Event of the Week: Tuesday, Oct. 20
Anna’s Taqueria commemorates 20 years of serving Boston with a Fan Appreciation Day this Tuesday. Tacos are buy one get one free. Guests can enjoy complimentary chips and salsa and sip on samples of hibiscus tea and horchata. For every burrito sold, $ 1 will go to ReVision Urban Farm, a community-based urban agriculture project that grows produce and provides other foods to ReVision Family Home, a shelter for young mothers and children. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., local student a cappella groups will perform at various locations. All Anna’s Taqueria locations; 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.; free.
When you reach your senior year in college, you either want to do everything or nothing. I’ve found that I’m the former as I go to any and every event that piques my interest and don’t really consider how it will fit into the flow of my school and work week. When I stumbled upon the opportunity to participate in a student-led performance with activist performer Tim Miller, I jumped at the chance. Why not?
Two performers wrestled Dario Sanchez, a third-year communications major, to the ground and stripped him of his clothes. His skin was covered with words written in marker. The words were the labels that others have put on him about his race.
Nearly 400 jack-o’-lanterns sat in the metal frame of the haunted Punkin’ Manor, waiting to light up the night as families carved their own pumpkins at the Lawn on D’s second annual Punkin’ Fest. Hundreds of people gathered at the Lawn on D on Saturday to participate in free fall festivities. The main celebration centered around a musical light show featuring the Punkin’ Manor, a wall of jack-o’-lanterns carved by festivalgoers. People from all across New England attended.
It took music industry professionals months of poking and prodding at Dustin Christensen, a Northeastern University (NU) alumnus, before he decided to test his luck and vocal chords by auditioning for “The Voice,” NBC’s singing competition series. This Monday, Christensen made it past the first round of eliminations and will compete for another week after a dramatic coaching change.
Costumed musicians gathered outside of Primark in Downtown Crossing with protest signs bobbing above the mob as the din of brass instruments rang through the roads. The street-band activist revolution was in full swing.
Through the lens of her Nikon D5000, Lindsay Baer uses her photography and video-making skills to portray women’s and mental health issues, using powerful images to display how these topics have affected her own life. This weekend, the former College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) student will display her work as part of the 36th Fort Point Open Studios.
Event of the Week: Thursday, Oct. 8
From Tony Award-nominated director Leigh Silverman and Emmy-nominated choreographer Sonya Tayeh comes “An Audience with Meow Meow.” The musical stars Meow Meow, the stage persona of real-life cabaret star Melissa Madden Gray who calls audience members to the stage as she stumbles through planned wrong entrances, wardrobe malfunctions and other technical difficulties. Gray boasts show credits from around the globe and has collaborated with the likes of David Bowie. Meow Meow will premiere her talents at Emerson College’s Cutler Majestic Theatre and will be playing until Oct. 24. 219 Tremont St.; 8 p.m.; $10 - $65.
A tiny black to-go box contained a cannoli from Mike’s Pastry just for Uncle Tony, the bride’s uncle.
He ate the cream-filled shell in one bite and moaned in pleasure. One minute later, Uncle Tony started hallucinating, could not breathe and keeled over on a table, dead.
Like many other students, I decided to embrace my global citizenship and study abroad this semester on the island of Ireland. Since arriving, I’ve learned that even though we all speak English, on this side of the pond, it sounds very different. Therefore, I’ll be spreading my cultural awareness and taking you all on a little international etymological exploration – try saying that 10 times fast – for a word you’ll hear in Ireland at least 20 times a day: craic (n. “crack”).
Nearly 400 years ago, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijnand and Johannes Vermeer created art to comment on the social strata of Holland. Now, that art makes its temporary home in Boston.
Class Distinctions: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer previewed at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) on Monday. Reflecting the observable class differences in 17th Century Europe from the Dutch painters’ perspective, the exhibit shows an early form of socially motivated art. The exhibit opens Oct. 11.
Along Putnam Street, Medusa stared out at attentive children from a framed pedestal, surrounded by painted tree branches and textured photography sculptures. Down the street, jeweled bracelets sparkled next to fliers for creative writing programs.
