Fingers crossed, there are no blizzards on the schedule for Friday or Saturday night, so get out there and have some fun.
MUSIC
‘Angels in America’
Thursday through Sunday
Boston University Theater
264 Huntington Ave., Boston
$15-$20, 617‐933‐8600
Boston University presents Hungarian composer PeterEotvos’ operatic adaptation of Tony Kushner’s AIDS epic “Angels in America”, one of the truly monumental works of American theater. One could imagine few ways to enhance the already maxed-out gravity of the original, but turning it into an opera definitely seems like one. The opera had its American debut here in Boston in 2006. ART
Sol LeWitt: Structures and Related Works on Paper, 1968-2005
Through March 14
Barbara Krakow Gallery
10 Newbury St., Boston
Free, 617-262-4490
This exhibition features a collection of geometric images and sculptures by the late artist Sol LeWitt. Actually, he preferred the term “structure” over “sculpture”, which makes sense, since these creations, based on the basic cube shape, feel more like reduction (or, as you might see it, magnification) of sculpture to its essentials. As cubes go, they have a striking power. MOVIES
‘Paths of Glory’
Saturday, 9 p.m.
Harvard Film Archive
24 Quincy St., Cambridge
$7-$9, 617-495-4700
hcl.harvard.edu/hfa
Stanley Kubrick directed this 1957 World War I film, his first major success, about a real-life French regiment that randomly executed three of its own soldiers as punishment for not advancing sufficiently. Kirk Douglas appears as a colonel who tries to stop the overzealous general responsible for this insanity—unfortunately, though, it’s not the only insanity going on. BOOKS
Christine McKinley
Saturday, 7 p.m.
Porter Square Books
25 White St., Cambridge
Free, 617-491-2220
Christine McKinley, mechanical engineer and host of the History Channel show “Brad Meltzer’s Decoded” will discuss her book “Physics for Rock Stars: Making the Laws of Physics Work for You”, which gets into the physics of a variety of scenarios, from rock n’ roll microphone tossing to escaping from a car that’s careened into a pond—without ruining your clothes! COMEDY
Rob Delaney
Friday, 10 p.m.
The Wilbur Theater
246 Tremont St., Boston
$25, 800-745-3000
“I am going to tour very hard all over America,” Rob Delaney promises, “and I won’t stop until I’m done/hungry. Got it?”The official title of the Boston native’s current tour is simply, “Meat”, which is appropriately brief for the fast-rising comedian, who’s been cited much more than once as one of the funniest people on Twitter.
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