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  • Thursday, October 24, 6:00 pm – Time Reckonings

    The Harvard Museum of Natural History will present a lecture and reception with Daniel Lord Smail on Thursday, October 24, beginning at 6 pm in Haller Hall, 26 Oxford Street in Cambridge, entitled Time Reckonings. It is hard to imagine life functioning without a universal, scientific, and technologically-driven system of time-keeping and measurement, yet it once did. One of the great transformations in European history was the shift from relative time to absolute time. With this shift, the modern discipline of history became subject to chronological reckonings and concordances. Daniel Lord Smail will explore these ways of interpreting time. This event is in conjunction with the current Harvard Museums of Science and Culture exhibition Time and Time Again at the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. Lecture followed by reception in the HMNH galleries.  Free and open to the public.  Free event parking is available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage after 5 pm.

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  • Sunday, October 20, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Bonsai Matching

    The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University presents Bonsai Matching with Arboretum Docent Robbie Apfel on Sunday, October 20 from 2 – 3:30 pm at the Hunnewell Building of the Arboretum. Most of the species seen as bonsai in the Arboretum’s Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection can also be found in the landscape. Explore the history and culture of bonsai and the Arboretum’s relationship with these plants, and compare bonsai with their “unrestricted” counterparts in the landscape.  This activity is free. In case of inclement weather, contact 617.384.5209. For directions visit www.arboretum.harvard.edu.  Image from www.arborday.org.

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  • Saturday, October 19, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Bonsai at The Arnold Arboretum

    The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University presents Bonsai at The Arnold Arboretum with Rhoda Kubrick, Arboretum Docent, on Saturday, October 19, from 2 – 3 pm. The Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection turns one hundred this year. Discover the art of bonsai and the history of the Arnold Arboretum’s bonsai collection, which includes a core of seven, large compact hinoki cypresses (Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Chabo-hiba’)–each between 150 and 275 years old–as well as younger plants. Get a close-up look at these remarkable trees and gain a better understanding of bonsai maintenance. This activity is free. In case of inclement weather, contact 617.384.5209.  For directions visit www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

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  • Friday, October 4, 6:45 pm – Deer, Forests, and People: Understanding and Managing Socioecological Systems

    The New England Botanical Club will present Tom Rawinski, Botanist, USDA Forest Service, Durham, New Hampshire, on Friday, October 4.  Tom will speak on Deer, Forests, and People: Understanding and Managing Socioecological Systems, beginning at 6:45 pm at Harvard University, Cambridge, in the Haller Lecture Hall (Room 102), Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge (door to the right of the Harvard Museum of Natural History entrance.)  For information on the New England botanical Club, visit www.rhodora.org. Picture below from www.animalliberationfront.com.

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  • Thursday, October 3, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Nonlinear Encounters: Emergence in Landscape Architecture

    As emergence theory is invoked and “operationalized” in a wide range of projects and studios, cities are becoming adaptive in ways they never were before. But the concepts mobilized by systems thinking require us to reexamine the very nature of our human encounter with the world, whose complexities are not often considered in landscape architecture. With the aid of key concepts of emergence such as difference, disturbance, and assemblage, this Harvard Graduate School of Design lecture will attempt to situate designers within the systems they intervene in while acknowledging that the systems are within them too. Rod Barnett is a visiting professor of landscape architecture. The Olmsted Lecture is an annual honorific lecture in landscape architecture. It will take place Thursday, October 3, beginning at 6:30 pm in the Piper Auditorium of Gund Hall, 48 Quincy Street in Cambridge, and is free and open to the public.  For more information contact events@gsd.harvard.edu.

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  • Thursday, October 3, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – An Eden of Sorts: The Natural History of My Feral Garden

    Thirty years ago John Mitchell Hanson made a brash decision—to cut down a forest of native white pines to build a home and make a garden. Over the next three decades he replanted the land in a series of garden rooms. The irony of his story is that by cutting down the forest of native trees and replacing it with a human construct, he significantly increased the bio-diversity of the area. Learn about the plants and animals, including people, who moved into and sometimes out of this dynamic landscape and how it is possible to increase the biodiversity of developed land.  Mr. Mitchell’s talk will take place in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum on Thursday, October 3, beginning at 6:30 pm.  Register at https://my.arboretum.harvard.edu/SelectDate.aspx  Fee $5 Arboretum member, $10 nonmember.

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  • Tuesday, October 1, 4:00 pm – Himalaya: Mountains of Life

    The Harvard Museum of Natural History, along with the Office for the Arts at Harvard and the Office for Sustainability at Harvard, will co-sponsor a lecture and panel discussion with Kamal Bawa and Sandresh Kadur on Tuesday, October 1, beginning at 4 pm on Himalaya: Mountains of Life. Conservation biologist Kamal Bawa and conservation photographer Sandesh Kadur will share breathtaking photographs and stories from their new book, Himalaya: Mountains of Life, to spark a conversation about why the preservation of this land is so important not just for us, but for the future of all life on Earth. Following their presentation, a panel of distinguished Harvard professors, representing the arts, humanities and environmental disciplines, will lead a discussion with the authors on the interplay and interconnectedness of art and the humanities in building awareness of and potential solutions to global environmental challenges. Free and open to the public. Please note location: The Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway Street, Lecture Hall B029.

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  • Thursday, September 19, 6:30 pm – Lisa Genova

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay is an institutional member of The College Club of Boston, Inc., and occasionally will publicize an event at the Club, located at 44 Commonwealth Avenue, which is open to the public.  On Thursday, September 19, the 2013/2014 Speaker Series will launch with Lisa Genova, the New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice, Left Neglected, and Love Anthony. Genova, with a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University, travels worldwide speaking about Alzheimer’s, traumatic brain injury and autism.

    The menu will include:

    Open face Crabcake Sliders with Saffron Aioli

    Mini Lobster Grilled Cheese

    Sweet Potato with Scallion Crème Fraiche and Caviar

    Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches with Cranberry Mustard

    Heirloom Tomato Bisque Sip with Pesto Drizzle

    Brie en croute with Dried Fruit, Nuts and Brown Sugar served with Assorted Crackers and Seasonal Fresh Fruit

    Columbia Crest Grand Estates Syrah, Cartlidge & Browne Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay, Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio

    Heineken, Stella Artois, Sam Adams, Amstel Lite and a Seasonal Brew

    Still and Sparkling Water, Coke, Diet Coke and Sprite

    Assorted Cookies and Bars

    Coffee, Decaf Coffee and Assorted TAZO Teas

    $40 plus tax and club charge. Reservations are required. A Visa or MasterCard number and expiration date must be provided at reservation time. To reserve, email donald@thecollegeclubofboston.com, or call 617-536-9510.

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  • Thursday, September 26, 6:00 pm – The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease

    Evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman discusses the evolutionary history of the human body by examining major transformations the body has made over the millennia. The lecture, book launch and reception will take place Thursday, September 26, beginning at 6 pm. From the advent of bipedalism, to the rise of hunter-gatherers and the development of a very large brain, the human body has adapted in ways that allow for exceptional athletic endurance and intelligence. Central to Lieberman’s lecture are the effects of cultural evolutionary forces on our health and longevity. Lecture followed by a reception in the Harvard Museum of Natural History galleries.

    Free and open to the public. Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street. Free event parking is available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage after 5:00 pm.

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  • Sunday, September 15, 2:00 pm – Chasing Giraffes

    Giraffes are one of the world’s most fascinating animals, but also one of the least understood. In his new book, Giraffe Reflections, science and nature author Dale Peterson expands our appreciation for these gentle giants by offering a new perspective on their place in our world, and urges us to protect their diminishing numbers.

    Hear the author speak, followed by a book signing, at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street in Cambridge on Sunday, September 15, at 2 pm. Free with Museum admission.

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