
There aren’t enough hours in the day to check out every noteworthy art event in Boston. Check out our quick guide to the five can’t-miss arts picks for February.

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What: Time Stands Still
When: February 17-March 17
Where: The Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon St. Boston, MA
Why: Love among journalists on a dangerous assignment
More: lyricstage.com

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What: Wild Swans
When: February 11-March 11
Where: Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St. Cambridge, MA
Why: A harrowing story about 20th century China

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What: The Boston Ballet’s Simply Sublime
When: February 9-19
Where: The Opera House, 539 Washington St. Boston, MA
Why: Three works by renowned choreographers, including Balanchine
More: bostonballet.org

Gustave Le Gray (credit: Museum of Fine Arts/mfa.org)
What: Silver, Salt, and Sunlight: Early Photography in Britain and France
When: February 7-October 8
Where: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA
Why: Learn about the early years of photography
More: mfa.org

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What: 69˚ S. (The Shackleton Project) by Phantom Limb
When: February 7-12
Where: Paramount Center, 559 Washington St. Boston, MA
Why: A reimagining of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Antarctic expedition through theatre, dance, puppetry, photography and film
More: artsemerson.org