Updated 16:09, September the 16th, 2007
| ARTS |
MUSIC |
COMEDY |
| September Other |
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| Winslow Homer Now through Sept. 30 Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Ave., Boston Free to $17, 617-267-9300 www.mfa.org Two rare paintings, “Enchanted” and “Sawkiller River, Pennsylvania,” are featured in this exhibition showcasing the MFA’s permanent collection of Homer’s work. And don’t forget that “The Fog Warning,” that great piece with the bearded boatman checking out the darkening sky, is scratch ‘n’ sniff. |
| ‘Stefano Arienti: The Asian Shore’ Now through Oct. 14 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 280 The Fenway, Boston MBTA: Green Line to Museum $5 to $12, 617-566-1401 www.gardnermuseum.org Stefano Arienti’s art installation is inspired both by the Gardner’s unique Asian collection and Eastern culture and spirituality. Enjoy the exhibition in a “meditative, Zen-like space,” but don’t doze off like you did last time because that was really embarrassing when the security guards had to “escort” you off the premises. |
| ‘In Sights’ Now through Nov. 18 Arsenal Center for the Arts Galleries 321 Arsenal St,, Watertown MBTA: Red Line to Alewife Free, 617-923-0100 www.arsenalarts.org Photography by award-winning Massachusetts artists, including Ri Anderson, David Bookbinder and Rania Matar, is showcased at the Arsenal Center for the Arts. The ten photographers represented were chosen from a pool of 285 applicants, which explains why a few of them are a little wet. |
| ‘Sxip’s Hour of Charm’ Sept. 14 through Sept. 30 (weekends only) Zero Arrow Theatre 2 Arrow St., Cambridge MBTA: Red Line to Harvard $25 to $52, 617-547-8300 www.amrep.org What the heck is this event? Who is Sxip? And why does he spell his name that way? Let’s answer these in order. 1) It’s a thick smorgasbord of singers, circus artists, beat boxers, and comics. It’s such a thick smorgasbord, in fact, that we had to put it in the proverbial “other” category. 2) Sxip Shirley is a circus music composer who has worked with the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, the New Victory Theater and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 3) We don’t know. Possibly just to be different? |
| ‘Gardner After Hours’ Sept. 20 through June 19 (Third Thursdays) Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 280 The Fenway, Boston MBTA: Green Line to Museum $5 to $12, 617-566-1401 www.gardnermuseum.org The Gardner enters the nightlife business with this new monthly series of museum mingling. “After Hours” includes live jazz, a small plates menu in the café and cocktails at the courtyard bar. Glowsticks optional. |
| ‘Walk This Way’ Sept. 27 through March 23 Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Ave., Boston Free to $17, 617-267-9300 www.mfa.org Yes, Boston loves Aerosmith but this exhibit only shares its name with one of the toxic twins’ big hits. It’s really a way to see what people wore on their feet thousands of years ago. Oddly enough, people began wearing Chuck Taylor Converse in the lost city of Atlantis. |
| October Other |
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| Peter Schjeldahl Oct. 4 CFA Concert Hall at Boston University 855 Comm. Ave., Boston MBTA: Green Line to BU West Free, 617-353-3371 www.bu.edu/cfa Art critic/writer Peter Schjeldahl leads a discussion entitled, “Ins and Outs: Confessions of Art-Love.” The set-up: “Forty-some years of aesthetic and art-worldly passion recalled, with reflections on the present and lessons for the future.” Sounds kinky, but hey, it’s free. |
| Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre: Covens Oct. 5 through Oct. 28 Sanctuary Theatre 400 Harvard St., Cambridge MBTA: Red Line to Harvard $35, 617-354-7467 www.ballettheatre.org Jose Mateo’s autumn production, “Covens,” with music from MacMillan’s “Symphony No. 3” and a storyline involving witch-hunters, is perfect for the Halloween season. The Jose Mateo experience includes table seating, close-up views and cocktails, which are perfect for any season. |
| iTango Oct. 14 Back Bay Events Center 180 Berkeley St., Boston MBTA: Green Line to Copley $35 to $55, 877-548-3237 www.backbayeventscenter.com Live music, passionate dance and the spirit of Argentina coalesce in this evening featuring the preeminent tango dancers and musicians in the world. Lest you think tango is something to scoff at, consider this: Fleetwood Mac could have easily named their 1987 album “Waltz in the Night,” but they didn’t; and Tango & Cash are probably the most badass cop buddies ever. |
Verve
Oct. 19 and 20
Boston University Dance Theater
915 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
MBTA: Green Line to St. Paul St.
$20 to $25, 617-358-2500
www.bu.edu/fitrec
BoSoma Dance Company’s new production features the Amy Marshall Dance
Company of NYC. Marshall, a former member of the Paul Taylor Dance
Company, “blends intricate spatial patterns, expansive line and
athletic movement for a distinctive grace that cannot be challenged.”
Seriously, broseph, not even Tango & Cash can step to this.
| Ballet Folklórico de México Oct. 20 Orpheum Theatre One Hamilton Place, Boston MBTA: Green/Red Line to Park St. $30 to $45, 617-876-4275 www.worldmusic.org Mexico’s national dance company, founded in 1952 by dancer/choreographer Amalia Hernández, boasts 48 dancers, musicians and singers, and incorporates Mayan, Aztec and modern traditions into its flurry of color and movement. |
| Barbara Duffy & Company Oct. 27 Regent Theatre 7 Medford St., Arlington MBTA: Red Line to Alewife $24 to $32, 781-646-4849 www.regenttheatre.com New York City’s paramount tap collective makes its Boston debut with a show of “emotionally driven choreography celebrating life through the universal power of rhythm.” Or, life is like this: clickety-clickety-clack. |
| November Other |
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| Maureen Fleming: Waters of Immortality Nov. 2 through Nov. 4 Institute of Contemporary Art 100 Northern Avenue, Boston MBTA: Silver Line to World Trade Center $35, 617-876-4275 www.crasharts.org Inspired by poet William Butler Yeats, “Waters of Immortality” is Fleming’s new multimedia creation, a “sensuous celebration of the feminine archetype.” Fleming’s dance is augmented by three-dimensional video projections and still photography; Akikazu Nakamura accompanies on the bamboo flute, and pianist Bruce Brubaker performs music by Philip Glass. A post-performance Q&A takes place on Nov. 2. This performance contains nudity, so tell the kids you’ll nudge them every time they need to close their eyes. |
| Bellydance Superstars: Babelesque Nov. 3 Regent Theatre 7 Medford St., Arlington MBTA: Red Line to Alewife $27.50 to $37.50, 781-646-4849 www.regenttheatre.com If you’re looking for a bigger bellydancing experience than the Middle East’s corner room, check out this acclaimed troupe, whose show incorporates Tribal, Egyptian and Cabaret styles. The Bellydance Superstars have played stages from Lollapalooza to the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco. We challenged them to a dance-off once, but apparently beer-bellies are grounds for immediate forfeit. |
| Nut/Cracked Nov. 7 through Nov. 10 Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA 527 Tremont St., Boston MBTA: Orange Line to Back Bay $20 to $48, 617-933-8600 www.bostontheatrescene.com “Definitely not your grandmother’s ‘Nutcracker’!” is how the Bang Group’s interpretation of the Christmas classic is being described. Tchaikovsky’s original score is injected with additional music by Duke Ellington, Glen Miller and others, and the ballet itself has been transformed into “a beautifully executed piece of irreverent dance theatre.” Please God, oh please let there still be giant mice running amok on the stage. |
| Shaolin Warriors Nov. 17 Orpheum Theatre One Hamilton Place, Boston MBTA: Red/Green Line to Park St. $30 to $45, 617-876-4275 www.worldmusic.org Twenty kung fu masters make up the Shaolin Warriors Troupe, each of them flawlessly skilled in the art of hand-to-hand and weapons combat. Their show combines Olympic agility, the beauty of ballet and the stone-cold badass-ness of the Wu Tang Clan. If you see them in a dark alley in Downtown Crossing, you should probably walk the other way. |