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By June Wulff
Globe Staff / November 12, 2009

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KIDS
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! The MIT Museum is celebrating its new exhibit, “Visionary Engineer, Harold Edgerton,’’ commemorating the work of Harold “Doc’’ Edgerton. Families will participate in light- and photography-based activities and demonstrations in honor of the MIT professor of electrical engineering and pioneer in stroboscopic photography. 1-4 p.m. Nov. 14. Free with museum admission of $7.50; $3 students, seniors, and kids under 18. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 617-253-5927, web.mit.edu/museum

BEN RUDNICK & FRIENDS FAMILY CONCERT Since 2000, this quintet has been entertaining folks of all ages with original songs and fun spins on well-known ones. Light folk, calypso, bluegrass, and rock all get a chance to take the stage at this benefit for Israeli victims of terror. 3-4 p.m. Nov. 15. $8, $25 per family. Temple Israel, 145 Hartford St., Natick. 508-650-3521, www.tiofnatick.info

IT CAN TAKE A VILLAGE TO WRITE A SONG Janet Feld will bring out the Guthrie and Baez in your kids at a collaborative workshop where budding songwriters will create a tune from scratch. Snacks will be provided, and each young composer will get a copy of his/her masterpiece. Presented by the New England Folk Music Archives. 1-3 p.m. Nov. 15. Free. Recommended for ages 10-12. The Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge. 617-499-2000. www.newenglandfolkmusic.org

EVENTS
HARRIET REISEN, THE WOMAN BEHIND THE WOMAN BEHIND LITTLE WOMEN You can get a sneak peek of Reisen’s documentary about the famous Concord author that will air next month on PBS’s “American Masters.’’ Reisen will discuss her book, “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women,’’ a modern take on the life of the writer who secretly authored pulp fiction and was a Civil War nurse. 6 p.m. Nov. 12. Free. Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., Boston. 617-536-5400. www.bpl.org

BOSTON BHANGRA COMPETITION Bhangra is a folk dance from the state of Punjab and parts of Pakistan that has been compared to a combination of hip-hop and cheerleading with a cultural twist. A dozen bhangra teams from North America and Canada will compete for the title of Boston Bhangra Champions. 6-9:30 p.m. Nov. 14. $20-$40. Orpheum Theatre, 1 Hamilton Place, Boston. 617-448-2508. www.bostonbhangra.com/bbc

NEW ENGLAND HISTORY FESTIVAL “The Past Is a Blast’’ is the mantra for the New England History Festival, and you’ll have a blast when JFK, Harriet Tubman, and Abigail Adams make appearances on Saturday. There will also be Colonial cooking and medicine demonstrations (hopefully the latter won’t be a result of the former). 5-9 p.m. Nov. 14. $15. Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown St., Watertown. 617-710-8680. www.historyfestival.org

BOSTON JEWISH BOOK FAIR Talmud translator and scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz will give a talk on “Love and Hatred, Our Response’’ at Sunday’s Distinguished Author Series. The festival hosts best-selling and up-and-coming authors including Martin Fletcher, Carol Leifer, Geraldine Brooks, and Zoe Heller. 7 p.m. Nov. 15 (through Dec. 9; opening night gala is Nov. 21). $20. Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton (unless otherwise noted). 617-965-5226. www.jccgb.org/bookfair

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