Thursday, April 3, 2014

4/03/14 ARTY FUN OF NOTE


Hi from The Cambridgeport School Arts Committee. It's that random time of the week where I attempt to inspire you to add some arty fun to your life. Please pass it on.

THIS AFTERNOON (PARENTS ONLY): Breaking Bad Creator Vince Gilligan in Conversation with Drew Faust

In 2008, scriptwriter, producer, and director Vince Gilligan introduced TV audiences to the character Walter White – a mild-mannered HS chemistry teacher turned meth-cooking kingpin in the AMC series "Breaking Bad." He will discuss the show's evolution and impact during a conversation moderated by Harvard's President Faust today at 4pm in Farkas Hall (10-12 Holyoke St.). It's free, but get there early. Doors open at 3:30. I can't make it, but tell me how it was, because I watched all five seasons of the show this past week while with the stomach flu.
http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/cal/details.php?ID=44575

The Hills are Alive

If you've got a Sound of Music lover in your house, there is a performance at the Footlight Club in JP this weekend, with matinees. The Sound of Music, runs Fridays and Saturdays, March 29, April 5, 11 & 12 @ 8:00pm and March 30, April 5, 6, & 12 @ 2:00pm.


Home Depot is for the Birds

April 5th is the first Saturday of the month, and that means kids can build projects for free at Home Depot. This week it is a simple bird (squirrel?) feeder. Often other projects are also offered. Sign up ahead.


CraftBoston

Friday through Sunday, CraftBoston is at the Cyclorama (Boston Center for the Arts 539 Tremont St., Boston) 
This is perhaps Boston's finest craft show. It is a juried, high end wonderland of jewelry, clothing, furniture, and home décor. A good place for a Mother's Day, wedding, or graduation present, or a present for yourself for making it through the winter. The CraftBoston website usually offers a couple of dollars off of admission, the code FULLER from the Fuller Craft Museum gives you a few dollars off, and Living Social generally has a deal for two tickets. The best deal is to go in with friends you will pass your ticket along to for a separate day, as CraftBoston tickets are generally good for the entire weekend. I may go Friday. Let me know if you want in on mine. 
Friday, April 4, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 5, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday, April 6, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Jazz at The Green Room

Also on Saturday, for your older piano players, at 8pm at the Green Room on Bow St. in Union Square, you can see pianist Harvey Diamond, one of our true local greats. He will be with Jon Dreyer, a bassist and cellist. I don't believe there is an age restriction for the Green Room, but it is a very small space. Advance tickets are encouraged, affordable, and available here.

Free Symphony at the NEC

April 9, at 8pm, you can attend a free concert at the New England Conservatory'sJordan Hall. Paul Biss conducts the NEC Symphony in a program that features the American premiere of a work by composer Jonas Tarm '16 (in photo), a student of John Mallia.
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Opus 62Jonas Tarm:Headline Hues: Concerto for StringsSibelius:Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opus 43  NEC's FREE concerts do not require a ticket, unless stated in concert listing. 
Unreserved seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Doors open 30 minutes prior to the concert's start time.

Artventurous?

ARTSBOSTON and MassMutual are offering "Artventurous" half price tickets for a number of April activities and shows.


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