Event of the Week: Friday, Jan. 15
Star Wars fans will enjoy The Boston Public Works Theatre presentation of a space opera by Kevin Mullins. “Citizens of the Empire” features a hero, Marcus Kent, fighting to free his people from space stations and border planets. He is joined by a robot, an interstellar garbage woman, and a madam of a space brothel. Idealism and despotism clash in this battle of galactic proportions. 527 Tremont St.; 8 – 10:30 p.m.; $25.
A disco ball hangs from the center of the gallery. A bust of Albert Einstein made up with red lipstick and blue eyeshadow sits at an artist’s table. In the corner, a painter works on a portrait.
Artwork featuring flowing tendrils and demonic faces, cartoon-style body painting and food art coalesced in an attempt to awaken onlookers from everyday diversions at :interference: art exhibition.
A flurry of people ranging from senior couples to young children in patent leather shoes and their Sunday best filled the Boston Opera House on Friday evening. The auditorium brimmed with whispers and antsy movements until the first iconic note of Tchaikovsky brought the audience of the 2,677-seat theater to attentive silence.
The Berklee Performance Center (BPC) will celebrate its 100th year of operation this December. In honor of the centennial, the Berklee College of Music will present two student-produced shows.
Sometimes I like to close my eyes and run my hands through my wardrobe. My fingers will touch obscure materials like leather or lace, denim or tulle. It’s like those exhibits at children’s museums where you stick your hand into a dark box and guess what curious item you’re touching. Lace and tulle are feminine and delicate – can blow away in a breeze. Denim and leather are callous, protection against the elements. I like to view my style as versatile – outfits that are statements but also uniform. A good friend described it as a hybrid of what you would wear to a concert and an interview.
Brass Union restaurant in Somerville is continuing its series Movie Mondays series this week with “Elf,” the 2003 film starring Will Ferrell. Ferrell plays Buddy, a man raised among Santa’s elves at the North Pole who travels to New York City in search of his father. Attendees can enjoy the holiday comedy on a 70-inch screen with full surround sound and complimentary popcorn. Themed food and beverage specials centered around the movie will be available for purchase, so anticipate a plate of spaghetti drowned in syrup. 70 Union Square, Somerville; 8 - 10:30 p.m.; free; 21+.
Across the street from Fenway Park, in a garage off Yawkey Way, two Bostonians faced off against two New Yorkers in an artistic showdown, both sides armed with nothing but black paint and 6-by-14-foot blank, white canvases.
Every Friday, The Riot Theatre in Jamaica Plain is home to ComedySportz Boston, an improv show presented in the confines of a sports match. ComedySportz puts two teams of audience members head-to-head in improvisational competition. The players come up with scenes, games and songs based on the audience’s suggestions. A referee moderates the games (involving anywhere from seven to 12 players) and calls fouls when needed.
The word is suss. It means to realize, discover or find out. It is a shortened and altered version of the word suspect. Obviously. If you didn’t expect that, then your investigative skills are suss.
Entering the play, most audience members shied away when two belligerent men collected tickets. Little did they know, those men were part of the production. Bright Savage Theatre Project produced an adapted version of William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” on Tuesday, Nov. 10 and Thursday, Nov. 12 in the theater company’s first-ever production. The shows took place in local barsWorkbar Cambridge and WeWork South Station, respectively.
An evening of wine, cheese and art in the heart of Back Bay left an impression of old French aristocracy. On Friday, Nov. 13, the Martin Lawrence Art Gallery opened up its doors to present its new exhibition “Modern Masters.” The art salon displayed works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalí and Joan Miró that will be available to visitors until the end of November.
