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- Multiple Days Ongoing Through Monday, May 13
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- Art + Exhibitions
- 2024
THEATER
Mermaid Hour Moonbox Productions returns with David Valdes’ tale of Pilar and Bird, uncertain parents to a trans middle schooler, and the kid herself, Vi, who’s impatient for them to get on the level about everything—but equally impatient to win the attention of her crush and make a name for herself on social media. $45-$55, through May 19, Arrow Street Arts, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge Orpheus in the Overworld Fresh Ink Theater presents a queer spin on the enduring ancient Greek myth of the origi...
DANCE
Boston Ballet: Spring Experience Experience a trio of contemporary ballets: William Forsythe’s boundary-pushing Blake Works III (The Barre Project), created for the Boston Ballet two years ago; Jiří Kylián’s elegant meditation Bella Figura; and an untitled world premiere from Ken Ossola, inspired by Michelangelo’s unfinished Prisoners series. $25-$205, Thursday, May 9 through May 19, Citizens Opera House, 539 Washington St., Boston Boston Dance Theater Co-directed by founder Jessie Jeanne Sti...
COMEDY
Gianmarco Soresi “I’m what’s known as an extraverted introvert,” Gianmarco Soresi explains at the top of a 2021 Comedy Central clip. “When I’m talking, I’m very extraverted, but when you’re talking, I’d rather be alone.” His gregarious style belies a dark streak, the two working together to create an act that’s fun and grim at the same time. $33, Friday and Saturday, May 10-11, Laugh Boston, 425 Summer St., Boston
MUSIC Chastity Belt Indie-pop quartet Chastity Belt released their first album since before the pandemic, sardonically titled Live Laugh Love, at the end of March. The band follows Lana Del Rey in obliquely referencing a popular conspiracy theory on the record’s brooding latest single, “Chemtrails.” $18, 8:30 p.m., The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Camb...
MUSIC
Hatsune Miku Expo Though she “performs” onscreen as a manga-style 16-year-old with bright-blue hair, Hatsune Miku really began life in 2007 as a piece of vocal synthesis software created by the Japanese company Crypton Future Media that lets music fans make their computer sing. Soon enough, the software became personified by this virtual cartoon singer, who is as joyously buoyant as she is fake. She’s also now an international phenomenon, “touring” the world with a live band in front of packe...
COMEDY
Ahren Belisle Unable to speak due to cerebral palsy, Canadian comic Ahren Belisle uses his phone, exploiting the gap between his charming expressions and its robotic voice for maximum amusement. He’s made several appearances on America’s Got Talent, but he’s also held his own in the considerably less family-friendly setting of Kill Tony. $30, 8 p.m., Laugh Boston, 425 Summer St., Boston
FOOD + DRINK
The WhiskyX This traveling whisky fest include a performance by righteous throwback soul act St. Paul & The Broken Bones, whose barrel-aged sound will pair perfectly with the 48 internationally-source brands whisky on offer—scotch, rye, bourbon, Irish, Canadian, Japanese, and more. $75, 7 p.m., Roadrunner, 89 Guest St., Brighton
MUSIC
Alice Merton This pop singer-songwriter’s restless upbringing, which left her with citizenship no less than four different countries, inspired her bluesy hit debut single, “No Roots”. In March, she released “Pick Me Up”, whose heavy bounce calls to mind the indie dance bangers of the 2010s. $25, 8 p.m., The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Cambridge Freddie Gibbs & Madlib Given his massive underground cred, it was a bit surprising when Madlib began making music with the more mainstream Freddie Gibbs....
COMEDY
Anthony Devito Anthony Devito tells it like it is, even to his own audience: “You have like, hostage energy,” he says to his seemingly nervous crowd in a recent Don’t Tell Comedy clip. For the critical youth of social media, he has similarly direct words: “On paper, you’re like, ‘Mental health is important,’ but then, on TikTok, you’re like ‘Die, cringe fascist!’” $22.50, 7:30 p.m., White Bull Tavern, 1 Union St., Boston
BOOKS + READINGS
Doris Kearns Goodwin The popular historian (Team of Rivals, No Ordinary Time, The Bully Pulpit) turns her lens toward her own life in her new memoir An Unfinished Love Story, reflecting on her and her husband Dick’s work for the Kennedys and Lyndon Johnson, which gave them a front row seat for one of the most consequential decades in American politics. $12-$42, 7 p.m., First Paris Church, 1446 Mass. Ave., Cambridge
MUSIC
Somerville Porchfest More than 400 mostly musical acts of all sorts are listed for this year’s Porchfest, playing across three time slots, moving from northwest to southeast across the fine city of Somerville. If there isn’t a sound you like emitting from at least one backyard on Saturday, it’s probable that you just don’t enjoy music. Free, 12 p.m.-6 p.m., various locations, Somerville Sawyer Hill Like fellow viral sensation David Kushner, singer-songwriter Sawyer Hill packs a deep baritone...
FANDOM
Caroline Rhea and Melissa Joan Hart: I Identify as a Witch Fans of the 90s teen sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch will get a kick of nostalgia from this double appearance by Caroline “Aunt Hilda” Rhea, who played the funny man to Beth Broderick’s more zipped-up Aunt Zelda, and star Melissa Joan Hart, who played the titular Archie Comics mainstay as a hip misfit who just happened to have magical powers. $39-$140, 7 p.m., Chevalier Theater, 30 Forest St., Medford
FESTIVALS
Watch City Steampunk Festival If you think the Gilded Age would’ve been a lot cooler if there’d been steam powered androids, cool googles for everyone, and widespread airship travel—and really, who doesn’t?—this is the fest for you, loaded with entertaining oddities, from bands to puppet shows to circus arts to robot battles, as well a slate of unusual vendors. Free, 10 a.m.-5:15 p.m., Waltham Common, 610 Main St., Waltham
MUSIC
Frankie Cosmos The New York indie darling known in ordinary life as Greta Kline is still riding on 2022’s Inner World Peace, which provided some moodier twists on her lighter-than-air pop, whose bread and butter has long been a mix of sweet melodies and more complex lyrical sentiments. $20-$25, 8 p.m., Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Sq., Somerville
COMEDY
Alyce Chan As something of a specialist in the comedy of parenthood, Boston Comedy Festival finalist Alyce Chan is a natural pick for a Mother’s Day brunch. Her Instagram account has amassed closed to 240,000 followers with all-too-relatable content like this clever reel, depicting that moment when the to-do list gets one item too long. $30, 12 p.m., Laugh Boston, 425 Summer St., Boston
SHOPPING
SoWa Open Market This popular Sunday event features dozens of vendors selling their own jewelry, clothing, household items, art, and more, plus special performances and events, a chance to check out the open studios of dozens of local artists, and a rotating selection of food trucks. It runs every Sunday through October 27. Free, 11 a.m-4 p.m., 500 Harrison Ave., Boston
MUSIC
Levitation Room Starting off in the mid-2010s as a far-out throwback to 60s psychedelic rock, Levitation Room has stayed fairly true to their canonical timeline, so that today, a decade into their career, they appear to be broadcasting from the 70s, from the touches of soul, funk, and space rock on their new album, Strange Weather, to its fabulous Hipgnosis-meets-Dalí cover art. $17, 7:30 p.m., The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Somerville
Firelei Báez Back in 2021, the Dominican-born Firelei Báez wowed visitors to the Institute of Contemporary Art’s Watershed, where she filled the huge East Boston warehouse space with a dreamlike installation combining West African indigo printing and Caribbean Sea imagery with a massive replica of the ruins of Haiti’s Sans-Souci Palace. Now she has...
May 2024
1. May 13, 2024-May 14, 2024. Mannequin Pussy at the Sinclair (52 Church St., Cambridge). 1. Tuesday, May 28. 1.1. Kathleen Hanna: Rebel Girl Book Tour at the Wilbur Theater (246 Tremont St., Boston). [Info] 1.2. Shannon and the Clams at the Sinclair (52 Church St., Cambridge).
June 2024
1. Wednesday, June 5. Of Montrealat the Sinclair (52 Church St., Cambridge). 2. June 8. Boston Kids Comics Fest returns with another round of workshops and roundtables that aim to foster the next generation of cartoonists and comic-book illustrators. This one-day event, held at Northeastern’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on June 8, will feature lectures by graphic novelists who are well-known stars to any schoolkid these days, such as Bad Kitty’s Nick Bruel, Amulet’s Kazu...
July 2024
1. July 17, 2024. The 50th anniversary of Best of Boston Soirée@ Roadrunner, 89 Guest St., Boston.
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Flourishing '24. Sunday • 2:00 PM. Parkway Community YMCA. BVS’ Innovation Symposium & Vendor Expo, Cambridge. Thursday • 4:00 PM. Boston Marriott Cambridge. Young Adult Book Trivia. Sat, May 25 • 7:00 PM. Trident Booksellers & Cafe. SOLD OUT: The Great Gatsby, White Supremacy, and Antisemitism. Sunday • 7:00 PM. Lehrhaus.
- Celebrate Gamay during Beaujolais Nouveau Day. You may know it as an ideal Thanksgiving wine, but Beaujolais Nouveau is more than just a holiday staple.
- Rock out with Tokyo Police Club. This Thursday at 7 p.m., Canadian indie rockers Tokyo Police Club are headed to the Sinclair to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their second album, “Champ.”
- Witness the (solo) debut of Finneas. Finneas O’Connell is best known for collaborations with his younger sister, pop megastar Billie Eilish. But Finneas is an accomplished musician in his own right, and recently released his own debut album, “Optimist.”
- Upgrade your lunch with A Taste of Time Out. Earlier this week, Time Out Market kicked off weekday lunches with A Taste of Time Out, an event showcasing the Fenway food hall’s new lunch options.
Dec 21, 2023 · Wander the Museum of Fine Arts. Make friends with penguins at the New England Aquarium. Admire the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Shop and dine at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Catch a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Stroll the grounds of Boston Common. Explore the first botanical garden in America.
Jun 27, 2022 · Find out how to spend a weekend in Boston with this 2 day itinerary. Explore the Freedom Trail and harbor, eat seafood, sip on beer & more.
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