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Tufts Events
- Nov 711:00 AMFall Temple Visit with Hindu Life SeriesCampus: Off-campus Location Details: Sri Lakshmi Temple, Ashland, MA Open to Public: No Event Subject: Religion/Spirituality Event Sponsor: Office of Religious and Philosophical Life Event Contact Name: Prakruthi Ramesh Event Contact Email: prakruthi.r@tufts.edu Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3IoiObzmGEB79QWME5GWEPtW35iA0ybolepnyTbch35KKUw/viewform Join the Hindu Life Series for Fall Temple Darshan at Sri Lakshmi Temple, Ashland, MA, on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 11 AM–3 PM. Please email Buddhist and Hindu Life Coordinator Prakruthi Ramesh with any questions (prakruthi.r@tufts.edu). Travel and lunch are provided! Limited seats available — RSVP by November 5th: docs.google.com…
- Nov 78:00 PMAn Evening with Darren CrissBuilding: 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 Scholars,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Performance Event Subject: Arts Event Sponsor Details: University Advancement and the Department of Music RSVP Information: See Description details for information on how to acquire tickets for this event. 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, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, singer, and recording artist Darren Criss, known for his performances in the television shows Glee and American Crime Story, as well as the hit Broadway musical Maybe Happy Ending. A limited number of tickets will be made available to the general Tufts Community during the week of the performance. Any member of the Tufts Community may request two complimentary tickets to the event, while tickets last. These tickets may be requested no earlier than Monday, November 2 at midnight and no later than Friday, November 6 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.
- Nov 8–9Diwali (Dipavali)Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: Office of Religious and Philosophical Life (Hinduism) Perhaps the most popular of all Hindu festivals, also known as the Festival of Lights, it is dedicated to the goddess Kali in Bengal and to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in the rest of India. As with several other festivals, Diwali is associated with one of the stories about the destruction of evil by Vishnu in one of his many manifestations. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.