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Kirsten Amann@Night: Blonde, ambitious

by Erin Byers Murray | May 05, 2008
DO BLONDES really have more fun? Ask Kirsten Amann. She's on a quest to find out as she does research for Undercover Blonde, a book she's working on. The publicist-slash-cocktail-aficionado also posts updates on her blog (undercover-blonde.blogspot...

"Ennio!" at the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion

by Heather Bouzan | May 05, 2008
TUESDAY, MAY 13 - SUNDAY, JUNE 1 Sure, most impersonators are impressive, but what about one who can transition from Celine Dion to Eminem to the Mona Lisa within seconds? Ennio Marchetto, in his first Boston performance in more than 14 years, tackles...

"AltCom! Alternative Comedy Festival" at the Somerville Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | May 05, 2008
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MAY 9 & 10 The first-ever AltCom! Alternative Comedy Festival is taking over the Somerville Theatre (55 Davis Square, Somerville, 617.625.5700) for two nights, so be prepared to laugh. Like, really hard. We're talking the...

"The Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk" at the Mugar Omni Theater

by Heather Bouzan | May 05, 2008
THROUGH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 There comes a time in every city dweller's life when the asphalt, concrete, and lack of wildlife (dogs on the Boston Common do not count) become too much to bear and communing with the great outdoors is necessary. The Grand...

“Wedded Bliss, The Marriage of Art and Ceremony” at the Peabody Essex Museum

by Heather Bouzan | April 23, 2008
SATURDAY, APRIL 26 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Even if the word "marriage" tends to inspire in you little more than a cold sweat, it's impossible to deny the cultural and emotional significance of the ceremony. (Relax, Mom: you're gonna have...

Independent Film Festival of Boston at the Somerville Theatre, the Brattle Theatre, and the Coolidge Corner Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | April 23, 2008
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 - TUESDAY, APRIL 29 Since we couldn't swing the trip out to Sundance in February, we'll be sure to get our indie-film fix at the Independent Film Festival of Boston , with screenings at the Somerville Theatre (55 Davis Square...

Spin at the Plaza Black Box Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | April 23, 2008
THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 9 These days, political campaigns fraught with scandal have become pretty much the status quo. Of course, no matter how many times the shit hits the fan, the campaign manager's job never gets any easier. The Zeitgeist Stage Company...

Black Grace Dance Company at the Tsai Performance Center

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
THURSDAY, APRIL 17 If you ask us, male dancers often get a bad rap. Have you seen the bodies on those guys? We challenge any beer-bellied football player or bloated golfer to compete with them. Check out a company full of toned fellows at the Boston premiere...

"El Greco to Velázquez" and "Antonio López García" at the Museum of Fine Arts

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
SUNDAY, APRIL 13 - SUNDAY, JULY 27 It's "Spanish Spring" at the Museum of Fine Arts (465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617.267.9300), and we're excited for the chance to revisit our high-school foreign-language roots. The season is headlined...

Three Tall Women at the Lyric Stage Company

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
THROUGH SATURDAY, APRIL 26 You likely know Edward Albee as the author of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , but Three Tall Women is the play that won him his third Pulitzer Prize - and is considered by some his best work. The latter is being staged...

"Underworld" accompanied by the Alloy Orchestra at the Somerville Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
SATURDAY, MARCH 15 From time to time, we attempt to break from our queue of Gossip Girl episodes in favor of something with a touch more substance. Yet try as we might, we tend to find silent films lacking, well, sound . That will not be the case, however...

Avenue Q at the Colonial Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
TUESDAY, MARCH 11 - SUNDAY, MARCH 23 Be careful not to confuse the puppets in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Avenue Q with the ones living on Sesame Street . Why? Apparently there's some sort of puppet nudity involved in the former, which...

“Body Politics: Maori Tattoo Today” at the Peabody Essex Museum

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2009 Committing to a tiny star on our ankle is one thing - but facial tattooing? We're not so sure we'd be willing. For New Zealand's Maori population, however, the swirls, loops, and whirls of ta moko are a point of tribal...

The Life at the Boston Conservatory Mainstage Theater

by Heather Bouzan | February 25, 2008
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 - SUNDAY, MARCH 9 We love a good seedy underbelly, and The Life , at the Boston Conservatory Mainstage Theater (31 Hemenway Street, Boston, 617.912.9222), delivers it. The musical, set amongst the pimps, prostitutes, and porn stars...

“Long Life Cool White: Photographs by Moyra Davey” at the Fogg Art Museum

by Heather Bouzan | February 25, 2008
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 - MONDAY, JUNE 30 For type-A neat freaks, Moyra Davey's photographs might induce a bit of angst, as clutter and dust often take center stage. But many find beauty in the images, along with a heightened awareness of what are often...