An Explorer's Tour of Boston
Laurie Campos
Thu Jan 11, 02-04:00pm, 24-619
Single session event
Now that you have arrived in Boston, how much have you really seen? Boston is rich with treasures waiting to be found (for example, did you know that we have our own National Park?). This talk will introduce you to some of the hidden and well known gems of Boston such as historic sites, shops, museums, parks, restaurants, and hideaways, all T accessible. Bring your questions and imagination.
Contact: Holly Sweet, 24-612, x3-7786, hbsweet@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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Art and Architecture Tour of the Boston Public Library. NOTE: Enrollment is full.
Cynthia Stewart
Wed Jan 24, 06-07:30pm, BPL, Dartmouth St. Entrance
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Jan-2001
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
1/10/01: THIS EVENT IS FULL.
Come tour the Boston Public Library (BPL) in Copley Square, one of America's architectural treasures. Designed by McKim, Mead and White and completed in 1895, the magnificent Renaissance Revival building marries art with architecture. In addition to mosaics, wall paintings, and murals, you'll see features made of nearly 20 varieties of marble. View the murals by Pierre Puvis de Chauvannes, John Singer Sargent, Edwin Austin Abbey and also see the work of Augustus St. Gaudens, Federick MacMonnies, and Daniel Chester French among others.
Contact: Cynthia Stewart, 1-281, x3-9723, stewart@mit.edu
Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Eng
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Red Sox Nation-Building: The Seminar
Dan Kryder
Wed Jan 17, 02-04:00pm, 4-153
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Share the pain and the glory, become a real fan. Gain immediate hardball literacy by learning essential Red Sox concepts and lore: the splendid splinter, Buckner (with the inning on video), the curse (but I repeat myself), Pesky pole, the monstah, and more. Advanced students welcome.
Contact: Dan Kryder, E53-459, x3-8190, kryder@mit.edu
Sponsor: Political Science
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The Hidden Sporting Sights and Scenes of Boston - Walking Tour of Harvard Stadium
Andrew Thompson
Sat Jan 13, 01-03:00pm, Meet in Harvard Sq., at Cambridge Information Kiosk
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
An introduction to one of America's oldest and most classic sports venues. In terms of aesthetic beauty, architectural significance, and old-time charm, Harvard Stadium ranks with the Yard and all the other Crimson Monuments, yet is far less prominent and somewhat off the beaten path.
Contact: Andrew Thompson, 14S-234, x3-9355, bern@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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