Although your work may soon pile up as the school year gets hectic, life outside the Harvard bubble goes on. These events will appease your senses or physique and give you a break from the daily grind.
1. HANDS & LEGS: Work
Volunteer at the Harvard Community Garden
When: Saturday, September 4, 4-6 p.m.
Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival
Where: Berklee College of Music
When: September 15-25
Thursday Night Club Passim Summer Concert Series
Where: Cambridge Center Plaza, Kendall Square
When: Wednesdays 12-1 p.m.
3. EYES: See Cool Art
Charles LeDray "workworkworkworkwork"
Where: The Institute of Contemporary Art Boston (ICA)
When: On view through October 17
Where: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
When: "Third Thursdays" (September 6, October 21, etc.) 5:30-9:30 p.m.
4. BRAIN: Think (use sparingly)
Lectures presented by the Harvard Book Store, including:
Arianna Huffington discuss "Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream"
Where: Brattle Theater
When: Monday, September 13, 6 p.m.
5. TASTE BUDS: Eat Food
Where: Boston Waterfront at Fort Point Channel
When: October 2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
6. BODY: Dance
Where: Weeks Footbridge, Charles River
When: September 4 or October 2, 7:30-11 p.m. or "until the moonlight and inspiration wanes"
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