By Noah Haidle Ernestine Ashworth contemplates her cosmic insignificance on her 17th birthday, a feeling that follows her through the swift passage of time. In the blink of an eye, she reaches her 18th birthday, hurtles toward her 41st, accelerates into her 70th, and glides into her 101st. Birthday Candles is a heartfelt and humorous...
The Family of Abraham Gathers
In the Whale is the true story of a Cape Cod fisherman engulfed by a humpback whale, caught in the watery cavity of its massive mouth before being spit out. Q&A with filmmaker and Boston Globe reporter David Abel to follow.
Weeks 1 to 9 | M, W, F | Turner Gym | Ages 18+ A high–intensity, total–body workout that includes cardio, strength and core movements using a variety of different training styles.
Week 4 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Heinz Fitness 1 | Ages 14+Start your day with yoga!
Week 1 to 9 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Hurlbut Marion Lawrance | Ages 16+Learn basic yoga breathing and stretching.
Weeks 2, 4, 5, and 7 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Heinz Fitness 2| Ages 16+ Materials fee • $10These two forms of Asian movement meditation offer many roads to good health.
Monte Thompson was a professional dancer, and also spent years as a restauranteur. His life was spent on his feet. Now retired, he is interested in continuing to be able to move easily and gracefully while using breathing and stretching techniques to help quiet his mind and prepare him to face each day with purpose...
Weeks 1 to 9 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Turner 204 | Ages 6-12 Get ready to create, and join us for fun and exciting projects!
Weeks 4, 5 | M, Tu, W, Th | Prose Room, Alumni Hall | Ages 14+An hour to pause, write, reflect and then share with others, WriteShop is 30 minutes of reflective writing and 20 minutes of group sharing.
Week 4 | MWF | Poetry Room, Alumni Hall | Ages 18+In a world that is home to eight billion individuals, diversity is a fundamental aspect of our shared humanity. This generative poetry workshop celebrates the richness of cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity by inviting participants to explore and express their unique identities through poetry.
Weeks 1 to 6 | M, Tu, W, Th | CVA Arts Quad Print Studio| Ages 14+ Our printmaking courses focus on the exploration and development of students’ unique ideas and sensibilities inspired by the printmaking medium.
Weeks 1, 4 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Arts Quad Annex 2 | Ages 18+ Immerse yourself in the historical tradition of drawing the figure in our daily class, tailored for individuals seeking to enhance their skills, regardless of their experience level.
Week 4 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Turner Conference Room | Ages 50+"What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" asks Mary Oliver.