We all look back on our childhoods with rose-colored glasses, with 20/20 hindsight and nostalgic viewfinders. But there was something very special and unique about being a kid in the 1990s and early 2000s. Excuse me while I reminisce for the next 600 words.
Saturday, Sept. 29
Come on, babe, why don’t we paint the town? And all that jazz? Year after year, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival has entertained thousands of audience members with jazz, Latin, blues and other acts. Many people come to dance, sing, enjoy and support some of town’s world class musicians. The festival stretches six blocks filled with stages. There will be 70 booths of vendors with great eats, face painting, photos and an instrument painting zoo. This jazzy festival is the place to be this Saturday afternoon. Columbus Avenue between Burke Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Boston; 12 p.m.; Free; www.beantownjazz.org
The line ran out the door and past the Munger Life Sciences Building as Northeastern students packed into afterHOURS Tuesday night for a chance to meet Internet meat-head, Dom Mazzetti.
Northeastern students are already on the lookout for fun ways to spend their fall days this semester. Concerts and parties, festivals and expositions; it seems like there’s always something to do in Boston. This weekend, Microsoft SkyDrive will present Boston’s annual CollegeFest at the Hynes Convention Center.
His name may not always be recognized, but his art is hard to forget: dogs doing things they don’t usually do and wearing outfits they don’t typically wear.
His name is William Wegman, and the Northeastern Department of Art and Design brought him in as the first guest speaker in their lecture series Sept. 12 at Blackman Auditorium
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Saturday, Sept. 22
Is there anything more exciting than food? Hint: the answer is no. How about lines and rows of food trucks? Even better. The Suffolk Downs Food Truck Festival is featuring over 22 food trucks with a variety of cuisines, sampling tents and live music. From mac n’ cheese to hot dogs, barbecue ribs to dumplings and spring rolls to mouth-watering desserts, this festival is sure to deliver a taste of New England’s finest gourmet food trucks. 111 Waldemar Ave. East Boston; 11 a.m.; $13 - $25; www.foodtruckfestivalsofne.com
When I first took a job as a barista, I didn’t have especially high hopes. I thought it would simply be a good way to make some extra spending money and satisfy my latte cravings for free — in other words, a typical part-time job. I couldn’t have guessed it would change me as a person.
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Friday, September 21
Are you ready for the biggest college party of the semester? If yes, then head to ILLUMINA, a live show with massive light shows, incredible sounds, video sequences, dancers, live performers, DJs, electro and remixes all combined to create one enormous dance party for college students. This event, on Friday Sept. 21, is taking over Boston’s House of Blues and will be providing their guests with an extraordinary adventure and an unforgettable night. 18+; House of Blues, 15 Landsdowne St. Boston; 8 p.m.; $20 - 25; www.illuminalive.com
There are so many wonderful things about watching TV, but there is one very obvious and somewhat painful chore that comes with turning on the boob tube: commercials.
Northeastern students danced, screamed, laughed and cried on stage last Saturday night, but not by their own accord. These students were under the power of hypnosis as their friends and peers watched.
While encouraging his audience to try on a variety of metaphorical thongs, Welcome Week speaker Harlan Cohen enlightened over 250 students on how easy it can be to meet new people in college – while sober.
