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At the MFA: The Films of Stanley Kubrick

January 31, 2013 at 1:54 pm

Students are encouraged to explore the arts, and such an opportunity is offered at the MFA from February 1st – February 24th, with the chronological showing of Stanley Kubrick Films. While not directly related to works studied in the Core, it is worth a visit, as the selection will include Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A […]

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Tonight: Open House at the Core House!

January 29, 2013 at 12:51 pm

On Tuesday January 29th- today!- the doors of the Core House will be open to any student interested in learning mroe about life in this specialty housing area. The Core House RA, Caitlin Outterson, invites Core students to drop in between 5-7pm to explore the common areas, peek into rooms, chat with residents, and ask […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Announcements, Community, Events, General Announcements | Tagged application, Core House, deadline, fun, living, look, residence, visit | Comments (0)

Valentine/Lupercalia Poetry Reading & Gallery Talk

January 29, 2013 at 12:20 pm

The Core encourages students to visit the MFA and join guest lecturer Henry Augustine Tate in a poetry reading and gallery talk on the intriguing topic of Valentine’s Day, and Lupercalia, an ancient festival. The event will take place on Sunday, February 10th, from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm in the Sharf Visitor Center of […]

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Temple Sinai Poetry Festival

January 29, 2013 at 12:01 pm

The Core delves into the literary works of diverse cultures, and students are always encouraged to widen their horizons. An opportunity to do this is the upcoming Annual Jewish Poetry Festival, on Sunday, February 3rd, from 2:00pm-4:00pm, at Temple Sinai, Brookline, MA. It will include a reading and discussion of poems by Jewish poets within Temple […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Academics, Announcements, Art, Community, Events | Tagged Community, discussion, event, fun, jewish, judaism, poetry, reading | Comments (0)

Brahms, Sibelius and Beethoven

January 23, 2013 at 2:54 pm

The Core is offering 15 free tickets for the Boston Symphony Orchestra performance on Thursday February 7th, at 8:00 PM, in the Boston Symphony Hall. From http://bit.ly/VWRVKL: The eminent German conductor Christoph von Dohnányi leads three masterpieces from the heart of the orchestral repertoire. The program begins with Brahms’s earliest orchestral masterpiece, his Variations on […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Announcements, Core in the City, Events | Tagged beethoven, brahms, city, event, fun, music, orchestra, sibelius, violin | Comments (0)

Festina Lente: ‘Conserving Antiquity’ Exhibition

January 23, 2013 at 2:39 pm

From January 30 – July 7, 2013, the upcoming Festina Lente exhibition will offer an unconventional behind-the-scenes opportunity to survey the Greek and Roman holdings in the Davis Museum’s permanent collections. Featuring vases and vessels of all sorts and designs, relief portraits and standing figures, mosaics, coins and jewelry, human and animal forms, the scope of […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Announcements, Art, Events | Tagged Art, authenticity, event, exhibition, Greek, museum, preservation, restoration, roman, Science, upcoming | Comments (0)

Join the Aristophanes cast & crew!

January 16, 2013 at 11:48 am

Professor Stephanie Nelson writes: The time has come to start thinking about our annual Core and Classics Aristophanes extravaganza. The play this year will be on Thursday, March 28 in the Conference Auditorium at the GSU. We’ll hold an organizing meeting on January 24, a week from Thursday, at 5:00 in STH 413 for anyone […]

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Summer Program in Athens, Greece

December 14, 2012 at 11:52 am

The Core Curriculum and the Department of Classical Studies invite you to consider studying with us this summer in Athens, Greece. The program will consist of two courses to be taught on the beautiful campus of Deree: The American College of Greece, situated in the Agia Paraskevi suburb of Athens. Students will study the Greek […]

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The Nutcracker performance in Harvard Square

November 27, 2012 at 4:43 pm

The Core didn’t have enough tickets for all current students to go see the Boston Ballet production of The Nutcracker this year, but ’tis the season for holiday ballet, so students of the Core are strongly encouraged to pursue the alternate routes to an audience seat. 1. Look into getting student rush tickets to the BB production, […]

By mdimov | Also posted in alumni, Announcements, Art, Events | Tagged ballet, dance, December, fun, Harvard square, intimate, Nutcracker, performance | Comments (0)

Gilgamesh unveiling at Harvard

September 12, 2012 at 9:15 am

Core students may be interested in attending the installation of the “Gilgamesh” sculpture at Harvard’s Museum of Natural History this Thursday, September 13th starting at 5:30 pm. The unveiling will be accompanied by a reading from translator David Ferry. Visit http://www.geomus.fas.harvard.edu for more information regarding the event.

By zakbos | Also posted in Announcements, Art, Core Authors | Tagged CC101, David Ferry, Gilgamesh, Harvard, sculpture | Comments (0)

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