Boston talks events

Voigt Lessons | Deborah Voigt, soprano and Kevin Stites, piano

Thursday, Nov 21 7:30p

Deborah Voigt is at her most personal and revealing in this 75-minute one-woman autobiographical program developed with playwright Terrence McNally and director Francesca Zambello...

Walking Tour: Back Bay, Beacon Hill and the Downtown Freedom Trail

Tuesday, Jun 18 12:30p

Boston Public Library - Central Branch, Boston

Begin in the elegant Back Bay, find out how the Back Bay was filled, check out the great 19th century architecure...

Global Challenges and Opportunities Facing Children, Youth and Families

Wednesday, Jun 19 8:00a

Wheelock College - Boston Campus, Boston

Cherie Blair, wife of Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will headline Wheelock College’s first-of-its-kind international conference at the Boston, MA campus Wheelock’s mission to improve th...

Blue Discoveries Family Day: Sensational and Sustainable Seafood

Sunday, Aug 11 11:00a

New England Aquarium, Boston

Learn more about the blue planet through art, science and storytelling. Programs highlight Aquarium favorites as well as often-overlooked inhabitants. Activities are included with Aquarium admission.

Third Annual Sabermetrics Seminar To Benefit the Jimmy Fund

Saturday, Aug 17 9:00a

Boston University Metcalf Science Center, Room 109, Boston

Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball is a charity baseball research conference to benefit the Jimmy Fund. Saturday Night Afterparty - Sponsored by Baseball Prospectus - $18...

Reading and Discussion with Tony Cape

Thursday, Jun 20 7:00p

Trident Booksellers and Cafe, Boston

Diamond Highway is a candid account of the author’s ten years of household service to the Tibetan meditation master Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche. Join Tony Cape for a reading and discussion of the book.

Underwater Flight: Protecting the Manta Rays of Sri Lanka

Wednesday, Jul 17 7:00p

Simons IMAX Theatre, Boston

Daniel Fernando, project leader, Manta Trust – Sri Lanka The Aquarium has been providing lectures and films by scientists, environmental writers, photographers and others since 1972...

Harborfest: Explore The Freedom Trail

Tuesday, Jul 2 12:00p

Boston Common Visitor's Information Center, Boston

A walking tour into history led by a Colonial guide (every hour on the hour)

Gallery Talk: The Power Of Print

Sunday, Jun 23 2:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

On the eve of its centenarian, there was a revival in enthusiasm for lithography as a fine art...

Archival Talk: Images from the West End Museum

Wednesday, Jul 10 7:00p

West End Museum, Boston

The museum’s archive committee a slideshow of hundreds of West End photographs taken prior to urban renewal, as well as during its destruction. Pre-registration required.

The Photography of Jules Aarons Exhibition Tour

Monday, Jul 22 7:00p

West End Museum, Boston

For the complete story of Aarons and his work, sign up for one of our exhibition tours with Arlette and Gus Kayafas...

Harborfest: At Home with The Otises

Tuesday, Jul 2 12:00p

Otis House Museum, Boston

Tour the elegant mansion of Harrison Gray Otis, a Congressman, Senator, and the third Mayor of Boston, his wife, Sally Foster Otis, and their family.

Summer Solstice RoxTweet: Celebrating the role of Women in Arts and Culture

Friday, Jun 21 5:30p

Haley House Bakery Cafe, Boston

Wonder Women of Boston is excited to co-host the fourth RoxTweet event...

What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow and the Gryphon Trio

Friday, Jan 24 8:00p

Jordan Hall, Boston

The inimitable Rob Kapilow deconstructs one of Felix Mendolssohn’s greatest, and most beloved, chamber works with the help of the Gryphon Trio. “Mr...