Join Massachusetts State Leadership, community members, and youth for an inclusive celebration of the Festival of Lights!
November 16, 2026 at 1 PM
Massachusetts State House The Great Hall 24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA

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Suffolk County

Beacon Hill

Massachusetts

Celebrate Diwali at the State House with AAPIC

Join Massachusetts State Leadership, community members, and youth for an inclusive celebration of the Festival of...

Anita Yip

Boston

Benjamin Pierce

Boston Metropolitan Area

Back Bay

North End

South End

Charlestown

Fenway

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Cambridge

Somerville

Jamaica Plain

Norfolk County

Jesse Corwin

Brookline

UMass Boston Men’s Ice Hockey is inviting students, faculty, staff and residents from the Greater Boston communities to fill the Edward T. Barry Ice Rink for a special <a href="https://beaconsathletics.com/news/2026/11/2/umass-boston-mens-ice-hockey-to-host-military-appreciation-weekend.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Military Appreciation Weekend</a>, Nov. 13-14, combining two home hockey games with an opportunity to honor Veterans and support military families. Admission is free for both games. The Beacons will open the weekend on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. against New England College. A special guest will drop the puck at Friday night’s game, Boston Police Commissioner Michael A. Cox. The Beacons will return to the ice Saturday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. to face Plymouth State University. Both games will be played at the Edward T. Barry Ice Rink in the Clark Athletic Center on the UMass Boston campus (100 William T Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA, 02125). Military Appreciation Weekend activities will include Veteran recognition, special guest puck drop, chuck-a-puck, prize giveaways, an opportunity to meet Bobby the Beacon and more. Throughout the two-day event, volunteers from Operation Shower will collect donations to support the nonprofit organization and its work with military families.

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UMass Boston Men's Hockey Team Military...

UMass Boston Men’s Ice Hockey is inviting students, faculty, staff and residents from the Greater Boston communities to fill...

UMass Boston Men's Hockey Team Military Appreciation Weekend

Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre

Anthracite Fields by Julia Wolfe is a concert-length work for chorus and amplified instrumental ensemble that honors the people who worked in, and were shaped by, Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region. Wolfe, a co-founder of Bang on a Can, built the piece from extensive research: oral-history interviews, local archives, historical documents, and the everyday language of the miners and their families. The result is part oratorio, part documentary, and part rock concert. The work unfolds in five movements, each looking at a different facet of coal-country life, from the dangers and dignity of work underground to the child laborers known as “breaker boys,” who spent their days picking slate from coal. Wolfe sets these voices for chorus with propulsive, driving rhythms, shimmering harmonies, and stretches of striking stillness. The ensemble’s electric guitar, piano, percussion, cello, and winds supply a pulse that is as much contemporary club as concert hall. The piece won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Music, and the jury praised it as a powerful tribute to the industrial laborers of the region. Performed by Chorus pro Musica alongside the Bang on a Can All-Stars, the ensemble that has long championed Wolfe’s music, this production brings the full force of a large chorus and a hard-driving band to a story about labor, memory, and community that continues to resonate today. Audiences should expect an immersive, emotionally charged evening that is accessible to newcomers and rewarding for seasoned concertgoers. No familiarity with contemporary music is required.

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Julia Wolfe's Anthracite Fields with the Bang...

Anthracite Fields by Julia Wolfe is a concert-length work for chorus and amplified instrumental ensemble that honors the people...

Julia Wolfe's Anthracite Fields with the Bang on a Can All-Stars and Chorus pro Musica

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You may not expect a community so deeply academic to be so warm and welcoming, but Commonwealth contains multitudes—just like you.
Are you interested in applying&nbsp;for the 2027–2028&nbsp;school year? <a href="https://www.commschool.org/admissions-aid/admissions-events/registration" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Come to our Virtual Open House</a> to hear from current students and faculty, learn about different areas of school life, and discover all that makes Commonwealth so uncommon.
You will&nbsp;get a real sense of the Commonwealth experience and what your future here might be like:
<ul><li>Connect with inquisitive current students and friendly faculty</li><li>Learn about different areas of school life</li><li>Get answers to your admissions and financial aid questions</li><li>And much more…</li></ul>
Please register to reserve your spot. Both&nbsp;students and parents/primary caregivers are welcome to join us.
We cannot wait to meet you!

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