It has been a very, very long week and I am so ready for the weekend!
But what to do with all of that unscheduled time?
Everywhere
Description: My secret boyfriend, Tony Leung, once again joins forces with Wong Kar Wai to tell the story of Ip Man the martial arts master behind such greats as Bruce Lee. For those of you who know Ip Man and Ip Man 2 this looks to be even more dramatic, bursting with serious awesomeness.
Location: A movie theater near you
Boston
Description: Diners can choose from old favorites to the latest
culinary hot spots, from nationally known chain restaurants to local chef owned
bistros, from Asian or Argentinean fare to French, Italian, tapas and sushi,
from the award-winning restaurants of Boston and Cambridge to the gourmet gems
in the suburbs north, west and south of the city
Date: now thru 8/3-/2013
Time: Lunch + Dinner
Location: You Decide
Price: $15.13 - $38.13
Description: Videodrome Discotheque serves up a non-stop mixture of outrageous sound
& vision, with a particular emphasis on the Disco, New Wave, Rock, Hi-NRG,
& Pop of the late 70s and Early 80s - along with select modern artists
(such as Gaga, Kylie, and Scissor Sisters) that fit their vintage aesthetic.
Date: 8/23/2013
Time: 10:00 PM
Location: Oberon, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Price: $10
Saint Anthony’s Feast
Description: Begun in 1919, by Italian immigrants from the small town
of Montefalcione in Avellino, Saint Anthony’s Feast has become the largest
Italian Religious Festival in New England. Named the “Feast of all Feasts” by
National Geographic Magazine, this authentic Italian street festival has it all
for people of every age: parades, strolling singers, live entertainment,
contests and religious services are held daily.
Date: 8/23/2013 – 8/25/2013
Time: Varies throughout the Weekend
Location: North End, Boston (Endicott, Thacher & North Margin Streets)
Price: FREE
Description: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN two City Councillors from each side of
the Charles join forces to host a fundraiser? An epic throw down in the heart
of Harvard Square! Join Leland Cheung (Cambridge) and Tito Jackson
(Boston) at the hottest venue in the Metro, The Sinclair, and enjoy the fight
for bragging rights amongst 8 of Boston's hottest DJs. With our MC On and On as
host, it's time to get down and dirty as these stars go toe-to-toe for the good
of Youth on Fire (Cambridge) and Boston's Alliance of GLBT Youth.
Date: 8/24/2013
Time: 8:00 PM Doors, 8:30 PM Show
Location: The Sinclair, 52 Church Street, Cambridge
Price: $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show
Description: Stop five in the 2013 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series
takes us to Boston, Massachusetts. The roof of the ICA Building will be used as
an urban cliff where the best high divers in the world will leap into the
Boston Harbor.
Date: 8/25/2013
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: ICA Boston, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston
Price: FREE, Reservations Required
Description: This exhibition is a global overview of ways in which
the existing infrastructure of cities around the world is being redesigned,
repurposed, and reimagined to serve alternate and expanded functions for urban
dwellers and visitors. Reprogramming the City celebrates more than 20 examples
of imaginative reuse and repurposing of urban infrastructure, from physical
objects to the city’s most functional systems and surfaces. Cities represented
include London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Boston.
Date: NOW thru 9/29/2013
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM weekdays, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Weekends
Location: Boston Center for Architecture and Design, 290 Congress
Street, Boston
Price: $5
New York
Description: True Stories Real People and the Audience is the Judge
Date: 8/22/2013
Time: Doors 7:00 PM, Stories 7:30 PM
Location: Housing Works Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby Street, New York
Price: $16 Advance, $18 Door
Description: Lulzcruza is an electronic folk duo at the junction of
the hypermodern and the ancient. Their music weaves together hypnotic female
singing, South American instruments, found sound objects, field recordings, and
electronic manipulation. The result is a cross-genre, world-esque music
unfolding with mesmerizing vocals, aquatic textures and up-tempo, handcrafted
South American rhythms.
Date: 8/22/2013
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Price: FREE
Description: Head to Harlem for the Studio Museum’s Uptown Fridays!
Uptown Fridays is a series of summer parties at the Studio Museum in Harlem
that places attendees in direct dialogue with current exhibitions. This
installment, titled Body Language, will feature an opening set by Sol Nova and
a closing set by Venus X of the popular GHE20 G0TH1K parties. Abbe Schriber,
curator of Body Language, hosts.
Date: 8/23/2013
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Studio Museum Harlem, 144 West 125th Street, New York
Price: $11
Description: Spend your Saturday night with the man himself.
Date: 8/24/2013
Time: 10:00 PM
Location: Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn
Price: $10
Description: CLASSIC ALERT! For those craving the true roots of Rap, “Wild
Style” captured the hard core South Bronx scene at its births. This
1983 film stars a pantheon of Hip-Hop pioneers, including: DJ Grand Master
Flash, Grand Master Caz and The Cold Crush Brothers, and The Rock Steady
Crew. “Wild Style” also showcases the works of legendary subway artists,
Lee Quinones and Sandra Pink Fabara. “Wild Style” follows the outlaw
artists through the train yards to the rap/break-dance clubs.
Date: 8/26/2013
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: East River Park at the FDR Drive Entrance at Cherry Street
Price: FREE
Description: This acclaimed series of world premiere one-act plays
from some of the country's top playwrights returns for a seventh season!
Date: NOW thru 8/31/2013
Time: Varies
Location: 59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street, New York
Price: $25
Washington, DC
Description: DC eaters will be able to enjoy the best that the region
has to offer at incredible rates; three-course, prix-fixe lunch and dinner
menus are priced at $20.13 and $35.13, respectively. Diners can also explore
Chilean wines at participating Restaurant Week locations and vote for their
favorite winery and restaurant at TASTECHILE2013.com. The prize: a Chilean wine dinner for 10 at
the winner's favorite participating restaurant, courtesy of Wines of Chile.
Date: NOW thru 8/21/2013
Time: Lunch + Dinner
Location: You Decide
Price: $20.13 + 35.13
Description: The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Free For
All is a much-loved Washington tradition, offering free performances of a
Shakespearean classic to the general public. STC is thrilled to kick off
our 27th season with Much Ado About Nothing.
Date: NOW thru 9/1/2013
Time: Varies
Location: Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F Street NW, Washington DC
Price: FREE
Description: Each August through October, the Maryland Renaissance Festival
recreates a 16th century English village with crafts, food, live performances
on 8 stages, a jousting arena and lots of games. The Maryland Renaissance
Festival is a fun family event held in Anne Arundel County, about 30 miles from
Washington, DC.At the Maryland Renaissance Festival you can see a fire-eater,
watch jousting in full armor, marvel at jugglers and magicians, and listen to
music and choral groups. Enjoy a variety of fare from 42 food outlets. Shop at
more than 130 craft shops for stained glass, sculptures, jewelry, pottery,
wood-butchery, leather-work, inlay, clothing, and glass-blown creations.
Delight your children with free pony rides, a maze, archery, a play area and
dozens of games.
Date: NOW thru 10/20/2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Location: 1821 Crownsville Road, Annapolis, MD
Price: $17+
Description: zydeco, cajun, and Louisiana funk
Date: NOW thru 10/20/2013
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: National Gallery Sculpture Garden, 401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington DC
Price: FREE
Description: The 2nd Annual National Harbor Dragon Boat Races are
being held this summer, celebrating Asian culture and bringing a family-fun
event to the Washington DC area. Dragon boat racing is an important part of the
Chinese traditional culture, dating back more than 2,300 years. With its
location along the Potomac River and convenient access to downtown Washington,
National Harbor is a perfect location for this event
Date: 8/24/2013
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: National Harbor Waterfront
Price: FREE
Description The ensemble presents The Best of Craigslist, taking 37 separate posts to adapt for the stage
using puppets, punches, ukuleles, and a bedazzled loin cloth for a night that
ranges from the hysterical to the tragic to the just plain weird. This
performance contains mature content.
Date: 8/26/2013
Time: Tickets will be distributed in the States Gallery at
approximately 5:30 p.m., up to 2 tickets per person.
Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Art, 2700 F Street NW,
Washington Dc
Price: FREE