LIT Step into the unknown with ‘The Flowers of Evil’ by Shira Laucharoen April 14, 2026 A course examining French poet Charles Baudelaire's seminal collection is coming to the Cambridge Community Center.
MUSIC Prewn’s Izzy Hagerup delivers serious star power in a visit from Northampton by Michael Gutierrez April 11, 2026 Izzy Hagerup, at the head of a four-musician Prewn, effortlessly commanded the attention of the room at Deep Cuts.
ARTS Dancing through a cemetery and poems for a Vodou spirit are coming in Mount Auburn residencies by Marc Levy April 9, 2026 Four artists and organizations are named as Mount Auburn Cemetery’s new artists-in-residence for its record-breaking 11th year.
THEATER ‘Breaking the Code’ is not to be missed at Central Square Theater by Julie-Anne Whitney April 8, 2026 Many of us have heard the name Alan Turing, but few know much more about him than his legacy as the father of computer science.
MUSIC Spring Festival Preview by Michael Gutierrez April 6, 2026 A preview of the most exciting spring music festivals, from one-day local affairs to multiday out-of-towners.
ART AND DESIGN ‘Starting From Scratch’ shares success secrets from self-made artists, including one venturing into software by Marc Levy April 5, 2026 It’s not easy making art for a living, but three self-taught creators in Somerville share stories in April about how they bootstrapped their way to a breakthrough.
THEATER Apocalyptic satire makes an encore with Bread & Puppet’s song, dance and papier-mâché by Marc Levy April 3, 2026 A third apocalypse-themed show inspired by modern political culture arrives: The Bread & Puppet Theater’s “The End of the World Never Minding Show.”
FILM Independent Film Festival Boston ready for the spotlight by Michael Gutierrez April 2, 2026 Boots Riley, over 100 films, and a small army of volunteers make the magic happen.
COMEDY Comedian Eugene Mirman is recovering after single-car crash in New Hampshire by Marc Levy April 1, 2026 Somerville comedian Eugene Mirman was pulled from a burning car after crashing into tolls on a a New Hampshire turnpike on Tuesday.
LIT Indie Bookstore Crawl offers a passport to 25 shops with prizes along the way by Michael Gutierrez March 30, 2026 If you love books, why not prove it with an act of enormous physical prowess?