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Rare Disease Summit 2026

Tuesday, February 24 | 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Big Night Live, 110 Causeway Street, Boston

See You TOMORROW!

Featuring insightful discussions and inspiring stories, The Boston Globe's second annual Rare Disease Summit offers an opportunity to connect with experts and innovators focused on driving meaningful change in the rare disease space.

Tickets are still available for purchase, and virtual streaming is free.

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Working Mothers Summit 2026

Thursday, March 26, | 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport

3 More Days to Buy Your Early Bird Tickets!

Come together to feel empowered and supported with fellow working mothers and caregivers, industry leaders, and advocates at The Boston Globe's second annual Working Mothers Summit, available both in person and virtually. Tickets are $75 for a limited time only.

Featuring:

• Morra Aarons-Mele, Leadership Expert and Author of The Anxious Achiever

• Cady Coleman, Former NASA Astronaut, Speaker, and author of Sharing Space

• Joanna Lydgate, First Lady of Massachusetts

• Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard University

• Emily Oster, Renowned Economist and Founder of ParentData

Full schedule available here.

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GlobeDocs Presents: Our Friend Jon

Wednesday, February 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Virtual

"Our Friend Jon" follows a group of young filmmakers, each with a disability, as they come together to complete a horror film script left behind by their friend Jon Hernandez, who died in 2013 due to complications related to sickle cell anemia. The film serves as a heartfelt tribute to Jon's life and creative vision.

Join audio producer Jazmín Aguilera and film producer Edward Payson in a virtual discussion on February 25 at 6:00 p.m. EST.

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Rhode Map Live: Navigating the Small Business Landscape in Rhode Island

Tuesday, March 10 | 5:30 p.m. | CIC, Providence

Small businesses are the backbone of Rhode Island's economy, with more than 100,000 small businesses employing 51 percent of the state's workforce. The market is competitive, but opportunities abound. We'll look at what it takes to start, fund, and grow a small business in Rhode Island, share success stories, and discuss lessons entrepreneurs have learned along the way.

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Boston Weddings Bubbly Brunch

Sunday, March 29 | Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel

Join Boston Weddings for an exclusive day of pampering and planning for you and your entire wedding party. Your ticket includes a delicious brunch, curated cocktails, immersive activations, exclusive giveaways, and insider access Boston's top wedding professionals—and so much more!

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Calling all college startups! Submit your pitch for the chance to win $30,000!

Application Deadline: March 20, 2026

Fetch invites student entrepreneurs from universities across the U.S. to pitch their business ideas for the chance to win up to $30,000 in cash prizes, an all-expenses-paid trip to Boston to pitch live at The Boston Globe's Tech Innovation Summit on June 9, 2026, 1:1 mentorship from Fetch leaders, access to Fetch office space, and more.

Partner Events

Norah O'Donnell with Linda Henry: We the Women

February 25 | Coolidge Corner Theatre, Boston

Join Brookline Booksmith at the Coolidge Corner Theatre to celebrate the release of We the Women with author Norah O'Donnell, in conversation with Linda Henry.

See Oscar Contenders at the MFA

MFA Boston | 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston

Experience the pulse of contemporary film from around the world with Global Cinema Now at the MFA. Showcasing standout films from Cannes, Venice, and other prestigious festivals, this bold series reveals the richness of cinematic storytelling today. It includes Oscar nominees The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, It Was Just an Accident, Bugonia, Marty Supreme, Hamnet, and One Battle After Another, as well as the Gotham Independent Film Award winner Resurrection and Park Chan-wook's dark comedy-thriller No Other Choice. Tickets and showtimes at mfa.org.

Innovations in Aquaculture: Larval Fishes at the New England Aquarium

Wednesday, February 25 | 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Simons Theatre | 1 Central Wharf, Boston

At this Lowell Lecture series event, learn how the NEAQ is advancing innovative, ethical, and sustainable approaches to aquatic collections. Hear an in-depth conversation with aquarists who manage the Aquarium's larval fishes program, whose work includes producing live foods in-house, maintaining broodstock, and raising juvenile fish at both the Aquarium's Animal Care Center in Quincy, MA, and at Roger Williams University. These efforts helped launch a collaborative model that allows member aquariums in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to share costs and expand access to fish produced through sustainable aquaculture.

Harvard Book Store Events

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Michael Pollan: A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

Thursday, February 26 | First Parish Church

HHarvard Book Store welcomes Michael Pollan—New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including This Is Your Mind on Plants and How to Change Your Mind—for a discussion of his new book, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness.

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Harvey C. Mansfield: The Rise and Fall of Rational Control: The History of Modern Political Philosophy

Tuesday, March 3 | Cambridge Public Library

Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Harvey C. Mansfield for a discussion of his new book, The Rise and Fall of Rational Control: The History of Modern Political Philosophy. He will be joined in conversation by Eric Nelson.

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Jennifer R. Vail: Friction: A Biography

Wednesday, March 4 | Harvard Science Center

Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, and the Harvard Library welcome Jennifer R. Vail for a discussion of her new book, Friction: A Biography, a surprising history of the fascinating science of friction.