A full slate of events can be found in and around the University this season, ranging from English Restoration comedy, science-fiction films, and German artists to nature walks, the Kuumba Singers, and ballet theater. This sampler offers something for everyone seeking insight, culture, or spectacle in Harvard Square.
SEASONAL
The Game
November 20 at home
www.gocrimson.collegesports.com; 617-495-4848 or 1-877-Go Harvard
Harvard-Yale Football Concert
November 19 at 8 p.m. • Fans eager to start the festivities early may attend the annual concert, featuring the Harvard Glee Club. Sanders Theatre.
www.fas.edu/~tickets; 617-496-2222
The Kuumba Singers Christmas Concerts
December 10 and 11 at 8 p.m. • Sanders Theatre. Free; tickets required.
www.fas.harvard.edu/~tickets; 617-496-2222
The Radcliffe Choral Society and Harvard Glee Club
December 11 at 8 p.m. • First Church Congregational, Cambridge
www.fas.harvard.edu/~tickets;617-496-2222
Christmas Carols at Memorial Church
December 19 at 5 p.m.; December 20 at 8 p.m. • Admission is free; doors open one hour before the service. Members of the Harvard community are invited to attend the event on Sunday, and the general public is encouraged to come on Monday. The Christmas Eve service is at 11 p.m.
www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu; 617-495-5508
THEATER
The American Repertory Theatre
November 27 to December 22 • The Provok'd Wife, by Sir John Vanbrugh. Mark Wing-Davey directs this zesty English Restoration comedy about a wealthy couple spicing up their marriage.
www.amrep.org; 617-547-8300
FILM
The Harvard Film Archive
November 2-16 • Adventures in Surrealism. The series includes screenings of Joseph Cornell's Rose Hobart and Luis Buñuel's L'age d'or and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, and an evening of shorts by Maya Deren.
November 7 • Director and visiting lecturer Gina Kim screens and discusses her work, Invisible Light.
www.harvardfilmarchive.org; 617-495-4700
NATURE AND SCIENCE
The Arnold Arboretum
Free, guided walking tours are offered in November; classes and workshops take place in November and December.
www.arboretum.harvard.edu; 617-524-1718, ext. 162
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Free observatory nights on the third Thursday of every month. Also on tap are "Sci-Fi Movie Nights," which include:
November 12 • Silent Running
December 4 • Independence Day
and two lectures, in conjunction with the observatory nights:
November 18 • "Misunderstood Universe"
December 16 • "Mysteries of Titan"
www.cfa.harvard.edu/events.html; 617-495-7461
MUSIC
Sanders Theatre
November 5 at 8 p.m. • Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum sings Tomás Luis de Victoria's Requiem
November 12-13, times TBA • Festival of Women's Choruses (The Radcliffe Choral Society is joined by voices from Wellesley, Vassar, Mount Holyoke, and Cornell).
December 3 at 8 p.m. • The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra presents music of Yannatos and Bartók.
December 4 at 8 p.m. • The Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary with an all-Mozart concert.
www.fas.harvard.edu/~tickets; 617-496-2222
Lowell Hall
All concerts are at 8 p.m.
November 5 • The Harvard Sunday Jazz Ensemble
December 4 • The Harvard Wind Ensemble
December 11 • The Harvard Jazz Bands
www.fas.harvard.edu/~tickets; 617-496-2222
EXHIBITIONS
Busch-Reisinger Museum
Through January 2 • Dependent Objects, works by modern German artists.
www.artmuseums.harvard.edu; 617-495-9400/9422
Fogg Art Museum
Through January 30 • Prints: System, Style, and Subject examines the uniqueness of printmaking.
www.artmuseums.harvard.edu; 617-495-9400/9422
Sackler Museum
Through January 2 • Selections from Harvard's Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art. More than 40 Persian works spanning 1,000 years are on display, including many that have never been shown publicly before.
Opens December 23 • Japanese Calligraphy and Painting
Continuing • Masterworks of East Asian Painting. A selection of works on paper and silk.
www.artmuseums.harvard.edu; 617-495-9400/9422
Carpenter Center for Visual Studies
Opens November 19 • Huyghe + Corbusier: The Harvard Project focuses on the center's design by the legendary architect; reception with the artist, Pierre Huyghe, 6-8 p.m.
Through November 19 • Fabulous Histories: Indigenous Anomalies in American Art. Contemporary masterworks on display explore the relationship between self-taught and mainstream art-instruction styles.
www.ves.fas.harvard.edu; 617-495-3251
Semitic Museum
The Houses of Ancient Israel: Domestic, Royal, Divine includes a full-size, two-story replica of a village home.
www.fas.harvard.edu/~semitic; 617-495-4631
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Origins: Life's First Three Billion Years. The exhibit examines ancient microscopic life and its evolution, which sparked a biological revolution. Special classes and workshops for adults and children are also offered this winter.
www.hmnh.harvard.edu; 617-495-3045
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Opens December 1 (reception 5-7 p.m.) • IMAZIGHEN! Beauty and Artisanship of Berber Life. A show of cultural artifacts such as leatherwork, jewelry, and textiles, made by the North African tribal group.
Continuing • Field Photography: The Marsh Arabs of Iraq 1934.
www.peabody.harvard.edu; 617-495-1027
LIBRARIES
At Lamont Library:
Through December 31 • Harvard Poets: 1900-1945, a display of photographs and early writings by T.S. Eliot, Robert Frost, and Stanley Kunitz, among others. 617-495-2455
November 18 at 5:30 p.m. • Prize-winning poet, novelist, and art historian Michael Fried reads from his work. 617-495-2454
At Pusey Library:
Opens November 1 • Lots and Lots Early Maps of Parts of Boston and Cambridge from the Harvard Map Collection. 617-495-2417
Through November 24 • Russian Theatrical Designs. Costumes and sets from theater, ballet, and opera productions, from the Harvard Theatre Collection. See "Designs for the Dance." 617-495-2445
THE SQUARE AND BEYOND
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
November 28 at 3 p.m., at Sanders Theatre • Premiere of Philip Glass's piano concerto celebrating the Lewis and Clark bicentennial.
www.fas.harvard.edu/~tickets; 617-496-2222
José Mateo's Ballet Theatre
November 26-December 19 • The Nutcracker. Performed at the Sanctuary Theatre (Old Cambridge Baptist Church).
www.ballettheatre.org; 617-354-7467
Christmas Revels
December 10-28 at Sanders Theatre • The show pays tribute to French-Canadien musical and dance traditions.
www.revels.org; www.fas.harvard.edu/~tickets; 617-496-2222
Events listings also appear in the University Gazette.
