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!