Popular in Asia for over two thousand years, the Vimalakirti Sutra is of particular significance for practitioners today. One of the Buddha's most prominent followers, Vimalakirti was not a monk but a layman who in his mastery of doctrine and religious practice epitomizes the ideal lay believer. This discourse served as one of the foundational sources for the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) School of Buddhism and influenced great teachers from Atisha to Tsong-khapa. The sutra gained immense popularity in India, China, Tibet, and Japan because of its wonderful literary style and profound content. This one-day retreat, open to all, will consist of teachings, meditation, and discussion. Click here to register: http://prajnopaya.gigshowcase.com/Page.aspx?PageID=1080

A project by CAVS director Krzysztof Wodiczko, in which he focuses on the experience of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Wodiczko's work creates an interplay between light and dark, drawing our attention to images and stories that might otherwise remain in shadows. Hours: .Sat-Weds: 10am-5pm Thurs-Fri: 10am-9pm Closed Mondays except on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Columbus Day. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. The ICA will close at 5pm on Friday, November 6.

A multimedia excursion into the world of artificial intelligence.

MIT students helped to design this fun learning space which integrates LEGOs, videos, and hands-on activities that teach middle and high school students about how DNA makes proteins.

These strange and beautiful images change as one moves closer or further away from them. View the stunning visual relationship between Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe.

MIT's Center for Ocean Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering devotes its human and technological resources to developing systems for the wise use and preservation of our ocean planet. Witness some findings of this leading-edge research.

An historical exploration with artifacts and video reflecting 150 years of pathbreaking education and research at MIT.

Ingenious, philosophical, and witty kinetic sculptures. New! View Arthur Ganson's newest sculpture now on display in the Mark Epstein Innovation Gallery.

Works drawn from the MIT Museum's holography collection.

Fundraiser for the Philippine National Red Cross to support relief efforts for recent Typhoon disaster. Please sign up to play. $5/team with a minimum of 5 per team. Register at http://mitfsa.mit.edu/ To watch, $1 each day. Feel free to donate any monetary contributions.

Biology inspires Architecture graduate student Neri Oxman. Working at the interface of environmental design, science, and art, Oxman is inventing the future of energy-efficient building materials. A Presidential Fellow at MIT's Department of Architecture, Oxman is inventing novel ways to design, fabricate, assemble, and maintain building "skins" so they can respond to load, light, and heat simultaneously. Think buildings that breathe, sweat, and grow. "I believe that, within two decades, buildings will be designed and constructed as biological tissues," says Oxman. Daily hours may vary. Museum of Science visitor info

The Center for Health Promotion & Wellness sponsors wellness classes, including gentle yoga, pilates, tai chi, fitness, and many others. Classes are offered in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere with knowledgeable instructors. Classes are kept small and suitable for all levels of experience. Daytime and after work class schedules make it easy to commit to adding wellness into a busy day. Most classes are offered throughout the year and run for five to 10 weeks. Please visit our website for more information.

Working as a collaborative team from 1976 until 1982, Kit Fitzgerald and John Sanborn created dynamic fusions of video art and television tactics. Their kinetic use of editing and post-production effects defined their energetic juxtapositions of visual, musical and conceptual themes. In Ear to the Ground, Fitzgerald and Sanborn collaborated with acclaimed New York musician David Van Tieghem. This 1982 video depicts Tieghem as he uses the city of Manhattan as his musical instrument, playing the surfaces of the sidewalks, buildings and phone booths with his drumsticks to elicit an ingenious range of percussive sounds. On view 24 hours/day.

Corridor poster and library display on Galileo's 1610 book Sidereus Nuncius (known in English as Starry Messenger), which announced what he observed in the skies through use of a telescope - at the time, a recent invention. In May 2009, a limited edition printing of Galileo's landmark publication from the collections of the MIT Libraries accompanied MIT alumnus Mike Massimino into space. Massimino and six other astronauts traveled on the space shuttle Atlantis to conduct final servicing of NASA's Hubble Telescope. Massimino returned the volume to the Libraries at an October 28 event, available for viewing on TechTV.

Join BWA for a day of community service.

Installation of winning entry of the Sixth Annual Student Mural Competition. The winning work will be on view for one year.

Exhibit of works by MIT students David Appleyard, Ta-Chung Ong, Liv Rachelle Gold, Alexander Reben and Kat Wong. Opening Reception: Nov 19, 7:30-9:30pm. The Beachcombovers, featuring MIT's resident punk legend Thomas White (from oldschool Boston punk band Unnatural Axe) will be bringing a tsunami's worth of instrumental surf music to the reception

LSC Fall 2009 Film Series

MIT student ensemble presented by new student group on campus focused on bringing live music to the forefront in a centralized and enjoyable way.

This event will combine two amazing features of Russian culture: Russian guitar songs and Blinchiki - Russian-style pancakes. Amateurish guitarists/singers from different MIT, Harvard, Northeastern and other schools will perform songs of famous Russian rock-bands and ?bards? (independent singers-songwriters of the Soviet period). Everything will be performed in Russian, as most of the songs are impossible to translate. The short concert will be immediately followed up by tea with Blinchiki ? Russian-style pancakes. In Russian one can build up a whole meal around pancakes, serving them with meat, cheese, sour cream, caviar, as well as with fruit preserves, condensed milk and chocolate. You will enjoy not only Blinchiki with a variety of toppings (including famous Russian caviar!), but also Russian deserts and tea. After this we?ll spread around the room and continue playing and singing all kinds of music in smaller groups.