Dave Tree discusses musical departures, trudging through COVID, and the year upon us.
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FOREVER STRUGGLE: ACTIVISM, IDENTITY, AND SURVIVAL IN BOSTON’S CHINATOWN
“According to descriptions of that life, frugal laundrymen saved money by sleeping and cooking meals of white rice in their tiny shops, only occasionally allowing themselves vegetables and meat.”
JOIN US FOR THE “BUY ME, BOSTON” BOOK RELEASE LIVE (NEW DATE AND TIME TBD)
We did a test run of the live stream on Thursday, which you can see below.
Stay tuned for updates on the big event in which we will speak with Boston archivists Brian Coleman and David Bieber of the David Bieber Archives ...
VIRTUAL HONK FESTIVAL: SHOWING HOW SOMERVILLE’S CULTURAL PHENOMENON SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD
"The online festival will virtually transport us around the world to see how Honk has manifested across the globe."
MAGICAL PROTECTORS: OCEAN WONG’S “OLD MAGICAL GIRLS” INSPIRE, FIGHT MONSTERS
"Hong Kong doesn’t only lack animation studios, but more importantly, we’re far behind—homosexual marriages are still illegal."
DESPITE PANDEMIC AND PERSONAL LOSS, MA FAVE MIRMAN KEEPS FUNNY COMING
It’s clear that the Somerville comedian is occupied at a time when many creatives feel stifled.
QUICK READ: GRANDPA AMERICA
One of the summer’s soaring sleeper smashes, and should fly with new and old comic heads alike.
HEADLESS BOSTON: WHAT IS THE FATE OF COLUMBUS PARK IN THE NORTH END?
“The park should be a place where everyone feels welcome, not a place where Indigenous people are made to feel uncomfortable, erased and demeaned.”
“I TALKED TO OTHER COMICS. A LOT OF US DON’T REALLY MISS STANDUP.”
Boston comedians Andrew Mayer and Dan Martin had big album releases planned. Now they’re contemplating what comedy might look like after the pandemic.
BOOKSMITH GOES VIRTUAL, NOW HAS EVENT ATTENDEES FROM OTHER CONTINENTS
One pandemic event had attendees from Germany, South Africa, and Hawaii: “people were up at like three in the morning to come here, or a version of coming, to hear this author.”