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Boston, MA 02215 United States
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July 2015

An Evening with Nick Flynn

July 10, 2015 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02215 United States
$10 - $12

Nick Flynn, writer, playwright, and poet Danielle Legros Georges, City of Boston Poet Laureate Jeffrey Taylor, poet Celebrate the release of the new book of poetry, My Feelings, from acclaimed writer, playwright and poet Nick Flynn. Joined by Danielle Legros Georges and Jeffrey Taylor, spend a poetic evening with the award-winning author of three previous books of poetry, including Some Ether, and three memoirs, including Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Experience how “Each word is a lit match, a thrown stone,…

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An Evening with Nick Flynn

July 10, 2015 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02215 United States
$10 - $12

Nick Flynn, writer, playwright, and poet Danielle Legros Georges, City of Boston Poet Laureate Jeffrey Taylor, poet Celebrate the release of the new book of poetry, My Feelings, from acclaimed writer, playwright and poet Nick Flynn. Joined by Danielle Legros Georges and Jeffrey Taylor, spend a poetic evening with the award-winning author of three previous books of poetry, including Some Ether, and three memoirs, including Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Experience how “Each word is a lit match, a thrown stone,…

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An Evening with Nick Flynn

July 10, 2015 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02215 United States
$10 - $12

Nick Flynn, writer, playwright, and poet Danielle Legros Georges, City of Boston Poet Laureate Jeffrey Taylor, poet Celebrate the release of the new book of poetry, My Feelings, from acclaimed writer, playwright and poet Nick Flynn. Joined by Danielle Legros Georges and Jeffrey Taylor, spend a poetic evening with the award-winning author of three previous books of poetry, including Some Ether, and three memoirs, including Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Experience how “Each word is a lit match, a thrown stone,…

Find out more »

An Evening with Nick Flynn

July 10, 2015 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02215 United States
$10 - $12

Nick Flynn, writer, playwright, and poet Danielle Legros Georges, City of Boston Poet Laureate Jeffrey Taylor, poet Celebrate the release of the new book of poetry, My Feelings, from acclaimed writer, playwright and poet Nick Flynn. Joined by Danielle Legros Georges and Jeffrey Taylor, spend a poetic evening with the award-winning author of three previous books of poetry, including Some Ether, and three memoirs, including Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Experience how “Each word is a lit match, a thrown stone,…

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June 2018

Juneteenth at MFA Boston, Cosponsored by GrubStreet

June 20, 2018 | 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02215 United States
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FREE ADMISSION BEGINS AT 4 PM On the evening of June 20, join the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for Juneteenth—the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. In partnership with the Transformative Culture Project, the night includes thoughtful discussion, powerful art and engaging activities featuring artists from Boston's local creative community. Juneteenth dates back to June 19, 1865, when news of the end of the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation’s declaration “that all persons held…

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September 2018

MFA/Mass Poetry: Poets in the Galleries

September 5, 2018 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 6:30pm on Wednesday, repeating until November 28, 2018

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02215 United States
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In fall of 2018 - from September through November - three poets will act as Poets in Residence at the galleries in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The workshops will take place on Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 8:30 pm (Wednesday nights after 4 pm, admission is by voluntary contribution). The workshops are designed to be drop-in (although you can stay for the whole time if you like!) No poetry experience is required. Once you write a poem based on…

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October 2019

Transnational Film Series & Boston Palestine Film Festival Screening: Gaza: A Documentary at Museum of Fine Arts Boston

October 23, 2019 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02215 United States
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$13

At Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Remis Auditorium Our Transnational Literature Series further explores migration, exile, and displacement through foreign film. This screening of Gaza: A Documentary is part of the Boston Palestine Film Festival. A small coastal strip that measures just twenty-five miles by six, Gaza is home to almost two million people who have lived under siege since 2007. This elegantly shot and masterfully crafted portrait of Palestinian life offers a rare chance to be fully immersed in the heart of…

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