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With only one week left, the Boston Public Library's exhibit on the Handel & Haydn Society provides a fascinating retrospective of the illustrious group's 200 year history. It is the oldest performing arts organization in the country. The choral society began on February 16, 1815, when
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The boy is a genius! So said Thomas Edison after spending a day at his New Jersey laboratory with 12 year-old John Hays Hammond, Jr. The young Hammond would grow up to become the second most prolific patent holder after Edison, with more than 800 inventions ranging from self-launching missiles
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On Dec. 17, 2014, President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. would normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba. A timely exhibit at the JFK Library, "To the Brink," highlights the Cuban Missile Crisis and the 13 terrifying days when the world faced nuclear holocaust. In the unsettling words
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The snow is gone, the chills are past. It's summertime in New England, with long, breezy days beckoning a quiet respite from work, school, and frenzied activity. When you saunter off to your favorite seaside resort, consider browsing through a book or two of poetry as you twiddle
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On Sunday, July 19, Sir Neville Marriner conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra with pianist Paul Lewis at the Tanglewood Music Center, now celebrating its 75th season. The program featured two Mozart symphonies and Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto. The venerable 91-year-old conductor is the Life President of the Academy
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Most people know Paul Revere for his famous ride on April 18th, 1775, through the Middlesex countryside warning John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and the local residents about the British approach. But fewer know that this master of military intrigue was also a master of intriguing silver. Paul Revere learned the
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On Sunday August 2, Andris Nelsons conducted the BSO in a delightful Tanglewood concert featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The other soloists were trumpet player Håkan Hardenberger and BSO principal violist Steven Ansell. The selection of music was an imaginative blend of classical elegance with two contrasting programmatic works. Joseph Haydn&