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...recent show at the Cooper-Hewitt museum in New York City, Orth exhibited a fabric with a hue that alternates from a nearly monochrome gray to a tricolor gray-red-and-green jacquard. The colors appear when electrodes woven into the cloth generate heat, which in turn causes temperature-sensitive dyes in the cloth to change hue. "Making this fabric is like making an interactive painting," says Orth, who has come full circle since her undergraduate days spent painting on canvas...
Stephen G. McCombe, former president and founder of the Harvard University Security, Parking, and Museum Guard Union (HUSPMGU) and longtime Harvard employee, died in September of multiple organ failure. He was 59. As HUSPMGU president, McCombe frequently pitted himself against the University administration during negotiations for better pay and the unfolding of a discrimination lawsuit filed in the 1990s by a fellow guard. McCombe retired under pressure in 2003, when his health required him to carry around an oxygen tank. He suffered from diabetes and a weak lung. His post, particularly in later years, placed him at the heart...
...Education in 1957. In 1989, the Extension School awarded him the Joann Fussa Distinguished Teaching Award and, in 1994, HBS followed suit, presenting him with a Distinguished Service Award. Raymond was also very involved in non-profit work and led many training courses for an audience ranging from museum directors to police chiefs. Raymond is survived by his wife; a stepson, Geoffrey B. Clark; four brothers, and two grandchildren...
...Midday Organ Recital. Whether you like pipe organs or just want to listen to relaxing melodies over lunch, check out Nancy Granert, organist at the Midday Organ Recital presented by the Harvard Organ Society. Adolphus Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland St.. 12:15 p.m. Free. (TMN)The Colored Museum. BlackCAST, the black community and student theater group on campus, presents The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe. This satire illuminates issues on black oppression and stereotypes throughout history in the medium of modern art. Agassiz Theater. 8:30 p.m. $7. (TMN)Purerockfury.com Concert. The popular web forum hosts a show...
...more interested in looking good than their North Face jackets and thick sweatpants might suggest. Tan, Vestis’ events coordinator, thought of it as a science experiment. At first, their laboratory was quiet. Vestis sponsored just one event last year, bringing a speaker from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts to make a presentation at the Fogg. But interest in the club has since “exploded,” according to O’Neill, who says Vestis’ membership now stands at around 200. This year, they’ve already...