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Unconventional styles reign at fashion show

Unconventional styles reign at fashion show

October 8, 2015
The SYNERGY Events held its eighth annual Emerging Trends Fashion show on Friday to end Boston Fashion Week. The show was split into two parts, featuring up-and-coming designers from all around the world, and was hosted by Miss Massachusetts USA 2015, Polikseni Manxhari.
"Othello" takes new style

“Othello” takes new style

October 1, 2015
The Suffolk University Modern Theatre was packed as the audience quieted, lights dimmed and Roderigo stepped out from the aisle in a three-piece suit, followed by Iago, fully dressed in 21st-Century army fatigue.
A capella group defies cultural music gap

A capella group defies cultural music gap

October 1, 2015
To carry both musical talent and cultural pride may weigh on some as a burden, but for The Filharmonic it’s a natural fit.
"What the Fluff?" festival back in Somerville

“What the Fluff?” festival back in Somerville

October 1, 2015
Hundreds of Fluff fans gathered on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Somerville to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the “What the Fluff?” festival. The celebration centers around Fluff, a spreadable marshmallow cream, and Archibald Query, the man from Somerville who invented the sticky spread.
Students learn at night of science

Students learn at night of science

October 1, 2015
Taking the semblance of a college campus quad, the Museum of Science (MOS) offered a night of educational excursions for the students of Boston this weekend.
Event Calendar: Oct. 1 - 7

Event Calendar: Oct. 1 – 7

October 1, 2015
Event of the Week: Sunday, Oct. 4 Doughnut aficionados of the Northeast will find their niche in Back Bay this weekend when Post 390 hosts the second annual Rise and Rumble Donut Throwdown. Chefs hailing from the Boston and New York areas will whip up their most creative versions of glazed goodness for a chance to be voted best doughnut by guests. Kenmore Square chef Lauren Kroesser from Island Creek Oyster Bar took home the title last year with a jelly-filled, hazelnut-topped doughnut. A ticket to the event includes access to a brunch buffet, coffee bar and one of each doughnut entered in the competition. 406 Stuart St.; noon - 2 p.m.; $30.

Column: The art of being a modern friend

October 1, 2015
When I was in elementary school, my hometown seemed bigger than it really was. In the summer, I would exchange home phone numbers and street addresses with the girls I sat with at lunch or played with at recess, and then I would bid them farewell like they were going on a two-month hibernation. Summer was a roadblock to our friendship because we weren’t physically in a classroom together.
Headliners rock the Boston Calling stages

Headliners rock the Boston Calling stages

October 1, 2015
Boston Calling returned to the city this weekend, drawing thousands of music lovers and a diverse lineup of artists. Since its inception in 2013, the festival has continued to grow and expand, accommodating more people and vendors this year than ever before.
Boston hosts local food festival

Boston hosts local food festival

September 24, 2015

by Meaghan Dowd, news correspondent and Liam Hofmeister, inside editor Children ran around the festival grounds with broccoli tattooed on their arms as the locavores of New England conversed about their sustainable farms. On Sunday at the Rose Kennedy Greenway, the sixth...

Public Art Initiative brings new mural to EV

Public Art Initiative brings new mural to EV

September 24, 2015

By Megan O'Brien, deputy inside editor  After two weeks of painting, contemporary artist John Park has nearly completed a mural in the East Village lobby. expected to be finished on Sept. 25. The work is the newest addition to the Public Art Initiative, a campaign President...

Improv musical sets BUMP apart

Improv musical sets BUMP apart

September 24, 2015

by Liam Hofmeister, inside editor A scene at the Boston Unscripted Musical Project (BUMP) may start as an innocently choreographed and harmonized musical number. Quickly, the singing can degenerate into a raging mob of actors, repeatedly screaming at the audience “You suck.” At...

Event Calendar: Sept. 24 to 30

Event Calendar: Sept. 24 to 30

September 24, 2015

by Megan O'Brien, deputy inside editor Thursday, Sept. 24 “Olate Dogs,” the season-seven winners of “America’s Got Talent,” are performing at The Wilbur Theatre this week. After headlining The Palazzo in Las Vegas, starring in NBA halftime shows and making a few...