Amy Roeder

BUFF launches eight days of cimematic insanity

This week — starting tonight — step away from the tv and live what the organizers of the Boston Underground Film Festival call “the communal hysteria of the meatspace cinema experience.” From Japanese teenage perversity to Italian...

Drink like a grown-up tonight

Rivers of green beer and jello shots will be flowing tonight, but that doesn't mean you can't drink from classier waters. Step into one of the city's finer establishments for some St. Patrick's Day cheer. Here...

Lion Dancers take over Chinatown

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with some lions today. The action is already underway in Chinatown, where the streets are closed to traffic. Until 5:00, a host of martial arts clubs will be donning traditional lion dance...

Expanded Boston Sci-Fi Film Fest offers premieres, classics, and schlocky favorites

Step out of the cold and into a warm theater this weekend, as the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival celebrates its 35th year with a newly expanded program. Nine nights chock full of Martians, dystopian futures -- and Jack White! -- will...

Lost final season premiere party at Our House

Creative pick-up line opportunities are sure to abound tonight as Lost fans gather at both Our House locations to celebrate the final season's 3-hour premiere. Go with something classy like, "Mmmm, I think I just found...

Art openings for a cold night

Let the power of art keep you warm tonight at openings in Fort Point and SOWA -- both of which are conveniently located near fine cocktail establishments, in the event that additional warming of body and soul is required. At the...

Party for a good cause: restaurant holding day-long Haiti fundraiser

Upstairs on The Square has set aside Monday January 25 to help raise funds for Partners In Health's Haiti relief efforts. For lunch, the Harvard Square restaurant is offering a 3-course menu for $20 --$10 of which will...

Eye candy: Edith Head's costumes and Mobius' windows

Escape the malls tonight with some retro Hollywood glam, as the MFA pays tribute to legendary costume designer – and eight-time-Oscar-winner – Edith Head. Or stroll by the Mobius gallery in the South End to take a...

Metal & Glass Ensemble offers haunting soundtrack for the longest night of the year

With an otherworldly and meditative sound that conjures up mental images like moonlight on snow, Metal & Glass Ensemble is the perfect accompaniment to a cold Solstice evening. This rotating group of musicians creates an evolving, improvisational, ambient drone out...

Slutcracker: Hot tickets, hotter dancers

Russian dance? Check. Tutus? Check. All the elements of the classic holiday ballet are here, only with a lot more sparkly pasties. And an enormous candy cane dildo. "The Slutcracker takes the familiar story of a girl transported...

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