsley Flood and Liptease, who will be competing for the audience's vote to win recording time to further their career. Musicfest! Live will also offer activities for children.
Boston Kermesse 2010 Armenian Festival
Saturday, September 11 & Sunday, September 12
10am-11pm
Armenian Cultural and Educational Center, 47 Nichols Ave., Watertown, 02472
617-926-6067
All Ages
Adults/$10-$15, Kids Ages 2-12/$4-$6, Kids under 2/Free
The Armenian Festival in Watertown has become a huge open air event, with live music, authentic food and more activities designed to celebrate the Armenian history and culture. Featured entertainment will include Armenichik (Sat.), John Berberian and his Ensemble featuring Onnik Dinkjian, Arev Ensemble and many others. The festival will also offer a special kids' section with a Bounce House, Basketball Shoot, Gladiator Joust and Floating Baseball Game. Get Tickets.
Allston Village Street Fair aka Urban Mardi Gras Festival
Sunday, September 12
12pm-6pm
Allston Village, Harvard Ave. (Btwn. Cambridge St. & Brighton Ave.)
617-254-0632
All Ages
FREE
The Annual Allston Village Street Fair, produced by The Parents and Community Building Group, Inc., will offer a full day of live entertainment (on 3 Stages), multicultural activities, an international food court, a marketplace of artists and vendors, prize giveaways and more, all suitable for adults as well as children. For more information, go here.
Europe's Grand Operas @ the Coolidge: AIDA
Sunday, September 12
10am
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline 02446
617-734-2500
$20/Adults, $17/Seniors
The Coolidge Corner Theatre, as part of the Europe's Grand Operas program, will feature Verdi's AIDA,, as seen at the 2009 Bregenz Festival in Austria, where it was produced in the middle of a lake. The presentation will be shown in High Definition, in Italian with English subtitles, and includes one intermission. Get Tickets.
Brazilian Independence Day Festival
Sunday, September 12
12pm-6pm
DCR Herter Park, 1175 Soldiers Field Road, Boston
617-787-0557 ext. 15
All Ages
FREE
The outdoor festival to celebrate Brazilian Independence Day will offer a fun filled day with numerous activities suitable for adults as well as children. There will be ethnic foods, info and resources booths, face painting, pony rides, live dance and music entertainment and more. The festival will kickoff at noon with a performance of the Brazilian National Anthem by Daniela Speziale and a parade with Marcus Santos and AfroBrazil. New England Revolution star, Brazilian Roberto "Betu" Linck also plans to be present at the festival for a special meet and greet.
Free Movie: Love Story
Monday, September 13
6pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
As part of the Made in Massachusetts free film series, the Boston Public Library presents Love Story, for the September "Back to School" theme. Love Story, based on the best-selling novel (Arthur Hiller), won an Academy Award for Best Original Music and includes scenes from Cambridge, South Hamilton and Harvard University.
Health and Wellness Fair
Tuesday, September 14
10am-3pm
Norman Leventhal Park, Post Office Square, Financial District, Boston 02109
FREE
The Health and Wellness Fair will feature four 30-minute demonstrations from 13-15 companies:
11am- Acupuncture
12pm-Pilates
1pm-Zumba
2pm-Acupuncture
The event will take place in the Norman Leventhal Park, which is located in Post Office Square in Boston's Financial District.
Boston Beauty Sample Sale
Wednesday, September 15
6pm-9pm
The Estate Boston, 1 Boylston Place, Boston 02115
21+
$25
Pretty City and Shape Magazine present The Beauty Sample Sale private party, an opportunity to sample, for free, all sorts of beauty services and products from leading brands in hair care, skin care, cosmetics, etc. There will also be food and drinks to taste. The event costs $25 a ticket, which must be purchased in advance to get access to the free samples and a take-home sample-filled goodie bag. You must be age 21 or over to attend The Beauty Sample Sale.
2010 New England Dessert Showcase
Saturday, September 18
12pm-5pm
The Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Ave., Boston, 02116
All Ages
$15 and Up
The New England Dessert Showcase produced by The Anthem Group will bring some of the finest food experts and establishments together to showcase some of their best desserts. Guests can expect to see exhibits, performances and lots of samples from restaurants, bakeries, chocolatiers, specialty cake designers, pastry chefs, designer confectioners, frozen desserts and ice cream makers and dessert wine producers. Tickets start at $15. Get them here.
In addition to the main event there will also be an opening night party and live music concert on Friday, September 17th, which is open to everyone with a Showcase ticket; RSVP required. More information.
Comics for a Cure Comedy Showcase
Sunday, September 19
7pm-9:30pm
The Royale, Boston, 279 Tremont Street, Boston 02116
21+
$20-$150(VIP)
The following comedians will perform at The Royale, Boston (Formerly The Roxy) on September 19th to raise funds for Comics for a Cure, an organization that supports local families who are battling pediatric cancer:
Whitney Cummings
Joe List
Nick DiPaolo
Bigg Nez
Gary Gulman
Jim Lauletta
Buy tickets for Comics for a Cure.
Students, Free @ Museum of Science
Monday, September 20
4pm
Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston, 02114
617-723-2500
FREE
The Museum of Science presents College Night, an opportunity for students with a valid college ID to explore the Exhibit Halls free of charge. The special evening event will also include Omni and 3-D Digital Cinema Shows, Theater of Electricity demos, stargazing at the Gilliland Observatory, hot and cold experiments in the Suit/Cabot Lab, live presentations, and a raffle. Musical entertainment will also be provided by KISS 108FM. Parking will be available for free at the museum.
Paramount Center Open House
Thursday, September 23 through Sunday, September 26
Times Vary
Paramount Center, 559 Washington St., Boston 02111
617-824-8000
FREE
The ArtsEmerson Paramount Center will host an Inaugural Weekend Celebration Open House, in which they will open their doors to give the public a free opportunity to check out the historical theater, view films and/or watch a few short plays. The Open House will take place over four days from Sept. 23rd to Sept. 26th. View the full schedule of events.
Free Movie: Mona Lisa Smile
Monday, September 27
6pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Golden Globe Nominee, Mona Lisa Smile, will show at the Boston Public Library as part of the Made in Massachusetts free film series' "Back to School" theme for September. The film, starring Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal, is set in 1953 at Wellesley College and includes scenes from the campus.
Free Movie: Good Will Hunting
Tuesday, September 28
6pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Boston Public Library presents a free screening of Good Will Hunting for the September "Back to School" theme for the Made in Massachusetts free film series year-long program. Good Will Hunting won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay and was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who also star in the film.
For easier reading, I published four articles, each covering a different week of events in September. Below is an overview of what each article includes and you can click the links to read more details:
(updates to the list are posted below)
Best Things to Do in Boston: Events September 1-7
- Live Comedy with Paul Nardizzi
- Mass Brewers Summerfest Beer Festival
- Free Stargazing at the Museum of Science
- Boston Tattoo Convention
- Science on Screen at the Coolidge
Best Things to Do in Boston: Events September 8-14
- Boston Gets Back to Nature Festival
- Free Brazilian Film Night
- Sam Adams Octoberfest Beer Festival
- Greek Food & Music Festival, Somerville
- Greek Festival, Brookline
- Boston Arts Festival
- An America Jamboree music tribute concert
- Local Roots, Food and Music Festival
- Ustav! Festival of Punjabi Culture
- College Fest
- Italian Festival of Healing Saints
- Cambridge Carnival Internationale
Best Things to Do in Boston: Events September 15-22
- Rogue Burlesque's Best in Show
- SerbFest Boston
- Urban Country Fair 2010
- Jimi Hendrix Tribute Concert
- Nake Girls Reading: Science Friction
- Harvard Square Urban-Ag Fair
- 7th Annual Revels River Sing
- Radical Reels Film Tour
- Documentary: Rush 2112 & Moving Pictures
- Chinatown Oak Street Fair
- Free Admission to Smithsonian Museums
- 5th Annual "What the Fluff" Festival
- Free Documentary: War Made Easy
- Special Boy Band Premiere Event
- Clothing Swap Event
UPDATES:
Kiki the Gorilla's Baby Shower Celebration at the Zoo
Friday, September 10 10am-5pm
Sat. Sept 11 & Sun., Sept. 12 10am-6pm
The Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Road, Boston 02121
617-541-5466
All Ages
During the weekend of September 10-12, Franklin Park Zoo will offer special activities to celebrate the upcoming birth of a new gorilla to expectant mother, Kiki. The Tropical Rainforest, which is where the gorilla family lives, will be fully decorated for the baby shower; visitors can also look forward to baby themed treats. Anyone who brings a gift for Kiki will receive discounted admission. Gifts will be donated to Room to Grow, a charity for needy families with newborn children. See the list of requested items for donation.
Arlington Arts and Music Festival
Saturday, September 11
12pm-4pm
Spy Pond Park, Arlington
617-354-2617
All Ages
Price Varies
The festival will take place in Spy Pond Park in Arlington and will include live music, arts and crafts, poetry, performances, and a chance to volunteer a little time to keep the park beautiful. Please note that some of the activities may cost money, the funds of which will be donated to the Friends of Spy Pond Park. The park is located along the eastern shore of Spy Pond, about a block west of Massachusetts Avenue between East Arlington and Arlington Center.
Musicfest Live! 2010
Saturday, September 11
2pm-5pm
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkeley Street, Boston 021116
617-423-4630
$10 (Children 12 and Under Free)
The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology presents MusicFest! 2010, a family friendly music concert event to raise funds for the students in the college who need financial aid, which is apparently, 81% of them. The show will feature live local bands, Kingsley Flood and Liptease, who will be competing for the audience's vote to win recording time to further their career. Musicfest! Live will also offer activities for children.
Boston Kermesse 2010 Armenian Festival
Saturday, September 11 & Sunday, September 12
10am-11pm
Armenian Cultural and Educational Center, 47 Nichols Ave., Watertown, 02472
617-926-6067
All Ages
Adults/$10-$15, Kids Ages 2-12/$4-$6, Kids under 2/Free
The Armenian Festival in Watertown has become a huge open air event, with live music, authentic food and more activities designed to celebrate the Armenian history and culture. Featured entertainment will include Armenichik (Sat.), John Berberian and his Ensemble featuring Onnik Dinkjian, Arev Ensemble and many others. The festival will also offer a special kids' section with a Bounce House, Basketball Shoot, Gladiator Joust and Floating Baseball Game. Get Tickets.
Allston Village Street Fair aka Urban Mardi Gras Festival
Sunday, September 12
12pm-6pm
Allston Village, Harvard Ave. (Btwn. Cambridge St. & Brighton Ave.)
617-254-0632
All Ages
FREE
The Annual Allston Village Street Fair, produced by The Parents and Community Building Group, Inc., will offer a full day of live entertainment (on 3 Stages), multicultural activities, an international food court, a marketplace of artists and vendors, prize giveaways and more, all suitable for adults as well as children. For more information, go here.
Europe's Grand Operas @ the Coolidge: AIDA
Sunday, September 12
10am
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline 02446
617-734-2500
$20/Adults, $17/Seniors
The Coolidge Corner Theatre, as part of the Europe's Grand Operas program, will feature Verdi's AIDA,, as seen at the 2009 Bregenz Festival in Austria, where it was produced in the middle of a lake. The presentation will be shown in High Definition, in Italian with English subtitles, and includes one intermission. Get Tickets.
Brazilian Independence Day Festival
Sunday, September 12
12pm-6pm
DCR Herter Park, 1175 Soldiers Field Road, Boston
617-787-0557 ext. 15
All Ages
FREE
The outdoor festival to celebrate Brazilian Independence Day will offer a fun filled day with numerous activities suitable for adults as well as children. There will be ethnic foods, info and resources booths, face painting, pony rides, live dance and music entertainment and more. The festival will kickoff at noon with a performance of the Brazilian National Anthem by Daniela Speziale and a parade with Marcus Santos and AfroBrazil. New England Revolution star, Brazilian Roberto "Betu" Linck also plans to be present at the festival for a special meet and greet.
Free Movie: Love Story
Monday, September 13
6pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
As part of the Made in Massachusetts free film series, the Boston Public Library presents Love Story, for the September "Back to School" theme. Love Story, based on the best-selling novel (Arthur Hiller), won an Academy Award for Best Original Music and includes scenes from Cambridge, South Hamilton and Harvard University.
Health and Wellness Fair
Tuesday, September 14
10am-3pm
Norman Leventhal Park, Post Office Square, Financial District, Boston 02109
FREE
The Health and Wellness Fair will feature four 30-minute demonstrations from 13-15 companies:
11am- Acupuncture
12pm-Pilates
1pm-Zumba
2pm-Acupuncture
The event will take place in the Norman Leventhal Park, which is located in Post Office Square in Boston's Financial District.
Boston Beauty Sample Sale
Wednesday, September 15
6pm-9pm
The Estate Boston, 1 Boylston Place, Boston 02115
21+
$25
Pretty City and Shape Magazine present The Beauty Sample Sale private party, an opportunity to sample, for free, all sorts of beauty services and products from leading brands in hair care, skin care, cosmetics, etc. There will also be food and drinks to taste. The event costs $25 a ticket, which must be purchased in advance to get access to the free samples and a take-home sample-filled goodie bag. You must be age 21 or over to attend The Beauty Sample Sale.
2010 New England Dessert Showcase
Saturday, September 18
12pm-5pm
The Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Ave., Boston, 02116
All Ages
$15 and Up
The New England Dessert Showcase produced by The Anthem Group will bring some of the finest food experts and establishments together to showcase some of their best desserts. Guests can expect to see exhibits, performances and lots of samples from restaurants, bakeries, chocolatiers, specialty cake designers, pastry chefs, designer confectioners, frozen desserts and ice cream makers and dessert wine producers. Tickets start at $15. Get them here.
In addition to the main event there will also be an opening night party and live music concert on Friday, September 17th, which is open to everyone with a Showcase ticket; RSVP required. More information.
Comics for a Cure Comedy Showcase
Sunday, September 19
7pm-9:30pm
The Royale, Boston, 279 Tremont Street, Boston 02116
21+
$20-$150(VIP)
The following comedians will perform at The Royale, Boston (Formerly The Roxy) on September 19th to raise funds for Comics for a Cure, an organization that supports local families who are battling pediatric cancer:
Whitney Cummings
Joe List
Nick DiPaolo
Bigg Nez
Gary Gulman
Jim Lauletta
Buy tickets for Comics for a Cure.
Students, Free @ Museum of Science
Monday, September 20
4pm
Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston, 02114
617-723-2500
FREE
The Museum of Science presents College Night, an opportunity for students with a valid college ID to explore the Exhibit Halls free of charge. The special evening event will also include Omni and 3-D Digital Cinema Shows, Theater of Electricity demos, stargazing at the Gilliland Observatory, hot and cold experiments in the Suit/Cabot Lab, live presentations, and a raffle. Musical entertainment will also be provided by KISS 108FM. Parking will be available for free at the museum.
Paramount Center Open House
Thursday, September 23 through Sunday, September 26
Times Vary
Paramount Center, 559 Washington St., Boston 02111
617-824-8000
FREE
The ArtsEmerson Paramount Center will host an Inaugural Weekend Celebration Open House, in which they will open their doors to give the public a free opportunity to check out the historical theater, view films and/or watch a few short plays. The Open House will take place over four days from Sept. 23rd to Sept. 26th. View the full schedule of events.
Free Movie: Mona Lisa Smile
Monday, September 27
6pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Golden Globe Nominee, Mona Lisa Smile, will show at the Boston Public Library as part of the Made in Massachusetts free film series' "Back to School" theme for September. The film, starring Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal, is set in 1953 at Wellesley College and includes scenes from the campus.
Free Movie: Good Will Hunting
Tuesday, September 28
6pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Boston Public Library presents a free screening of Good Will Hunting for the September "Back to School" theme for the Made in Massachusetts free film series year-long program. Good Will Hunting won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay and was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who also star in the film.
10 Artist Opportunities in Massachusetts -Upcoming Deadlines
Call for Entries: Art Installation Project at a textile mill in Lowell
Deadline: August 23, 2010
Contact: Christina Lanzl, Project Manager, UrbanArts
christina.lanzl@massart.edu or 617.879.7973.
Trinity Financial will choose one Artist/Designer/team to create a permanent art installation in the four-story atrium of the Appleton Mills redevelopment, a textile mill in Lowell, MA. The project is open to individuals and groups who live in New England and includes collaborations with Writers and/or Sound Artists/Musicians. Budget: $15,000. Details.
CraftBoston Accepting Applications
Deadline: September 14, 2010
Contact: Sarah Cunningham, Programs Manager
show@craftboston.org or 617-266-1810 ext. 14
The Society of Arts and Crafts presents CraftBoston, a showcase and marketplace of some of the best craft artists in the area. Applications for the CraftBoston Spring 2011 and CraftBoston Holiday 2011 events are available now through September 14, 2010. Applying through http://www.juriedartservices.com/ is recommended but if necessary, paper applications can be made available to you as well.
Turners Falls RiverCulture Needs Public Art
Deadline: August 30, 2010
Contact: Lisa Davol at riverculture@montague-ma.gov
The organization is looking to commission an artist to make participatory/public art in downtown Turners Falls, MA. The production will take place around October 15th. Budget: $1750. Details.
Boston Printmakers Print Biennial
Deadline: September 21, 2010
Contact: exhibitioninfo@bostonprintmakers.org
All North America Artists with original works in any printmaking media that were completed in the past two years can submit images of their pieces (digitally online only) for the Boston Printmakers 2011 North American Print Biennial. The exhibition will take place from February 27, 2011 through May 1st, 2011 at the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, Massachusetts. Juror: Jim Dine, Painter and Printmaker.
FPAC Gallery Call for Proposals
Deadline: September 1st, 2010 @ 5pm
Contact: gallery@fortpointarts.org
The Fort Point Arts Community Gallery has announced a call for 2010/2011 group show proposals to be selected by guest jurors Joe Wardwell, Artist and Assistant Professor of Painting at Brandeis University, and Lauren Rosati, Assistant Curator at Exit Art, NYC. All media is welcome. Shows will begin in November, 2010. Details.
Your Artwork on Boston Utility Boxes
Deadline: Ongoing
Contact:Subject: Paintbox to karin.goodfellow@cityofboston.gov
The City of Boston Mayor's Office invites resident Boston artists to apply to paint City of Boston utility boxes with original creative designs. Aside from your work on public display, you also, if selected, may receive $300. Details.
City of Boston Call to Artists
No Deadline
Contact: john.crowley@cityofboston.gov
The City of Boston weeks individual or groups of artists to exhibit their work at the Scollay Square Gallery and the Mayor's Gallery within Boston City Hall. Preference will be given to Boston based artists. Details.
Call for Poets and Visual Artists
Deadline: August 20, 2010
Contact: john.crowley@cityofboston.gov
The City of Boston Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events is looking for visual art pieces that can go along with poetry and vice versa. The theme for the exhibition, which will be on display in City Hall from September 6-October 15th, 2010, is "Impressions of Boston". Artists must be Boston residents and can can submit visual art, poetry, or both. More Info.
Call for Short Plays
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Contact: culturepark@earthlink.net
Culture *Park is seeking original short plays up to 15 pages/minutes in length for the 9th Annual Short Plays Marathon to be held in New Bedford, MA on Saturday, November 20th. There is no submission fee and you must be available to attend the show. Details.
Dorchester Open Studios
Contact: donna@donnapenn.com
Deadline: ASAP
Dorchester Arts Collaborative invites artists to register for participation in the Dorchester Open Studios to take place October 23rd & 24th from Noon to 5pm. Registration costs $40 before September 1st and $65 after September 1st. Details.
http://artsake.massculturalcouncil.org
http://artdeadlineslist.com/
http://www.cityofboston.gov
Deadline: August 23, 2010
Contact: Christina Lanzl, Project Manager, UrbanArts
christina.lanzl@massart.edu or 617.879.7973.
Trinity Financial will choose one Artist/Designer/team to create a permanent art installation in the four-story atrium of the Appleton Mills redevelopment, a textile mill in Lowell, MA. The project is open to individuals and groups who live in New England and includes collaborations with Writers and/or Sound Artists/Musicians. Budget: $15,000. Details.
CraftBoston Accepting Applications
Deadline: September 14, 2010
Contact: Sarah Cunningham, Programs Manager
show@craftboston.org or 617-266-1810 ext. 14
The Society of Arts and Crafts presents CraftBoston, a showcase and marketplace of some of the best craft artists in the area. Applications for the CraftBoston Spring 2011 and CraftBoston Holiday 2011 events are available now through September 14, 2010. Applying through http://www.juriedartservices.com/ is recommended but if necessary, paper applications can be made available to you as well.
Turners Falls RiverCulture Needs Public Art
Deadline: August 30, 2010
Contact: Lisa Davol at riverculture@montague-ma.gov
The organization is looking to commission an artist to make participatory/public art in downtown Turners Falls, MA. The production will take place around October 15th. Budget: $1750. Details.
Boston Printmakers Print Biennial
Deadline: September 21, 2010
Contact: exhibitioninfo@bostonprintmakers.org
All North America Artists with original works in any printmaking media that were completed in the past two years can submit images of their pieces (digitally online only) for the Boston Printmakers 2011 North American Print Biennial. The exhibition will take place from February 27, 2011 through May 1st, 2011 at the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, Massachusetts. Juror: Jim Dine, Painter and Printmaker.
FPAC Gallery Call for Proposals
Deadline: September 1st, 2010 @ 5pm
Contact: gallery@fortpointarts.org
The Fort Point Arts Community Gallery has announced a call for 2010/2011 group show proposals to be selected by guest jurors Joe Wardwell, Artist and Assistant Professor of Painting at Brandeis University, and Lauren Rosati, Assistant Curator at Exit Art, NYC. All media is welcome. Shows will begin in November, 2010. Details.
Your Artwork on Boston Utility Boxes
Deadline: Ongoing
Contact:Subject: Paintbox to karin.goodfellow@cityofboston.gov
The City of Boston Mayor's Office invites resident Boston artists to apply to paint City of Boston utility boxes with original creative designs. Aside from your work on public display, you also, if selected, may receive $300. Details.
City of Boston Call to Artists
No Deadline
Contact: john.crowley@cityofboston.gov
The City of Boston weeks individual or groups of artists to exhibit their work at the Scollay Square Gallery and the Mayor's Gallery within Boston City Hall. Preference will be given to Boston based artists. Details.
Call for Poets and Visual Artists
Deadline: August 20, 2010
Contact: john.crowley@cityofboston.gov
The City of Boston Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events is looking for visual art pieces that can go along with poetry and vice versa. The theme for the exhibition, which will be on display in City Hall from September 6-October 15th, 2010, is "Impressions of Boston". Artists must be Boston residents and can can submit visual art, poetry, or both. More Info.
Call for Short Plays
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Contact: culturepark@earthlink.net
Culture *Park is seeking original short plays up to 15 pages/minutes in length for the 9th Annual Short Plays Marathon to be held in New Bedford, MA on Saturday, November 20th. There is no submission fee and you must be available to attend the show. Details.
Dorchester Open Studios
Contact: donna@donnapenn.com
Deadline: ASAP
Dorchester Arts Collaborative invites artists to register for participation in the Dorchester Open Studios to take place October 23rd & 24th from Noon to 5pm. Registration costs $40 before September 1st and $65 after September 1st. Details.
http://artsake.massculturalcouncil.org
http://artdeadlineslist.com/
http://www.cityofboston.gov
Mostly Free Family Friendly Events: July 27-August 3rd
The month of August is filled with fun things to do in Boston with kids. What's even better is most of the activities are free.
I just published an article on some of the family friendly events taking place from July 27th to August 3rd.
Events featured include:
*Free Concerts
*Cape Cod Baseball League All Star Game at Fenway Park
*World Cup-esque Soccer Games for Kids
*Free Day at the art museum
*Arts Festival in Brookline
*Italian Festival & Feast in the North End
*Live Music Performances-Free
Read Full article.
I just published an article on some of the family friendly events taking place from July 27th to August 3rd.
Events featured include:
*Free Concerts
*Cape Cod Baseball League All Star Game at Fenway Park
*World Cup-esque Soccer Games for Kids
*Free Day at the art museum
*Arts Festival in Brookline
*Italian Festival & Feast in the North End
*Live Music Performances-Free
Read Full article.
Free Days at Boston Area Museums
Going to the museum doesn't have to be expensive. Get your timing right and you might be able to get in for free. Here's an overview of various free museum admission programs and a few 'not free but cheaper' promotions that will at least save you a few bucks on the museum tickets.
Sunday Mornings @ Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St., Cambridge 02138
617.495.3045
Harvard Museum of Natural History grants free admission to Massachusetts residents (Bring ID) every Sunday morning from 9am until Noon, year-round. From September through May, residents may also gain free museum access on Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Current Harvard I.D. holders and one guest are may always receive free tickets.
Free Tickets to the MIT Museum
Building N51, 265 Mass. Ave., Cambridge 02139
617-253-5927
Sunday Mornings
The MIT Museum offers free admission for everyone on Sundays from 10am until Noon.
Library Cardholders
Currently throughout July and August, Cambridge Public Library Cardholders also get free tickets during museum hours. Be sure to bring I.D. along.
The Satellite Galleries on MIT's Main Campus are also free for all:
Compton Gallery @ 77 Massachusetts Ave., Bldg 10, Room 150
Map: MIT Building 10
Open daily: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Hart Nautical Gallery @ 55 Massachusetts Ave, Bldg 5
Map: MIT Building 5
Open daily 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 p.m.
Museum tickets are free indefinitely for MIT I.D. holders.
Regular admission prices to the MIT Museum are $7.50/Adults, $3/17 and Under, Students and Seniors, Free/Kids 4 and Under.
Free Community Days at the MFA
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, 02115
(617) 267-9300
From time to time the Museum of Fine Arts offers free admission to the public. The Community Days that have been so far posted for the rest of 2010 are:
Friday, July 30 from 10am-9:45pm See this days's events.
Saturday, November 20 from 10am-4:45pm
Museum of Fine Arts Fall Open House
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, 02115
(617) 267-9300
Monday, October 11 from 10am-4:45pm
The MFA Fall Open House offers free admission to the public. Visitors can expect live performances, poetry readings, gallery talks, tours and family friendly art making activities.
Conversation Starter @ The Gardner
Mention the Conversation Starter Special Program when purchasing a ticket for any 2010 Room Views Program event and you'll get to bring a friend along for free. Purchase at the door or by calling: (617)278-5156.
Thursday Nights @ The ICA
The Institute of Contemporary Art is free and open to the public every Thursday evening from 5pm to 9pm for the Free Target Thursday Nights special program sponsored by Target.
Free Admission to The Gardner on Your Birthday
Show your ID on your birthday and get free admission to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and/or Gardner After Hours Evening Events. If your bday happens to be on a Monday, when the museum is closed, the free ticket promotion will be honored on the Sunday before or the Tuesday after.
Harvard Art Museums, Free, With Massachusetts ID
The Harvard Art Museums are free to Mass. residents on Saturdays between 10am and Noon. The Harvard Art Museums Network includes:
Fogg Museum
Busch Reisinger Museum
Arthur M. Sackler Museum
Peabody Museum is Free, Present Your Mass ID
Your Massachusetts proof of residence ID will get you into the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University for free from 3-5pm on Wednesdays (September though May only) and from 9am-12pm on Sundays (year round).
Public Open Night at the Observatory
The BU Observatory is open on Wednesday nights for the public to learn about astronomy, with opportunities to view the night sky through telescopes and binoculars. As long as the weather is clear, the observatory will open to the public at 7:30pm in the Fall and Winter months and at 8:30pm in the Spring and Summer. The program generally lasts an hour.
The Coit Observatory is located at Boston University, 725 Commonwealth Ave., above the Astronomy Department. The stairway to the observatory is on the fifth floor next to room 520. For more information call 617-353-2630.
Always Free Admission to the Commonwealth Museum
The Museum of Massachusetts History is always free to enjoy. The museum is located at 220 Morrissey Blvd, Boston 02125. For more info, call 617-727-9268.
Always Free Admission to MIT's Hart Nautical Gallery
MIT Museum's Hart Nautical Gallery is free and open to the public daily from 10am to 5pm. It is located at 55 Massachusetts Ave, Building 5, Cambridge, MA 02139. For more info call 617.253.5942.
Always Free Admission to the Fire Museum
The Boston Fire Museum offers free admission to all but donations are requested. The museum hours are 11am to 6pm on Saturdays. The Boston Fire Museum is located at 344 Congress Street, Boston 02210. More info on Boston Fire Museum.
Isabellas Get in Free to The Gardner Museum
In honor of the museum's founder, anyone with the name Isabella will be granted free admission to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Isabellas also receive a 10% discount in the museum shop. This special free ticket promotion lasts forever. Read details.
Last Saturdays Free for Families at the ICA
On the last Saturday of every month except December, families of up to two adults with children 12 and under can enjoy free admission to the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Youth 17 and under are free every day.
Historic Boston Mansion: Boston Residents Get Free Admission
The Otis House offers free admission to Historic New England members and Boston residents. The Otis House historic mansion is located at the foot of Beacon Hill on Lynde Street next to the Old West Church. Learn more about Otis House Museum.
2 Days, 2 Museums, $2 Off
Save two dollars off of the price of a regular adult or senior admission ticket at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum when you show your ticket stub from the Museum of Fine Arts, and vice versa. The promotion is only valid if you visit the museums within two days of one another.
Museum Discount for Red Sox Fans
Anyone wearing Boston Red Sox gear can receive $2 off their admission ticket to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in celebration of the Founder's famous fascination with the team.
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Sunday Mornings @ Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St., Cambridge 02138
617.495.3045
Harvard Museum of Natural History grants free admission to Massachusetts residents (Bring ID) every Sunday morning from 9am until Noon, year-round. From September through May, residents may also gain free museum access on Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Current Harvard I.D. holders and one guest are may always receive free tickets.
Free Tickets to the MIT Museum
Building N51, 265 Mass. Ave., Cambridge 02139
617-253-5927
Sunday Mornings
The MIT Museum offers free admission for everyone on Sundays from 10am until Noon.
Library Cardholders
Currently throughout July and August, Cambridge Public Library Cardholders also get free tickets during museum hours. Be sure to bring I.D. along.
The Satellite Galleries on MIT's Main Campus are also free for all:
Compton Gallery @ 77 Massachusetts Ave., Bldg 10, Room 150
Map: MIT Building 10
Open daily: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Hart Nautical Gallery @ 55 Massachusetts Ave, Bldg 5
Map: MIT Building 5
Open daily 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 p.m.
Museum tickets are free indefinitely for MIT I.D. holders.
Regular admission prices to the MIT Museum are $7.50/Adults, $3/17 and Under, Students and Seniors, Free/Kids 4 and Under.
Free Community Days at the MFA
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, 02115
(617) 267-9300
From time to time the Museum of Fine Arts offers free admission to the public. The Community Days that have been so far posted for the rest of 2010 are:
Friday, July 30 from 10am-9:45pm See this days's events.
Saturday, November 20 from 10am-4:45pm
Museum of Fine Arts Fall Open House
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, 02115
(617) 267-9300
Monday, October 11 from 10am-4:45pm
The MFA Fall Open House offers free admission to the public. Visitors can expect live performances, poetry readings, gallery talks, tours and family friendly art making activities.
Conversation Starter @ The Gardner
Mention the Conversation Starter Special Program when purchasing a ticket for any 2010 Room Views Program event and you'll get to bring a friend along for free. Purchase at the door or by calling: (617)278-5156.
Thursday Nights @ The ICA
The Institute of Contemporary Art is free and open to the public every Thursday evening from 5pm to 9pm for the Free Target Thursday Nights special program sponsored by Target.
Free Admission to The Gardner on Your Birthday
Show your ID on your birthday and get free admission to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and/or Gardner After Hours Evening Events. If your bday happens to be on a Monday, when the museum is closed, the free ticket promotion will be honored on the Sunday before or the Tuesday after.
Harvard Art Museums, Free, With Massachusetts ID
The Harvard Art Museums are free to Mass. residents on Saturdays between 10am and Noon. The Harvard Art Museums Network includes:
Fogg Museum
Busch Reisinger Museum
Arthur M. Sackler Museum
Peabody Museum is Free, Present Your Mass ID
Your Massachusetts proof of residence ID will get you into the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University for free from 3-5pm on Wednesdays (September though May only) and from 9am-12pm on Sundays (year round).
Public Open Night at the Observatory
The BU Observatory is open on Wednesday nights for the public to learn about astronomy, with opportunities to view the night sky through telescopes and binoculars. As long as the weather is clear, the observatory will open to the public at 7:30pm in the Fall and Winter months and at 8:30pm in the Spring and Summer. The program generally lasts an hour.
The Coit Observatory is located at Boston University, 725 Commonwealth Ave., above the Astronomy Department. The stairway to the observatory is on the fifth floor next to room 520. For more information call 617-353-2630.
Always Free Admission to the Commonwealth Museum
The Museum of Massachusetts History is always free to enjoy. The museum is located at 220 Morrissey Blvd, Boston 02125. For more info, call 617-727-9268.
Always Free Admission to MIT's Hart Nautical Gallery
MIT Museum's Hart Nautical Gallery is free and open to the public daily from 10am to 5pm. It is located at 55 Massachusetts Ave, Building 5, Cambridge, MA 02139. For more info call 617.253.5942.
Always Free Admission to the Fire Museum
The Boston Fire Museum offers free admission to all but donations are requested. The museum hours are 11am to 6pm on Saturdays. The Boston Fire Museum is located at 344 Congress Street, Boston 02210. More info on Boston Fire Museum.
Isabellas Get in Free to The Gardner Museum
In honor of the museum's founder, anyone with the name Isabella will be granted free admission to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Isabellas also receive a 10% discount in the museum shop. This special free ticket promotion lasts forever. Read details.
Last Saturdays Free for Families at the ICA
On the last Saturday of every month except December, families of up to two adults with children 12 and under can enjoy free admission to the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Youth 17 and under are free every day.
Historic Boston Mansion: Boston Residents Get Free Admission
The Otis House offers free admission to Historic New England members and Boston residents. The Otis House historic mansion is located at the foot of Beacon Hill on Lynde Street next to the Old West Church. Learn more about Otis House Museum.
2 Days, 2 Museums, $2 Off
Save two dollars off of the price of a regular adult or senior admission ticket at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum when you show your ticket stub from the Museum of Fine Arts, and vice versa. The promotion is only valid if you visit the museums within two days of one another.
Museum Discount for Red Sox Fans
Anyone wearing Boston Red Sox gear can receive $2 off their admission ticket to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in celebration of the Founder's famous fascination with the team.
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