Another major sculpture will be added to Arts on the Point, UMASS Boston's Public Arts Initiative! On Thursday, December 15, the University will add another major sculpture by the internationally acclaimed artist Mark di Suvero. On Monday, December 19, at 2:00 p.m. there will be a celebration at the sculpture location - refreshments will be served! The piece, Sunflowers for Vincent, is a brightly painted steel and aluminum interactive sculpture that pays homage to Vincent Van Gogh and his paintings of sunflowers.
The sculpture will be installed between University Drive and the Harborwalk near the bend at the campus's entrance from Morrissey Boulevard. Workers and cranes will arrive on campus beginning at 8 a.m. to put the sculpture in place. The piece will join another monumental work by di Suvero - Huru, which stands nearby at the front of the Integrated Sciences Complex. Columbia Point is the only location in New England where the public can see two examples of the artist's achievements. Other artists featured in Arts on the Point are Dennis Oppenheim, Roy Lichtenstein, William Tucker, Luis Jimenez, and Willem de Koonig.
Approximately 30 feet long and 10 feet high, Sunflowers for Vincent was formerly at the deCordova Sculpture Park.
Do you have or know a child that loves to sing? Try out a class with Boston City Singers for Free! On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. the organization will be offering just that. For children ages 4 to 7, there is the Kodály Singing Class, and a Training Chorus Program for children in grades 2 - 6. The class will be held at All Saints Ashmont at 209 Ashmont Street in Dorchester. For more information, check out Boston City Singers' 
On February 20, 2012, The Presidency and Civil Rights, a John F. Kennedy Library Forum will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The conference will examine key moments in the civil rights movement during five American presidencies, from Roosevelt to Johnson, with a final panel examining contemporary civil rights struggles in the years after the signing of the Civil Rights Act. For more information about this and other upcoming forums, and to register, visit the JFK Library's 
The Strand Theatre will be hosting Reality TV series America’s Next Top Rapper, as the competition films on location at the Strand Theatre! At 10:00 a.m. on December 30th, join the nation-wide search kickoff at the Boston Auditions with iconic rapper judges Trina, Director Lil X and Rockwilder! Think you can rap? Want to register for a chance to be America's Next Top Rapper? Visit: 
Jonathan Alter, author of The Promise: President Obama, Year One, and Hendrik Hertzberg, columnist for The New Yorker, will participate in a discussion at a John F. Kennedy Library Forum, Assessing Obama's Presidency. Alter and Hertzberg will analyze the Obama presidency as the 2012 presidential race begins with former Boston Globe Editorial Page Editor Renee Loth. The forum will be held at the JFK Library on January 15, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information on upcoming JFK Library Forums, and to register, visit the JFK Library by clicking 
On Sunday, December 11, Write On The DOT will host a poetry reading at Blarney Stone in Fields Corner. The reading will be from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30, and feature UMass-Boston MFA candidates, and writers in the Dorchester community, including Sam Cha, Aaron Devine, Johnny Diaz, Mariya "Morie" Deykute, and Christopher Kain. A summary of Write On The Dot's mission from their blog: "Write on the DOT is a reading series presented by students in UMass-Boston's Creative Writing MFA Program. The series seeks to create a space in which UMass writers and Dorchester writers can meet, mingle, and check out what each other are up to." For more information about Write On The DOT, check out their website 
