{"id":4980,"date":"2018-01-04T19:34:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T00:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=4980"},"modified":"2018-02-14T05:45:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T10:45:18","slug":"to-do-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2018\/01\/04\/to-do-4\/","title":{"rendered":"To Do Jan. 5 to 12: No Pants Subway Ride, Christmas Tree Bonfire, Three Kings, Borealis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, Jan. 5\u00a0<\/strong>(Note: Some events may be rescheduled due to snow.)
\n6 p.m. Bonfire: \u201cCity of Salem’s 15th Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire<\/a>.\u201d Maybe rescheduled to Jan. 6? <\/strong>They burn up just about all the trees they can get their hands on in the city. At Dead Horse Beach at Salem Willows.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. Music: Talib Kweli<\/a> raps at City Winery Boston.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. Music:\u00a0The Suitcase Junket plays with Lula Wiles, Kate Lorenz, Julie Rhodes and Tim Gearan<\/a> at Sinclair, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. Music: \u201cHappy Little Clouds Pool Party<\/a>: a video release show for trans rights\u201d at Once, Somerville.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. Film: \u201cDo the Right Thing<\/a>.\u201d Screening of Spike Lee\u2019s classic 1989 film at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Jan. 6<\/strong>
\n2 p.m. Comics: Boston Comics Roundtable\u2019s End of the Holidays Party<\/a> at Boston Comics Workspace, Somerville.<\/p>\n

2:30 p.m. Art\/Global Warming: \u201cBoston Coastline: Future Past\u201d<\/a> talk by artists Catherine D’Ignazio and Andi Sutton, relating to their installation, at MIT Museum, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Festival: Dia de los Tres Reyes Magos (Three Kings Celebration)<\/a>
\nat Veronica Robles Cultural Center, Boston.<\/p>\n

Sunday, Jan. 7<\/strong>
\n12:30 p.m. Activism: Refuse Fascism Mass Meeting<\/a> at First Church of Somerville.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Weirdness: No Pants Subway Ride<\/a>. On MBTA.<\/p>\n

3 p.m. Music: Be part of the filming of the official music Video of ” On the Rise”<\/a> by Jahriffe aka Senbiqes NetriRa. \u201cThis is a party scene. A Vintage Soul train image.\u201d In Roslindale.<\/p>\n

Monday, Jan. 8<\/strong>
\n7 p.m. Video Games: \u201cUsing History in Game Design\u201d<\/a> talk hosted by Women In Games Boston at Intrepid, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Jan. 9<\/strong>
\n1 p.m. Activism: \u201cFreeSiham Protest Against Child Deportations\u201d<\/a> at US Immigration Courts at JFK Federal Building, Boston. \u201cEvery 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

6 p.m. History: \u201cSlavery & Abolition in Roxbury and Beyond\u201d<\/a> talk hosted by Roxbury Historical Society at First Church in Roxbury.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Music: Victoria Shen experimental music<\/a> coffee house at Caf\u00e9 Fixe, Brookline.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Poetry: Poetry Reading by Tara Skurtu and Lloyd Schwartz<\/a> at Grolier Poetry Book Shop, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Jan. 10<\/strong>
\n10 a.m. Activism: Kids demanding residence for their parents with Temporary Protected Status<\/a> rally organized by Centro Presente at Boston City Hall\u2019s Piemonte Room.<\/p>\n

4 p.m. Art: Shantell Martin<\/a>: Artist Talk & Reception at Northeastern University, Boston.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Activism: \u201cRent Control Campaign Training\u201d<\/a> hosted by Showing Up For Racial Justice\u2014Rhode Island at Direct Action for Rights and Equity, Providence.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Theater: \u201cAda\/Ava\u201d<\/a> by Manual Cinema, at ArtsEmerson\u2019s Emerson Paramount Center
\nRobert J. Orchard Stage, Boston, Jan. 10 to 14. Chicago\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Art: Mika Rottenberg<\/a> speaks at Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge. \u201cExploring the seduction, magic, and desperation of our hyper-capitalist, globally-connected reality, Mika Rottenberg\u2019s elaborate visual narratives draw on cinematic and sculptural traditions to forge a new language.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thursday, Jan. 11<\/strong>
\nArt: \u201cBorealis Burn 2018,\u201d<\/a> a New Hampshire Burning Man event at Andres Institute of Art, Brookline, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

9:30 a.m. Museums: \u201cMuseum Education in the Age of the Internet\u201d<\/a> forum at DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Santas: New England Santa Society January Massachusetts-Rhode Island Santa Supper<\/a> at Mick Morgan\u2019s in Sharon, Mass.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Art: Mark Dion<\/a> talks at Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Art: Performances: Creighton Baxter<\/a> at Castledrone, Boston.<\/p>\n

Friday, Jan. 12<\/strong>
\n2 p.m. Arisia:<\/a> \u201cNew England\u2019s Largest, Most Diverse Scifi & Fantasy Convention\u201d at Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, Through Jan. 15.<\/p>\n

4 p.m. Festival: Three Kings Day Parranda <\/a>at Connolly Branch Library, Boston.<\/p>\n

4:30 p.m. \u201cMigrating Colors V- Haitian Art\u201d<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

5 p.m. Dance: Works In Progress Choreography Showcase<\/a> at Green Street Studios, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

5 p.m. \u201cStrategic Planning: Chantal Zakari\u201d opening reception<\/a>. Flags and banners referencing \u201cbusiness nomenclature which is widely being used by academic administrations.\u201d Exhibit continues through Jan. 28 at Kingston Gallery, Boston.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Art: Reception for \u201cBirds of a Feather\u201d<\/a> drawings by Alexa Guariglia at World’s Fair Gallery, Providence.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Art: \u201cKillers & Thrillers\u201d<\/a> exhibit reception and art gallery grand opening party at Kabinett, Boston.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Art: \u201cOpening Reception: Space Invaders\u201d<\/a> at Fountain Street, Boston.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Art: \u201cArtificial Creativity: Neural Network and AI Art\u201d<\/a> exhibition reception at Boston Cyberarts, Boston.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Poetry: The House Slam Featuring Emily Eastman<\/a> at Haley House Bakery Cafe, Boston.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Music: Friday Brass<\/a> with Boycott and Be Nice Or Leave at Aeronaut, Somerville.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Music: Passion Pit<\/a> at House of Blues, Boston.<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. Star Wars: Lightsaber show & workshop<\/a> by Boston Jedi at Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston.<\/p>\n

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Friday, Jan. 5\u00a0(Note: Some events may be rescheduled due to snow.) 6 p.m. Bonfire: \u201cCity of Salem’s 15th Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire.\u201d 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,180,179],"tags":[181,34],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4980"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4980"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5003,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4980\/revisions\/5003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}