Readings

Friday, April 15. Charolotte Gordon discusses “Mistress Bradstreet: The Untold Life of America’s First Poet.” 3 p.m. The Harvard Book Store. Free.

Monday, April 18. Stacy Schiff discusses “Improvisation: Franklin France and the Birth of America,” 6:30 p.m. The Harvard Book Store.

Tuesday, April 19. Michelle Feynman reads from “Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track: Letters of Richard P. Feynman.” 6:30 p.m. The Harvard Book Store.

Wednesday, April 20. Alcia Suskin Ostiker reads from “No Heaven.” 6:30 p.m. The Harvard Book Store.

Wednesday, April 20. Alan Tonelson discusses “The Race to the Bottom: Why a World Wide Worker Surplus and Uncontrolled Free Trade Are Sinking American Living Standards.” 7:30 p.m. First Parish Church. Free.

Thursday, April 21. Neil Gershenfeld discusses “Fab: Personal Fabrication, Fablabs, and the Factors in Your Computer.” 6:30 p.m. First Parish Church. Free.

Visual Art

Ongoing through April 17. “Huyghe and Corbusier: Harvard Project.” Open Mon.-Sat. 9-11:30 p.m., Sun. noon-11:30 p.m. Carpenter Center. Free.

Ongoing through May 25. “City of Stone: Aleppo’s Rehabilitation.” Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St., Open Mon.-Thu., 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri., 8:30 a.m-6 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Free.

Ongoing through April 27. “Two-Person Art Show,” featuring paintings, dioramas by Dan Marks, HMS, and furniture made with found objects and discarded wood by Yoav S. Liberman, woodworking instructor, Eliot House. Harvard Neighbors Gallery, Loeb House, 17 Quincy St. Open weekdays only; call (617) 495-4313 for hours. Free.

Ongoing through April 22. “Yvonne Rainer: Radical Juxtapositions 1961-2002.” Open Mon.-Sat. 9-11:30 p.m., Sunday noon- 11:30 p.m. Carpenter Center. Free.