Plus, Boston Conservatory’s The Apple Tree , Charles Strouse at Longy, and Helen Grime at the Gardner By an odd coincidence, two recent events included two of Boston's best-loved singers in non-singing roles, artists who've been teamed in some of Bosto... »
Plus guest conductors at the Handel and Haydn Society and the BSO, and Benjamin Zander with the Boston Philharmonic What an amazing array of music we've had lately. MORE BEETHOVEN! Christine Brewer, Michelle DeYoung, Simon O’Neill, and Eric Owens were ... »
Eroicism What an amazing array of music we've had lately. MORE BEETHOVEN! Christine Brewer, Michelle DeYoung, Simon O’Neill, and Eric Owens were featured soloists in the BSO’s Missa Solemnis. What an amazing array of music we've had lately. At Emmanuel... »
Bumpy Ride Dept. The latest theater in the war against MBTA fare hikes and service cuts opened with a bang this week, as activists stormed every corner of the subway map. The latest theater in the war against MBTA fare hikes and service cuts opened w... »
Regional pride "Contemporary and Boston, Opposites No Longer," a New York Times headline announced in October. It was another alert that $1 billion invested in expanding and endowing local museums over the past decade is paying off in a newly vigorous ... »
Signs of the times This winter, the Butera School of Art in Back Bay commences its last-ever sign-making classes, teaching students how to hand-letter everything from yachts to mom-and-pop shops. ART AND CRAFT Kenji Nakayama came to Boston to learn the... »
Old school Nintendo knowledge. Old school Nintendo knowledge. Across 1 Designer Oldham 5 Victoria's Secret sells them 9 ___-cone (carnival purchase) 12 Strained from work 13 Dusting items 15 Good or bad figure, in TV dramas 16 Direction for "my beautif... »
New year, same Occupy If the Boston Police Department had undercover officers embedded in the Occupy Boston First Night operation, they would have found a whole mess of juicy goods to bring back to the Suffolk County district attorney's office. TIMES T... »
Hi-Def In his second week with the BSO, Ludovic Morlot led another stunning program originally designed for James Levine. HAPPY “HANGOVER” John Harbison takes a bow with conductor Ludovic Morlot after the BSO’s performance of Harbison’s Symphony No. ... »
Deconstruction done right Forum took over the Back Bay space that used to be Vox Populi, and sticks with the general VP design of sports bar downstairs and fine dining — in this case, somewhat futuristic food — upstairs. WELLINGTON, WELL DONE Forum tak... »
