MLK Day events to put words into action

By Marc Levy

Published: January 6, 2012

In Cambridge, Martin Luther King Day is not just a day off. City groups have planned events that make it easy for people to not just recognize the contributions and call to action by King — but to actually take action.

Box Five, band of fans, set October road trip to make Poe live again

By Marc Levy

Published: September 11, 2011

Happy death day, Edgar Allen Poe. To celebrate your haunted life, the band Box Five and guest bands are performing Poe-themed works in every U.S. city you called home. The tour starts Oct. 5 at The Somerville Theatre.

Printer’s Devil literary journal launches tonight

By Gabrielle Varela

Published: June 20, 2011

The Printer’s Devil Review literary journal gets a launch party tonight at Middlesex Lounge.

Charter student earns a first in citywide poetry contest

By Justin T. Martin

Published: May 6, 2011

Ishrat Aishee said she never expected to take first in her category a competitive citywide poetry contest. Her seventh-grade teacher wasn’t surprised, though.

‘Concept concert’ asks audience to choose the ending

By Marc Levy

Published: March 17, 2010

For the Chagall Performance Art Collaborative, “Choose Your Own Adventure” is not a cute, nostalgic but ironic name for a night of music, poetry and dance. The collaborators are serious: They really want people to come Friday and decide the path the artists will follow.

Poetry, dance, drumming, film screening offered for Black History Month

By admin

Published: February 13, 2010

A premier drummer, local poet and groundbreaking filmmakers will be on hand this month to bring added meaning to Black History Month.