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Where: 1040 MASS MoCA WAY    NORTH ADAMS, MA 01247
When: Aug 1, 2010–Jan 2, 2011

Artist/actor Leonard Nimoy will exhibit his recent photographic series that explores the lost or hidden self.

Inspired by Aristophanes' theory that humans were once double-sided creatures with two heads and multiple limbs before Zeus cleaved man in two and left him forever struggling to be whole again, Nimoy's photographs reveal his subjects' other half. Shooting in nearby Northampton, Massachusetts, Nimoy recruited volunteers from the local community with an open call for portrait models willing to be photographed posed and dressed as their true or imagined "secret selves." From the popular rock star and superman to the more unexpected dog lover and Pan, these various secret identities (off-line avatars as they might be described) offer an intimate, sometimes humorous, and often profound new look at the residents of Northampton and the inner yearnings and fantasies that we all share.

Accompanying the large, life-size photographs is a video documenting the artist's conversations with his subjects and the poignant, personal moments he masterfully elicits from his unlikely muses.

Let loose this friday and swing dance!!
Come and check out Boston's hottest swing dance. Conveniently located in Sullivan Square less than a 5 minute walk from the T, with free parking also available. This fall we have a killer line up of DJ's and live bands every Friday night. Beautiful 3,000 sq ft dance hall with exposed brick. A beginning lesson is included in the price of admission from 8-9 p.m. prior to social dancing from 9PM-12AM. No partner or prior experience is required. All ages and dance levels welcome.
Where:The Crosby Whistle Stop, Charlestown, MA
When: Friday, Dec 17 8:00p to Saturday, Dec 18 12:00a
Price: $10 General /$8 Student DJ Nights, $15 General/ $13 Student on Band Nights

If you haven't yet experienced the Boston Pop's Holiday performance, I highly suggest it! I went last Friday, and it was the BEST!! EVER!! Plus, SANTA shows up!! SANTA!!!!

Join the Partners Club and experience the wonder of a Holiday Pops concert this season!  For a few weeks each December historic Symphony Hall is transformed into a magical place for all ages as the Boston Pops perform the most beloved holiday music.  Order your tickets now to ensure you’ll be a part of it all. The Partners Club is subsidizing the event and offering a discount to our members.  The club paid $55 per ticket and are offering them to you for $40 each!

Where: Symphony Hall
When: Till December 26th

Get your burger on before you start consuming all the holiday festivities!! Every Wednesday night, select from four varieties of the famous Bristol Burger, paired with two tastings of Burgundian style wines.

Where: Four Seasons Hotel Boston
When: Wednesday, Dec 15 5:00p to 10:30p

Like poetry?
This exhibit of American poetry features early editions and manuscripts by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson; political broadsides and ephemera by John Greenleaf Whittier and Ralph Waldo Emerson; collections of dialect poetry by James Whitcomb Riley and Paul Laurence Dunbar, and more. A collaborative exhibit by the graduate students and faculty of the Department of English at UMass Boston and the Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library.

Where: The Boston Public Library: Central Branch: Rare Book Department, Boston Public Library.
When:On-going throughout December

Head to the Back Bay Social Club tonight and take the mystery out of making great, classic holiday cocktails, with mixologists Thomas Mastricola and Dennis Cargill. Starts at 7pm.

Space is limited so please email them to secure your spot RSVP@BackBaySocialClub.com.

 

If you don't get in, go anyways to enjoy some good food and drinks!

Classic Cocktails will include:

Vanilla Bourbon Egg Nog

Hot Buttered Rum

Three different Champagne Cocktails:
*Traditional Champagne Cocktail
*Cherry Champagne Cocktail
*International Champagne Cocktail

Claret Punch

& New Years Day Punch

Come Skate Away: Sunday, December 12, 2010 12:00 pm at the Charles Hotel (1 Bennett St)

Join us on Sunday, December 12th for the opening of The Rink at The Charles Hotel!*

This annual community event is open to the public and includes: a kids' cookie decorating room; a visit from Globe Santa, performances from Olympic Ice Dancer, Loren Rabinowitz; and more! Enjoy chowder samples from Legal Sea Foods and hot chocolate from Henrietta's Table.

The cookie decorating room and hot chocolate will be available between 12:00pm - 3:00pm. Guests can enjoy complimentary ice-skating and skate rentals from 12:00pm - 8:00pm.

This year's event will help to support Globe Santa. Since 1956, Globe Santa has been The Boston Globe's annual appeal for needy children in Greater Boston. The Globe Santa Fund collects donations from readers and advertisers to purchase holiday gifts for underprivileged children. The program helps brighten the holiday season for more than 31,000 families and 55,000 children in 175 communities every year.

The event is made possible thanks to the support of the Harvard Square Business Association.

*weather permitting

Celebrate (or get your Holiday shopping finished) this weekend at the Pru with:
• 31 Nights of light
• Toy Drives
• Charity Gift Wrapping
• Make-A-Wish Foundation
• MSPCA-Angell Holiday Trees
•Sweet Home Gingerbread Project
• An INDOOR Holiday Street Festival
•The Cultural Survival Holiday Bazaar
• Holiday Entertainment

**This weekend only the Pru will be featuring choral groups, human statues (saw them last week, it was pretty impressive) a balloon twister, a caricaturist, and more!! Starting today until tomorrow: Noon to 5pm!!

The Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street will be presenting the 237th anniversary reenactment of the Boston Tea Party. For more information and tickets click here.

By December 16, 1773, all the fuss about tea in Boston had come to a boil. Three ships loaded with tea sat anchored in Boston harbor. The Patriots were determined to prevent the tea on these ships from being landed on American soil, because if it were, a tax would be due upon it.

 

This is where you join the party! Come take on the role of Patriot or Loyalist in this spirited reenactment of the Boston Tea Party. Hear from the likes of John Hancock, the richest man in Boston; Francis Rotch, owner of the ship Dartmouth; famed orator and doctor Joseph Warren; and notorious rabble rouser Samuel Adams.  Then, witness firsthand the event that John Adams said “is so bold, so daring, so intrepid and so inflexible, … that I can’t but consider it an epoch in history.”

12/12 at 5:30 and 7pm at $9. Space is limited and this event does sell out. Please purchase your tickets today!

Want to see a new twist on the classic story of the Nutcracker? I suggest checking out the Urban Nutcracker!

Anthony Williams' Urban Nutcracker, the holiday dance classic with an inner city edge, features the BalletRox dance company and celebrates its 10th anniversary this December. December 3-19, 2010 Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston.

The Urban Nutcracker:

• Follows the story line of E.T.A. Hoffman's 19th century fairy tale set in contemporary Boston.

• Fuses ballet, swing, hip hop, and urban tap with the classical score of Tchaikovsky and the pulsating beat of Duke Ellington.

• Celebrates the rich diversity of Boston's urban communities and spotlights the talent of over 90 area children.

• Showcases an incredible array of set designs & costumes by Rebecca Cross.