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Concert for Lebanon in Watertown Will Feature Grammy Nominee Simon Shaheen
The following announcement was provided by the concert organizers: This Sunday, Sept. 27 at 5 p.m., the Concert for Lebanon will take place at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown. The Boston Arabic Music Ensemble will be joined by Palestinian oud and violin virtuoso…
Post Game Pizza Gone Wrong in This Week’s Small Saves Cartoon
James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal – then…
Cambridge Day
Published September 19When everyone lies, does it create a truth of its own?
“The Award” spoofs Cambridge and especially the writers who live here.
Cambridge Day
Published September 17Intensity in survival and horror
Reviews of "The Weight" and "Resident Evil."
“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” Opens Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s 2026-27 Season
The Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown will host “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” beginning from Oct. 9 to Nov. 1, 2026 in the first production of the Actors’ Shakespeare Project (ASP) 2026-27 season. See details in provided by ASP, below. To begin their 23rd Season, Actors’…
An East Somerville laundromat transforms into an art gallery
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Cambridge photographer Mario Quiroz is exhibiting a project documenting Somerville’s only dual language K-8 program in a surprising setting. “It’s a collective living room,” he said of City Line Laundromat.
Cambridge Day
Published September 17Cemetery screenings that don’t scare
Just in time for autumn's arrival, the Coolidge Corner Theatre is hosting its annual Cemetery Cinema series. Also, a Sofia Coppola miniseries begins while the Taiwan Film Festival ends.
The good, the bad and the nude at Somerville's The Loov
The creative studio hosts an unpredictable list of programming: nude figure drawing, salsa dancing, concerts, improv comedy, yoga and theater. "The idea is that, if it's a Loov show, it's going to be lit or terrible, but it's not going to be boring," said founder David London.
Small Art Gallery Provides a Gathering Place for Art Lovers
Inside a small commercial building, about two blocks from the main intersection in Watertown Square, sits a space filled with creativity, color, and often conversation. The space at 83 Spring St. has been dubbed Storefront Art Projects, and for a dozen years it has been run by…
Cambridge Day
Published September 15Central Square’s ‘Eleanor’ a Plum production
A virtuoso performance brings a complicated woman to life.
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Published September 12“Marie Antoinette and friends: Three films by Sofia Coppola”
Director Sofia Coppola comes to the Harvard Film Archive.
Q & A with Warwick artist Bob Eggleton
Welcome to Ocean State Stories, Bob. Your cover on the Necronomicon issue of Motif magazine grabbed us immediately. It’s a masterpiece of horror illustration. Please tell us about how you created it. This is just the latest in a very long list of your illustrations. We’ll go…