Kumar, a writer for The Nation, The Times of India, and The Hindu, discusses how Anish Kapoor’s art, like the work of Indian writer Vikram Seth, is difficult to categorize. How does this work suggest endless difference rather than a fixed ethnic essence? A professor of English at Vassar College, Kumar is the author of several works of fiction and non-fiction, including the New York Times Editor’s Choice, "Husband of a Fanatic," and the editor of "Away: The Indian Writer as an Expatriate." Admission is free. Space is limited. Free tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis at the admissions desk one hour before the program.

Joyce Peseroff’s poem "Summer Communion" will be installed on the HarborWalk this summer as part of a collaboration with the Creative Writing Program at UMass Boston. Come hear as she reads from her latest book, Eastern Mountain Time (2006). Peseroff directs the Creative Writing program and the new MFA Program at UMass, Boston, and has served as an editor at Ploughshares magazine. A Pushcart Prize-winner, she published her first book of poems in 1977 and released three subsequent collections with Carnegie Mellon University Press. Eastern Mountain Time will be available to purchase at the ICA Store. There will be a book signing immediately following the reading. Admission is free. Space is limited. Free tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis at the admissions desk one hour before the program.

Boston’s premier chefs talk about their latest flavors and sign copies of their cookbooks while you sample their tempting recipes. Fan the flames of your appetite with grilling expert Chris Schlesinger, a James Beard Award-winner for “Best Chef Northeast” and one of Gourmet magazine’s “10 ‘hot’ barbecue chefs in America.” His numerous successful restaurants include the East Coast Grill & Raw Bar and the All Star Sandwich Bar, both located in Cambridge. A respected chef and teacher, Schlesinger is the author of "Thrill of the Grill," "License to Grill," "How to Cook Meat" and "Let the Flames Begin." His writing has also appeared in The New York Times, GQ, Food & Wine, and Saveur magazine. Free with museum admission.

Boston’s premier chefs talk about their latest flavors and sign copies of their cookbooks while you sample their tempting recipes. The Boston Globe compares eating Jody Adams’s food to “stepping into a winter greenhouse just at the moment a spectacular hothouse orchid bursts into bloom, filling the senses.” Also a James Beard Award-winner for “Best Chef Northeast,” Adams was named “one of America’s ten best new chefs” by Food and Wine Magazine in 1993. Her restaurant Rialto offers regional Italian cuisine—each month focuses on a different region of Italy—with a New England twist. She is the author of "In the Hands of a Chef: Cooking with Jody Adams of Rialto Restaurant." Free with museum admission.

Boston’s premier chefs talk about their latest flavors and sign copies of their cookbooks while you sample their tempting recipes. The Fort Point neighborhood will welcome one of America’s foremost chefs as Barbara Lynch opens three new concepts in the area. Another James Beard Award-winner, Lynch is well known for her Beacon Hill restaurant, No. 9 Park, named to several magazines’ “Best Restaurant” lists, including Bon Appétit, Travel & Leisure, Food & Wine, and Gourmet. Lynch has expanded her culinary influence in Boston with B&G Oysters, The Butcher Shop, a full-service catering company, produce shop, and demonstration kitchen. She has been featured in Saveur, Boston Common, Bon Appetit, and The New York Times. Free with museum admission.