Celebrations of Washington’s Birthday reflect tangled legacies of immigration, integration
Honoring Washington as a beloved president came to include minstrel shows in the early 1900s. That these performances were by prisoners in prisons playing the role of Washington’s enslaved people adds yet another layer of complexity.
Attend meetings in Somerville from Feb. 16-23 about digital equity, poll work (and skip the flu)
Public meetings this week look at digital equity, goals for the Human Rights Commission and becoming a poll inspector for the March 5 presidential primary election. There’s also a flu vaccine clinic coming Friday.
The excluded expert’s all-inclusive guide to navigating the modern Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day isn’t some “Mad Men” type day when a beleaguered husband grabs last-minute flowers and candy for a stay-at-home wife! Even the concept of a “couple” has changed. As a 62-year-old divorced straight able male heterosexual, I’m an expert.
Valentine’s Day 2024: How to cope in heart times
Even though Valentine’s falls on a Wednesday this year, opportunities abound for good meals, wine tastings and movies. We’ve put together a collection.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, with hip-hop dancing and writing sex scenes
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s hip-hop dance, Valentine’s, Galentine’s, Mardi Gras, Lunar New Year and Black History celebrations, operatic ballet not seen since the 1700s, “How to Steal a Presidential Election” and the arts of writing love poetry and sex scenes.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Typewriter Orchestra to marking MLK Day
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are a few ways to mark MLK Day, a CultureHouse opening party, Hans Zimmer soundtracks by candlelight, parties with cyberpunk and 1970s themes, magic and aliens, a new Text and Tone Festival and the Boston Typewriter Orchestra.
The booker knows you pay thousands for big acts to complain about $10 for a four-band bill locally
We talked to Heather Timmons of Tiny Oak Booking to learn a little about what the local music scene is like from her point of view: acorns on stage that might grow into something amazing
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Bim Skala Bim to Passim Celtic music fest
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Bim Skala Bim has a 40-year reunion, you can perform yoga to music from plant biodata, fold origami or dumplings at the MIT Museum, see a Dance/works show and take in four days of Celtic Music Festival at Club Passim.
Skip the streaming for more CDs, tapes and vinyl and get physical on a route you can shop in a day
Streaming platforms exploit musicians. Until that changes, vote with your heart, mind and wallet by getting more CDs, tapes and vinyl into your music rotation.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville means traditions like Ellis Paul, Marx marathon
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, 2023 ends with “A Taste of the Arts,” Ellis Paul, Dungeons & Dragons improv comedy, dancing and yoga and 2024 arrives with meditation, the Marx Brothers and death metal at The Middle East Upstairs.
