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Geek Week VI festival accentuates the funny (and the accent is British)
By Marc Levy
Published: April 24, 2012 at 10:59 PM
The sixth annual Geek Week celebrates everything geek for four days starting Wednesday at Central Square’s ImprovBoston — improv, musical theater, sketch and standup comedy and storytelling that celebrates science fiction, fantasy, comic books, anime, video games and superheroes.
High art comes to Oberon for 4/20 celebration
By Marc Levy
Published: April 13, 2012 at 10:59 PM
If 4/20 means anything to you, chances are you’ll want to spend the high holidays at Harvard Square’s Oberon.
Farmers market brings brief ‘Bubble Spectacular’ for kids
By Marc Levy
Published: April 13, 2012 at 04:54 PM
In addition to 23 food vendors, Saturday’s winter farmers market has a special guest: Mike the Bubble Man’s Kids’ Bubble Spectacular, performed by comedian and actor Mike Dorval.
‘Club 47’ film premiere to bring fans back to roots of Cambridge folk
By Marc Levy
Published: April 5, 2012 at 06:35 PM
Sure, folk music fans can hit Club Passim on April 17, but that’s also the premiere (and only local) showing of “For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival” — a documentary about the life of the iconic Harvard Square coffeehouse and start of Club Passim.
Together festival launches, already looking ahead
By Marc Levy
Published: April 2, 2012 at 09:34 PM
The Together electronic music and technology festival is just starting its weeklong run in Cambridge and surrounding cities and already the organizers are thinking about next year, including whether performances can move outdoors and how to handle its likely growth.
Together festival launches Monday from base in Central Square
By Marc Levy
Published: March 30, 2012 at 09:39 PM
A local weeklong celebration of music and technology, Together, launches Monday with the discussion: “Why Cambridge/Boston Is Not Austin.” That’s not to say there isn’t a stunning array of kick-ass, big-name electronic music in store throughout Cambridge and across the river.
Alternative comedy shows spring back to life
By Marc Levy
Published: March 18, 2012 at 09:07 PM
Winter killed off plenty of comedy, but spring reveals some budding: March 28 sees the return of “Upstairs at Rodney’s,” now somewhere that’s not upstairs, and April 6 sees the “Yoga Cult” show returning as “Black Box Comedy” also in a new location.
First-worlders get to dance and drink Thursday for kids in Africa, Asia
By Marc Levy
Published: March 18, 2012 at 04:03 PM
Anyone who feels sheepish about “first-world problems” should enjoy the chance to take part in a first-world solution Thursday in Harvard Square: a fundraiser called Songs for Schools.
Spirit Kid, tech startups are going to SXSW
By Marc Levy
Published: March 12, 2012 at 09:01 PM
Spirit Kid, the Cambridge band led by Harmonix Beatles genius Emeen Zarookian, is headed to Austin, Texas, for three sets during the South by Southwest music, film and technology festival.
‘36 Views’ of bridge, but culled from 365 days of photos
By Marc Levy
Published: March 7, 2012 at 08:46 PM
You may have looked around while passing over the B.U. Bridge. You may even have stopped midway over the Charles to appreciate the view. But there’s no way you’ve seen the bridge and its environment the way photographer and journalist Madeline Drexler has.