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Longy Chamber Singers, with the Longy Chamber Orchestra, perform Bach’s Cantata No. 1, Pinkham’s Advent Cantata, and Rachmaninoff’s “Oh Gladsom Light” along with Christmas carols and Hanukkah songs. 7 p.m. Free. Edward M. Pickham Concert Hall, 27 Garden...
...DeWolfe suite looks more like a professor’s than a student’s: a daybed featuring a straightforward plaid comforter for the bedroom; a neatly kept living room complete with a coffee table and advent wreath center piece; kitchen stocked with sensible snack options like Triscuits and chicken noodle soup. His clothing, acquired from all over the world, but locally from the Andover Shop and Stonestreets, is more faculty than undergrad, too—a cashmere argyle sweater and khakis are his outfit of choice...
Every time a condom breaks, a woman has to endure an anxious, nail-biting month before she can know for sure that the coast is clear. But thanks to the advent of emergency contraception—what has appropriately been deemed “the morning-after pill”—women now have a safe and effective way of preventing pregnancy when mistakes and accidents happen. That is, of course, unless they happen to have sex on the weekend...
...Belarus. Counterfeiters have started operating in Western Europe as well. Just two weeks ago police in Marseilles detained a 43-year-old ex-con on suspicion of printing some 30,000 fake €50 and €100 bills that were ready for distribution. The largest bust since the advent of the euro took place in October in Italy, where finance police north of Naples seized nearly €1 million worth of bogus €50 notes ready for distribution and a staggering €13.5 million more in mid-production...
Historical controversy arises once again with the advent of author and historian Gary Wills, here to talk about his new bestseller Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Power. Wills explores an aspect of Jefferson’s presidency that is often glossed over: the idea that Jefferson actually achieved his presidency by maintaining the institution of “slave representation.” This event is part of the Harvard Book Store’s November Presidential Series, featuring talks with luminaries such as David Herbert Donald, Harry Wiencek and Gore Vidal. 6 p.m. Free. First Parish Church, Three...