I watched the Grammys on the big screen at Conor Larkin’s where I work. As country artist after country artist took the stage and sang about things Southern people care about, I essentially wanted to die. It seemed to last forever. I really wanted the show to speed up so...

Featured Event: Boston Facial Hair Fiasco The Boston Facial Hair Fiasco is coming this Saturday, and bringing with it loads of beards, Jim Beam and rock ‘n’ roll. Tallboy, a Boston-based production company, is sponsoring the beard and beer-filled competition this Saturday. The concept is hairly – fairly – simple: Facial hair enthusiasts will pine for titles in categories like full natural, full groomed, freestyle, partial and fake (A+ game is recommended for this variety, which allows the use of arts and crafts.) Judges include Sandy Poirier of SHAG Rock Star Hair, Bert Mayer III of the Boston Beard Bureau and Carmen O’Connor of the band Bodega Girls, while bands Township, Black Helicopter and Coyote Kolb will supply music. Now’s the time to grow. As the event’s website says, “It’s beard season.” 69 Kilamock St.; 7 p.m. - 2 a.m.; $10 to attend, $15 to compete; churchofboston.com/club.

As part of an occasional series, The News ambushed unsuspecting students and demanded they justify the songs that played when their iPods were put on shuffle, however embarrassing.

Vietnamese American culture swept the Fenway Center stage Saturday in a broad display of artistry, complete with dancing, singing, comedy and a live cook-off.

Northeastern students will stage a story of corporate greed and deadly glowing paint in the theatre department’s latest production of “Radium Girls,” which opens today in the Studio Theatre in the Curry Student Center.

Two Huskies behind the Facebook page say they did not expect popularity

Visiting lecturer of music technology and composition John MacCallum’s work may involve self-engineered computer software, probability distribution functions and hybridization interfaces, but to him it is ultimately art.

Passionate about music since an early age and eager to promote local talent, one Northeastern student took it upon himself to bring four metal bands to afterHOURS for an evening of hardcore, good-spirited, tunes.

The arrest of mobster Whitey Bulger last June triggered waves around the country, but had local “Boston Mob Guide” authors Stephanie Schorow and Beverly Ford excited for a particular reason.

“Olympics Über Alles” explores the role of Nazi views in the 1936 games

As I served Bud Light pitchers and buffalo chicken nachos at work last Sunday, I watched as everyone, from the table of drunks knocking over shots to the bartender wearing his Giants cap with pride, screamed at the game on TV. All the while, one disturbing fact wouldn’t let...

By Emily Huizenga, News Staff   Featured Event Harvard Square’s third annual Some Like it Hot Chili Cook-Off is a chance to indulge in hearty food, relish fierce competition and engage in community camaraderie just in time for the biggest game of the year. This...