La Traviata Screening TONIGHT

Come see a FREE screening of La Traviata TONIGHT (Thursday, September 17) down at the Hatch Shell (map)!

YUM YUM, FREE GRUB!

On Thursday September 17th , you can LEAVE YOUR LUNCH AT HOME! From 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Friends of the Fort Point Channel are hosting the 5th Annual Taste of Fort Point Channel at the Children's Wharf Park.

Guests will be able to relax at picnic tables and listen to live music while sampling a wide variety of food offered by over one dozen restaurants and café’s on the Channel. Lucky's Lounge will provide live music!

Children’s Wharf Park is located between Congress Street and Seaport Boulevard, on the Fort Point Channel next to Boston Children’s Museum. (Rain date: Friday, September 18th, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM)

FASHIONABLY LATE

GET READY for MIKKO NISSINEN and BOSTON BALLET for a NIGHT of FASHION and MUSIC! Boston Ballet Dancers outfitted by Karmaloop. Sounds by Clinton Sparks, Chester French, and Michael Savant. Located at the Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles Street

TIME: September 17, 8:00pm-2:00am The fashion show starts at 10pm.

RSVP to: fashion@libertyhotel.com

List closes at 9PM on Thursday, September 17th.

You can view the map HERE.

Cambridge Carnival International

This Sunday! (September 12th)

Cambridge Carnival International is a colorful and festive celebration that is rooted in African traditions. The festival, in its 17th year, attracts over 150,000 people making it the largest festival in Cambridge, MA (on Main and Ames Street (map)). The highlight of this annual Mardi gras style festival is a grand costume parade accompanied by rich rhythmic musicality promoting all types of cultures. The festival combines food and craft exhibits, costumes, masks, wire-bending, live music, steel pan, Kids Fest, street parades, and dancing, to display the history and culture of the Caribbean traditions based on the models of Trinidad, Tobago, and Brazil.

Design Hive - Independent Designers Market

Get your indie fix here!

Sunday, September 13th, the Design Hive Market in Cambridge (map) is back this Fall featuring indie fashions and one-of-a-kind creations from over 50 local designers selling vintage & repurposed clothing, jewelry, art, and much more. From flea market finds to fashionista frocks, it's never the same and not-to-be-missed!
DJ Keith Jensen will be spinning fresh tracks and exclusive mixes all day long.

Boston Arts Festival

The Boston Arts (ahts) Festival features the best of the Boston Arts Scene- both visual and performance. Started in 2003 as a single afternoon event, the festival has expanded into a 3-day celebration incorporating a diverse performing arts program and a specially built artists’ village. It is held at Christopher Columbus Park (map) all this weekend!

Friday (9/11)

Noon - 6PM Visual Artists

5:30PM - 7:45PM Performing Artists

Saturday (9/12)

Noon - 6PM Visual Artists

12:30PM - 6:45PM Performing Artists

Sunday (9/13)

Noon - 6PM Visual Artists

12:30PM - 6PM Performing Artists

PURPLE BEAN

TOMORROW NIGHT (Wednesday, September 9 9pm - 2am) YES&NO (of drinkmusik) will be hosting a night of bangingRAVERdubstepBRISTOLSOUNDtracks.

Check out DJ Voltran (of nightsociety) too. They'll be throwing down the dubbiest of the dub vinyl sets you've seen in awhile. The Goodlife's (map) soundsystem is the perfect venue to feel the bass in your nosehairs and vital inner organs. Check it out!

do it AGAIN! TONIGHT!

Do It Again is a no frills alternative to the DJ scene in Boston at Zuzu (map) EVERY SUNDAY from 10pm-1am. They skipped the nightlife photographers and cover charges and get right to the point: skilled DJs playing good music. Each DJ brings their own unique style and skills to the table every week. Do It Again has also hosted guests such as DJ Contra, tour DJ for Santogold and M.I.A, and Chris Devlin of Spank Rock.

The ARTAGEDDON is HERE!!

The art shows in SOUTH BOSTON are the best around, and I would never miss a show at the DISTILLERY GALLERY!

FEATURING WORKS BY: Daniel Benayun, Thomas Buildmore, Laurie Carman, Scott Chasse, Corey Corcoran, Michael Dacey, Robert daVies, Thomas Dupere, Josh Falk, Jarrett Golz, Vanessa Irzyk, Ryan Lombardi, Fish McGill, Kristen Mills, Kenji Nakayama, Tom Noffsinger, Sheryl Pace, Morgan Thomas, Judith Uehling, Dana Woulfe, Nick Z, and more TBA....

September 3 - September 24, 2009
Opening Reception: September 3, 7-10pm
free and open to the public
516 E 2nd St., first floor
contact: Scott Chasse, gallery director
(978) 270-1904 / scottchasse@gmail.com
www.distilleryboston.com

"ARTAGEDDON," as an exhibit, highlights merely a fraction of the enormous pool of talented artists
whom are diligently pressing forward amidst this transitional point in time. "ARTAGEDDON" as a
concept will prompt fallout and unknown consequence which the exhibitors will continue to navigate and embrace.

drinkMUSIK

Check out drinkMUSIK tomorrow night (Thursday, September 3) at the Milky Way (map) in Jamaica Plain!

BOOTY DROPPIN ELECTRO HOUSE!
YES&NO ARE BACK AGAIN WITH ANOTHER RIDICULOUS NIGHT OF DANCING, DRINKING AND VERY POSSIBLY A LACK OF CLOTHING AMONG YOUR PEERS
FEATURING YES&NO ON 1'S & 2'S
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
VADUM RANKIN (FTW, SWEAT, DELOREAN MUSIC COMPANY)
aka Boston's Best Promoter. Casey VADUM RANKIN is revealing himself to be much more than just a party guru that brings in huge acts like MSTRKRFT, Steve Aoki and Armand Van Helden. Sporting the new NI Maschine controller (whoa) and a smorgesbord of bumping bass bangers you and your friends haven't heard yet, Vadum Rankin teams up with residents YES&NO to bring DRINKMUSIK into the stratosphere!!!
BOSTON'S BEST VJ, V.Ka$h IS BACK THIS TIME TO GRACE US WITH HIS VISUAL MAGIC
brought to you by drinkmusik