Sept. 12-24
   We all take things for granted. Some of those are museum exhibits that opened some time ago, that we intended to go to, then forgot, and now are about to close. Check out "Americans in Paris, 1860-1900" at the Museum of Fine Arts. The initial buzz may have faded, but really these paintings haven't changed much. If at all! There are still about 100 works including the painting commonly known as "Whistler's Mother" (it must skip town after Sept. 18), which hasn't been around these parts since 1983. Meaning, it could be another 23 years before it's back again, which means you'll be about ... much older, hopefully alive. There were a lot of American ex-pat painters in Paris post-Civil War - wouldn't you be if you could and had lived back then? - and that's where much prominent American art was made, including John Singer Sargent's "Madame X," and masterpieces by Winslow Homer and Mary Cassatt. Admission is $23, but that includes a return trip to the museum within 10 days. (Less for children, seniors, etc.)
 465 Huntington Ave., 866-319-4658 or mfa.org