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Girls Night Out at Vinalia

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
THURSDAY, APRIL 10 & 17 We admit that our favorite nights out tend to involve chatting up cute (and, ideally, eligible) boys. But every once in a while we crave a little QT with our female friends. Luckily for us, every Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.,...

New England Urban Music Awards at the Berklee Performance Center

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
SATURDAY, APRIL 19 Award-show season is over, and the best- and worst-dressed lists have long since appeared in your favorite tabloid magazines. But luckily, in Boston, there's still time to get your fill of teary speeches, stellar musical performances...

Mike Doughty at the Somerville Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 Mike Doughty put together his latest album, Golden Delicious , with his "dude theory" in mind. The idea was, instead of saddling each track with hours of over-production, each song should recall a group of guys playing music...

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...

Mirror, Mirror: You’ll be the fairest of them all with these stunning compacts

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
CONSIDER YOURSELF warned: if you stop by Luna Boston (205 Newbury Street, Boston, 866.910.3900) to pick up these gorgeous Bellissima mirrors (just minor splurges at $24 to $26 apiece), we can't promise that you'll leave without a slightly pricier...

Grab bag

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
What's the fun in breezing through a department store in search of this season's It Bag? Sometimes we prefer the intrigue of an eBay browse, a sample sale, or the second annual "What's in a Bag?" handbag auction at the Boston Harbor...

If it ain't Oak ...

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
You gotta love a wunderkind. Just 20 years old, Keara Sexton is already running her own retail shop in Back Bay. Oak (31 Gloucester Street, Boston), which stands for "one of a kind," is committed to supporting local and international artisans...

Pocket book

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
Everyone has his or her karaoke standby. (Please don't tell us yours is by Celine Dion.) But every once in a while, it's important to inject some variety into your same-old, same-old routine. Enter Pocket Karaoke (Simon Spotlight Entertainment...

A revolutionary workout

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
Be honest: how often do you really push yourself at the gym? If your workouts involve a People magazine and a leisurely 30 minutes on the elliptical, it's time to take things to the next level. Lucky for you, personal-training company BodyEvolver...

Take me out to the Bristol

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
There's something to be said for the culinary perfection of a hot dog and a cheap beer. But while baseball food has its place in our hearts, our stomach can only take it on occasion. The rest of the time, our sophisticated palates will lead us to...

College, with a side of concerts

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
Who says all college stu dents do is drink beer and hook up at parties? Over at Berklee College of Music , the new Café 939 (939 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.747.6038), a state-of-the-art music venue and coffee house, not only features Berklee talent...

Megan and Moria Flynn@Night: Sister Act

by Erin Byers Murray | March 10, 2008
AS THE TEAM behind M. Flynn Accessories, Megan and Moria Flynn spend more time together than most sisters do. Luckily, there's no sibling rivalry here. Together, the two have brought their handbags and accessories from local boutiques such as Turtle...

Set Sale: Boutique Fabulous, Crush Boutique, Float, and more

by Katelyn Harding | March 10, 2008
Boutique Fabulous (1309 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, 617.864.0656): through April 1, 25 percent off select jewelry. Crush Boutique (131 Charles Street, Boston, 617.720.0010): through March 31, 50 to 70 percent off all winter merchandise. Float (267 Harvard...

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