Winners Of 2018 Boston Music Awards
Below are the winners of the 2018 Boston Music Awards, which were announced at Boston’s House of Blues on Dec. 12, 2018. Artist of the Year: Cousin Stizz New Artist…Continue Reading →
‘Coded’ At BCA: Art To ‘Recontextualize, Reimagine And Upend Various Forms Of Codes’
“A code is defined as a system for communication or a set of rules to mark, represent or identify something,” curator Alexandria Smith writes about the exhibition “Coded,” on view…Continue Reading →
Comics: Fire Extinguisher
Comic copyright 2018 by Greg Cook. Read more of Greg’s comics here. Help Wonderland keep producing our great coverage of local arts, cultures and activisms (and our great festivals) by contributing…Continue Reading →
The Best Christmas Decorations (And A Lobster Trap Menorah) Around Boston
Below is Wonderland’s guide to dazzling holiday decorations around greater Boston, from Attleboro to Somerville (listed by community, in alphabetical order). This is based on several years exploring region during…Continue Reading →
Comics: Merry Christmas
Comic by Greg Cook. Read more of Greg’s comics here. Help Wonderland keep producing our great coverage of local arts, cultures and activisms (and our great festivals) by contributing to Wonderland…Continue Reading →
AS220 Artistic Director Shey Rivera Departs, Shauna Duffy Promoted To Executive Director
Shey Rivera—the artistic director of Providence art center AS220 since she took over from c0-founder Umberto Crenca in 2015—will depart the organization at the end of this year, AS220 announced…Continue Reading →
‘Eulogy For The Dyke Bar’ Ponders The ‘Mass Closing’ Of Lesbian Bars
Macon Reed has said she created her immersive “Eulogy for the Dyke Bar” installation “to push people to really consider what it would mean to have these spaces—dyke and lesbian…Continue Reading →
Lighting The World’s Only Lobster-Trap Menorah: ‘We Need Light In Darkness’
“This is a time when we need light in darkness,” Rabbi Steven Lewis of Gloucester’s Temple Ahavat Achim told the crowd gathered last night as they lit what’s said to…Continue Reading →
‘Inmate Ingenuity’: Prisoners Turn Cigarette Packs Into Dazzling Purses, Wallets, Toys
In 1941, Shawn Powell, a young man from Oakland, crafted a purse (pictured above) while serving a homicide sentence in San Quentin State Prison in California. Using a meticulous technique…Continue Reading →
Landmark AIDS Memorial Quilt Joins Annual Boston AIDS Vigil At BCA
Twenty sections from the landmark AIDS Memorial Quilt frame this year’s 27th annual “Medicine Wheel” AIDS vigil. The event begins at 11:30 p.m. tonight and continues for 24 hours at…Continue Reading →