May 8, 2008

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Arts

..concerts..

Fri., May 9 - "Ethel." (Harvard Box Office) Ethel, contemporary string quartet. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets are $38/$30/$25 general; student rush tickets available. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222.

Fri., May 9 - "Pusey Room Recital Series." (The Memorial Church) Vocal recital by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. Pusey Room, the Memorial Church, 8 p.m. Free and open to the public. carson_cooman@harvard.edu.

Sat., May 10 - "Zakir Hussain's Masters of Indian Percussion." (Harvard Box Office) Zakir Hussain; with Ustad Sultan Khan, sarangi; Niladri Kumar, sitar; Fazal Qureshi, tabla, kanjira; Taufiq Qureshi, percussion; Vijay Chauhan, pakhawaj and dholak; Abbos Kosimov, doira; Ram Kishan, nagada; and the Meitei Pung Cholom Performing Troupe. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets are $45/$35/$28 general. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222.

Sun., May 11 - "Brides and Lovers!" (Harvard Box Office) Masterworks Chorale, with conductor Steven Karidoyanes. A 50th anniversary tribute to Vaughan Williams. All women will receive a red carnation with their program. Sanders Theatre, 3 p.m. Tickets are $42/$30/$20 general; other discounts available. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222.

Sun., May 11 - "Yo Momma!" (Harvard Box Office) A "Mother's Night" with Triton Brass, artists-in-residence, Boston College. Music by Delvyn Case, Howard Frazin, Peter Lane, Lansing McLoskey, Peter McMurray, and Ken Ueno. Swedenborg Chapel, 50 Quincy St., 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 general; $8 students/senior citizens; free for all moms. (617) 876-9101, composersinredsneakers@gmail.com.

Tue., May 13 - "Spring Reveries." (Winthrop Music Society) Mimi Yu '08, cellist. Winthrop House Junior Common Room, 5 p.m.

Thu., May 15 - "Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra." (Harvard Box Office) Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, with conductor Vladimir Spivakov and pianist Olga Kern. Program includes Schoenberg, Haydn, Shostakovich, Gulda, and Piazzolla. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets are $77/$57/$37. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222.

Sat., May 17 - "Carmina Burana." (Harvard Box Office) Newton Community Chorus, Newton North High School Family Singers, Newton North High School Concert Choir. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets are $40/$30/$15 general; $30/$20/$10 chorus members/students/senior citizens. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222.

Sun., May 18 - "Rh'Odes to Spring." (Harvard Box Office) Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, with guest conductor Kevin Rhodes and pianist Sara Davis Buechner. Program includes Koulendros, Saint-Saens, and Mendelssohn. Sanders Theatre, 3 p.m. Tickets are $50/$35$25/$15 general; $2 off top three-priced tickets for students/senior citizens; other discounts available. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222.

Sun., May 18 - "Mozart, Brahms, Mahler." (Harvard Box Office) BCMS' Silver Jubilee Concert Series, featuring Thomas Hill, clarinet; Fenwick Smith, flute; Ida Levin and Harumi Rhodes, violins; Marcus Thompson, viola; Ronald Thomas and Rhonda Rider, cellos; Jessica Zhou, harp; Edwin Barker, double bass; and Randall Hodgkinson and Mihae Lee, pianos. Program includes Mozart, Brahms, and Mahler/Schoenberg. Sanders Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $47/$37/$27/$17 general; $8 in the lower two-priced sections for students; other discounts available. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222.

Thu., May 22 - "The Music of Brian Ferneyhough." (Music) Mario Caroli, flute; Gabby Diaz, violin; Callithumpian Consort; and conductor Stephen Drury. Paine Hall, 5 p.m.

theater

Adams House Drama Society/Teatro!

Through Sat., May 10 - "Tres Sombreros de Copa."

- Performances take place in the Adams House Pool Theatre, 13 Bow St., Fri.-Sat. at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 general; $3 Adams House residents/senior citizens. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222.

American Repertory Theatre

Sat., May 10-Sun., June 8 - "Cardenio," written by Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt and playwright Charles Mee and directed by Les Waters, presents the wedding of Anselmo and Camila. Between the ceremony and the celebration, Anselmo begs Will, his best man, to flirt with his new wife to test her faithfulness. While Will struggles between appeasing his friend and probing his feelings for Camila, Anselmo's parents, both aging actors, crash the party, bringing with them two surprises. World premiere.

- Performances take place at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., various times. Ticket prices range from $39-$79 general; $25 students; $10 off for senior citizens; group discounts available. A.R.T. Box Office (617) 547-8300, in person at the Loeb Drama Center Box Office, or http://www.amrep.org.

New College Theatre

Through Sun., May 11 - "Twelfth Night" is the bittersweet comedy about the quest for love and the discovery of one's identity. Directed by Boston theater professional Shelley Bolman.

- Performances take place at the New College Theatre, 12 Holyoke St., various times. Tickets are $12 general; $8 students. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222.

film

Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Thu., May 8 - Film screening and discussion: "Jellyfish." (CMES, Harvard Hillel, Modern Hebrew Program) Screening and discussion with author and filmmaker Etgar Keret. Ben Zion Gold Dining Hall, Harvard Hillel, 1:30 p.m. Dinner and conversation with Keret at Rabb Hall, 5:30 p.m. Reading and discussion with Keret at Beren Hall, 7 p.m. kubovy9@fas.harvard.edu.

Dudley House Film Series

Films are shown on a big-screen TV in the Graduate Student Lounge, second floor, Dudley House, Lehman Hall. Free. Refreshments served.

Fri., May 9 - "Fred Astaire Festival: Around the World with Fred Astaire." "Flying Down to Rio" (1933) at 12:30 p.m.; "You Were Never Lovelier" (1942) at 2 p.m.; "The Sky's the Limit" (1943) at 4:15 p.m.; "Roberta" (1935) at 6:15 p.m.; "Funny Face" (1957) at 8 p.m.

Harvard Film Archive

All films are screened in the Main Auditorium of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 24 Quincy St. Video presentations are presented in B-04, a smaller auditorium next to the main auditorium. Programs are subject to change; call for admission charges and details. The Film Archive publishes a schedule of films and events that is available at the Carpenter Center. (617) 495-4700, http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/.

radio

Harvard Radio WHRB (95.3 FM)

WHRB presents the finest in classical, jazz, underground rock, news, and sports programming, and has 24-hour live Internet streaming from its Web site. Program guide subscriptions are free. (617) 495-4818, mail@whrb.org, http://www.whrb.org.

"Hillbilly at Harvard" - Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Living on Earth, National Public Radio's journal of the environment, hosted by Steve Curwood, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and produced in cooperation with Harvard University, is aired on more than 270 NPR stations nationally and on more than 400 outlets internationally. In eastern Massachusetts, the program airs Sunday, 7 a.m., WBUR 90.9 FM. (617) 868-8810, loe@npr.org, http://www.loe.org.

exhibitions

Arnold Arboretum

"Lilacs - Visions of Spring" celebrates the 100th anniversary of Lilac Sunday. Various media inspired by lilacs or the lilac collection of the Arnold Arboretum. (Through May 18)

- Hunnewell Building lecture hall, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain. Hours are Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m.; closed holidays. (617) 524-1718, http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

"Science in the Pleasure Ground" provides a captivating retrospective on the oldest arboretum in the nation. The central feature of the exhibit is an 8-foot by 15-foot scale model of the Arboretum that includes historical vignettes and present-day attractions. (Ongoing)

- Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain. Hours are Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m.; closed holidays. (617) 524-1718, http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

Cabot Science Library

"From Soundings to Sidescan Sonar: Mapping the Ocean Floor" traces the advance of ocean floor mapping from plumb lines to sonar and contains examples of cartographers Heezen and Tharp's 1957 maps as well as other items from the HCL collections. (Through May 23)

- Cabot Science Library Exhibition Case. Hours are Mon.-Thu., 8:30 a.m.-midnight; Fri., 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., noon-10 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-midnight. (617) 496-5534.

Carpenter Center

"Inside/Out" is an exhibition of senior thesis projects by Kelly Bowse, Estelle Eonnet, Lewis Liu, Xiaowei Wang, Marisa Williamson, and Katharine Woodman-Maynard of the VES Department. Reception for the artists is Fri., May 9, at 5:30 p.m. (Through June 5)

- Main gallery, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun., noon-11 p.m. (617) 496-6617, tblanch@fas.harvard.edu, http://www.ves.fas.harvard.edu.

Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments

"Time, Life, & Matter: Science in Cambridge" traces the development of scientific activity at Harvard, and explores how science was promoted or affected by religion, politics, philosophy, art, and commerce in the last 400 years. Featured objects include instruments connected to Galileo, Benjamin Franklin, William James, and Charles Lindbergh. (Ongoing)

- Putnam Gallery, Science Center 136, 1 Oxford St. Free and open to the public. Children must be escorted by an adult. (617) 495-2779.

Countway Library of Medicine

"Complementary Therapies: Masterworks of Chinese and Botanical Medicine" is held in conjunction with "Grand Delusion?", bringing to light some of the treasures of the collection and including the first Western texts dealing with Chinese medicine and acupuncture. (Through December 2008)

- Center for the History of Medicine, Countway Library. (617) 432-6207, jack_eckert@hms.harvard.edu.

"Grand Delusion? The History of Homeopathy in Boston" traces the developments of the history of homeopathy in Boston and Massachusetts and the contributions and experiences of its practitioners, in both conflict and concert with their regular medical colleagues. On exhibit are rare books and pamphlets, both supporting and attacking the homeopathic movement; a specimen of documents from an 1871 trial to expel homeopaths from the Massachusetts Medical Society; an early 20th century homeopathic medicine chest; and more. (Through December 2008)

- Center for the History of Medicine, Countway Library. (617) 432-6207, jack_eckert@hms.harvard.edu.

"The Warren Anatomical Museum" presents over 13,000 rare and unusual objects, including anatomical and pathological specimens, medical instruments, anatomical models, and medical memorabilia of famous physicians. (Ongoing)

- Warren Museum Exhibition Gallery, 5th floor, Countway Library. (617) 432-6196.

Graduate School of Design

"Aga Khan Award for Architecture: The Tenth Award Cycle, 2005-2007." Organized by the GSD Aga Khan Program, in collaboration with the Humanities Center. (Through May 21)

- Gund Hall, GSD.

"...Designed For or Used by Muslim Communities..." features materials from the Alison + Peter Smithson Archive and the Joseph Luis Sert Collection documenting architectural and urban design projects in Iran, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. (Through May 21)

- Special Collections Department, lower level, Frances Loeb Library, GSD. Hours are Mon.-Fri., 1-4:45 p.m.

Gutman Library

"Vice/Virtue II" presents works by the Boston Arts Academy Visual Arts Class of 2009. Students linked their work with the present day Iraq War to Dante's "Inferno." (Through June 6)

- Gutman Library, GSE, 6 Appian Way. (617) 496-2974, http://gseweb.harvard.edu/library.

Harvard Medical School

"Not a Cough in a Carload: Images from the Campaign by the Tobacco Industry To Hide the Hazards of Smoking." Sponsored by Harvard's Medical School, School of Public Health, and School of Dental Medicine. (Through June 2008)

- Gordon Hall basement corridor, HMS.

Harvard Museum of Natural History

"Arthropods: Creatures that Rule" brings together unique fossils and preserved specimens, large screen video presentations, striking color photographs and images from scanning electron microscopes, hands-on interactive games, and live creatures. It presents arthropods' long evolutionary history and the incredible variety of their habitats, and showcases a range of arthropod adaptations including the evolution of wings and the remarkable capacity to mimic both their surroundings and other animals. (Ongoing)

"Carl Linnaeus: A 300-Year Legacy" is a mini-exhibit to honor the Swedish naturalist known as the "Father of Taxonomy." While still a university student, Linnaeus invented a scientific system of classifying plants and animals that took 18th century Europe by storm and ultimately revolutionized the field of natural history. This small exhibit will trace the history of Linnaeus' scientific accomplishments and offer insight into the personality and motivations of this deeply religious scholar who set out on a mission to document the divine order and wisdom revealed in the natural world. (Through May 23)

"Climate Change: Our Global Experiment" offers a fascinating look at how scientists study climate change and at the evidence of global warming and the impact of human activity. Visitors are encouraged to apply what they've learned via a dynamic computer simulation that allows them to make choices about energy use for the nation and the world and evaluate the consequences. (Ongoing)

"Dodos, Trilobites, & Meteorites: Treasures of Nature and Science at Harvard" features hundreds of specimens documenting two centuries of scientific exploration, including a 42-foot long Kronosaurus skeleton, and the world's largest turtle shell, over 7 feet long and 6 million years old. (Ongoing)

"Looking at Leaves: Photographs by Amanda Means" features dramatic black & white images of single leaves by New York photographer Amanda Means, a monument to the remarkable diversity and beauty of nature's botanical forms. These detailed blow-ups were created by using the leaf itself in the same way as a photographic negative. Their immediacy of the process gives the images an eerie intensity and adds to their compelling beauty. (May 9-Feb. 8, 2009)

"Mineral Gallery." Over 5,000 minerals and gemstones on display including a 1,642 pound amethyst geode from Brazil. Touch meteorites from outer space. (Ongoing)

"Sea Creatures in Glass" features dozens of spectacular glass animals meticulously shaped and wired by artists Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka during the 19th century. Many of these glass marine animals are on display for the first time since Harvard's acquisition of them in 1878. Combined with video, real scientific specimens, a recreation of the Blaschkas' studio, and a rich assortment of memorabilia, these models of marine invertebrates offer intriguing insights into the history, personality, and artistry of the extraordinary men who created them. (Through Jan. 4, 2009)

"The Ware Collection of Glass Models of Plants" features the world famous "Glass Flowers" created over five decades by glass artists Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka, 3,000 glass models of 847 plant species. (Ongoing)

- The Harvard Museum of Natural History is located at 26 Oxford St. Public entrances to the museum are located between 24 and 26 Oxford St. and at 11 Divinity Ave. Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving Day, Dec. 24, and Dec. 25. Admission is $9 for adults; $7 for senior citizens and students; $6 for children 3 to 18 years old; free for children under 3 years old. Group rates available with advance reservations; call (617) 495-2341. Free admission (for Massachusetts residents only) on Sun. mornings 9 a.m.-noon, except for groups, and free admission on Wed. afternoons, Sept.-May, 3-5 p.m. (617) 495-3045, http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu.

Holyoke Center

"Stubborn Things" features paintings by Kate Rosenburg that attempt to create a dramatic contrast between background and shape that is simultaneously stimulating and compelling. (Through May 21)

- Holyoke Center Exhibition Space, Holyoke Center Arcade, 1350 Mass. Ave. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free and open to the public. (617) 495-5214.

Houghton Library

"From Rhubarb to Rubies: European Travels to Safavid Iran, 1550-1700" features Houghton Library's rich collection of early modern books, maps, prints, and miniatures that illustrate the reasons why travelers went to Iran, what they brought home from their visits, and how they shared their impressions and experiences. (May 8-Aug. 16)

- Edison and Newman Room, Houghton Library. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (617) 496-4027.

Lamont Library

"Harvard College Annual International Photo Contest" features photographs taken by Harvard students while they studied, worked, interned, or did research abroad during the 2006-2007 academic year. (Through June 2008)

- First and third floor cases, Lamont Library. (617) 495-2455.

Landscape Institute

"V. Michael Weinmayer: 40 Years of Landscape Architecture" presents a broad spectrum of commercial, institutional, public, and private work created during 40 years of professional practice. (Through May 15)

- Room L01, Landscape Institute, 29 Garden St. (617) 495-8632, landscape@arnarb.harvard.edu, http://www.landscape.arboretum.harvard.edu.

Peabody Museum

"Change and Continuity: Hall of the North American Indian" explores how native peoples across the continent responded to the arrival of Europeans. (Ongoing)

"Encounters with the Americas" explores native cultures of Mesoamerica before and after Spanish contact. It features original sculpture and plaster casts of Maya monuments as well as contemporary textiles from the Americas. (Ongoing)

"From Nation to Nation: Examining Lewis and Clark's Indian Collection" explores the only known surviving Indian objects brought back by Lewis and Clark and what they tell us about Lewis and Clark's journey and the nations they encountered. (Extended through June 2008)

"Pacific Islands Hall" features a diverse array of artifacts brought to the museum by Boston's maritime trade merchants. (Ongoing)

"REMIX: Indigenous Identities in the 21st Century" features the works of four visual artists - Doug Miles, Ryan Red Corn, Courtney Leonard, and Bunky Echo-Hawk - and rapper Quese IMC, who have embraced the ethos of modern Native American heritage, transforming traditional materials, ideas and iconography into powerful contemporary art. (Through Aug. 31)

"Storied Walls: Murals of the Americas" explores the spectacular wall paintings from the ancestral Hopi village kivas of Awatovi in Arizona; San Bartolo and Bonampak in Guatemala and Mexico respectively; and the Moche huacas of northern Peru. (Through Dec. 31, 2009)

- The Peabody Museum is located at 11 Divinity Ave. Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults; $7 for senior citizens and students; $6 for children 3 to 18 years old; free for children under 3 years old. Free admission (for Massachusetts residents only) on Sun. mornings 9 a.m.-noon, except for groups, and free admission on Wed. afternoons, Sept.-May, 3-5 p.m. The Peabody Museum is closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving Day, Dec. 24, and Dec. 25. (617) 496-1027, http://www.peabody.harvard.edu.

Pusey Library

"Family Album: The Roosevelts at Home." (Through May 2008)

- Theodore Roosevelt Gallery, Pusey Library. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (617) 384-7938.

"The Lands of the Sophi: Iran in Early Modern European Maps (1550-1700)." (May 8-Aug. 16)

- Harvard Map Collection Gallery, Pusey Library. (617) 495-2417, cobb@fas.harvard.edu.

Semitic Museum

"Ancient Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection at the Semitic Museum" comprises vessels, figurines, bronzes, and other artifacts dating from 2000 B.C. to 300 A.D. (Ongoing)

"Ancient Egypt: Magic and the Afterlife" introduces visitors to the Egyptian view of life after death through coffins, amulets, and funerary inscriptions. (Ongoing)

"The Houses of Ancient Israel: Domestic, Royal, Divine" is devoted to everyday life in Iron Age Israel (ca. 1200-600 BCE). Featured in the exhibit is a full-scale replica of a fully furnished, two-story village house. (Ongoing)

"Nuzi and the Hurrians: Fragments from a Forgotten Past" features over 100 objects detailing everyday life in Nuzi, which was located in Northeastern Iraq around 1400 B.C. (Ongoing)

- Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave. Open Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., 1-4 p.m. Closed holiday weekends. Admission is free. (617) 495-4631.

University Art Museums

Busch-Reisinger Museum

"A Taste of Power: 18th-Century German Porcelain for the Table" examines the use of porcelain figurines as intriguing table decorations at elaborate baroque court festivals and banquets. In the 18th century, porcelain was not just an art to amuse and delight the eye: It was also a potent source of prestige and a demonstration of power. The exhibit features objects from Meissen, Nymphenburg, and Hochst manufactories and encourages a fresh experience of the works by suggesting their original context and function. (Through June 30)

Fogg Museum

"Long Life Cool White: Photographs by Moyra Davey" marks the first survey of Davey's work, and her first major exhibition in a museum. Davey's work focuses on the humble and mundane accumulations of everyday objects, such as stacks of newspapers, books, records, and money. Her modest scale encourages viewers to focus their attention and consequently increase their awareness of everyday life. See also Carpenter Center for related exhibit. (Through June 30)

"Renzo Piano's Art Museum for Harvard" presents Renzo Piano Building Workshop's schematic design for the long-awaited renovation of the HUAM facilities at 32 Quincy St. Renzo Piano, a recipient of both the Pritzker Prize and the American Institute of Architects' 2008 Gold Medal, has been charged with designing a home for the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Sackler museums under one roof. While not a representation of the final design, the exhibition presents an important milestone in design progress and highlights many of the opportunities and challenges ahead as this historic transformation moves forward. (May 18-June 30)

- The Fogg and Busch-Reisinger museums are located at 32 Quincy St. The Sackler Museum is located at 485 Broadway. The University Art Museums are open Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m. Admission is $9; $7 for senior citizens; $6 for college students with ID; free to Harvard ID holders, Cambridge Public Library card holders, members, and to people under 18 years old; free to the public on Saturday mornings 10 a.m.-noon and every day after 4:30 p.m. General tours are held Mon.-Fri. The Fogg tour is at 11 a.m. The Busch-Reisinger tour is at 1 p.m. The Sackler tour is at 2 p.m. (617) 495-9400. http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu.