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King's Chapel Art & Architecture Tours (Winter Hours)Boston, $$
Mon, January 1, 2024  -  Sun, March 31, 2024   
Explore the sanctuary from new perspectives, focusing on themes of continuity and change throughout King's Chapel's 332 year history! On this tour, guests explore both floors of the sanctuary to experience the stories the building itself can tell us about the church's...
Free First Thursdays at The Gardner MuseumBoston, $
Thu, January 4, 2024  -  Thu, December 5, 2024   
The Museum invites visitors to enjoy the Gardner with free admission on the first Thursday evening of every month from 3 pm through 9 pm.
Framing The Domestic Sea: Photographs by Jeffery C. BectonNew Bedford, $$
Fri, January 12, 2024  -  Sun, May 5, 2024   
Framing the Domestic Sea: photographs by Jeffery C. Becton presents a new body of work by this celebrated Maine artist. His digital photographic collages are surreal and panoramic in scope.
Stand Up If You're Here TonightBoston, $$
Sat, January 20, 2024  -  Sat, March 23, 2024   
Join us for the 2024 season - The Huntington is Boston's leading professional theatre, with two venues (Huntington Theatre and the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA). Your seat is waiting! Discounts available.
On View Now: Translucent | Opaque Exhibit at Arlington Center for the ArtsArlington, Free
Thu, February 1, 2024  -  Wed, March 27, 2024   
Visit Arlington Center for the Arts' Shaira Ali Gallery through March 27, 2024 to see their newest exhibit: Translucent | Opaque, curated by Marjorie Glick and Vicki Paret!
First Friday Open Mic NightHopkinton, $
Fri, February 2, 2024  -  Fri, May 3, 2024   
Join us for a night of music and fun at HCA's First Friday Open Mic Night! Whether you're a seasoned performer or love listening to live music, this event is perfect.
Saturday Open StudioBoston, $
Sat, February 17, 2024  -  Sat, May 11, 2024   
Stop by the Education Studio and join us for lively drop-in art-making activities inspired by the Gardner collection. Experiment and explore a variety of skills, materials, and creative processes!
Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient WorldCambridge, Free
Thu, February 22, 2024  -  Fri, February 21, 2025   
Thousands of years ago, ancient people across the Mediterranean were connected to faraway places and cultures through trade. Learn more in this exhibition at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East.
MAAM in 15: HighlightsBoston, Free
Fri, February 23, 2024  -  Fri, May 17, 2024   
Join a student educator for a journey through our current exhibition, The Myth of Normal: A Celebration of Authentic Expression, which investigates social and emotional norms that have been codified over our collective past.
SoWa SundaysSouth End, Free
Sun, March 3, 2024  -  Sun, March 31, 2024   
Shop for art at 450 Harrison Ave, Boston, 11am-4pm, and you’ll experience the rewards of buying direct from the makers. It pays to be in the know.
Destiny Doorways: Creating the Doors We Walk ThroughBoston, Free
Sat, March 9, 2024  -  Sat, June 15, 2024   
Get creative with us in Destiny Doorways, an installation by Boston artist Mithsuca Berry in the Bank of America Art Lab. Enter a bright, colorful, nature-inspired space where you can design your own visual.
PAX East 2024Boston, $$
Thu, March 21, 2024  -  Sun, March 24, 2024   
PAX East 2024, the East Coast’s most-attended gaming event, returns to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center! Featuring panels, exhibitors, vendors, exclusive demos, tournaments, and more!
Tour ACA's Translucent | Opaque Exhibit with the Artists on March 21st!Arlington, Free
Thu, March 21, 2024  -  Thu, March 21, 2024   
Join some of our Translucent | Opaque exhibiting artists in the Arlington Center for the Arts' Shaira Ali Gallery for an exploration of their work, process, and inspiration on March 21, 2024 from 6:30pm-8:00pm!
Medea: The MusicalCambridge, Free
Thu, March 21, 2024  -  Sat, March 23, 2024   
The Harvard Classical Club invites you to judge Medea for yourself... after hearing her side for the first time in history. With original, Hamilton-style music, this 90-minute show promises to scandalize, entertain, and enlighten.
Paradise City Arts FestivalMarlborough, $$
Fri, March 22, 2024  -  Sun, March 24, 2024   
Discover New England’s finest art at Paradise City Arts, where 170 curated exhibitors showcase contemporary masterpieces in MetroWest Boston. With music in the air, two cafes, & the themed exhibit “Fresh Greens!”
Seeds in the Dirt, Fists in the Air: A Kid-led Call for Climate JusticeBoston, Free
Sat, March 23, 2024  -  Sat, March 23, 2024   
Celebrate the arrival of spring with an afternoon of learning, creativity, and environmental advocacy with Company One Theatre! Join C1 and friends for hands-on activities, crafts, music, and free family fun.
Come On In LiveBoston, $
Thu, March 28, 2024  -  Sat, March 30, 2024   
Written and performed by award winning artist Daniel Callahan Come On In merges music performance poetry and video projection to tell the story of a young man's complicated relationship.
Portraits in Color: Celebrating Blackness with Wee The PeopleBoston, Free
Sat, March 30, 2024  -  Sat, March 30, 2024   
Come celebrate Boston freedom fighter Harriet Hayden, featuring an interactive read-aloud and art-making activity creating Black-affirming picture frames for our own portraits. Ages: 6 and up.
Community Irish CéilíBelmont, $
Sat, March 30, 2024  -  Sat, March 30, 2024   
Get the Irish spirit of community, music, dance and “the craic” (Irish for “fun times”) going strong! We’re thrilled to celebrate Powers’ new building and performance space with an evening of fun for all ages.
Poetry at HaleWestwood, Free
Wed, April 3, 2024  -  Wed, April 3, 2024   
Poetry Night at Hale begins with an optional open mic and ends with a performance by a featured poet. Cristina Cortez will be April’s featured poet.
Opera Performance - La Tragédie de CarmenCambridge, $$
Thu, April 4, 2024  -  Sun, April 7, 2024   
In this powerful and seductive 90-minute re-interpretation, Brook brings the original's immensely popular and melodic favorites and trims the story to a taut and fast-paced tragedy of four people from contrasting cultures and traditions.
“Gertrude Cawein at Hammond Castle Museum: An Exhibit of Nearly 60 Works by EricGloucester, $$
Fri, April 5, 2024  -  Sun, April 28, 2024   
“Gertrude Cawein at Hammond Castle Museum,” a new exhibit of nearly 60 works of art by Eric Pape, (1870 – 1938) the distinguished artist Golden Age artist and illustrator.
South Asian Showdown - Bollywood/Fusion Dance CompetitionBoston, $$
Sat, April 6, 2024  -  Sat, April 6, 2024   
The best bollywood and fusion dance teams from across North America compete in Boston! Don't miss it! A great family even with many dance styles!
South Asian Showdown XV - Best in Bollywood/FusionDorchester, $$
Sat, April 6, 2024  -  Sat, April 6, 2024   
Don't miss the 15th annual South Asian Showdown. We will have the best Bollywood/Fusion dance teams from North America for one night only. Watch them compete for $5000!
Amazing Archaeology Fair at HarvardCambridge, $
Sun, April 7, 2024  -  Sun, April 7, 2024   
Discover your inner archaeologist at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology! Talk with archaeologists about the cultures they study and try fun hands-on activities in this event for all ages.
Dream - Film PremiereMaynard
Sun, April 14, 2024  -  Sun, April 14, 2024   
Join us at the Maynard Fine Arts Theatre for three groundbreaking, award-winning films by Raouf Zaki that explore the intersection of disability, music, and the indomitable human spirit.
Beethoven & The Beatles, Part 2Newton, $
Sun, April 14, 2024  -  Sun, April 14, 2024   
Beethoven & The Beatles, Part 2, follows up on Part one of this fun theme. This fun Classical with a Twist program explores some additional connections between these great artists.
Patriots' Day at the Concord MuseumConcord, Free
Mon, April 15, 2024  -  Mon, April 15, 2024   
Enjoy free admission, participate in drop-in activities to learn about colonial life, and witness the Acton Minutemen company in an encampment drilling for battle, cooking over a firepit, and demonstrating spinning and sewing.
Creating Communal Gifts with Chanel ThervilActon
Mon, April 15, 2024  -  Fri, April 19, 2024   
Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum for families that blends science, nature, and play. Advance reservations are required to visit the museum. Visit discoveryacton.org to learn more.
Wee Wear The Crowns: April Vacation Week edition!Holbrook, Free
Tue, April 16, 2024  -  Tue, April 16, 2024   
Join Wee The People for a high-energy, kid-powered, art-making event where ALL families can celebrate Black identity, Black experience, and unapologetic Black JOY: Wee Wear The Crowns!
Boston Design Week 2024Boston, Free
Tue, April 23, 2024  -  Sun, May 5, 2024   
The Annual Boston Design Week (BDW) takes place April 23-May 5, 2024, featuring 80+ virtual and outdoor events citywide, including the annual Design Week Awards.
Boston Design WeekBoston, Free
Tue, April 23, 2024  -  Sun, May 5, 2024   
The 11th Boston Design Week, features in-person, virtual, and outdoor events. This year's festival's theme is 'Designing for the Future – Preserving for the Future,' which showcases speakers, discussions, and exhibitions by many design organizations.
Vastness| April 7 – October 12, 2024 | ClipArt Gallery & Atlantic Works GalleryBoston, Free
Thu, April 25, 2024  -  Thu, April 25, 2024   
In East Boston, a collaboration between the ClipArt Gallery and the Atlantic Works Gallery (AWG), curated by AWG artist member Sandrine Colson, four Massachusetts artists present “Vastness” – abstract paintings, landscapes, and textile works.
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Art in Bloom at the MFA BostonBoston, Free
Fri, April 26, 2024  -  Sun, April 28, 2024   
Enjoy exquisite art from across the MFA’s collection paired with magnificent floral interpretations created by New England-area garden clubs. Professional designers delight with creative designs in Museum entrances and...
Toni StoneBoston, $$
Fri, May 17, 2024  -  Sun, June 16, 2024   
Join us for the 2023-2024 season - The Huntington is Boston's leading professional theatre, with two venues (Huntington Theatre and the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA). Your seat is waiting! Discounts available.
The Greater Roxbury Book FairRoxbury, Free
Sat, May 18, 2024  -  Sat, May 18, 2024   
A community book fair in Roxbury, MA at the Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library including author talks, workshops, storytimes, activities, and more, featuring award-winning authors Ibram X. Kendi and Jacqueline Woodson.
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Memorial Day Open House: Museum of Fine Arts (MFA)Boston, Free
Mon, May 27, 2024   
Celebrate Memorial Day at the Museum of Fine Arts and visit the Museum for a fun-filled day of vibrant activities your whole family will enjoy. Join us for a day of celebration with free general admission for all,...
Annual Memorial Day Weekend PowwowCentral Mass, $
Sat, June 8, 2024  -  Sun, June 9, 2024   
The Annual AIS Weekend Powwow features dancing, drumming, kids' events, vendors, crafts, and educational sessions. Overnight camping is available to powwow participants.
Juneteenth Unlimited: Blackness, Buttons, and Flag-Making GaloreBrockton, Free
Sat, June 15, 2024  -  Sat, June 15, 2024   
Get ready for a summer celebration of freedom, resilience, and hands-on creativity -- it’s Juneteenth Unlimited, with special flag-making crafts celebrating the exhibition of artist Beau McCall!
Juneteenth - Forever FreeNewton
Wed, June 19, 2024  -  Wed, June 19, 2024   
All-American composers' program, Forever Free- works by Florence Price, H.T. Burleigh, David Baker, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, & more. Part of the Cherry Street Music - 2023-2024 Season collection.
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Juneteenth at MFA BostonBoston, Free
Wed, June 19, 2024  -  Wed, June 19, 2024   
Come together to celebrate creativity, community, and freedom. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), invites the community to enjoy a free open house honoring Juneteenth, the oldest nationally recognized commemoration of...
Kids' Cabaret and Play Me: Intro to Instruments available at the New School of MCambridge
Mon, July 8, 2024  -  Fri, August 16, 2024   
Register for The New School of Music’s two summer programs, Kids' Cabaret musical theater program (Ages 7-14) and Play Me: Intro to Instruments (Ages 5-9) by March 15 to receive early bird discounts!
New Musical Festival: Boston Conservatory Composers Wind EnsembleBack Bay, Free
Fri, August 2, 2024  -  Thu, February 8, 2024   
Boston Conservatory’s at Berklee Composition Department presents a program of world premieres written by students of the Conservatory. The ensemble is directed by Vimbayi Kaziboni.
Wicked Comic Con 2024Boston, $
Sat, August 10, 2024  -  Sun, August 11, 2024   
Wicked Comic Con celebrates another year with a 2-day convention at the Hynes Convention Center on August 10-11 with vendors, local artists, cosplayers, and comic creators from across the country and around the world.
Pacific Islands Family DayFitchburg, Free
Mon, May 19, 2031  -  Mon, May 19, 2031   
Travel to the Pacific Islands through art projects, a dance performance, and live animals at Fitchburg Art Museum. FREE for everyone. We hope you can join us!
Burgundy & Bonbons: An Evening at Cocorico Featuring Valrhona ChocolateBoston
Thu, August 25, 2033  -  Thu, August 25, 2022   
Join us on August 25 for “Burgundy & Bonbons,” where Cocorico's Head Pastry Chef Mai Nguyen will join forces with Valrhona Executive Pastry Chef Guillaume Roesz for a one-night-only event!
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