Office for the Arts at Harvard

2018 Sep 25

Gotta Get Down to It: Conversations with musician David Crosby

Location:
Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
5:00pm to 6:30pm

David Crosby Photo: Anna Webber
Join the legendary musician David Crosby in discussion forum with a group of Harvard student musicians and poets curated by host Kate van Orden, Dwight P. Robinson Jr. Professor of Music at Harvard, followed by a conversation between Crosby and Ingrid Monson, Quincy Jones Professor of African-American Music at Harvard. The event is free and open to the public.... Read more about Gotta Get Down to It: Conversations with musician David Crosby
2018 Sep 26

Richard Montañez: The Importance of Diversity in Sparking Innovation

Location:
Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
4:30pm
Richard Montañez
Presented by Harvard Office of Career Services and Learning from Performers at the Office for the Arts.

Richard Montañez is an inspirational speaker. His story of pushing through adversity and battling issues of inclusion and belonging in the workplace will...
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2018 Oct 04

A book talk with writer and author Mike Reiss ‘81

Location:
Office of Career Services, 54 Dunster Street
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Mike Reiss ’81, a former head writer for The Simpsons, a show for which he has won four Emmy Awards, will be in discussion with students about his work as a TV and book writer. His new book, Springfield Confidential, is a humorous look at the legendary TV series. As a student at Harvard, Reiss served as president of The Harvard Lampoon. His books for children include How Murray Saved Christmas, Santa Claustrophobia and The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln, all illustrated by David Catrow.

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2018 Oct 10

Min Kahng: From Manga to Musical

Location:
Room 203, Farkas Hall, 10-12 Holyoke Street, Cambridge
4:00pm to 5:15pm

A scene from "The Four Immigrants" with Frank...
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2018 Oct 10

From Manga to Musical: The Journey of "The Four Immigrants" with Min Kahng

Location:
Houghton Library, Harvard Yard
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Presenter: Houghton Libarry
Event: "From Manga to Musical: The Journey of The Four Immigrants" a lecture by Min Kahng
Attendance: Free and open to the public.

Playwright and composer Min Kahng is one of the most exciting new...
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2018 Nov 01

Coco viene a Harvard!

Location:
TBD
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Screen the Disney/ Pixar animated fantasy feature Coco while eating Mexican desserts – and meeting Academy Award-winning producer Darla Anderson, who will be in conversation with Marcela Davison Aviles ’80. The event, hosted in partnership with Harvard’s FDR Foundation and Adams House, will also celebrate...
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2018 Nov 08

A screening of the documentary “Score” with Robert Kraft ‘76

Location:
B-04 Carpenter Center for Visual Arts, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Tracking the progress of modern-day film score development, Score: A Film Music Documentary illustrates how the first few notes on a piano keyboard end up in the most dramatic moments of a film’s emotional climax. Turning the spotlight on the creative struggles that make up a major motion picture score, the documentary showcases the way the world’s top soundsmiths solve musical challenges – from the creative to the technical.

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