Ballet's 63rd season opens at Opera House tonight

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Boston Ballet Opens 63rd Season with 'Fall Experience' at Opera House

Boston Ballet opens its 63rd season tonight at 7:30 p.m. with 'Fall Experience' at the Citizens Bank Opera House. The program features Alexander Ekman's 'Cacti' and Akram Khan's 'Vertical Road (Reimagined).'

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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' 'Purpose' Opens at Calderwood Pavilion Tonight

The Huntington's production of the Tony winner's Broadway play about an influential Black political dynasty opens at 7:00 p.m. at the Wimberly Theatre.

Huntington Theatre

City Hall Hosts National Arts Program Employee Exhibition Reception

The opening reception runs from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Neighborhood Gallery, featuring artwork by municipal employees and their families.

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City Council Holds Hearing on Violence Prevention Strategy

At 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice will take public feedback on codifying the Office of Violence Prevention and cross-sector intervention planning.

City of Boston

City Council Examines Environmental Justice Impacts in Neighborhoods

At 2:00 p.m., the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency, and Parks will review waste transfer facilities, illegal dumping, and environmental burdens in mixed-use areas.

City of Boston

Heroes Project Hosts 'Building Hope for Our Heroes' Benefit in Back Bay

From 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at The Banks Seafood & Steak, the event features guest speakers, auctions, and tastings to support an outdoor retreat for injured veterans.

The Heroes Project

WEN Boston Hosts Annual Headshot and Happy Hour Networking in Back Bay

From 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Charles River Associates, the Women's Energy Network offers industry networking and studio headshots.

Women's Energy Network

ArtsEmerson Hosts Panel on Indigenous Artists and Cultural Memory

At 6:30 p.m. at the Emerson Paramount Center, 'The Point: Song, Story, Ceremony' convenes Indigenous artists to explore memory, performance, and resistance.

ArtsEmerson

GBH Jazz Nights Kicks Off with Rob Flax and Slava Tolstoy

The violinist and guitarist perform from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the GBH Studio in the Boston Public Library, Copley Square, launching the monthly series.

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Dan Wasserman Watercolor Exhibition Opens at Jamaica Plain Library

From 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the 'Face to Face' exhibition features five-minute watercolor portraits by the longtime Globe editorial cartoonist.

Friends of the JP Branch Library

GBH Amplifies Community Forum Features Editor Ron Mitchell

From 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the GBH Studio in the Boston Public Library, the publisher of The Bay State Banner hosts a public conversation.

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