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Community
14th Annual Lesbians & Friends Dance | Sat Jan 21
The 14th Annual Lesbians & Friends Dance: A Party for Prevention is a benefit for the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition, the state’s leading breast cancer organization with the unique goal of breast cancer prevention. Join us on Saturday, January 21st from 8:30pm-12:30am for the first great party of the year. Event highlights include music by DJ Maryalice, a silent auction, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar. The event will be held by Brookline’s Holiday Inn at 1200 Beacon Street in Brookline, MA. Tickets are $40 in advance (visit www.mbcc.org or call 617-376-6222) and $45 at the door.
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition mbcc.org
GBBC 2011 AFE Award Dinner | Fri Jan 6
Join the Greater Boston Business Council for their 2011 Awards for Excellence dinner at the W Boston Hotel, 100 Stuart St, Boston.
Greater Boston Business Council gbbc.org
Dance
Editor's Pick Inbal Pinton & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company | Fri Feb 3 - Sat Feb 4
Israeli choreographers make their Boston debut with the full-length work Oyster. A dreamlike combination of Fellini and Tim Burton.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Editor's Pick Circa's Circa | Sun Feb 19 - Sun Mar 4
A seven performer troupe from Brisbane, Australia explores the edgy territory between circus, dance, and performance art.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Ballet Hispanico | Fri Mar 9 - Sun Mar 11
The definitions of "Hispanico" are stretched and broadened to reflect the full depth of contemporary Hispanic people and culture.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Editor's Pick Alvin Alley American Dance Theatre | Thu Apr 26 - Sun Apr 29
This annual April visit has long been one of the city's celebrated traditions. The company is under the direction of new artistic director Robert Battle.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Fundraiser
14th Annual Lesbians & Friends Dance | Sat Jan 21
The 14th Annual Lesbians & Friends Dance: A Party for Prevention is a benefit for the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition, the state’s leading breast cancer organization with the unique goal of breast cancer prevention. Join us on Saturday, January 21st from 8:30pm-12:30am for the first great party of the year. Event highlights include music by DJ Maryalice, a silent auction, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar. The event will be held by Brookline’s Holiday Inn at 1200 Beacon Street in Brookline, MA. Tickets are $40 in advance (visit www.mbcc.org or call 617-376-6222) and $45 at the door.
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition mbcc.org
Editor's Pick AIDS Action Annual Dance Party | Thu Jan 26
AAC partners with the creative team behind Mr. GoodBar to breathe fresh life into their annual dance fest. Promises to be the best night of disco dancing you've had since you actually got past the velvet rope!
AIDS Action Committee, Boston www.aac.org
Editor's Pick A Night of Life, Love, and Laughter | Sun Jan 29
Out-comedian Jim Lauletta gathers some of the area's best comics to raise funds for the BLC. Also featuring Lady Keilbasa and Dana Goldberg headlining.
Boston Living Center, Boston bostonlivingcenter.org
Dinnerfest 2012 | Sun Feb 26
Dinnerfest auctions off one of a kind restaurant experiences in some of the Boston area's hottest dining locations. This year's event will be from 3 - 6 PM and will also feature a raffle for two round-trip tickets anywhere JetBlue flies. Tickets are $60 each.
Boston Living Center, Boston bostonlivingcenter.org
Fenway Health: The Men's Event | Sat Mar 3
The annual must-attend event gets underway at 6 PM with mingling and a silent auction. The dinner and program start at 7 PM, followed by dancing! Jeff Dugan, Scott Kearnan, an Boston Spirit's own David Zimmerman co-chair, and MC Kate Clinton will keep the evening hopping!
Fenway Health fenwayhealth.org
Editor's Pick Taste of the South End | Tue Mar 6
Don't miss your chance to sample delicious food from over 40 of the hottest restaurants in Boston! Helping others has never tasted so good!
AIDS Action Committee, Boston www.aac.org
Editor's Pick Fenway Health: The Women's Dinner Party | Sat Mar 31
Teresa Murray, Gina Savageu, and Aimee VanWagenen co-chair this year's event that will be MC'd, once again, by the hysterical Kate Clinton. Cocktail and silent auction at 6, program and dinner at 7. Dancing into the night follows!
Fenway Health fenwayhealth.org
Paint the Town (La) Red: A Celebration of Survival | Thu Apr 19
Join The Network la Red for their annual gala fundraiser to celebrate survival and to end LGBTQ partner abuse. Dinner, amazing performances, silent auction, and DANCING!
The Newtork La Red, Boston tnlr.org
Music
Vivaldi The Four Seasons | Fri Jan 20 - Sun Jan 22
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Kathy Mattea | Sat Jan 21
The beautiful country star explores her Appalachian roots and mining-culture upbringing.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Lise de la Salle | Sat Jan 28
Pianist Lise de la Salle makes her Boston Recital debut.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
The Lighthouse | Wed Feb 8 - Sun Feb 12
A deserted lighthouse with a carefully set table, a chair on its back and a broken teacup. A tale of madness and possession.
Boston Lyric Opera, Boston , MA blo.org
Boston Gay Men's Chorus Ñ Chorus Cabaret! | Fri Feb 10 - Sun Feb 12
A simple backdrop and some amazing talent. Do you really need more?
Boston Gay Men's Chorus www.bgmc.org
Editor's Pick Soweto Gospel Choir | Sun Feb 12
Thick polyrhythms, rich harmonies, a capella singing, energetic dancing, and vibrant colorful costumes combine for a thrillingly emotional experience.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Beethoven Eroica | Fri Feb 17 - Sun Feb 19
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Fabulous Fenway | Fri Mar 2, Sun Mar 4
Join American Classics as they celebrate Fenway Park's 100th birthday. Featuring popular cabaret artists Ben Sears and Brad Conner. Friday the 2nd at Follen Community Church, Lexington and Sunday the 4th at Longy School in Cambridge.
American Classics amclass.org
Editor's Pick Max Raabe & Palast Orchestra | Sun Mar 4
The high style and musical glory of the 1920s and '30s are brought to life by this stellar band.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
The Barber of Seville | Fri Mar 9 - Sun Mar 18
Figaro! Figaro! Figaro! The undisputed materpiece in comic opera!
Boston Lyric Opera, Boston , MA blo.org
Boston Gay Men's Chorus Ñ Spring Concert | Sat Mar 24 - Sun Mar 25
BGMC shows off their chops in this evening of combined serious and comedy pieces.
Boston Gay Men's Chorus www.bgmc.org
Coro Allegro: Handel's Dettingen Te Deum | Sun Mar 25
Journey back to the time of King George II as Coro Allegro sings Handel's rousing oratorio ÒDettingen Te DeumÓ along with three of his jubilant coronation anthems. Coro Allegro is Boston's acclaimed chorus for members and friends of the LGBT communities.
Coro Allegro www.coroallegro.org
Bach St. Matthew Passion | Fri Mar 30 - Sun Apr 1
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Editor's Pick What Makes it Great? The Music of Richard Rodgers | Sun Apr 1
Rob Kapilow explores the best of Rodgers' partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. These are the songs that built the Great American Songbook.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Editor's Pick The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields | Sun Apr 15
The handsome violinist Joshua Bell directs this all-Beethoven program.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
The Inspector | Fri Apr 20 - Sun Apr 29
BLO closes out its season with an Italian farce of bribery, fraud, corruption Ð and a little discreet pimping.
Boston Lyric Opera, Boston , MA blo.org
Mozart Coronation | Fri Apr 27 - Sun Apr 29
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston handelandhaydn.org
Girl Power | Fri May 18, Sun May 20
Celebrate the close harmonies, tight rhythms, and fabulous blends of the great American girl groups with Goody Goody! featuring the out-and-fabulous Mary Ann Lanier. May 18th at the Longy School in Cambridge; the 20th at the Follent Community Church, Lexington.
American Classics amclass.org
Editor's Pick Boston Gay Men's Chorus Ñ PRIDE CONCERT! | Thu Jun 7 - Sun Jun 10
A little glitz, a little glamour and a whole lot of talent! A great expression of Pride!
Boston Gay Men's Chorus www.bgmc.org
Performance
Editor's Pick David Sedaris | Sun May 6
Best-selling author, humorist, and NPR contributor, Sedaris returns for what will surely be another sell-out appearance.
Celebrity Series www.celebrityseries.org
Socializing
Boston Flower and Garden Show | Wed Mar 14 - Sun Mar 18
WIth a focus on ways to add style and personality to your outdoor spaces, this year's show with feature HGTV's John Gidding, garden writer Penelope O'Sullivan, and landscape architect Maria Von Brincken.
Theater
Superior Donuts | Ongoing thru Sat Feb 4
A downtrodden donut shop owner hires a street-savvy young writer with hustle and bright ideas. From the author of August: Osage County.
The Lyric Stage Company, Boston lyricstage.com
Editor's Pick Three Pianos | Ongoing thru Sun Jan 8
This colorful and imaginative evening explores Franz Schubert's music, life, and times. The OBIE-winning music-theater event that sold out in New York City.
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA www.americanrepertorytheater.org
God of Carnage | Fri Jan 6 - Sun Feb 5
Two sets of parents meet to settle their sons' nasty schoolyard tangle in this hilariously scathing hit comedy.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
Red | Fri Jan 6 - Sat Feb 4
With the help of a new young assistant, abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko begins work on the largest commission in the history of modern art in this Tony winning play.
SpeakEasy Stage Company www.SpeakEasyStage.com
Editor's Pick Misters and Sisters | Wed Jan 11, Wed Jan 18
Dance! Theatre! Cabaret! A joyous and personal piee about David Parker and Jeffrey Kazin and their performing alter-egos. Also featuring Nic Petry and Amber Sloan. Prepare to be bewitched, bothered, and bewildered.
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA www.americanrepertorytheater.org
Editor's Pick As You Like It | Fri Jan 13 - Sat Jan 28
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" in Shakespeare's beloved pastoral comedy featuring everything from wrestling matches to cross-dressing shepherds to a joyful finale that calls forth spring itself.
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA www.americanrepertorytheater.org
Editor's Pick Green Day's American Idiot | Sat Jan 14 - Sun Jan 29
Green Day's iconic American Idiot album is brought to life in this thrilling and emotionally charged production. "21 Guns", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", and "Holiday".
Broadway Across America/Boston www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/cities/boston.html
"Art" | Sun Jan 15 - Sun Feb 5
This witty Tony-winning play asks, "What does your taste in art say about who you are as an individual?" A modern comedy of manners.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
Sugar | Fri Jan 20 - Sun Jan 29
Performance artist Robbie McCauley's exploration of her journey with diabetes.
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
Editor's Pick Rock of Ages | Fri Jan 27 - Sun Jan 29
Let out your inner headbanger with a show that is Nothing But a Good Time. The gay sub-plot will have you cheering!
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester, MA hanovertheatre.org
The Merchant of Venice | Fri Feb 3 - Sun Mar 11
At the mercy of Shylock, Antonio must find a way around a debt he simply cannot afford to pay Ð a pound of his own flesh. A bold new setting illuminates the timelessness of Shakespeare's tragicomedy.
Trinity Repertory Theater, Providence www.trinityrep.com
Editor's Pick 69 Degrees S. | Tue Feb 7 - Sun Feb 12
Theatre, puppetry, dance, photography, and film unite to tell the story of Sir Enest Shackleton's 1914 trans-Antartic expedition.
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
The Addams Family | Tue Feb 7 - Sun Feb 19
It's every parent's macabre nightmare: your little girl has become a young woman and fallen in love with a perfectly "normal" boy. This is definitely not the same old song and dance.
Broadway Across America/Boston www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/cities/boston.html
Wild Swans | Sat Feb 11 - Sun Mar 11
A world premiere adaptation of Jung Chang's international bestseller, Wild Swans chronicles a family's survival through Mao Zedong's Great Leap Upward and Cultural Revolution.
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA www.americanrepertorytheater.org
Bakersfield Mist | Thu Feb 16 - Sun Mar 18
A gag-gift thrift store purchase may turn out to be a priceless piece of art in this fiery debate over class, truth, and what we perceive as valuable.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
Time Stands Still | Fri Feb 17 - Sat Mar 17
A photojournalist and foreign correspondent deal with which is more deadly: war assignment or a traditional go at domesticity.
The Lyric Stage Company, Boston lyricstage.com
Shrek The Musical | Fri Feb 24 - Sun Feb 26
An ugly orge shows up to rescue a fair maiden, and the rest is history.
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester, MA hanovertheatre.org
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Fri Mar 9 - Sun Apr 8
Competing the Huntington's presentation of playwright August WIlson's Century Cycle, this modern classic explodes in racial and generational tensions.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
Ameriville | Tue Mar 13 - Sun Mar 18
A collision of story telling, spoken word and the infectious rhythms of jazz, gospel, and hip hop will change your concepts of "musical theatre".
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
Les Miserables | Tue Mar 13 - Sun Apr 1
The epic story of Jean Valjean and his quest for redemption. A gorgeous, emotional score will tug at your heartstrings.
Broadway Across America/Boston www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/cities/boston.html
Futurity: A Musical by The Lisps | Fri Mar 16 - Sun Apr 15
This quirky world premiere musical melds science fiction, historical narrative, and the sounds of American folk music in an exploration of a fantastical relationship between a Union Soldier and the daughter of Lord Byron.
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA www.americanrepertorytheater.org
The Anderson Project | Sat Mar 24 - Sun Apr 1
A rock-n-roll writer is brought to Paris to write a children's opera in a tale inspired by the fables written by Hans Christian Anderson. From artist Robert Lepage.
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
Tomas Kubinek: Certified Lunatic & Master of the Impossible | Thu Mar 29 - Sun Apr 1
This family-friendly collision of theatre and music-hall, features the comic brilliance, virtuosic vaudeville and irresistible charm of Czech-born Tomas Kubinek.
ArtsEmerson, Boston artsemerson.org
The Luck of the Irish | Fri Mar 30 - Sun Apr 29
An African-American family uses a struggling Irish family as a front to purchase a home in 1950's Boston, with challenging consequences 50 years later.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
Editor's Pick The Tempermentals | Fri Mar 30 - Sat Apr 28
Communist Harry Hay and Viennese refugee and fashion designer Rudi Gernreich fall in love while forming the country's first first gay-rights organization. This off-Broadway hit will be directed by out and fabulous Jeremy Johnson.
The Lyric Stage Company, Boston lyricstage.com
Long Day's Journey into Night | Sun Apr 1 - Sun Apr 22
Eugene O'Neil's masterpiece examining the addictions, regrets and deceits of the Tyrone family. Expect powerful performances from WIll Lyman and Karen MacDonald.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
Editor's Pick The Full Monty | Thu Apr 12 - Sun May 6
A group of unemployed mill workers come up with a unconventional solution to their professional and personal woes. Don't blink or you'll miss the ending.
Stoneham Theatre, Stoneham, MA www.stonehamtheatre.org
Editor's Pick Boeing Boeing | Fri Apr 13 - Sun May 13
A playboy successfully juggles love affairs with a bevy of gorgeous stewardess, until his old college roommate and each of his fiancees land on his doorstep on the same night.
Trinity Repertory Theater, Providence www.trinityrep.com
Editor's Pick Little Shop of Horrors | Sun Apr 29 - Sun May 20
A hapless skid-row florist finds a mysterious plant. Bloody chaos ensues in this hysterical '60s style do-wop, cult-classic musical.
New Repertory Theatre, Newton, MA newrep.org
Ain't Misbehavin' | Fri May 11 - Sat Jun 9
The music of "Fats" Waller is brought to life in this classic juke-box musical.
The Lyric Stage Company, Boston lyricstage.com
Editor's Pick Avenue Q | Fri May 11 - Sat Jun 9
Puppets, humans and monsters all learn some valuable lessons on the internet, racism, and generosity. You will laugh out loud. A lot.
The Lyric Stage Company, Boston lyricstage.com
South Pacific | Fri May 11 - Sun May 13
Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical about race against the back drop of WWII. An truly enchanted evening.
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester, MA hanovertheatre.org
Editor's Pick Xanadu | Fri May 11 - Sat Jun 9
Greek muse Kira descends to Earth to help a struggling artist achieve his dream of opening a roller disco. Really. Written by hysterical out writer Douglas Carter Bean.
SpeakEasy Stage Company www.SpeakEasyStage.com
I Capture the Castle | Thu May 24 - Sun Jun 10
A handsome new landlord turns the life of an eccentric family upside down.
Stoneham Theatre, Stoneham, MA www.stonehamtheatre.org
Tartuffe | Fri May 25 - Sun Jun 24
The original house guest from hell makes a hysterical appearance in Moliere's classic comedy.
Huntington Theatre Company www.huntingtontheatre.org/
Disney's Beauty and the Beast | Tue May 29 - Sun Jun 3
An animated featured that was so perfectly grounded in musical theater that they made a musical theater piece out of it.
Broadway Across America/Boston www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/cities/boston.html
Editor's Pick Blue Man Group | Fri Jun 8 - Sun Jun 10
Now you have no excuse to miss the phenomenon! A truly unique high octane theatrical experience!
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester, MA hanovertheatre.org
Mamma Mia! | Tue Jun 19 - Sun Jun 24
Dance in the aisle to this grandmother of all juke-box musicals. Abba's iconic pop is given a fun and flirty evening.
Broadway Across America/Boston www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/cities/boston.html
Editor's Pick Dear Miss Garland | Thu Jun 28 - Sun Jul 22
Kathy St. George returns in her incredible one-woman celebration of the legendary Judy Garland.
Stoneham Theatre, Stoneham, MA www.stonehamtheatre.org
Visual Arts
Aphrodite and the Gods of Love | Ongoing thru Mon Feb 20
Through a presentation of 150 Greek and Roman works, the popular goddess is revealed in her roles as seductress, instigator, mother, and patroness.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
Around the World in Watercolor, 1860 - 1920 | Ongoing thru Sun Mar 4
Works by Americans who crossed the oceans in search of inspiration, illustrating the growing importance of the medium.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
Editor's Pick Beauty as Duty | Ongoing thru Mon May 28
The exhibition looks at ways textiles were put into service on Britian's Home Front in the 1940s. Beauty was not frivolous, it was a patriotic duty.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
Editor's Pick Dance/Draw | Ongoing thru Mon Jan 16
Dance/Draw assembles work by nearly 40 artists and explores the relationship between contemporary dance and the drawing of the past forty years.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Boston www.icaboston.org
Degas and the Nude | Ongoing thru Sun Feb 5
Co-organized with the MusŽe d'Orsay in Paris, this exhibit features paintings, pastels, drawings, prints and sculpture.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
Ellsworth Kelly: Wood Sculpture | Ongoing thru Sun Mar 4
A selection of works from over a forty years career.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
Fresh Figurines: A New Look at a Historic Art Form | Ongoing thru Sun Feb 5
The ceramic figurine is given fresh interpretation by forty contemporary American artists. Provocative subjects presented on an intimate scale.
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA fullercraft.org
Modernist Photography | Ongoing thru Sun Apr 1
40 American photographs from 1910 - 1950, truly groundbreaking work.
Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, Boston www.mfa.org
Ripple Effect, the Art of H2O | Ongoing thru Mon Apr 30
Water is explored as a means for artistic expression in all its forms - solid, liquid, and gas.
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA www.pem.org
Shapeshifting: Transformations in Native American Art | Sat Jan 14 - Sun Apr 1
One hundred works from collections all over the world explore connections between Native people, art traditions, and cultures.
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA www.pem.org
Editor's Pick Ansel Adams, At the Water's Edge | Sat Jun 2 - Sun Oct 28
Water, a vital but underappreciated aspect of Adams' art, is shown through beaches, bays, tidal pools, clouds and waterfalls.
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA www.pem.org