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Thursday, September 25: College Night

by Erin Souza | September 22, 2008

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"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...

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...

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at the Institute for Contemporary Art

by Heather Bouzan | February 06, 2008
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Unless we're talking The Nutcracker, it isn't easy to describe an upcoming dance performance without delving into too-technical boringness or dry observations about costuming and musical selections...

Opera Boston Underground at Lizard Lounge

by Heather Bouzan | February 06, 2008
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 It's 4 p.m. and your best friend texts you: "Tonight - indie band with the cute drummer, or opera show in Cambridge?" The choice seems obvious until you realize that the Cambridge venue is the Lizard Lounge (1667 Mass...

The Best of MOMIX at the Cutler Majestic Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | January 08, 2008
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 - SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 If you're worthy of your own "Best of" retrospective, you must be doing something right. Part theatrical production, part dance performance, part circus act, and part comedy routine, The Best of Momix...

DJ Spooky at the Institute of Contemporary Art

by Heather Bouzan | January 08, 2008
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 - SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 An experimental musician/composer/DJ who's also a conceptual artist and has an intellectual's way with words? Sounds like the ideal guest for the ingenious Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern...

The Chinese New Year Spectacular at the Opera House

by Heather Bouzan | December 12, 2007
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 - SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 If you didn't emerge on January 1 exhausted from all the festivities (and miserably hungover), here's another celebration to enjoy before snuggling into your annual hibernation. The Chinese New Year...

The BSO Repartee Series at Symphony Hall

by Heather Bouzan | December 12, 2007
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 A darkened room, soul-stirring crescendos, bare shoulders, and power suits: under the right circumstances, a visit to the symphony could be very, very sexy. And no one will shush you for trying to get someone's number during the...

Boston Modern Orchestra Project at Club Cafe

by Heather Bouzan | November 30, 2007
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11 Normally the soundtrack to a night at Club Café (209 Columbus Avenue, Boston, 617.536.0966) consists of techno, Madonna, and old-school Britney. Tonight, though, booty-shaking beats take a backseat to culture as the Boston Modern...

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...

“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...

Sopranos and style

by Heather Bouzan | October 03, 2007
Opera and fashion: they're an unlikely pair. So are OperaHub and nightlife impresarios East Coast Clubs - but that didn't stop them from teaming up to create Changing Modes: An Opera Fashion Show . The show, which takes place on October 12 at...

Distinctly Beethoven at Symphony Hall

by Heather Bouzan | October 01, 2007
FRIDAY AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 & 21 The Handel and Haydn Society was founded in 1815 by a band of local merchants who decided that Boston's cultural landscape could use a boost. Now, at the start of its 193rd season, the group still takes its mission...