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SUMMARY:Decriminalizing Gender & Queering Political Economy
DESCRIPTION:Join us on November 10 to hear about two recent books on a pane
 l featuring the authors themselves. Boston University School of Law Profes
 sors Aziza Ahmed and Steven Koh will facilitate the conversation.\n\nStude
 nts attending in person will be entered for a chance to win copies of the 
 books. Additional copies will be available for purchase.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/decriminalizing-gen
 der-and-queering-political-economy-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re
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SUMMARY:Brooks Village: A Place to Call Home
DESCRIPTION:Join Medford historian Dee Morris for a fascinating presentatio
 n exploring the history of Brooks Village\, a once-important part of Medfo
 rd\\'s community. In 1946\, Medford established 200 units of temporary hou
 sing for World War II veterans and their families. These simple homes were
  constructed on the Brooks Estate in West Medford\, providing a place for 
 returning …\n\\n\nBrooks Village: A Place to Call Home Read More &raquo\
 ; \n\\n
LOCATION:Medford Senior Center\, 101 Riverside Ave.\, Medford\, MA\, Medfor
 d
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/medford/medford-senior-center/bro
 oks-village-a-place-to-call-home-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
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DTSTART:20261110T200000Z
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SUMMARY:Information Session for Adult English Learners
DESCRIPTION:Are you an adult English Language Learner looking for resources
 \, support\, and ways to practice? Join members of our Literacy Services t
 eam for an informal information session ! This is your chance to: Talk wit
 h an instructor about how to register for grammar classes. Learn about our
  free\, informal conversation practice groups (a great way to practice spe
 aking and listening). Ask questions about local resources and programs for
  adult English learners. Please note - this session is designed to answer 
 questions and connect you with resources - it is not a formal English clas
 s . Additional Resources for English Learners For more options\, programs\
 , and self-study tools available across the city and online\, please explo
 re the following resources: Literacy Resources for ESOL Learners City of B
 oston’s Adult Literacy Initiative Massachusetts Adult Education Help Des
 k Mango Languages online learning software (library card required) How to 
 get a library card Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acc
 essible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, 
 contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Ple
 ase allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the 
 Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more abo
 ut supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's 
 website .
LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley-
 square/information-session-for-adult-english-learners-2026-11-10?utm_sourc
 e=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T200000Z
DTEND:20261110T223000Z
SUMMARY:BC-MIT Number Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Time: 3:00 - 4:00pm\n\nSpeaker: Ziyang Gao (UCLA)\n\nTitle: Tow
 ards uniformity in rational torsion and small points on abelian varieties\
 n\nAbstract: \n\nOn an elliptic curve E defined over a number field K\, a 
 celebrated theorem of Mazur\, Kamienney\, and Merel asserts the number of 
 its rational torsion points is bounded above solely in terms of the degree
  of K — known as the uniform boundedness conjecture for elliptic curves.
  On the other hand\, the Lang-Silverman conjecture predicts that the heigh
 t of non-torsion rational points\, divided by the Faltings height of E\, i
 s bounded below uniformly in terms of K.\n\nIn this talk\, I will present 
 a different method (inspired by Vojta's proof of the Mordell Conjecture) t
 o study both conjectures for abelian varieties of arbitrary dimension. Ove
 r number fields\, we prove both conjectures assuming a suitable generalize
 d version of Szpiro's conjecture. Over function fields of characteristic 0
 \, we resolve both conjectures unconditionally\, giving a new proof of a r
 emarkable result of Looper and Yap earlier this year — a common key ingr
 edient is Deligne's Arakelov Inequality. The bound obtained by our method 
 is explicit and depends polynomially on the base field. We also prove both
  conjectures for elliptic curves over function fields of characteristic p.
 \n\nJoint work with Kaiyuan Gu.\n\n---------------------------------------
 ---------------------\n\nTime: 4:30 - 5:30pm\n\nSpeaker: Daniel Litt (Univ
 ersity of Toronto)\n\nTitle: The arithmetic of differential equations\n\nA
 bstract:\n\nIn 1875 Fuchs asked for a criterion that determines when the s
 olutions to an algebraic differential equation are themselves algebraic fu
 nctions. Conjectural answers to this question have been given by Grothendi
 eck and Katz\, Ekedahl--Shepherd-Barron--Taylor\, and Bost\, in terms of t
 he arithmetic of the differential equation's structure constants. I'll exp
 lain joint work in progress with Joshua Lam verifying these conjectures fo
 r a class of non-linear differential equations arising in algebraic geomet
 ry. This work is largely an excuse to try to better understand the arithme
 tic and geometry of algebraic differential equations and representations o
 f fundamental groups of algebraic varieties.
LOCATION:Boston College\, Maloney 560\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/boston-college-maloney-
 560/bc-mit-number-theory-seminar-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
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DTSTART:20261110T200000Z
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SUMMARY:PDE/Analysis Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Pavel Etingof(MIT)\n\nTitle: q-continued fractions\n\n
 Abstract: \n\nRecall that every real number \\(x \\geq 1\\) can be uniquel
 y written as a continued fraction \\[ x = \\llbracket a_1\, a_2\, a_3\, \\
 dots \\rrbracket := a_1 - \\cfrac{1}{a_2 - \\cfrac{1}{a_3 - \\dots}} \\] w
 here the \\(a_i\\) are integers \\(\\geq 2\\): namely\, \\(a_1\\) is the s
 mallest integer larger than \\(x\\)\, \\(a_2\\) is the smallest integer la
 rger than \\(\\frac{1}{a_1-x}\\)\, and so on. Moreover\, the sequence of t
 runcations of any such continued fraction converges to a real number in \\
 ([1\,\\infty)\\). \n\nRecently\, Morier-Genoud and Ovsienko defined a natu
 ral \\(q\\)-deformation of continued fractions\, which associates to every
  nonnegative real number \\(x\\) a formal power series \\([x]_q\\) with in
 teger coefficients\, serving as a \\(q\\)-analog of \\(x\\): \\[ [x]_q = \
 \llbracket a_1\, a_2\, a_3\, \\dots \\rrbracket_q := [a_1]_q - \\cfrac{q^{
 a_1-1}}{[a_2]_q - \\cfrac{q^{a_2-1}}{[a_3]_q - \\dots}}\, \\] where \\([n]
 _q = 1 + q + \\dots + q^{n-1}\\) for a positive integer \\(n\\). This exte
 nds the latter formula to all real \\(x \\geq 1\\) and yields a rational f
 unction of \\(q\\) when \\(x\\) is rational. I will discuss the analytic p
 roperties of the \\(q\\)-real numbers \\([x]_q\\). Namely\, I will explain
  why all these series converge for \\(\\lvert q \\rvert < \\frac{3-\\sqrt{
 5}}{2}\\)\, and why this bound is optimal\, with equality for the golden r
 atio \\(x = \\frac{1+\\sqrt{5}}{2}\\) --- a \\(q\\)-analogue of Hurwitz's 
 theorem stating that the golden ratio is the number worst-approximable by 
 rationals.\n\nThe proof uses a combinatorial description of the coefficien
 ts in terms of rooted trees. For real \\(0 < q < 1\\)\, \\(q\\)-continued 
 fractions also define an increasing function \\(x \\mapsto [x]_q\\)\, whic
 h exhibits jumps at rational points and has a derivative of zero almost ev
 erywhere. I will discuss its properties\, as well as a complex analogue \\
 ([\\tau]_q\\) for \\(\\tau \\in \\mathbb{C}_+\\)\, which is a meromorphic 
 function in \\(\\tau\\) expressed through hypergeometric and modular funct
 ions. \n\nThe talk will include the necessary background and is based in p
 art on joint work with Valentin Ovsienko. \n\nBased on arXiv:2508.08440 an
 d arXiv:2608.06761.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/pde-analysis
 -seminar-2026-11-10-hxyl?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Pulmonary Center presents: Annual Jerry Brody Lecture - Sangeeta N.
  Bhatia\, MD\, PhD (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our annual Jerry Brody Lecture. \n\nNanomate
 rials that speak the language of biology: talking and listening to the tis
 sue microenvironment \n2026 Jerry Brody Lecturer: Sangeeta N. Bhatia\, MD\
 , PhD\nJohn J. and Dorothy Wilson Professor of Health Sciences and Technol
 ogy and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\nDirector\, Marble 
 Center for Cancer Nanomedicine\nMember\, Ludwig Center at MIT\nInvestigato
 r\, Howard Hughes Medical Institute\nInstitute Member\, Broad Institute of
  MIT and Harvard\nAssociated Faculty\, Wyss Institute\nBiomedical Engineer
 \, Brigham and Women's Hospital\, Department of Medicine \n\nPlease reach 
 out to Judah Ron pulmadm@bu.edu for zoom info
LOCATION:X715\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/x715/pulmonary-center-pres
 ents-annual-jerry-brody-lecture-sangeeta-n-bhatia-md-phd-hy-2026-11-10?utm
 _source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T200000Z
DTEND:20261110T210000Z
SUMMARY:SLIC Talks: Leading Through Difference — Dialogue\, Disagreement\
 , and Common Ground
DESCRIPTION:Can we disagree without disconnecting?\n\nJoin the Student Lead
 ership & Impact Center (SLIC) for SLIC Talks: Leading Through Difference 
 — Dialogue\, Disagreement\, and Common Ground\, an interactive student l
 eadership development session facilitated by Nick Bates\, Director of the 
 Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground.\n\nExplore what it means to lead 
 across differences\, navigate disagreement constructively\, and find commo
 n ground without requiring consensus. Through conversation and reflection\
 , participants will consider how listening\, dialogue\, and relationship-b
 uilding can strengthen their leadership practices and contribute to more c
 onnected communities.\n\nPart of SLIC's recurring student leadership devel
 opment series\, this session is open to all BU undergraduate and graduate 
 students. Whether you hold a formal leadership position or simply want to 
 strengthen how you engage with others\, this conversation is for you.\n\nA
 dvance registration is encouraged. Food will be provided based on advance 
 registrations.\n\nRegister through Terrier Central: https://cglink.me/251/
 r377847
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/slic-talks-leading-
 through-difference-dialogue-disagreement-and-common-ground-2026-11-10?utm_
 source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T210000Z
DTEND:20261110T220000Z
SUMMARY:PDE/Analysis Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Marianna Russkikh (University of Notre Dame)\n\nTitle:
  Dimer Model\, Origami map and Maximal Surfaces in Minkowski Space R^{2\,1
 }\n\nAbstract: \n\nRandom tilings reveal striking connections between prob
 ability and geometry. This talk explores these connections through geometr
 ic objects called t-embeddings\, which\, together with their origami map\,
  reveal the conformal structure underlying the dimer model and provide a n
 ew way to study the large-scale behavior of random tilings.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/pde-analysis
 -seminar-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTEND:20261110T220000Z
SUMMARY:Biology Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Masayuki Onishi\, Duke\n\nHost: Daniel Lew\n\nTitle: "
 Cleavage-furrow formation without a contractile ring and its coordination 
 with chloroplast division"\n\nThe Biology Colloquium is a weekly seminar h
 eld throughout the academic year — featuring distinguished speakers in m
 any areas of the biological sciences from universities and institutions wo
 rldwide. More information on speakers\, their affiliations\, and titles of
  their talks will be added as available. Unless otherwise stated\, the Col
 loquium will be held live in Stata 32-123 (Kirsch auditorium) Contact Marg
 aret Cabral with questions.
LOCATION:Stata\, Kirsch auditorium\, 32-123\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/stata-kirsch-auditorium
 -32-123/biology-colloquium-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T210000Z
DTEND:20261110T220000Z
SUMMARY:SCSB Special Seminar with Dr. Aya Ito-Ishida: Cross-species analyse
 s reveal conserved cortical network alterations in Rett syndrome
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, November 10\, 2026\nLocation: 46-3002 (Singleto
 n Auditorium). Please note this talk will not be recorded\nTime: 4:00pm-5:
 00pm ET\n\nSpeaker: Aya Ito-Ishida\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\nAffiliation: Team Direc
 tor\, Laboratory for Brain Development and Disorders\, RIKEN Center for Br
 ain Science\n\nHosts: Dr. Giselle Fernandes\, Dr. Mriganka Sur\n\nTalk tit
 le: Cross-species analyses reveal conserved cortical network alterations i
 n Rett syndrome\n\nAbstract: Cortical circuits undergo extensive reorganiz
 ation during development to support the emergence of complex cognitive beh
 aviors. Disruption of this process is thought to contribute to neurodevelo
 pmental disorders\, but how genetic alterations reshape large-scale cortic
 al organization\, how these changes relate to behavioral impairments\, and
  whether they can be reversed remain poorly understood. Rett syndrome\, a 
 monogenic neurodevelopmental disorder\, provides a unique genetically defi
 ned system for linking molecular alterations\, large-scale circuit dysfunc
 tion\, and behavioral consequences. In this talk\, I will present our rece
 nt work combining resting-state fMRI in individuals with Rett syndrome and
  wide-field calcium imaging in mice. Our findings suggest a conserved disr
 uption of cortical functional hierarchy that is closely associated with be
 havioral severity. Furthermore\, we find that this abnormality is reversib
 le following MECP2 reintroduction in mice\, suggesting that this approach 
 may provide a cross-species framework for evaluating emerging therapies in
  Rett syndrome and related neurodevelopmental disorders.
LOCATION:Building 46\, Singleton Auditorium\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-singleton-a
 uditorium/scsb-special-seminar-with-dr-aya-ito-ishida-cross-species-analys
 es-reveal-conser-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T210000Z
DTEND:20261110T220000Z
SUMMARY:Misinformation Speaker Series: Reclaiming the Internet
DESCRIPTION:The affordances and risks on the internet today are the outcome
  of thirty years of laissez-faire communications policy. It shows that ear
 ly internet evangelists in the 1990s believed that the internet could only
  thrive if application developers are free to innovate\, unfettered by con
 ventional legal duties and regulations. Their interventions were impactful
  enough that they inspired courts and legislators to articulate sweeping p
 rotections under the First Amendment and a new federal statute\, 47 U.S.C.
  §230\, respectively.\n\nThe ideas that motivated these protections have 
 always been fanciful. In fact\, they have driven information tech companie
 s to design services without much regard for their social impacts\; the pr
 otections give them license to pursue risky and harmful commercial practic
 es. Now that the same discourse animates debates regarding artificial inte
 lligence data centers\, large language models\, and AI-powered products\, 
 the book argues that lawmakers and judges should dispense with the breathl
 ess talk about innovation and free speech on online platforms and\, instea
 d\, develop a new industrial tech policy that places consumers and communi
 ties at its center. They could start by focusing\, as courts recently have
 \, on the ways in which companies design their products and applications.\
 n\nFor more\, visit the publisher's website: https://globalreports.columbi
 a.edu/books/reclaiming-the-internet
LOCATION:Dockser Hall\, 32\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/dockser-hall-32/misinforma
 tion-speaker-series-reclaiming-the-internet-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_
 medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T210000Z
DTEND:20261110T230000Z
SUMMARY:BNHPP: Siddharth Muthukrishnan – Grace Under Pressure: Why Vague 
 Models are Fault-Tolerant
DESCRIPTION:A lecture organized by the Boston Network for the history and P
 hilosophy of Physics\, sponsored by the The Center for Philosophy and the 
 History of Science and Tufts University.\nAbstract: Vague terms\, like “
 tall”\, “bald”\, and “heap”\, have unsharp boundaries. What func
 tion\, if any\, does such unsharpness serve? Attempts to answer this quest
 ion have focused mostly on ordinary language\, with some recent focus on s
 pecialized languages such as legal language. I look farther afield—to ph
 ysics. Physics may seem an unlikely place to find vagueness given its repu
 tation for mathematical precision\, but I show that it is shot through wit
 h vagueness. Specifically\, models employed by physics have vaguely specif
 ied regimes of validity\, and we can see this clearly using the mathematic
 al structure of relations between models. After I bring this into view\, I
  argue that vagueness serves an important function in physics—namely\, f
 ault-tolerance\, a notion I borrow from engineering. Roughly\, a fault-tol
 erant system is one that continues functioning—or can be modified so as 
 to continue functioning—if only partially\, despite encountering faults\
 , which typically arise because operating conditions depart significantly 
 from those the system was intended for. I argue that\, in physics models\,
  the characteristic features of vagueness—namely\, sorites-susceptibilit
 y\, borderline cases\, and higher-order vagueness—enable the characteris
 tic features of fault-tolerance—namely\, robustness\, graceful degradati
 on\, and error-correctability. I close by sketching how vagueness enables 
 fault-tolerance in ordinary language as well.
LOCATION:Room 210\, Emerson Hall\, Harvard University\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/room-210-emerson-hall-harv
 ard-university/bnhpp-siddharth-muthukrishnan-grace-under-pressure-why-vagu
 e-models-are-fault-to-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261110T210000Z
DTEND:20261110T220000Z
SUMMARY:Cambridge Silent Reading Party
DESCRIPTION:The Silent Reading Party comes to Cambridge! You can either BYO
 B (bring your own book) or buy a book here! We’ll be sitting and reading
  quietly for an hour\, followed by some discussion about...
LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0
 2140-1413\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/cam
 bridge-silent-reading-party-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261110T213000Z
DTEND:20261110T223000Z
SUMMARY:KSJ + STS Fall Lecture - The Fight for Facts: Evidence in an Age of
  Doubt
DESCRIPTION:Dear MIT Community\,\n\nThe Program in Science\, Technology\, a
 nd Society and the Knight Science Journalism Program invite you on Tuesday
 \, November 10th at 4:30 pm in the Nexus at Hayden Library (14S-130) for a
  special lecture\, "The Fight for Facts: Evidence in an Age of Doubt\," th
 at explores the rise of evidence-based thinking\, the power of scientific 
 consensus\, and the forces that work to distort\, undermine\, and dismiss 
 facts. \n\nFeaturing\n\nHelen Pearson\, KJS Fellow\, Senior Editor at Natu
 re\, and Author of “Beyond Belief.”\n\nNaomi Oreskes\, Professor of th
 e history of science at Harvard University and author of “Why Trust Scie
 nce?”\n\nTime\n\nLecture: 4:30 – 5:45 pm\n\nReception to Follow\n\nTo 
 Attend In-Person\n\nPlease fill out this RSVP form if you plan to attend. 
 This event is in-person only. \n\nThis talk is free to the MIT community a
 nd open to the public. Please see the attached flyer for more details. We 
 hope to see you there!
LOCATION:The Nexus at Hayden Library\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/the-nexus-at-hayden-lib
 rary/ksj-sts-fall-lecture-the-fight-for-facts-evidence-in-an-age-of-doubt-
 2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261110T220000Z
DTEND:20261111T000000Z
SUMMARY:[Mehrotra Institute x BU Questrom]: Fireside Chat with Peter Kolchi
 nski
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with a Titan of Biotech Investing \n
 \nPeter Kolchinsky is the founder and Managing Partner of RA Capital Manag
 ement\, one of the most influential investment firms in biotechnology and 
 the life sciences\, with more than $14 billion in assets under management.
  A scientist long before an investor\, he earned his PhD in virology from 
 Harvard\, and he has spent his career backing the companies that turn cutt
 ing-edge science into medicines that actually reach patients. He is also t
 he author of The Great American Drug Deal and the founder of No Patient Le
 ft Behind\, where he champions what he calls the biotech social contract\,
  the idea that society should reward innovation while ensuring medicines b
 ecome affordable to all once their patents expire.\n\nIn this fireside cha
 t\, Peter Kolchinsky will share what a career at the intersection of scien
 ce and capital has taught him: how to tell a true breakthrough from a dead
  end\, what it really takes to fund the medicines of the future\, and how 
 to balance bold innovation with the promise that progress reaches the peop
 le who need it. Whether you are drawn to science\, medicine\, finance\, or
  entrepreneurship\, this is a rare chance to learn from one of the sharpes
 t minds in biotech.
LOCATION:Questrom Events & Conference Center\, 4th Floor\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/questrom-events-and-confer
 ence-center-4th-floor/mehrotra-institute-x-bu-questrom-fireside-chat-with-
 peter-kolchinski-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261110T230000Z
DTEND:20261111T000000Z
SUMMARY:What Does a Materials Scientist DO\, Anyway: a Course 3 Alumni Talk
DESCRIPTION:From FAANG to start-ups and beyond: materials scientists are EV
 ERYWHERE!\n\nMaterials Science & Engineering is the interdisciplinary stud
 y of the physical properties of our material world: glass\, concrete\, met
 al\, and more.\n\nJoin DMSE on Tuesday\, Nov. 10th to hear program alumni 
 discuss their careers and student experience within DMSE. There will be a 
 panel discussion\, followed by a large-group Q&A\, and breakout sessions f
 or small-group conversation and networking.
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/what-does-a-mate
 rials-scientist-do-anyway-a-course-3-alumni-talk-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics
 &utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261110T230000Z
DTEND:20261111T000000Z
SUMMARY:MFA: Studio Arts Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the MFA: Studio Arts Program Chairs for an approximately 1
  hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn more about th
 e MFA: Studio Arts programs:\n\nMeet Program Chairs\, Cecilia Vázquez and
  Wendy JacobProgram overviewConcentrations in Painting\, Printmaking & Scu
 lptureApplication requirementsWhat makes a strong applicationAttendee ques
 tion and answer
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mfa-studio-arts-inf
 ormation-session-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261110T230000Z
DTEND:20261111T010000Z
SUMMARY:Voices in Contemporary Art Talk with Lucy Kim
DESCRIPTION:Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts an
 d Voices in Contemporary Art (VoCA) present a conversation with artist and
  Associate Professor of Art and Chair of Graduate Studies in Painting Lucy
  Kim and conservator Narayan Khandekar at the Howard Thurman Center for Co
 mmon Ground. They will discuss Kim’s work across painting\, sculpture\, 
 and biological media. The conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A
  and casual reception.\n\nLucy Kim is a visual artist working across paint
 ing\, sculpture and biological media. In her hybrid works\, she embraces d
 istortion as a tool to deconstruct how we see what we see: the relationshi
 p between our evolved vision-centricity\, constructed socio-cultural syste
 ms\, and personal desires. Kim is a recipient of the 2026 Wagner Arts Fell
 owship\, 2024 Howard Foundation Fellowship\, and the 2017 ICA Boston James
  and Audrey Foster Prize. In 2022\, she received the Creative Capital Awar
 d for her project printing images with bacteria that has been genetically-
 modified to produce melanin. Melanin is the main bio-pigment behind human 
 skin\, hair\, and eye color. She began this project while an artist-in-res
 idence at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard\, and continues to develo
 p it at Boston University\, where she teaches. Through this project\, Kim 
 expands her committed study of our visual habits\, which she first began i
 n her sculptural paintings using unconventional processes in the studio. K
 im is based in Cambridge\, MA and is Associate Professor of Art at Boston 
 University.\n\nNarayan Khandekar is the Director of the Straus Center for 
 Conservation and Technical Studies at the Harvard Art Museums\, and Lectur
 er on the History of Art and Architecture\, Harvard University. He receive
 d a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Melbourne and a Post
 -graduate Diploma in the Conservation of Easel Paintings from the Courtaul
 d Institute of Art. He is an author on over seventy publications.\n\nVoCA 
 (Voices in Contemporary Art) is a non-profit organization that generates c
 ritical dialogue and collaborative programming around the stewardship of c
 ontemporary art. VoCA Talks is a series of public programs featuring artis
 ts and their collaborators in conversation about the challenges and reward
 s inherent in making\, showing\, and preserving contemporary art.\n\nThis 
 program is free and open to the public\, but we ask that you please RSVP.
LOCATION:Howard Thurman Center\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/howard-thurman-center/voic
 es-in-contemporary-art-talk-with-lucy-kim-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_me
 dium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261111T000000Z
DTEND:20261111T010000Z
SUMMARY:David Weinberger at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes David Weinberger—researcher at Ha
 rvard metaLAB\, long-time affiliate of the Harvard Berkman Klein Center\, 
 and bestselling author of Everyday Chaos—for a discussion of...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/davi
 d-weinberger-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re
 ferral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:03807e6b7f2aa898@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261111T000000Z
DTEND:20261111T010000Z
SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Elizabeth Rudy\, Curator of Prints\, Harvard Art 
 Museums
DESCRIPTION:Join Boston University Art Galleries for a gallery talk by Dr. 
 Elizabeth Rudy. Rudy was the distinguished juror from the 2023 North Ameri
 can Print Biennial. She oversees the objects in the Harvard Art Museums’
  print collection\, which spans the Renaissance to the contemporary era\, 
 and gives frequent public lectures on both historical and contemporary pri
 nts. Her talk will focus on the prints in the show.\n\nThe Boston Printmak
 ers return to Boston University to present its 2026 North American Print B
 iennial\, in 808 Gallery. The juror for the exhibition is Esther Adler\, C
 urator at the Museum of Contemporary Art\, New York. The exhibit features 
 a broad array of contemporary prints and artists books\, spanning traditio
 nal to contemporary/integrated media approaches\, with both emerging and e
 stablished artists from across North America. The exhibition includes exam
 ples of etching\, lithography\, woodcut\, linocut\, screenprint\, digital 
 printmaking and dimensional works\, in which the artists explore a rich di
 versity of conceptual and narrative content.
LOCATION:808 Gallery\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/808-gallery/gallery-talk-w
 ith-elizabeth-rudy-curator-of-prints-harvard-art-museums-2026-11-10?utm_so
 urce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4c2f26ff6c100455@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052651Z
DTSTART:20261111T000000Z
DTEND:20261111T010000Z
SUMMARY:French Conversation Salon
DESCRIPTION:Led By: Dr. Carey Dardompré Fee: $190 6 Tuesdays: 9/15- 10/20
  Join our French Conversation Salon\, a welcoming program designed for lea
 rners of all levels\, from beginners to advanced speakers. In a supportive
 \, small-group environment\, participants build confidence through convers
 ation while exploring the richness of the francophone world. Each session 
 combines language practice with discussions inspired …\n\\n\nFrench Conv
 ersation Salon Read More &raquo\; \n\\n
LOCATION:Arts Collaborative Medford\, 162 Mystic Ave.\, Medford\, MA\, Medf
 ord
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/medford/arts-collaborative-medfor
 d/french-conversation-salon-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:cf43e0a02105c228@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261111T173000Z
DTEND:20261111T190000Z
SUMMARY:Philosophy Seminar Series - Zhiwei Min
DESCRIPTION:A weekly seminar series with talks by graduate students and fac
 ulty on various subjects of philosophy. This week's speaker is Zhiwei Min:
  “Heidegger’s Existential Analytic as an Ontological Inversion of Aris
 totle’s Ethics”
LOCATION:STH 525\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sth-525/philosophy-seminar
 -series-zhiwei-min-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6656956c1c74c001@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261111T211500Z
DTEND:20261111T221500Z
SUMMARY:Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Lang Mou (UC Davis)\n\nTitle: Leafy trees\, wall-cross
 ing\, and m-Tamari intervals\n\nAbstract: Trees appear in several approach
 es to wall-crossing. I will present a new plane-tree model for the central
  wall in rank-2 cluster scattering diagrams\, inspired by the recently int
 roduced tight gradings on Dyck paths. These trees turn out to be in biject
 ion with intervals in the m-Tamari lattice\, a lattice on m-ballot paths. 
 I will explain this correspondence and show how the tree perspective leads
  to algebraic functional equations for enumerating these intervals and a n
 ew combinatorial proof of the central wall formula. No prior knowledge of 
 wall-crossing or cluster algebras will be assumed. This talk is based on j
 oint work with Amanda Burcroff and Kyungyong Lee.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/richard-p-st
 anley-seminar-in-combinatorics-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:06f39a3449823d61@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261111T233000Z
DTEND:20261112T023000Z
SUMMARY:Boston Postmortem: Narrative Gameplay: Role-Playing Elements for St
 ory and Gameplay
DESCRIPTION:MIT Game Lab hosts Boston Postmortem's November meeting with a 
 guest lecture.\n\nJoe Fielder will detail the nuts and bolts of how narrat
 ive design works in game series like The Outer Worlds and Fallout and how 
 narrative elements can factor into the gameplay.\n\nThe Evening Itinerary\
 n6:30pm to 7:30pm - Pre-presentation mingle and hang out\n7:30pm to 8:30pm
  - Presentation\n8:30pm to 9pm - Q&A\n9:00pm - The presentation ends. Atte
 ndees may join us for an additional evening hang out at Flat Top Johnnys\n
 \nSpeaker: Joe Fielder\n\nJoe Fielder is a Principal Narrative Designer at
  Obsidian Entertainment.\n\nHis past projects include The Outer Worlds 2\,
  Deathloop\, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut\, Star Wars Battlefront 2\,
  The Flame in the Flood\, and more.\n\nBoston Game Dev / Boston Postmortem
 \n\nBoston Game Dev convenes many of the game-creator meetups in the great
 er Boston area\, Our goal is to create a unified source of meetup informat
 ion for the game-making community in eastern MA.\n\nIf you make (or want t
 o make) games\, come hang out!\n\nMore details at: https://www.meetup.com/
 bostongamedev/
LOCATION:Building 32\, 155\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-32-155/boston-
 postmortem-narrative-gameplay-role-playing-elements-for-story-and-gamepla-
 2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6fda8cc89fc7703e@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261112T150000Z
DTEND:20261112T160000Z
SUMMARY:English "Walk and Talk" Time! (outdoors)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 12\, 2026 10:00—11:30 AM\nOlmsted Lawn\nM
 ain Library\n40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\nAre you intereste
 d in:\npracticing your English conversation skills?\nlearning about Quincy
  Center?\nmeeting new people from other cultures?\nPlease join us for Walk
  and Talk! Led by 2 volunteer teachers\, the walks start at the Main Libra
 ry and follow different routes around Quincy Center (a maximum distance of
  2 miles\, walked at a slow pace). The walks are a great opportunity for E
 nglish Language Learners to meet new people\, enjoy casual conversation an
 d learn about the many interesting places in Quincy Center! Longtime Quinc
 y community members who are interested in meeting people from other cultur
 es are very welcome to join\, as well.\nMeet in front of the library (on W
 ashington Street) at 10:00 AM. The group leaves the library at 10:15 AM so
  be sure to arrive by then!\nOther information:\nThis is a drop-in event. 
 Registration is not required.\nOn cold or rainy days\, the group meets ins
 ide in a meeting room on Floor 2.\nChildren are also welcome\, but must be
  supervised by a caregiver at all times.\nWear comfortable shoes!\nQuestio
 ns? Please email esol@tcplquincy.org.\nHope to see you at Walk and Talk!\n
 This program is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Friends o
 f the Thomas Crane Public Library. To find out more about their work and h
 ow you can get involved\, visit the Friends of the Library webpage.
LOCATION:Main Library\, 40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\, Quincy
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/main-library/english-walk-
 and-talk-time-outdoors-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261112T170000Z
DTEND:20261112T180000Z
SUMMARY:Lunch/Pizza Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Pavel Etingof\, Jorge Garza-Vargas\, Maya Sankar\n\nT
 opic: Presentations and Discussion of OpenAI Papers.\n\nAll are welcome! P
 izza will be available during the talk.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/lunch-pizza-
 seminar-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:669d8da3cf3a4a7a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261112T190000Z
DTEND:20261112T200000Z
SUMMARY:Scaling Up: Effective Pedagogy for Large Enrollment Courses
DESCRIPTION:Scaling Up: Effective Pedagogy for Large Enrollment Courses\n\n
 Dr. Molly Metz\, Associate Professor\, Teaching Stream\, in the Department
  of Psychology at the University of Toronto\n\nDescription\n\nIt can be ha
 rd to step outside the lecture-as-usual box when teaching large-enrollment
  courses (e.g.\, 200-400 students). Fortunately\, it is possible to integr
 ate evidence-based teaching in classes with hundreds of students\, and to 
 do so without sacrificing your own wellbeing. This talk will answer questi
 ons like (1) how do I assign homework/writing in big classes and keep up w
 ith the feedback? or (2) how can I use active learning strategies with so 
 many students? Additionally\, Dr. Metz will discuss the challenge of teach
 ing courses (e.g.\, introduction to statistics) to students who are anxiou
 s\, apathetic\, or disengaged and provide concrete recommendations for ped
 agogical strategies to help motivate them.\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\nDr. Mol
 ly Metz is a social psychologist and Associate Professor\, Teaching Stream
 \, in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto\, as well 
 as the Vice President for Diversity & International Relations of the Socie
 ty for the Teaching of Psychology. Her professional and scholarly work has
  focused on inclusive pedagogy\, autonomous motivation and need support\, 
 teaching statistics and research methods\, and teaching large courses. In 
 her home department\, she is the primary faculty instructor for Statistics
  I\, Statistics II\, and Intro to Research Methods\, each with a typical c
 ap of 200 students\, as well as upper-level lecture and seminar courses on
  relationships\, emotion\, and sexual and gender diversity. A student forg
 ed in a liberal arts school herself\, Molly has spent her whole career try
 ing to figure out how to impart some of the same benefits of small liberal
  arts courses to her students at large research-intensive institutions\, a
 nd thinks she has been at least moderately successful.\n\nAll are welcome!
  Please register on Zoom
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/scaling-up-effec
 tive-pedagogy-for-large-enrollment-courses-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_m
 edium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261112T200000Z
DTEND:20261112T210000Z
SUMMARY:Mills Institute Presents: Rural Reproductive Justice
DESCRIPTION:People living in rural areas face distinct barriers to reproduc
 tive health care\, including long travel distances to providers\, a shorta
 ge of accessible specialists\, limited public transportation\, unaffordabl
 e services\, gaps in insurance coverage\, stigma\, and poverty.\n\nJoin re
 searchers from the Mills Institute Reproductive Justice Research Stream to
  learn about their work to address these challenges. The project brings to
 gether scholars and practitioners from across Maine to advance research an
 d action on rural reproductive health. Hear what the team has uncovered an
 d where the work is headed.\n\nAbout the Reproductive Justice Research Str
 eam\nThis working group is part of the Research Justice at the Intersectio
 ns (RJI) Program at the Mills Institute\, which fosters social justice-ori
 ented research and groundbreaking critical analysis by creating an interdi
 sciplinary\, competitively selected community of scholars each academic ye
 ar. RJI scholars meet regularly to share and comment on works in progress\
 , with an end goal of sharing research in a public-facing context.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mills-institute-pre
 sents-rural-reproductive-justice-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261112T200000Z
DTEND:20261112T220000Z
SUMMARY:NECST Lab Visit: Hardware Acceleration\, AI for Health\, and More\,
  Politecnico di Milano
DESCRIPTION:3–4 pm: Lightning Talks\n\n4–5 pm: Networking & Discussion\
 n\nAbout NECSTLabThe NECSTLab is a laboratory within the DEIB department (
 Dipartimento di Elettronica\, Informazione e Bioingegneria) of Politecnico
  di Milano. It is a place where research meets teaching through academic a
 nd industrial events. At NECSTLab\, we believe that a close connection bet
 ween research and education must be pursued to prepare our students proper
 ly. Research and teaching are often seen as a dichotomy\, and coupling the
 m in a productive\, virtuous cycle has frequently proved challenging. Yet\
 , we believe that research can gain significant benefits from teaching\, a
 nd vice versa. This principle is the foundation of the NECSTLab. In partic
 ular\, involving young students in research activities greatly enriches a 
 research group’s creative and brainstorming phases. Students are not yet
  constrained by a research framework\, and they are not afraid to try\, an
 d possibly fail\, in order to see their ideas come to life through their w
 ork.\n\nEvent led by Marco D. Santambrogio\, Professor\, Politecnico di Mi
 lano\n\nMarco D. Santambrogio is a Professor at Politecnico di Milano sinc
 e 2018\, and an Adjunct Professor del College of Engineering of the Univer
 sity of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) since 2009. He was Assistant Professor a
 t Politecnico di Milano from 2011 to 2018 and Research Affiliate with the 
 Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at Massach
 usetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2010 to 2015. He received his la
 urea (M.Sc. equivalent) degree in Computer Engineering from the Politecnic
 o di Milano (2004)\, a M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the Universit
 y of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 2005 and his PhD degree in Computer Engi
 neering from the Politecnico di Milano (2008) and we was a postdoc fellow 
 at CSAIL\, MIT (2009-2010).
LOCATION:Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences\, 665 Commonwealt
 h Ave.\, CDS 1101\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/duan-family-center-for-com
 puting-and-data-sciences/necst-lab-visit-hardware-acceleration-ai-for-heal
 th-and-more-politecnico-di-mila-2026-11-12-noz3?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=
 referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261112T200000Z
DTEND:20261112T220000Z
SUMMARY:NECST Lab Visit: Hardware Acceleration\, AI for Health\, and More\;
  Politecnico di Milano
DESCRIPTION:3–4 pm: Lightning Talks\n4–5 pm: Networking & Discussion\n\
 nAbout NECSTLab\nThe NECSTLab is a laboratory within the DEIB department (
 Dipartimento di Elettronica\, Informazione e Bioingegneria) of Politecnico
  di Milano. It is a place where research meets teaching through academic a
 nd industrial events. At NECSTLab\, we believe that a close connection bet
 ween research and education must be pursued to prepare our students proper
 ly. Research and teaching are often seen as a dichotomy\, and coupling the
 m in a productive\, virtuous cycle has frequently proved challenging. Yet\
 , we believe that research can gain significant benefits from teaching\, a
 nd vice versa. This principle is the foundation of the NECSTLab. In partic
 ular\, involving young students in research activities greatly enriches a 
 research group’s creative and brainstorming phases. Students are not yet
  constrained by a research framework\, and they are not afraid to try\, an
 d possibly fail\, in order to see their ideas come to life through their w
 ork.\n\nEvent led by Marco D. Santambrogio\, Professor\, Politecnico di Mi
 lano\n\nMarco D. Santambrogio is a Professor at Politecnico di Milano sinc
 e 2018\, and an Adjunct Professor del College of Engineering of the Univer
 sity of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) since 2009. He was Assistant Professor a
 t Politecnico di Milano from 2011 to 2018 and Research Affiliate with the 
 Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at Massach
 usetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2010 to 2015. He received his la
 urea (M.Sc. equivalent) degree in Computer Engineering from the Politecnic
 o di Milano (2004)\, a M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the Universit
 y of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 2005 and his PhD degree in Computer Engi
 neering from the Politecnico di Milano (2008) and we was a postdoc fellow 
 at CSAIL\, MIT (2009-2010).
LOCATION:Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/duan-family-center-for-com
 puting-and-data-sciences/necst-lab-visit-hardware-acceleration-ai-for-heal
 th-and-more-politecnico-di-mila-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer
 ral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:433d0bd676faed56@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261112T203000Z
DTEND:20261112T220000Z
SUMMARY:The Center on Crime\, Race\, and Justice Presents: The David B. Sch
 ulman Distinguished Lecture Series – Navigating I.C.E. 2.0\, Featuring D
 r. Felicia Arriaga
DESCRIPTION:The Center on Crime\, Race\, and Justice (CRJ) at Northeastern 
 University invites you to join us for the David B. Schulman Distinguished 
 Lecture Series\, featuring Dr. Felicia Arriaga of the Marxe School of Publ
 ic and International Affairs at Baruch College.\n\nIn her presentation\, N
 avigating I.C.E. 2.0\, Dr. Arriaga will examine the history and evolving r
 ole of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)\, including the expa
 nsion of its operations\, increased federal funding\, and growing partners
 hips with local agencies. She will explore the implications of these devel
 opments for immigration enforcement and accountability\, as well as how lo
 cal communities and governments are responding to the changing landscape.\
 n\nThe David B. Schulman Distinguished Lecture Series brings together prom
 inent scholars\, community practitioners\, and students to engage in meani
 ngful conversations about issues of race and justice.\n\nThis lecture seri
 es is co-sponsored by the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice\, the
  Schulman Fund\, and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Nort
 heastern University.\n\nWe welcome faculty\, students\, community partners
 \, and members of the public to join us for this timely and informative di
 scussion.
LOCATION:310 Renaissance Park\, 310\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/310-renaissance-park-310/t
 he-center-on-crime-race-and-justice-presents-the-david-b-schulman-distingu
 ished-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:fb95c919d6328803@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261112T203000Z
DTEND:20261112T213000Z
SUMMARY:Campus Master Planning Student Open Forum
DESCRIPTION:Attend one of our Campus Master Plan open forums and share your
  thoughts. Your ideas on spaces\, studios\, gathering places\, and everyda
 y campus life will help guide what comes next.\n---\nEvent Details: https:
 //massart.campusgroups.com/rsvp?id=376833
LOCATION:Sign in to download the location\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sign-in-to-download-the-lo
 cation/campus-master-planning-student-open-forum-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics
 &utm_medium=referral
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UID:1cc5715fca7d431e@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z
DTSTART:20261112T210000Z
DTEND:20261112T220000Z
STATUS:CANCELLED
SUMMARY:Cancelled: Information Session for Adult English Learners
DESCRIPTION:Are you an adult English Language Learner looking for resources
 \, support\, and ways to practice? Join one of our instructors for an info
 rmal information session ! This is your chance to: Talk with an instructor
  about how to register for our English and workforce classes. Learn about 
 our free\, informal conversation practice groups (a great way to practice 
 speaking and listening). Ask questions about local resources and programs 
 for adult English learners. Please note - this session is designed to answ
 er questions and connect you with resources - it is not a formal English c
 lass . Additional Resources for English Learners For more options\, progra
 ms\, and self-study tools available across the city and online\, please ex
 plore the following resources: Literacy Resources for ESOL Learners City o
 f Boston’s Adult Literacy Initiative Massachusetts Adult Education Help 
 Desk Mango Languages online learning software (library card required) How 
 to get a library card Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events 
 accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services
 \, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. 
 Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at t
 he Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more 
 about supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund
 's website .
LOCATION:Mattapan Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/mattapan-library/informati
 on-session-for-adult-english-learners-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium
 =referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261112T210000Z
DTEND:20261112T220000Z
SUMMARY:Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition with Julijana Gjorgjieva
DESCRIPTION:Time: 4:00pm\nLocation: 46-3002\, Singleton Auditorium (Third f
 loor of MIT Building 46)\n\nTalk Title: How neural circuits acquire struct
 ure and use it flexibly\n\nAbstract: Neural circuits acquire structured co
 nnectivity during development and learning\, yet must use this organizatio
 n flexibly as sensory inputs\, context and behavioral demands change. Unde
 rstanding how these properties emerge is challenging because multiple plas
 ticity mechanisms\, cell types and synaptic dynamics interact across spati
 al and temporal scales. I combine theoretical analysis and mechanistic mod
 eling with quantitative analysis of large-scale physiological and connecto
 mic data to develop predictive frameworks that link synaptic plasticity\, 
 circuit structure and function across these scales. I will first discuss h
 ow patterned activity and plasticity generate structured organization from
  dendritic inputs to recurrent circuits. I will then show how inhibitory c
 ell types and short-term synaptic dynamics shape circuit operating regimes
  and responses to contextual signals. Finally\, I will discuss how the org
 anization of synaptic inputs on individual dendritic branches gives rise t
 o dendritic nonlinearities that enable flexible learning without interfere
 nce between stored representations. Together\, these results show how loca
 l biological mechanisms give rise to circuit-level computation and motivat
 e the broader goal of understanding how neural circuits are built\, modifi
 ed by experience and used flexibly to guide behavior.\n\nBio: Julijana Gjo
 rgjieva is Professor of Computational Neuroscience at the Technical Univer
 sity of Munich (TUM). She received her PhD in Applied Mathematics from the
  University of Cambridge and subsequently trained as a postdoctoral fellow
  at Harvard University with Haim Sompolinsky and Markus Meister and Brande
 is University with Eve Marder. In 2016\, she established an independent re
 search group at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt a
 nd joined TUM\, where she became a tenured professor in 2022. Her research
  uses theoretical and computational approaches to understand how neural ci
 rcuits develop\, learn\, and adapt\, with a particular focus on synaptic p
 lasticity\, circuit organization\, dendritic computation\, and feedback. H
 er work seeks to link mechanisms operating at the level of synapses and lo
 cal circuits to the emergence of robust and flexible neural computations. 
 She is a recipient of the Eric Kandel Young Neuroscientists Prize awarded 
 by FENS and the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize awarded by the German Research 
 Foundation.
LOCATION:Building 46\, Singleton Auditorium\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-singleton-a
 uditorium/colloquium-on-the-brain-and-cognition-with-julijana-gjorgjieva-2
 026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261112T220000Z
DTEND:20261112T233000Z
SUMMARY:History of Now Lectures Series - On Sultans\, Prophets and the Earl
 y Modern Amalek: History of Jews in Arab Ottoman Provinces\, 1517-1882
DESCRIPTION:History at MIT invites you to join us on Thursday\, November 12
 th at 5 pm in E51-095 for the second lecture in the History of Now series\
 , featuring Orit Bashkin\, the Mabel Greene Myers Professor of Modern Midd
 le Eastern History and Director of Graduate Studies\, Modern Fields at the
  University of Chicago. Her first talk is titled "On Sultans\, Prophets an
 d the Early Modern Amalek: History of Jews in Arab Ottoman Provinces\, 151
 7-1882." \n\nOrit Bashkin \nMabel Greene Myers Professor of Modern Middle 
 Eastern History\nDirector of Graduate Studies\, Modern Fields\nUniversity 
 of Chicago\n\nThursday\, November 12\, 2026\n5-6:30 pm\nMIT Building E51\,
  Room 095\n\nPublic Lectures Dates\nNovember 12 \nOn Sultans\, Prophets an
 d the Early Modern Amalek: History of Jews in Arab Ottoman Provinces\, 151
 7-1882\n\nNovember 16 \nReluctant Neighbors: History of Jews in Palestine 
 and the Levant\, 1700-1850\n\nNovember 19 \nA Different Critique: MENA Jew
 ish Approaches to Zionism and Imperialism\, 1830-1948\n\nAbout Orit Bashki
 n\n\nOrit Bashkin is a historian who works on the intellectual\, social\, 
 and cultural history of the modern Middle East. She got her Ph.D. from Pri
 nceton University (2004)\, writing a thesis on Iraqi intellectual history 
 under the supervision of Professors Robert Tignor and Samah Selim\, and he
 r BA (1995) and MA (1999) from Tel Aviv University. Since her graduation\,
  she has been working as a professor of modern Middle Eastern history in t
 he Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the Universit
 y of Chicago. Her publications deal with Iraqi history\, the history of Ir
 aqi Jews\, the Arab cultural revival movement (the nahda) in the late 19th
  century\, and the connections between modern Arab history and Arabic lite
 rature. Her current research project explores the lives of Iraqi Jews in I
 srael.\n\nTo Attend\n\nAll of these lectures are free and open to the publ
 ic. More information on the lecture series is available here. \n\nFor ques
 tions\, please contact Professor Lerna Ekmekcioglu\, Head of History at MI
 T\, at lerna@mit.edu.\n\nWe hope to see you there!
LOCATION:Building E51\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e51/history-of
 -now-lectures-series-on-sultans-prophets-and-the-early-modern-amalek-h-202
 6-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Boston Physical AI Workshop and Meetup
DESCRIPTION:The evening kicks off meetup-style with lightning talks from lo
 cal speakers working across AI\, machine learning\, and computer vision\, 
 followed by a hands-on workshop on building physical AI applications with 
 FiftyOne\, from curating robotics and sensor datasets to evaluating vision
  models on real-world data.\n\nThe post Boston Physical AI Workshop and Me
 etup appeared first on Northeastern University College of Engineering.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/boston-physical-ai-
 workshop-and-meetup-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTEND:20261113T003000Z
SUMMARY:Business of Art with Jason 'Swat' Talbot
DESCRIPTION:The Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center (KBLIC) is ex
 cited to host Jason 'Swat' Talbot as a speaker in the ongoing Business of 
 Art series. In this session\, Jason will lead discussion on: Creative care
 er pathways Youth art enterprise Public art Building long-term creative co
 nnections As a Co-Founder and Director of Partnerships and Engagement at A
 rtists for Humanity (AFH)\, Jason creates opportunities to engage teen art
 ists and their artistic mentors across AFH’s 7 studios. He has worked fo
 r 30+ years to advance AFH’s programmatic goals while building long-term
  creative connections. An accomplished multi-media artist\, Jason has prod
 uced art installations all around Boston. His accolades include being cert
 ified by the Institute for Nonprofit Practice as part of the Class of 2024
 \; attending the Arts & Cultural Organization Management Program at the Ha
 rvard Business School in 2021\; being named a member of 2014’s Top 40 Un
 der 40 by the Boston Business Journal\; receiving the 2013 Mentor of the Y
 ear Award from Youth Design\; being an Emerging Leader in Bank of America
 ’s Neighborhood Builders Program in 2012\; participating in the 2009 Coh
 ort of the Emerging Leaders Program at The University of Massachusetts\; a
 nd serving as an active member of WGBH’s Community Advisory Board. Acces
 sibility Notice : We strive to make our events accessible. To request a di
 sability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the department l
 isted in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at least two w
 eeks to arrange accommodation.
LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley-
 square/business-of-art-with-jason-swat-talbot-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&ut
 m_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261112T230000Z
DTEND:20261113T003000Z
SUMMARY:Great Decisions — A New Nuclear Age
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this Great Decisions lecture in partnership with Wo
 rld Boston and the GBH Forum Network and supported by the Lowell Institute
 . As global tensions rise and longstanding alliances face new uncertainty\
 , the risks surrounding nuclear weapons are changing. Join WorldBoston for
  a Great Decisions conversation with Ambassador in Residence Mark Libby an
 d nuclear policy scholar Rebecca Gibbons of the University of Southern Mai
 ne. Together\, they will examine the future of nuclear deterrence\, prolif
 eration\, international arms-control agreements\, and the choices facing t
 he United States and the international community. The main program will be
  held from 6-7 pm followed by a networking reception in the Newsfeed Cafe 
 from 7 pm to 7:30 pm. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events 
 accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services
 \, contact the Adult Programs Department at programs@bpl.org. Please allow
  at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the Boston Pu
 blic Library is funded through private support. To learn more about suppor
 ting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website .
LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley-
 square/great-decisions-a-new-nuclear-age-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_med
 ium=referral
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DTSTART:20261112T230000Z
DTEND:20261113T003000Z
SUMMARY:Charlestown Youth Gambling Project Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Join the Mayor’s Office of Human Services and the research te
 am behind the Charlestown Gambling Project for an in-depth presentation on
  their latest findings. This session offers a direct look at the data\, ec
 onomic analysis\, and community impacts detailed in the newly released rep
 ort. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events accessible. To re
 quest a disability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the de
 partment listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at l
 east two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the Boston Public 
 Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting 
 the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website .
LOCATION:Charlestown Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/charlestown-library/charle
 stown-youth-gambling-project-presentation-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_me
 dium=referral
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DTSTART:20261112T230000Z
DTEND:20261113T020000Z
SUMMARY:After Dark: Decoding Whales and Dolphins
DESCRIPTION:Discover the hidden world of whales and dolphins. Experience ta
 lks\, hands-on activities\, and immersive installations that celebrate the
 se incredible creatures.\n\nFeatured Activities:\n\nAt 7:00 pm\, join mari
 ne biologist Laela Sayigh as she reveals the surprising ways dolphins comm
 unicate with their babies: signature whistles and specially adapted sounds
  that'll make you rethink these ocean geniusesReady to play? Challenge you
 r crew to cetacean trivia with NOVA (bragging rights included)\, and then 
 craft your own salmon hat in the Maker Hub\, a cultural trend orcas starte
 d in 1987 and revived in 2024Crack the code with the New England Aquarium\
 , as they reveal how baleen\, blubber\, blow\, and behavior uncover the se
 crets of large whalesPrepare to be blown away by MIT researcher Loïcka Ba
 ille's cutting-edge work: AI and thermal imaging technology that's saving 
 whales from vessel strikesDive headfirst into "Seeing Echoes in the Mind o
 f the Whale" in our Sensing Oceans exhibition. An immersive experience whe
 re you echolocate like a whale. Follow bottlenose dolphins\, humpbacks\, a
 nd sperm whales as they navigate their underwater world through your earsD
 rinks and bites from Pagu available for purchaseBring friends\, get curiou
 s\, and dive deeper with the ocean's most astonishing communicators.
LOCATION:MIT Museum\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/mit-museum/after-dark-d
 ecoding-whales-and-dolphins-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261112T230000Z
DTEND:20261113T003000Z
SUMMARY:Buddhist Community Social
DESCRIPTION:MIT students are invited to join the Buddhist Student Club for 
 dinner and discussion! Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi to join remotely for Q
 &A.
LOCATION:Building E17\, TPP Lounge\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e17-tpp-lounge
 /buddhist-community-social-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261112T230000Z
DTEND:20261113T010000Z
SUMMARY:Colectivo C733—Gabriella Carrillo and Carlos Facio
DESCRIPTION:Colectivo C733—Gabriella Carrillo and Carlos Facio (in collab
 oration with the Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism)\nPart o
 f the MIT Fall 2026 Architecture Lecture Series. \nPresented with the Arch
 itecture and Urbanism Group\n\nGabriela Carrillo\nGabriela Carrillo founde
 d her eponymous practice in 2019 as a collaborative and interdisciplinary 
 space rooted in architectural practice. She is a co-founder of Colectivo C
 733\, developing public projects throughout Mexico\; she was previously a 
 partner at Taller Rocha Carrillo for more than nine years. With more than 
 twenty years of professional experience\, she has received numerous distin
 ctions\, including the Emerging Voices Award in 2014\, the Federico Marisc
 al Chair\, the highest recognition for professional practice awarded by th
 e Faculty of Architecture at UNAM\, the Médaille d'Or of the French Acade
 my of Architecture\, Architect of the Year by The Architectural Review in 
 London in 2017\, Architect of the Year by Architectural Digest México in 
 2020\, and in 2023 she received the Royal Academy Dorfman Award. She has b
 een a member of Mexico's National System of Art Creators\, and since 2021 
 has been a full member of the Academy of Architecture of Mexico\, Mexico C
 ity Chapter. As part of Colectivo C733\, she received the 2024 Obel Award 
 for completing 36 public projects in 36 months. She has been a faculty mem
 ber at the Faculty of Architecture at UNAM since 2003\, where she currentl
 y directs the RX Studio Research and Degree Seminar. She has taught at the
  Harvard Graduate School of Design\, Kent State University\, and the WAVE 
 program in Venice\, Italy\, among others. Her work has been exhibited and 
 awarded at numerous national and international biennials and published in 
 national and international media such as Domus\, Casabella\, Arquitectura 
 Viva\, and The Architectural Review\, among others.\n\nCarlos Facio\nIn 20
 15\, he founded TO\, a collaborative and interdisciplinary workshop establ
 ished in Mexico City\, together with José Amozurrutia. His practice views
  architecture as a vehicle for human knowledge capable of promoting a soci
 al and artistic stance\, sensitive to natural processes. He is a co-founde
 r of Colectivo C733\, composed of four architecture offices focused on dev
 eloping public projects in Mexico.Currently\, he is a member of the Nation
 al System of Art Creators.Among his recognitions are the Obel Award 2024\,
  the AR Emerging Awards in London 2023\, The Architectural League of New Y
 ork’s League Prize 2022\, and the grand prize of the Pan-American Archit
 ecture Biennial of Quito (BAQ) 2023. His work has been exhibited and award
 ed in various national and international biennials and published in outlet
 s such as Domus\, Architectural Record\, Architectural Review\, Arquitectu
 ra Viva\, Casabella\, among others. He is a professor at the Faculty of Ar
 chitecture at UNAM and has delivered various lectures and classes national
 ly and internationally\, including Columbia GSAPP in New York\, a MasterCl
 ass at Crowhall IIT in Chicago\, at the Beijing Design Week 2019 and the W
 AVE 2019 program in Venice.\n\nColectivo C733 was constituted in 2019 for 
 the development of public projects in Mexico. It brings together the studi
 os of Gabriela Carrillo\, Carlos Facio and Jose Amozurrutia (TO)\, Eric Va
 ldez (labg)\, and Israel Espín. Throughout their trajectory as a collecti
 ve\, they have developed over 30 urban equipment projects in all regions o
 f the country\, with a focus on projects integrated into the Urban Improve
 ment Plan of the Ministry of Agrarian\, Territorial\, and Urban Developmen
 t of Mexico. Their philosophy is based on seeking specific solutions that 
 offer efficient responses. Among their works are the Matamoros Market\, th
 e Nacajuca Music House\, the Tapachula Market\, the San Blas Pier\, and th
 e Ecoparque Bacalar. Their works have been recognized in Mexican\, Pan-Ame
 rican\, and Ibero-American architecture biennials. In 2024 the Colectivo C
 733 got the Obel Award for their 36 works developed throughout 36 months. 
 \n\nThis lecture will be held in person in the Sidara Auditorium (W41- 121
 6) and streamed online on YouTube. Lectures are free and open to the publi
 c. Registration is required.
LOCATION:Building W41 (MET Warehouse)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-w41-met-wareho
 use/colectivo-c733-gabriella-carrillo-and-carlos-facio-2026-11-12?utm_sour
 ce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Au: Origins Unearthed
DESCRIPTION:Free Hybrid Lecture Location: Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxfo
 rd Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 Lecture by Followed by a panel discussion
  with Advance registration is required. A new Exhibit Spotlight\, Au: Orig
 ins Unearthed\, in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery of the Harvard M
 useum of Natural History\, examines the global impacts of gold extraction
 —from illegal artisanal…
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\
 , Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/geological-lecture-hall
 /au-origins-unearthed-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261112T233000Z
DTEND:20261113T003000Z
SUMMARY:Carlson Lecture — The Ocean Carbon Sink: Facts\, Fictions\, and O
 pportunities
DESCRIPTION:The Lorenz Center is pleased to present the 2026 John H. Carlso
 n Lecture\, in partnership with the New England Aquarium and the Lowell In
 stitute.\n\nFEATURING\nDr. Marina Lévy\nOceanographer and Senior Scientis
 t at the French National Centre for Scientific Research\, LOCEAN–IPSL So
 rbonne Université\n\nCan whales help mitigate human-induced climate chang
 e? What about mangroves\, kelp forests\, or the trillions of microscopic o
 rganisms drifting through the ocean and capturing carbon through photosynt
 hesis?\n\nThe ocean absorbs about a quarter of the CO₂ we emit\, so it s
 eems natural to imagine that ocean life is doing the work much as forests 
 do on land. But the real story is more complex.\n\nJoin oceanographer Mari
 na Lévy on an exploration of the ocean’s extraordinary carbon machine. 
 From forests on land to underwater forests\, from microscopic phytoplankto
 n to the web of marine life and the global ocean circulation\, we will fol
 low carbon through the ocean to discover what actually makes it one of the
  planet’s great carbon sinks and why that matters as the ocean warms and
  its circulation changes.\n\nAnd if we understand how this remarkable mach
 ine works\, could we help it absorb even more CO₂? We will explore some 
 of the emerging ideas for using the ocean to remove carbon from the atmosp
 here\, along with their promises\, limitations\, and unanswered questions.
 \n\nIn person at the Simons Theatre\, Central Wharf\, Boston\n– OR – v
 ia live stream with pre-registration.\n\nFree and open to the public. Stud
 ents and families welcome.Doors open at 5:30 with exhibits from MIT studen
 ts and climate scientists in the Simons Theatre lobby.\nRegister by Novemb
 er 11\n\nABOUT OUR SPEAKER\n\nDr. Marina Lévy is an oceanographer and sen
 ior scientist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
 \, based at LOCEAN–IPSL at Sorbonne University in Paris\, France. She is
  currently director of the Ocean Institute of the Sorbonne University Alli
 ance.\n\nHer research explores how ocean circulation\, climate and marine 
 ecosystems interact\, from the dynamics of phytoplankton to the ocean carb
 on cycle and its response to human-induced climate change. She has contrib
 uted to understanding how physical processes shape marine ecosystems and i
 nfluence the ocean carbon cycle.\n\nDr. Lévy is also strongly engaged at 
 the interface between science and society. She leads the scientific coordi
 nation of the international Starfish Barometer\, an annual assessment of t
 he state of the ocean\, and contributes to efforts to bring ocean science 
 into public debate and policy.\n\nABOUT THIS SERIES\n\nThe John H. Carlson
  Lecture communicates exciting new results in climate science. Free of cha
 rge and open to the general public\, this annual lecture series is made po
 ssible by a generous gift from MIT alumnus John H. Carlson to the Lorenz C
 enter in the Department of Earth\, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at M
 IT.
LOCATION:New England Aquarium\, Simons Theatre\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/new-england-aquarium-si
 mons-theatre/carlson-lecture-the-ocean-carbon-sink-facts-fictions-and-oppo
 rtunities-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261113T000000Z
DTEND:20261113T010000Z
SUMMARY:Dana Mashoian Walrath at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Dana Mashoian Walrath—award-winni
 ng writer\, artist\, and author of the graphic memoir Aliceheimer's—for 
 a discussion of her haunting new graphic narrative\, The Book o...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/dana
 -mashoian-walrath-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medi
 um=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052433Z
DTSTART:20261113T000000Z
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SUMMARY:The Artist’s Voice: Leilah Babirye with Ruth Erickson
DESCRIPTION:“Reusing materials is important to me\, as a person who comes
  from a background where the LGBTQ community is looked at as trash still t
 oday. As an artist\, I find beauty in using found materials to showcase an
 d reclaim my community.” -Leilah Babirye \n\nBicycle chains\, gears\, an
 d tire tubes are some of the unexpected elements in Leilah Babirye’s lat
 est sculptures at the ICA. Her art\, celebrating a one-of-a-kind queer wed
 ding\, depicts attendees of this special life event through ceramic and ca
 rved wood sculptures. Join Babirye and ICA’s Barbara Lee Chief Curator R
 uth Erickson as they reflect on the artist’s unique practice that proudl
 y reclaims space\, identity\, and community through art. This program expl
 ores Babirye’s many creative influences from African sculpture to found 
 object art and addresses cultural and political systems of oppression embe
 dded in Uganda\, including the Anti-Homosexuality Act (2014/2023) that end
 angers and criminalizes many lives.\n\nAn exhibition publication signing w
 ill follow the talk. Books will be available for purchase at the event.\n\
 nMake the most of your ICA visit!  Explore Leilah Babirye’s ICA exh
 ibition  and stop by  Art-Making After Dark  for a hands-on activity d
 esigned by the artist and enjoy a drink and light bite in the waterfront 
  Wine + Coffee Bar  after the talk.
LOCATION:Institute of Contemporary Art\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/institute-of-contemporary-
 art/the-artists-voice-leilah-babirye-with-ruth-erickson-2026-11-12?utm_sou
 rce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Watertown Cultural Council
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 12\, 2026 7:00—8:45 PM\nLucia Mastrangelo
  Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\
 , MA\, 02472\nDiscussion meeting\nAngela Tramontano\nDaffodil416@yahoo.com
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/watertown-cultural-council-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
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DTSTART:20261113T003000Z
DTEND:20261113T013000Z
SUMMARY:The Ha Jin Visiting Lecturer Series Presents: Claire Messud
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Claire Messud will come to campus for a re
 ading. She will participate in an audience Q&A at the end of her reading. 
 The reading will be followed by a reception\, including a book sale and si
 gning.
LOCATION:Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center\, Leventhal Auditorium (2nd Floor
 )\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/alan-and-sherry-leventhal-
 center-leventhal-auditorium-2nd-floor/the-ha-jin-visiting-lecturer-series-
 presents-claire-messud-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261113T003000Z
DTEND:20261113T013000Z
SUMMARY:The Ha Jin Visiting Lecturer Series Presents: Claire Messud
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Claire Messud will come to campus for a re
 ading. She will participate in an audience Q&A at the end of her reading. 
 The reading will be followed by a reception\, including a book sale and si
 gning.
LOCATION:Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center\, Leventhal Auditorium (2nd Floor
 )\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/alan-and-sherry-leventhal-
 center-leventhal-auditorium-2nd-floor/the-ha-jin-visiting-lecturer-series-
 presents-claire-messud-2026-11-12-12yj?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261113T020000Z
DTEND:20261113T031500Z
SUMMARY:What happened\, what’s next? Interpreting the 2026 election (Oakl
 and)
DESCRIPTION:Join local experts and faculty to parse the results of the Nove
 mber 2026 election in California and nationwide\, with special attention t
 o ballot propositions and Northeastern and Mills alums on the ballot. 6-7:
 15pm PT in GSB 101.
LOCATION:Northeastern University Oakland\, GSB 101\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/northeastern-university-oa
 kland-gsb-101/what-happened-whats-next-interpreting-the-2026-election-oakl
 and-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z
DTSTART:20261113T143000Z
DTEND:20261113T153000Z
SUMMARY:ESOL Conversation Club
DESCRIPTION:Join our group of community volunteers for a weekly ESOL Conver
 sation Club. Each meeting will have a discussion topic with questions guid
 ed by the table lead. Build your confidence\, work with your neighbors\, a
 nd build authentic friendships with other participants. Basic conversation
  skills required. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acce
 ssible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, c
 ontact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Plea
 se allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.
LOCATION:Lower Mills Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/lower-mills/lower-mills-library/e
 sol-conversation-club-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261113T143000Z
DTEND:20261114T083000Z
SUMMARY:Forgotten Histories and Possible Futures of Circular Economies
DESCRIPTION:Cross-disciplinary conversations bridging environmental history
 \, waste management\, and material circulation alongside leading scholars.
 \n\nForgotten Histories and Possible Futures of Circular Economies\n\nPlea
 se join us for the "Forgotten Histories and Possible Futures of Circular E
 conomies" symposium on Friday\, November 13\, from 9:30-3:30. This first-o
 f-its-kind interdisciplinary event will bring together leading historians\
 , social scientists\, and engineers to discuss how past innovations in rec
 ycling helped societies navigate crises and how those models might inform 
 sustainable manufacturing today. The event is sponsored by the MIT Human I
 nsight Collaborative (MITHIC) and MIT History and will host a free lunch f
 or registered participants! \n\nThis interdisciplinary symposium is funded
  by MITHIC and sponsored by History.
LOCATION:The Nexus at Hayden Library\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/the-nexus-at-hayden-lib
 rary/forgotten-histories-and-possible-futures-of-circular-economies-2026-1
 1-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:280e27b52747c647@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261113T143000Z
DTEND:20261113T183000Z
SUMMARY:Sound Economies: Cultivating Boston’s Creative and Cultural Music
  Ecosystem
DESCRIPTION:This half-day research symposium asks whether Boston is a true 
 music city\, and what potential remains untapped. Panelists will discuss c
 reativity as a driver of sustainable development\, examining frameworks li
 ke the UNESCO Creative Cities Network alongside local and global DIY and u
 nderground music scenes\, and highlighting music's role in advancing socia
 l justice. The symposium will lay groundwork for a 2027 international musi
 c and development conference in Boston and seed new research collaboration
 s focusing on music infrastructure and cultural policy.\n\nFind speaker in
 formation\, a detailed agenda\, and registration here.
LOCATION:Center for Design\, Ryder Hall Suite 180\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/center-for-design-ryder-ha
 ll-suite-180/sound-economies-cultivating-bostons-creative-and-cultural-mus
 ic-ecosystem-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4bfc975ac5253df0@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z
DTSTART:20261113T150000Z
DTEND:20261113T160000Z
SUMMARY:Information Session for Adult English Learners
DESCRIPTION:Are you an adult English Language Learner looking for resources
 \, support\, and ways to practice? Join members of our Literacy Services t
 eam for an informal information session ! This is your chance to: Talk wit
 h an instructor about how to register for grammar classes. Learn about our
  free\, informal conversation practice groups (a great way to practice spe
 aking and listening). Ask questions about local resources and programs for
  adult English learners. Please note - this session is designed to answer 
 questions and connect you with resources - it is not a formal English clas
 s . Additional Resources for English Learners For more options\, programs\
 , and self-study tools available across the city and online\, please explo
 re the following resources: Literacy Resources for ESOL Learners City of B
 oston’s Adult Literacy Initiative Massachusetts Adult Education Help Des
 k Mango Languages online learning software (library card required) How to 
 get a library card Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acc
 essible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, 
 contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Ple
 ase allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the 
 Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more abo
 ut supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's 
 website .
LOCATION:Roslindale Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-library/informa
 tion-session-for-adult-english-learners-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medi
 um=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261113T150000Z
DTEND:20261113T160000Z
SUMMARY:Let's Talk Drop-In for Intermediate & Advanced English Levels
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 13\, 2026 10:00—11:30 AM\nLucia Mastrangelo
  Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\
 , MA\, 02472\nNo registration required.\nPlease contact Project Literacy a
 t 617-924-8797 or email the Director of Project Literacy\, Janet Saied at 
 jsaied@watertown-ma.gov if you are interested in joining English classes.
   \n-----

\nThe Watertown Free Public Library does not discriminate 
 and does not share your information with anyone. We are committed to provi
 ding reasonable accommodation to enable you to participate in our events. 
 Contact the library at jsaied@watertown-ma.gov or 617-924-8797 at least tw
 o weeks before an event to arrange for modification.
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/lets-talk-drop-in-for-intermediate-and-advanced-english-levels-2026
 -11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:194765cc98468d81@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261113T160000Z
DTEND:20261113T200000Z
SUMMARY:Genome Science Institute 2026 18th Annual Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Annual GSI Research Symposium is an interdisciplinary event
  emphasizing research in Genetics and Genomics at Boston University\, acro
 ss both the Medical Campus and the Charles River Campus. Participation is 
 open to all Boston area researchers with interests that emphasize these di
 sciplines.\n\nClick the link below to see the full schedule filled with li
 ghtening talks\, faculty talks\, and poster presentations.
LOCATION:Hiebert Lounge\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/hiebert-lounge/genome-scie
 nce-institute-2026-18th-annual-research-symposium-2026-11-13?utm_source=ic
 s&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261113T160000Z
DTEND:20261113T170000Z
SUMMARY:Hariri Institute Distinguished Speaker: Marzyeh Ghassemi
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Marzyeh Ghassemi\, Associate Professor\, MIT\n\nBu
  Faculty Host: Meredith Brooks\, Junior Faculty Fellow\n\nTitle: The Pulse
  Of Robust Machine Learning in Health\n\nAbstract: Machine learning in hea
 lth has made impressive progress in recent years\, powered by an increasin
 g availability of health-related data and high-capacity models. While many
  models in health now perform at\, or above\, humans in a range of tasks a
 cross the human lifespan\, models also learn societal biases and may repli
 cate or expand them. In this talk\, Dr. Marzyeh Ghassemi will focus on the
  need for machine learning researchers and model developers to create robu
 st models that can be ethically deployed in health settings\, and beyond. 
 Dr. Ghassemi's talk will span issues in data collection\, outcome definiti
 on\, algorithm development\, and deployment considerations.\n\nBio: Dr. Ma
 rzyeh Ghassemi is an Associate Professor at MIT in Electrical Engineering 
 and Computer Science (EECS) and Institute for Medical Engineering & Scienc
 e (IMES). She holds MIT affiliations with the Jameel Clinic\, LIDS\, IDSS\
 , and CSAIL.\n\nProfessor Ghassemi holds a Germeshausen Career Development
  Professorship\, and was named a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar and one of M
 IT Tech Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35. In 2024\, she received an NSF C
 AREER award\, and Google Research Scholar Award. Prior to her PhD in Compu
 ter Science at MIT\, she received an MSc. degree in biomedical engineering
  from Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar\, and B.S. degrees in comput
 er science and electrical engineering as a Goldwater Scholar at New Mexico
  State University.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/hariri-institute-di
 stinguished-speaker-marzyeh-ghassemi-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=
 referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261113T170000Z
DTEND:20261113T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Mobility Forum
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/mit-mobility-for
 um-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6c1414fe2d89e7fd@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261113T170000Z
DTEND:20261113T180000Z
SUMMARY:Creative Business Incubator: Alumni Fellows Info Session
DESCRIPTION:The Creative Economy Business Incubator is a program designed t
 o support entrepreneurship in the MassArt community with guidance from fac
 ulty\, industry experts and visiting entrepreneurs. This program is curren
 tly offered as a practicum course for matriculated MassArt students. Each 
 year\, a select group alums are invited to participate tuition free throug
 h an Alumni Fellowship program. \n\nParticipants will spend the semester d
 eveloping\, market testing\, and refining a business idea. You’ll learn 
 foundational principles of entrepreneurship\, strategy\, marketing\, and f
 inance through practice and hands-on experience. Professional network buil
 ding will be emphasized\; each year we are joined by multiple creative ind
 ustry professionals for small group discussions and individual feedback se
 ssions.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/creative-business-i
 ncubator-alumni-fellows-info-session-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=
 referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261113T200000Z
DTEND:20261113T210000Z
SUMMARY:CISE Seminar: Sunwoo Lee\, Nanyang Technological University
DESCRIPTION:Sub-Nanoliter Tetherless Microsystem for Chronic Neural Recordi
 ng\nOpto-electrical integration on CMOS can enable a unique class of auton
 omous microsystems for physiological monitoring. Sunwoo will discuss one s
 uch example\, a micro-scale opto-electronic tetherless electrode (MOTE)\, 
 that he has designed and built for tetherless neural recording. The MOTE i
 s powered and communicates optically through a vertically integrated AlGaA
 s micro-scale light emitting diode (µLED)\, eliminating the needs for a b
 attery or a RF coil\; the MOTE is smaller than a human hair (~70µm × 20
 µm × 370µm)\, weighs about one 1 µg (cf. a grain of sand is about 670 
 µg)\, and can function inside a mouse brain over a year. Such minimally i
 nvasive and chronic physiological monitoring microsystem can provide an ef
 fective means for chronic studies inside various animal models as well as 
 organoids. He will delve into the unique challenges and considerations in 
 developing such heterogeneous systems in terms of device fabrication\, cir
 cuit design\, integration\, and manipulation\, and conclude the talk with 
 how the heterogeneously integrated CMOS can serve as a future cell-scale b
 ioimplants platform.\n\nSunwoo Lee (Member\, IEEE) received a B.S. degree 
 in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University in 2010\, a
 nd M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Columbia Universi
 ty in 2012 and 2016 respectively\, working on graphene synthesis and graph
 ene-based nano-electro-mechanical systems for signal processing and sensin
 g applications. In 2016\, he joined the Molnar Group in the School of Elec
 trical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University as a post-doctoral r
 esearcher (and later research associate and lecturer)\, where he worked on
  heterogeneously integrated CMOS for physiological monitoring and high-spe
 ed wirelines. In 2023\, he joined the Electrical and Electronic Engineerin
 g Department at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore as a Nanyang
  Assistant Professor.\n\nFaculty Host: Tianyu Wang\n\nStudent Host: Chae W
 oo Lim
LOCATION:665 Commonwealth Ave.\, CDS 1101\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/cise-seminar-sunwoo
 -lee-nanyang-technological-university-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium
 =referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261113T203000Z
DTEND:20261113T213000Z
SUMMARY:MechE Colloquium with Carlos Portela: Toward new architected-materi
 al frontiers: unconventional designs and extreme conditions
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, November 13\, 2026\nLocation: 3-270\nTime: 3:30p
 m-4:30pm ET\n\nSpeaker: Carlos Portela\nAffiliation: Associate Professor\,
  MIT Mechanical Engineering\n\nHost: Professor Xuanhe Zhao\n\nTalk title: 
 Toward new architected-material frontiers: unconventional designs and extr
 eme conditions\n\nAbstract: \n\nOver the past two decades\, many realizati
 ons of architected materials (or mechanical metamaterials) have enabled ne
 w combinations of properties that are inaccessible to conventional materia
 ls. This ability to control the effective properties of materials by prima
 rily dictating their 3D nano- or microstructure—instead of their chemica
 l composition—has substantially enhanced the engineering materials desig
 n space. Most contributions to date have leveraged periodic\, ordered micr
 ostructures to attain these properties\, but recent research efforts have 
 highlighted the need for aperiodic and disordered microstructures to enabl
 e enhanced responses beyond the linear-elastic regime. Historically\, ther
 e also remains a gap in understanding these materials’ responses under a
 pplication-relevant conditions\, across length and time scales. In this ta
 lk\, we present recent efforts that address these challenges by proposing 
 new design paradigms for architected materials based on networks and granu
 lar components\, linking their mechanical responses to mechanisms inherent
  to the microstructures. Additionally\, we discuss our research thrust tha
 t is enabling microscale characterization of architected materials across 
 more than eight orders of magnitude in strain rate. Using bench top setups
  that achieve extreme loading conditions\, we explore questions on dissipa
 tion mechanisms in metamaterials across strain rates. Altogether\, these t
 opics present new frontiers for metamaterials research that will be essent
 ial to enabling their widespread application in coming years.\n\nBio:\n\nC
 arlos M. Portela is the Robert N. Noyce Career Development Associate Profe
 ssor in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Portela received his Ph.D. and M.S.
  in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology\, w
 here he was given the Centennial Award for the best thesis in Mechanical a
 nd Civil Engineering. His research lies at the intersection of mechanics\,
  nano-to-macro fabrication\, and materials science with the objective of d
 esigning and testing novel materials—with features spanning from nanomet
 ers to centimeters—that yield unprecedented mechanical and multifunction
 al properties. Portela is the recipient of a 2026 ONR YIP award\, the 2025
  EML Young Investigator Award\, a 2024 ARO Early Career Program Award\, wa
 s recognized as an MIT TR Innovator Under 35 in 2022\, and was a recipient
  of a 2022 NSF CAREER Award. His teaching efforts have been recognized by 
 MIT’s 2025 Jr. Bose Award and the 2023 Spira Award for Excellence in Tea
 ching.
LOCATION:Building 3\, 270\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-3-270/meche-co
 lloquium-with-carlos-portela-toward-new-architected-material-frontiers-u-2
 026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z
DTSTART:20261113T203000Z
DTEND:20261113T213000Z
SUMMARY:Creative Writing for Kids: How to Create Your Character - PROGRAM F
 ULL
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 13\, 2026 3:30—4:30 PM\nChildren's Program 
 Room - 132\nBelmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Be
 lmont\, MA\, 02478\nThis program is currently full. Wait list spots are av
 ailable. \nLocal author and teacher Megan Palmer will teach aspiring writ
 ers ages 8 to 12 the secrets to creating great characters! \nSign up requ
 ired. Supplies provided by the Friends of the Belmont Public Library. \n
 Register online between 10/26/2026 12:00 AM and 11/12/2026 4:00 PM.
LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, 
 Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/cr
 eative-writing-for-kids-how-to-create-your-character-program-full-2026-11-
 13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261113T223000Z
DTEND:20261114T000000Z
SUMMARY:SHOWCASE: Community Engagement & Participatory Design
DESCRIPTION:A public showcase in conjunction with the Forum on Community En
 gagement and Participatory Design in Humanitarian Innovation and Disaster 
 Response. \n\nA public showcase of posters and project displays from parti
 cipants in the Forum on Community Engagement and Participatory Design in H
 umanitarian Innovation and Disaster Response\, as well as from students\, 
 faculty\, and organizations engaged in this work. Light refreshments will 
 be served.\n\nBackground\n\nHumanitarian crises are growing in scale and f
 requency\, while at the same time\, funding and other resources for humani
 tarian aid are shrinking.\n\nHumanitarian innovation strives to help close
  that gap by designing and developing new and more effective aid products\
 , processes\, and programs. The scarcity of resources makes it increasingl
 y important to ensure that these innovations are culturally and contextual
 ly appropriate to maximize their effectiveness and efficiency.\n\nSince th
 e World Humanitarian Summit in 2016\, there has been growing emphasis on t
 he importance of increasing participation of the affected population in hu
 manitarian solutions. This moment makes finding practical pathways to do s
 o even more urgent. The convergence of several different but related disci
 plines can catalyze new ways to bring people affected by crisis into the d
 esign of innovations in humanitarian response\, disaster preparedness\, an
 d risk reduction.\n\nThe Forum and Showcase bring together actors from des
 ign\, humanitarian innovation\, urban risk reduction\, humanitarian respon
 se\, community engagement\, disaster response\, and disaster preparedness 
 to explore ways for increasing community participation in innovations in h
 umanitarian and disaster response.\n\nSponsored by MIT D-Lab\, the MIT Urb
 an Risk Lab\, Boston University's Center on Forced Displacement\, Red Soci
 al Innovation\, the Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing Disaster Managem
 ent Research Institute\, the Japanese Red Cross Academy\, and MIT MAD.
LOCATION:Building W41 (MET Warehouse)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-w41-met-wareho
 use/showcase-community-engagement-and-participatory-design-2026-11-13?utm_
 source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261114T000000Z
DTEND:20261114T010000Z
SUMMARY:Charrise Barron at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Charrise Barron—minister\, a gosp
 el artist\, and Associate Professor of Music at Harvard University—for a
  discussion of her new book\, The Platinum Age of Gospel: ...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/char
 rise-barron-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
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UID:311aaf866846f3fe@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261114T130000Z
DTEND:20261114T210000Z
SUMMARY:Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute Discourse Competition
DESCRIPTION:The Mehrotra Institute for Business\, Markets & Society invites
  Boston University undergraduate students from across the University to ap
 ply for the Discourse Competition\, a campus-wide challenge centered on th
 oughtful discussion\, constructive disagreement\, and some of the most com
 plex issues facing business and society today.\n\nOn Saturday\, November 1
 4\, 16 teams of three to four students will spend the day exploring real-w
 orld topics at the intersection of business\, markets\, and society\, from
  the gig economy to private equity. During a series of discussion rounds\,
  teams will be paired together and assigned different perspectives on an i
 ssue. Rather than simply defending their own opinions\, participants will 
 be challenged to understand opposing viewpoints\, respond thoughtfully to 
 new arguments\, and adapt their thinking as the conversation develops.\n\n
 Unlike a traditional mock debate\, the goal is not to tear down the other 
 side's argument or win through confrontation. Judges will evaluate teams o
 n the strength of their reasoning\, their ability to listen and respond\, 
 their intellectual flexibility\, and their capacity to move a conversation
  toward something new. The competition is designed to encourage respectful
 \, constructive discussion\, rewarding students who can make a strong case
  while still taking another perspective seriously.\n\nStudents from every 
 BU undergraduate school and major are welcome to participate\, and teams a
 re encouraged to bring together different academic backgrounds and perspec
 tives. The competition will feature 16 teams and $40\,000 in total cash pr
 izes\, with judges and mentors drawn from business\, law\, policy\, academ
 ia\, and other fields.\n\nFollowing the November 14 tournament\, six final
 ist teams will advance to the championship round on November 30\, where th
 ey will reconvene for a live final held in front of the full SM131 class.\
 n\nApplications are open now and close October 16\, 2026. Students interes
 ted in putting their reasoning\, communication\, and adaptability to the t
 est are encouraged to assemble a team and apply.
LOCATION:Questrom School of Business\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/questrom-school-of-busines
 s/ravi-k-mehrotra-institute-discourse-competition-2026-11-14?utm_source=ic
 s&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261114T143000Z
DTEND:20261114T153000Z
SUMMARY:MA Health Connector / MassHealth & Medicare Open Enrollment Clinic 
 [REGISTER]
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 14\, 2026 9:30 AM—12:30 PM\nCommunity Mee
 ting Room\nMain Library\n40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\nJoin 
 Manet Community Health and Enhance Asian Community on Health Inc. (EACH) a
 t the Main Library for assistance with signing up for health insurance dur
 ing the\nMA Health Connector Open Enrollment period: October 23\, 2026 - J
 anuary 23\, 2027\nMedicare Open Enrollment period: October 15 - December 7
 \, 2026\nMedicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period: January 1-March 31\, 2
 027\nManet Certified Health Insurance Navigators can assist anyone under 6
 5 needing support with MA Health Connector or MassHealth. EACH SHINE Couns
 elors can support anyone needing assistance with Medicare (65+ years old o
 r disabled adults). Individuals may also be eligible to enroll outside of 
 these periods due to qualifying life events. Talk to a Navigator or Counse
 lor to determine if you’re eligible.\nLight refreshments such as coffee 
 and tea will be available.\nSIGN UP FOR A 1-HOUR APPOINTMENT:\n\nWhat to B
 ring:\nProof of Income: Two pay stubs for each job or letter from Unemploy
 ment. If self-employed: most recent tax forms\, including Schedule C\, Pro
 of of Rental Income\, Proof of Child Support or Alimony.\nProof of Identit
 y: Driver's License\, Massachusetts ID\, Military ID\, School ID\, Adoptio
 n Papers\nProof of Home Address or Mailing Address (if applicable)\nProof 
 of Immigration Status: Birth Certificate\, Passport\, Certificate of Natur
 alization or Green Card\nSocial Security Number for Everyone Applying (if 
 you have one)\nCan’t make it that day? \nThere will be a Medicare 101 w
 orkshop 紅藍卡入門講座 – Medicare 基本介紹及 2027 年最新
 資訊 (in Mandarin) with BCNC on Thursday\, November 19\, 2026. \nThere 
 will also be more appointments for MA Health Connector / MassHealth / Medi
 care Open Enrollment Clinic on Saturday\, January 9\, 2027.\nManet Communi
 ty Health offers a full range of programs and services to help patients ac
 hieve optimal health\, including primary care for all ages\, integrated me
 ntal health and substance use treatment and recovery services\, disease ma
 nagement\, nutrition services\, health insurance assistance\, specialty re
 ferrals\, connection to social services/community resources and more. Mane
 t welcomes new patients to its four Quincy locations (Houghs Neck\, Manet 
 at Father Bill’s\, North Quincy and Snug Harbor) as well as sites in Att
 leboro\, Hull and Taunton. Learn more about Manet at www.manetchc.org\nEnh
 ance Asian Community on Health (EACH) is a non-profit organization dedicat
 ed to improving the health of Asian communities and other populations by p
 roviding information and support regarding health care and wellness servic
 es. EACH collaborates with health care providers\, insurance companies\, g
 overnment agencies\, and other relevant organizations to fulfill its missi
 on and objectives. Services are provided in Chinese\, English\, and other 
 Asian languages and dialects. Learn more about EACH at www.each4asian.org\
 n亚裔康泰福利会（EACH）是一家非盈利组织，致力于通过
 提供有关医疗保健选择和健康服务的信息与支持，改善
 压抑社区及其他群体的健康状况。EACH组织与医疗保健服
 务提供者、保险机构、政府机构及其他相关组织合作，
 共同实现其使命与目标。该会提供中文、英文及其他亚
 洲语言和方言的服务。\nThis program is made possible by the gener
 ous sponsorship of the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library. To find
  out more about their work and how you can get involved\, visit the Friend
 s of the Library webpage.
LOCATION:Main Library\, 40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\, Quincy
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/main-library/ma-health-con
 nector-masshealth-and-medicare-open-enrollment-clinic-register-2026-11-14?
 utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261114T150000Z
DTEND:20261114T170000Z
SUMMARY:Dance Guest Artist Series: NBA Pro-Style Pom w/ Pat Planet\, Open L
 evel
DESCRIPTION:The Guest Artist Series\, hosted by FitRec Dance\, brings the B
 U community into the studio with recognized dance teachers and artists fro
 m across the Boston area. Each session offers a unique opportunity to lear
 n directly from inspiring local talent\, experience new styles and perspec
 tives\, and connect with the wider dance community.\n\nPat Planet has a kn
 ack for getting dancers to go from basic to basically amazing! Originally 
 from New York City\, Pat grew up training extensively with the industry’
 s leading movers & technicians at the Broadway Dance Center\, Steps on Bro
 adway\, and Alvin Ailey. By the age of 17\, he began dancing professionall
 y for TV\, commercials\, and live stage performances. Some of his credits 
 include Britney Spears\, Weezer\, Macy’s\, Redbull\, TEDx\, Law and Orde
 r\, AMF\, and more. In 2022\, Pat made history with the NBA Boston Celtics
 \, debuting as one of their first male dancers. Since then\, Pat has chore
 ographed for teams in the NBA\, NFL\, IFL\, EHL\, and beyond. He has taugh
 t at universities like the Boston Conservatory\, Harvard University\, and 
 Endicott College\, and has partnered with Bloch as one of their Educators.
  Pat specializes in commercial styles like Jazz Funk\, Hip-Hop\, and Pro-S
 tyle.\n\nEach event features a 75-minute dance class led by a guest artist
 \, followed by a short break and an engaging Q&A moderated by FitRec’s M
 anager of Dance Programs. Come ready to move\, learn\, ask questions\, and
  get to know the people behind the work.\n\nClass: 10:00-11:15 am\nBreak: 
 11:15-11:30 am\nModerated Q&A: 11:30am-12:00pm\n\nMember$25/Non-Member $30
LOCATION:FitRec\, L240\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/fitrec-l240/dance-guest-ar
 tist-series-nba-pro-style-pom-w-pat-planet-open-level-2026-11-14?utm_sourc
 e=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261114T150000Z
DTEND:20261114T160000Z
SUMMARY:RBF26: Kids Storytime: Amanda Davis
DESCRIPTION:Amanda Davis is an award-winning author\, artist\, and educator
  who uses her words and pictures to light up the world with kindness. She 
 is the author of 30\,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the N...
LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131
 \, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-ki
 ds-storytime-amanda-davis-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3b7e5284a791bf4d@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261114T180000Z
DTEND:20261114T193000Z
SUMMARY:RBF26: How can fiction build empathy and social justice through gre
 at storytelling?
DESCRIPTION:Join our panel of local authors in a discussion on the intersec
 tion of social and political issues in fiction and the role creative writi
 ng plays in changing hearts and minds. Panelists Include: E...
LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131
 \, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-ho
 w-can-fiction-build-empathy-and-social-justice-through-great-storytellin-2
 026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:65ee682041d4902a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z
DTSTART:20261114T193000Z
DTEND:20261114T213000Z
SUMMARY:John Donne Seminar with the Catherine Project
DESCRIPTION:Join the Catherine Project for a 2-hour discussion on John Donn
 e's A Valediction Forbidding Mourning . Printed copies of the poem will be
  provided at the seminar. Reading the poem beforehand is encouraged but no
 t required. Readers must sign up in advance to participate and will receiv
 e a confirmation email confirming attendance. Limited to 16 participants. 
 Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events accessible. To request
  a disability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the departm
 ent listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at least 
 two weeks to arrange accommodation.
LOCATION:West End Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/west-end-library/john-donn
 e-seminar-with-the-catherine-project-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=
 referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9574608d60a1c5d1@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261114T200000Z
DTEND:20261114T210000Z
SUMMARY:RBF26: A Conversation with Jennifer Haigh
DESCRIPTION:Join best-selling author Jennifer Haigh in conversation with lo
 cal writer Rebecca Pacheco for a reading and discussion of Jennifer Haigh'
 s latest book\, Rabbit Moon. Jennifer Haigh is the author of...
LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131
 \, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-a-
 conversation-with-jennifer-haigh-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:830509ad9938dcd1@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052532Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
SUMMARY:Life in Menotomy: Aftermath of April 19\, 1775
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand! Join historian Richard A. Duffy for an 
 encore lecture exploring daily life in Menotomy after April 19\, 1775\, an
 d in 1776.
LOCATION:Arlington
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/events/life-in-menotomy
 -aftermath-of-april-19-1775-2026-11-15?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7d9336d1d316e136@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052513Z
DTSTART:20261115T180000Z
DTEND:20261115T213000Z
SUMMARY:Behind The Screen: La Bola Negra
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE FILM\nLA BOLA NEGRA\, the bold new film from Spanish 
 writer-directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi\, won the Best Director 
 award at Cannes and the People's Choice award at the Toronto International
  Film Festival. Inspired by the surviving pages of an unfinished play by F
 ederico García Lorca and by Alberto Conejero's award-winning play La pied
 ra oscura\, the film tells the interconnected stories of three gay men in 
 Spain in 1932\, 1937\, and 2017. Moving from the years before the Spanish 
 Civil War\, through the war itself\, to the present day\, LA BOLA NEGRA is
  a sweeping\, passionate triptych about desire\, repression\, historical m
 emory\, and what one generation carries forward to the next.\n\nPANEL DISC
 USSION FOLLOWS\nOur panel will explore the film's roots in Lorca's work\, 
 its portrayal of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco era\, and how it bri
 ngs queer history and historical memory to the screen.\n\nCARLOS RAMOS\nMa
 rgaret E. Deffenbaugh and LeRoy T. Carlson Professor in Comparative Litera
 ry Studies and Professor of Spanish\, Wellesley College\nCarlos Ramos's te
 aching and research focus on the literature and cultural history of contem
 porary Spain. His published work includes Construyendo la modernidad: Escr
 itura y arquitectura en el Madrid moderno (1918-1937) and Poesía insomne.
 \n\nWAN SONYA TANG\nAssociate Professor of Hispanic Studies\, Boston Colle
 ge\nWan Sonya Tang teaches courses on Spanish literature and culture from 
 the nineteenth century onward. She is the author of Specters\, Monsters\, 
 and the Damned: Fantastic Threats to the Social Order in 19th-Century Spai
 n and co-editor of Televising Restoration Spain\, which examines how herit
 age film and television explore Spain's relationship to modernity in the l
 ate 1800s and early 1900s.\n\nModerator:\nFERNANDO ROSENBERG\nProfessor of
  Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature\, Brandeis University\nFernan
 do Rosenberg is the author of After Human Rights: Literature\, Visual Arts
 \, and Film in Latin America\, 1990-2010.
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA 024
 65\, USA\, Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/west-newton-cinema/behind
 -the-screen-la-bola-negra-2026-11-15?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:303be80cd62fd13a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052603Z
DTSTART:20261115T180000Z
DTEND:20261115T193000Z
SUMMARY:Peace\, Friendship\, Fairy Tales: Trial Class for Kids (in Russian)
DESCRIPTION:MIR\, DRUZHBA\, SKAZKI. Trial class at a Russian club for child
 ren aged 5–8\n\nYour child understands Russian but answers in English? J
 oin us for a trial class at the Russian club "Mir\, Druzhba\, Skazki"! Chi
 ldren practice Russian through games\, creative activities\, and conversat
 ion. The class is also suitable for kids who speak little Russian yet.\n\n
 In class\, children will read a Russian fairy tale\, learn rhymes with mov
 ements\, play active games\, paint from stencils\, and talk about their ar
 twork. Light face painting will help them transform into characters from t
 he tale!\n\nParents can relax in the next room with coffee\, tea\, board g
 ames\, and the chance to meet other Russian-speaking families. (Parents do
  not need tickets.)\n\nThe class is led by Alyona Kuznetsova\, an experien
 ced teacher.\n\nPrice: $15 for a trial class for one child. $10 for a seco
 nd child from the same family.\n\nGroup size: up to 12 children.\n\nAbout 
 the instructor\n\nAlyona Kuznetsova is a teacher and mother of two. She wo
 rked at a kindergarten in Moscow and\, after moving to Turkey\, became a k
 indergarten director\, overseeing teachers\, organizing the educational pr
 ocess\, and working directly with children. She has led creative classes\,
  workshops\, and children's events\, including a drawing workshop for 40 c
 hildren\, and has also done face painting.\n\nAfter moving to the USA with
  her family\, Alyona has continued developing her career in early childhoo
 d education and is currently completing training to earn American teacher 
 certification.\n\nShe believes in creating a kind\, safe\, and engaging at
 mosphere for children.\n\nRussian title: «Мир\, дружба\, ска
 зки» - пробное занятие детского клуба. (Mir
 \, Druzhba\, Skazki)
LOCATION:7 Chelsea Street\, Everett\, MA 02149\, Everett
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/everett/events/peace-friendship-f
 airy-tales-trial-class-for-kids-in-russian-2026-11-15?utm_source=ics&utm_m
 edium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:81612ceaf763ec69@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261115T183000Z
DTEND:20261115T193000Z
STATUS:CANCELLED
SUMMARY:Cancelled: CANCELED - Seminar series of Nov\, 2026\, hosted by JWCB
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 15\, 2026 1:30—4:00 PM\nLucia Mastrangelo R
 oom (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\, 
 MA\, 02472\nThis is the monthly lecture series by JWCB. This month\, eithe
 r Ms. Shimazu\, an EASL teacher of Ms. Iwamoto will give a lecture \nHirok
 o Ichikawa\nhirokoichikawa@yahoo.com
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/canceled-seminar-series-of-nov-2026-hosted-by-jwcb-2026-11-15?utm_s
 ource=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a9f540344f39618c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261115T183000Z
DTEND:20261115T193000Z
SUMMARY:Queer Autistic Social Group
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 15\, 2026 1:30—3:00 PM\nRaya Stern Trustees
  Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\
 , MA\, 02472\nWe're a group of queer autistic adults that meet to talk abo
 ut issues at the intersection of those identities. All are welcome!\nHanna
 h Levin\nhrl756@gmail.com
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/queer-autistic-social-group-2026-11-15?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re
 ferral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:b7cfe8cd8b1b2c1d@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261116T170000Z
DTEND:20261116T181500Z
SUMMARY:Population Science Seminar Series: James Feigenbaum (BU\, Economics
 )
DESCRIPTION:James Feigenbaum\, Associate Professor of Economics\, Boston Un
 iversity on "Economic history of mobility\, inequality\, and population he
 alth." The BU Population Science Seminar Series (BU PopSci) is an interdis
 ciplinary forum connecting established and emerging scholars in demography
 \, population health\, epidemiology\, economics\, and related fields. In-p
 erson with hybrid access. We highly encourage BU Faculty\, Students\, and 
 Staff to attend in-person. Light refreshments provided. In person RSVPs ki
 ndly requested. RSVP required for Zoom access.
LOCATION:Yawkey Center for Student Services\, 100 Bay State Road\, Room 613
 B\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/yawkey-center-for-student-
 services/population-science-seminar-series-james-feigenbaum-bu-economics-2
 026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e86cf28c9ee6367f@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261116T174500Z
DTEND:20261116T190000Z
SUMMARY:The Annual Kleh Lecture featuring Harrison Mbori
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Monday\, November 16th for the Annual Kleh Le
 cture at Boston University School of Law in Barristers Hall featuring Harr
 ison Mbori\, the Kleh Visiting Professor.
LOCATION:Boston University School of Law\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/boston-university-school-o
 f-law/the-annual-kleh-lecture-featuring-harrison-mbori-2026-11-16?utm_sour
 ce=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:881b9fb03e066ae5@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z
DTSTART:20261116T180000Z
DTEND:20261116T200000Z
SUMMARY:Mosaic Workshop (Four-Class Series)
DESCRIPTION:Learn the ancient art of mosaics in this hands-on beginner's mo
 saic workshop. Participants will design and create a glass mosaic art pane
 l to keep. Each student should bring ideas about a design they would like 
 to create – we provide the rest. Classes are on four consecutive Mondays
 . You may sign up online or call the branch. Please note: T his is a four-
 class program\, not four individual classes. Accessibility Notice : We str
 ive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation a
 nd/or language services\, contact the department listed in the "Contact In
 fo" pane on the right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommod
 ation.
LOCATION:Lower Mills Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/lower-mills/lower-mills-library/m
 osaic-workshop-four-class-series-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4556b691c9d40841@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z
DTSTART:20261116T190000Z
DTEND:20261116T200000Z
SUMMARY:Information Session for Adult English Learners
DESCRIPTION:Are you an adult English Language Learner looking for resources
 \, support\, and ways to practice? Join members of our Literacy Services t
 eam for an informal information session ! This is your chance to: Talk wit
 h an instructor about how to register for grammar classes. Learn about our
  free\, informal conversation practice groups (a great way to practice spe
 aking and listening). Ask questions about local resources and programs for
  adult English learners. Please note - this session is designed to answer 
 questions and connect you with resources - it is not a formal English clas
 s . Additional Resources for English Learners For more options\, programs\
 , and self-study tools available across the city and online\, please explo
 re the following resources: Literacy Resources for ESOL Learners City of B
 oston’s Adult Literacy Initiative Massachusetts Adult Education Help Des
 k Mango Languages online learning software (library card required) How to 
 get a library card Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acc
 essible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, 
 contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Ple
 ase allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the 
 Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more abo
 ut supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's 
 website .
LOCATION:Codman Square Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/codman-square/codman-square-libra
 ry/information-session-for-adult-english-learners-2026-11-16?utm_source=ic
 s&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4bd1d36d354a56ad@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T200000Z
DTEND:20261116T210000Z
SUMMARY:Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Hung-Hsun Yu (Princeton University)\n\nTitle: The Erd
 ős distinct distances problem in R^3\n\nAbstract: In 1946\, Erdős propos
 ed the distinct distances problem: what is the least number of distances a
  set of N points in R^d spans? He computed that integer grids give an uppe
 r bound of O(N/(log N)^(1/2)) for d=2 and N^(2/d) for d at least 3. For d=
 2\, a nearly matching lower bound cN/log N was obtained much later in 2010
  by Guth and Katz\, who introduced influential tools such as polynomial pa
 rtitioning. In this talk\, I will outline their proof and the extra twists
  needed to prove a lower bound of N^(2/3-o(1)) for d=3. Time permitting\, 
 I will briefly talk about the recent resolution of the distinct distances 
 problem for d>=3 by OpenAI. This is based on joint work with Jonathan Tido
 r and Dmitrii Zakharov.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/richard-p-st
 anley-seminar-in-combinatorics-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c340248ec8b49d63@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T200000Z
DTEND:20261116T210000Z
SUMMARY:Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Doron Zeilberger (Rutgers)\n\nTitle: Three Mathematica
 l Reverends that I truly revere\n\nAbstract: After briefly raving about Re
 v. Thomas (who revolutionized statistics)\, and Rev. Alfred (who revolutio
 nized [what is now called] algebraic combinatorics)\, I will talk about my
  favorite Reverend\, Rev. Charles.While his [mathematical] impact dwarfs i
 n comparison\, he nevertheless discovered a fun rule to evaluate determina
 nts\, and that rule\, in turn\, lead to the invention of my favorite combi
 natorial object.
LOCATION:Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study\, Sheerr Room in Fay House\
 , Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/radcliffe-institute-for
 -advanced-study-sheerr-room-in-fay-house/richard-p-stanley-seminar-in-comb
 inatorics-2026-11-16-10ao?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:fa078e313ea29535@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261116T210000Z
DTEND:20261116T223000Z
SUMMARY:Global Health Politics Workshop: Seye Abimbola (The University of S
 ydney)
DESCRIPTION:Seye Abimbola will give a talk on his book\, "A Foreign Gaze: E
 ssays on Global Health." Housed at and sponsored by the Pardee Center for 
 the Study of the Longer-Range Future\, and convened by Pardee Center Facul
 ty Research Fellow Prof. Joseph Harris\, the monthly Global Health Politic
 s Workshop (GHPW) series brings together leading social scientists from th
 e disciplines of anthropology\, political science\, and sociology\, along 
 with practitioners in Boston and around the world\, to advance understandi
 ng of health phenomena in a globally interconnected world. GHPW will meet 
 in Fall 2026 once a month on Mondays from 4:00 to 5:30pm EST. The first 15
  minutes (4:00 to 4:15 pm) will be devoted to networking and casual conver
 sation (with Zoom participants having an opportunity to connect with other
  scholars from around the world conducting GHP research in Breakout Rooms)
 . Forty-five minute talks will begin at 4:15 pm\, with the remaining 30 mi
 nutes devoted to Q&A and discussion with the audience. Presenters will als
 o be available to meet with participants in-person and by Zoom on the day 
 of the talk.
LOCATION:Pardee Center\, 67 Bay State Rd.\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/pardee-center/global-healt
 h-politics-workshop-seye-abimbola-the-university-of-sydney-2026-11-16?utm_
 source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:71b810287179442c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T213000Z
DTEND:20261116T223000Z
SUMMARY:Richard P. Stanley Seminar in Combinatorics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Greg Kuperberg (UC Davis)\n\nTitle: My journey with th
 e alternating sign matrix theorem\n\nAbstract: I will talk about the alter
 nating sign matrix theorem and its proof from the point of view of my own 
 experience with it: what led me to this problem\, what I was thinking whil
 e working on it\, and how I interpret the aftermath. Key elements include 
 round enumerations in combinatorics\, bijective versus algebraic proofs\, 
 Kasteleyn's theorem versus the Yang-Baxter equation\, and factor exhaustio
 n as a method to evaluate determinants. I will also discuss the sequel\, s
 ymmetry classes of alternating sign matrices.
LOCATION:Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study\, Sheerr Room in Fay House\
 , Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/radcliffe-institute-for
 -advanced-study-sheerr-room-in-fay-house/richard-p-stanley-seminar-in-comb
 inatorics-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d47fae963deff4bf@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T213000Z
DTEND:20261116T223000Z
SUMMARY:2026 Dresselhaus Lecture—Connecting nano to macro: Thermal materi
 als research inspired by Millie Dresselhaus
DESCRIPTION:The Dresselhaus Lecture series is named in honor of Mildred "Mi
 llie" Dresselhaus\, a beloved MIT professor whose research helped unlock t
 he mysteries of carbon\, the most fundamental of organic elements—earnin
 g her the nickname “queen of carbon science.” This annual event recogn
 izes a significant figure in science and engineering from anywhere in the 
 world whose leadership and impact echo Millie’s life\, accomplishments\,
  and values.\n\nThe 2026 Mildred S. Dresselhaus Lecture will be delivered 
 by:\n\nGang Chen\n\nCarl Richard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering\
 , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\n\nGang Chen is the Carl Ric
 hard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering at Massachusetts Institute o
 f Technology (MIT). He served as the Department Head of the Department of 
 Mechanical Engineering at MIT from 2013 to 2018. He obtained his PhD degre
 e from the Mechanical Engineering Department at UC Berkeley under the supe
 rvision of then UC Berkeley Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien. He was a faculty me
 mber at Duke University and UCLA\, before joining MIT in 2001.\n\nChen's r
 esearch spans from electrons and phonons transport in solid-state material
 s for thermoelectric energy conversion and microelectronic thermal managem
 ent to evaporation and condensation for desalination and data center cooli
 ng. He received an NSF Young Investigator Award\, an R&D 100 award\, an AS
 ME Heat Transfer Memorial Award\, an ASME Frank Kreith Award in Energy\, a
  Nukiyama Memorial Award by the Japan Heat Transfer Society\, a World Tech
 nology Network Award in Energy\, an Eringen medal from the Society of Engi
 neering Science\, the Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellences in 
 Mentoring and Advising from MIT\, a Steven Chu medal from the Asian Americ
 an Academy of Science and Engineering\, and an American Courage Award from
  Asian American Advancing Justice. \n\nABSTRACT\n\nIn this lecture\, Gang 
 Chen will discuss research on thermal materials that connects fundamental 
 transport processes at the nanoscale with materials and energy challenges 
 at larger scales. Much of this work was inspired by his long-standing coll
 aboration with Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus.\n\nThe story begins with 
 their work on superlattices for thermoelectric energy conversion and exten
 ds to nanocomposites and other thermal materials. Inspired by Professor Dr
 esselhaus’s pioneering research on carbon nanotubes\, Chen’s group exp
 lored the one-dimensional nature of thermal transport in polymer chains\, 
 leading to the demonstration that polyethylene can achieve thermal conduct
 ivities higher than most metals. These materials advances also revealed re
 gimes of heat transport beyond classical Fourier conduction\, including co
 herent\, localized\, and hydrodynamic phonon transport. Studies of coupled
  electron and phonon transport further led to the identification of cubic 
 boron arsenide as an unusual semiconductor combining exceptionally high th
 ermal conductivity with high electron and hole mobilities.\n\nFinally\, th
 e lecture will describe current efforts to understand light–water intera
 ctions and their potential to connect nanoscale physical phenomena with ne
 w approaches to thermal management\, energy conversion\, and sustainabilit
 y.
LOCATION:Building 10\, 10-250 (Huntington Hall)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-10-10-250-hunt
 ington-hall/2026-dresselhaus-lecture-connecting-nano-to-macro-thermal-mate
 rials-research-ins-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:34c85fa0ec149a17@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T220000Z
DTEND:20261116T233000Z
SUMMARY:AI and Society: The Future of Math
DESCRIPTION:AI can now help solve big open problems in math. How will AI to
 ols affect human understanding of mathematical results and theories? And w
 hat will it mean for research communities and the future of the field?\n\n
 Kevin Hartnett\, author of The Proof in the Code\, will moderate a panel d
 iscussion among mathematicians: Tristan Buckmaster (NYU)\, Bryna Kra (Nort
 hwestern)\, Michael Hopkins (Harvard)\, and Jacopo Borga (MIT).\n\nThis ev
 ent\, co-sponsored by the Department of Mathematics\, is the first of a pl
 anned series hosted by MITHIC and SERC exploring how AI is reshaping our p
 ersonal and professional lives.\n\nThe first 40 MIT students at the event 
 will receive a copy of “The Proof in the Code” by Kevin Hartnett.
LOCATION:Building 3\, 3-270\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-3-3-270/ai-and
 -society-the-future-of-math-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:8caac663c8eec261@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T220000Z
DTEND:20261117T000000Z
SUMMARY:Discussion Night: AI Issues\, Policy\, & Potential Pause
DESCRIPTION:Radius has historically supported MIT students’ ethical self-
 reflection\, partnering over the decades with groups like Science for the 
 People and MIT Students Against War. We are now pleased to support a new i
 nitiative called the AI Pause Coalition\, which is petitioning for recogni
 tion as a student organization and whose leaders are actively involved in 
 Radius programming.\n\nDo you have concerns about the speed of AI developm
 ent? Are you concerned about the environmental footprint\, the privacy and
  surveillance implications\, concentration of power\, or risks of catastro
 phic outcomes or extinction?\n\nJoin us at the AI Pause Coalition's first 
 meeting to:\n\nDiscuss recent developments in AI policy in Massachusetts a
 nd around the countryDiscuss the possibility of a pause on new frontier tr
 aining runsGive your own perspective\, hear from the community\, and devel
 op a shared understanding of key issuesJoin working groups to research pol
 icy and take action on AI issues \n\nPizza will be provided!
LOCATION:Bush Room\, 10-105\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/bush-room-10-105/discus
 sion-night-ai-issues-policy-and-potential-pause-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&
 utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c4f072cd77ec4fe0@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T220000Z
DTEND:20261116T233000Z
SUMMARY:History of Now Lectures Series - Reluctant Neighbors: History of Je
 ws in Palestine and the Levant\, 1700-1850
DESCRIPTION:History at MIT invites you to join us on Monday\, November 16th
  at 5 pm in E51-095 for the third lecture in the History of Now series\, f
 eaturing Orit Bashkin\, the Mabel Greene Myers Professor of Modern Middle 
 Eastern History and Director of Graduate Studies\, Modern Fields at the Un
 iversity of Chicago. Her talk is titled "Reluctant Neighbors: History of J
 ews in Palestine and the Levant\, 1700-1850." \n\nOrit Bashkin \nMabel Gre
 ene Myers Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History\nDirector of Graduate
  Studies\, Modern Fields\nUniversity of Chicago\n\nMonday\, November 16\, 
 2026\n5-6:30 pm\nMIT Building E51\, Room 095\n\nPublic Lectures Dates\n\nN
 ovember 16 \nReluctant Neighbors: History of Jews in Palestine and the Lev
 ant\, 1700-1850\n\nNovember 19 \nA Different Critique: MENA Jewish Approac
 hes to Zionism and Imperialism\, 1830-1948\n\nAbout Orit Bashkin\n\nOrit B
 ashkin is a historian who works on the intellectual\, social\, and cultura
 l history of the modern Middle East. She got her Ph.D. from Princeton Univ
 ersity (2004)\, writing a thesis on Iraqi intellectual history under the s
 upervision of Professors Robert Tignor and Samah Selim\, and her BA (1995)
  and MA (1999) from Tel Aviv University. Since her graduation\, she has be
 en working as a professor of modern Middle Eastern history in the Departme
 nt of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicag
 o. Her publications deal with Iraqi history\, the history of Iraqi Jews\, 
 the Arab cultural revival movement (the nahda) in the late 19th century\, 
 and the connections between modern Arab history and Arabic literature. Her
  current research project explores the lives of Iraqi Jews in Israel.\n\nT
 o Attend\n\nAll of these lectures are free and open to the public. More in
 formation on the lecture series is available here. \n\nFor questions\, ple
 ase contact Professor Lerna Ekmekcioglu\, Head of History at MIT\, at lern
 a@mit.edu.\n\nWe hope to see you there!
LOCATION:Building E51\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e51/history-of
 -now-lectures-series-reluctant-neighbors-history-of-jews-in-palestine--202
 6-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261116T220000Z
DTEND:20261116T233000Z
SUMMARY:Teen Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:Build worlds\, polish your prose\, and transform your ideas int
 o reality! Whether you are interested in fantasy\, graphic novels\, short 
 stories\, personal essays\, or poetry\, this is your space to create. Guid
 ed by published author Laura Hatosy\, you’ll experiment with fun exercis
 es\, sharpen your skills\, and get feedback from fellow writers—all in a
  low-pressure\, purely […]\n\\n
LOCATION:Robbins Library\, 700 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, Arli
 ngton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/robbins-library/teen-wr
 iting-group-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T000000Z
DTEND:20261117T010000Z
SUMMARY:Joanne Chang discusses The Joy of Cookies
DESCRIPTION:*** SOLD OUT *** Joanne Chang's discussion of The Joy of Cookie
 s November 16th at 7 PM TICKETS NO LONGER AVAILABLE This is a ticketed eve
 nt. Your ticket includes one copy of The Joy of Cookie...
LOCATION:Belmont Books\, Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-books/joanne-chan
 g-discusses-the-joy-of-cookies-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052421Z
DTSTART:20261117T000000Z
DTEND:20261117T010000Z
SUMMARY:Daily Stoic Live - Onstage with Ryan Holiday
DESCRIPTION:Join Ryan Holiday for a special evening of timeless wisdom and 
 to hear\, for the first time\, insight from his newest book\, Wisdom Takes
  Work. Ryan\,s keynote will be followed by an exclusive Q&A\, and attendee
 s will have the opportunity to explore a curated pop-up from The Painted P
 orch Bookshop.\n\nVIP Tickets With Meet & Greet Available For Seats in Orc
 hestra Row C-F. All Seats Reserved. All Ages.\n\nWith: Ryan Holiday\n\nLec
 ture/Seminar / Lecture/Seminar
LOCATION:Somerville Theatre\, 55 Davis Square\, Somerville
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/somerville-theatre/dai
 ly-stoic-live-onstage-with-ryan-holiday-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medi
 um=referral
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261118
SUMMARY:The Identified Death Toll of Palestinians in Gaza\, One Year Later 
 (2024 – ongoing)
DESCRIPTION:On display from November 17 - December 5\, 2026 in the first fl
 oor DMC Hallway is the artist and papermaker Clara Reynen's project The Id
 entified Death Toll of Palestinians in Gaza\, One Year Later (2024 – ong
 oing). Consisting of fourteen 36 x 80 inch handmade and hand-kneaded paper
  sheets of unbleached abaca and Thai kozo\, this monumental artwork contai
 ns tally marks made with black-pigmented cotton pulp paint registering the
  number of dead in Gaza from October 2023 - September 2024. Exhibited in c
 onjunction with the Thinking Palestine Through Paper symposium at MassArt 
 on Saturday\, November 21st\, attendees to the symposium will assist the a
 rtist in kneading the four as-yet unkneaded sheets that are a part of the 
 exhibition.
LOCATION:Design and Media Center\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/design-and-media-center/th
 e-identified-death-toll-of-palestinians-in-gaza-one-year-later-2024-ongoin
 g-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261117T160000Z
DTEND:20261117T173000Z
SUMMARY:WIPSE (Works in Progress Special Education) Research Presentations
DESCRIPTION:Doctoral student and faculty research presentations\; open to a
 ll. Lunch is provided.
LOCATION:621 Commonwealth Ave.\, Ryan Library\, Room 417\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/wipse-works-in-prog
 ress-special-education-research-presentations-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&ut
 m_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261117T170000Z
DTEND:20261117T180000Z
SUMMARY:CSAIL FORUM with Daniel Jackson: The Key to Agentic Software Develo
 pment
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \n\nAI-driven coding agents have opened a new world f
 or building software. But applied in standard ways they are likely to just
  create a mountain of technical and cognitive debt. How do you take contro
 l and produce reliable and maintainable software? This talk\, directed bot
 h at those who build software and those who are accountable for it\, will 
 explain how.\n\nBio:\n\nDaniel Jackson is professor of computer science at
  MIT\, and associate director of CSAIL. For his research in software\, he 
 won the ACM SIGSOFT Impact Award\, the ACM SIGSOFT Outstanding Research Aw
 ard and was made an ACM Fellow.\n\nHe is the lead designer of the Alloy mo
 deling language\, and author of Software Abstractions. He chaired a Nation
 al Academies study on software dependability\, and has collaborated on sof
 tware projects with NASA on air-traffic control\, with Massachusetts Gener
 al Hospital on proton therapy\, and with Toyota on autonomous cars.\n\nHis
  most recent book\, Essence of Software\, offers a fresh approach to softw
 are design\, and shows how thinking about software in terms of concepts an
 d their relationships can lead to more usable and effective software.
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/csail-forum-with
 -daniel-jackson-the-key-to-agentic-software-development-2026-11-17?utm_sou
 rce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T170000Z
DTEND:20261117T183000Z
SUMMARY:Humanities Center Faculty Works in Progress:"Physiognomy Check?” 
 Pseudoscience\, Vernacular Biometrics\, and Neo-Fascism
DESCRIPTION:Looking at the social media phenomenon of the “physiognomy ch
 eck\,” this talk tracks how right-wing dissidents create what I have ter
 med vernacular biometrics\, a form of crowd-sourced social curation aimed 
 at identifying marginalized social actors for ideological intent. To maint
 ain social-moral boundaries in the digital space\, far-right religious act
 ors draw on historical pseudoscience logics of acceptability bound to poli
 tical projects of authority\, conceptions of whiteness\, and European disc
 ourses of purity and criminality. Boundaries are crafted through physical\
 , political\, and theological particularities that preserve group continui
 ty from social difference. I argue that this digital emphasis on physiogno
 my lays bares the historical constructions of race that are founded in eug
 enics-informed understandings of correct bodies. As I track the use of mor
 alized vernacular biometrics discourse\, I highlight its connection to the
  broader pseudoscience content found in far-right media worlds\, including
  alternative health models\, medical sovereignty\, and mis/disinformation.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/humanities-center-f
 aculty-works-in-progress-physiognomy-check-pseudoscience-vern-2026-11-17?u
 tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3d7265453b3c3e81@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052503Z
DTSTART:20261117T170018Z
DTEND:20261117T180000Z
SUMMARY:Art + Science: Inpainting Techniques (Tue\, Nov 17\, 2026\, 12:00 P
 M)
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, paintings conservator Kate Smith will talk ab
 out various philosophical approaches to restoring loss in paintings.
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridg
 e
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-art-museums/art
 -science-inpainting-techniques-tue-nov-17-2026-12-00-pm-2026-11-17?utm_sou
 rce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:adacd3fd6a61d31f@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261117T200000Z
DTEND:20261117T210000Z
SUMMARY:Information Session for Adult English Learners
DESCRIPTION:Are you an adult English Language Learner looking for resources
 \, support\, and ways to practice? Join members of our Literacy Services t
 eam for an informal information session ! This is your chance to: Talk wit
 h an instructor about how to register for grammar classes. Learn about our
  free\, informal conversation practice groups (a great way to practice spe
 aking and listening). Ask questions about local resources and programs for
  adult English learners. Please note - this session is designed to answer 
 questions and connect you with resources - it is not a formal English clas
 s . Additional Resources for English Learners For more options\, programs\
 , and self-study tools available across the city and online\, please explo
 re the following resources: Literacy Resources for ESOL Learners City of B
 oston’s Adult Literacy Initiative Massachusetts Adult Education Help Des
 k Mango Languages online learning software (library card required) How to 
 get a library card Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acc
 essible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, 
 contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Ple
 ase allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the 
 Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more abo
 ut supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's 
 website .
LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley-
 square/information-session-for-adult-english-learners-2026-11-17?utm_sourc
 e=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T210000Z
DTEND:20261117T223000Z
SUMMARY:Fun with Shakespeare
DESCRIPTION:Each month\, we will be reading from one of Shakespeare’s pla
 ys. Familiarity with the plays will help but all are welcome. This Shakesp
 eare discussion group is facilitated by John Galton. Register at roslindal
 e@bpl.org or call 617-323-2343. John Galton is a retired English teacher w
 ith experience at many different levels: college\, elementary\, and high s
 chool. He earned his PhD in literature from the University of Rochester. J
 ohn has taught various lifelong learning courses for older adults. He once
  had minor roles in a professional production of Hamlet \, and he directed
  Twelfth Night at Hanover High School. Accessibility Notice: We strive to 
 make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or l
 anguage services\, call 617-323-2343 or email Roslindale@bpl.org. Please a
 llow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.
LOCATION:Roslindale Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-library/fun-wit
 h-shakespeare-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261117T210000Z
DTEND:20261117T220000Z
SUMMARY:Biology Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Seychelle Vos\, MIT\n\nHost: Amy Keating\n\nTitle: "Un
 derstanding transcription across genomic scales"\n\nThe Biology Colloquium
  is a weekly seminar held throughout the academic year — featuring disti
 nguished speakers in many areas of the biological sciences from universiti
 es and institutions worldwide. More information on speakers\, their affili
 ations\, and titles of their talks will be added as available. Unless othe
 rwise stated\, the Colloquium will be held live in Stata 32-123 (Kirsch au
 ditorium) Contact Margaret Cabral with questions.
LOCATION:Stata\, Kirsch auditorium\, 32-123\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/stata-kirsch-auditorium
 -32-123/biology-colloquium-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261117T210000Z
DTEND:20261117T223000Z
SUMMARY:Lord Lecture Day 2 of 2 | Dr. Michael McCarthy (Harvard-Smithsonian
  Center for Astrophysics)
LOCATION:\, 6-233\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/6-233/lord-lecture-day-
 2-of-2-dr-michael-mccarthy-harvard-smithsonian-center-for-astro-2026-11-17
 ?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261117T210000Z
DTEND:20261117T220000Z
SUMMARY:Number Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Fernando Trejos Suarez (Princeton)\n\nTitle: Euler Sys
 tems and Bloch--Kato for the Triple Product\n\nAbstract: \n\nWe discuss th
 e construction of an Euler system for the triple product\, the p-adic Galo
 is representation V = V_1 x V_2 x V_3\, where V_1\,V_2\,V_3 are the 2-dime
 nsional representations attached to cuspforms f_1\,f_2\,f_3. Applications 
 include new cases of the Bloch—Kato conjecture: e.g. in the case that f_
 i is an elliptic curve E_i over the rationals\, and if χ denotes a non-tr
 ivial Dirichlet character\, we prove (under some technical assumptions) th
 at the non-vanishing of L(E_1 x E_2 x E_3 x χ\, s) at the central value s
 =2 implies the vanishing of the relevant Selmer group for V(χ). The const
 ruction is geometric\, taking place on the Shimura variety for GSp(4)\, an
 d uses the pullback method pioneered by Sangiovanni—Skinner. (This talk 
 will not assume any prior knowledge of Euler systems.)
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/number-theor
 y-seminar-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T210000Z
DTEND:20261117T220000Z
SUMMARY:Prof. Joe Alexandersen (University of Southern Denmark) - Topology 
 Optimisation of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer: Walls\, Scales and Time
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 for the Pierce S
 eminar at 4 PM in Room 3-370 with Prof. Joe Alexandersen from the Universi
 ty of Southern Denmark. \n\nAbstract Title: Topology Optimisation of Fluid
  Flow and Heat Transfer: Walls\, Scales and Time\n\nAbstract: \n\nTopology
  optimisation\, originally developed to find stiff and lightweight structu
 res\, lets a computer automatically determine where material should\, and 
 should not\, be placed. Extending it to fluid flow and heat transfer leads
  to unintuitive designs for flow and cooling systems\, but raises fundamen
 tal numerical challenges. This talk discusses three of them\, with applica
 tions in the cooling of electronics and fusion energy devices. First\, wal
 ls: density-based methods have no explicit surfaces\, so physical boundary
  conditions cannot be imposed on them directly. By extracting wall locatio
 n and orientation from the design field itself\, we impose free-slip condi
 tions and turbulent wall functions implicitly\, showing that the boundary 
 physics can change optimal designs dramatically and that accurate turbulen
 t optimisation is possible on coarse meshes. Second\, scales: multiscale h
 omogenisation and de-homogenisation produce fine microchannel networks at 
 a fraction of the computational cost. Third\, time: treating time as an ad
 ditional dimension and using parallel space–time multigrid solvers makes
  transient problems with billions of unknowns tractable.\n\nBio:\n\nJoe Al
 exandersen is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark
  (SDU)\, where he leads the Multiphysics Simulation\, Optimisation and Exp
 erimentation (MSOE) group at SDU Mechanical Engineering. He received his P
 hD from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in 2016 and was a postdo
 ctoral researcher at DTU before joining SDU in 2019. His research develops
  topology optimisation methods for fluid flow\, heat transfer and multiphy
 sics problems\, together with the large-scale and parallel-in-time computa
 tional methods needed to make them tractable. He introduced topology optim
 isation for natural convection and took it to large-scale three-dimensiona
 l heat sink design on supercomputers. His group also regularly carries opt
 imised designs through manufacture to experimental testing. Since 2023\, h
 e has held a Sapere Aude Research Leader grant from the Independent Resear
 ch Fund Denmark for the project COMFORT\, on computational design for time
 -dependent problems. His awards include the ISSMO/Springer Prize for Young
  Scientist and the DTU Young Researcher Award. His review of topology opti
 misation for fluid-based problems received the Fluids Best Paper Award. He
  hosts the international TOP Webinar series on topology optimisation.
LOCATION:Building 3\, Room 3-370\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-3-room-3-370/p
 rof-joe-alexandersen-university-of-southern-denmark-topology-optimisation-
 of-fl-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261117T213000Z
DTEND:20261117T233000Z
SUMMARY:Provably Secure: Math Against Superintelligent Hackers
DESCRIPTION:Worry is growing around AI agents escaping containment and acti
 ng against the interests of the organizations that built them. The latest 
 LLMs are also finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities in important software 
 at an alarming pace.\n\nAgainst this backdrop\, join the Social and Ethica
 l Responsibilities of Computing on November 17 for a panel discussion expl
 oring whether mathematical proofs could work to thwart superintelligent cy
 berattackers.\n\nBringing together experts from academia\, government\, an
 d industry\, the conversation will survey an old computer-science techniqu
 e with new promise: formal verification\, mathematical proof about the beh
 avior of programs. Can such proofs be applied to important computing infra
 structure\, to guarantee agent containment and find all security bugs of c
 ertain kinds\, future-proofing against more-powerful LLMs? \n\nThe panel w
 ill be moderated by Adam Chlipala\, Arthur J. Conner (1888) Professor of C
 omputer Science at MIT\, and will feature Byron Cook\, vice president and 
 distinguished scientist at Amazon Web Services\; Noah Evans\, principal me
 mber of technical staff at Draper\; and Armando Solar-Lezama\, Distinguish
 ed Professor of Computing at MIT.
LOCATION:Building 32\, 155\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-32-155/provabl
 y-secure-math-against-superintelligent-hackers-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&u
 tm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261117T230000Z
DTEND:20261118T003000Z
SUMMARY:Business of Art with Carlos Troche
DESCRIPTION:The Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center (KBLIC) is ex
 cited to host Carlos Troche as a speaker in the ongoing Business of Art se
 ries. In this session\, Carlos will lead discussion on: How design skills 
 become real campaigns What makes compelling visuals How to seek profession
 al opportunities A graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design
 \, Carlos is an experienced graphic designer who delivers on out of the bo
 x concepts\, dynamic visuals\, and innovative strategies for online and pr
 int. He has served as Art Director & Designer for the Massachusetts Depart
 ment of Public Health for over 6 years. Carlos previously worked as a desi
 gner for the Boston Public Schools\, Converse\, the City of Lawrence\, MA\
 , and freelancing. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acc
 essible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, 
 contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Ple
 ase allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.
LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley-
 square/business-of-art-with-carlos-troche-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_me
 dium=referral
END:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261117T230000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Thought Leader Lecture: Gunnar Branson\, CEO\, AFIRE
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Thought Leader Lecture with Gunnar Branson\, CEO\
 , AFIRE\n\nAs CEO of AFIRE\, Gunnar Branson brings nearly three decades of
  experience across commercial real estate\, professional services\, educat
 ion\, and association leadership. Prior to joining AFIRE in 2018\, he serv
 ed as CEO of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (
 NAREIM)\, and before that\, he led strategy and marketing for Fortune 500 
 and other innovative mid-market companies.\n\nDate: November 17\, 2026\nTi
 me: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM LECTURE | 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM RECEPTION\nLocation: 9
 -354\n\nJoin us for an evening of insight\, discussion\, and networking wi
 th fellow real estate professionals. Open only to MIT and area students.
LOCATION:Building 9\, 354\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-9-354/thought-
 leader-lecture-gunnar-branson-ceo-afire-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medi
 um=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261117T230000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Leadership in a Changing Society: A Conversation with Alain Bejjani
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging discussion with Alain Bejjani\, drawing
  on insights from his book\, "NEXT | Leading Through the New Realities." T
 he session will explore how shifting social\, cultural\, political\, and e
 conomic landscapes are redefining leadership and the skills needed to navi
 gate an increasingly complex world. Attendees will gain valuable perspecti
 ves on adapting to change\, embracing new challenges\, and leading effecti
 vely in an evolving global environment.\n\nThis event will be offered in a
  hybrid format\, with opportunities to participate either in person or onl
 ine. In-person space is limited\, registration required.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/leadership-in-a-cha
 nging-society-a-conversation-with-alain-bejjani-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&
 utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261118T000000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Janet Rich Edwards at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Janet Rich Edwards—professor of e
 pidemiology at Harvard University who works in the Division of Women’s H
 ealth at Brigham and Women’s Hospital—for a discussion o...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/jane
 t-rich-edwards-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=
 referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:0c359c1ee74a7418@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261118T000000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Carrie Yamaoka
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Tuesday Night Lecture Series (TNLS)\, Boston Uni
 versity College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts presents a lecture by a
 rtist Carrie Yamaoka organized by the MFA Painting and MFA Sculpture progr
 ams.\n\nCarrie Yamaoka works across a range of media including painting\, 
 drawing\, sculpture and photography. She is interested in the topography o
 f surfaces\, materiality and process\, the tactility of the barely visible
  and the chain of planned and chance incidents that determine the outcome 
 of the object. She embraces error and defect\, the slippage of material pr
 otocols\, negotiations with chance and the trajectories that follow from b
 reaking the rules of process. Her work engages the viewer at the intersect
 ion between records of chemical action/reaction and the desire to apprehen
 d a picture emerging in fleeting and unstable states of transformation.\n\
 nYamaoka has exhibited widely in the US and abroad: at MOMA/PS1\, Centre P
 ompidou\, the ICA Philadelphia\, Mori Art Museum\, the Venice Biennale\, t
 he Henry\, Artists Space\, Wexner Center\, Palais de Tokyo\, Bronx Museum\
 , Hamburg Kunsthalle\, Participant Inc.\, MassMOCA\, among other venues. H
 er work is included in the collections of the Buffalo AKG\, Centre Pompido
 u\, Victoria and Albert Museum\, Dallas Museum of Art\, Art Institute of C
 hicago and the Whitney Museum. Yamaoka has received an Anonymous Was a Wom
 an Award (2017)\, a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (2019)\, the Maria La
 ssnig Prize (2025) and a NYC Artadia Award (2026). Her work has been writt
 en about in Artforum\, the New York Times\, Bomb\, Art in America\, Artnew
 s\, Interview and Hyperallergic. A monograph\, RE: Carrie Yamaoka\, was pu
 blished by Radius Books in 2025. She is also committed to collaborative/co
 llective work and is a founding member of the queer art collective fierce 
 pussy. Yamaoka is based in New York and is part-time faculty in the Art Me
 dia and Technology Department at Parsons.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/tuesday-night-lectu
 re-series-carrie-yamaoka-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Belmont Photography Group
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 7:00—8:30 PM\nCommunity Classroo
 m - 201\nBelmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Belmo
 nt\, MA\, 02478\nA new group to for photographers to connect: Love taking 
 photos and want to keep going creatively? Join us for a new monthly photog
 raphy group at the Belmont Library!\nEach month\, bring 4–6 photos to sh
 are with the group. Your photos can be anything you’ve been working on\,
  exploring\, or simply enjoying. We’ll look at each other’s work\, tal
 k about what inspires us\, and share ideas and perspectives.\nThe goal is 
 simple: keep taking pictures\, keep sharing\, and keep creating.\nAll leve
 ls and types of photography are welcome. Come with your camera or your pho
 ne — and bring a few photos to share!\nRegister online between 10/1/2026
  9:00 AM and 11/16/2026 5:00 PM.
LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, 
 Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/be
 lmont-photography-group-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261118T000000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Better Read Than Dead
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 7:00—8:30 PM\nOnline\nThis month
  we will be reading The Only One Left by Riley Sager. The Only One Left i
 s a 2023 murder mystery/horror novel by American author Todd Ritter\, writ
 ing under the pen name Riley Sager. The plot concerns a woman who takes a 
 job caring for elderly invalid Lenora Hope\, who was accused decades ago o
 f murdering her parents and younger sister. She slowly unravels the truth 
 behind the Hope murders and a missing nurse.\nThis event is generously spo
 nsored by the Friends of the Belmont Public Library.\nRegister online betw
 een 10/30/2026 9:30 AM and 11/17/2026 7:30 PM.
LOCATION:Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/events/better-read-than-d
 ead-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052513Z
DTSTART:20261118T000000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Rhonda DeChambeau and Elaine Dimopoulos discuss Stained
DESCRIPTION:Rhonda DeChambeau and Elaine Dimopoulos discuss Stained\n\nPlea
 se join us for Rhonda DeChambeau and Elaine Dimopoulos discussion of Stain
 ed\n\nNovember 17th at 7 PM\n\nIn this stunning novel in verse\, a boy wat
 ches his town grow bitterly divided from behind the lens of his camera... 
 until he finds the courage to stand up for what's right. A story of braver
 y\, allyship\, and risks worth taking.\n\nTwelve-year-old Ulysses is new i
 n town. Between his unusual name and the port-wine stain splashed across h
 is face\, he's hardly looking for more attention. Uly is happiest hidden b
 ehind the lens of a camera\, where he can obscure his appearance while tak
 ing in the world around him.\n\nLuckily\, his middle school needs a photog
 rapher for their mural project\, and Uly gets to watch (and snap) as stude
 nts come together to paint a local artist's design. The mural is perfect: 
 powerful words\, images from nature\, and even a painting mistake transfor
 med into a tiny rainbow.\n\nExcept that tiny rainbow becomes a GIANT probl
 em.\n\nMurals are supposed\nto bring communities together.\nWhat does it s
 ay about\nour community\,\nthat our mural\nmust be destroyed over\nsomethi
 ng as innocent\nas a rainbow?\n\nActivism\, art\, and identity collide in 
 this courageous story based on real-world events. Told in captivating\, ac
 cessible verse\, Rhonda DeChambeau captures a town in crisis and the unlik
 ely heroes who step in to bring their community back together.
LOCATION:Belmont Books\, 79 Leonard Street\, Belmont\, MA 02478\, USA\, Bel
 mont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-books/rhonda-dech
 ambeau-and-elaine-dimopoulos-discuss-stained-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm
 _medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261118T000000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Supper Club
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 7:00—8:30 PM\nAuditorium\nCentra
 l Library\n79 Highland Ave\, Somerville \, MA\, 02143\nDo you love to cook
 ? We do too! Supper Club is a cookbook club that meets on the third Tuesda
 y of each month at the Central Library. Each meeting is a potluck dinner c
 elebrating the cookbook of the month. Pick a dish to make and share!\nBook
 : Nights and Weekends: Recipes that Make the Most of Your Time\nCapacity: 
 20 people bringing recipes\, and 5 more people to join in the tasting and 
 discussion\n\nPlease complete this form to choose your dish (You must reg
 ister first): Recipe Selection Form\nPhysical copies of the book will be a
 vailable at all Somerville locations at the library Circulation Desks\, ju
 st ask!\nFor more information email Kelly Gates at kgates@somervillema.go
 vor Greg at gxavier@somervillema.gov\nRegister online between 10/21/2026 9
 :00 AM and 11/16/2026 5:00 PM.
LOCATION:Central Library\, 79 Highland Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02143\, Some
 rville
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/central-library/supper-
 club-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z
DTSTART:20261118T010000Z
DTEND:20261118T020000Z
SUMMARY:Boston Speakers Series–Doris Kearns Goodwin
DESCRIPTION:Pulitzer-Winning Historian\n\nPulitzer Prize-winning historian\
 , Goodwin is celebrated for masterful narratives on US presidents and pivo
 tal historical events. Her books include Team of Rivals on Abraham Lincol
 n and No Ordinary Time on Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt. A sought-after c
 ommentator\, she provides essential historical insights on current events.
LOCATION:Symphony Hall\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/symphony-hall/boston-speak
 ers-series-doris-kearns-goodwin-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer
 ral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261118T150000Z
DTEND:20261118T200000Z
SUMMARY:GIS Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:GIS Day 2026\n\nNovember 18: 10am–3pm Boston / 7am–12pm Oak
 land / 3–8pm London\, hybrid in 160 Snell Library and on Zoom\n\nJoin us
  for GIS Day 2026! The day will include a StoryMap competition\, GIS prese
 ntations\, and demos from students and faculty. Today’s geospatial think
 ers are increasingly geo-generalists\, applying spatial insight across man
 y disciplines. From public health to marketing\, climate science to logist
 ics\, GIS is becoming a core competency in solving complex\, real-world ch
 allenges.\n\nFor more information and to RSVP\, please see the event page.
 \n\nCosponsored with the Northeastern University Library
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/gis-day-2026-2026-1
 1-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261118T150000Z
DTEND:20261118T160000Z
SUMMARY:Talking with Toys
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 10:00—11:00 AM\nChildren's Pro
 gram Room\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 0
 2472\nTalking with Toys is a free\, interactive event hosted by Talk Time 
 Boston where parents and young children explore toy stations while an SLP 
 demonstrates language-enhancing strategies. Parents can see these strategi
 es in action\, ask questions\, and gain valuable tips for supporting their
  child's communication development. It’s a fun\, hands-on way to learn t
 hrough play! This program is for kids ages 0-5. No registration.\n\nThe Wa
 tertown Free Public Library does not discriminate and does not share your 
 information with anyone. We are committed to providing reasonable accommod
 ation to enable you to participate in our events. Contact the library at e
 miranda@watertown-ma.gov or 617-972-6435 at least two weeks before an even
 t to arrange for modification.
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/talking-with-toys-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z
DTSTART:20261118T153000Z
DTEND:20261118T163000Z
SUMMARY:50+ Job Seekers Networking Group: Networking ("Plan Your Work & Wor
 k Your Plan!")
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 10:30 AM—12:30 PM\nZoom\nThe M
 assachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets via Zoom 
 on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month\, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Info
 rmal networking takes place from 10am to 10:30am and 12:30pm to 12:45pm. I
 f you are unemployed and actively looking\, underemployed\, seeking a new 
 career direction\, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap\
 , or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career\," this networki
 ng group program is perfect for you! Remember\, 85% of jobs are found thro
 ugh networking!\nJoin us in a professional forum for networking with peers
  in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relatio
 nships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transit
 ion. Each meeting features a new topic. Meetings include a presentation an
 d interactive workshop on topics relevant to career transition\, guest spe
 akers\, access to hiring managers\, small group breakout rooms to network\
 , and 1-on-1 coaching guidance. Participating on a regular basis will give
  job seekers the many tools and strategies needed for a successful job sea
 rch.\nEach biweekly meeting is facilitated by Deborah Hope\, MBA\, PCIC\, 
 an experienced executive career coach. Deborah is a former Fortune 500 exe
 cutive\, investment banker and entrepreneur. She transitioned to executive
  coaching over 12 years ago. Deborah has coached with Harvard Business Sch
 ool Executive Education programs and the Massachusetts Conference for Wome
 n. She has been trained or certified in a variety of coaching models and a
 ssessment tools. Deborah has facilitated 50+ job seekers networking groups
  since 2016. \nRegister directly on Zoom HERE. This group is sponsored by
  approximately 30 Massachusetts public libraries.\nRECORDING NOTE: This pr
 ogram will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via ema
 il within 48 hours of the program.\nContact Marita Coombs at mcoombs@malde
 npubliclibrary.org with questions.
LOCATION:Malden
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/malden/events/50-job-seekers-netw
 orking-group-networking-plan-your-work-and-work-your-plan-2026-11-18?utm_s
 ource=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z
DTSTART:20261118T153000Z
DTEND:20261118T163000Z
SUMMARY:Age 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group <b>REGISTRATION REQUIRED</b>
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 10:30 AM—12:30 PM\nOnline\n*PL
 EASE NOTE the meeting formally begins at 10:30am\, but the ZOOM launches a
 t 10am for 30 minutes of informal networking.**\n\nThe Library 50+ Job See
 kers Networking Group meets via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the 
 month\, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Informal networking takes place from 10am
  to 10:30am and 12:30pm to 12:45pm. If you are unemployed and actively loo
 king\, underemployed\, seeking a new career direction\, re-entering the jo
 b market after a long employment gap\, or recently retired and looking for
  your "Encore Career\," this networking group program is perfect for you! 
 Remember\, 85% of jobs are found through networking!\n\nJoin us in a profe
 ssional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environm
 ent conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and st
 rategies to help in your career transition. Each meeting features a new to
 pic. Meetings include a presentation and interactive workshop on topics re
 levant to career transition\, guest speakers\, access to hiring managers\,
  small group breakout rooms to network\, and 1-on-1 coaching guidance. Par
 ticipating on a regular basis will give job seekers the many tools and str
 ategies needed for a successful job search.\n\nEach biweekly meeting is fa
 cilitated by Deborah Hope\, MBA\, PCIC\, an experienced executive career c
 oach. Deborah is a former Fortune 500 executive\, investment banker and en
 trepreneur. She transitioned to executive coaching over 12 years ago. Debo
 rah has coached with Harvard Business School Executive Education programs 
 and the Massachusetts Conference for Women. She has been trained or certif
 ied in a variety of coaching models and assessment tools. Deborah has faci
 litated 50+ job seekers networking groups since 2016.\n\nThis group is spo
 nsored by many Massachusetts public libraries.\n\nRECORDING NOTE: This pro
 gram will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via emai
 l within 48 hours of the program.\nThis month's topic:   Networking ("Pl
 an Your Work & Work Your Plan!")\nRegister Here. \nThis event is generous
 ly sponsored by the Friends of the Belmont Public Library.
LOCATION:Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/events/age-50-job-seekers
 -networking-group-b-registration-required-b-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_
 medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261118T160000Z
DTEND:20261118T170000Z
SUMMARY:Page Turners Book Club | For Seniors 60+
DESCRIPTION:Page Turners Book Club at the Beech Street Center\n\nJoin a liv
 ely discussion on current novels and timeless classics\, fiction\, and non
 fiction. November’s book is Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield.\n\nN
 ew members are always welcome!\n\nFor seniors 60+.
LOCATION:The Beech Street Center\, 266 Beech Street\, Belmont\, MA 02478\, 
 USA\, Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/the-beech-street-center/p
 age-turners-book-club-for-seniors-60-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=
 referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261118T170000Z
DTEND:20261118T183000Z
SUMMARY:From Professional to Partisan: Civil-Military Norm Replacement in E
 roding Democracies
DESCRIPTION:Professor Risa Brooks from Marquette University will give a pre
 sentation at the MIT Security Studies Program's Wednesday Seminar.\n\nSumm
 ary: The paper that Professor Brooks will present in this seminar explains
  how political leaders transform professional militaries into partisan ali
 gned forces in eroding democracies. Building from theories of norm change\
 , it conceptualizes the process as one of "norm replacement\," using examp
 les from the United States and beyond to illustrate the argument.
LOCATION:Building E40\, Lucian W. Pye Room (E40-496)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e40-lucian-w-p
 ye-room-e40-496/from-professional-to-partisan-civil-military-norm-replacem
 ent-in-eroding-democra-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261118T170000Z
DTEND:20261118T180000Z
SUMMARY:AI\, Democracy & the Future of Prosperity
DESCRIPTION:Daron Acemoglu—Institute Professor at MIT and recipient of th
 e 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences—joins us at Northeastern for a c
 onversation about artificial intelligence\, technological change\, and the
  future of liberal democracy. In his new book\, What Happened to Liberal D
 emocracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity\, Acemoglu examines how
  the rapid development and deployment of AI is reshaping work\, economic p
 ower\, political institutions\, and the conditions for shared prosperity.\
 n\nDrawing on his Nobel-winning research on technology\, power\, and econo
 mic institutions\, as well as his extensive scholarship on the consequence
 s of technological change\, Acemoglu places today’s AI transformation wi
 thin a longer history of technological disruption. He asks how societies c
 an shape AI and other powerful technologies so that they expand human oppo
 rtunity and strengthen democratic institutions rather than deepen economic
  and political inequalities.\n\nBest known as the co-author of Why Nations
  Fail\, Acemoglu offers a historically grounded framework for understandin
 g the political economy of AI and its implications for liberal democracy. 
 He also develops the concept of “working-class liberalism” as a potent
 ial framework for rebuilding the connection between democratic governance 
 and broadly shared economic prosperity.\n\nJoin us for a timely conversati
 on about AI\, democracy\, work\, and the institutional choices that will s
 hape the next era of technological change.\n\nDoors open at 11:45 with a l
 ight lunch at the start of the event. Books will be available for sale and
  signing following the talk.
LOCATION:Curry Student Center\, Ballroom\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/curry-student-center-ballr
 oom/ai-democracy-and-the-future-of-prosperity-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&ut
 m_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261118T170000Z
DTEND:20261118T180000Z
SUMMARY:Fall 2026 Fine Arts Lecture Series | Colleen Kiely
DESCRIPTION:The MassArt Graduate Programs\, MFA Studio Arts\, and the 2D fi
 ne art department are pleased to welcome Colleen Kiely as the closing Visi
 ting Artist of the Fall 2026 Fine Arts Lecture Series. Please join us in t
 he Design and Media Center Lecture Hall at 12:00pm on Wednesday\, November
  18. \n\nColleen Kiely (b. Providence\, RI) is a painter and educator base
 d in Boston\, MA. Kiely’s process-driven paintings focus on themes of ti
 me\, transformation and vision. She received a B.F.A. from the Rhode Islan
 d School of Design and M.F.A. from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/B
 oston. Selected group exhibitions include Morgan Lehman Gallery (NY\, NY)\
 ; Anderson/Yezerski Gallery (Boston\, MA)\; The Painting Center (NY\, NY)\
 ; VERY Gallery (Boston)\; Suffolk University Gallery (Boston\, MA)\; and t
 he Brattleboro Museum and Arts Center (Brattleboro\, VT). Selected solo ex
 hibitions include Cove Street Arts (Portland\, ME) and the Steven Zevitas 
 Gallery (Boston\, MA). Recent professional activities include a residency 
 at the Pouch Cove Foundation (Newfoundland) and juror for the Massachusett
 s Cultural Council Grants for Creative Individuals. Previous activities in
 clude residencies at Sanskriti Kendra Foundation (New Delhi\, India) and V
 irginia Center for the Creative Arts\, and a fellowship at the Radcliffe I
 nstitute for Advanced Study/Harvard University. Kiely’s work is represen
 ted in collections including Fidelity Corporation\, The deCordova Museum\,
  the Bowdoin College Museum of Art and The Boston Athenaeum. She is a prof
 essor of studio art at Simmons University\, Boston\, and her studio is in 
 Somerville\, MA.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public.\n\nQuestion
 s? Contact gradprogram@massart.edu.\n\nImage detail: Colleen Kiely\, Girl 
 with Goggles\, 2025.
LOCATION:MassArt\, DMC Lecture Hall\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/massart-dmc-lecture-hall/f
 all-2026-fine-arts-lecture-series-colleen-kiely-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&
 utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261118T190000Z
DTEND:20261118T201500Z
SUMMARY:Economic Policy Forum: America’s Broken Health System: Bad Market
 s\, Poor Policy & Possible Antitrust Solutions
DESCRIPTION:America’s Broken Health System:\nBad Markets\, Poor Policy an
 d Possible EconomicsSolutions\n\nProfessor Martin Gaynor\, Carnegie Mellon
  University \n\nhosted by John Kwoka\, Neal F. Finnegan Distinguished Prof
 essor of EconomicsEveryone knows that America’s health care system is tr
 uly broken. Prof. Martin Gaynor has been at the forefront of economic anal
 ysis of these issues and the policies necessary to address them. This talk
  will address why the US has the most expensive health care system in the 
 world\, but not the best. Topics include the “integration myth” in hea
 lth care: why the belief that integrating aspects of health care improves 
 patient care and lowers costs isn’t correct\, and how that belief is har
 ming our health system. Prof. Gaynor will also address what health care co
 mpetition and antitrust in health can and cannot do\, and what public poli
 cies can give us a better health care system.
LOCATION:\, 168\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/168/economic-policy-forum-
 americas-broken-health-system-bad-markets-poor-policy-and--2026-11-18?utm_
 source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261118T210000Z
DTEND:20261118T220000Z
SUMMARY:MIT-Harvard Inorganic Chemistry Seminar: Dr.Nora S. Radu\, Qnity El
 ectronics
DESCRIPTION:From Catalysis to Advanced Electronics: A Journey in Industrial
  Chemistry\n\nAbstract: My career in industrial chemistry has taken me thr
 ough several different areas of research\, from design of organometallic c
 atalysts for nylon intermediates to the development of materials for OLED 
 displays\, flexible electronics\, and advanced semiconductor packaging. In
  this talk\, I will share selected examples from that journey\, highlighti
 ng how molecular design\, fundamental chemistry\, and structure-property r
 elationships were used to address challenging materials problems and devel
 op practical technologies.\n\nBio:Nora S. Radu\, Ph.D.\, is a Senior Techn
 ical Fellow at Qnity Electronics\, Inc. with nearly three decades of exper
 ience developing advanced materials for electronics. She began her DuPont 
 career in 1998\, working on catalysts for nylon intermediates before trans
 itioning to OLED materials\, where she developed materials for next-genera
 tion displays. Her more recent work at DuPont and now Qnity has focused on
  polyimides and dielectric materials for advanced electronics\, including 
 flexible displays and advanced semiconductor packaging. Her research has c
 ontributed to multigenerational materials platforms supporting high-perfor
 mance computing and AI applications. Over her industrial career\, she has 
 been an inventor on more than 60 granted patents. Nora is an ACS Fellow an
 d received the 2025 ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement
  of Inorganic Chemistry for her accomplishments in industrial chemistry an
 d leadership in the inorganic chemistry community. She was the first indus
 trial scientist to receive the award in its more than 60-year history. She
  has held numerous leadership roles in the inorganic and organometallic ch
 emistry communities\, including serving as Chair of the ACS Division of In
 organic Chemistry\, chairing the Gordon Research Conference on Organometal
 lic Chemistry\, and initiating the Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar on Organo
 metallic Chemistry.
LOCATION:Building 4\, 370\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-4-370/mit-harv
 ard-inorganic-chemistry-seminar-dr-nora-s-radu-qnity-electronics-2026-11-1
 8?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261118T210000Z
DTEND:20261118T230000Z
SUMMARY:Students with Disabilities and School Removal: Disproportionality\,
  Stories from the Field\, and Next Steps
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special presentation by Jennifer White\, Esq. Thi
 s event is part of the Project InSTEP Speaker Series. \n\nStudents with di
 sabilities experience school removal\, including suspensions\, expulsions\
 ,emergency removals\, shortened school days\, and referrals to alternative
  placements\, at rates that are significantly higher than their nondisable
 d peers. These disparities are even larger for Black and brown students wi
 th disabilities. They raise significant concerns about access to education
 \, equity\, civil rights\, and compliance with federal and state law.\n\nJ
 ennifer White\, Esq.\, is a staff attorney atMassachusetts Advocates for C
 hildren\, where she works to end the school-to-prison pipeline through pol
 icy development\, client representation\, community organizing\, and legis
 lative advocacy. She earned a J.D. from UMass School of Law and a Master o
 f Social Work from BU.\n\nPlease RSVP to help us plan attendance.
LOCATION:2 Silber Way\, Room 208\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/students-with-disab
 ilities-and-school-removal-disproportionality-stories-from-th-2026-11-18?u
 tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261118T214500Z
DTEND:20261118T231500Z
SUMMARY:Jeffrey Burds Memorial Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:The Department of History\, in collaboration with CSSH\, is pro
 ud to present the fall 2026 installment of the Jeffrey Burds Memorial Spea
 ker Series\, in honor of late Professor of History Dr. Jeffrey Burds. \n\n
 Dr. Natalya Watson and Dr. Veronika Maliborska of Northeastern University 
 will present\, "Teaching During Wartime: Education Challenges in Ukraine\,
 " based on recent extensive research in Ukraine.
LOCATION:310 Renaissance Park\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/310-renaissance-park/jeffr
 ey-burds-memorial-speaker-series-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261118T220000Z
DTEND:20261118T233000Z
SUMMARY:Starr Forum: AI and Global Power: Democracy\, Competition\, and Con
 trol
DESCRIPTION:Please RSVP here.\n\nSpeaker:\n\nJake Sullivan is a former US n
 ational security advisor and currently the Kissinger Professor of the Prac
 tice of Statecraft and World Order at the Belfer Center\, Harvard Kennedy 
 School. He also served as the 28th assistant to the president for national
  security affairs (national security advisor) where he focused on artifici
 al intelligence (AI) as a top national security priority. In the Obama adm
 inistration\, he served as national security advisor to then-Vice Presiden
 t Biden\, director of the policy planning staff at the US Department of St
 ate\, and deputy chief of staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He 
 is the co-host of The Long Game\, a weekly podcast that explores national 
 security issues.\n\nModerator:\n\nDeb Roy is professor of Media Arts and S
 ciences\, MIT\, and director of the MIT Center for Constructive Communicat
 ion (CCC). He also leads research in designing human-AI systems that foste
 r dialogue\, listening\, and deliberation in ways that build civic muscle.
  \n\nRefreshments will be served prior to the event in the lobby.\n\nFree 
 & open to the public.\nA recording will be posted on YouTube following the
  event.\n\nMIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible
  to individuals with disabilities. If you need a disability related accomm
 odation to attend or have other questions\, please contact us at starrforu
 m@mit.edu.\n\nSign up for Starr Forum emails to get notified about upcomin
 g events.\n\nA full listing of Starr Forums is available here.\n\nCo-spons
 or:\n\nMIT Center for International Studies
LOCATION:Building E51\, Wong Auditorium (E51-115)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e51-wong-audit
 orium-e51-115/starr-forum-ai-and-global-power-democracy-competition-and-co
 ntrol-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261118T220000Z
DTEND:20261118T233000Z
SUMMARY:US-Japan Relations in the Wake of the US Midterm Elections with Gle
 n Fukushima
DESCRIPTION:Join the Japan Society of Boston for a timely discussion about 
 the state of the US-Japan relationship following the US midterm elections.
  \n\nThe relationship between the United States and Japan remains strong a
 mid an unstable and unpredictable global environment. But the relationship
  faces many challenges\, both foreign and domestic\, including the US midt
 erm elections of November 3 and questions about the longevity of the curre
 nt Japanese government. Join us for a discussion with Glen S. Fukushima\, 
 JSB Board member and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress\, c
 urrently a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University. In conversation with Bo
 ston University’s Professor William Grimes\, Mr. Fukushima will assess t
 he outlook for US-Japan relations following the US midterm elections.\n\nT
 icketed and open to the public (pre-registration required).
LOCATION:121 BAY STATE RD\, Boston\, MA\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/us-japan-relations-
 in-the-wake-of-the-us-midterm-elections-with-glen-fukushima-2026-11-18?utm
 _source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261118T223000Z
DTEND:20261119T003000Z
SUMMARY:Business of Healthcare Panel
DESCRIPTION:The Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine invites you to joi
 n us for the Business of Healthcare Panel. The panel will feature alumni o
 f the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine with broad experience in va
 rious areas in medical and healthcare fields across the country\, includin
 g regional healthcare/physician administration\, primary care practice man
 agement\, and health plan management.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/business-of-healthc
 are-panel-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:918f683636ebeb53@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261118T223000Z
DTEND:20261119T003000Z
SUMMARY:Towards a Black Nile: Global Blackness & the Postcolonial Present i
 n East Africa
DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Chepchirchir Tirop (BU)\, Kamari Clarke (U of To
 ronto)\, & Mai Hassan (MIT) for their roundtable discussion on Global Blac
 kness.\n\nThis roundtable explores the connected political and intellectua
 l worlds of the two Sudans\, the Horn of Africa\, and the Nile Basin\, and
  their place in broader traditions of Black internationalism across Africa
  and its diasporas!
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/towards-a-black-nil
 e-global-blackness-and-the-postcolonial-present-in-east-afric-2026-11-18?u
 tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:810d1c33ad7591e7@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052501Z
DTSTART:20261118T230000Z
DTEND:20261119T000000Z
SUMMARY:The Festivals of Drunkenness in the Temple of Mut
DESCRIPTION:Free Hybrid Lecture Event Location: Geological Lecture Hall\, 2
 4 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 Speaker: Betsy M. Bryan\, Alexander
  Badawy Professor Emerita of Egyptian Art and Archaeology\, Johns Hopkins 
 University The Temple of Mut is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary dedicated to
  the mother goddess Mut. From the early New Kingdom (c. 15th century BCE) 
 through…
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\
 , Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/geological-lecture-hall
 /the-festivals-of-drunkenness-in-the-temple-of-mut-2026-11-18?utm_source=i
 cs&utm_medium=referral
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UID:57be1bd350261f2e@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261118T230000Z
DTEND:20261119T003000Z
SUMMARY:[WEST] Career panel: Venture & Growth including Entrepreneurship\, 
 Fundraising\, Development\, & VC
DESCRIPTION:As the STEM landscape continues to evolve\, professionals are i
 ncreasingly embracing non-linear career paths that reflect their expanding
  skills\, interests\, and goals. This series is designed to support STEM p
 rofessionals navigating career shifts—whether exploring new sectors\, pu
 rsuing leadership roles\, or transitioning into emerging fields.\n\nThe pa
 nel will have an informational interview type feel with panelists sharing 
 their career paths\, a look at what their job entails\, and transferable s
 kills for those looking to make a change. The panel will be moderated by P
 eng Meng Kou\, Director of Business Development at Hengrui USA.\n\nPanelis
 ts include:\n\nAimee Raleigh\, Principal at Atlas Venture \n\nSabrina Yang
 \, Vice President\, Global Initiatives at Flagship Pioneering.
LOCATION:Online over Zoom\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/online-over-zoom/west-care
 er-panel-venture-and-growth-including-entrepreneurship-fundraising-deve-20
 26-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:85e2e4051a455fd0@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052500Z
DTSTART:20261118T233000Z
DTEND:20261119T003000Z
SUMMARY:Virtual Member Lecture: Art of the Americas\, 1700–1800 (Wednesda
 y\, November 18\, 2026\, 6:30 pm–7:30 pm)
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, 465 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA 02
 115\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/museum-of-fine-arts-boston
 /virtual-member-lecture-art-of-the-americas-1700-1800-wednesday-november-1
 8-2026--2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z
DTSTART:20261118T233000Z
DTEND:20261119T003000Z
SUMMARY:Comic Crew at West
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 6:30—7:30 PM\nWest Branch Chil
 dren's Room (2nd floor)\nWest Branch \n40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 
 02144\nCalling all kids ages 8-11!! Join us at the West Branch on the last
  Wednesday of each month for Comic Crew: A Graphic Novel Book Club at 6:30
 PM. This monthly book club will include a variety of different activities 
 including crafts\, games\, conversations & more!!\n\nThe book for November
  is Detective Beans & the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen. You can pick
  up a copy at the West Branch Children's Desk or read the ebook on Hoopla 
 or Libby\nSPECIAL EVENT!!! We will have a special visitor this month! We w
 ill be getting a visit from local artist Maria Fong who will be running an
  art workshop for us! Check out her work here!\nRegistration encouraged. F
 eel free to bring a friend!\nQuestions? Contact Jen: joleary@somervillema.
 gov\nThis program is sponsored by the Friends of the Somerville Public Lib
 rary.\nRegister online between 9/30/2026 4:00 PM and 11/18/2026 6:00 PM.
LOCATION:West Branch\, 40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02144\, Somervill
 e
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/west-branch/comic-crew
 -at-west-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:3b9160942a80d4bc@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052513Z
DTSTART:20261119T000000Z
DTEND:20261119T010000Z
SUMMARY:Conversar en Español / Spanish Conversation Group
DESCRIPTION:Native and non-native Spanish speakers alike are welcome to com
 e practice the language in a friendly environment. Join this group to talk
  about politics\, culture\, visual arts\, literature\, gastronomy\, or any
  other topic that interests you. Participation is free and open to the pub
 lic. Please register to receive updates as this group develops.\n\nPlease 
 note that these are not classes. Beginners who wish to learn Spanish Basic
 s are encouraged to check out our Language Learning Databases https://belm
 ontpubliclibrary.net/explore/your-digital-library/#LanguageLearning .
LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 366 Concord Ave\, Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/co
 nversar-en-espanol-spanish-conversation-group-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&ut
 m_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z
DTSTART:20261119T003000Z
DTEND:20261119T013000Z
SUMMARY:Successfully Navigating College Admissions (VIRTUAL)
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 7:30—8:30 PM\nOnline\nLed by R
 on Feuchs and Jackie Tepper\, partners at Stand Out For College LLC\, this
  Zoom presentation is recommended for parents and their high school teens.
  It provides a clear and strategic overview of what students should priori
 tize this fall for a successful college admissions journey and how to appr
 oach the process with confidence and less stress.\nThe session will cover 
 current admissions trends and strategies\, the evolving test optional envi
 ronment\, the importance of researching and visiting colleges to find the 
 right fit\, and key timelines and action steps that can make this season p
 roductive while easing stress along the way. We will also take a close loo
 k at the holistic admissions review process\, including what admissions of
 ficers value when evaluating applicants and how students can develop a str
 ong personal narrative that reflects their strengths\, interests\, and exp
 eriences.\nRegistration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_7
 NGg5OQRvaHuMztM22xxQ\nThis event is generously sponsored by the Friends of
  the Belmont Public Library.
LOCATION:Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/events/successfully-navig
 ating-college-admissions-virtual-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
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UID:dba8dc49cfdbeee5@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z
DTSTART:20261119T010000Z
DTEND:20261119T020000Z
SUMMARY:Boston Speakers Series–Doris Kearns Goodwin
DESCRIPTION:Pulitzer-Winning Historian\n\nPulitzer Prize-winning historian\
 , Goodwin is celebrated for masterful narratives on US presidents and pivo
 tal historical events. Her books include Team of Rivals on Abraham Lincol
 n and No Ordinary Time on Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt. A sought-after c
 ommentator\, she provides essential historical insights on current events.
LOCATION:Symphony Hall\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/symphony-hall/boston-speak
 ers-series-doris-kearns-goodwin-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer
 ral
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UID:717a35194ec3d0ff@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052552Z
DTSTART:20261119T010000Z
DTEND:20261119T020000Z
SUMMARY:Pitch-A-Friend
DESCRIPTION:when Wednesday\, November 18th from 6–8 PM where The HUB in B
 oston Public Market100 Hanover Street\, Boston\, MA event details Request 
 to Pitch: Reserve a pitch spot through our online form and create a fun\, 
 3–5 minute slide presentation to introduce your single friend to the cro
 wd. Highlight what makes them a great catch and […]
LOCATION:Boston Public Market\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/boston-public-market/pitch
 -a-friend-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:30fadfe1ff85b426@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261119T150000Z
DTEND:20261119T160000Z
SUMMARY:English "Walk and Talk" Time! (outdoors)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 19\, 2026 10:00—11:30 AM\nOlmsted Lawn\nM
 ain Library\n40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\nAre you intereste
 d in:\npracticing your English conversation skills?\nlearning about Quincy
  Center?\nmeeting new people from other cultures?\nPlease join us for Walk
  and Talk! Led by 2 volunteer teachers\, the walks start at the Main Libra
 ry and follow different routes around Quincy Center (a maximum distance of
  2 miles\, walked at a slow pace). The walks are a great opportunity for E
 nglish Language Learners to meet new people\, enjoy casual conversation an
 d learn about the many interesting places in Quincy Center! Longtime Quinc
 y community members who are interested in meeting people from other cultur
 es are very welcome to join\, as well.\nMeet in front of the library (on W
 ashington Street) at 10:00 AM. The group leaves the library at 10:15 AM so
  be sure to arrive by then!\nOther information:\nThis is a drop-in event. 
 Registration is not required.\nOn cold or rainy days\, the group meets ins
 ide in a meeting room on Floor 2.\nChildren are also welcome\, but must be
  supervised by a caregiver at all times.\nWear comfortable shoes!\nQuestio
 ns? Please email esol@tcplquincy.org.\nHope to see you at Walk and Talk!\n
 This program is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Friends o
 f the Thomas Crane Public Library. To find out more about their work and h
 ow you can get involved\, visit the Friends of the Library webpage.
LOCATION:Main Library\, 40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\, Quincy
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/main-library/english-walk-
 and-talk-time-outdoors-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T170000Z
DTEND:20261119T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT MLK Scholar Presentation "Imitation of life: an exploration of 
 the physical signatures of living systems" with Visiting Professor Michael
  Murrell
DESCRIPTION:What makes living matter different from the inanimate world? Ca
 n life be understood through measurable physical quantities such as energy
 \, heat\, and entropy? In this talk\, Dr. Murrell will explore how we can 
 quantify the physical signatures of living systems and recreate aspects of
  their behavior using simple assemblies of biological molecules. By buildi
 ng systems that imitate life\, we seek to understand the physical principl
 es that make life possible.
LOCATION:Bush Room\, 10-105\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/bush-room-10-105/mit-ml
 k-scholar-presentation-imitation-of-life-an-exploration-of-the-physical-si
 -2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:daf09b82ef5be580@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T170000Z
DTEND:20261119T181500Z
SUMMARY:Relational Capital in International Cooperation: An Analysis of For
 eign Strategies in Africa
DESCRIPTION:When government agencies engage in international assistance\, t
 hey follow their own country's foreign policy guidelines. This means each 
 country channels its foreign assistance toward sectors it deems most strat
 egic and adopts an implementation model that best serves its geopolitical 
 and economic interests.\n\nIn this lecture\, Abdoulkadre Ado\, Associate P
 rofessor of International Business & Global Management at the University o
 f Ottawa\, will discuss the ways China\, the US\, Canada\, Saudi Arabia\, 
 France\, the UK\, Russia\, and Japan develop international relational capi
 tal in Africa through unique international assistance practices.\n\nHe wil
 l examine differences in their cooperation priorities\, delivery channels\
 , and emotion strategies\, exploring how these variances shape how these c
 ountries brand their nations and build strategic relationships across the 
 continent. His analysis will also consider how these distinct models serve
  countries' strategic interests and influence the position of their multin
 ational enterprises in Africa.\n\nThis event is part of the Nardone Family
  Seminar Series at the Center for Emerging Markets. A light lunch will be 
 provided. Registration required.\n\nRegister\n\nAbout Adboulkadre Ado\n\nA
 bdoulkadre Ado is an Associate Professor of International Business & Globa
 l Management at Telfer School of Management\, University of Ottawa. He was
  born in Africa where he first earned a bachelor's degree in economics at 
 Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Morocco\, moved to China where he 
 got his MBA at Wuhan University of Technology\, then landed in Canada wher
 e he completed a PhD in international business at Université Laval.\n\nPr
 ior to joining the University of Ottawa\, he taught at McMaster University
 \, Toronto Metropolitan University\, and Université Laval. He has been re
 cognized as the best professor of Telfer School of Management in 2023 with
  the annual Excellence in Teaching Award.\n\nAdo's academic work is at the
  intersection of international joint-ventures\, foreign investments\, glob
 al trade\, economic cooperation\, creative industries\, and youth digital 
 entrepreneurship. He also regularly analyzes Africa–China strategic busi
 ness relations and publishes on these topics\, often from knowledge transf
 er perspectives.\n\nHe has worked with major multilateral institutions suc
 h as the World Bank and the United Nations\, including at the Office of th
 e Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) of the UN Secretary General on issues o
 f sustainable international development\, global business\, trade cooperat
 ion\, and investments. He served on many boards\, committees\, and expert 
 panels at national and international levels. He has visited more than 80 c
 ountries to learn and speak about business in emerging and developed marke
 ts.\n\nAbout the Nardone Family Seminar Series\n\nMade possible by a gift 
 from David R. Nardone\, this seminar series brings scholars and practition
 ers to Northeastern University to share insights on emerging markets. \n\n
 View past Nardone Family Seminar Series events Center for Emerging Markets
  Events \n\nView all Center for Emerging Markets events
LOCATION:450 Dodge Hall\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/450-dodge-hall/relational-
 capital-in-international-cooperation-an-analysis-of-foreign-strategie-2026
 -11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T180000Z
DTEND:20261119T190000Z
SUMMARY:Consciousness & Reality (C&R) 2026-27 Series Inaugural Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Consciousness & Reality (C&R) 2026-27 Series Inaugural Colloqui
 um\n\nConsciousness First: What Experience Tells Us About What Exists\n\nT
 hu\, Nov 19th\, 1 p.m. Eastern Time\nOnline-only event. Zoom link:\nhttps:
 //zoom.us/j/92871253560?pwd=I4rZU3N9vLUsB0a2uSXLK5sOW5pyBP.1\n\nGIULIO TON
 ONI\nProfessor of Psychiatry & David P. White Chair in Sleep Medicine\, Un
 iversity of Wisconsin–Madison\nDistinguished Professor in Consciousness 
 Science\, University of Wisconsin–Madison\nDirector\, Wisconsin Institut
 e for Sleep and Consciousness\n\nConsciousness is all we have\, the one th
 ing whose existence is immediate and irrefutable\, yet science’s standar
 d extrinsic perspective has a hard time accounting for its presence and qu
 ality. Integrated Information Theory (IIT) reverses the order and takes th
 e intrinsic perspective: it starts from the essential properties of experi
 ence and asks what a physical substrate must be like to account for them. 
 The answer explains why consciousness depends on some brain regions but no
 t others\, why it fades in dreamless sleep\, and why space feels extended 
 and time flowing. It also implies that what truly exists is what exists fo
 r itself\, and that AI can replicate what we do but not what we are.\n\nIN
 TRODUCTION BY CHRISTOF KOCH\nNeuroscientist and Meritorious Investigator a
 t the Allen Institute\n\n-------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------\nABOUT THE EVENT\nThis lecture will be accessible to 
 an interdisciplinary audience. Members from all divisions of the participa
 ting institutes and universities (Caltech\, MIT\, Cambridge\, Oxford\, Sta
 nford\, UA\, UCB and IMICS) are welcome to join. Select questions from the
  Q&A window will be answered after the lecture.\n\nABOUT THE SERIES\nThe C
 onsciousness & Reality colloquium series promotes interdisciplinary invest
 igations on mind\, cognition\, consciousness\, and the nature of reality. 
 Recordings of previous C&R colloquia can be made available by requesting a
 ccess at this email address: vvf-exec@mit.edu. Also see www.imics.org.
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/consciousness-an
 d-reality-c-and-r-2026-27-series-inaugural-colloquium-2026-11-19?utm_sourc
 e=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261119T200000Z
DTEND:20261119T204500Z
SUMMARY:Learning Design for a Changing World: Conversations with the Dean
DESCRIPTION:As technologies continue to evolve\, the need for thoughtful\, 
 intentional learning design is as important as ever. Join us to explore ho
 w educators can create technology rich experiences that center learners. \
 n\nFeaturing:\n\n-Greg Benoit\, Program Director\, Learning Design & Techn
 ology\, Assistant Director\, Earl Center for Learning & Innovation\, Senio
 r Lecturer\, Mathematics Education\, BU Wheelock\n\n-Eli Tucker-Raymond\, 
 Research Associate Professor\, BU Wheelock\n\n-Nermeen Dashoush\, Head of 
 Educational Impact\, LEGO Education\n\nConversations with the Dean is a vi
 rtual webinar series led by BU Wheelock Dean Penny Bishop that dig in to t
 imely topics with leading experts in their fields. These casual\, discussi
 on-style events create space for meaningful dialogue and real-world insigh
 ts\, and are open to all who are interested in the future of education and
  human development.
LOCATION:Zoom (registration required)\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/zoom-registration-required
 /learning-design-for-a-changing-world-conversations-with-the-dean-2026-11-
 19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:df51ed28b17a358f@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261109T044055Z
DTSTART:20261119T200000Z
DTEND:20261119T220000Z
SUMMARY:Teen-Led Program
DESCRIPTION:The Robbins Library lets teens lead the way! What could this pr
 ogram be? Maybe a video game tournament\, a fashion show\, a book club\, o
 r something totally new? You decide! This program will be planned by the T
 een Advisory Board.\n\\n
LOCATION:Robbins Library\, Arlington
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/robbins-library/teen-le
 d-program-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c46e1d00d7aeb7a3@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T210000Z
DTEND:20261119T230000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Stone Center Micro-Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work h
 osts the next event in its series of "micro-conferences\," featuring prese
 ntations of cutting-edge economics research from Raj Chetty\, Zoe Cullen\,
  and Lawrence Schmidt.
LOCATION:Building E51\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e51/mit-stone-
 center-micro-conference-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:5e0c454253f42557@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T220000Z
DTEND:20261120T000000Z
SUMMARY:Discussion Night: AI Issues\, Policy\, & Potential Pause
DESCRIPTION:Radius has historically supported MIT students’ ethical self-
 reflection\, partnering over the decades with groups like Science for the 
 People and MIT Students Against War. We are now pleased to support a new i
 nitiative called the AI Pause Coalition\, which is petitioning for recogni
 tion as a student organization and whose leaders are actively involved in 
 Radius programming.\n\nDo you have concerns about the speed of AI developm
 ent? Are you concerned about the environmental footprint\, the privacy and
  surveillance implications\, concentration of power\, or risks of catastro
 phic outcomes or extinction?\n\nJoin us at the AI Pause Coalition’s firs
 t meeting to:\n\nDiscuss recent developments in AI policy in Massachusetts
  and around the country Discuss the possibility of a pause on new frontier
  training runs Give your own perspective\, hear from the community\, and d
 evelop a shared understanding of key issues Join working groups to researc
 h policy and take action on AI issues\n\nPizza will be provided!
LOCATION:Bush Room\, 10-105\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/bush-room-10-105/discus
 sion-night-ai-issues-policy-and-potential-pause-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&
 utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e3a349b6e205a4ac@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T220000Z
DTEND:20261119T233000Z
SUMMARY:History of Now Lectures Series - A Different Critique: MENA Jewish 
 Approaches to Zionism and Imperialism\, 1830-1948
DESCRIPTION:History at MIT invites you to join us on Thursday\, November 19
 th at 5 pm in E51-095 for the final lecture in the History of Now series\,
  featuring Orit Bashkin\, the Mabel Greene Myers Professor of Modern Middl
 e Eastern History and Director of Graduate Studies\, Modern Fields at the 
 University of Chicago. Her talk is titled "A Different Critique: MENA Jewi
 sh Approaches to Zionism and Imperialism\, 1830-1948." \n\nOrit Bashkin \n
 Mabel Greene Myers Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History\nDirector of
  Graduate Studies\, Modern Fields\nUniversity of Chicago\n\nThursday\, Nov
 ember 19\, 2026\n5-6:30 pm\nMIT Building E51\, Room 095\n\nAbout Orit Bash
 kin\n\nOrit Bashkin is a historian who works on the intellectual\, social\
 , and cultural history of the modern Middle East. She got her Ph.D. from P
 rinceton University (2004)\, writing a thesis on Iraqi intellectual histor
 y under the supervision of Professors Robert Tignor and Samah Selim\, and 
 her BA (1995) and MA (1999) from Tel Aviv University. Since her graduation
 \, she has been working as a professor of modern Middle Eastern history in
  the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the Univers
 ity of Chicago. Her publications deal with Iraqi history\, the history of 
 Iraqi Jews\, the Arab cultural revival movement (the nahda) in the late 19
 th century\, and the connections between modern Arab history and Arabic li
 terature. Her current research project explores the lives of Iraqi Jews in
  Israel.\n\nTo Attend\n\nAll of these lectures are free and open to the pu
 blic. More information on the lecture series is available here. \n\nFor qu
 estions\, please contact Professor Lerna Ekmekcioglu\, Head of History at 
 MIT\, at lerna@mit.edu.\n\nWe hope to see you there!
LOCATION:Building E51\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e51/history-of
 -now-lectures-series-a-different-critique-mena-jewish-approaches-to-zi-202
 6-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:98d6bc14981d5d94@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T220000Z
DTEND:20261119T230000Z
SUMMARY:MDes: Design Innovation Program Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the MDes: Design Innovation Program Chair for an approxima
 tely 1 hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn more ab
 out the MDes: Design Innovation program:\n\nMeet Program Chair\, Ben Littl
 eProgram overviewApplication requirementsWhat makes a strong applicationAt
 tendee question and answer
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mdes-design-innovat
 ion-program-information-session-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer
 ral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6cea5332202d235b@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261119T220000Z
DTEND:20261119T233000Z
SUMMARY:European Union and the Caribbean: Exploring a Changing World
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Panel Discussion with Niermala Badrising and Amb.
  Pjer Šimunović.\n\nBadrising's presentation is entitled “Two” Ameri
 cas and Europe: Navigating Between Latin America & The Caribbean\, North A
 merica and the European Union. Amb. Pjer Šimunović will address Building
  on the Relations Old and New\, the Two Sides of the Atlantic are Searchin
 g Ways of Working Together.\n\nNiermala Badrising is a Surinamese diplomat
  and politician. She was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname in the ca
 binet of President Dési Bouterse between 12 August 2015 and 1 February 20
 17. She was ambassador to the United States from July 2017 until October 2
 021.\n\nPjer Šimunović is a Croatian diplomat and former journalist who 
 has served as the Croatian Ambassador to the United States since 2017. For
 merly he was the Croatian Ambassador to Israel (2012-2016).
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/european-union-and-
 the-caribbean-exploring-a-changing-world-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_med
 ium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e615fe6ea500c611@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T230000Z
DTEND:20261120T010000Z
SUMMARY:Careers in Climate & Sustainability Panel Discussion (in 34-401)
DESCRIPTION:Curious how to build a career in climate and sustainability? Jo
 in us for an evening with practitioners from diverse industries who will s
 hare their insights on where the field is headed\, what skills matter most
 \, and how they got started.\n\nThis program begins with a moderated panel
  discussion on career pathways and practical ways to make an impact\, with
  time for audience questions. It continues with an informal networking rec
 eption\, during which students can connect with panelists and employers.\n
 \nThis panel program is the kick-off event for the The Salata Institute Cl
 imate and Sustainability Career Expo\, taking place on Friday\, November 2
 0. The Salata Institute Climate and Sustainability Career Expo is a collab
 orative effort across Harvard schools and MIT to connect students and post
 docs with organizations focused on climate\, sustainability\, and the envi
 ronment. More information about the Expo including participating organizat
 ions\, time\, location can be found on the Expo webpage. MIT students\, po
 stdocs and alumni interested in attending should register here.\n\nFor any
  questions about the Nov 19 Panel Discussion or Expo on Nov 20\, please re
 ach out to MIT Career Advising & Professional Development at hiremit@mit.e
 du.
LOCATION:Building 34\, Grier Room (34-401)\, 50 Vassar Street\, Cambridge\,
  Massachusetts 02139\, United States\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-34-grier-room-
 34-401/careers-in-climate-and-sustainability-panel-discussion-in-34-401-20
 26-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:f42c9414adf5af9a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T230000Z
DTEND:20261120T010000Z
SUMMARY:Co-Adaptive—Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnston
DESCRIPTION:Co-Adaptive—Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnston\nPart of the MIT Fa
 ll 2026 Architecture Lecture Series\nPresented with the Architecture and U
 rbanism Group\n\nCO₂\nCOAdaptive\n\nAs our planet gets hotter\, and more
  extreme weather events become the norm\, CO Adaptive is positioning thems
 elves as an unbuild\, design and build practice: a new model that reunites
  designers and builders through collaboration in order to re-think our joi
 nt role in shaping the built environment\; contending with architecture at
  the intersection of saving embodied carbon and reducing operational energ
 y. As stewards of the existing material repository contained in our cities
 \, CO Adaptive aims to increase the resilience and reusability of all that
  already surrounds us. \n\nTheir talk will engage the breadth of the pract
 ice’s work—from adaptive reuse projects and high-efficiency retrofits 
 to material salvage operations\, remanufacturing\, and design for disassem
 bly. These projects yield a critical perspective on how buildings and mate
 rials re-engage in their next iteration of use\, working towards a reality
  in which extractive and depleting habits are replaced by a circular libra
 ry of abundance.\n\nCO Adaptive is an unbuild-design-build practice founde
 d by Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnston in 2011. Initially it was started as an
  architecture practice\, focused on retrofitting existing building stock t
 o create energy efficient\, climate resilient and spatially beautiful envi
 ronments. \n\nTo have a greater impact on the process of taking old buildi
 ngs apart—emphasizing deconstruction\, and shaping attitudes about “wa
 ste”—CO Adaptive Building was established in 2021 and CO Adaptive Disa
 ssembly in 2026. The attention of all three intertwined practices is on co
 nverting existing buildings from a linear economy to a circular one.\n\nCO
  Adaptive’s work has received numerous awards and recognition\, includin
 g winning the Architectural League’s Emerging Voices 2026\, A|N’s 2025
  Best of Practice Award\, and the 2025 Trust for Governors Island Climate 
 Solutions Challenge. Their adaptive reuse project for The Mercury Store wa
 s featured in MoMA’s Inaugural New York New Publics exhibition and won t
 he MASterworks Design Award for Adaptive Reuse in 2023. Ruth and Bobby are
  frequent lecturers on circular design\, have taught a graduate design stu
 dio at Columbia GSAPP\, and are excited to be teaching a studio at MIT thi
 s fall.\n\nThis lecture will be held in person in the Sidara Auditorium (W
 41- 1216) and streamed online on YouTube. Lectures are free and open to th
 e public. Registration is required.
LOCATION:Building W41 (MET Warehouse)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-w41-met-wareho
 use/co-adaptive-ruth-mandl-and-bobby-johnston-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&ut
 m_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9a318e473fb71007@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T230000Z
DTEND:20261120T000000Z
SUMMARY:MFA: Fine Arts Low Residency Program Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the MFA: Fine Arts Low Residency Program Chair for an appr
 oximately 1 hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn mo
 re about the MFA: Fine Arts Low Residency program:\n\nMeet Program Chair\,
  Thatiana OliveiraProgram overviewApplication requirementsWhat makes a str
 ong applicationAttendee question and answer
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mfa-fine-arts-low-r
 esidency-program-information-session-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=
 referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:766b049b9008f81c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052501Z
DTSTART:20261119T230000Z
DTEND:20261120T000000Z
SUMMARY:The Life of George B. Schaller and the Future of Conservation
DESCRIPTION:Free Hybrid Lecture Location: Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxfo
 rd Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 Speaker: Miriam Horn\, Author Field biolo
 gist and conservationist George B. Schaller is renowned for revolutionizin
 g the study of wildlife by observing animals in their natural habitats. He
  has also been a powerful advocate for protecting wilderness and animal sp
 ecies across the globe….
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\
 , Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/geological-lecture-hall
 /the-life-of-george-b-schaller-and-the-future-of-conservation-2026-11-19?u
 tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e8b5c3b6c88afb92@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z
DTSTART:20261119T230000Z
DTEND:20261120T000000Z
SUMMARY:PSB: Boston Edition Silent Reading Party
DESCRIPTION:The Silent Reading Party continues! You can either BYOB (bring 
 your own book) or buy a book here! We’ll be sitting and reading quietly 
 for an hour\, followed by some discussion about what we ...
LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati
 ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston
 -edition/psb-boston-edition-silent-reading-party-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics
 &utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:656b637542625fa3@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z
DTSTART:20261119T233000Z
DTEND:20261120T003000Z
SUMMARY:Fighting for Freedom: Black Cambridge from the Revolution to the Ea
 rly 1800s
DESCRIPTION:Register. Join Cambridge Black History Project for an illustrat
 ed talk about Cambridge’s Black Patriots and the Black Cantabrigians who
  lived and worked here in the years following the Revolutionary War.
LOCATION:Cambridge Public Library’s Central Square Branch\, 45 Pearl St.\
 , Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/cambridge-public-librar
 ys-central-square-branch/fighting-for-freedom-black-cambridge-from-the-rev
 olution-to-the-early-1800s-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:b1e3ad8490735e7d@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052513Z
DTSTART:20261119T233000Z
DTEND:20261120T020000Z
SUMMARY:Behind The Screen: Once Upon A Time In Harlem
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE FILM\nONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM captures an extraord
 inary evening in 1972\, when pioneering documentarian William Greaves gath
 ered surviving luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance at Duke Ellington's Ha
 rlem townhouse. Over four hours\, artists\, writers\, and intellectuals\, 
 many of whom had not seen one another in fifty years\, reminisced\, argued
 \, laughed\, and debated their place in a rapidly changing cultural landsc
 ape. Greaves considered it the most important event he ever filmed. Decade
 s later\, his son David Greaves\, one of the original camera operators\, r
 estored the 16mm footage and completed the film\, creating both a vivid ti
 me capsule and a searching inquiry into one of the most creative periods i
 n American history.\n\nPANEL DISCUSSION FOLLOWS\nOur panelists will discus
 s the Harlem Renaissance and its legacy\, the remarkable figures gathered 
 in Greaves's footage\, and the story of how this film was made and\, fifty
  years later\, finally completed.\n\nKENDRA FIELD\nAssociate Professor of 
 History and Director of the Center for Public History\, Tufts University\n
 Kendra Field is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center 
 for Public History at Tufts University. She is author of Growing Up with t
 he Country: Family\, Race\, and Nation after the Civil War and the winner 
 of numerous awards\, including the 2025-26 Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation F
 ellowship at the Hutchins Center at Harvard University. Field co-founded t
 he Du Bois Forum\, a retreat for writers\, scholars\, and artists\, and se
 rves as chief historian for the 10 Million Names Project. She has advised 
 and appeared in historical documentaries including Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s
  "The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross" and "Roots: A History Revea
 led."\n\nKHARY JONES\nProfessor of the Practice\, Theatre\, Dance\, and Pe
 rformance Studies\, Tufts University\nKhary Jones is Professor of the Prac
 tice\, Theatre\, Dance\, and Performance Studies at Tufts University. As a
  writer-director\, his work includes the award-winning documentary Night F
 ight and the short films Hug\, Three and a Half Thoughts\, and Chrysalis. 
 He has also served on the editorial teams behind the documentary features 
 Where the Pavement Ends\; Black Memorabilia\; Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted 
 Eyes/Feeling Heart\; He Named Me Malala\; Sembene!\; and The World Accordi
 ng to Dick Cheney.\n\nJESSE MCCARTHY\nJohn L. Loeb Associate Professor of 
 the Humanities and Social Sciences and Director of Undergraduate Studies\,
  Harvard University\nJesse McCarthy is the John L. Loeb Associate Professo
 r of the Humanities and Social Sciences and Director of Undergraduate Stud
 ies at Harvard University. He is the author of The Blue Period: Black Writ
 ing in the Early Cold War\; Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul? Essays\, 
 which won the 2022 Whiting Award for Non-Fiction\; and the novel The Fugit
 ivities\, featured on NPR. He is editor of the Norton Library edition of W
 . E. B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk and the co-editor with Henry Lou
 is Gates Jr. of The Norton Critical Edition of Jean Toomer's Cane.
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA 024
 65\, USA\, Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/west-newton-cinema/behind
 -the-screen-once-upon-a-time-in-harlem-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_mediu
 m=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:70c74c62c6c89f71@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261119T233000Z
DTEND:20261120T010000Z
SUMMARY:The Women's Social Club at Parkside Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:The Women's Social Club is partnering with Parkside Bookshop fo
 r their monthly WSC x Parkside Bookshop Women’s Book Club\, hosted insid
 e the South End’s favorite independent bookstore.\n\nThis isn’t your t
 raditional book club. This month\, we’re choosing our first group read t
 ogether. Bring a book idea or recommendation you’d love to read with the
  group. We’ll share our picks\, vote\, and narrow it down to the top two
 \, and everyone can choose which of the two they’d like to read. Then we
 ’ll mix\, mingle\, and enjoy snacks from Formaggio Kitchen and non-alcoh
 olic drinks from Dray — two of the best neighbors a bookstore could ask 
 for.\n\nWe’re taking a break in December\, which gives you time to read 
 over the holidays. When we’re back in January\, we’ll split into small
  groups based on the book we read\, then come back together as a whole gro
 up to share about each.\n\nThis event is open to both WSC members and non-
 members. \nSpace is limited — click here to RSVP!
LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/the-wome
 ns-social-club-at-parkside-bookshop-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r
 eferral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9877599894770753@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261120T000000Z
DTEND:20261120T030000Z
SUMMARY:BIG SHOW
DESCRIPTION:Studio for Interrelated Medias annual Fall show : 18+ \nTaking 
 place in D306 | D307 | D310 | North Crack | N181 | Godine Gallery | Live s
 how in Pozen\nNovember 19th\nGallery Walk: 7pm\nLive Show: 8pm\nLive strea
 med for accessibility in DMC lecture hall\n---\nEvent Details: https://mas
 sart.campusgroups.com/rsvp?id=376852
LOCATION:North Crack\, DMC\, Godine Gallery\, Pozen Center\, 621 Huntington
  Ave\, Boston\, Massachusetts 02115\, United States\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/north-crack-dmc-godine-gal
 lery-pozen-center/big-show-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:36efd30f0fb934a2@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261120T000000Z
DTEND:20261120T010000Z
SUMMARY:Rodrigo Nunes at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Rodrigo Nunes—associate professor
  in philosophy at PUC-Rio\, Brazil\, a visiting fellow at the University o
 f Essex\, UK\, and the author of Neither Vertical nor Horizontal...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/rodr
 igo-nunes-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer
 ral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a68ce0306f12635f@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261120T140000Z
DTEND:20261120T153000Z
SUMMARY:Building Your Global Network
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Building Your Global Network\, a dynamic networking
  event featuring former BU Study Abroad students now working in Paris. Thi
 s panel discussion offers current students the chance to hear real-world c
 areer insights\, ask questions\, and begin building their professional net
 work in France. Croissants & coffee will be provided. This event supports 
 the networking pillar of our internship course and is part of BU’s celeb
 ration of International Education Week.
LOCATION:BU Paris Accent Center\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/bu-paris-accent-center/bui
 lding-your-global-network-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7604cf232c6c2fdb@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261120T150000Z
DTEND:20261120T220000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Neurotech 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Neurotech 2026 symposium presents six talks by neurotechnol
 ogy pioneers whose cutting-edge innovations are changing the face of neuro
 biological research from molecules to cognition. There will also be short 
 talks by junior MIT researchers. The Symposium is open to the public\, but
  seating is limited\, and registration is required. This year’s symposiu
 m will be held in person at MIT building 46-3002\, Singleton Auditorium\, 
 from 10am-5pm with a reception to follow from 5pm to 6pm. Lunch will be pr
 ovided while supplies last. Doors open at 9:30am. \n\nFor more information
  please email cnbe-admin@mit.edu.
LOCATION:Building 46\, Singleton Auditorium\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-singleton-a
 uditorium/mit-neurotech-2026-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:187377cd29afbcfc@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261120T150000Z
DTEND:20261120T160000Z
SUMMARY:Let's Talk Drop-In for Intermediate & Advanced English Levels
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 20\, 2026 10:00—11:30 AM\nLucia Mastrangelo
  Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\
 , MA\, 02472\nNo registration required.\nPlease contact Project Literacy a
 t 617-924-8797 or email the Director of Project Literacy\, Janet Saied at 
 jsaied@watertown-ma.gov if you are interested in joining English classes.
   \n-----

\nThe Watertown Free Public Library does not discriminate 
 and does not share your information with anyone. We are committed to provi
 ding reasonable accommodation to enable you to participate in our events. 
 Contact the library at jsaied@watertown-ma.gov or 617-924-8797 at least tw
 o weeks before an event to arrange for modification.
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/lets-talk-drop-in-for-intermediate-and-advanced-english-levels-2026
 -11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:0ae9c5e644ad9e1b@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261120T160000Z
DTEND:20261120T170000Z
SUMMARY:Mindful Beginnings for newborns & pre-walking infants - REGISTRATIO
 N REQUIRED
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 20\, 2026 11:00—11:45 AM\nChildren's Room\n
 Main Library\n40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\nA welcoming spac
 e for parents and caregivers of newborns and pre-walking babies to connect
 \, share experiences\, and build community. Each gathering includes a brie
 f grounding practice and guided conversation around shared experiences\, w
 ith space for open discussion in a supportive\, judgment-free environment.
  Simple stress management tools will also be shared to support your well-b
 eing.\nRegistration Required. This event is for the parents and caregivers
  of newborn and pre-walking babies only. Registration is for this date onl
 y. Please register for each date separately.\nThis program is funded by th
 e Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant awarded to the 
 Quincy Braintree Family Network by the Department of Early Education and C
 are. The Quincy Braintree Family Network is a program of Quincy Community 
 Action Programs\, Inc.\nRegister online between 11/2/2026 9:00 AM and 11/2
 0/2026 9:00 AM.
LOCATION:Main Library\, 40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\, Quincy
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/main-library/mindful-begin
 nings-for-newborns-and-pre-walking-infants-registration-required-2026-11-2
 0?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e60a4d2f1fa6093a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261120T170000Z
DTEND:20261120T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Mobility Forum
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/mit-mobility-for
 um-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6803a2adf9e8dcc3@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261120T170000Z
DTEND:20261120T180000Z
SUMMARY:SCSB Lunch Series with Dr. Earl Miller: Cognition is analog because
  the brain is
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, November 20\, 2026\nTime: 12:00pm – 1:00pm\nLo
 cation: Simons Center Conference room 46-6011. Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j
 /94709560643\n\nSpeaker: Earl Miller\, Ph.D.\nAffiliation: Picower Profess
 or of Neuroscience\, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory\, MIT\n\nTa
 lk title: Cognition is analog because the brain is\n\nAbstract: to be prov
 ided later…
LOCATION:Simons Center Conference room\, 46-6011\, 46-6011\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/simons-center-conferenc
 e-room-46-6011-46-6011/scsb-lunch-series-with-dr-earl-miller-cognition-is-
 analog-because-the-brain-is-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:fd745e34025891d8@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261120T170000Z
DTEND:20261120T180000Z
SUMMARY:BME Distinguished Seminar Series: Jennifer Munson Ph.D.\, Virginia 
 Tech
DESCRIPTION:Title: "Interstitial fluid flow in the brain: Contributions to 
 cancer and cognition" \n\nAbstract:Fluid flow in the brain is an emerging 
 area of research with implications in Alzheimer’s\, aging\, brain homeos
 tasis\, development\, and cancer. In cancers\, interstitial fluid flow is 
 increased as pressure builds as tumors grow\, and during aging and Alzheim
 er’s disease\, we see decreases in flow. In my laboratory\, we study the
  role of interstitial fluid flow\, or the fluid flow within the spaces of 
 tissues\, on cellular behaviors\, with an eye towards how we can leverage 
 flow and its effects to treat disease. In glioblastoma\, the deadliest for
 m of brain cancer\, cellular invasion is a defining factor of its resistan
 ce to therapeutic intervention and poor patient prognosis. Using tissue en
 gineered models of the brain\, we see that interstitial flow can induce in
 vasion through a number of mechanisms which can be inhibited in vivo. Usin
 g MRI to map flows\, we can find invading cells based on specific attribut
 es of tumor originating fluid flow. Translating our tools\, we have found 
 that flows slow in Alzheimer’s and chemotherapy-related cognitive disrup
 tion. In these scenarios\, we see that changes to brain-draining lymphatic
 s can drive these decreases\, and in some cases\, their targeting can reve
 rse the adverse effects. In this talk\, I will explore and show data from 
 these neurological disorders and highlight how we develop the tools needed
  to measure\, model\, and manipulate fluid flow.
LOCATION:CILSE 101\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/cilse-101/bme-distinguishe
 d-seminar-series-jennifer-munson-ph-d-virginia-tech-2026-11-20?utm_source=
 ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d5b1afcbbe54c5cc@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261120T200000Z
DTEND:20261120T210000Z
SUMMARY:Wang Lecture: Biophysics and Modeling Approaches for Development of
  Effective Downstream Bioprocesses of Complex Biological Products
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Steven M. Cramer\, Institute Professor\, Rensselaer Po
 lytechnic Institute\n\nSteve Cramer is an Institute Professor at Rensselae
 r Polytechnic Institute. His laboratory develops models\, materials\, and 
 processes to make downstream bioprocessing more effective for the purifica
 tion of biological products. He is a member of the National Academy of Eng
 ineering\, UT Austin’s Academy of Distinguished Chemical Engineers and a
 n elected fellow of AAAS\, AIChE\, ACS and AIMBE. He has won numerous awar
 ds\, including the Gordon Prize from the NAE\, the ACS Separations Science
  and Technology Award\, the BIOT Division’s Michael’s Award\, the Gade
 n Award from Biotechnology and Bioengineering\, the Wiley Distinguished Fa
 culty Award and the School of Engineering Outstanding Professor and Resear
 ch Excellence Awards from RPI. His inventions and models have been employe
 d by numerous companies and he is active on industrial scientific advisory
  boards. The 65 PhD graduates from the Cramer lab have had a significant i
 mpact\, with many former students now playing key leadership roles in the 
 state of the art of industrial bioprocessing at major biopharmaceutical an
 d bioseparations companies worldwide as well as in academia.
LOCATION:Building 66\, 110\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-66-110/wang-le
 cture-biophysics-and-modeling-approaches-for-development-of-effective-dow-
 2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ed0cf795d1aa154a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261120T200000Z
DTEND:20261120T210000Z
SUMMARY:CISE Seminar: Vikas Dhiman\, University of Maine
DESCRIPTION:An Uncertainty-Aware Safe Controller Is Only as Safe as Its Unc
 ertainty Estimate\n\nMachine learning is increasingly being used in safety
 -critical scenarios. It is natural to ask what guarantees of safety such s
 ystems have and under what assumptions. Control barrier functions (CBFs) a
 re valuable tools for guaranteeing safety even under uncertainty\, but onl
 y if the uncertainty estimate can be trusted. Theoretically sound uncertai
 nty estimation in neural networks remains an unsolved research problem. In
  this talk\, I will present our work that investigates uncertainty estimat
 ion from the perspective of worst-case error bounds in spline neural netwo
 rks. We find that many of the existing techniques do not use common roboti
 cs assumptions such as Lipschitz continuity on the true function for uncer
 tainty estimation. Furthermore\, many existing uncertainty estimation tech
 niques are less interpretable because they do not follow a property called
  distance-awareness. This property demands that the uncertainty estimate f
 rom a neural network model at a given test point increase as the test poin
 t grows farther in distance from the training data by some distance measur
 e. We address these limitations by building uncertainty estimates from the
  neuron level to the network level in spline neural networks. Finally\, we
  apply the new uncertainty estimates to CBF-based safe control to make rob
 otic systems safe. While our work estimates uncertainty on spline neural n
 etworks\, it can be extended to commonly used CNNs and Transformers in the
  future.\n\nVikas Dhiman is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Compu
 ter Engineering at the University of Maine\, where he directs the Computer
  Vision and Autonomous Robotics (CVAR) Lab. His research aims to build rob
 ots that can operate in unstructured\, safety-critical environments with f
 ormal guarantees\, combining uncertainty quantification in neural networks
 \, learning-enabled safe control\, and robot perception. He received his P
 h.D. from the University of Michigan in 2019 under Jason Corso\, working o
 n localization\, mapping\, and reinforcement learning for navigation. He w
 as then a postdoctoral researcher with Nikolay Atanasov and Henrik Christe
 nsen at UC San Diego. He holds an M.S. from the University at Buffalo and 
 a B.Tech. from IIT Roorkee. His work has appeared in CVPR\, IROS\, ICRA\, 
 AAAI\, ICASSP\, IEEE TAC\, and IEEE TPAMI.\n\nFaculty Host: Roberto Tron\n
 \nStudent Host: Lizzy Yue
LOCATION:665 Commonwealth Ave.\, CDS 1101\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/cise-seminar-vikas-
 dhiman-university-of-maine-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:eaf2d0fb6c97258b@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261121T000000Z
DTEND:20261121T010000Z
SUMMARY:Brian D. Goldstein at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Brian D. Goldstein—architectural 
 and urban historian\, an associate professor and chair of the Art History 
 Program at Swarthmore College\, and author of the award-w...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/bria
 n-d-goldstein-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r
 eferral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:2afbcaed92fce672@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z
DTSTART:20261121T160000Z
DTEND:20261121T170000Z
SUMMARY:Let's Talk About A Poem with Lloyd Schwartz
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 21\, 2026 11:00 AM—12:30 PM\nZoom\nOur mo
 nthly online poetry discussion group is led by Somerville's Poet Laureate 
 Lloyd Schwartz.  Our November discussion will feature  poet Robin Becker
  who will be reading her poem "The Roast Chicken."\n Registration is requ
 ired and the link to join is sent out the day before the event.\nThis prog
 ram is made possible by the Malden Public Library\, the Somerville Arts Co
 uncil\,  and the Academy of American Poets and funds from the Andrew W. M
 ellon Foundation.\n\nPlease email Marita if you have questions. mcoombs@ma
 ldenpubliclibrary.org\nRegister online between 10/26/2026 9:30 AM and 11/2
 1/2026 9:00 AM.
LOCATION:Malden
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/malden/events/lets-talk-about-a-p
 oem-with-lloyd-schwartz-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c8fdc9379005b22c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261121T190000Z
DTEND:20261121T200000Z
SUMMARY:Boston Waking Up Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 21\, 2026 2:00—4:00 PM\nRaya Stern Truste
 es Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertow
 n\, MA\, 02472\nClub meeting for Boston waking up group discussion. \nJean
  Fernandez\nperfectbrilliant@gmail.com
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/boston-waking-up-meetup-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:477af860f0bbcbeb@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z
DTSTART:20261121T200000Z
DTEND:20261121T210000Z
SUMMARY:Boston Cookbook Club
DESCRIPTION:A book club for foodies and chefs of any skill level! Every oth
 er month we will get together to share dishes from and discuss a cookbook 
 that we select. This month's book is Fundamentals of Flavor:...
LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati
 ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston
 -edition/boston-cookbook-club-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referra
 l
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:84957a4b2134a7da@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261121T223000Z
DTEND:20261122T013000Z
SUMMARY:Thinking Palestine Through Paper
DESCRIPTION:Thinking Palestine Through Paper is an evening symposium + comm
 unity paper-kneading workshop and reception. The event is an extension of 
 a recent issue of Hand Papermaking journal ("Palestine on Paper\," Winter 
 2025)\, guest edited by MassArt Associate Professor Nisa Ari\, which posit
 ions the two title terms—Palestine and paper—as equals in order to thi
 nk through historic and current Palestinian experience through the lens of
  paper and to rethink paper through Palestine. Commonly presumed to be a b
 enign or even beneficial medium for the preservation and circulation of id
 eas\, paper is remarkably volatile within the Palestinian context and carr
 ies elements of danger\, loss\, and pain within its porous strata.\n\nThe 
 symposium will feature six of the journal's contributors (Alessandra Amin\
 , Wafa Ghnaim\, Thayer Hastings\, Clara Reynen\, Michelle Samour\, and Rac
 hel Winter) in conversation with Boston-area scholars\, artists\, curators
 \, librarians\, and papermakers. The symposium will be followed by a commu
 nity paper-kneading workshop led by artist Clara Reynen in conjunction wit
 h her artwork The Identified Death Toll of Palestinians in Gaza\, One Year
  Later (2024 – ongoing)\, on view in MassArt's Design and Media Center f
 rom Nov. 17 - Dec. 5\, 2026.
LOCATION:Design and Media Center\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/design-and-media-center/th
 inking-palestine-through-paper-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:99359a835ef48e81@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052503Z
DTSTART:20261122T173004Z
DTEND:20261122T180000Z
SUMMARY:New on View: Community and Self-Representation in the David and Jan
 e Shapiro Collection (Sun\, Nov 22\, 2026\, 12:30 PM)
DESCRIPTION:Join Leah Yeshitila for a discussion of her installation featur
 ing renowned Black artists of the later 20th century.
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridg
 e
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-art-museums/new
 -on-view-community-and-self-representation-in-the-david-and-jane-shapiro-c
 oll-2026-11-22?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:0b5bc488339032b3@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052528Z
DTSTART:20261122T190000Z
DTEND:20261122T201500Z
SUMMARY:The Regal Lily and the Redemption of E.H. Wilson
DESCRIPTION:Join Keeper of the Living Collections Michael Dosmann for a sto
 ry of a flower and the early 20th Century explorer who ventured to the oth
 er side of the world\, away from family and modern convenience\, to collec
 t it. The regal lily (Lilium regale) was not just an object of desire but 
 one of such value that it would underwrite one of the most significant col
 lecting expeditions of the day. Yet\, its beauty almost betrayed the colle
 ctor\, nearly taking both his reputation and his life. This is an indoor t
 alk in the Hunnewell Lecture Hall. Accessibility: The Hunnewell Lecture Ha
 ll is wheelchair accessible. Audience: This program is geared towards adul
 ts. Inclement weather policy: Participants will be notified via email at l
 east one day in advance if a program needs to be cancelled due to inclemen
 t weather\, and will be notified by phone if a program must be cancelled w
 ith less one day’s notice. Click here to view our full inclement weather
  policy. If you have questions about the status of a program\, please emai
 l publicprograms@arnarb.harvard.edu (inbox monitored on weekdays) or call 
 the Visitor Center desk between 10:00am and 4:00pm at (617) 384-5209. Date
  & Time @ Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Li
 ve
LOCATION:Hunnewell Lecture Hall\, 125 Arborway\, Boston\, MA\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/hunnewell-lecture-hall/the
 -regal-lily-and-the-redemption-of-e-h-wilson-2026-11-22?utm_source=ics&utm
 _medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:109884fc8e678a38@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052507Z
DTSTART:20261122T193000Z
DTEND:20261122T200000Z
SUMMARY:Illustrator Sammy Savos Visits Turtle Books
DESCRIPTION:Come chat with Sammy.  Let’s talk Warriors\, but also find o
 ut about her lesser-known works\, The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of
  Hope and Survival and illustrated both Warriors Graphic Novel: The New Pr
 ophecy\, Part 1 of 3 and Earth to Chris Cleavy. Will she be signing books?
   Yes\, of course.  Bring your own or we’ll be happy to sell you one. 
 Following the conversation\, Sammy will be joining the regularly scheduled
  Graphic Novel Workshop at 3 to mingle with workshop participants.
LOCATION:Turtle Books\, Brookline
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/turtle-books/illustrato
 r-sammy-savos-visits-turtle-books-2026-11-22?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4cf3c4ce9779780b@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261123T210000Z
DTEND:20261123T230000Z
SUMMARY:Whose AI Order? AI Adoption in a Fragmented World
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence is spreading just as geopolitical compe
 tition intensifies\, yet most accounts of how the world adapts to AI pay l
 ittle attention to how that competition sets the terms of adoption. Export
  controls\, splintering governance standards\, the divide between open-wei
 ght and closed frontier models.\, and uneven access to compute and cloud i
 nfrastructure increasingly determine which AI systems countries can use\, 
 on what terms\, and how dependent they remain on others’ rules and platf
 orms.\n\nThis panel launches the Pardee Center’s AI Governance & Data In
 itiative. Bringing together experts from academia\, policy\, and industry\
 , it treats geopolitical competition and societal adaptation as one conver
 sation rather than two\, asking how rivalry among frontier powers shapes t
 he choices available to everyone else. The discussion is organized around 
 the initiative’s three research pillars: the future governance landscape
 \, infrastructure\, data\, and leverage\, and the societies on the receivi
 ng end of AI.
LOCATION:RKC 101\, 610 Commonwealth Avenue\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/rkc-101/whose-ai-order-ai-
 adoption-in-a-fragmented-world-2026-11-23?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7d9ae8768040d2fa@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261124T000000Z
DTEND:20261124T010000Z
SUMMARY:Alice Miranda Ollstein at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Alice Miranda Ollstein—senior hea
 lth care reporter for Politico—for a discussion of her new book\, Side E
 ffects: How Abortion Bans Impact Everyone’s Health. Sh...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/alic
 e-miranda-ollstein-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-23?utm_source=ics&utm_med
 ium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:30e5faf799145e92@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z
DTSTART:20261124T150000Z
DTEND:20261124T160000Z
SUMMARY:Talking with Toys at West
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 24\, 2026 10:00—11:00 AM\nWest Branch Chil
 dren's Room (2nd floor)\nWest Branch \n40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 
 02144\nTalking with Toys: support your child’s communication development
  through play with Talk Time Boston.\nPlay with toys while a speech langua
 ge pathologist demonstrates language-enhacing strategies. Ask questions an
 d get answers!\nSuggested for ages 1-3 and their grownups\; drop in/no reg
 istration required.\nQuestions? Contact Alison: amitchell@somervillema.gov
LOCATION:West Branch\, 40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02144\, Somervill
 e
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/west-branch/talking-wi
 th-toys-at-west-2026-11-24?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:160f217c1ca60292@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052513Z
DTSTART:20261126T000000Z
DTEND:20261126T010000Z
SUMMARY:Conversar en Español / Spanish Conversation Group
DESCRIPTION:Native and non-native Spanish speakers alike are welcome to com
 e practice the language in a friendly environment. Join this group to talk
  about politics\, culture\, visual arts\, literature\, gastronomy\, or any
  other topic that interests you. Participation is free and open to the pub
 lic. Please register to receive updates as this group develops.\n\nPlease 
 note that these are not classes. Beginners who wish to learn Spanish Basic
 s are encouraged to check out our Language Learning Databases https://belm
 ontpubliclibrary.net/explore/your-digital-library/#LanguageLearning .
LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 366 Concord Ave\, Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/co
 nversar-en-espanol-spanish-conversation-group-2026-11-25?utm_source=ics&ut
 m_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:fd154a1bd9b79bb4@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261127T150000Z
DTEND:20261127T160000Z
SUMMARY:Let's Talk Drop-In for Intermediate & Advanced English Levels
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 27\, 2026 10:00—11:30 AM\nLucia Mastrangelo
  Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\
 , MA\, 02472\nNo registration required.\nPlease contact Project Literacy a
 t 617-924-8797 or email the Director of Project Literacy\, Janet Saied at 
 jsaied@watertown-ma.gov if you are interested in joining English classes.
   \n-----

\nThe Watertown Free Public Library does not discriminate 
 and does not share your information with anyone. We are committed to provi
 ding reasonable accommodation to enable you to participate in our events. 
 Contact the library at jsaied@watertown-ma.gov or 617-924-8797 at least tw
 o weeks before an event to arrange for modification.
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/lets-talk-drop-in-for-intermediate-and-advanced-english-levels-2026
 -11-27?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d2b33ca5d10ea5bd@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261127T170000Z
DTEND:20261127T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Mobility Forum
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/mit-mobility-for
 um-2026-11-27?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:90da426691671f24@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261128T160000Z
DTEND:20261128T230000Z
SUMMARY:Small Business Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Kick off the holiday season by shopping at Rozzie Bound with so
 me fun surprises\, including a book signing with Meghan Nesmith. Also\, sp
 end $30 or more and receive a free Blind Date with a Book.
LOCATION:Rozzie Bound\, 739 South Street\, Roslindale\, MA 02131-2561\, Bos
 ton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/rozzie-bound/small-busines
 s-saturday-2026-11-28?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:38f5edfd258523f6@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261129T190000Z
DTEND:20261129T200000Z
SUMMARY:Bookish Nov
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 29\, 2026 2:00—4:00 PM\nRaya Stern Trustees
  Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\
 , MA\, 02472\nOpen discussion on books\nMelissa\n5127970738
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/bookish-nov-2026-11-29?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:58745e08db2aed89@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261130T170000Z
DTEND:20261130T183000Z
SUMMARY:COP31 Debriefing: What's Next for Global Climate Action?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a timely debriefing on the outcomes of COP31 — th
 e UN climate conference in Antalya\, Türkiye. As global climate governanc
 e shifts from pledges to implementation\, this discussion will unpack key 
 decisions from the summit\, assess their implications for international co
 operation\, climate finance\, and adaptation\, and explore new ideas and p
 aths forward.\n\nCo-organized with the MIT Climate Policy Center and the M
 IT Climate Project.\n\nRSVP here to sign up for in-person or Zoom attendan
 ce.\n\nThis seminar will be held in 10-105 (Bush Room). Lunch will be avai
 lable at 11:45am. \n\nContact cis-info@mit.edu with any questions. \n\nThi
 s event is part of the CIS Global Research & Policy Seminar Series and is 
 co-sponsored by the MIT Climate Policy Center. Join our mailing list here 
 to learn about upcoming seminars in the series.
LOCATION:Bush Room\, 10-105\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/bush-room-10-105/cop31-
 debriefing-whats-next-for-global-climate-action-2026-11-30?utm_source=ics&
 utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:757b55a5ac555f83@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261130T230000Z
DTEND:20261201T001500Z
SUMMARY:Can AI Be Used Ethically in Medicine? 2026 Alan & Sybil Edelstein P
 rofessionalism and Ethics in Medicine Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, November 30\, 2026 at 6pm (ET) as we delve 
 into the ethics of AI in Healthcare. The program\, to be held on Zoom\, wi
 ll feature keynote speaker Lawrence Lustig\, MD of Columbia University Irv
 ing Medical Center with time for Q&A\, as well as an introduction from Dav
 id Edelstein\, MD (CAMED’80) and Greg Grillone\, MD\, chair of BU-BMC Ot
 olaryngology.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/can-ai-be-used-ethi
 cally-in-medicine-2026-alan-and-sybil-edelstein-professionali-2026-11-30?u
 tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ca0b11c5ba705118@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261201T140000Z
DTEND:20261201T150000Z
SUMMARY:MFA: Studio Arts Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the MFA: Studio Arts Program Chairs for an approximately 1
  hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn more about th
 e MFA: Studio Arts programs:\n\nMeet Program Chairs\, Cecilia Vázquez and
  Wendy JacobProgram overviewConcentrations in Painting\, Printmaking & Scu
 lptureApplication requirementsWhat makes a strong applicationAttendee ques
 tion and answer
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mfa-studio-arts-inf
 ormation-session-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:1385431fa53b6f3e@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261201T140000Z
DTEND:20261201T220000Z
SUMMARY:Deadline: CU PEAKS\, Postdoc Education and Knowledge Summit
DESCRIPTION:CU (Colorado University) PEAKS is a symposium geared toward gra
 duate students across the biomedical sciences\, including experimental and
  computational neuroscience\, molecular and cellular biology\, biophysics\
 , biochemistry\, genetics and genomics\, RNA and chromatin biology\, struc
 tural biology\, cell signaling\, systems biology\, and disease mechanisms.
  The symposium is hosted by the Departments of Pharmacology\, Physiology &
  Biophysics\, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics\, in-person\, on April 5
 -7\, 2027.\n\nOur goal is simple: provide a platform for talented graduate
  students to share their science\, grow their networks\, and learn more ab
 out CU in a collegial\, low-pressure setting. Travel\, lodging\, and meals
  will be provided.\n\nAs a CU PEAKS invitee\, you will have the opportunit
 y to:\n\nPresent your thesis work to a diverse audience of biomedical scie
 ntists\, ranging from cancer researchers to neuroscientists and graduate s
 tudents to faculty members.\n\nMeet one-on-one with CU Faculty to informal
 ly explore postdoc opportunities on our campus.\n\nTour the scenic and sta
 te-of-the-art medical campus\, with views of downtown Denver and the snow-
 capped Rocky Mountains.\n\nNetwork with fellow attendees\, including CU gr
 aduate students and current postdocs who can speak to the resources and li
 festyle on offer at CU.\n\nApply using the link below by December 1st\, 20
 26.
LOCATION:In-person\, on CU campus\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/in-person-on-cu-campus/dea
 dline-cu-peaks-postdoc-education-and-knowledge-summit-2026-12-01?utm_sourc
 e=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:2c46b907f5ee13f9@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261201T173000Z
DTEND:20261201T190000Z
SUMMARY:Venezuela and the United States Post-Maduro: Beyond the Headlines
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion on Venezuela and its relationshi
 p with the United States in the post-Maduro period\, looking beyond the he
 adlines at what has changed and what may come next.\n\nSpeakers: Carlos Bl
 anco\, Research Affiliate\, Center for Latin American Studies\, Boston Uni
 versity\, Julio Henríquez\, Lecturer\, International Human Rights Clinic\
 , Boston University School of Law\, and Ana Julia Jatar\, Chief Editor\, E
 l Tiempo Latino.\n\nModerator: Ambassador Paul Hare\, Master Lecturer in I
 nternational Relations\, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies\, Bo
 ston University.\n\nHosted by the Center for Latin American Studies at the
  Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/venezuela-and-the-u
 nited-states-post-maduro-beyond-the-headlines-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&ut
 m_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261201T190000Z
DTEND:20261201T200000Z
SUMMARY:Fall 2026 Photo Lecture Series | Sheida Soleimani
DESCRIPTION:The MassArt Graduate Programs and Photography department are pl
 eased to welcome Sheida Soleimani as the final speaker of the Fall 2026 Ph
 otography Lecture Series. Please join us in the Tower Auditorium at 2:00pm
  on Tuesday\, December 1.\n\nSheida Soleimani (b. 1990) is an Iranian-Amer
 ican artist\, educator\, and activist. The daughter of political refugees 
 who escaped Iran in the early 1980s\, Soleimani makes work that excavates 
 the histories of violence linking Iran\, the United States\, and the Great
 er Middle East. In working across form and medium—especially photography
 \, sculpture\, collage\, and film—she often appropriates source images f
 rom popular/digital media and resituates them within defamiliarizing table
 aux. The composition depends on the question at hand. For example\, how ca
 n one do justice to survivor testimony and to the survivors themselves (To
  Oblivion)? What are the connections between oil\, corruption\, and human 
 rights abuses among OPEC nations (Medium of Exchange)? How do nations work
  out reparations deals that often turn the ethics of historical injustice 
 into playing fields for their own economic interests (Reparations Packages
 )? How may the layering of memory and familial history both report fact\, 
 and produce a reckoning with the intimate resonances of a geopolitics of v
 iolence (Ghostwriter)? In contrast to Western news\, which rarely covers t
 hese problems\, Soleimani makes work that persuades spectators to address 
 them directly and effectively.\n\nSoleimani’s work is held in permanent 
 collections including the Guggenheim Museum\, Museum of Fine Arts Boston\,
  Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts\, MIT List Visual Art Center\, and Kadi
 st Paris. Her work has been recognized internationally in both exhibitions
  and publications such as The New York Times\, Financial Times\, Art in Am
 erica\, Interview Magazine\, among many others. Based in Providence\, Rhod
 e Island\, Soleimani is also an Associate Professor of Studio Art at Brand
 eis University and a federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator.\n\nAll Pho
 tography lectures are free and open to the public. \n\nQuestions? Contact 
 gradprogram@massart.edu\n\nImage detail: Sheida Soleimani\, Truce\, 2024. 
 Courtesy the artist and Edel Assanti\, London\, and Harlan Levey Projects\
 , Brussels
LOCATION:Tower Auditorium\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/tower-auditorium/fall-2026
 -photo-lecture-series-sheida-soleimani-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_mediu
 m=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261201T210000Z
DTEND:20261201T220000Z
SUMMARY:Biology Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Karla Neugebauer\, Yale\n\nHost: Ankur Jain\n\nTitle: 
 "Co-transcriptional regulation of gene expression"\n\nThis lecture will be
  in honor of Dr. Ned Holt.\n\nThe Biology Colloquium is a weekly seminar h
 eld throughout the academic year — featuring distinguished speakers in m
 any areas of the biological sciences from universities and institutions wo
 rldwide. More information on speakers\, their affiliations\, and titles of
  their talks will be added as available. Unless otherwise stated\, the Col
 loquium will be held live in Stata 32-123 (Kirsch auditorium) Contact Marg
 aret Cabral with questions.
LOCATION:Stata\, Kirsch auditorium\, 32-123\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/stata-kirsch-auditorium
 -32-123/biology-colloquium-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4c118c01276272f9@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261201T210000Z
DTEND:20261201T230000Z
SUMMARY:WIP in Ancient Philosophy: Mauro Bonazzi (University of Bologna)\, 
 "Reason and Action in Plato's Psychology"
DESCRIPTION:The WIP in Ancient Philosophy Workshop organized by Cinzia Arru
 zza and Marc Gasser-Wingate. This week's speaker is Mauro Bonazzi (Univers
 ity of Bologna). Abstract: In this talk I examine Plato's psychology throu
 gh a tension between two accounts of reason in the Republic: the practical
 \, supervisory role emphasized in Book IV and the desire for knowledge and
  contemplation foregrounded in Book IX. I argue that appeals to reason's d
 esire for the Good do not fully reconcile these accounts\, since the capac
 ity to govern does not entail a desire to rule. Rather\, the philosopher's
  psychic harmony emerges as a consequence of contemplation: intellectual d
 esire weakens competing appetites\, while contemplation of divine order pr
 omotes assimilation to it. Comparisons with the Phaedrus and the Timaeus f
 urther suggest that our deepest identity lies in the contemplative intelle
 ct rather than in the tripartite soul as a whole. This interpretation reve
 als significant continuities across the dialogues and invites reconsiderat
 ion of the priority of contemplation over practical and political activity
 .
LOCATION:STH 525\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sth-525/wip-in-ancient-phi
 losophy-mauro-bonazzi-university-of-bologna-reason-and-action--2026-12-01?
 utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:605347ba499d64b0@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261202T000000Z
DTEND:20261202T010000Z
SUMMARY:Amod Sandhya Lele at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Amod Sandhya Lele—associate direc
 tor of the Ethics Institute at Northeastern University—for a discussion 
 of his book After Anger: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Ou...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/amod
 -sandhya-lele-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r
 eferral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:36eb1f6422c0554a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261202T000000Z
DTEND:20261202T010000Z
SUMMARY:I Didn't Ask for This AI! How to Remove AI From Your Devices (Onlin
 e)
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 1\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nOnline\nJoin the Li
 brary Freedom Project in this guided tour of turning AI off on your person
 al device(s). Ever wondered why tech companies are so eager to integrate A
 I into everything? In this talk\, we’ll break down the reasons behind th
 e AI push and how it’s reshaping the tech landscape. We’ll also cover 
 how you can take control—whether it’s removing AI from your operating 
 system\, fine-tuning search engines\, or disabling AI features on your fav
 orite apps and websites. And of course\, we’ll tackle the big question: 
 Is AI actually useful\, or is it all just hype? Let’s separate fact from
  fiction and explore what AI really means for our digital lives. Bring you
 r questions! \nPlease note: this is a virtual program that will take plac
 e via Zoom. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via
  email. This program will be recorded and will be available for viewing fo
 r two weeks. All registrants will receive the recording and informational 
 handouts via email within 48 hours of the program. Register directly on Z
 oom HERE.\nSpeaker Bio:\nKimberly Springer thinks\, is curious\, and creat
 es in the spaces of privacy\, fighting the surveillance state\, Black femi
 nist praxis\, digital culture\, social movements\, and media. Her current 
 research looks at how "bad metrics" are shaping our collective perceptions
  of reality online and IRL. She serves as Library Freedom Project's Operat
 ions and Programmatic Director in charge of stewarding LFP's records and a
 rchives\, and aligning their training and programs with the LFP's vision f
 or information democracy. She has written/edited these books: Living for t
 he Revolution\, Black Feminist Organizations\, 1968-1980\; Still Lifting\
 , Still Climbing: African-American Women’s Contemporary Activism\; Stori
 es of Oprah: the Oprahfication of American Culture and written articles fo
 r PopMatters\, The Atlantic\, Activist History Review\, and Viewpoint Maga
 zine.\nLibrary Freedom Project is a network of values-driven librarians wo
 rking together to build information democracy. \nThis program is made pos
 sible buy the Ashland Public Library and sponsored by the Friends of the A
 shland Public Library.
LOCATION:Quincy
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/events/i-didnt-ask-for-thi
 s-ai-how-to-remove-ai-from-your-devices-online-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&u
 tm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261202T140000Z
DTEND:20261202T220000Z
SUMMARY:#Screentime
DESCRIPTION:Presentation of student research from COM's Division of Emergin
 g Media Studies.
LOCATION:101 Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engine
 ering\, 610 Commonwealth Ave\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/screentime-2026-12-
 02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bd320938fc2db399@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261202T153000Z
DTEND:20261202T163000Z
SUMMARY:50+ Job Seekers Networking Group: Interview Strategies (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026 10:30 AM—12:30 PM\nOnline\nThe 
 Library 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group meets via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd
  Wednesdays of the month\, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Informal networking 
 takes place from 10 AM to 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM to 12:45 PM. If you are un
 employed and actively looking\, underemployed\, seeking a new career direc
 tion\, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap\, or recentl
 y retired and looking for your "Encore Career\," this networking group pro
 gram is perfect for you! Remember\, 85% of jobs are found through networki
 ng!\nJoin us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe a
 nd comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and d
 eveloping skills and strategies to help in your career transition. Each me
 eting features a new topic. Meetings include a presentation and interactiv
 e workshop on topics relevant to career transition\, guest speakers\, acce
 ss to hiring managers\, small group breakout rooms to network\, and 1-on-1
  coaching guidance. Participating on a regular basis will give job seekers
  the many tools and strategies needed for a successful job search.\nEach b
 iweekly meeting is facilitated by Deborah Hope\, MBA\, PCIC\, an experienc
 ed executive career coach. Deborah is a former Fortune 500 executive\, inv
 estment banker and entrepreneur. She transitioned to executive coaching ov
 er 12 years ago. Deborah has coached with Harvard Business School Executiv
 e Education programs and the Massachusetts Conference for Women. She has b
 een trained or certified in a variety of coaching models and assessment to
 ols. Deborah has facilitated 50+ job seekers networking groups since 2016.
  \nThis week's topic (December 2) is Interview Strategies. Register direc
 tly on Zoom. \nRECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registr
 ants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.\
 nACCESSIBILITY NOTE: The Tewksbury Public Library does not discriminate on
  the basis of disability and is committed to providing a reasonable modifi
 cation to participate in our events\, services or documentation. Contact D
 irector Diane Giarrusso at 978-640-4490 or dgiarrusso@tewksbury-ma.gov at 
 least two weeks before an event to arrange for modification\, or at any ti
 me you need accessible documents.\nThis group is sponsored by many Massach
 usetts public libraries.\nThis program is made possible by the generous sp
 onsorship of the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library. To find out m
 ore about their work and how you can get involved\, visit the Friends of t
 he Library webpage.
LOCATION:Quincy
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/events/50-job-seekers-netw
 orking-group-interview-strategies-online-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_med
 ium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3319391714e49e2a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z
DTSTART:20261202T153000Z
DTEND:20261202T163000Z
SUMMARY:50+ Job Seekers Networking Group: Interview Strategies ("Your Age I
 s Your Edge!")
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026 10:30 AM—12:30 PM\nZoom\nThe Ma
 ssachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets via Zoom o
 n the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month\, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Infor
 mal networking takes place from 10am to 10:30am and 12:30pm to 12:45pm. If
  you are unemployed and actively looking\, underemployed\, seeking a new c
 areer direction\, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap\,
  or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career\," this networkin
 g group program is perfect for you! Remember\, 85% of jobs are found throu
 gh networking!\nJoin us in a professional forum for networking with peers 
 in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relation
 ships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transiti
 on. Each meeting features a new topic. Meetings include a presentation and
  interactive workshop on topics relevant to career transition\, guest spea
 kers\, access to hiring managers\, small group breakout rooms to network\,
  and 1-on-1 coaching guidance. Participating on a regular basis will give 
 job seekers the many tools and strategies needed for a successful job sear
 ch.\nEach biweekly meeting is facilitated by Deborah Hope\, MBA\, PCIC\, a
 n experienced executive career coach. Deborah is a former Fortune 500 exec
 utive\, investment banker and entrepreneur. She transitioned to executive 
 coaching over 12 years ago. Deborah has coached with Harvard Business Scho
 ol Executive Education programs and the Massachusetts Conference for Women
 . She has been trained or certified in a variety of coaching models and as
 sessment tools. Deborah has facilitated 50+ job seekers networking groups 
 since 2016. \nRegister directly on Zoom HERE. This group is sponsored by 
 approximately 30 Massachusetts public libraries.\nRECORDING NOTE: This pro
 gram will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via emai
 l within 48 hours of the program.\nContact Marita Coombs at mcoombs@malden
 publiclibrary.org with questions.
LOCATION:Malden
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/malden/events/50-job-seekers-netw
 orking-group-interview-strategies-your-age-is-your-edge-2026-12-02?utm_sou
 rce=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c895c6a9c2e51d25@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z
DTSTART:20261202T153000Z
DTEND:20261202T163000Z
SUMMARY:Age 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group <b>REGISTRATION REQUIRED</b>
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026 10:30 AM—12:30 PM\nOnline\n\n**
 PLEASE NOTE the meeting formally begins at 10:30am\, but the ZOOM launches
  at 10am for 30 minutes of informal networking.**\n\nThe Library 50+ Job S
 eekers Networking Group meets via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of th
 e month\, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Informal networking takes place from 10
 am to 10:30am and 12:30pm to 12:45pm. If you are unemployed and actively l
 ooking\, underemployed\, seeking a new career direction\, re-entering the 
 job market after a long employment gap\, or recently retired and looking f
 or your "Encore Career\," this networking group program is perfect for you
 ! Remember\, 85% of jobs are found through networking!\n\nJoin us in a pro
 fessional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable enviro
 nment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and 
 strategies to help in your career transition. Each meeting features a new 
 topic. Meetings include a presentation and interactive workshop on topics 
 relevant to career transition\, guest speakers\, access to hiring managers
 \, small group breakout rooms to network\, and 1-on-1 coaching guidance. P
 articipating on a regular basis will give job seekers the many tools and s
 trategies needed for a successful job search.\n\nEach biweekly meeting is 
 facilitated by Deborah Hope\, MBA\, PCIC\, an experienced executive career
  coach. Deborah is a former Fortune 500 executive\, investment banker and 
 entrepreneur. She transitioned to executive coaching over 12 years ago. De
 borah has coached with Harvard Business School Executive Education program
 s and the Massachusetts Conference for Women. She has been trained or cert
 ified in a variety of coaching models and assessment tools. Deborah has fa
 cilitated 50+ job seekers networking groups since 2016.\n\nThis group is s
 ponsored by many Massachusetts public libraries.\n\nRECORDING NOTE: This p
 rogram will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via em
 ail within 48 hours of the program.\nToday's topic: Interview Strategies (
 "Your Age Is Your Edge!")\nRegister Here\nThis event is generously sponsor
 ed by the Friends of the Belmont Public Library.
LOCATION:Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/events/age-50-job-seekers
 -networking-group-b-registration-required-b-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_
 medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261202T170000Z
DTEND:20261202T183000Z
SUMMARY:What the Iran War Reveals about American Airpower
DESCRIPTION:Kelly Grieco from the Stimson Center will give a presentation a
 t the MIT Security Studies Program's Wednesday Seminar.\n\nSummary: The pr
 evailing theory of airpower rests on two core propositions. First\, air su
 periority is necessary for victory\, winning the contest for the medium an
 d high-altitudes—fighter against fighter\, and fighter against surface-t
 o-air missile—enables strategic attack\, and strategic attack compels po
 litical concessions. Second\, once that contest is won\, whatever still th
 reatens from below it is a force protection problem\, a matter of defendin
 g aircraft on the ground and personnel\, rather than a continuing contest 
 for control of the air. The U.S. war with Iran tested both propositions—
 and both failed. The United States achieved and maintained air superiority
  as the theory defines it\, using it to strike the full range of strategic
  targets\, including Iran’s senior leadership. Yet these attacks neither
  produced operational or strategic paralysis nor compelled political conce
 ssions. Instead\, while the United States controlled the blue skies\, Iran
  denied the air littoral—the low-altitude airspace\, e.g. typically belo
 w 15\,000 feet—using dispersed\, numerous\, and mobile missiles and dron
 es to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and end the war on Iranian terms. T
 his talk develops an alternative theory of air control centered on the air
  littoral and air denial\, emphasizing distributed rather than integrated 
 air defense\, and explores the implications for airpower theory\, U.S. str
 ategy\, and force design.
LOCATION:Building E40\, Lucian W. Pye Room (E40-496)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e40-lucian-w-p
 ye-room-e40-496/what-the-iran-war-reveals-about-american-airpower-2026-12-
 02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:f0468093b6cf2882@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261202T173000Z
DTEND:20261202T190000Z
SUMMARY:Philosophy Seminar Series - Keaton Jahn
DESCRIPTION:A weekly seminar series with talks by graduate students and fac
 ulty on various subjects of philosophy. This week's speaker is Keaton Jahn
 : “Phenomenology & Anthropology: Criteria of Comparison of Bodily Feelin
 gs in Emotional Experiences Across Cultures” (To be confirmed)
LOCATION:STH 525\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sth-525/philosophy-seminar
 -series-keaton-jahn-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:f4a0a133211abffd@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261202T200000Z
DTEND:20261202T210000Z
SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship Seminar Series for Research Translation: Balancing
  Patents and Publication: What Researchers Should Know
DESCRIPTION:Publishing and patenting can work together\, if you plan for bo
 th. This talk by Celia Harrison\, PhD\, JD\, and the Executive Director of
  IP & Licensing at BU will cover the choices researchers can make about wh
 en and how they share their work so that publication and patent protection
  both remain possible. Along the way\, this talk will cover patent eligibi
 lity\, enablement\, and supporting examples\, from a life sciences perspec
 tive\, but applicable to all technologies.\n\nZoom link is provided in Lum
 a registration page.
LOCATION:Virtual\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/virtual/entrepreneurship-s
 eminar-series-for-research-translation-balancing-patents-and-p-2026-12-02?
 utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e709b2bc849feb8b@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261202T200000Z
DTEND:20261202T213000Z
SUMMARY:Liberté\, Égalité\, Fraternité? Making Sense of France’s Prot
 ests
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion exploring the social unrest in F
 rance and what it portends for the future. Speakers include Jonathan Laure
 nce\, Professor of Political Science at Boston College and Director of the
  Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy at Boston College
 \, Brice Didier\, the Paul (1969) and Melonie Brophy Postdoctoral Fellow i
 n European Security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Cente
 r for International Studies\, Security Studies Program\, and Brooke Durham
 \, Assistant Professor of History at Boston University and a historian of 
 France and the French Empire (moderator).
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/liberte-egalite-fra
 ternite-making-sense-of-frances-protests-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_med
 ium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a7bb4d8aaf9fea66@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261202T210000Z
DTEND:20261202T220000Z
SUMMARY:Lie Groups Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Siyan Daniel Li-Huerta (MIT)\n\nTitle: A global Fargue
 s–Fontaine curve\n\nAbstract: The "fundamental curve" of arithmetic over
  nonarchimedean local fields is the Fargues–Fontaine curve. You'd think 
 the "fundamental curve" of arithmetic over global function fields is... ju
 st the associated curve over $\\mathbb{F}_q$. In this talk\, I will instea
 d advocate for a different "curve"\, in the spirit of the Fargues–Fontai
 ne curve. I will explain how its moduli stack of bundles is the function f
 ield analog of Igusa stacks\, as well as the perspective it gives on Langl
 ands duality.
LOCATION:Building 2\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-2/lie-groups-s
 eminar-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:23b1cc0c51c64717@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261202T210000Z
DTEND:20261202T220000Z
SUMMARY:SCSB Colloquium Series with Dr. Kuan Hong Wang: Neuromodulation of 
 Circuit Plasticity: From Adaptive Behavior to Precision Therapeutics
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026\nLocation: 46-3002 (Singlet
 on Auditorium)\nTime: 4:00pm-5:00pm ET\, followed by reception\n\nSpeaker:
  Kuan Hong Wang\, Ph.D.\nAffiliation: Dean’s Professor of Neuroscience\,
  University of Rochester Medical Center\n\nHost: Dr. Fan Wang\n\nTalk titl
 e: Neuromodulation of Circuit Plasticity: From Adaptive Behavior to Precis
 ion Therapeutics\n\nAbstract: How do neural circuits maintain stable funct
 ion while remaining flexible enough to adapt? This fundamental question li
 es at the heart of cognitive flexibility\, learning\, and resilience acros
 s the lifespan. In this lecture\, I will discuss how neuromodulatory syste
 ms—including dopaminergic\, cannabinoid\, and neuroimmune signaling—pr
 ovide the molecular and circuit logic that governs plasticity across devel
 opment\, experience\, and disease. Integrating genetic circuit mapping\, i
 n vivo imaging\, electrophysiology\, molecular profiling\, and causal circ
 uit manipulation\, I will present recent work uncovering how neuromodulato
 rs reshape neural circuits across multiple timescales to support adaptive 
 behavior. Finally\, I will highlight emerging cross-species approaches\, f
 rom mice to non-human primates\, that enable conserved principles of circu
 it plasticity to be tested across species and translated toward precision 
 therapeutics. Together\, these studies illustrate how deciphering the logi
 c of adaptive behavior can guide the development of selective circuit-base
 d therapies for brain disorders.
LOCATION:Building 46\, Singleton Auditorium\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-singleton-a
 uditorium/scsb-colloquium-series-with-dr-kuan-hong-wang-neuromodulation-of
 -circuit-plastic-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:b6c01d30575a8705@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261202T213000Z
DTEND:20261202T230000Z
SUMMARY:English Programs Fall 2026 Research Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join the Northeastern University English Department for the Fal
 l 2026 Research Showcase\, featuring presentations from faculty and PhD st
 udents exploring the question\, “What is Research?”\n\nPresenters Patr
 ick Mullen\, Qianqian Zhang-Wu\, Angela Muir\, and Asia Potts will share i
 nsights into their research\, highlighting diverse approaches to scholarly
  inquiry and fostering discussion about the nature and practice of researc
 h.\n\nEvent Details:\n\nDate: Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026\n\nTime: 4:30
 –6:00 PM\n\nLocation: Renaissance Park\, Room 310\, and Microsoft Teams\
 n\nRefreshments: Light refreshments will be provided.\n\nWe look forward t
 o an engaging afternoon of presentations\, conversation\, and intellectual
  exchange!\n\nA friendly reminder: This is an internal English Department 
 event reserved for our faculty\, staff\, and graduate students. We appreci
 ate your understanding!
LOCATION:310 Renaissance Park\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/310-renaissance-park/engli
 sh-programs-fall-2026-research-showcase-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medi
 um=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:64283809bc15feb4@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052503Z
DTSTART:20261202T230039Z
DTEND:20261203T001500Z
SUMMARY:John Constable and the Outdoors: Writing about Drawing (Wed\, Dec 2
 \, 2026\, 6:00 PM)
DESCRIPTION:Join author Susan Owens and curator Joachim Homann for a conver
 sation about the drawings and paintings of John Constable.
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Enter at
  Broadway for evening programs\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-art-museums/joh
 n-constable-and-the-outdoors-writing-about-drawing-wed-dec-2-2026-6-00-pm-
 2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:86a0affb8ebbdb52@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261203T000000Z
DTEND:20261203T010000Z
SUMMARY:Nick Paumgarten at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Nick Paumgarten—staff writer at T
 he New Yorker—for a discussion of his debut book\, The Intangibles: Frie
 ndship\, Fatherhood\, and the Love of the Game. He will be join...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/nick
 -paumgarten-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:64e8afe455d4701d@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z
DTSTART:20261203T000000Z
DTEND:20261203T010000Z
SUMMARY:Conversar en Español
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nTrustees - 218\nB
 elmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 
 02478\nLocation Change: The 12/2/2026 meeting will take place in the Trust
 ees Study Room.\nNative and non-native Spanish speakers alike are welcome 
 to come practice the language in a friendly environment. Join this group t
 o talk about politics\, culture\, visual arts\, literature\, gastronomy\, 
 or any other topic that interests you. Participation is free and open to t
 he public. Please register to receive updates as this group develops.\nPle
 ase note that these are not classes. Beginners who wish to learn Spanish B
 asics are encouraged to check out our Language Learning Databases. \nFor 
 any questions\, send a message to Elise at ecluster@minlib.net\nRegister o
 nline between 11/4/2026 9:00 AM and 12/2/2026 5:00 PM.
LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, 
 Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/co
 nversar-en-espanol-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c16ca72c2abbf207@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261203T210000Z
DTEND:20261203T220000Z
SUMMARY:Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition with Nuo Li
DESCRIPTION:Time: 4:00pm\nLocation: 46-3002\, Singleton Auditorium (Third f
 loor of MIT Building 46)\n\nTalk Title: Neural mechanisms of volitional mo
 vement\n\nAbstract: Our goal is to understand how neural circuits in the b
 rain give rise to volitional movement. A planning phase precedes all volit
 ional movements in which the brain programs the appropriate movement on th
 e fly to achieve the goal at hand. This fundamental process dictates our b
 ehavior\, ranging from speech to motor skills. Our work has isolated neura
 l antecedents of volitional movements in the mouse brain\, also known as 
 ‘preparatory activity’ or ‘readiness potentials’ in humans. I will
  discuss our progress delineating a brain-wide network supporting motor pl
 anning and highlight recent findings revealing a surprising link between p
 reparatory activity and motor memory.\n\nBio: Nuo Li is Associate Professo
 r of Neurobiology at Duke University. He did his PhD work with Jim DiCarlo
  at MIT examining how the primate visual system constructs invariance obje
 ct representations. For his postdoctoral work with Karel Svoboda at Janeli
 a Research Campus\, he contributed to the development of head-fixed behavi
 oral paradigm in mice. His lab has developed tools to study brain-wide cir
 cuits in mice that support volitional movement. This work established ante
 rior lateral motor cortex (ALM) important for decision-making and motor pl
 anning. His recent work found that the cerebellum contributes to cognitive
  processes by reciprocally interacting with the frontal cortex. His work h
 as been recognized with numerous awards\, including Society for Neuroscien
 ce Young Investigator Award and NIH Director’s Pioneer Award.
LOCATION:Building 46\, Singleton Auditorium\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-singleton-a
 uditorium/colloquium-on-the-brain-and-cognition-with-nuo-li-2026-12-03?utm
 _source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:543808100b961423@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261203T220000Z
DTEND:20261203T230000Z
SUMMARY:Master of Architecture Program Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the Master of Architecture Program Chair for an approximat
 ely 1 hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn more abo
 ut the Master of Architecture program:\n\nMeet Program Chair\, Paul Hajian
 Program overviewTrack I & Track II programsApplication requirementsAdvance
 d Placement requirementsWhat makes a strong applicationAttendee question a
 nd answer
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/master-of-architect
 ure-program-info-session-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c3e949d58296cee8@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261203T223000Z
DTEND:20261203T234500Z
SUMMARY:Rethinking Safety in Public Libraries
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next event in the BUSSW Equity & Inclusion Spea
 ker Series\, an interactive virtual session exploring how communities can 
 redefine safety in public libraries.\n\nPublic libraries are often the one
  place in a neighborhood that stays open to everyone. They offer more than
  books: internet access\, warmth\, a place to sit\, and a sense of belongi
 ng. They also absorb the effects of housing instability\, isolation\, ment
 al health needs\, substance use\, and the climate emergency\, often with l
 imited resources.\n\nSo\, what does safety mean when a library serves a co
 mmunity with so many unmet needs? And who gets to decide?\n\nIn this prese
 ntation\, Drs. Todić and Johnson share findings from a participatory acti
 on research project with library leaders\, workers\, and patrons at the Sa
 n Antonio Public Library\, whose mission is to change lives through inform
 ation\, imagination and ideas.\n\nIn this session\, attendees will:\n\nHea
 r what library leaders\, workers\, and patrons said safety means to themLe
 arn how participatory action research can surface safety strategies that f
 it a community’s needs and a library’s missionExplore how social worke
 rs and community members can influence the way neighborhood institutions d
 efine\, carry out\, and sustain safety \n\nOne CE credit will be available
  to social workers licensed in the United States. If you wish to receive C
 E credit\, please provide your license number in the registration form. Th
 is event is part of the BU School of Social Work Equity & Inclusion Speake
 r Series presented by the school’s Equity & Inclusion Committee. Please 
 visit bu.edu/ssw/eiss for additional details\, past event recordings\, and
  more.\n\nThe webinar will be conducted using the online Zoom webinar plat
 form. This webinar is open to all members of the BU community including al
 umni\, students\, faculty\, staff\, and the public.\n\nAccessibility:\n\nB
 oston University strives to be accessible\, inclusive and diverse in our f
 acilities\, programming\, and academic offerings. Your experience at this 
 event is important to us. If you have a disability or believe you may requ
 ire accommodation for another reason\, please contact the BUSSW Equity & I
 nclusion Committee at swequity@bu.edu to discuss your needs.\n\nSpeakers:\
 n\nDr. Ian Johnson\, LCSW-S (he/they) recently joined BUSSW as an assistan
 t professor in the clinical practice department. Ian’s research focuses 
 on creating\, improving\, and sustaining housing and community-based inter
 ventions that promote housing and health justice with older people. This w
 ork includes addressing spatial injustices in urban public places to ensur
 e equitable aging\, and community-engaged and participatory research with 
 older adults in the crosshairs of the structural violence that drives home
 lessness\, serious illness\, incarceration\, and co-occurring disorders.\n
 \nDr. Jelena Todić\, MSW (she/her) is a social work scholar whose work ce
 nters on an overarching research question: What factors enable liberatory 
 praxis within groups\, organizations\, and communities to advance health e
 quity and construct health-affirming places for all? Grounded in ecosocial
  and critical theory\, her work explores how restorative and transformativ
 e justice approaches can inform non-carceral\, place-based research and in
 terventions that support health. She also contributes to broader conversat
 ions about the future of the profession\, most recently as co-editor of So
 cial Work Beyond the Status Quo\, a special open access issue of Abolition
 ist Perspectives in Social Work. Dr. Todić is currently an associate prof
 essor of social work at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/rethinking-safety-i
 n-public-libraries-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:892696dedcf5f2cf@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261203T224500Z
DTEND:20261203T234500Z
SUMMARY:Souls of India – Community Arts Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 3\, 2026 5:45—8:45 PM\nWatertown Savings 
 Bank Room (1st floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watert
 own\, MA\, 02472\nA free community gathering centered on Indian performing
  arts and cultural traditions. The program will bring together local artis
 ts and community members for an informal evening of demonstration\, discus
 sion\, and shared practice. Participants will have an opportunity to learn
  about different approaches to rhythm\, gesture\, music\, and storytelling
  within Indian performance traditions\, and to observe artists working tog
 ether on selected material. The event is open to the public\, and no prior
  experience is required.\nMeghma Banerjee\nmeghma.banerjee@gmail.com
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/souls-of-india-community-arts-gathering-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&u
 tm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:40e4ba48688e0cdd@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261203T230000Z
DTEND:20261204T010000Z
SUMMARY:New South—Meriem Chabani
DESCRIPTION:New South—Meriem Chabani\nPart of the MIT Fall 2026 Architect
 ure Lecture Series.\nPresented with The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Archi
 tecture\n\nMeriem has ten years of experience in complex territorial\, urb
 an\, and architectural projects\, with an emphasis on contexts that face s
 ignificant socio-economic challenges\, and a methodology that fosters dial
 ogue and negotiation\, federating diverse actors into multidisciplinary pr
 oject leadership teams. As an educator\, Meriem has taught and lectured ex
 tensively\, shaping and currently teaching the Masters design studio ‘Af
 terlives’ at the Royal College of Arts (UK)\, and the African Health arc
 hitecture studio at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Pari
 s Malaquais (FR). In 2024\, she was a Wheelwright Prize finalist.\n\nThis 
 lecture will be held in person in the Sidara Auditorium (W41- 1216) and st
 reamed online on YouTube. Lectures are free and open to the public. Regist
 ration is required.
LOCATION:Building W41 (MET Warehouse)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-w41-met-wareho
 use/new-south-meriem-chabani-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c30e1e3ed8ab6697@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261203T230000Z
DTEND:20261204T000000Z
SUMMARY:Performing Arts Circle
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 3\, 2026 6:00—8:00 PM\nRichardson Buildin
 g\nRichardson Building\n40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\nDrop b
 y for the art\, stay for the community! All are welcome to a positive\, we
 lcoming\, resource-providing\, perspective-expanding\, artistic environmen
 t\, where musicians\, poets\, actors\, and other storytellers communicate 
 across artforms! Beginners or experts are equally invited. Spectators are 
 also welcome\, as well as creative discussion. \nBring your guitar\, brin
 g your poems\, bring your props! Let us share and discover how we all uniq
 uely 'see\,' in a low-pressure setting- where the goal is of course\, to h
 ave fun and enjoy each other's company! We will have two djembe drums and 
 1 tambourine available.\nJoin us for:\nSing-a-longs\n\nKnowledge\, Tips\, 
 Resource sharing\n\nConversation\, Community\, Fun Games\nShow & Tell\nThi
 s is a monthly\, recurring Performing Arts Support Group with a voluntary 
 show & tell portion. Sessions are held every 1st Thursday of the month fro
 m 6 - 8 PM. All are welcome! \nThis fall\, join us in our cozy\, historic
  Richardson Building.\nUpcoming 2026 sessions:\nSeptember 3 - Community Me
 eting Room\nOctober 1 - Richardson Building\nNovember 5 - Richardson Build
 ing\nDecember 3 - Richardson Building\nUpcoming 2027 sessions:\nJanuary 14
 * (2nd Thursday) - Community Meeting Room\nFebruary 4 - Community Meeting 
 Room\nMarch 4 - Community Meeting Room\nThis program is made possible by t
 he generous sponsorship of the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
  To find out more about their work and how you can get involved\, visit th
 e Friends of the Library webpage.
LOCATION:Richardson Building\, 40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\,
  Quincy
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/richardson-building/perfor
 ming-arts-circle-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:89b7781f59a89798@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261204T000000Z
DTEND:20261204T013000Z
SUMMARY:MIT D-Lab Fall 2026 Student Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Final presentations\, posters\, and prototypes from students in
  five Fall 2026 MIT D-Lab classes:\n\nD-Lab: DevelopmentD-Lab: Gender and 
 DevelopmentDesign for ScaleApplications of Energy in Global DevelopmentHum
 anitarian InnovationFollowing a welcome and overview from MIT D-Lab staff\
 , attendees will have the opportunity to speak with student teams and view
  all the posters and prototypes on display throughout the D-Lab space!\n\n
 Refreshments will be served.\n\nD-Lab classes are now part of the new MAD 
 (Making and Design) family of MIT classes!
LOCATION:Building N51\, 310\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-n51-310/mit-d-
 lab-fall-2026-student-showcase-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr
 al
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:65cf0092e1d4324f@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261204T150000Z
DTEND:20261204T160000Z
SUMMARY:Let's Talk Drop-In for Intermediate & Advanced English Levels
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, December 4\, 2026 10:00—11:30 AM\nLucia Mastrangelo 
 Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\,
  MA\, 02472\nNo registration required.\nPlease contact Project Literacy at
  617-924-8797 or email the Director of Project Literacy\, Janet Saied at j
 saied@watertown-ma.gov if you are interested in joining English classes. 
  \n-----

\nThe Watertown Free Public Library does not discriminate an
 d does not share your information with anyone. We are committed to providi
 ng reasonable accommodation to enable you to participate in our events. Co
 ntact the library at jsaied@watertown-ma.gov or 617-924-8797 at least two 
 weeks before an event to arrange for modification.
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/lets-talk-drop-in-for-intermediate-and-advanced-english-levels-2026
 -12-04?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:1b865ad01696cefb@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261204T160000Z
DTEND:20261204T170000Z
SUMMARY:Mindful Beginnings for newborns & pre-walking infants - REGISTRATIO
 N REQUIRED
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, December 4\, 2026 11:00—11:45 AM\nCommunity Meeting 
 Room\nMain Library\n40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\nA welcomin
 g space for parents and caregivers of newborns and pre-walking babies to c
 onnect\, share experiences\, and build community. Each gathering includes 
 a brief grounding practice and guided conversation around shared experienc
 es\, with space for open discussion in a supportive\, judgment-free enviro
 nment. Simple stress management tools will also be shared to support your 
 well-being.\nRegistration Required. This event is for the parents and care
 givers of newborn and pre-walking babies only. Registration is for this da
 te only. Please register for each date separately.\nThis program is funded
  by the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant awarded t
 o the Quincy Braintree Family Network by the Department of Early Education
  and Care. The Quincy Braintree Family Network is a program of Quincy Comm
 unity Action Programs\, Inc.\nRegistration not yet open\, but you can regi
 ster online between 12/1/2026 9:00 AM and 12/4/2026 9:00 AM.
LOCATION:Main Library\, 40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\, Quincy
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/main-library/mindful-begin
 nings-for-newborns-and-pre-walking-infants-registration-required-2026-12-0
 4?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:92b3bc8c85db5b19@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261204T170000Z
DTEND:20261204T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Mobility Forum
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/mit-mobility-for
 um-2026-12-04?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d201f3b189f24dd8@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261204T170000Z
DTEND:20261204T180000Z
SUMMARY:McGovern Institute Special Seminar with ZiYoung Kang
DESCRIPTION:Seminar with ZiYoung Kang\n\nDate: Friday\, December 4\, 2026Ti
 me: 12:00pmLocation: Seminar Room 3189\, Building 46This is an in-person e
 vent \n\nTalk Title and Abstract: Coming Soon
LOCATION:Building 46\, 3189\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-46-3189/mcgove
 rn-institute-special-seminar-with-ziyoung-kang-2026-12-04?utm_source=ics&u
 tm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c427adfba6d96459@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261204T170000Z
DTEND:20261204T180000Z
SUMMARY:Advocate Case Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, December 4\, 2026 12:00—3:00 PM\nRaya Stern Trustees
  Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\
 , MA\, 02472\nSpecial education advocates' case discussion group\nSeetha B
 urtner\nseethanarayan@comcast.net
LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024
 72\, Watertown
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l
 ibrary/advocate-case-discussion-2026-12-04?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer
 ral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:0955a1a75a4783d7@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261204T210000Z
DTEND:20261204T220000Z
SUMMARY:Pre-Law Basics for Freshmen
DESCRIPTION:Pre-Law Basics workshops provide a venue for freshmen to meet t
 he pre-law advisor and discuss common questions students new to pre-law ad
 vising may have. Students are encouraged to attend at least one of these g
 roup sessions as an introduction to the pre-law advising process before sc
 heduling an individual appointment with the pre-law advisor. This session 
 will include a presentation and time for Q&A.\n\nRegister through this lin
 k: https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1990238/share_preview
LOCATION:Kenmore Classroom Building (KCB)\, 104\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/kenmore-classroom-building
 -kcb-104/pre-law-basics-for-freshmen-2026-12-04?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=
 referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3ae7eff3bc56e50c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261205T000000Z
DTEND:20261205T010000Z
SUMMARY:Nick Thorkelson at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Nick Thorkelson—author and illust
 rator of Herbert Marcuse\, and a former editorial cartoonist at The Boston
  Globe—for a discussion of his new book\, If ...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/nick
 -thorkelson-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-04?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7a5f4a339668135e@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052503Z
DTSTART:20261205T140055Z
DTEND:20261205T160000Z
SUMMARY:Coffee with Curators for Friends of the Museums (Sat\, Dec 5\, 2026
 \, 9:00 AM)
DESCRIPTION:Our Friends Circle members are invited to enjoy a presentation 
 about The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Colle
 ction .
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridg
 e
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-art-museums/cof
 fee-with-curators-for-friends-of-the-museums-sat-dec-5-2026-9-00-am-2026-1
 2-05?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:237765cf5f2d4aef@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261205T160000Z
DTEND:20261205T230000Z
SUMMARY:Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo
DESCRIPTION:Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts is
  hosting the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE)\, which is the N
 ew England area’s premiere event dedicated to the exciting and accessibl
 e art form of independent comics and graphic novels. Each year\, MICE play
 s host to hundreds of independent comics artists and small press publisher
 s alongside thousands of attendees eager to check out new comics\, join in
  on hands-on workshops\, and attend inclusive panel discussions.\n\nMICE i
 s a free-to-attend event for comics readers of all ages excited to dive in
 to the latest comics has to offer.\n\nDecember 5 - 6\, 2026Hours: Saturday
 \, 11am - 6pm | Sunday\, 11am - 5pm
LOCATION:808 Gallery and the Howard Thurman Center\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/808-gallery-and-the-howard
 -thurman-center/massachusetts-independent-comics-expo-2026-12-05?utm_sourc
 e=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:de45683c3c253914@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052528Z
DTSTART:20261205T170000Z
DTEND:20261205T181500Z
SUMMARY:My Botanical Life with Hemlocks
DESCRIPTION:Peter Del Tredici spent more than thirty years at the Arboretum
 \, researching the interaction between woody plants and their environment.
  One particular area of interest was the genus Tsuga\, or the hemlocks. Jo
 in Del Tredici for a talk on his original hemlock research and learn about
  the ecology of Tsuga canadensis\, the history of Sargent’s weeping heml
 ock\, the impact of hemlock woolly adelgid\, and the discovery of a new he
 mlock species in Korea. Accessibility: This is an indoor program in the Hu
 nnewell Lecture Hall. The lecture hall is wheelchair accessible. Audience:
  This program is geared towards adults. Inclement weather policy: Particip
 ants will be notified via email at least one day in advance if a program n
 eeds to be cancelled due to inclement weather\, and will be notified by ph
 one if a program must be cancelled with less one day’s notice. Click her
 e to view our full inclement weather policy. If you have questions about t
 he status of a program\, please email publicprograms@arnarb.harvard.edu (i
 nbox monitored on weekdays) or call the Visitor Center desk between 10:00a
 m and 4:00pm at (617) 384-5209. Date & Time @ Add to calendar Google Calen
 dar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live
LOCATION:Hunnewell Lecture Hall\, 125 Arborway\, Boston\, MA\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/hunnewell-lecture-hall/my-
 botanical-life-with-hemlocks-2026-12-05?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:b27802e0e4d5040a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052422Z
DTSTART:20261206T210000Z
DTEND:20261206T220000Z
SUMMARY:Brett Goldstein: Sex\, Death & Small Talk
DESCRIPTION:No children under the age of 15 permitted.\n\nPrices are subjec
 t to change at any time without notice. All sales are final. Restrictions 
 and safety protocols may vary by performance. Be sure to visit this show's
  event details page immediately prior to each performance and to carefully
  read our pre-performance emails for important information pertaining to y
 our performance. Certain artists and performances may still require masks 
 and/or proof of vaccination for entry. You may purchase tickets (free of s
 ervice charges) in person at the Boch Center box office\, located at 270 T
 remont Street in Boston. The box office is open for advance sales Tuesday 
 thru Saturday from 12-6pm and on the day of a show at least 2 hours prior 
 and until at least one half-hour after the advertised show time. Some spec
 ial offers\, such as Platinum tickets\, may not be available in person.\n\
 nWith: Brett Goldstein\n\nComedy / Comedy
LOCATION:Boch Center Wang Theatre\, 270 Tremont Street\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/boch-center-wang-theatre/b
 rett-goldstein-sex-death-and-small-talk-2026-12-06?utm_source=ics&utm_medi
 um=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:cd9941bcf4731daa@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052422Z
DTSTART:20261207T000000Z
DTEND:20261207T010000Z
SUMMARY:Brett Goldstein: Sex\, Death & Small Talk
DESCRIPTION:No children under the age of 15 permitted.\n\nPrices are subjec
 t to change at any time without notice. All sales are final. Restrictions 
 and safety protocols may vary by performance. Be sure to visit this show's
  event details page immediately prior to each performance and to carefully
  read our pre-performance emails for important information pertaining to y
 our performance. Certain artists and performances may still require masks 
 and/or proof of vaccination for entry. You may purchase tickets (free of s
 ervice charges) in person at the Boch Center box office\, located at 270 T
 remont Street in Boston. The box office is open for advance sales Tuesday 
 thru Saturday from 12-6pm and on the day of a show at least 2 hours prior 
 and until at least one half-hour after the advertised show time. Some spec
 ial offers\, such as Platinum tickets\, may not be available in person.\n\
 nWith: Brett Goldstein\n\nComedy / Comedy
LOCATION:Boch Center Wang Theatre\, 270 Tremont Street\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/boch-center-wang-theatre/b
 rett-goldstein-sex-death-and-small-talk-2026-12-06-whz6?utm_source=ics&utm
 _medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d8bf3f65ef5ba036@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261207T170000Z
DTEND:20261207T180000Z
SUMMARY:MFA & Postbac: Photography Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the MFA & Postbac: Photography Program Chair for an approx
 imately 1 hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn more
  about the MFA & Postbac: Photography programs:\n\nMeet Program Chair\, Bi
 llie MandleProgram overviewPostbac vs MFAApplication requirementsWhat make
 s a strong applicationAttendee question and answer
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mfa-and-postbac-pho
 tography-information-session-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7c00360c5f6b3f01@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261207T230000Z
DTEND:20261208T010000Z
SUMMARY:School of Music BA Music Majors Capstone Presentations
DESCRIPTION:Boston University School of Music Bachelor of Art (BA) Music ma
 jors will present their Capstone Projects\, the culmination of their two-s
 emester final major academic projects. Thirteen seniors will present their
  terminal projects\, including concept albums\, sound installations\, inst
 rumental and vocal performances\, interdisciplinary research papers and su
 rvey studies. Join us for an evening of inspiring and original work which 
 shines a spotlight on our newest and fastest growing undergraduate major! 
 This event is free and open to the public.
LOCATION:CFA Room 171\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/cfa-room-171/school-of-mus
 ic-ba-music-majors-capstone-presentations-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_me
 dium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:77cd272a6183bca4@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261208T000000Z
DTEND:20261208T010000Z
SUMMARY:Matt O'Hara at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Matt O'Hara—professor of history 
 at the University of California\, Santa Cruz\, and the award-winning autho
 r of The History of the Future in Colonial Mexico and A Flock ...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/matt
 -ohara-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9ac6d205b923b8cd@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261109T043931Z
DTSTART:20261208T000000Z
DTEND:20261208T010000Z
SUMMARY:Picture + Panel: Form or Function with Andy Hartzell and Matt Madde
 n
DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books is excited to collaborate with the Boston C
 omic Arts Foundation (BCAF) and Boston Figurative Arts Center to bring Pic
 ture + Panel. This month\, Picture + Panel explore...
LOCATION:Boston Figurative Art Center\, 285 Washington St.\, Somerville\, M
 A 02143\, Somerville
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/boston-figurative-art-
 center/picture-panel-form-or-function-with-andy-hartzell-and-matt-madden-2
 026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ca23bfccf986080c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261208T133000Z
DTEND:20261208T213000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Life Sciences Technology Core Open House
DESCRIPTION:— in person and hands-on!\n\nJoin us in person at the MIT Koc
 h Institute to learn about MIT technology core facilities and research cap
 abilities in the life sciences. This full-day event will convene technolog
 y core facilities from MIT ranging from biomaging to proteomics and data s
 cience\, all accessible to the biotech community.\n\nThe goal of the event
  is to strengthen MIT's engagement with the broader startup and pharma eco
 systems\, and inspire new collaborative opportunities between academia and
  industry.\n\nAgenda\n\n8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.\nRegistration and breakfas
 t\n\n9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.\nWelcoming remarks\n\n9:05 a.m. – 10:05 a.m
 .\nTechnology core lightning talks\n\n10:05 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.\nCoffee br
 eak\n\n10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.\nTechnology core lightning talks\n\n11:15
  a.m. – 12:00 p.m.\nPanel discussion\n\n12:00 p.m. – 1:30 PM\nLunch an
 d poster session\n\n1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.\nTechnology core facility tour
 s\n\n3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.\nNetworking reception\n\nParticipating core f
 acilities\n\nAthinoula Martinos Imaging Center of the McGovern InstituteBi
 oimaging and Chemical Analysis Facilities CoreBiophysical Instrumentation 
 FacilityBiopolymers & ProteomicsCryoEM Facility at MIT.nanoData Science an
 d Multimodal IntegrationDepartment of Chemistry Instrumentation FacilityFl
 ow Cytometry CoreFunctional Genomics PlatformGenome Technology CoreHigh Co
 ntent ImagingHigh Throughput SciencesIntegrated Genome TechnologiesMIT Cen
 ter for Clinical and Translational ResearchMolecular Cancer Imaging Facili
 ty (MCIF) at the Dana Farber Cancer InstituteNanotechnology for Integrativ
 e BioEMPreclinical Imaging & TestingPreclinical ModelingQuantitative Prote
 omics CoreStructural Biology Core FacilitySpatial ImagingTissue Processing
 W.M. Keck Imaging Innovation CenterZebrafish
LOCATION:Building 76\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-76/mit-life-sc
 iences-technology-core-open-house-2026-12-08?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:99a1d2c64cf5f05c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261208T170000Z
DTEND:20261208T180000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Reads: "Exhalation" In-Person Small Group Discussion
DESCRIPTION:This in-person small-group discussion is based on stories from 
 the New York Times bestselling book Exhalation by Ted Chiang. People who h
 aven't read the book but are interested in it or the author are welcome to
  participate. This event is part of the MIT Reads series. Lunch will be pr
 ovided.\n\nAbout the Book\n\nTed Chiang’s much anticipated second collec
 tion of science fiction stories is full of revelatory ideas and deeply sym
 pathetic characters. In “Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate\,” a port
 al through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with 
 past mistakes and the temptation of second chances. In “Exhalation\,” 
 an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just 
 for his own people\, but for all of reality. And in “The Lifecycle of So
 ftware Objects\,” a woman cares for an artificial intelligence over twen
 ty years\, elevating a faddish digital pet into what might be a true livin
 g being. Also included are two brand-new stories: “Omphalos” and “An
 xiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom.”\n\nIn this fantastical and elegant c
 ollection\, Ted Chiang wrestles with the oldest questions on earth – Wha
 t is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human? – and on
 es that no one else has even imagined. And\, each in its own way\, the sto
 ries prove that complex and thoughtful science fiction can rise to new hei
 ghts of beauty\, meaning\, and compassion.
LOCATION:Building 14\, The Nexus\, 14S-130\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-14-the-nexus-1
 4s-130/mit-reads-exhalation-in-person-small-group-discussion-2026-12-08?ut
 m_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:dcae427205508ae6@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261208T220000Z
DTEND:20261209T013000Z
SUMMARY:Can Productive People Rest? A Dinner and Lecture with Ezra Zuckerma
 n Sivan
DESCRIPTION:Where did the forty-hour workweek come from — and why can’t
  we just work forty hours? At MIT\, we have an uneasy relationship with wo
 rk-life balance. Taking a break is hard to justify when you’re trying to
  cure cancer.\n\nOctet is inviting Ezra Zuckerman Sivan\, Professor of Str
 ategy and Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan\, to discuss the history of the wo
 rkweek and Sabbath-keeping\, and what rest has to do with business.\n\nDr.
  Sivan holds an MA and a PhD in sociology from the University of Chicago.
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/can-productive-p
 eople-rest-a-dinner-and-lecture-with-ezra-zuckerman-sivan-2026-12-08?utm_s
 ource=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ac0b6f22bb1bb2f0@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261209T000000Z
DTEND:20261209T010000Z
SUMMARY:Yesenia Barragan at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Yesenia Barragan—associate profes
 sor of history at Rutgers University\, and author of Freedom’s Captives\
 , winner of the Wesley-Logan Prize from the American...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/yese
 nia-barragan-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-08?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re
 ferral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:0c2fcaa10b21ead0@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261209T170000Z
DTEND:20261209T183000Z
SUMMARY:The Normalization of Guerrilla Warfare
DESCRIPTION:Katherine Irajpanah from Cornell University will give a present
 ation at the MIT Security Studies Program's Wednesday Seminar.\n\nSummary:
  Why did rebels infrequently embrace guerrilla warfare as a military strat
 egy in the nineteenth century but near-universally adopt it after the twen
 tieth century? In this seminar\, Professor Irajpanah presents research tha
 t suggests changing beliefs about guerrilla warfare\, responding to emerge
 nt decolonial politics of the late nineteenth century\, facilitated this p
 henomenon. The research examines this argument through an exploration of e
 xtra-\, intra-\, and inter-state wars from 1816 to 2022. Professor Irajpan
 ah will qualitatively illustrate the normative trajectory of guerrilla war
 fare through two discussions: rebel debates during the Philippine-American
  War (1899-1902) and cross-temporal perceptions of guerrilla warfare by re
 volutionary socialist leaders.
LOCATION:Building E40\, Lucian W. Pye Room (E40-496)\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/building-e40-lucian-w-p
 ye-room-e40-496/the-normalization-of-guerrilla-warfare-2026-12-09?utm_sour
 ce=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:608c00a302915aff@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261209T173000Z
DTEND:20261209T190000Z
SUMMARY:Philosophy Seminar Series - Caroline Wall
DESCRIPTION:A weekly seminar series with talks by graduate students and fac
 ulty on various subjects of philosophy. This week's speaker is Caroline Wa
 ll: “The Determinacy of Life-Form”
LOCATION:STH 525\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sth-525/philosophy-seminar
 -series-caroline-wall-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:32d0e46af3c7acf2@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261209T230000Z
DTEND:20261210T000000Z
SUMMARY:MIT Reads: "Exhalation" Online Group Discussion
DESCRIPTION:This online small-group discussion is based on stories from the
  New York Times bestselling book Exhalation by Ted Chiang. People who have
 n't read the book but are interested in it or the author are welcome to pa
 rticipate. This event is part of the MIT Reads series.\n\nAbout the Book\n
 \nTed Chiang’s much anticipated second collection of science fiction sto
 ries is full of revelatory ideas and deeply sympathetic characters. In “
 Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate\,” a portal through time forces a fa
 bric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and the tempt
 ation of second chances. In “Exhalation\,” an alien scientist makes a 
 shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people\, but fo
 r all of reality. And in “The Lifecycle of Software Objects\,” a woman
  cares for an artificial intelligence over twenty years\, elevating a fadd
 ish digital pet into what might be a true living being. Also included are 
 two brand-new stories: “Omphalos” and “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of F
 reedom.”\n\nIn this fantastical and elegant collection\, Ted Chiang wres
 tles with the oldest questions on earth – What is the nature of the univ
 erse? What does it mean to be human? – and ones that no one else has eve
 n imagined. And\, each in its own way\, the stories prove that complex and
  thoughtful science fiction can rise to new heights of beauty\, meaning\, 
 and compassion.
LOCATION:Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/mit-reads-exhala
 tion-online-group-discussion-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:1a0f6e5fef4a4538@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261209T230000Z
DTEND:20261210T003000Z
SUMMARY:In the Archives of Slavery: Sephardic Households in Early Modern Ba
 rbados
DESCRIPTION:Centering on Jewish households in early modern urban Bridgetown
 \, we will explore the fragmentary nature and intricate trajectories of re
 cords to construct composite biographies of free and enslaved members of t
 hese households.\n\nDr. Amalia S. Levi is a practicing archivist and socia
 l historian working at the intersection of dependency and slavery studies 
 and archival studies. Originally from Greece\, she has worked in Turkey\, 
 the US\, and the Caribbean\, conducting documentation\, archival processin
 g\, and digitization projects.
LOCATION:Renaissance Park\, 909\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/renaissance-park-909/in-th
 e-archives-of-slavery-sephardic-households-in-early-modern-barbados-2026-1
 2-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:067fb5fa5a7002a4@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261210T000000Z
DTEND:20261210T010000Z
SUMMARY:Yung Pueblo at First Parish Church
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Diego Perez—#1 New York Times bes
 tselling author who is widely known by his pen name\, Yung Pueblo—for a 
 discussion of his new book\, Journey: The Year That Changes Ev...
LOCATION:First Parish Church\, 1446 Massachusetts Ave.\, Cambridge\, MA 021
 38\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/first-parish-church/yun
 g-pueblo-at-first-parish-church-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer
 ral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:5c713616b1d9fb91@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z
DTSTART:20261210T000000Z
DTEND:20261210T010000Z
SUMMARY:Caitríona Moran at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Caitríona Moran—former academic 
 publisher and current editor for a nonprofit—for a discussion of her deb
 ut novel\, The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow. About The Trial...
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138
 -3820\, Cambridge
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/cait
 riona-moran-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref
 erral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c851bfa7789683c7@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z
DTSTART:20261210T000000Z
DTEND:20261210T010000Z
SUMMARY:Sound Bath Journey
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 9\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nCommunity Meeting
  Room\nMain Library\n40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\nAs the we
 ather gets colder and darker\, enjoy an evening of relaxing and rejuvenati
 ng sounds led by Mia Olson. Mia will guide us through some simple techniqu
 es to help open the body and mind\, allowing the healing sound vibrations 
 to sooth the body and soul\, cultivating a sense of peace and wellbeing. T
 he journey will include instruments that are based on the healing frequenc
 y of 432Hz\, including singing bowls\, chimes\, flute\, and pan drum.\nPle
 ase wear comfortable clothing and bring anything that you may need to feel
  comfortable lying down. (Yoga mat\, blanket\, pillow\, water\, etc.) Chai
 rs will be provided if you prefer to sit on a chair.\n\nMia is a professio
 nal yogi and musician\, specializing in divinely inspired healing frequenc
 ies to relax and rejuvenate mind\, body\, and soul. She is the author of M
 usicians Yoga (Berklee Press\, 2009)\, the creator of Yoga for Musicians\,
  a retired Berklee College of Music Professor of 25 years\, and an interna
 tionally acclaimed flutist. For more information\, please visit www.miamar
 ieolson.com.\nThis program is made possible by the generous sponsorship of
  the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library. To find out more about th
 eir work and how you can get involved\, visit the Friends of the Library w
 ebpage.
LOCATION:Main Library\, 40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\, Quincy
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/main-library/sound-bath-jo
 urney-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d7ebb8bcc1968a31@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z
DTSTART:20261210T000000Z
DTEND:20261210T010000Z
SUMMARY:Conversar en Español
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 9\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nClaflin Local His
 tory Room\nBelmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Bel
 mont\, MA\, 02478\nNative and non-native Spanish speakers alike are welcom
 e to come practice the language in a friendly environment. Join this group
  to talk about politics\, culture\, visual arts\, literature\, gastronomy\
 , or any other topic that interests you. Participation is free and open to
  the public. Please register to receive updates as this group develops.\nP
 lease note that these are not classes. Beginners who wish to learn Spanish
  Basics are encouraged to check out our Language Learning Databases. \nFo
 r any questions\, send a message to Elise at ecluster@minlib.net\nRegistra
 tion not yet open\, but you can register online between 11/11/2026 9:00 AM
  and 12/9/2026 5:00 PM.
LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, 
 Belmont
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/co
 nversar-en-espanol-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
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