Take a stroll and see some of Boston’s landmarks with Boston by Foot’s Achitectural Tour, showcasing buildings such as the State House and the Old Historic Vilna Synagogue. The lecture and tour are free and start at 5:30 p.m., seven nights a week at the State House. Call (617) 722-2000 for details.
January 21 Wednesday Dr. Khassan Baiev, surgeon, author and human-rights activist, and Nicholas Daniloff, professor of journalism who also contributed to, will partake in a Meet the Author Series hosted by Northeastern at 90 Snell Library. They will discuss Baiev’s treatment of Chechnyan and Russian civilians and soldiers under brutal and primative conditions during the Russian invasion of Chechnya. The event will begin at noon. Call Maria Carpenter at ext. 2821 for more information.
AfterHOURS will be having a karaoke night at 8 p.m. This event is free with a NU ID. Call ext. 8880 for details.
January 22 Thursday The Ford Hall Forum will be presenting a free public lecture and discussion with documentary filmmaker Orlando Bagwell about the last five years in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The lecture will be held in Blackman Auditorium, Ell Hall at 6:30 p.m. For more information about this and other free lecture programs hosted by the Ford Hall Forum, call (617) 373-5800.
Frank Santos, the R-Rated Hypnotist, will be performing at Comedy Connection in Faneuil Hall. Admission to the show is $12. The performance begins at 8:30 p.m. To purchase tickets or for information on showtimes, call (617) 248-9700.
January 26 Monday Brian Bergeron will be playing in an acoustic showcase held at afterHOURS. The show begins at 9 p.m. and admission is free with a NU ID. Call ext. 8880 for more information.
Upcoming The Newman Club will be holding their Fourth Annual Snow Ball on Saturday, January 31. There will be a DJ, dancing and appetizers. The dance will be held at the African-American Institute in the Cabral Center from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. For information about tickets, call (617) 266-2635.
Ongoing Annette Miller is starring in the one-woman play “Full Gallop,” the story of Diana Vreeland, a notorious fashion editor who has just returned from a whirlwind tour of Europe after being abruptly fired from Vogue. The show is running at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre at 949 Commonwealth Ave. Tickets are $25 but senior and group discounts are available for most performances. Call the Nora Theatre Company Box Office at (617) 491- 2026 for information on showtimes and seating availability. The show is currently open and running through Feb. 1, 2004.
Celebrity Birthdays January 21 Geena Davis, 1957 Jack Nicklaus, 1940 Hakeen Olajuwon, 1963
January 22 Steve Perry, 1949 Linda Blair
January 23 Tiffani Amber Thiessen, 1974 John Hancock, 1737
January 24 John Belushi, 1949 Mary Lou Retton, 1968
January 25 Alicia Keys, 1981 Virginia Woolf, 1882
January 26 Eddie Van Halen, 1955 Gene Siskel, 1946 Wayne Gretzky, 1961
