IAP 2014 Activities by Category - Boston and Cambridge

Cynthia Stewart, Docent, Boston Public Library

Jan/11

Sat

02:00PM-03:30PM

Boston Public Lib, Meet inside Dartmouth St. entrance

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 20 participants

Come tour the Boston Public Library McKim Building in Copley Square, one of America’s architectural treasures.  Designed by Charles Follen McKim in the Renaissance Revival style, the building was proclaimed “a palace for the people” when it opened its doors in 1895.  In addition to mosaics, murals and wall paintings, you’ll see features made of 20 varieties of marble.  The tour will end with a visit to Made In Boston, a special exhibition that brings together maps made in Boston the century before the American Revolution.

Note: Meet inside the Dartmouth Street entrance to the Boston Public Library

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Cynthia Stewart, 7-337, 617-253-4408, stewart@mit.edu

Dennis Wilson, Naomi Schurr

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

What we do: Ring tower bells in permutations (n!), like Paul Revere (and a bunch of English people) at Old North Church and Church of the Advent in Boston.  Learn change-ringing, the traditional British style of ringing bells. We follow mathematical patterns instead of sheet music to ring up to 8 large tower bells with each bell controlled by a single rope. 

Change ringing = Combinatorics + Music. Those changes in the order of the bells’ sounding that constitute a method are governed by 4 rules:  (a) no bell may move more than one position at each change/row; (b) each bell sounds once in each row; (c) no row is repeated; and (d) the ringing begins and ends in Rounds.

Curious?  Learn more on our group website, under the "Ring with Us" section: http://bellringers.scripts.mit.edu/www/, or just come on out and join us!

Please wear comfortable, warm clothes. No previous musical experience necessary.  IAP is a great time for first-time learners!  We often go out to eat after practice, and you are welcome to join us. The Guild of Bellringers is a secular organization. All are welcome.

Meet at Lobby 7 at the designated times (or let us know if you'll be there a little later, so we can wait for you.) T-fare to the tower is provided.

Sponsor(s): Guild of Bellringers
Contact: Dennis Wilson, (434) 214-0531, DENNISW@MIT.EDU

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Ringing at Church of the Advent

Jan/08	Wed	06:30PM-08:30PM	Lobby 7
Jan/15	Wed	06:30PM-08:30PM	Lobby 7
Jan/22	Wed	06:30PM-08:30PM	Lobby 7
Jan/29	Wed	06:30PM-08:30PM	Lobby 7

Rehearsal starts at 7pm, so we will meet in Lobby 7 at 6:30 to take the T to the Church of the Advent, which is in Beacon Hill. T fare is provided. Wear warm clothes as we will walk from Charles MGH station to the Church.

John Danaher , Dennis Wilson

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Ringing at Old North Church

Jan/12	Sun	02:00PM-04:00PM	Old North Church
Jan/18	Sat	11:00AM-01:00PM	Old North Church
Jan/26	Sun	02:00PM-04:00PM	Old North Church

contact Richard Morse, pukku@mac.com

Dennis Wilson, Richard Morse

Ethan Feuer, MITEI Student Activities Coordinator

Jan/24

Fri

09:00AM-01:30PM

TBA

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 25 participants

Ever wonder how the MBTA really works? Join a special tour of public transit operation centers and tunnels with MBTA staff. We will visit sites such as the MBTA Operations Control Center and the Haymarket MBTA Station Central Artery and discuss with how America’s oldest subway system operates on a daily basis, as well as how it handles weather emergencies.

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Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Ethan Feuer, E19-370, 617 452-3199, EFEUER@MIT.EDU

Marissa Feinman, Director of Student Life and Programming, Hillel, Ora Gladstone, Coordinator of the Addir Fellows Program

Jan/30

Thu

03:45PM-07:30PM

Museum of Science, Meet at the museum, travel together to dinner

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: must pre register for ticket price to be covered

Enjoy this film in the company of an interfaith MIT field trip! After viewing the film at the Museum of Science we'll travel back to MIT and discuss our experience over a delicious free dinner.

Please click here to register in advance. 

Film Description: The Promised Land for the Jews, the Holy Land to Christians, and the Land of the Prophets to the Muslim world.

Explore for the first time in IMAX this crossroads of civilization and faith. Jerusalem is an historic media initiative that comprises a spectacular giant screen film and a multi-year, multi component public education programme.

The film will convey the story of Jerusalem in all its beauty and diversity, illuminating global public opinion and understanding about Jerusalem on a vast scale. We seek to present an exceptional vision of Jerusalem – as a city of universal historical, spiritual, cultural and archaeological importance – and to promote, with unprecedented impact, tolerance and goodwill between Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Sponsor(s): Hillel, Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue, MIT - Israel
Contact: Marissa Feinman, (617) 253-2982, mfeinman@mit.edu

Kate Kavanah, Tom Morgan

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Please sign in at the event table

The event will kick off with two workshops at 11:00 AM, for anyone interested in Boston Life. There will be demonstrations as well as interactive workshops for attendees.

11:00 AM- 12:30 PM – English Workshops

          Workshop A: Specialized Professional Program

          Workshop B: Moms’ Group Class for Beginners

12:30 PM- 1:00 PM- complimentary snacks and drinks for all attendees

1:00 PM- 2:00 PM- ½ hour one-on-one FREE practice English coaching (space is limited, please sign up at the event table)

 

There will be an information session for anyone interested to answer questions and give more details on each program that Boston Life offers.

The event will be child-friendly. Children are welcome. We also offer a children’s program and will have people available to answer any questions that parents may have.

Sponsor(s): SpousesandPartners@mit
Contact: Diana Vuong, diana.vuong@boston-life.org

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Professional English

Jan/16

Thu

11:00AM-12:30PM

W20-Twenty Chimneys

A short video introducing the curriculum: http://vimeo.com/53967935

Session Leaders TBD

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Moms Group - Beginners Welcome

Jan/16

Thu

11:00AM-12:30PM

W20-Mezzanine Lounge

See the website for examples of what will be covered: http://www.boston-life.org/BostonL/group.php

The event will be child-friendly. Children are welcome. We also offer a children's program and will have people available to answer any questions that parents may have.

 

Session Leaders TBD

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One-on-One Practice

Jan/16

Thu

01:00PM-02:00PM

W20-Third Floor

Sign up at the event for one half-hour of free English practice one-on-one with an instructor. Space is limited.

Kate Kavanah, Tom Morgan

Camille Torres Hoven, Noam Chomsky Project Archivist

Jan/24

Fri

02:00PM-03:30PM

14N-118

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

The beaver was chosen as MIT’s mascot because of its engineering and mechanical skills and in 1955 the Alumni Association established the Bronze Beaver award. The Bronze Beaver is given every year in recognition of distinguished service to the Institute and/or its Association of Alumni and Alumnae. Here is your chance to see a snapshot of life during the 1950s at MIT and to see why awards like the Bronze Beaver were created. Come investigate documents, photographs, and other archival materials, held by the Institute Archives and Special Collections, to learn about how national events affected life at MIT and, conversely, how the students and faculty at MIT shaped the 1950s.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Camille Torres Hoven, 14N-118, 617 452-5137, CTTORRES@MIT.EDU

Ethan Feuer, MITEI Student Activities Coordinator

Jan/28

Tue

10:15AM-12:30PM

Off-Campus, Transportation will be provided

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 25 participants

Ever wonder how those spinning wind turbines are actually tested for safety? Before a turbine can be deployed in Massachusetts, it must meet strict international safety and design standards. Come join us for an exclusive tour of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s Wind Technology Testing Center. In this tour, we will have the opportunity to see first-hand the blade-testing wind rooms (that tests blades up to 90 meters in length!), as well as to meet and ask questions of the center’s staff.

Transportation to testing facility will be provided by MITEI

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Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Ethan Feuer, E19-370, 617 452-3199, EFEUER@MIT.EDU