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2017 Nov 17

The Boatman: Thoreau on the Water

7:00pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

Hunnewell Building

Henry David Thoreau was a boatman, more than he was a woodsman: a lifelong river rat whose sense of place emerged from boating, walking, and skating the Assabet, Sudbury, and Concord Rivers. As a backyard naturalist and river enthusiast, Henry David Thoreau was keenly aware of the way humans had altered the waterways and meadows of his beloved Concord River Valley. And he recognized that he himself—a land surveyor by trade—was as complicit in these transformations as the bankers, lawyers, builders, landowners, and elected officials who were his clients. Robert Thorson shares a compelling...

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2017 Nov 04

Arboretum for Educators

Repeats on the first Saturday of January, February, May, June, December until Sat Feb 03 2018 . Also includes Sat Mar 10 2018, Sat Apr 14 2018, Sat May 05 2018, Sat Jun 02 2018.
9:00am to 11:30am

9:00am to 11:30am
9:00am to 11:30am
9:00am to 11:30am
9:00am to 11:30am
9:00am to 11:30am
9:00am to 11:30am
9:00am to 11:30am

Location: 

Hunnewell Building

Arboretum for Educators monthly explorations are a professional development opportunity for elementary and middle school teachers to introduce the Arboretum landscape as an outdoor classroom. Participants learn about specific hands-on life science topics that may be used or adapted by teachers for their own classrooms and outdoor spaces. Meet and network with other like-minded educators, and engage in life science learning. 

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Free...

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2017 Nov 02

Tooning in to Conservation

7:00pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

Hunnewell Building

Science and conservation are serious endeavors. But sometimes you just need a laugh. Rosemary Mosco, a nature cartoonist and science communicator with a keen wit, will share some of her science-based comics, sure to make you guffaw. She’ll talk about how you can use art and writing to support conservation and speak about her process of developing a cartoon, from concept through research, wordsmithing, to sketch-up and final design. See her work at Bird and Moon Science and Nature Cartoons. 

Rosemary has created acclaimed...

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2017 Nov 03

Lilac Sunday T-shirt Competition at the Arnold Arboretum

Repeats every month on the 15 of December until Fri Dec 15 2017 .
(All day)

(All day)

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University invites artists of all ages to submit their designs for Lilac Sunday 2018. Lilac-themed t-shirts have been a tradition at Lilac Sunday for many years, and continue to be a highly anticipated and popular memento of this event.

Submission Guidelines:

  • Designs must be original artwork for the front of a t-shirt, suitable for men and women. Color of t-shirt to be determined by the Arboretum staff, but suggestions on color are welcome. Lighter colored shirts are cooler to wear than darker colors.
  • ...
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2017 Nov 29

Retirement Income Seminar with Vanguard

9:30am to 4:00pm

Location: 

See below

Vanguard will show you how to use your retirement savings to create a sustainable income stream that will last as long as your retirement does. 3 different times and locations - sessions last one hour!

9:30AM FAS -Lamont Library Forum Room – Cambridge

12:00PM – HBS – Cumnock Hall- Room 102 - Boston

3:00PM - 114 Mt. Auburn Street – Room 406 - Cambridge

No sign up required.  

2017 Nov 14

The Next Chapter: Transitioning to Retirement

9:00am to 11:00am

Location: 

Longwood Medical Area, Dental Research Educational Building

You may be financially ready to retire but have you thought about what you will do with the next chapter of your life and how to make the most of the opportunities available to you?

The Harvard Benefits Office is piloting a new 2 hour workshop that will help you plan for a successful transition to retirement. Using simple pre-work questionnaires and in-class interactive exercises, we will explore the "six stages of transitioning to retirement" and what retirement means to you. The workshop...

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2017 Dec 07

Vanguard Webinar - Timeline to Retirement

12:00pm

Location: 

Online

Timeline to retirement - This webinar is intended for participants 3 to 10 years from retirement and will review the key benefits and decision points from ages 62 to 70. The webinar focuses on two federal entitlement programs, Social Security and Medicare, as well as major milestones associated with employer-sponsored retirement plans that can help participants avoid significant tax penalties on withdrawals. 

Sponsored by Vanguard, one of Harvard's retirement plan companies, and open to all Harvard faculty and staff.

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2017 Nov 16

Vanguard Webinar - Timeline to Retirement

7:00pm

Location: 

Online

Timeline to retirement - This webinar is intended for participants 3 to 10 years from retirement and will review the key benefits and decision points from ages 62 to 70. The webinar focuses on two federal entitlement programs, Social Security and Medicare, as well as major milestones associated with employer-sponsored retirement plans that can help participants avoid significant tax penalties on withdrawals. 

Sponsored by Vanguard, one of Harvard's retirement plan companies, and open to all Harvard faculty and staff.

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2017 Dec 07

Vanguard Webinar - Getting on Track for Retirement

2:00pm

Location: 

Online

Getting on track for retirement - This webinar is intended for employees 10 to 20 years from retirement. Participants will learn how to estimate if they’re on track for retirement by using an online calculator and get practical solutions on how to get back on track if needed. 

Sponsored by Vanguard, one of Harvard's retirement plan companies, and open to all Harvard faculty and staff. Click ...

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2017 Nov 16

Vanguard Webinar - Getting on Track for Retirement

3:00pm

Location: 

Online

Getting on track for retirement - This webinar is intended for employees 10 to 20 years from retirement. Participants will learn how to estimate if they’re on track for retirement by using an online calculator and get practical solutions on how to get back on track if needed. 

Sponsored by Vanguard, one of Harvard's retirement plan companies, and open to all Harvard faculty and staff. Click ...

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2017 Nov 02

Midday Organ Recital

Repeats every week every Thursday until Thu Nov 30 2017 except Thu Nov 23 2017.
12:15pm to 12:45pm

12:15pm to 12:45pm
12:15pm to 12:45pm
12:15pm to 12:45pm

Location: 

Harvard Art Museums, Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland Street, Cambridge MA

Recitals are performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ. Audience members are invited to lunch quietly while listening.

Free admission

The recitals feature a different performer each week:

Thursday, November 2:Nicholas Quardokus
Thursday, November 9:...

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