Postcards from Prison has accomplices
Peter Schutz, of Postcards from Prison, interviews audience member Jay Hale, wearing a baseball cap, in November 2005 about his most recent relationship breakup. Maureen Doran, Erin Curran and Ray Bell watch attentively. Once the interview is complete, …
Gargoyle watches over neighborhood left behind
This six-inch stone gargoyle — perched between two telephone poles on Orchard and Blake streets, near Porter Square — is charming most people. (Photo: Ken S. Kotch) Many may be familiar with Disney’s rendition of the gargoyle archetype from the car …
Drinking, and thinking, mostly Liberally
The Drinking Liberally crowd gathers on a November 2005 Tuesday at The Middlesex Lounge in Cambridge for their weekly round of pints and political discussion. (Photo: Ken Winokur) “We don’t unwelcome anyone,” said Heather as she motioned me and my Repu …
Dark room, silent dance, much going on
Shu-yee Chen tangos at the Zeitgeist Gallery’s every-other-Tuesday Tango Affair Dance Party. The event draws dancers from an MIT dance club. (Photo: Ken Winokur) The words “tango” and “Massachusetts Institute of Technology” may not come to mind when pl …
Portrait of a dragon descending guards Porter Square property
Dave Lewis’ dragon pokes his head into the living room of the filmmaker’s Porter Square home. (Photo: Ken S. Kotch) Within filmmaker Dave Lewis’ eclectic art collection is a large dragon’s head descending from the stairwell of his studio apartment, c …
Window knickknacks give peek into couple’s life
The “Helpman” fugurine, with his handy feather duster and rubber gloves, is shared with passers-by by the residents of 199 Mount Auburn St. (Photos: Lawrence E. Miller) Perhaps recently, on one of your last midafternoon walks of the season, you’ve ambl …
Mystery, comedy burst like rabbits from hats
Magicians Dr. Magogo, aka Mike Bent, Steve Kradolfer and David Oliver amaze, mystify, amuse and even disgust at the Mystery Lounge, the Tuesday show at the Hong Kong Restaurant’s Comedy Studio in Harvard Square. (Photos: Ken WInokur) Dr. Magogo took hi …
Wireless display makes museum the iSPOT
Professor of urban design Evan Beni-Joseph and professor of urban planning Joe Ferreira discuss the significance of the iSPOTS system last night at the MIT Museum’s opening reception for the work. Behind them an iSPOTS screen shows wireless usage on th …
Storytelling takes on TV (and lives to tell the tale)
A crowd gathers to hear Brother Blue expound at the Oct. 25, 2005, “Storytelling with Brother Blue and Friends,” at the Episcopal Divinity School near Harvard Square. (Photo: Ken Winokur) The art of storytelling is alive and well, lurking in a small do …
