Past Events

HURA Annual Meeting

June 10, 2026

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11:30AM - 2:00PM EDT

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Loeb House, 17 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

In Person

Gather with other members of HURA on Wednesday, June 10, for the organization's 2026 annual meeting. Featured speaker will be Teresa Amabile, Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Emerita, at Harvard Business School. Amabile is the...

New England Botanic Garden tour

April 29, 2026

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11:00AM - 2:30PM EDT

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11 French Drive, Boylston, Mass.

In Person

This event begins with a docent-led tour followed by lunch and then free time to explore the Garden's conservatories, formal and naturalistic gardens, and expansive views of the Wachusett Reservoir. For this April visit, the Field of Daffodils (more than...

Boston Ballet: Winter Experience

March 15, 2026

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1:30PM EDT

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Citizens Bank Opera House, 539 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. 02111

In Person

Join your fellow HURA members in enjoying the Boston Ballet's performance of its production Winter Experience. Tickets in the Citizens Bank Opera House will be $50 each for HURA members. Seating will be in the Orchestra section, rows S-U. Those on the...

Hasty Pudding Theatricals

February 8, 2026

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EST

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Farkas Hall, 12 Holyoke Street, Cambridge, Mass. 02138

In Person

Salooney Tunes, the 2026 production of Hasty Pudding Theatricals, finds the notorious outlaw Robin Yablind and his side-kick Wyatt Aintme in the Goldendamaire Hills saloon. Hijinks, no doubt, ensue. Tickets are available to HURA members at a discounted...

Burlington Public Library Speakers Series: Marie Curie

January 22, 2026

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7:00PM - 8:00PM EST

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Virtual, on Zoom

Virtual

The Burlington Public Library invites HURA members to an online lecture/discussion of Marie Curie, French physicist-chemist who was a pioneer in research on radioactivity. She was a rare two-time recipient of a Nobel Prize, one in physics and one in...

Women's Basketball: Harvard vs. Columbia

January 10, 2026

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2:00PM - 4:00PM EST

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Lavietes Pavilion

In Person

HURA members can enjoy an afternoon of women's basketball as the Harvard Crimson face the Columbia Lions. HURA tickets: $5 per person Photos and videos of attendees may be taken at this event and used, without personal identifiers, for promotional...

Icons of the Hellenic World

January 8, 2026

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2:00PM - 4:00PM EST

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Phillips Brooks House, Living Room

In Person

A discussion of icons of the Hellenic World that are part of the Argie and Emmanuel Tiliakos Collection will be led by Manolis Tiliakos. The collection focuses on Greek and Byzantium iconography. Ticket cost: $10. Photos and videos of attendees may be...

Rebel With a Clause: A Conversation with Ellen Jovin

January 7, 2026

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7:00PM - 8:00PM EST

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Virtual, on Zoom

Virtual

Ellen Jovin is the founder of a traveling pop-up grammar advice stand known as the Grammar Table. She is the author of the 2022 national bestseller Rebel with a Clause and has answered the grammar questions of total strangers on the streets of all 50...

Boston Pops Holiday Concert

December 14, 2025

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3:00PM - 6:00PM EST

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Symphony Hall

In Person

This annual holiday event will offer subsidized tickets to HURA members who sign up to attend. Seating will be in the second balcony, center left. Cost per ticket: $75. A reminder flyer will be sent in early November to those on the HURA E-list, with a...

HURA Holiday Gathering

December 4, 2025

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11:30AM - 2:00PM EST

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Jasper White's Summer Shack

In Person

Enliven your holiday season by joining fellow HURA members and friends for lunch at Jasper White's Summer Shack in North Cambridge. Tickets are $35 per person. This includes a choice of entree—salmon, lobster, prime strip steak, or mushroom/truffle...

Tour of the Paul Revere House

November 13, 2025

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10:30AM - 12:00PM EST

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The Paul Revere House

In Person

This guided tour will explore the Paul Revere House. The tour will be followed by a short walking tour of Boston's North End. Registration will be through Eventbrite, with a flyer on the tour sent to the HURA E-list in late October. Registration deadline...

Football: Harvard Crimson vs. Dartmouth Big Green

November 1, 2025

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3:00PM - 6:00PM EDT

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Harvard Stadium

In Person

Ticket registration and other information will be emailed on September 29; deadline for ticket requests is October 17. Per-person cost is $10, children under 12 can attend for free. This gridiron contest will be preceded by the Fall Fest, running from 1 p...