Dorchester other events

Sylvia' and 'Summer Nights

Friday, Jun 21 7:00p

The rarely performed, mythical ballet, 'Sylvia', features Boston Urban Ballet Senior Company members and music by Léo Delibes...

Julian Lage And Chris Eldridge

Thursday, Aug 15 7:30p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Child prodigy and "a giant in the making" (All About Jazz), Julian Lage joins guitars with Chris Eldridge of the Punch Brothers and The Infamous Stringdusters for this special performance...

Emeline Michel

Wednesday, Jul 3 7:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

A "dancing ambassador with a voice serene and warm like a breeze" (The New York Times), Haitian vocalist Emeline Michel mixes Creole and French folk songs with vibrant jazz...

Gaining Ground Preceded By Grove Hall: Pride And Promise

Saturday, Jun 29 12:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Gaining Ground by Llewellyn Smith (US, 2013, 58 min.)...

The Weckmann Project - Weckmann's Travels: A Celebration of Italian and German 17th Century Chamber Music

Thursday, Jun 27 8:00p

Lindsay Chapel at Emmanuel Church, Boston

Matthias Weckmann was born in 1617 in central Germany, and had a rich life as a musician and composer...

Losing Lebron

Sunday, Jun 30 1:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Losing LeBron by Nicole Prowell Hart and Allyson Sherlock (US, 2013, 57 min)...

Things Never Said

Thursday, Jun 27 7:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Things Never Said by Charles Murray (US, 2013, 111 min.)...

Shorts Program II- Youth Produced

Sunday, Jun 30 12:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Each One, Teach One by Gabriella Gilbert and Press Pass TV (5 min.). Last summer, Gabriella Gilbert went to Haiti to volunteer at the Summer Day Camp created by her own older sister, Shaina...

Words Of Witness Preceded By Cellular

Sunday, Jun 30 1:30p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Words of Witness by Mai Iskander (US/Egypt, 2012, 68 min.)...

The Art Of The Netherlands In The 17th Century

Sunday, Jul 7 2:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Join curatorial research fellow, Claire Whitner, on a tour of the MFA's newly renovated gallery featuring paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, and other master artists from the Netherlands during the 17...

The Emperor's Invisible Clothes: Roman Emperors In Ancient Art

Sunday, Aug 18 2:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

In this gallery talk, led by guest lecturer Christopher Gilbert, we will examine art that illuminates how the Roman emperors portrayed themselves to their subjects...

A Special Reading of "The Wired City" with Writer Dan Kennedy

Thursday, Jun 20 6:30p

The Boston Globe Auditorium, Boston

Join Dan and the GlobeLab team after the reading to share an a beverage and some conversation with the author and fellow enthusiasts! There will be complimentary adult beverages and snacks served...

The Iran Job

Wednesday, Jun 19 8:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Iran Job by Till Schauder and Sara Nodjoumi (US/Iran, 2012, 93 min.). In this highly entertaining documentary, American basketball player Kevin Sheppard accepts a job to play in Iran...