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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 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 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. Boston Pops EdgeFest 2008
Boston Pops EdgeFest 2008 - Natalie MerchantTime: 8:00PM Location: Symphony Hall, 301 Mass Ave, Boston, MA 02115. Folk and pop music are reinvented on the Pops stage in this special performance by the unmistakable, original voice behind the band 10,000 Maniacs. Featuring her lyrical vocals, this Pops presentation showcases Natalie Merchant’s extraordinary solo career — the singing, songwriting, and producing expertise that has earned her the marks of a true musical innovator. After each EdgeFest concert, hear the best of today's emerging talent. EdgeFest Café After each EdgeFest concert, hear the best of today's emerging talent. The Everyday Visuals, a Boston-based indie-rock/folk band will perform after Natalie Merchant's Edgefest concerts on May 27 and 28 at Symphony Hall. Free to performance ticket holders. For more information about The Everyday Visuals, please visit their site at theeverydayvisuals.com. Single tickets are available by calling SymphonyCarge at (888) 266-1200, the Symphony Hall Box Office on the web at www.bostonpops.org. For further general information about our EdgeFest Series, please visit www.bostonpops.org/edgefest Improv Asylum’s Main Stage Show Location: 216 Hanover Street, Boston, MA 02113 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. 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 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 Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps Children Art Showcase Location: John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse 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: 2:00pm Location: Agassiz Theater, Cambridge, MA "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! Tickets available through the Harvard Box Office. Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Concert Time: 8:00pm EST Location: Brandeis University Slosberg Recital Hall Tickets are $10, $5 for students / seniors. The concert will be held in the Slosberg Recital Hall, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, Mass. For tickets, call (781) 736-3400. For more information, visit www.brandeis.edu/arts. The Boston Conservatory Chorale, Dr. William Cutter, Conductor Time: 8:00pm Location: Mary Baker Eddy Library, Hall of Ideas, 200 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA Brickbottom District Open Studios 2007 Time: 12:00am - 6:00pm est Location: Brickbottom District , Somerville, MA
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