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Four Stories at the Enormous Room

by Heather Bouzan | November 14, 2007
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 If you're the books-on-tape type, we suggest you trade in your headphones for something a little more social: local literary series Four Stories tonight at the Enormous Room (567 Mass Ave, Cambridge, 617.491.5550). The evening's...

"Symbols of Power: Napoleon and the Art of the Empire Style, 1800-1815" at the Museum of Fine Arts

by Heather Bouzan | November 14, 2007
THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2008 What do Tom Cruise, Joe Pesci, and George Costanza have in common? Yup, Napoleon complex. But if you're looking for a little more insight into the psyche of the 19th-century tyrant, check out "Symbols of Power...

"Design Life Now: National Design Triennial" at the ICA

by Heather Bouzan | November 14, 2007
THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2008 As we all know, the kind of art that's recognized at the ICA (100 Northern Avenue, Boston, 617.478.3100) is far more than just what's mounted in a gilded frame and hung on a wall for inspection. The museum's...

A New Classic: Young jewelry designer Vincent Wil Hawley

by Erica Corsano | November 05, 2007
IN THINKING about how far we've come style-wise in the last decade, we couldn't help but look ahead to the next 10 years. What will we be wearing? Which trends will be gone for good, and which will remain timeless? We predict 23-year-old jewelry...

Made in Brocade: A classic pattern gets reinvented

by Heather Bouzan | November 05, 2007
We're obsessed with Restoration Hardware's new brand and catalog, Brocade Home. We can't get enough of its high-impact patterns - all elegant sweeps, fancy swoops, and lavish swirls. Brocade-inspired pieces are showing up locally, too, on...

Glamorous at Saint

by Heather Bouzan | November 05, 2007
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 By now, the SYNERGY series has established itself as some of the most innovative nightlife in the city. (Think über-trendy following and an LA vibe.) Next up on the SYNERGY schedule is Glamorous at Saint (90 Exeter Street, Boston...

My Brightest Diamond at the Museum of Fine Arts

by Heather Bouzan | November 05, 2007
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 She's trained in the ear-splitting notes of classical opera, but Shara Worden, a/k/a My Brightest Diamond , believes her brand of experimental indie rock is the most precious gift she can give the world (hence her stage name)....

Shaolin Warriors at the Orpheum Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | November 05, 2007
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Our once-a-month kickboxing class didn't prepare us for the Shaolin Warriors , a troupe of more than 20 kung fu masters, performing tonight at the Orpheum Theatre (1 Hamilton Place, Boston, 617.679.0810). Trained in hand-to-hand...

“REWIND: The Paradise Lounge Gallery Five-Year Anniversary Retrospective” at the Paradise Lounge Gallery

by Heather Bouzan | November 05, 2007
THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 The Paradise Lounge (969 Comm Ave, Boston, 617.562.8820) is, first and foremost, a place to worship the musical gods. But for the past five years, the space has doubled as a haven for artists of the more visual realm. Now, the Paradise...

Dave Kimelberg@Night: Think Ink

by Erin Byers Murray | October 17, 2007
AS VICE president and general counsel for a conservative East Coast venture capital group, Dave Kimelberg can be a pretty buttoned-up guy. At least until he takes his shirt off. Underneath those long pinstriped sleeves is an impressive body of work -...

Personal Property: Who says everything can’t be picture perfect?

by Heather Bouzan | October 17, 2007
WE LOVE the framed photographs and paintings on our walls, but we struggle with the fact that they're so formal, so disjointed from our everyday world. We think art should be incorporated into our lives in a more dynamic manner. Cambridge-based photographer...

American Repertory Theatre’s Donnie Darko at the Zero Arrow Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | October 17, 2007
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 We have two words for you: Jake Gyllenhaal. Okay, so he won't be appearing in the American Repertory Theatre 's production of Donnie Darko , but the 2001 cult-classic film did mark the first time we laid...

Stealing Fire Gala at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center

by Heather Bouzan | October 17, 2007
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 When the professionals take to the dance floor at the Stealing Fire Gala , which celebrates the 20th anniversary of cutting-edge contemporary troupe Prometheus Dance, we suggest the amateurs step aside or risk having their moves upstaged...

Out on the Edge Festival of Queer Theater at the Calderwood Pavilion

by Heather Bouzan | October 17, 2007
THROUGH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 We've had enough of blah musicals and ho-hum comedies. Instead, we'll be lining up for the Theater Offensive's annual Out on the Edge Festival of Queer Theater , held at the Calderwood Pavilion (Boston Center...

New home, sweet home

by Heather Bouzan | October 17, 2007
If you're part of the arts community in Boston, you've heard of Mobius - after all, the artists' group has been entrenched in the city for the past 30 years, and has produced hundreds of works shown throughout the US and beyond. Homeless since...

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