Monday<\/p>\n
History Makers<\/p>\n
Join Linda Hirshman for a virtual discussion of her book The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation. Hirshman explores the roles of Frederick Douglass, printer William Lloyd Garrison, and Boston socialite Maria Weston Chapman in the fight for abolition. 6 p.m. Free. Register at americanancestors.org.<\/p>\n
Thursday<\/p>\n
Swift, Reimagined<\/p>\n
Fans of Taylor Swift, this ones for you. Student musicians and dancers will perform the singer-songwriters hits for Great American Songbook: Fearless The Music of Taylor Swift at the Berklee Performance Center. Performances will include the songs Shake It Off, You Belong With Me, and Blank Space. 8 p.m. Tickets from $20, with discounts for Berklee ID-holders. berklee.edu\/events<\/p>\n
Opens Friday<\/p>\n
Art and Innovation<\/p>\n
The Harvard Art Museums highlight dozens of cutting-edge artists in Prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives: Creative Communities. Brandywine, a Philadelphia-based organization, was established to foster innovation and diversity in the arts. $20 for adults; free on Sundays and for students, youth, and other groups. Through July 31. Reservations required at harvardartmuseums.org.<\/p>\n
Friday and Saturday<\/p>\n
Gods and Mortals<\/p>\n
Head to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams for the world premiere of Yemandja, a musical starring Grammy Award-winner Anglique Kidjo. The work is reminiscent of a Greek tragedy and explores love, betrayal, honor, and the terrors of slavery. Tickets for Fridays show, at 8 p.m., start at $20. Saturday includes 4 p.m. performance and Mass MoCA benefit events, from $250. massmoca.org<\/p>\n
Saturday<\/p>\n
Colorful Celebrations<\/p>\n
Immerse yourself in the sounds of Red Baraat, which fuses North Indian bhangra with hip-hop and punk, as the band rocks out for Holi, a Hindu festival celebrating spring, at the Somerville Theatre. Harini Rini Raghavan and Radha open. Tickets from $28. 8 p.m. globalartslive.org<\/p>\n
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