Tips for spending the holiday in Boston if you’re steering clear of the dinner table
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READY AND CHILLING: YOU MAY FEAR THE IDEA OF A WINTER PREVIEW, BUT YOU STILL NEED TO PREPARE
Why, they ask, would we remind Greater Bostonians about the hell that awaits?
HORROR SHOW: THIS YEAR’S SPOOKIEST HAPPENINGS FROM BOSTON TO SALEM
Want to scream and laugh at the same time? We got you covered.
BOSTON ART BOOK FAIR: THE ONLY PLACE YOU’LL FIND MIT AND AN ALLSTON ZINE MAKER EXHIBITING
The three-day celebration will shine spotlights on culture from the Boston area and beyond, plus pack plenty of panels and signings with book makers galore.
KILLING AT ARCHERY GAMES: NONLETHAL PROJECTILE PLEASURE IN CHELSEA
“Dress sporty,” my buddy recommended. He’s familiar with the gauntlet, having ventured there to shoot it out with coworkers a few weeks earlier.
EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I (COULD HAVE) LEARNED FROM CHAPO
I was relieved and entertained to learn last year that my sympathies lie with a much larger assembly, namely the alleged “Dirtbag Left,” a loosely applied label for fans of the Chapo Trap House podcast and anyone else who genuinely loathes the work of Aaron Sorkin but lets people live at parties when they say they dig his shows because we’re more human than not.
TOMATO TIME: SEEING RED AT WILSON FARM IN LEXINGTON
“Tomato Fest is one of our favorite events because we are able to highlight the 20 different varieties of tomatoes we grow every year. The festival allows for our shoppers to sample an assortment of our fantastic heirlooms and taste the subtle differences between each of them.”
DIG THIS: FAUST, JANELLE MONÁE, FOO FIGHTERS, BODY/HEAD
WED 7.18 Faust @ Brighton Music Hall The early ’70s saw the explosion of many fertile minds via the poorly-named ‘Krautrock’ movement (Kosmiche Musik is a more acceptable substitute) and while Can, Kraftwerk, Harmonia and Neu! grabbed a lot of the attention, the more temperamental and experimental Faust has to be included as […]
HOW TO WALK ACROSS BOSTON HARBOR WITHOUT GETTING IN TROUBLE
The original Thompson Island hike, which included Thompson Island itself, was something I’ll never forget for several reasons, but this perfectly legal walk includes mostly similar sights and may also give you a bit of cachet, since saying that you walked across Boston Harbor sounds like the stuff of legend.
SUMMER JAM: ROLLER DISCO FOR HUB MUSIC ICON TURNS FIVE
“Donna was in the church and sang in the church until she was 18. She didn’t perform until she auditioned for the play Hair. From there she moved to New York then was off to Europe. She did used to go to a place called the Sugar Shack to see the stars perform.”
