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Jazz Combos Fall Concert 2
📍 Cambridge · Cambridge & Inner Suburbs · Building 14
Join the Jazz Combos for their second concert of the year in Killian Hall.
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📍 BOSTON · HUB
🎄 Holiday season in Boston
Events Dec 1–Jan 1.
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Concerts in the Chapel
📍 Cambridge · Cambridge & Inner Suburbs · Building W15: MIT Chapel
ORSEL presents concerts each month, holding space in the Chapel for stillness and reflection. Drop in anytime and enjoy tasty mORSELs after each concert! UPCOMING: November 4: NAMI, featuring Christine Southworth NAMI is an ever-evolving, modular audiovisual collaboration between composer/guitarist Christine Southworth ('02) and artist/photographer Jun Hoshino, in which they transform the
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Crafternoon with Alie Reilinger
📍 Cambridge · Cambridge & Inner Suburbs · Building E38 (MIT Welcome Center)
Free and open to all! Join artist Alie Reilinger, printer at Cambridge-based Albertine Press and owner of Yellow Leg Studios, for an afternoon of printmaking. Please note that capacity is limited\; space is available on a first come, first served basis regardless of registration.
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Harvard Art Museums at Night — December 3, 2026
📍 Cambridge · Cambridge & Inner Suburbs · Harvard Art Museums
Free evening open house on Thursday, December 3, 2026, 5–9 p.m., with galleries open, courtyard DJ, museum shop, and optional snacks/drinks for purchase.
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Author Ted Chiang in Conversation with MIT President Sally Kornbluth
📍 Cambridge · Cambridge & Inner Suburbs · Building 14
Join us for a special conversation with author Ted Chiang and MIT President Sally Kornbluth about Exhalation. President Kornbluth has chosen Chiang’s celebrated science fiction short story collection to celebrate 10 years of MIT Reads. Exploring the book’s provocative questions about technology and humanity, their discussion will focus on the stories "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling,” "The
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Boston Common Tree Lighting 2026
📍 Downtown · Boston Core · Boston Common
Free signature holiday tree lighting on Boston Common on Thursday, December 3, 2026, 6–8 p.m., hosted with the Province of Nova Scotia. Commonwealth Avenue Mall lighting follows around 8:15 p.m.
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MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble's 19th Annual Herb Pomeroy Memorial Concert—Giant Steps in Jazz
📍 Cambridge · Cambridge & Inner Suburbs · Building W18
19th Annual Herb Pomeroy Memorial Concert—Giant Steps in Jazz MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble Special guest: Trombonist Elliot Mason Friday, November 13, 2027, 8:00pmLinde Music Building, Thomas Tull Concert Hall, MIT$20 general admission, Free for MIT Community Get Tickets Here MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director collaborates with special guest trombonist Elliot Mason f
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Infinite Careers - Sabrina Rubin
📍 Cambridge · Cambridge & Inner Suburbs · Building 7
Sabrina Rubin has had a multi-hyphenate career that stems from her varied interests. She entered her undergraduate years at MIT as a mathematics major, with the intention of becoming a doctor and writer. After changing majors first to biology and then to anthropology, she switched her focus to narrative. While she pursued an MFA in Film from USC, she continued working at her family’s educational
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MIT Life Sciences Technology Core Open House
📍 Cambridge · Cambridge & Inner Suburbs · Building 76
— in person and hands-on! Join us in person at the MIT Koch Institute to learn about MIT technology core facilities and research capabilities in the life sciences. This full-day event will convene technology core facilities from MIT ranging from biomaging to proteomics and data science, all accessible to the biotech community. The goal of the event is to strengthen MIT's engagement with the broa
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Drop-In Chess
📍 Cambridge · Cambridge & Inner Suburbs · MIT Museum
Join us for a free, drop-in chess experience open to players of all ages and skill levels, from curious beginners to seasoned strategists. Led by MIT student mentors from NYC Chess Connections, this informal, welcoming program invites visitors to sit down, play a game, learn new strategies, and explore the creativity and critical thinking at the heart of chess. Whether you’re stopping by for a
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Chorale Winter Concert
📍 Cambridge · Cambridge & Inner Suburbs · Building W18
Join the MIT Women's Chorale for their Winter Concert Lift Your Eyes: Songs of Reflection. Featuring Winter Hymns by Shara Nova and the music of Felix Mendelssohn, Orlando di Lassus, Melissa Dunphy, Joa Szymko and folk songs. Led by Nhung Truong, Music Director Leona Cheung, Pianist
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