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Good afternoon Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend, February 22nd - 25th

February 22, 2024

Enjoy your weekend Boston! If you ever have anything you’d like to see added, please feel free to reach out using the contact link at the bottom.

THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 22

Canon, Canyon, Cannon - Poetry Evening @ ISG Museum @ 8:30PM This annual poetry and performance evening features leading local and national artists who invite the audience to find new meaning through language and performance.

Art Lecture: New England Art in 19th and 20th Centuries @ MFA @ 1PM Learn about the fascinating history of New England art made between 19th and 20th century and how it reflects the social and political developments of the era.

‘The Persian Version’ Screening @ MFA @ 7PM Maryam Keshavarz’s award-winning new film delivers a universal and timely story of the Iranian and Iranian American experience with this crowd-pleasing comedy.

New England Synth Fest @ MOS @ 7:30PM Experience some of the region’s best synth musicians and visualizers like never before in the Planetarium’s immersive full dome environment.

Jazz Concert @ Berklee Performance Center @ 8PM The Berklee Global Jazz Institute Summit celebrates its 15th anniversary with a concert dedicated to the visionary and genius Wayne Shorter.

FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 23

‘House’ Screening @ MFA @ 7PM See this 1970s Japanese hallucinatory and absurd thriller as part of the ‘UNIQLO Festival of Films from Japan’ limited program.

'Crown of Times' Show @ MoS @ 7:30PM ReRooted's popular production critically examines the history of Black Hair Culture over five decades and the influences of American politics, music, and fashion on shaping that culture.

Stardew Valley: Festival of Seasons in Concert @ Berklee Performance Center @ 4PM / 8PM Enjoy an intimate, immersive concert featuring fresh arrangements of the most cherished songs from the ‘Stardew Valley’ soundtrack, performed live by a chamber orchestra.

‘Giselle’ Ballet @ Emerson Colonial Theatre @ 7PM See the Grand Lyiv Ballet perform the timeless French masterpiece that has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide for over 180 years.

SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 24

Play Date: Caribbean Celebration @ ICA @ 10AM Enjoy art-making and gallery activities inspired by the art on view!

Berg + Maher in Concert @ Symphony Hall @ 8PM Boston Philharmonic Orchestra plays Berg’s vigorous Violin Concerto and Mahler’s powerful Symphony No. 1.

Almost Queen: A Tribute to Queen @ The Hanover Theatre @ 8PM Enjoy the most authentic live Queen show since the days of Queen themselves.

Tyler Booth @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Houston Bernard Band

SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 25

Off Book: The Improvised Musical @ Crystal Ballroom @ 7PM Versatile musical comedy duo Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino create a completely improvised musical live on stage.

Code Orange @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Teenage Wrist, Soul Blind, Gel, & Gridiron

ALL WEEKEND

FRIDAY & SUNDAY - Haydn, Mozart, von Bingen, & Aleotti in Concert @ Symphony Hall Boston music lovers, mark your calendars: Harry Christophers returns to Handel + Haydn Society in his first appearance as Conductor Laureate, with the music he does best.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - ‘The Simon & Garfunkel Story’ in Concert @ Emerson Colonial Theatre ‘The Simon & Garfunkel Story’ is a critically acclaimed concert-style theater show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - ‘The More The Man’ Play @ BCA Plaza Black Box Theatre A love letter to New Orleans, the play follows a young Black man as he connects to the ancestors of the land and lineage, while navigating the highs and lows of romantic and familial love.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Brighton Bazaar: Retromania Market @ Roadrunner Retromania is a weekend-long Retrospective Expo, featuring over 100 vendors showcasing the best vintage styles, collectible classics, & nostalgic goods New England has to offer!

All weekend - Plaza Winterfest @ Harvard Science Center Plaza Play seasonal games including curling, ice bowling, and ice shuffleboard or year-round favorites including ping-pong, illuminated cornhole, or giant chess!

All weekend - Curling @ The Liberty Hotel Enjoy a winter Curling experience in the Liberty's private patio, complete with seasonal cocktails and bites.

All weekend - 2024 Oscar-Nominated Short Films Screenings @ ICA ICA presents its annual selection of Oscar-nominated live-action, animated, and documentary shorts you always wish you’d seen come Oscar night.

All weekend - Disney On Ice @ TD Garden Celebrate the unforgettable adventures of your favorite Disney and Pixar characters brought to life in new magical ways.

All weekend - Boston Ballet’s Winter Experience @ Citizens Bank Opera House Boston Ballet presents an unforgettable celebration of dance that includes new, world-premier and re-envisioned productions from award-winning choreographers.

All weekend - ‘Evil Dead’ Musical @ BCA Plaza Theatre LAST CHANCE - Join the gory, yet campy adventures of five college students on a weekend getaway in Michigan as they battle the demons and deadites.

All weekend - ‘Becoming A Man’ Play @ Loeb Drama Center American Repertory Theater’s newest production is an honest, passionate, and illuminating story of P. Carl’s courageous journey of gender transition and transformation.

All weekend - ‘Thirst’ Play @ Lyric Stage Tension, humor, and hope reside in this heartbreaking tale of love and belonging set during Eugene O’Neil’s classic ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night.’

All weekend - ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Play @ The Hanover Theatre Experience Brendon Fox’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy performed by The Hanover Theatre Conservatory's Youth Acting Company.

All weekend - ‘Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight’ Play @ The Huntington Theatre After sold out runs in LA, Chicago, and Paris, this thoroughly unique, interactive theatrical experience from Olivier Award-nominated John Kolvenbach comes to Boston.

All weekend - ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ Play @ The Huntington at the Calderwood Pavilion Alternately touching and bitingly funny, this new comedy inspired by Arthur Miller’s classic ‘The Crucible’ follows a group of teenagers as they navigate love, authenticity, and transformation.

All weekend - ‘Sweat’ Play @ Footlight Club LAST CHANCE - Filled with warm humor, ‘Sweat’ tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor.

ONGOING

Ongoing - ‘Orchid Adventure’ Botanical Exhibition @ Franklin Park Zoo From rare species to exotic hybrids, Orchid Adventure promises an immersive experience that combines the enchantment of the animal kingdom with the delicate beauty of orchids.

Ongoing - ‘Deep Sky’ IMAX Screening @ MoS Go on a journey to the beginning of time and space, to never-before-seen cosmic landscapes as captured by NASA’s Webb Telescope in this new IMAX documentary.

Ongoing - Immersive Disney Animation @ Boch Center Step into the art and legacy of Walt Disney Animation Studios and celebrate the music, artistry and animation from the creators of Frozen, The Little Mermaid, Big Hero 6 and many more.

Ongoing - Musical Shows @ MoS PlanetariumMuseum of Science puts on special experiences adapting the music of Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Lady Gaga, and The Divas to immersive visuals in the Charles Hayden Planetarium

Ongoing - ‘Wordplay’ Exhibition @ ICA Highlighting the rich interplay between imagery and text, the exhibition showcases how contemporary artists have played with words to animate and expand their art practices.

Ongoing - ‘Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s - Today’ Exhibition @ ICA LAST CHANCE - Anchored in the concept of diaspora, the exhibition surveys the works of 28 artists of Caribbean descent and aims to challenge conventions and propose new ways of looking at and understanding the region.

Ongoing - ‘ Dinorá Justice: The Lay of the Land’ Exhibition @ MFA In her multidisciplinary works, Brazilian American artist Dinorá Justice uses a distinct visual vocabulary to examine intertwined histories of gender, landscape, and visual culture.

Ongoing - ‘Mondrian: Foundations’ Exhibition @ MFA The exhibition presents 28 paintings and works on paper, primarily from Mondrian’s early career, that trace the artist’s explorations as he progressed from realistic traditions to experimental abstractions.

Ongoing - ‘Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition brings together 27 powerful photographs by Stephen Shames that feature the women of the Black Panther party and showcase their crucial work for the movement.

Ongoing - ‘Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale’ Exhibition @ MFA Featuring 15 intriguing objects from 17th-century Netherlands such as paintings, prints, silver medals, and books, this exhibition compels viewers to reconsider their relationship to the world around them.

Ongoing - ‘Marking Resilience: Indigenous North American Prints’ Exhibition @ MFA The exhibition features 30 newly acquired works by Indigenous artists from the United States and Canada who were inspired by the resilience and creativity of their cultures.

Ongoing - ‘Picasso: War, Combat, and Revolution’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums The exhibition explores the dictator Francisco Franco’s Spain, imagery of death, struggles of good and evil, political and artistic revolution, and issues of desire and capture.

Ongoing - ‘Our Time on Earth’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum NEW - This traveling exhibition from the Barbican Centre in London celebrates the power of global creativity to transform the conversation around the climate emergency.

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