On The Town
On The Town
Classical Music
MIT Faculty Concert
Killian Hall, 160 Memorial Dr., Cambridge. Feb. 21, 8 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 253-9800. Margaret O'Keefe, soprano; Charles Shadle, piano.
Songs by Schumann, Mompou, Shadle, Persichetti, Fiday, Cohen and songs from The Lion King.
Student Recitals
Killian Hall, 160 Memorial Dr., Cambridge. Admission: free. Information: 253-9800.
Feb. 23, 3 p.m. Eric Sawyer, piano; Bayla Keyes, violin; and He-Kun Wu, cello. Eric Sawyer's Selections from Twelve Piano Pieces, Sonata for Violin and Piano, and the Sonata for Cello and Piano by Caesar Franck.
Feb. 26, 5 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 253-9800. Chris Rohrs '99, clarinet. Schumann, Fantasiestücke Op. 73, Lutoslawski, Five Dance Preludes, John Yi '97, piano; Copland, Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra, Cathy Labelle (G), piano.
MITString Sinfonietta
Killian Hall, 160 Memorial Dr., Cambridge. Feb. 24, 8 p.m. Admission: free. In their Sinfonietta debut concert, student musicians perform Bach's Brandenburg Conerto #3, Britten's Simple Symphony, and Grieg's Holberg Suite.
MIT Chapel Series
MITChapel, across from 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Feb. 20, noon. Mark Small and Robert Torres, guitar duo. Music of Grieg, Bach, DeFalla, Bellinatti.
The Longy School of Music
One Follen St., Cambridge. Information: 876-0956, x120.
Opera at Longy. Feb. 2122, 8 p.m. Directed by Donna Roll, presents opera scenes and arias by Mozart, Beethoven, Puccini, Verdi,
and others.
Schubert Celebration Series. Feb. 23, 7 p.m. Cellist Ronald Lowry and pianist Ossie Borosh perform the Sonata in A Minor, D. 821 (Arpeggione). Borosh will also perform Four Impromptus, D. 935. Violinist Eric Rosenblith and pianist Gabriel Chodos will perform the Fantasy in C Major, D 934.
Faculty Artist Series. Feb. 27, 8 p.m. Dana Mazurkevich, violin, performs with guest artists the Leontóvych String Quartet.
Jazz Music
Jazz Vespers
University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop St., Cambridge. Feb. 16, 6 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 876-3256. Music and meditation in the night, featuring the Jeff Robinson Trio.
Popular Music
Bad Taste '97
77 Massachusetts Ave., Room 10-250, Cambridge. Feb. 21, 11:59 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 437-7795. Chorallaries' annual concert.
Middle East
472 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 9 p.m. Admission: cover varies. Casual attire. All shows 18+. Information: 497-0576, 354-8238.
Feb. 14: Lilys, Syrup USA.
Feb.15: Lyres, The Prissteens, Devotions.
Feb. 16: Residency Series with Buttercup, Chris Colbourn, Voodoo Glow Skulls.
Feb. 17: Apartment Three, The Blue Route, Scott Mackey.
Feb. 18: Spacetruck, Unionsuit, Glans.
Feb. 19: The Doosies, Sameasyou, Movable.
Feb. 20: Cambridge Concerts for Housing Justice.
Feb. 21: Miracle Legion, Humidifiers, Lockgroove Lullaby.
Film
Lecture Series Committee
77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Admission: $2. Information: 258-8881.
Fargo. Feb. 21, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Room 26-100. A charmingly dark comedy about a Minnesota car dealer who schemes to extort money from his rich father-in-law. When things begin to go sour, Marge, a pregnant cop from upstate, follows a trail of clues to his doorstep.
The 39 Steps. Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m, Room 10-250. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock; starring Robert Donat. A secret service agent is assassinated in the London apartment of Richard Hannay (Donat), but Hannay manages to escape both the police and the assassins in order to find the members of the spy ring called "The 39 Steps" in Scotland and thus clear his name. This film is Hitchcock's most famous work of his English period.
Twelfth Night. Feb. 22, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Room 26-100. An update of Shakespeare's comedy of the late 19th century. It is an entertaining, fast-paced story of mistaken identity, cross-dressing, and unrequited love.
Of Mice and Men. Feb. 23, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Room 26-100. Based on Steinbeck's novel, this film tells of George and his dimwitted brother, Lennie, as they travel across the country as migrant workers. Lennie, who doesn't know his own strength, doesn't understand why he ends up causing trouble wherever they go. Stars Gary Sinise and John Malkovich.
The Museum at the John F. Kennedy Library
Columbia Point, Boston. Through June 1: Fri.Thurs., 9 a.m.5 p.m. Admission: $6; seniors and students, $4; ages 612, $2; under 6, free. Information: 929-4523. Films run continuously during the day.
Cuban Missile Crisis. Film documenting the October 1962 confrontation with the Soviet Union. Through June 1.
Fight Against Segregation. A film on events leading up to JFK's national address on civil rights.
Son of Ireland. Portrays Kennedy's visit to his ancestral home. Through June 1.
Legacy of a Dream: Martin Luther King. Narrated by James Earl Jones, this film shows the historic chronology of the events that secured the vote for African Americans and led to the death of a great leader. Showing Feb. 21.
Eyewitness: The U.S. vs Mississippi. The story of James Meredith and the Kennedy Administration's struggle to de-segregate the University of Mississippi. Features interviews by, among others, a very young Dan Rather in one of his earliest assignments. Showing Feb. 22.
Whales
Museum of Science, Science Park, Cambridge. Through April 30. Admission: $7.50; seniors and ages 314, $5.50 (Tues., bargain nights for all shows 7 p.m. and later, $5; seniors and ages 314, $3). Information: 723-2500. Film follows the life cycles and travels of blue, humpback, and right whales from Argentina to Alaska.
Belle de Jour
The French Library and CulturalCenter, 53 Marlborough St., Boston. Feb. 21, 8 p.m. Admission: members, $10; non-members, $6; 10-pass, $40. Information: 266-4351. In French with English subtitles. Film directed by Luis Buñuel, with Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli. Buñuel's wry and disturbing tale of a virginal newlywed who works the day shift in a high-class Parisian brothel, unknown to her patient husband.
Leona's Sister Gerri
140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill. Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 552-4295. Part of Social Issues Film Series. Film to be introduced by its maker.
Openings
A Performance of No Exit
The French Library and CulturalCenter, 53 Marlborough St., Boston. Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m. Admission: $6; members, students, and seniors, $4.Information: 266-4351. In English. Play in one act conceived and directed by Julian Cairol, with the No Exit players. There are no racks, red-hot tongs, nor other instruments of torture in hell, as it is supposed, but out-of-fashion armchairs in a Second Empire drawing-room where the condemned sinners, Garcin, Ines, and Estelle are received. As we follow the hallucinating development of the play, however, we discover that the instruments of torture really do exist. The performance will be accompanied by musical illustration played by Lucienne Davidson.
Ongoing Theater
On the Town
Student Center La Sala de Puerto Rico (84 Massachusetts Ave). Feb. 1415 and Feb 2022, 8 p.m.; Feb 16, 2 p.m. MIT Musical Theatre Guild production of show by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green which follows the one-day shore leave of three sailors anxious to see the "sights and lights" of New York City. $9; MIT faculty and staff and other students, $8; MIT/Wellesley students, $6 (discount of $1/ticket for groups of 10 or more). 253-6294 or e-mail mtg-tickets@mit.edu.
Rent
Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston. Through April 27. Tues.Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.; matinees, Sat.Sun., 2 p.m. Admission: $25$67.50. Information: (800)447-7400. Musical based on Puccini's 1896 opera La Boheme.
South Pacific
Turtle Lane Playhouse, 283 Melrose St., Newton. Through March 16. Admission: $12$18. Information: 244-0169. Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
Dance
Dance Troupe Breaking Bounds Concert
Little Kresge, Rear 48 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Feb. 21, 8 p.m.; Feb. 22, 8 p.m.; Feb. 23, 2 p.m. Admission: $4 in advance; $5 at the door for MIT community; non-MIT add $1 to the ticket price. Information: 225-8744. A Dance Troupe special concert showcasing works by professional dance choreographers and dancers, as well as favorites from Dance Troupe's performing past.
Lectures
The City is a Landscape: Urban Design and Landscape Architecture
77 Massachusetts Ave., Room 10-250, Cambridge. Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 253-7791. Lecture by Laurie Olin, landscape architect.
Virtuality and Vaudeville: Think-a-Drink Hoffman meets the World Wide Web
Bartos Theatre, 20 Ames St., Cambridge. Feb. 22, 3 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 253-4680. This talk, being presented in connection with the current LVAC exhibition "Port: Navigating Digital Culture" (artnetweb.com/ PORT), will discuss links between turn-of-the-century vaudeville and turn-of-the-millennium digital culture while charting, historically and metaphysically, the differences between these popular social technologies. The point is to endow the Web with a sense of history while noting what has shifted in cultural experience from the days of Think-a-Drink Hoffman to the present of America Online, and the burgeoning of digital, interactive artwork.
Exhibits
MIT Museum
265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Tues.Fri., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sat.Sun., noon5 p.m. Admission: $3; non-MIT students, seniors, and under 12, $1; MIT students, free. Information: 253-4444.
What's So Funny About Science? Cartoons of Sidney Harris offer a hilarious look at unexpected and incongruous moments in science. Through May 31.
Maps from the Age of Atlases. Rare maps from the Museum's Hart Nautical Collections illuminate the golden age of cartography. Through May 4.
Gestural Engineering: The Sculpture of Arthur Ganson. Ganson's kinetic sculptures exude the wit of their creator, a self-described cross between a mechanical engineer and a choreographer. Ongoing.
LightForest: The Holographic Rainforest. Large-scale hologram exhibit by Betsy Connors. Ongoing.
Holography. The exhibition explores the holographic universe from its inception in the late 1940s through its artistic and technical evolution and highlights works by the world's foremost holographers. Ongoing.
Math in 3D. Morton C. Bradley's mathematical sculptures inspire inventors of all ages to create their own structures in the adjacent MathSpace activity center. Ongoing.
MIT Hall of Hacks. Chronicling MIT's rich hacking tradition, this exhibition features historic photographs and a collection of artifacts. Ongoing.
Light Sculptures. Vivid interactive plasma sculptures by Center for Advanced Visual Studies alumnus Bill Parker. Ongoing.
Hart Nautical Gallery
55 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Mon.Sun., 9 a.m.8 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 253-4444.
Ships for Victory: American Shipbuilding's Finest Hour. Historic photographs and artifacts explore the shipbuilding programs of World War II, the vital and unprecedented contribution of women to these programs, and MIT's pivotal role in the shipbuilding effort. Ongoing.
Ship Models. Rare models illustrate the evolution of ship design from the 16th to 20th centuries. Ongoing.
On the Surface of Things: Images in Science and Engineering by Felice Frankel.
Compton Gallery, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Feb. 14June 27: Mon.Sun., 9 a.m.8 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 253-4444. Stunning photographs communicate recent research in a variety of disciplines at MIT and other institutions.
List Visual Arts Center
20 Ames St., Cambridge. Through March 29: Sat., Sun., Tues.Thurs., noon6 p.m.; Fri., noon8 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 253-4680.
Joseph Kosuth: Re-Defining the Context of Art: 1968-1997. Works by this renowned Conceptual artist.
The Shape of Breath. Works by this Seattle-based artist. Explores the metaphorical properties of materials.
Port: Navigating Digital Culture. Exhibition of collaborative, performative art projects taking place over the Internet.
The Race to the Moon
The Museum at the John F. Kennedy Library. Off Morrissey Boulevard, Dorchester. Through June 1: Fri.Thurs., 9 a.m.5 p.m. Admission: $6; seniors and students, $4: ages 612, $2; under 6, free. Information: 929-4523. Exhibit on America's pioneering space exploration.
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave., Boston. Mon.Tues., 10 a.m.4:45 p.m.; Wed.Fri., 10 a.m.9:45 p.m.; Sat.Sun., 10 a.m.5:45 p.m. Admission: $10; seniors and college students, $8; ages 17 and under, free; Wed. after 4 p.m., voluntary contribution; Thurs.Fri., after 5 p.m., $2 discount. Information: 267-9300.
Herb Ritt's Work. Several works of the renowned photographer. Through Feb. 23.
Face and Figure in Contemporary Art. Survey of the variety and complexity of contemporary approaches to the theme of the human figure. Through March.
Dressing Up: Children's Fashions 17201920. Explores the relationship between children's and adults' fashions in the past couple of centuries. More than 40 costumes, predominantly from the museum's permanent collection, are on view along with accessories, toys, dolls, furniture, and paintings. Through March 23.
The Art of John Biggers: View from the Upper Room. Exhibit of the black artist's drawings, prints, paintings, and sculptures. Through April 20.
Beyond the Screen: Chinese Furniture of the 16th and 17th Centuries. The exhibit aims not only to explore the beauty of Chinese art forms, but also to carry the viewer into the physical surroundings of their time. Through May 18.
This is the Modern World: Furnishings of the 20th Century. The exhibit relates the look of objects intended for everyday use to the creative vision of the artist-maker or designer, and the demands of technology, function, cost, and the needs and desires of the potential buyer or user. Through September.
Arthur M. Sackler Museum
485 Broadway, Cambridge. Mon. Sat., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun., 15 p.m. Admission: $5; seniors, $4; students, $3; under 18 and Saturday morning, free. Information: 495-9400.
Masterworks of Ukiyo-e. Printed works by two important artists of the period, Toshusai Sharasku (active 17941795) and Kitagawa Utamaro (17541806). Through Feb. 16.
Building the Collective: Soviet Graphic Design, 19171937. Over 100 posters and graphic work on display. Through March 30.
Computer Museum, Museum Wharf
300 Congress St., Boston. Two blocks from South Station T station. Tues.Sun., 10 a.m.5 p.m. Admission: $7; seniors and students ages 5 and up, $5; ages 4 and under, free; Sun., 35 p.m., half-price. Information: 423-6758.
Robots! Robots! Robots! Guided explorations into the world of robots and artificial intelligence. Through Feb. 23.
Mission Impossible. Discover the difference between humans and smart machines, self-guided activities, talk with a computer program.
Botticelli's Witness: Changing Style in a Changing Florence
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway, Boston. Through April 6: Tues.Sun., 11 a.m.5 p.m. Admission: $9; seniors, $7; college students with ID, $5; ages 1217, $3; under 12, free. Information: 566-1401. Works by Sandro Botticelli, one of the most influential artists of the Italian Renaissance.
USS Constitution Museum
Navy Yard, Charlestown. Mon.Sun., 10 a.m.4 p.m. Admission: $4; seniors, $3; ages 616, $2; under 6, free; under 16 when unaccompanied by an adult, free. Information: 426-1812.
Old Ironsides in War and Peace. Retrospective celebrating the USS Constitution's upcoming 200th birthday. Includes artifacts such as the sea bag and possessions of an 1812 crew member, hands-on activities, and photographs. Ongoing.
Strengthening Old Ironsides. Color photographs documenting the four-year rehabilitation and restorations of the ship. Ongoing.
Capturing Old Ironsides on Canvas. Works by artist Cheslie D'Andrea. Ongoing.
Living with Ants and the Science of E.O. Wilson
Harvard Museums of Cultural and Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge. Through April 30: Mon.Sat., 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun., 15 p.m. Admission: $5; seniors and students, $4; ages 313, $3; Sat. 9 a.m.noon, free. Information: 495-3045.
Supermercado
Children's Museum, Museum Wharf, 300 Congress St., Boston. Tues.Sun., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Fri. until 9 p.m. Admission: $7; ages 215 and seniors, $6; 1-year-olds, $2. Information: 426-8855. Latin American supermarket exhibit.
Cildo Meireles
Institute of Contemporary Art, 955 Boylston St., Boston. Through March 30: Wed.Sun., noon5 p.m.; Thurs. until 9 p.m. Admission: $5.25; students with ID, $3.25; children and seniors, $2.25; free Thurs. after 5 p.m. Information: 266-5152. Survey exhibit of the works by this Brazilian artist.
Invaluable Prints
Fogg Art Museum, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge. Through March 2: Mon.Sat., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun., 15 p.m. Admission: $5; seniors, $4; students, $3; under 18 and Saturday morning, free. Information: 495-9400. Works by Durer, Canaletto, Daumier, Manet, Winslow Homer, Jasper Johns, and others that are worth comparatively little on the art market but are priceless as teaching tools at Harvard.
Building the Collective: Soviet Graphic Design, 1917-1937
Busch-Reisinger Museum, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge. Through March 30: Mon.Sat., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun., 15 p.m. Admission: $5; seniors, $4; students, $3; under 18 and Saturday morning, free. Information: 495-9400.
Inside Fort Independence: An Archaeological View of Military Life
Commonwealth Museum, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester. Mon.Fri., 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.3 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 727-9268.
The Pyramids and the Sphinx: 100 Years of American Archaeology at Giza
Semitic Museum, Harvard University, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. Mon.Fri., 10 a.m.4 p.m.; Sun., 14 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 495-4631. Collection of photos and artifacts. Ongoing.
New England Aquarium
Central Wharf, Boston. Mon.Fri., 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Sat.Sun. and holidays, 9 a.m.6 p.m. Admission: ages 12 and up, $9.50; seniors, $8.50; ages 311, $5; under 3, free. Information: 973-5200.
The Otter Limits. Construction relocation of aquarium's colony of harbor seals and sea otters to a new, enlarged habitat behind the aquarium.
Ponds: The Earth's Eyes. Self-guided tour of freshwater habitats.
Go with the Flow. Problems and solutions for Boston Harbor.
Giant Ocean Tank. 187,000-gallon coral reef tank.
Rivers of Americas: Amazon and Connecticut.
Old State House Museum
State and Washington Streets, Boston. Mon.Sun., 9:30 a.m.5 p.m. Admission: $3; seniors and students, $2; children, $1.50. Information: 720-3290.
Trophies and Treasures: Two Centuries of Luxury at Shreve, Crump and Low. Through July 31.
When the Boys Came Marching Home. Everyday life in post-World War II Boston. Through August.
Museum of Our National Heritage
33 Marrett Rd., Lexington. Mon.Sat., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun., noon5 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 861-6559.
Collecting the Southwest: The Harvey Family Legacy. The Harvey Company was instrumental in opening the southwest to commercial tourism at the turn of the century.Premiere examples of native American weavings and paintings are found in two exhibitions. Through Sept. 14.
The Art and Artistry of Appliqué. These appliquéd quilts made between 1845 and 1895 are selected from the collection of Robert and Ardis James. Through March 23.
Over There: The Yankee Division in World War I. The story of the 26th "Yankee"Division is dramatized through military artifacts, documentary photographs, and memorabilia from the homefront. Through June 22.
Original Visions: Shifting the Paradigm, Women's Art 1970-1996
Boston College Museum of Art, 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill. Through May 18. Mon.Fri., 11 a.m.4 p.m.; Sat. Sun., noon5 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 552-8100. Exhibit includes paintings, photographs and sculptures.
Events
Skating on the Public Garden
Public Garden Lagoon, Boston Common. Through Feb. 23: Fri., 49 p.m.; Sat, Sun., and holidays, 10 a.m.8 p.m. Information: 635-4505. Skate rentals available.
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