The moment the crowd heard “My name is Mitski,” a wave of applause and cheers swept across the room. “Thanks for being here,” underproduced indie-rocker Mitski Miyawakisaid. “Days don’t mean anything to me, but I know that for normal people, Mondays mean something.”
It was his 15th hour of near-uninterrupted gameplay and Johnny Nyugen, a video game streamer from Leominster, needed to move. He left his laptop 11:30 p.m.and walked with an ache of inactivity coursing through his body.
His fist raised, the man advanced toward the minister. Before the man could knock him out, the preacher tripped backward over a pile of boxes and fell to the ground. The room exploded into a cacophony of anger, threats, confusion and racist overtones.
Book fanatics will likely be found at Hynes Convention Center this weekend, where the 39th annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair will be held. It will be three days of bibliophilic bliss as 122 dealers from 10 countries congregate at the center. The weekend’s programming includes a behind-the-scenes look at popular TV series “Antiques Roadshow” with one of the executive directors; a “Typewriter Rodeo,” during which poets sit at vintage typewriters and create individualized work on the spot; free expert literature and writing tool appraisals; and a panel discussion about how to start a collection of antiquarian books. For those wishing to start their library but lacking the funds, selected items will be available for $100 or less. 900 Boylston St.; times vary; $10 - $20.
Imagine an app or device that told you how many quality hours you slept last night, or your anxiety level before an exam. Imagine it told you how many pounds you had to lose to reach your goal weight, or how bad your posture was. Would you listen to it?
In front of Aeronaut Brewing Company sat Harry the Homeless Unicorn Bison, a large animal designed around a discarded Harley-Davidson gas tank. Smith’s repurposed unicorn bison was just one work showcased on Sunday, Nov. 8 at the third-annual Trash Bash, where local artists and youths submitted art pieces made of what would normally be considered trash. The Trash Bash featured live music and a myriad of artist displays.
Cowboys and cowgirls gathered on Sunday afternoon at Inman Square in Cambridge for the third-annual Inman Square Business Association’s (ISBA) Harvest Hoedown – a western-themed charity festival showcasing local restaurants, music and businesses.
Artists usually confined to the world of underground house shows will be brought to the mainstage this weekend for Hassle Fest 7. Hassle Fest, a three-day music festival organized by BRAIN Arts, a nonprofit concert organizer based in Jamaica Plain, will take over the Cambridge Elks Lodge, Out of the Blue Too Gallery and Brighton Music Hall, the largest venues to host the festival thus far.
Last Friday, Northeastern University’s Fenway Center welcomed artists, scholars and curators from all over the country who took part in a one-day symposium titled “After Black Mountain College: Community and Collaboration.”
From cats terrified of bananas to kitties going through existential crises, quirky videos shown at the Internet Cat Video Festival produced as many laughs from the audience as any comedy show would.
“Spotlight” is an electrifying procedural about the painstaking minutiae of investigation, bolstered by its appropriately restrained direction and wonderfully lean script.
Boston residents can expect streetside innovation this winter when 11 hand-picked artists converge to draft public initiatives in forms ranging from illustration to interactive design as part of the city’s new Artists in Residency (AIR) program.
