Coached by percussionist and bandleader Eguie Castrillo, the MIT Afro-Latin Ensemble will perform music by El Gran Combo, Ray Barretto, Irakere, Batacumbele and many others.

Time: 10:30 AMLocation: Boston, MA / Boston University

Time: 3:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Two sessions on Awe & Wonder for IAP 2025:Music & Neuroscience: the ordinary and extraordinary ways that music literally rewires our brains. Featuring pianist Dr. Mia Chung-Yee and neuroscientist Dr. Larry Sherman, author of Every Brain Needs Music.Beauty and Formation through the Lens of Rembrandt: For MIT students in 2025, a seventeenth-century Dutch painter may be an unexpected source of wisdom. Dr. Karen E. Bohlin will guide students to glean practical wisdom — everyday tools for discernment and growth — through the lens of Rembrandt’s extraordinary paintings.

Do you love cute stuffed animals and crochet? Want to learn a new skill over IAP? Sign up for a 3-day crochet workshop and learn to crochet your own amigurumi duck keychain! No crochet experience necessary. Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small, stuffed yarn creatures. This workshop will teach you everything you need to know to make your own amigurumi duck keychain; materials will be provided. You’ll learn to single crochet in the round, change yarn colors, name your new stuffed best friend, and more. Workshops will include instruction and time to crochet; each workshop will cover a different aspect of the project, from learning the basics of crochet to creating the duck keychain.This workshop with run in two sections, each meeting three times:Section 1: Tues (1/21), Wed (1/23), Sat (1/25) 2-4 PM Section 2: Tues (1/28), Wed (1/30), Sat (2/1) 2-4 PMSpots are limited to 20 and will be decided by lottery if necessary. Register by 5pm on Saturday, January 11.

Time: 1:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA