Free Thursday Nights at ICA
- When:Every Thursday 1/11/07 - 9/30/10 (5PM)
- Where: Institute of Contemporary Art / ICA
- Address: 100 Northern Avenue Boston, MA Map
- Cost: FREE!
Editors' Take
Not only is it HOT to make out in the galleries, surrounded by contemporary art, it's free! That pretty much makes it the perfect date night.
5pm to 9pm
Free Thursdays
at Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave, Boston (South
Boston/Waterfront)
FREE
There were those who sat through the dreaded purgatory tent of
'free opening day', but let's forgive & forget because now we
can amble in any Thurdsday night. It’s technically called
‘Target Free Thursday Nights’, because Thursday
evenings are free as long as Target will sponsor it. I say, "Who
cares? You see the same darn thing!"
The cool thing is that they actually do special events on many
Thursday nights. Below are the original posted events.
I'lll try to keep up, but there's a good chance to see something
extra if you go on Free Thursdays. At the very least, take a walk
around the galleries and enjoy the fantastic view of the harbor.
http://www.icaboston.org/programs/talk-an...
http://www.icaboston.org/
The ICA offers six docent-led tours free with museum admission. Tours leave from the lobby.
• Target Free Thursday Night
6 & 7
pm Introduction to
the ICA
• Saturday &
Sunday
1 & 2:30
pm Introduction to the ICA
The Introduction to the ICA tour focuses on the museum as a whole,
showing architectural highlights and discussing the concepts behind
architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s design of the new ICA.
My
blog.
Colette
capuanomall
Jonathan
What will be the best thing about this event?
really cool scene
NiNi
linda
What will be the best thing about this event?
seeing new faces, meeting people!
robert
Since the weather's getting better, here's a list of upcoming Thursday night (free) events. The info is from the ICA website.
Keep in mind for the talks: "Space is limited. Free tickets available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the admissions desk one hour before the start of the program."
5/29
6:30pm
Nicholas Baume
Hear about the Chief Curator's experience working with Anish Kapoor, thoughts about this first major solo exhibition in the U.S. in 15 years, and his view of the artist's significance.
http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhi...
6/12
6:30pm
Amitava Kumar
Kumar, a writer for The Nation, The Times of India, and The Hindu, discusses Anish Kapoor’s difficult to categorize art. How does this work suggest endless difference rather than a fixed ethnic essence?
http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhi...
6/19
6pm to 8:30pm
Maeve Gilchrist
Harpist Maeve Gilchrist was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She began playing piano at age 7 and soon picked up the clarsach (Celtic harp). Gilchrist is currently performing with bassist Andres Rotmistrofsky and percussionist Marcelo Woloski, both of Argentina. Blending Scottish roots and jazz influences with Latin American rhythms, the trio creates a unique and multicultural sound.
http://www.maevegilchristmusic.com/
6/19
6:30pm
Words from the Walk: Joyce Peseroff
Joyce Peseroff’s poem "Summer Communion" will be installed on the HarborWalk this summer as part of a collaboration with the Creative Writing Program at UMass Boston. Come hear as she reads from her latest book, Eastern Mountain Time. Peseroff directs the Creative Writing program and the new MFA Program at UMass, Boston, and has served as an editor at Ploughshares magazine.
There will be a book signing immediately following the reading.
http://www.pshares.org/authors/authordeta...
6/26
6pm to 8:30pm
Zili Misik
With captivating sounds that evoke the African continent, Zili retraces routes of forced exile and cultural resistance through rhythm and song. Powerful Haitian, Brazilian, and West African rhythms infuse Zili's original and traditional folk songs. Reconnecting Haitian mizik rasin, jazz, roots reggae, samba, Cuban son, and neo-soul, Zili honors its influences while creating a sound that is uniquely its own. Zili's songs are sensual, political, self-reflective, and positive, with lyrics that glide seamlessly from English to Creole to Portuguese to Spanish.
http://www.zilimisik.com/
Jam-2
Sharon
robert
3/20
6:30pm
Ranjani Shettar and William Cordova
Momentum 10 artist Ranjani Shettar from India and “Street Level†artist William Cordova of Lima, Peru, discuss their work and today’s global environment for creating art.
Free tickets available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the admissions desk one hour before the start of the program (seating limited).
http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhi...
http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhi...
3/27
6:30pm-8:30pm
The Working is the Work
A gallery performance by The Institute for Infinitely Small Things in association with the exhibition "The World as a Stage." Using performance and conversation, the Institute conducts creative, participatory research that aims to temporarily transform public spaces while investigating social and political “tiny things.†For this performance, Institute members will assume the role of ICA laborers in various ways.
http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhi...
http://www.ikatun.com/institute/infinitel...
robert
RE: Not only will I be there. I'll Be Working
I got an email from ICA. Do you have any more info to share on this?
"Come for the opening night of The World as a Stage on February 1, and visit the Water Café by Wolfgang Puck, presenting a special menu on Thursday and Friday nights. Sample Mediterranean antipasto, a cheese plate, mini crab cakes, or sweet chili-glazed chicken wings, plus a selection of beer and wine."