Extracurriculars
Harvard Square offers something for everyone this fall: saunter down to the Charles River and join an ad hoc community choir as they light up the Weeks Footbridge, learn the latest about animal sexuality at the Cabot Science Library, watch Olympic skaters cut the ice at the Bright Hockey Center, or simply let the words of Peruvian poet César Vallejo wash over you during an evening reading at Lamont Library.
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SEASONAL
RiverSing 2007: Bridging the Charles with Voice and Light
www.revels.org; 617-972-8300, extension 22
- September 23 at 5 p.m. Join Revels Inc. for this free event on the Weeks Footbridge in Cambridge. The procession begins at Winthrop Park.
Oktoberfest
www.harvardsquare.com
- October 7, noon-6 p.m. The twenty-ninth annual Oktoberfest features street performances, live music, dancing, and food from around the world , as well as wares from more than 250 artisans and merchants. New this year is the “Honk!” stage—traveling street bands—and a “Mamapalooza” pavilion showcasing moms who rock.
An Evening With Champions
www.aneveningwithchampions.org; 617-493-8172
- October 12 at 8 p.m.; October 13 at 7 p.m. Organized by Harvard undergraduates, the annual ice-skating show An Evening with Champions raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund. Bright Hockey Center.
Head of the Charles
www.hocr.org
- October 20-21 Trek down to the river to watch athletes from around the world race in the annual two-day Head of the Charles regatta.
LIBRARIES
www.hcl.harvard.edu/libraries
Pusey Library
617-384-7938
- Continuing: Family Album: The Roosevelts at Home features images from Sagamore Hill
- Opening September 11: A Celebration of Charts: Two Hundred Years of the U.S. Coast Survey highlights rare and exotic nautical documents.
Lamont Library
617-495-2454
- October 18 at 7 p.m. The poems of Peruvian César Vallejo (1892-1938) are read by award-winning translator Clayton Eshleman. Woodberry Poetry Room.
Cabot Science Library
http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/#cabot
617-495-5324 or 496-5534
- Opening October 15: Baby Flamingo Has Two Daddies: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in the Animal Kingdom features biological research suggesting that sex and gender roles among animals are more fluid than previously thought.
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