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April 2008, Thursday
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Blue Man Group
Charles Playhouse
74 Warrenton Street, Boston
Regular Schedule: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 8:00pm; Fridays at 7:00pm; Saturdays at 4:00pm,7:00pm & 10:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm & 5:00pm; visit http://www.blueman.com/boston for added show times
For tickets, visit http://www.blueman.com/boston or call 617-931-2787


A Good Type
Tourism and Science in early Japanese Photographs

The Peabody Museum
Harvard University
11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge
Oct. 25 - April 30th
Free


Thomas Kellner, "All Shook Up"
Time: 9:00am Eastern
Location: Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery at The Boston Athenæum, 10 1/2 Beacon Street
The Boston Athenæum presents an exhibition by German fine arts photographer Thomas Kellner. "All Shook Up" opens on Feb. 13 and runs through April 19, 2008, in the Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery at The Boston Athenæum, 10 1/2 Beacon Street on Beacon Hill, near the State House. Admission is FREE and open to the public. Gallery hours are Mondays 9 am ― 8 pm, Tuesday through Friday 9 am ― 5:30 pm and Saturday 9 am ― 4 pm. For more information, call (617) 227-0270 or visit www.bostonathenaeum.org.
Known worldwide for his deconstructive/reconstructive architectural photographs, Thomas Kellner was invited to be the Athenæum's bicentennial artist-in-residence in 2006. His subjects have included such architectural icons as the Eiffel Tower, London Tower Bridge, Arc de Triomphe, Golden Gate Bridge, and Stonehenge. Here, the Athenæum’s Registered National Historic Landmark building at 10 ½ Beacon Street is his subject. Kellner’s time at the Athenæum was spent sketching and photographing the striking interior of the Library for its 200th anniversary. This exhibition showcases 16 large-scale color photographs of the Athenæum. Also on view are the artist’s notebook for the project and a portrait of the Library’s director, a rare instance of portraiture by this photographer. The exhibition has an accompanying fully-illustrated catalog with an introductory essay by Boston Athenæum Director Richard Wendorf. The catalog will be available for sale at the Athenæum for $20. The exhibition and catalog have been generously supported by the Susan Morse Hilles Bicentennial Fund.
The exhibition is curated by Sally Pierce, the Athenæum’s Curator of Prints and Photographs. “During its first 200 years, the Athenaeum interior has been photographed by many distinguished Boston photographers, including Baldwin Coolidge, Thomas E. Marr, George M. Cushing, Richard Cheek, Peter Vanderwarker, and Shellburne Thurber,” says Ms. Pierce. “Thomas Kellner’s vision animates these interior spaces in a new way. The classically symmetrical rooms are ‘all shook up’ with light and energy.”
With subversive irony, Kellner’s architectural photographs do not appear as the postcard-like pictures of iconic monuments we carry in our minds, nor can they be seen as images documenting pure form. His buildings are deconstructed into multiple fragments and reconstructed to assume an entirely new form. However, the ostensible interpretation of Kellner’s work as cubistic-fragmentarian montages is too narrow. In fact, his art explores the history of the photographic genre in a media-reflective way. Its essence lies in the fact that his large-scale color photographs are contact sheets composed of consecutively assembled filmstrips of a single shooting session. This implies that the conceptual process begins long before the camera is actually used: the fragmentation of the image initially takes place within the artist’s mind. As Richard Wendorf comments in the catalog essay, “Kellner’s photographs ask us to perform a variety of operations simultaneously as we attempt to fuse these dancing images into a more stable, more readily identifiable whole.”
Thomas Kellner was born in Germany in 1966, and studied art, sociology, politics and economics at the University of Siegen in Germany. He is the recipient of the Kodak Germany Young Professionals Prize, and was a visiting professor of fine art photography at the University of Giessen. His work has been shown in solo exhibitions in Germany, the United States, Brazil, and England, and he currently lives and works in Siegen, Germany.
www.bostonathenaeum.com


Big Apple Circus' 30th Anniversary Show - Celebrate!, Under the Big Top on City Hall Plaza
Location: Under the Big Top on City Hall Plaza, Boston
Pop the cork, toss the confetti, let the revelry begin — the Big Apple Circus, celebrating its 30th Anniversary season, proudly presents Celebrate! — a brand–new show under its famous Big Top tent! In the intimate, theatrical focus of Big Apple Circus’s single ring, the world’s greatest performers are throwing a birthday bash — it’s the Big Three-Oh, and you’re invited! There’ll be hula–hoops on swinging hips and flashy juggling wonders, capering dogs and high–prancing horses, soaring aerial acrobats, hilarious hi-jinks, amazing feats of strength and agility — and no one sits more than 50 feet from ringside, so even if you’re really small you won’t miss a thing! With a live, original musical score, a chic British ringmistress, and of course our own lovable Grandma the Clown, the Big Apple Circus is back in town! C’mon, everybody, time to Celebrate!

Performances of Celebrate! begin Saturday, March 29th and run for 55 shows through Sunday, May 4th under the Big Top at its new location, City Hall Plaza. Tickets for Celebrate! go on sale February 15th and range in price from $15 to $62 for weekend and weekday evening shows, and from $20 to $26 for 11 AM weekday matinees. Premium seating for $100 is available for Saturday, Sunday and all Patriots Week (4/22 – 4/25) shows. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at (617) 931-2787, ticketmaster.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Beginning February 16th, full-price advance tickets may also be purchased in person at BOSTIX (two locations, Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Copley Square); hours are 10 AM to 6 PM Tuesday through Saturday, and 11 AM to 4 PM Sunday. Also, tickets may also be purchased at the Community Box Office in the lobby of Boston Children’s Museum from 11 AM to 2 PM daily; there is a $1 per ticket service charge. The Circus Box Office in front of the Big Top opens Wednesday, March 26th; hours are Tues–Fri, 10 AM–8 PM; Sat–Mon, 10 AM–6 PM. The Big Top is heated in cold weather and air–conditioned in warm weather for all–season comfort.
For inquiries about wheelchair–accessible seating or for any additional information please call the Ticket Info Line at (800) 922-3772.


Improv Asylum’s Main Stage Show
Location: 216 Hanover Street, Boston, MA 02113
Featured on HBO and named Boston’s Best Comedy Club, Improv Asylum’s Main Stage Show features a cast of actors who bring together improvisation and sketch material in front of a live audience. The show has been described as a “hilarious mix of Whose Line is it Anyway? meets Saturday Night Live!”. The cast takes suggestions from the audience and creates comedic scenes on the spot – nothing is predictable, anything can happen and it’s never the same show twice!
Improv Asylum’s Main Stage Show

Thursdays
8:00 pm

Fridays
8:00 pm & 10:00 pm

Saturdays
8:00 pm & 10:00 pm

Tickets:
$20.00 Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays

Call our box office at 617.263.NUTS (6887) to order tickets or check out:

http://www.improvasylum.com/shows#mainstage


Menopause The Musical at the Stuart Street Playhouse
Location: Stuart Street Playhouse, 200 Stuart St., Boston, MA 02116.
It’s The Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change! The off-Broadway sensation MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® is now playing at the Stuart Street Playhouse for a limited engagement. The hit production is a musical parody including 25 relyricized ‘60s and ’70s tunes that has audiences laughing, cheering and dancing in the aisles.

Performances at the Stuart Street Playhouse are Wednesday through Friday evenings at 8 PM, Saturdays at 2 PM and 5:30 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, with additional performances on the first and third Sunday of every month at 5:30 PM, and on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 2 PM. Tickets for all performances are priced at $45.00. Groups of 15 or more are priced at $38.50.

Single tickets and dinner/theatre/parking packages are available by calling Telecharge.com at (800) 447-7400 and at the Stuart Street Playhouse Box Office, 200 Stuart St., Boston, MA 02116.

The Stuart Street Playhouse is located in the Radisson Hotel Boston; for directions, visit www.stuartstreetplayhouse.com.

For further general information about MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL, please visit www.menopausethemusical.com.


Much Ado about Nothing
Location: First Congregational Church of Somerville
Nothing to do this weekend? Well, then head to Somerville and enjoy Much Ado about Nothing. Theatre @ First is kicking off their fifth season with Shakespeare's beloved play filled with comedy, romance, and intrigue. The play, set in a courtly world of masked revels and dances, tells the story of a woman falsely accused of unfaithfulness, spurned by her bridegroom, and finally vindicated and reunited with him.

Tickets for all performances are $12 Adults / $10 Seniors/Students

Much Ado About Nothing
Directed by Elizabeth Hunter

Performance Schedule
Friday April 4 8:00pm
Saturday April 5 8:00pm
Sunday April 6 3:00pm (matinee)
Thursday April 10 8:00pm
Friday April 11 8:00pm
Saturday April 12 8:00pm

Location

First Congregational Church of Somerville
89 College Ave

(Corner of Francesca Avenue,
just a few blocks up from the Davis Square T station)

http://www.theatreatfirst.org/shows/much_ado/much_ado.shtml


Much Ado about Nothing
Location: First Congregational Church of Somerville
Nothing to do this weekend? Well, then head to Somerville and enjoy Much Ado about Nothing. Theatre @ First is kicking off their fifth season with Shakespeare's beloved play filled with comedy, romance, and intrigue. The play, set in a courtly world of masked revels and dances, tells the story of a woman falsely accused of unfaithfulness, spurned by her bridegroom, and finally vindicated and reunited with him.

Directed by Elizabeth Hunter
Performance Schedule
Friday April 4 8:00pm
Saturday April 5 8:00pm
Sunday April 6 3:00pm (matinee)
Thursday April 10 8:00pm
Friday April 11 8:00pm
Saturday April 12 8:00pm

Location

First Congregational Church of Somerville
89 College Ave

(Corner of Francesca Avenue,
just a few blocks up from the Davis Square T station)

http://www.theatreatfirst.org/shows/much_ado/much_ado.shtml

tickets for all performances are $12 Adults / $10 Seniors/Students


Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps Children Art Showcase
Location: John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse
SOUTH BOSTON — This spring, the colorful artwork created by the youth of the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps will be showcased at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse. The Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps provides education and therapeutic rehabilitation serves for at-risk children, ages seven through 18, who suffer from psychological, emotional, or behavioral problems, often as a result of neglect or abuse. This special exhibition features the children’s works that depict scenes of Boston, New England landscapes, and sports images.

There will be nearly 20 drawings and paintings on display from April 4 through June 27 in the Harbor Park Gallery of the Courthouse located at 1 Courthouse Way, in South Boston, Mass. Admission is free.

The Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps is a leader in child welfare, juvenile justice, and advocacy Massachusetts. The agency’s statewide services include educational, residential treatment, and community outreach programs, which support, educate, and rehabilitate children, helping them to grow into healthy and productive adult members of their communities. For more information about the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, or the art show, visit www.rfkchildren.org or call (617) 227-4183.



Patience, or Bunthorne's Bride
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Agassiz Theater, Cambridge, MA
The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players are proud to present their Spring 2008 production:

"Patience, or Bunthorne's Bride"
directed by David Jewett
music directed by Yuga Cohler
produced by Megan Amram, Samantha Biegler, and Courtney Thompson

Reginald Bunthorne has captured the heart of nearly every young
lady with his aesthetic lifestyle. But the woman he loves most of all,
Patience, confesses that she has never loved anyone. That is, until
Bunthorne's rival, poet Archibald Grosvenor, emerges on the scene.
Women flock to the poets, prompting even the Heavy Dragoons of
the village to imitate the poet's foppery, flouncing, and pretension.
Bunthorne, in desperation, chooses to raffle himself off among the
ladies. But who will prevail over the heart of Patience? Who (or
what) will become of Bunthorne's bride? And just what kind of man
desires a "vegetable love" most of all? Topsy-turvydom is sure to reign!
http://www.hrgsp.com/


Brickbottom District Open Studios 2007
Time: 12:00am - 6:00pm est
Location: Brickbottom District , Somerville, MA
Featuring art work by members of the Brickbottom Artists Association and the Joy Street Artists. Free and open to the public. Located in the historic Brickbottom District of Somerville, with plenty of free on street parking and within walking distance of bus routes in Union Sq., Somerville. Specific studio locations: Brickbottom Artists Association at 1 Fitchburg St. and Joy Street Artists at 86 Joy St. For further information call 617-776-3410 or log onto www.brickbottomartists.com and www.joystreetartists.org.


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