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Levitate Music and Arts Festival: What to Expect for 2026 The first time I went to Levitate several years ago, I was new to music festivals at this phase of my life. I had been to Lollapalooza and Lilith Fair in the 90s, and spent my high school teens flitting about with flowers in my hair at Clearwater Festival in New York. I love music, and I definitely knew a few names on the lineup, but the bands definitely skewed to more jam bands and music that I was less familiar with and fond of lately.

Levitate Music and Arts Festival: What to Expect for 2026

The first time I went to Levitate several years ago, I was new to music festivals at this phase of my life. I had been to Lollapalooza and Lilith Fair in the 90s, and spent my high school teens flitting about with flowers in my hair at…

Music Monday Marginalia: Episode 2. I don't watch music videos anymore, even the clips on Spotify are never on my radar. I grew up watching MuchMusic at my friend's house after school (we didn't have a tv at home) and that was all music videos all the time. Then, life got too busy and I was either working, at the gym, at dance class, or raising children.

Music Monday Marginalia: Episode 2.

I don't watch music videos anymore, even the clips on Spotify are never on my radar. I grew up watching MuchMusic at my friend's house after school (we didn't have a tv at home) and that was all music videos all the time. Then, life got too busy and I was either…

You May Be Done With Experiencing Winter: Escape with Boston Ballet’s Winter Experience Boston Ballet's Winter Experience is fleeting in its time at the Opera House but the impact of witnessing Jorma Elo's Le Sacre de Printemps (The Rite of Spring) and Crystal Pite's The Seasons' Canon is lasting. The contrast and intersection of these two works made for a perfect mixed bill and The Seasons' Canon left me transformed. Boston Ballet's Winter Experience…

You May Be Done With Experiencing Winter: Escape with Boston Ballet’s Winter Experience

Boston Ballet's Winter Experience is fleeting in its time at the Opera House but the impact of witnessing Jorma Elo's Le Sacre de Printemps (The Rite of Spring) and Crystal Pite's The Seasons' Canon is lasting.…

Never Loud Enough: AAMARP 1977 – Now at the ICA

James Reuben Reed, born 1920 in Kansas City, MA died 2022 in BostonThe Mask Maker (Portrait of Susan Thompson), 1983 Acrylic on canvas "Does it bother you that your art wasn't shown at the MFA or the ICA or bigger institutions?" he asked the artist.…

Music Monday Marginalia Episode 1. Nothing like a new series to start for Mondays. Mondays are a day that makes you feel weird and off kilter if you work a Monday through Friday job especially. The good thing about Mondays is that emails tend to be slow because everyone is rubbing the weekend out of their eyes still and waiting for the coffee to kick in.

Music Monday Marginalia Episode 1.

Nothing like a new series to start for Mondays. Mondays are a day that makes you feel weird and off kilter if you work a Monday through Friday job especially. The good thing about Mondays is that emails tend to be slow because everyone is rubbing the weekend out…

Lauren Spencer Smith Taps Into Betrayal and Heartbreak at House Of Blues Lauren Spencer Smith at sold out House or Blues show in Boston February 21, 2026. Photo credit: L. Klein Lauren Spencer Smith's return to Boston leveled up in so many ways. She sold out House of Blues. The Fenway music venue was filled to the brim with devoted fans for good reason. When Spencer Smith last performed in Boston she would have had a big old Sharpie x on her hand had she been at The Paradise as a fan.

Lauren Spencer Smith Taps Into Betrayal and Heartbreak at House Of Blues

Lauren Spencer Smith at sold out House or Blues show in Boston February 21, 2026. Photo credit: L. Klein Lauren Spencer Smith's return to Boston leveled up in so many ways. She sold out House of Blues. The Fenway music venue…

The Things Around Us: Seep Into Your Soul With Music and Stories from Ahamefule J. Oluo The Things Around Us is part concert, part storytelling, poetry, comedy and wholly existential thought in a lighter more approachable contemporary format. Ahamefule J. Oluo is a storyteller with a sense of humour as well as a musician. The Things Around Us layers stories of being human from Oluo’s encounters and relationships with members of his community with sound created by looping tracks he creates in the moment.

The Things Around Us: Seep Into Your Soul With Music and Stories from Ahamefule J. Oluo

Knotted, Released, Caught, Fraught: Noli Timere at Emerson Cutler Majestic Art, movement and music can come together in a multitude of ways. In dance, art as scenery, music and lighting support the movement and set a tone. In art, how the people move around or within an art installation is a dance of sorts. Music is consumed in a space that is often art as architecture or in a setting where the space is just a plane for movement by the audience.

Knotted, Released, Caught, Fraught: Noli Timere at Emerson Cutler Majestic

My Bookshelf: The Night Circus *to Escape the Circus We Entered*

A Scent-sual Holiday Scent is such a powerful sense. It takes you back to a time or place with so much detail and dusted off memories within seconds. Scent can turn heads or turn up noses. The world of fragrance is ancient but keeps growing and becoming more refined. There are perfume brands that have been around for centuries and then there is the trend of every brand and celebrity creating a scent of their own.

A Scent-sual Holiday

Scent is such a powerful sense. It takes you back to a time or place with so much detail and dusted off memories within seconds. Scent can turn heads or turn up noses. The world of fragrance is ancient but keeps growing and becoming more refined. There are perfume brands that…

‘Twas The Night Before: Cirque Du Soleil Gets Today’s Audiences Photos : Brandon Todd, MSG Entertainment, Kyle Flubacker, MSG Entertainment & Errisson Lawrence Costumes : James Lavoie Cirque du Soleil 2022 If you think about the classic holiday poem written by Clement Clarke Moore, and look at Cirque Du Soleil's posters for 'Twas the Night Before, you may think that this is a performance for children, but as with all the things Cirque Du Soleil, they have thought about every person in the audience especially the adult who likely paid for, arranged and got everyone to the venue.

‘Twas The Night Before: Cirque Du Soleil Gets Today’s Audiences

Photos : Brandon Todd, MSG Entertainment, Kyle Flubacker, MSG Entertainment & Errisson Lawrence Costumes : James Lavoie Cirque du Soleil 2022 If you think about the classic holiday poem written by Clement Clarke Moore, and look at…

Fun Home: The Holiday Musical To See With Family Fun Home has opened st The Huntington and, in a weird way, it is the best way to enter into the holiday season, which is filled with family time however wonderful or problematic that may be. The stars of this production are exceptionally talented. The story is heartwarming and heartbreaking wrapped in a succinct little one hour and forty minute package.

Fun Home: The Holiday Musical To See With Family

Fun Home has opened st The Huntington and, in a weird way, it is the best way to enter into the holiday season, which is filled with family time however wonderful or problematic that may be. The stars of this production are exceptionally talented.…

Stuffed Quail for The Holidays: Individual Birds for Individual Tastes/Needs You can go big for the holidays with turkey and goose, but sometimes smaller is better. Quail are super cute and if you order semi-boneless they are very easy to work with. Manchester Farms Quail sent me some quail and quail eggs to try out and it was a treat to work with them. For the holidays you can order their…

Stuffed Quail for The Holidays: Individual Birds for Individual Tastes/Needs

You can go big for the holidays with turkey and goose, but sometimes smaller is better. Quail are super cute and if you order semi-boneless they are very easy to work with. Manchester Farms Quail sent me some quail and…

Put The Pope’s Nose to the Grindstone: Thanksgiving Prep 101 Fresh cranberries to make sauce for Thanksgiving dinner, sandwiches and cocktails. The countdown for Thanksgiving begins now. Hopefully you have all your orders in for pies and such if you are planning to outsource them or have made your Thanksgiving dinner reservations.  This year, we are not hosting or attending any Thanksgiving, but I will be making all the things we need for Thanksgiving sandwiches to enjoy.

Put The Pope’s Nose to the Grindstone: Thanksgiving Prep 101

Fresh cranberries to make sauce for Thanksgiving dinner, sandwiches and cocktails. The countdown for Thanksgiving begins now. Hopefully you have all your orders in for pies and such if you are planning to outsource them or have made your…

I Don’t Want To, I Can’t, I Am Unable: Thanksgiving Pies Boston We are expected to justify so much of ourselves and maybe if we focused on living our lives in the best, most comfortable, most caring and compassionate and organically so way we could all live a little more lightly. I love to bake a pie or three for Thanksgiving, but if you don’t then don’t feel like you should. That’s just ridiculous.

I Don’t Want To, I Can’t, I Am Unable: Thanksgiving Pies Boston

We are expected to justify so much of ourselves and maybe if we focused on living our lives in the best, most comfortable, most caring and compassionate and organically so way we could all live a little more lightly. I love to bake a…

Kim’s Convenience 3D: No Special Glasses Required Kim's Convenience on Stage Ins Choi in Kim’s Convenience (2025). A Soulpepper Production in association with American Conservatory Theater & Adam Blanshay Productions. Photo by Dahlia Katz As far as I'm concerned, to know Kim's Convenience, most popularly known as the CBC sitcom and later Netflix show, is to love Appa, Janet, Mrs. Yong-mi Kim, and Jung. If you watched…

Kim’s Convenience 3D: No Special Glasses Required

Kim's Convenience on Stage Ins Choi in Kim’s Convenience (2025). A Soulpepper Production in association with American Conservatory Theater & Adam Blanshay Productions. Photo by Dahlia Katz As far as I'm concerned, to know Kim's Convenience, most…

Thanksgiving on the Town: Boston + Suburban Edition If you're feeling judged or fomo for whatever your Thanksgiving plans are, give it up now. Every version of Thanksgiving celebrating is problematic in some way and kind of nice in others. No one is having the perfect Thanksgiving. Now that we've got that out of the way, here are some places you can go enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner out. …

Thanksgiving on the Town: Boston + Suburban Edition

If you're feeling judged or fomo for whatever your Thanksgiving plans are, give it up now. Every version of Thanksgiving celebrating is problematic in some way and kind of nice in others. No one is having the perfect Thanksgiving. Now that we've…

Manual Cinema Masterfully Mindbinding: The Fourth Witch Photo Credit: Katie Doyle What if you went to the movie theatre, and off to the side you watch the entire process of creating the movie happen live? You might call that theatre, but it wouldn't be because a film has so many different layers then a show. Then, what if I told you it isn't a live action movie, but rather an animated one and the animation was done in real time.

Manual Cinema Masterfully Mindbinding: The Fourth Witch

Photo Credit: Katie Doyle What if you went to the movie theatre, and off to the side you watch the entire process of creating the movie happen live? You might call that theatre, but it wouldn't be because a film has so many different layers…

Sardines: Resemblance Uncanny Chris Grace, playwright and performer of The Huntington’s production of Sardines (a comedy about death) directed by Eric Michaud. Running September 30 – November 16, 2025 at the Huntington Theatre’s Maso Studio (264 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115). How Deep is It? I share nothing in common with Chris Grace except for the fact that we are both human and we will both eventually have lived the entirety of our lives.

Sardines: Resemblance Uncanny

Chris Grace, playwright and performer of The Huntington’s production of Sardines (a comedy about death) directed by Eric Michaud. Running September 30 – November 16, 2025 at the Huntington Theatre’s Maso Studio (264 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115). How Deep is It? I…

Maris and Caroline Kingsbury: Boston Steps Into Another Galaxy Maris and Caroline Kingsbury lit up Brighton Music Hall for their intergalactic Give Me a Tour tour.

Maris and Caroline Kingsbury: Boston Steps Into Another Galaxy

Maris and Caroline Kingsbury lit up Brighton Music Hall for their intergalactic Give Me a Tour tour.

6 of 9: The Ceremony

Ufot Family Cycle is a bit like if your favourite mini series was live in theatres around Boston. It is a series where each episode stands alone but if you watch the whole shebang it is multiple times richer. The Ceremony is the 6th of 9 plays in the Ufot Family Cycle and is…

In Concert: Lola Young Lola Young brought East London to Royale on Friday, September 27th. The crowd was ready for every little second of the high energy, raw emotion show. This was a tour with no particular name but came about with the This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway album which came out in June of 2024. The album and the songs, and the night at Royale was 100% meant for everyone in the room (and many who didn't make the show).

In Concert: Lola Young

Lola Young brought East London to Royale on Friday, September 27th. The crowd was ready for every little second of the high energy, raw emotion show. This was a tour with no particular name but came about with the This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway album which came out in June…

New Heights, Old Themes: The Hills of California It is really hard to say you liked a play when you leave feeling slightly ill. Ill not because of the acting, set, or theatre, but because of the age old theme that hasn’t gone away. The Hills of California presents themes that we have read in books, seen on film, Netflix’d, written or listened to poetry about and watched series around for at least a decade.

New Heights, Old Themes: The Hills of California

It is really hard to say you liked a play when you leave feeling slightly ill. Ill not because of the acting, set, or theatre, but because of the age old theme that hasn’t gone away. The Hills of California presents themes that we have read in…

In Concert: The Beaches The best way to get through any kind of doldrums is live music. March is a peak gloom month with the cold, the wet and the grey days that keep piling on and spring is still just an idea frozen stuck in the cold mud below a thin layer of ice. The Beaches concert at Royale on their Blame My Ex…

In Concert: The Beaches

The best way to get through any kind of doldrums is live music. March is a peak gloom month with the cold, the wet and the grey days that keep piling on and spring is still just an idea frozen stuck in the cold mud below a thin layer of ice. The Beaches concert at Royale on…

Rock Icon Michael Stipe Reveals The R.E.M. Lyrics Everyone Keeps Getting Wrong The words to this 1987 song have been up for debate for years.

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Can Boston Rodeo? The Wild West In the East Country isn't what it used to be. The music, the clothing, the mode, are all seeping into places that were once way too slick for that kind of grit, dust, and such. I went to university with a friend who lived in Canada's rodeo country and it was as foreign of a world as I have ever known. I still don't know what a real rodeo is like but I have learned to accept some country music (the less problematic kind) and I am definitely fascinated by the whole chunky heeled cowboy boot and crisp rimmed cowboy hat uniform.

Can Boston Rodeo? The Wild West In the East

Country isn't what it used to be. The music, the clothing, the mode, are all seeping into places that were once way too slick for that kind of grit, dust, and such. I went to university with a friend who lived in Canada's rodeo country and it was as…

Photo of a slim rectangular wooden sculpture with central stained glass in rainbow colours the artwork is on a beach with wet sand and under a blue sky

Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt

Picture of SpongeBob standing with his eyes closed and smiling in front of two large speakers that are blasting music

When you find a new song to obsess over and listen to exclusively for the next 10 days

Teach your kids that someone not liking them is not an indication they need to try harder or change who they are to gain approval.

It's not our job to make other people like us.
It's our job to like ourselves. ⭐️

~ christine derengowski