Friday, Jan. 5 (Note: Some events may be rescheduled due to snow.)
6 p.m. Bonfire: “City of Salem’s 15th Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire.” Maybe rescheduled to Jan. 6? They burn up just about all the trees they can get their hands on in the city. At Dead Horse Beach at Salem Willows.
8 p.m. Music: Talib Kweli raps at City Winery Boston.
8 p.m. Music: The Suitcase Junket plays with Lula Wiles, Kate Lorenz, Julie Rhodes and Tim Gearan at Sinclair, Cambridge.
8 p.m. Music: “Happy Little Clouds Pool Party: a video release show for trans rights” at Once, Somerville.
8 p.m. Film: “Do the Right Thing.” Screening of Spike Lee’s classic 1989 film at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Saturday, Jan. 6
2 p.m. Comics: Boston Comics Roundtable’s End of the Holidays Party at Boston Comics Workspace, Somerville.
2:30 p.m. Art/Global Warming: “Boston Coastline: Future Past” talk by artists Catherine D’Ignazio and Andi Sutton, relating to their installation, at MIT Museum, Cambridge.
6 p.m. Festival: Dia de los Tres Reyes Magos (Three Kings Celebration)
at Veronica Robles Cultural Center, Boston.
Sunday, Jan. 7
12:30 p.m. Activism: Refuse Fascism Mass Meeting at First Church of Somerville.
2 p.m. Weirdness: No Pants Subway Ride. On MBTA.
3 p.m. Music: Be part of the filming of the official music Video of ” On the Rise” by Jahriffe aka Senbiqes NetriRa. “This is a party scene. A Vintage Soul train image.” In Roslindale.
Monday, Jan. 8
7 p.m. Video Games: “Using History in Game Design” talk hosted by Women In Games Boston at Intrepid, Cambridge.
Tuesday, Jan. 9
1 p.m. Activism: “FreeSiham Protest Against Child Deportations” at US Immigration Courts at JFK Federal Building, Boston. “Every Tuesday at the immigration court in the JFK Federal Building, in the heart of Boston, children without legal representation are brought before a judge and then deported.”
6 p.m. History: “Slavery & Abolition in Roxbury and Beyond” talk hosted by Roxbury Historical Society at First Church in Roxbury.
7 p.m. Music: Victoria Shen experimental music coffee house at Café Fixe, Brookline.
7 p.m. Poetry: Poetry Reading by Tara Skurtu and Lloyd Schwartz at Grolier Poetry Book Shop, Cambridge.
Wednesday, Jan. 10
10 a.m. Activism: Kids demanding residence for their parents with Temporary Protected Status rally organized by Centro Presente at Boston City Hall’s Piemonte Room.
4 p.m. Art: Shantell Martin: Artist Talk & Reception at Northeastern University, Boston.
6 p.m. Activism: “Rent Control Campaign Training” hosted by Showing Up For Racial Justice—Rhode Island at Direct Action for Rights and Equity, Providence.
7 p.m. Theater: “Ada/Ava” by Manual Cinema, at ArtsEmerson’s Emerson Paramount Center
Robert J. Orchard Stage, Boston, Jan. 10 to 14. Chicago’s Manual Cinema uses magical shadow puppetry, live-action silhouettes, overhead projection and live music to tell a story of twin sisters tending a New England lighthouse until one dies.
7 p.m. Art: Mika Rottenberg speaks at Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge. “Exploring the seduction, magic, and desperation of our hyper-capitalist, globally-connected reality, Mika Rottenberg’s elaborate visual narratives draw on cinematic and sculptural traditions to forge a new language.”
Thursday, Jan. 11
Art: “Borealis Burn 2018,” a New Hampshire Burning Man event at Andres Institute of Art, Brookline, New Hampshire.
9:30 a.m. Museums: “Museum Education in the Age of the Internet” forum at DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln.
6 p.m. Santas: New England Santa Society January Massachusetts-Rhode Island Santa Supper at Mick Morgan’s in Sharon, Mass.
7 p.m. Art: Mark Dion talks at Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge.
7 p.m. Art: Performances: Creighton Baxter at Castledrone, Boston.
Friday, Jan. 12
2 p.m. Arisia: “New England’s Largest, Most Diverse Scifi & Fantasy Convention” at Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, Through Jan. 15.
4 p.m. Festival: Three Kings Day Parranda at Connolly Branch Library, Boston.
4:30 p.m. “Migrating Colors V- Haitian Art” exhibition reception at Boston City Hall. Thirty-five Haitian artists living in New England commemorate the seventh year of the Haiti earthquake of 2010 that caused more than 230,000 deaths.
5 p.m. Dance: Works In Progress Choreography Showcase at Green Street Studios, Cambridge.
5 p.m. “Strategic Planning: Chantal Zakari” opening reception. Flags and banners referencing “business nomenclature which is widely being used by academic administrations.” Exhibit continues through Jan. 28 at Kingston Gallery, Boston.
6 p.m. Art: Reception for “Birds of a Feather” drawings by Alexa Guariglia at World’s Fair Gallery, Providence.
6 p.m. Art: “Killers & Thrillers” exhibit reception and art gallery grand opening party at Kabinett, Boston.
6 p.m. Art: “Opening Reception: Space Invaders” at Fountain Street, Boston.
6 p.m. Art: “Artificial Creativity: Neural Network and AI Art” exhibition reception at Boston Cyberarts, Boston.
6:30 p.m. Poetry: The House Slam Featuring Emily Eastman at Haley House Bakery Cafe, Boston.
6:30 p.m. Music: Friday Brass with Boycott and Be Nice Or Leave at Aeronaut, Somerville.
7 p.m. Music: Passion Pit at House of Blues, Boston.
7:30 p.m. Star Wars: Lightsaber show & workshop by Boston Jedi at Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston.
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