MFA experiments with ‘Sargent and Fashion’ exhibition in interactive lab
Nia Beckett, lifestyle editor
March 13, 2019
Filed under Lifestyle
The Museum of Fine Arts welcomes museumgoers to take a behind-the-scenes look at the role of fashion in painter John Singer Sargent’s work through an exhibition lab. The experimental endeavor comes ahead of a new major exhibition “Sargent and Fashion,” set to open in 2021. While the MFA alrea...
Northeastern feminist group puts on ‘The Vagina Monologues’
Claire Wallace, news correspondent
March 13, 2019
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Northeastern's Feminist Student Organization, or FSO, put on “The Vagina Monologues” on March 1, an episodic play written by Eve Ensler in 1996 that is performed by theatre companies and activist groups nationwide. The monologues tell stories of women, their experiences, their relationships and their b...
Event Calendar: Thursday, March 14 – Wednesday, March 20
Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor
March 13, 2019
Filed under event calendar, Lifestyle
Thursday, March 14, HerStory Month 2019: Women’s Comedy Night Emerson College is hosting a variety of women-centered events throughout March in honor of Women’s History Month, or “HerStory Month.” Thursday’s event will be a stand-up comedy show highlighting female comedic talent. Check...
Boston Palestine Film Festival features mother-son musician duo
Melis Tirhi, news correspondent
March 13, 2019
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Mother-son duo Amal Murkus and Firas Zreik performed a set of traditional Palestinian music Saturday in the Berklee Performance Center as part of the Boston Palestine Film Festival, or BPFF. While the main festival takes place during the fall, the BPFF hosts events such as Murkus and Zreik’s pe...
NU Pride’s Queen Husky Drag Show brings people of all genders together
Deanna Schwartz, news staff
March 13, 2019
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NU Pride’s Queen Husky Drag Show made its return to campus Feb. 28, filling every seat in AfterHours and leaving many students standing in the back. The Queen Husky Drag Show is an annual event in which students perform in drag. The show is “a space for Northeastern’s LGBTQ community to learn, ...
Community concerts bring Boston Symphony Orchestra to campus
Deanna Schwartz, news staff
February 27, 2019
Filed under Lifestyle
Those who want to hear classical music played by world-renowned musicians need not look any further than St. Stephen Street. Two to three times a semester, the music of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, or BSO, can be heard on campus in the Fenway Center. The BSO Community Chamber Music Series concer...
Event Calendar: Thursday, Feb. 28 – Wednesday, March 6
Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor
February 27, 2019
Filed under event calendar, Lifestyle
Thursday, Feb. 28, AEPI Comedy and Trivia Night with Scott Rogowsky Alpha Epsilon Phi will present this comedy show with Scott Rogowsky, the host of the popular interactive game show “HQ Trivia.” Experience HQ in real time through interactive trivia, stand-up comedy and a guided Q&A. Get your t...
MFA exhibits ‘Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular’
Evelyn Bleed, news correspondent
February 27, 2019
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Mexican self-taught artist Frida Kahlo’s paintings give insight into her tortured mind at the Museum of Fine Arts, or MFA, which previewed its first exhibition of Kahlo’s work on Friday. The exhibition fills two rooms and was curated by Layla Bermeo. It includes decorated ceramics, embroidered t...
Trash2Treasure recycles clothing at exchange
Riana Buchman, news correspondent
February 26, 2019
Filed under Lifestyle
Trash2Treasure members hauled overflowing suitcases to the fourth floor of Ell Hall Thursday night for the club’s first annual clothing exchange. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” played through speakers as the club set up shop for prospective clothing swappers. Participants freel...
Northeastern’s Pitch, Please! wins a cappella quarters
Christopher Kelly, news correspondent
February 20, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Lifestyle
Northeastern's all-female a capella group Pitch, Please! took first place at the 2019 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, or ICCA, Northeast Quarterfinal at Berklee College of Music on Saturday. They competed alongside Northeastern’s Distilled Harmony, which placed third, and ...
Event Calendar: Thursday, Feb. 21 – Wednesday, Feb. 27
Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor
February 20, 2019
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Thursday, Feb. 21, Mass Incarceration: A Youth Film Screening and Community Conversation Transformative Culture Project and Emancipation Initiative will collaborate on this community conversation about mass incarceration in Massachusetts. Programming includes screenings of two youth-produced short films, a pane...
Review: ‘Spamilton: An American Parody’
Samantha Barry, news staff
February 20, 2019
Filed under Lifestyle, Reviews
How does a Needham-raised playwright, actor and director manage to create a show that not only spoofs the mega-hit “Hamilton” but also the entire Broadway industry itself? The answer is simple. Gerard Alessandrini’s musical, “Spamilton: An American Parody,” combines the fast-paced nature of...
