{"id":5747,"date":"2018-02-08T21:41:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T02:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=5747"},"modified":"2018-02-14T05:44:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T10:44:24","slug":"to-do-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2018\/02\/08\/to-do-9\/","title":{"rendered":"To Do Feb. 9 to 16: \u2018PlayTime,\u2019 Edward Gorey, Tet, Cardboard Sled Derby, Mardi Gras, Valentines, \u2018Black Panther\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, Feb. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

10 a.m. Art: \u201cInventur\u2014Art in Germany, 1943\u201355,\u201d<\/a> at Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Feb. 9 to June 3.<\/p>\n

11: 30 a.m. Activism: Shaun King<\/a> speaks at Northeastern University, Boston.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Dance: \u201cOur Story: Celebrating The African & African American Experience Through Spoken Word, Music and Dance\u201d<\/a> by OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center at Roxbury Community College, Boston.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. Music: Vijay Iyer and Teju Cole<\/a> at Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. Incredibly Strange Maine Video Night #1<\/a> at Apohadion Theater, Portland.<\/p>\n

9 p.m. Music: The Bentmen,<\/a> \u201cthe legendary Boston ensemble known for apocalyptic live shows,\u201d reunites to perform at Once Ballroom, Somerville.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Feb. 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

10 a.m. Art: \u201cPlayTime,\u201d<\/a> Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Feb. 10 to May 6.<\/p>\n

10 a.m. Art: \u201cGorey\u2019s Worlds,\u201d<\/a> Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, Feb. 10 to May 6.<\/p>\n

Noon: Cheer: Salem Color Guard Regional<\/a> at Salem High School, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

5 p.m. Art: \u201cOld Cool\u201d <\/a>exhibition by graffiti artist MerkThose at The Wall Gallery at Percival Brewing Company, Norwood, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Music: \u201cJammin\u2019 for Jimmy\u201d<\/a> fundraiser featuring Beatles music performed live at Florian Hall, Boston.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Music: \u201cTet in Boston 2018,\u201d<\/a> the annual Vietnamese Lunar New Year Celebration featuring Vietnamese culture, music and art, at IBEW 103, Boston.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. Storytelling: \u201cStorytime At the Ape’s Nest,\u201d<\/a> a live version of the Medford podcast featuring storytelling and experimental music, at Dorchester Art Project, Boston.<\/p>\n

9 p.m. Music: Weakened Friends<\/a> at Great Scott, Boston.<\/p>\n

10 p.m. Music: The Silks<\/a> at Atwood\u2019s Tavern, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Sunday, Feb. 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:30 a.m. Art: \u201cLet’s Sketch!\u201d<\/a> Urban Sketchers meetup at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. Art: \u201cFantastical, Political\u201d <\/a>opening reception at Fitchburg Art Museum.<\/p>\n

1 p.m. DIY Sledding: Cardboard Box Sled Derby<\/a> (pictured at top) at Castle In The Clouds, Moultonborough, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. Music: School of HONK Annual Fat Sunday Dance Party<\/a> at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Monday, Feb. 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

6 p.m. Art: Deborah Willis<\/a>\u2014chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging at New York University and scholar of photography\u2019s multifaceted histories, including images of slavery and emancipation; visual culture; and contemporary women photographers and beauty\u2014speaks at MassArt, Boston.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Books: Tavi Gevinson<\/a>, welcome editor-in-chief and founder of Rookie magazine, reads from the new essay anthology \u201cRookie on Love\u201d at Cambridge Public Library.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Feb. 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

11 a.m. Art: \u201cSoulful Stitching: Patchwork Quilts by Africans (Siddis) in India,\u201d<\/a> Davis Art Museum, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Feb. 13 to June 10.<\/p>\n

11 a.m. Art: \u201cClarence H. White And His World: The Art And Craft Of Photography 1895-1925\u201d<\/a> exhibition at Wellesley College\u2019s Davis Museum.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. History: The Story of the Roxbury Defenders<\/a>, which was founded in 1971 to provide legal services to Roxbury residents who could not afford legal fees. Members of the group will speak at First Church in Roxbury, Boston. Hosted by Roxbury Historical Society.<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. Music: Revolutionary Snake Ensemble<\/a> performs a Boston Mardi Gras party at The Regattabar, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

10 p.m. Music: Howardian, The Monsieurs, JoJo and the Angry Girls<\/a> perform at ZuZu, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Feb. 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 p.m. Art: Reception for \u201cJames Montford: Racial Identity, Class Struggle and Transculturalism\u201d<\/a> at Salem State University, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

3:30 p.m. History: \u201cCommemorating Frederick Douglass’ 200th Birthday\u201d<\/a> panel discussion at Joseph Moakley Courthouse, Boston.<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. Film: \u201cComing to Wakanda: An Afrofuturist Screening and Panel.\u201d<\/a> Screening of the \u201cBlack Panther\u201d animated series as well as a panel discussion Afro-futurism at City School, Boston.<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. Music: \u201cX’s and O’s (with an emphasis on the EX’s)\u201d<\/a> at Arts at the Armory, Somerville.<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. Music: Ruby Rose Fox\u2019s fifth annual Valentine\u2019s Day Show<\/a> at Lizard Lounge, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

9 p.m. Music: Julie Rhodes “End of the Line” Video Release Party<\/a> at State Park, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Thursday, Feb. 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clara Wainwright at Kayafas<\/p>\n

11 a.m. Art: \u201cRushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles\u201d<\/a> at Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

5 p.m. Art: Reception for \u201cWilliam Kentridge: Triumphs & Laments\u201d<\/a> at Emerson College, Boston.<\/p>\n

5 p.m. Art: Reception for \u201cArab Comics: 90 Years of Popular Visual Culture\u201d<\/a> by John Preus at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

5 p.m. Art: Reception for \u201cThe Beast: Herd Mentality\u201d<\/a> at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

5:30 p.m. Art: \u201cEtched Carved Painted\u201d<\/a> opening reception at Fort Point Arts Community, Boston.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Art: \u201cManifesto + Collage Workshop\u201d<\/a> at Practice Space, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Art: \u201cRekindling our Living Link: Art & Environmentalism in a Contemporary Context\u201d<\/a> panel discussion at Dorchester Art Project, Boston.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Art: Providence artist Walker Mettling<\/a> shares his work as the RISD Museum’s 2017 Artist Fellow with a show and tell slideshow. At RISD Museum, Providence.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. Theater: \u201cFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide \/ When the Rainbow Is Enuf\u201d<\/a> by Praxis Stage at Hibernian Hall, Roxbury, Feb. 15 to 25.<\/p>\n

10 p.m. Dancing: \u201cSoca Madness J,ouvert Vibes\u201d<\/a> at Good Life Bar, Boston.<\/p>\n

Friday, Feb. 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:30 p.m. Feminism: \u201cOur Bodies, Ourselves 2018\u201d<\/a> talk by founding “Our Bodies, Ourselves” co-Authors Judy Norsigian and Paula Doress-Worters about the present-day mission of OBOS and the history of the radical feminist text on women\u2019s bodies and health. At Brandeis University, Waltham.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. Art: Reception for \u201cStitch: Syntax \/ Action \/ Reaction,\u201d<\/a> New Art Center, Newton, Feb. 16 to March 24.<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. Film: \u201cBlack Boston Night Out: Black Panther Black Out Experience,\u201d<\/a> screening of “Black Panther” at Regal Fenway, Boston, followed by dance party. Hosted by LiteWork Events, The Collier Connection and Boston Young Black Professionals.<\/p>\n

8 p.m. Theater: \u201cWinter Solstice\u201d<\/a> by Apollinaire Theatre Company at Chelsea Theatre Works, Chelsea, Feb. 16 to March 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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