Arts + Culture
Backgammon and other traditional board games gather locals in a digital age
Throughout the summer, local residents are gathering and they’re bringing their family’s board game traditions with them. Read more A third space helped me find my community after moving to Cambridge Pandemonium Books and Games in Central Square hosts tournaments for collectible card games. Cambridge Public Library also has a game night featuring a variety […]
Somerville’s ArtBeat Festival turns 40
Somerville is hosting the 40th ArtBeat cultural festival in Davis Square on Saturday, highlighting the city’s diverse arts scene. Read more Alpha-gal is in the headlines. It’s no superhero ArtBeat is Somerville’s “biggest cultural festival” as it “showcases music, dance, culinary arts, and visual arts,” said Rachel Strutt, the interim director of the Somerville Arts […]
Somerville, Capital theater buildings put up for sale
The owner of 49-55 Davis Square in Somerville and 202-218 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington has put the properties on the market, with an asking price of $12 million each. The buildings house the Somerville Theatre and Capital Theater, respectively, raising questions as to whether the vibrant local independent theater scene could be affected. Read more […]
Martial arts movies, Somerville Film Fest and the Stanton Rule lead the week
Among the great artists who’ve called Boston home is the martial arts master Bow-sim Mark, who in 1976 founded the Chinese Wushu Research Institute, one of the first tai chi schools in the United States. Sifu Mark remains active to this day from her home in Newton. One of her sons is international movie star […]
Mel Brooks at 100 and the best movie about Boston
This Sunday marks the 100th birthday of Mel Brooks, the legendary comedian, filmmaker and all-around bon vivant, who, by all appearances, remains as sprightly and charming as ever. To celebrate this living legend as he enters his second century, the Brattle Theatre has curated a weekend-long series of some of his most beloved work. Present, […]
You’ll have a gay old time at ‘One Long Earring’
“One Long Earring,” a play about a lesbian band from the 1990s looking to reunite after almost 30 years, has been called the lesbian “Spinal Tap.” It’s coming to the Crystal Ballroom at the Somerville Theatre this Sunday. Read more A tale of two liquor laws The cheeky comedy began as the pandemic brainchild of […]
At the Middle East, singing for his mental health
“I won’t open the door,volunteer to the dark, where the demons wait patient to make me their mark.” Read more Trinity’s Touch salon celebrating 20 years These lyrics might be something the dinner crowd hears Kev G Mor sing on Thursdays at The Corner Bar or every fourth Friday at Zuzu Restaurant. Mor plays in the […]
Somerville arts scene gets vibe checked at community forum
At a community-led “state of the arts” forum in Union Square Monday, keeping Somerville a creative hub was top of mind. Read more Flaherty effort to save ShotSpotter misfires In the wake of this year’s dismissals and restructurings at city hall, the event gathered around 50 people to air their thoughts, concerns and wishes for […]
An unmissable dance thriller from the A.R.T.
“Black Swan” is billed as “a new dance thriller” by the American Repertory Theater. It is indeed both thriller — a tense and suspense-driven story — and thrilling in its bold use of lighting, choreography, sound, music and illusion. It’s an awe-inspiring work of creative power. Read more CRLS ultimate enjoys national tournament experience And […]
Immersive play at City Hall revives 1976 recombination debate
Coming to a city hall near us: the theater of today’s politics is pausing for the theater of the past. The new play “No Recombination Without Representation” will bring to life the 1976 public hearing that debated the safety of DNA recombination research at Harvard University. Throughout June, six performances will take place in Sullivan […]