Time: 4:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Ten minutes for your mind@2:50 every day at 2:50 pm in multiple time zones:Europa@2:50, EET, Athens, Helsinki (UTC+2) (7:50 am EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88298032734Atlantica@2:50, EST, New York, Toronto (UTC-4) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85349851047Pacifica@2:50, PST, Los Angeles, Vancouver (UTC=7) (5:50 pm EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85743543699Almost everything works better again if you unplug it for a bit, including your mind. Stop by and unplug. Get the benefits of mindfulness without the fuss.@2:50 meets at the same time every single day for ten minutes of quiet together.No pre-requisite, no registration needed.Visit the website to view all @2:50 time zones each day.at250.org or at250.mit.edu

Time: 3:30 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Emerson/Harris Strings Group RecitalProgram TBDLivestream: https://mta.mit.edu/viewlisten/live-killian-hallAbout the Emerson/Harris Program for Private StudySupport for private musical study is available for students through the Emerson/Harris Program (E/HP), which offers merit-based financial awards for outstanding achievement on instruments or voice in classical, jazz, or world music. Each academic year, the program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly seventy students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT.Auditions for the program are held at the beginning of each academic year. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the E/HP jury heads, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston. The Emerson/Harris Program is funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941), in response to an appeal from AssociateProvost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music). The Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series is supported, in part, by the Robert L. Malster (1956) Fund.

Time: 4:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Emerson/Harris Strings Group RecitalProgram TBDLivestream: https://mta.mit.edu/viewlisten/live-killian-hallAbout the Emerson/Harris Program for Private StudySupport for private musical study is available for students through the Emerson/Harris Program (E/HP), which offers merit-based financial awards for outstanding achievement on instruments or voice in classical, jazz, or world music. Each academic year, the program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly seventy students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT.Auditions for the program are held at the beginning of each academic year. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the E/HP jury heads, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston. The Emerson/Harris Program is funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941), in response to an appeal from AssociateProvost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music). The Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series is supported, in part, by the Robert L. Malster (1956) Fund.

Saturday, May 3rd Thomas Tull Concert HallA special Indian flute concert featuring two of the most prominent Indian flute players in the world.Rakesh Chaurasia is a child prodigy and the nephew of flute maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. Like his legendary uncle, Rakesh possesses the right balance of strength and serenity, critical factors for an exceptional flautist. His dextrous blowing technique, coupled with his training in Swar and Tala, exudes adeptly his emotions through the hollow piece of bamboo. Rakesh has enthralled audiences at classical and semi-classical concerts worldwide.Trained by father Subramanyam and legendary vocalists Palghat K.V. Narayanaswami and Pandit Jasraj in Hindustani music, Shashank is considered one of the best bamboo flute artists, hailed as such by Indian and international media alike. He was the subject of a BBC World TV documentary broadcast in 2006 entitled Destination Music.

THEATER at MITThe 2025 Spring Theater Arts Production (21T.100)ANTIGONICKadapted from Sophocles’ Antigone by ANNE CARSONdirection by BLYTHE DE OLIVEIRA FOSTERmentorship of design and production students by SARA BROWN“I AM BORN OF LOVE NOT HATRED” - ANTIGONEA wedding bouquet. A community in conflict. A family pulled apart by war. Witnesses, messengers, conversations in the dark, and many, many acts of love…Participate in this immersive staging of the spirited debates about love at the heart of Antigonick, a contemporary, and visual translation of Sophocles’ Antigone, by Anne Carson with illustrations by Bianca Stone. What are some of the practical, everyday ways that we live through loss? How do we respond when individual values, the natural world, and laws of the state collide? Crack an egg, bake a cake, and help us imagine what hope could look like here…In collaboration with: Verose Agbing, Fara Alade, Mustafa Al-Obaidi, Daina August, Katrina Chan, Yiding Chen, Shifty Celestin, Andrew Emmel, Fadi Farag, Emi Grady-Willis, Yunseo Jo, Maha Yawar Khan, Mingpei Li, Lisa Li-Liang, Juno Matthews, Ariel McGee, Alayo Oloko, Tea Picconatto, Alex Tran, Katherine Warner, Xinyu XuMay 1-38pm in W97+May 42pm in W97345 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA(FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)PRODUCTION TEAM:Direction: Blythe de Oliveira FosterMentorship of Design and Production Students: Sara BrownStage Management: Lily BarnesDirector of Production: Maggie MooreTechnical Direction: Joseph Lark-RileyAssistant Direction: Katrina Chan & Xinyu XuCo-Set Design: Sara Brown & Alayo OlokoCostume Design: Chloe ChapinAssistant Costume Design: Verose AgbingCostume Alterations: April McCoyChoreography: Alissa CardoneAssistant Choreography: Kate WarnerComposing and Sound Design: Christian FredericksonLighting Design: Kevin FultonAssociate Lighting Design: Alayo OlokoVideo Design: Klara BallayVideo Engineering: Emi Grady-WillisDramaturgy: Maria De SimoneProps: Jonathan FajorsActing Coaching: Shifty CelestinSenior Administrative Assistant, Theater Arts: Yi (Jennifer) TuDirector of Communications: Dan PecciHead, Music & Theater Arts: Jay Scheib

Time: 12:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Emerson/Harris Piano Group RecitalProgram TBDLivestream: https://mta.mit.edu/viewlisten/live-killian-hallAbout the Emerson/Harris Program for Private StudySupport for private musical study is available for students through the Emerson/Harris Program (E/HP), which offers merit-based financial awards for outstanding achievement on instruments or voice in classical, jazz, or world music. Each academic year, the program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly seventy students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT.Auditions for the program are held at the beginning of each academic year. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the E/HP jury heads, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston. The Emerson/Harris Program is funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941), in response to an appeal from AssociateProvost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music). The Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series is supported, in part, by the Robert L. Malster (1956) Fund.

THEATER at MITThe 2025 Spring Theater Arts Production (21T.100)ANTIGONICKadapted from Sophocles’ Antigone by ANNE CARSONdirection by BLYTHE DE OLIVEIRA FOSTERmentorship of design and production students by SARA BROWN“I AM BORN OF LOVE NOT HATRED” - ANTIGONEA wedding bouquet. A community in conflict. A family pulled apart by war. Witnesses, messengers, conversations in the dark, and many, many acts of love…Participate in this immersive staging of the spirited debates about love at the heart of Antigonick, a contemporary, and visual translation of Sophocles’ Antigone, by Anne Carson with illustrations by Bianca Stone. What are some of the practical, everyday ways that we live through loss? How do we respond when individual values, the natural world, and laws of the state collide? Crack an egg, bake a cake, and help us imagine what hope could look like here…In collaboration with: Verose Agbing, Fara Alade, Mustafa Al-Obaidi, Daina August, Katrina Chan, Yiding Chen, Shifty Celestin, Andrew Emmel, Fadi Farag, Emi Grady-Willis, Yunseo Jo, Maha Yawar Khan, Mingpei Li, Lisa Li-Liang, Juno Matthews, Ariel McGee, Alayo Oloko, Tea Picconatto, Alex Tran, Katherine Warner, Xinyu XuMay 1-38pm in W97+May 42pm in W97345 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA(FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)PRODUCTION TEAM:Direction: Blythe de Oliveira FosterMentorship of Design and Production Students: Sara BrownStage Management: Lily BarnesDirector of Production: Maggie MooreTechnical Direction: Joseph Lark-RileyAssistant Direction: Katrina Chan & Xinyu XuCo-Set Design: Sara Brown & Alayo OlokoCostume Design: Chloe ChapinAssistant Costume Design: Verose AgbingCostume Alterations: April McCoyChoreography: Alissa CardoneAssistant Choreography: Kate WarnerComposing and Sound Design: Christian FredericksonLighting Design: Kevin FultonAssociate Lighting Design: Alayo OlokoVideo Design: Klara BallayVideo Engineering: Emi Grady-WillisDramaturgy: Maria De SimoneProps: Jonathan FajorsActing Coaching: Shifty CelestinSenior Administrative Assistant, Theater Arts: Yi (Jennifer) TuDirector of Communications: Dan PecciHead, Music & Theater Arts: Jay Scheib

Ten minutes for your mind@2:50 every day at 2:50 pm in multiple time zones:Europa@2:50, EET, Athens, Helsinki (UTC+2) (7:50 am EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88298032734Atlantica@2:50, EST, New York, Toronto (UTC-4) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85349851047Pacifica@2:50, PST, Los Angeles, Vancouver (UTC=7) (5:50 pm EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85743543699Almost everything works better again if you unplug it for a bit, including your mind. Stop by and unplug. Get the benefits of mindfulness without the fuss.@2:50 meets at the same time every single day for ten minutes of quiet together.No pre-requisite, no registration needed.Visit the website to view all @2:50 time zones each day.at250.org or at250.mit.edu

Emerson/Harris Piano Group RecitalProgram TBDLivestream: https://mta.mit.edu/viewlisten/live-killian-hallAbout the Emerson/Harris Program for Private StudySupport for private musical study is available for students through the Emerson/Harris Program (E/HP), which offers merit-based financial awards for outstanding achievement on instruments or voice in classical, jazz, or world music. Each academic year, the program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly seventy students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT.Auditions for the program are held at the beginning of each academic year. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the E/HP jury heads, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston. The Emerson/Harris Program is funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941), in response to an appeal from AssociateProvost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music). The Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series is supported, in part, by the Robert L. Malster (1956) Fund.

Directed by master Senegalese drummer Lamine Touré, Rambax MIT is an ensemble dedicated to learning the art of sabar, a vibrant drum and dance tradition of the Wolof people of Senegal, West Africa. Rambax is open to MIT students, faculty, staff and alumni. New members are accepted in the fall and spring semesters.

Presented by the MIT Chamber Music Society Recital SeriesProgram TBDPlease note that this event is in-person only and will not be livestreamed.

Come join us for our spring concert!Time: 7pm - 8:30pm.Where: Main Kresge Auditorium.Music: TBD!Make sure to stay to enjoy some savory treats afterwards!

Time: 4:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Facilitated by Program Manager, Jennifer Recklet Tassi, this private appointment is a time to ask questions, voice concerns, and reimagine your life here in Boston. We can spend the time talking about whatever is on your mind - from job search and career development to navigating a new city to figuring out how to make your experience in Boston productive and meaningful.Appointments will be available at various times during the week. Consults are held on Zoom, Skype, or phone.Book a 30 minute private appointment: mspc.youcanbook.me here.

Join us for the semiannual sale of ceramics that have been designed, built, and created by students and instructors in the MIT Arts Studios. Work ranges from incense burners to vases, serving plates to wall decor.MIT Arts Studios provides instruction and studio experience in the arts at the beginning and intermediate levels in a range of media. The program is designed for MIT students, though all MIT affiliates may participate as space permits.The sale is open to the public, no registration necessary. Stop by Lobby 10 and take a look!

February 26, 2025 - July 17, 2025Hidden within MIT’s Distinctive Collections, many architectural elements from the earliest days of the Institute’s architecture program still survive as part of the Rotch Art Collection. Among the artworks that conservators salvaged was a set of striking windows of gypsum and stained-glass, dating to the late 18th- to 19th c. Ottoman Empire. This exhibition illuminates the life of these historic windows, tracing their refracted histories from Egypt to MIT, their ongoing conservation, and the cutting-edge research they still prompt.The Maihaugen Gallery (14N-130) is open Monday through Thursday, 10am - 4pm, excluding Institute holidays.