JOEY ASAL ART OPENING @BoConcepts 1/30

TONIGHT! Go to BoConcept in Central Square from 7-10pm to celebrate Joey Asal's latest work, KINETIC GEOMETRY!  Inspired by Joey's geometric and colorful art, Artifaktori will be there dressed in mod 60's styles with a twist.  Come enjoy wine & snacks, and admire ART and FASHION!

Music by DJ Manny Random

BoConcept

999 Massachusetts Ave

Cambridge, ma

I...You...We...ROBOT 1/29

SPACE 242,  exhibition, I…YOU…WE…ROBOT!, featuring artwork inspired by robots in various mediums, by over 70 artists. The opening reception, Friday, January 29 runs from 6-8pm, is free and open to the public with RSVP at www.space242. An artist talk will be held Friday, February 19 from 7-8pm. Gallery hours are Friday evenings 6:30-8pm and Saturdays 11:30am-1pm. To view select images from the exhibition, visit:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/space242/sets/

Artists include Marietta Apollonio, Scott Bakal, Allison Bamcat, E.J. Barnes, Jeff Bartell, Alli Bondi, Craig Bostick, Dan Browne, Kevin Burney, Scott Bruns, Alex Carlson, Keenan Cassidy, Derrek Coss, Megan Mary Creamer, Eliot Daughtry, Jon Defreest, Jyll Ethier-Mullen, Jamie Fales, Andy Fish, Michael Georgason, Howard Green, Jr., Stephen Hamilton, Brian Hart, Veronica Hebard, Ann Hirsch, Andrew Jacob, J-ME Johnston, Joe Keinberger, Patt Kelley, Kim Kent, Ron LeBrasseur, Jacob Lefton, Doughty Leigh, Ben Lewis, Jennifer Lewis, Vanessa Ly, Dave MacMahon, Bob Maloney, Joey Mars, Carly Mazur, Fish McGill, Matt McKee, Sarah Morrison, George Motta, Dan Moynihan, Scott Mullowney, Peter Murphy, Markus Nechay, Dave Ortega, Peter Payack, Ansis Purins, Rhonda Ratray, Mister Reusch, Chris Ried, Derek Ring, Ryan Robidoux, Jeremy Russell, Skript, Skunk, Andrew Sloan, Lindsay Small, Michael Paul Smith, Stones, Wayne Strattman, Adam Szymczak, Tom Torrey, Stefan Volatile-Wood, and John Wiltshire.

Images above, from L-R: "We Come in Peace" by Scott Burns, "Sid's Toy" by Alex Carlson, "Self Destruct" by Jeff Bartell.

Click here to RSVP for the next opening!

MASCULIN FEMININ/ 1/29

DJS: Volvo + John Barera
Host: Susie G 

sponsored by PBR

9pm-1am

Savant Project

1625 Tremont Street

Boston, MA

FREE FILM FRIDAYS @ MUSEUM OF SCIENCE 1/29

"Antarctica," "Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk," and "Dinosaurs Alive!" are a few of the films screening at Free Film Fridays. 

Thanks to generous support from Museum Premier Partner The MathWorks, all of the Omni shows on Fridays, January 8, 15, 22, and 29, are free. Simply pick up tickets at the Museum box office on the day of the show only (first come, first served.) Tickets go on sale at 11pm and the show starts at 7pm. 

Museum of Science Publish Post

1 Science Park 

Boston, MA 02114

RESCUE NITE PRESENTS "U N T I T L E D" 1/28

Rescue Nite presents "U N T I T L E D" 

A FREE monthly dance party + pop-up shop

punk // post-punk // new wave // now wave // dance // drink 

Hosted by DEATH OBSESSED with guest dj GLAMOUR MUSCLE

$3 narragansett tall boys

Items for sale from all your favorite boston shops.

RESCUE + ORCHARD + SUPERB + CREEP STREET + OTHERS

GOODLIFE

28 Kingston Street

Boston, ma

Target Free Thursday Night @ The ICA 1/28

"...OUT OF HERE: The Veterans Project," installation view, 2009.


For the people who just love art, and to those who need to figure out where you're taking your date tonight - TARGET FREE THURSDAY night at the ICA is perfect for you! From 5 to 9 pm every Thursday, Target sponsors Free admission. Plus it always FREE for families (up to 2 adults accompanied by children 12 and under) on the last Saturday of each month with the exception of December. Click here to see what's on view.


The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA

Meet Rock N Roll legend Ozzy Osbourne 1/28

With the release of his new autobiography, Ozzy Osbourne has scheduled several free book signings in support of the US release 'I AM OZZY'.  The signing line will operate on a first-come, first-serve basis. Line begins no earlier than 9am on January 28th. NO PLACE HOLDING OR LINE JUMPING ALLOWED. Osbourne will only sign copies of 'I am Ozzy'.  Thursday, 7 PM Barnes & Noble @ Boston University 660 Beacon Street 617-267-8484

Rock N Roll Bingo - 1/27

WEDNESDAY NIGHT, Classy Miss Cassie & Kristen Caurke provide a night of entertainment including ROCK N ROLL BINGO, dirty music and delicious treats! Come play a few rounds of bingo, indulge in some yummy free cupcakes and dance the night away!

Music starts at 9:00 and the first round of bingo begins at 9:30 and. With at least 6 rounds there are plenty of chances awesome free prizes! Dance to Garage, Punk, Soul & Rock N Roll all night long.

Last Wednesday of every month at The Milky Way
First Wednesday of every month at The Model Cafe

Pabst Blue Ribbon Presents: EYE F*CK - 1/26

TUESDAY NIGHT January 26th 2010, Pabst Blue Ribbon proudly presents: EYE F*CK : a graphic display of PBR originality through the eyes of Boston artists.


* Music by DJ Knife (Fresh Produce) + Coatti Mondi (Evolution)

* Complimentary Gifts From Pabst Blue Ribbon


8PM - 11PM @ The Savant Project

For more information, please visit PBRart.com

CALL/RESPONSE: PRESENTED BY Maneuver/Group Hug/Foxy

JOIN FORCES SUNDAY NIGHT FOR A SPECIAL 1 TIME ONLY, 3 venue party in Central Square to Benefit the people of Haiti through Doctors Without Borders. FOXY ACTION GROUP, MANEUVER & GROUP HUG are hosting the Hatian relief benefit lcated at ZUZU!, ENORMOUS ROOM & MIDDLESEX!

DJS:
Brandon Andrew (Maneuver, Revival)
DJ Die Young (Make It New)
J Mendicino (Pretty and Nice)
Michael Potvin (Thunderdome)
Nathanael Bluhm (Mystery Roar, FOXY)
BRDR (Group Hug)
James Cerne (FOXY)
Joseph Colbourne (FOXY, Varsity, Group Hug)
Alex Arango (Maneuver)
Brandon Paillant (Maneuver) 

Donations of the amount you see fit allow you access to both locations starting at Enormous Room @5pm, followed by Zuzu & Middlesex @ 10pm. Raffle tickets for sweet prizes.

DRINK SHMOOZE AND DANCE YOUR FACE OFF
8 hours of guilt free Do-Gooding FUN.

100% Of proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders, to assist the Recovery and Rebuilding efforts in Haiti.

HEY I KNOW THAT GUY 1/23

On this beautiful Saturday, make your way to Somerville to the Washington Street Art Center to see the portraiture the group portraiture show Hey I Know That Guy. Curated by Snow Project, the art show features over 50 contributing artists focusing on portraiture in a variety of media including, painting, photography, collage and mixed media. Plus a couple of my amazingly talented friends, Brian Hart and Darryl Norsen will be in the show! :)

Music provided by DJ B-Train, mR. id, Emeen Z., and DJ Blue Wizard.

Opening reception Saturday, January 23rd, 6-10pm,

Gallery open for viewing Sunday, January 24th, 12-4pm.

Transpositions Art Opening @ Distillery Gallery

The Distillery Gallery is having an opening tonight in South Boston!

“Transpositions” will feature works examining themes of location and dislocation, time, memory, and transformation, in response to the site and context of the Distillery Gallery and the Distillery Building. Artists Derek Hoffend, Asher Thal-Nir, and Jed Speare will be showing works employing sound, video, and electronic media. Works initiated by each artist will complement each other and, to varying degrees, blend together in-situ to form a larger unified atmosphere.

Opening reception is 6-9pm

Show runs January 21- March 4th

The Distillery Gallery is located at 

516 E 2nd St., South Boston 02127

PBR x Boston Salutes Conan O'Brien

THIS TUESDAY - 1.19.10 @ 11:35PM


Come down to GoodLife and watch one of the final episodes of the Tonite Show w/ Conan O'Brien.


Show support to a Pabst drinking maniac who was proudly awarded a dream job - only to have it ripped from his pasty freckled hands by an evil corporation and a hack job comedian. Free PBR Swag to any and all Gingers in attendance!


FREE PBR from 11:35 - 12:35

STREET SMARTS - AN URBAN ART EXHIBIT 1/13 - 3/15

Street Smarts opening reception featuring the works of Sandra Cohen, Mike Hammecker, Anna Koon, Justin Pilotte, Brent Refsland and Katrina Sustachek. These 6 Boston artists celebrate the urban landscape through photography, painting and graffiti. Exhibit runs through March 15, 2010


THE GALLERY @ WORKBAR
711 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA 02111 - lower level

ROBOT REVOLUTION 1/16

SATURDAY NIGHT Robot Revolution! A Monthly Electronic Dance Music night held a the Alchemist Lounge in JP -- where there is never a cover, dress code, and 21+.

Resident DJs of Robot Revolution:
MIKEY LEE (Coralcola, Recess)
 JASON BERGMAN (Deathstar, Let's Just Be Friends)
DAMIEN PAUL (So Dope, Rise)

Alchemist Lounge
435 South Huntington Avenue
Jamaica Plain, MA

Damián Ortega: Do It Yourself @ ICA 1/14

Tonight's the last Target Free Thursday Night during the Damián Ortega exhibition. The show closes Monday 1/18.

Ortega is one of the most prominent artists of the new Mexican generation. This exhibition, the first-ever survey of Ortega’s work, shows the arc of his artistic output with a range of sculpture, installation, video, and photography.


The ICA is open until 9pm on Thursdays.


Click here for directions to the ICA.

2010 PBR ART CONTEST - ACCEPTING ENTRIES!

PBR is now accepting entries for the 2010 PBR Art Contest!

Submit your PBR -inspired piece and you could win $1893 and PBR for a year! The contest begins at 1:01 A.M. (EST) on October 1, 2009 and ends at 1:00 A.M. (EST) January 31st, 2010.

For complete details, visit PBRArt.com

Spoke Count @ Chorus Gallery 01/ 9-31

Spoke Count is a collaborative installation featuring 100+ small works about bikes by various artists. It is estimated that there currently exist over one billion bicycles in the world- this show will attempt to visualize this (growing) mass of our favorite revolutionary transport. There will be live music, and drinks. Reception is on January 9, 2010. The exhibition will be up until January 31st.

Chorus Gallery 

285 Washington Street #18

Somerville MA

THE BEST OF BOSTAWESOME: 2009 (and on...)

THURSDAY NIGHTS AT THE ICA
Every Thursday night at the ICA (map) is free entry after 5PM 'till close. This is an amazing opportunity to see some of the best contemporary art on display at one of Boston's best examples of contemporary architecture. You would have to be crazy to not stop in every couple months on this great night to check out the new exhibitions.

THE MIDDLESEX LOUNGE
The Middlesex Lounge (map) constantly hosts a number of cover free nights every week. Heartthrob, Make It New, YoYoYo Wednesdays, and monthly Bodega Girls shows: who wouldn't want to frequent this ultra cool bar?

MOVIES AND MUSIC ON THE ESPLANADE
A summer specific attraction but one of the best that Boston has to offer. Every Friday in the summertime, a movie is played on a large projector screen outside; perfect for getting together with friends on a blanket and watching some family friendly film. A number of live musical acts also visit the Hatchshell and put on free performances for Bostonites (Bostoneers?). This past year featured the Beach Boys, oh yea.

THE GOOD LIFE
The Good Life (map) is another favorite of ours over at BOSTawesome. Many many great dj nights (our friends over at drinkmusik had a great year there) and their decor is killer, featuring some choice work by kngee and enamel kingdom.

MUSIC AND ART
Boston has a huge spectrum of artists, musicians and dj's. Here at BOSTawesome, we like to try to keep up with only the latest but with so much going on we inevitably end up missing out on some great FREE events. If you would like to promote any of your events, we would be happy to post it here at BOSTawesome and get the word out (email here or here). Let's just make sure its awesome and, as always, FREE!! Here's to another affordable year!