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- Oct 96:00 PMBeckwith Lecture: Johanna HedvaBuilding: Anderson Auditorium City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston SMFA campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor: Tufts University Art Galleries Event Sponsor Details: Tufts University Art Galleries Speaker Name: Johanna Hedva RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beckwith-lecture-johanna-hedva-tickets-1645475454379?aff=oddtdtcreator Link: https://artgalleries.tufts.edu/events/230-beckwith-lecture-johanna-hedva Join Tufts University Art Galleries and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA at Tufts) for the 2025 Leo and Betty Beckwith Lecture with Johanna Hedva, And The Human, Stuck in a Permanent State of Smelling Like Dirt.
- Oct 118:00 PMAn Evening with Ben PlattBuilding: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Distler Performance Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Interns and Residents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Performance Event Subject: Music Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Music department Event Sponsor Details: University Advancement Office of Special Events RSVP Information: Email jeffrey.rawitsch@tufts.edu during the ticket request window Admission/Cost: Free and open to the Tufts community Event Contact Name: Jeff Rawitsch Event Contact Email: jeffrey.rawitsch@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2253 Come and enjoy an evening with Tony, GRAMMY, and Emmy Award-winning actor, singer, and recording artist Ben Platt, known for his groundbreaking performance in Dear Evan Hansen, Parade, the popular Netflix series The Politician, and Pitch Perfect 1 and Pitch Perfect 2. Any member of the Tufts community can get two complimentary tickets to the event while tickets last. These tickets may be requested no earlier than October 6 and no later than October 10 at 10 a.m. Tufts community members must request tickets by emailing Jeff Rawitsch directly at jeffrey.rawitsch@tufts.edu. No Tufts community tickets will be given at the box office window.
- Oct 12–16Ghambar AyathermEvent Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Zoroastrianism) Celebrates the creation of plants, the sowing of the winter crop, and the return of herds from pasture.
- Oct 13All dayIndigenous Peoples' DayEvent Type: University Holiday The university observes a holiday on this day.
- Oct 13–15Shemini AtzeretEvent Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Judaism) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Translates as "Eighth Day of the Assembly;" unclear purpose in the bible and has had many forms of celebration. Comes at the end of Sukkot and almost coincides with Simchat Torah. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
- Oct 14–15Simchat TorahEvent Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Judaism) Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Translates as "Rejoicing of the Law." Joyous festival in which the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue is completed and its first book begun again. The celebration typically includes singing, dancing, and marching with Torah scrolls. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.