Time: 5:00 PMLocation: Springfield, Mass. / Springfield College

Time: 1:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Experience Stephen Benton's "rainbow" holograms in Optiker, an intimate exhibition that examines the intersection of light and vision. The tour will be led by MIT Museum Studio Director Seth Riskin.Free with museum admission.

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: 3:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

March 1, 2025 marks the epic return of Cultural Night, and this year’s theme is WOZA—a Zulu word that, in slang, serves as an invitation to have fun and enjoy life together. This year, we’re celebrating the vibrancy, joy, and sense of community associated with African culture like never before, and we invite you to join us in this unforgettable celebration! The event will be held in La Sala de Puerto Rico and features two exciting parts: a cultural showcase with food and performances starting at 4pm, seamlessly flowing into an after-party at 9pm. From our powerful keynote speech and student performances to our vibrant fashion show and a wide array of African cuisine, WOZA promises a night filled with fun, connection, and unforgettable moments.Don’t miss a single beat. Woza, come and let’s celebrate!

Time: 1:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Join Hindu Student Council for a Shivratri Celebration. There will be prayers, discussion, and dinner. Spots limited by RSVP.

Come and celebrate the Lunar New Year with us! Enjoy quality chinese food while watching performances from various talented student groups and our headliner, LA-based artist Bobby Choy!

Time: 6:00 PMLocation: Philadelphia, Pa.

Saturday, March 1, 2025 Thomas Tull Concert Hall Edward and Joyce Linde Music BuidingMilestones — The influences of Miles Davis MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director Evan Ziporyn, clarinet & EWIOn the cusp of the Miles Davis centennial in 2026, the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble explores the vast influences of Miles Davis’ work as a trumpeter, composer, and bandleader that redefined jazz again and again. Music from Birth of the Cool through Tutu will be featured along with new music inspired by Davis’ groundbreaking legacy. This concert is a collaboration with Prof. Evan Ziporyn’s “Music of Miles Davis” 21M.128 MIT course offered this spring.This project is presented as part of Artfinity, an Institute-sponsored event celebrating creativity and community at MIT. Artfinity is organized by the Office of the Arts.Seating PolicyYour registration through Eventbrite guarantees you a seat until 15 minutes before the event start time. 15 minutes before the concert start time, we will release open seats to the standby list. If you were not able to register through Eventbrite, you may join the physical standby line in the Linde Music Building Lobby up to one hour before the concert start time.

A celebration of creativity and community at MITArtfinity is a new festival of the arts at MIT featuring 80 free performing and visual arts events, celebrating creativity and community at the Institute. Artfinity launches with the opening of the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building on February 15, 2025, continues with a concentration of events February 28-March 16, and culminates with the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts public lecture by 2025 recipient artist and designer Es Devlin on May 1, 2025, and a concert by Grammy-winning rapper and Visiting Professor Lupe Fiasco on May 2, 2025. Artfinity embodies MIT’s commitment to creativity, community, and the intersection of art, science and technology. We invite you to join us in this celebration, explore the diverse events, and experience the innovative spirit that defines the arts at MIT.About the Artists Artfinity features the innovative work of MIT faculty, students, staff, and alumni, alongside guest artists from the Greater Boston area and beyond.About the Activities & Events All 80 events are open to the public, including dozens of concerts and performances plus an array of visual arts such as projections, films, installations, exhibitions, and augmented reality experiences, as well as lectures and workshops for attendees to participate in. With a wide range of visual and performing arts events open to all, Artfinity embodies MIT’s commitment to the arts and the intersection of art, science, and technology.About the Presenters Artfinity is an institute-sponsored event organized by the Office of the Arts at MIT with faculty leads Institute Professor of Music Marcus Thompson and Professor of Art, Culture and Technology Azra Akšamija. Departments, labs, centers, and student groups across MIT are presenting partners.Visit arts.mit.edu for more information about the arts at MIT.

Time: 7:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

MITHAS presents:In collaboration with LearnQuestMorning concerts of Hindustani Classical MusicFREE admission for allSunday March 2nd 10:30AMMIT Wong AuditoriumPandit Parmeshwar Hegde (Vocal)Jawwad Noor (Sitar)Vaishnavi Kondapalli (Vocal)Accompanied byAmit Kavthekar (Tabla)Rajesh Pai (Tabla)Hirak Modi (Harmonium)

MITHAS presents:In collaboration with LearnQuestMorning concerts of Hindustani Classical MusicFREE admission for allSunday March 2nd 10:30AMMIT Wong AuditoriumPandit Parmeshwar Hegde (Vocal)Jawwad Noor (Sitar)Vaishnavi Kondapalli (Vocal)Accompanied byAmit Kavthekar (Tabla)Rajesh Pai (Tabla)Hirak Modi (Harmonium)

Time: 12:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Time: 12:00 PMLocation: New London, CT

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

A part of the MIT Artfinity Arts Festival and the inaugural season of events in the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building at MIT.MIT Music & Theater Arts presents the Boston Symphony Chamber PlayersSunday, March 2nd, 2025 - 5pm Thomas Tull Concert Hall Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building (W18), MIT 201 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02139Please note that this event is in-person only and will not be livestreamed.Boston Symphony Chamber PlayersAlexander Velinzon, Tatiana Dimitriades, Glen Cherry, Lisa Ji Eun Kim, violins Stephen Ansell and Cathy Basrak, violas Blaise Déjardin and Oliver Aldort, cellos Edwin Barker, bass Lorna McGhee, flute John Ferrillo, oboe William R. Hudgins, clarinet Richard Svoboda, bassoon Richard Sebring, horn Anna Handler, conductor Vytas Baksys, pianoProgramKeeril MAKAN Portal, for wind quintetAaron COPLAND Appalachian SpringJohannes BRAHMS String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 18About the Boston Symphony Chamber PlayersOne of the world’s most distinguished chamber music ensembles sponsored by a major symphony orchestra and made up of principal players from that orchestra, the Boston Symphony Chamber Players include first-chair string and wind players from the Boston Symphony Orchestra.The BSCP was founded in 1964 during Erich Leinsdorf’s tenure as BSO music director. The flexibility of the ensemble ensures that it can perform virtually any work within the vast chamber music literature, expanding their range by calling upon other BSO members or enlisting the services of guest artists, who have included such performers as pianists Thomas Ades, Emanuel Ax, and André Previn and vocalists Thomas Hampson, Ben Heppner, Dominique Labelle, and Dawn Upshaw.The Chamber Players present an annual four-concert series in Boston’s Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory and perform each season at Tanglewood. The ensemble has toured in Europe, Japan, South America, and the Soviet Union, and in September 2008 performed on the Queen Mary 2‘s transatlantic crossing from New York to Southampton, England, sponsored by Cunard® Line. The Chamber Players have recorded many of the great works of the chamber music repertoire, including the Mozart and Brahms quintets for clarinet and strings, Brahms string quintets, Second Viennese School transcriptions of Johann Strauss II waltzes, Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat with narrator Sir John Gielgud, Debussy chamber music, works by Quincy Porter, Elliott Carter, John Harbison, Aaron Copland, and Leon Kirchner, and much more. Releases on the BSO’s own BSO Classics label include Mozart chamber music for winds and strings; American chamber music by William Bolcom, Lukas Foss, Michael Gandolfi, and Osvaldo Golijov; the Grammy-nominated Profanes et Sacrées, chamber music by Ravel, Debussy, Tomasi, Françaix, and Dutilleux, and, most recently, serenades by Brahms and Dvořák.

Time: 10:30 AMLocation: Boston, MA / The TRACK at New Balance