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PREVIEWDiane Paulus of American Repertory Theater ArtsBoston 2009 Fall Arts Preview Written by Maureen Dezell
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Local Media Recommendations Free Stuff Recommendations from arts lovers in the Visual Arts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age 8 $6*(&A#Page 11 /0()$&%"$#%02$Page 3 ArtsBoston 2009 Fall Arts Preview page 3 Local Media Recommendations
“Let me be the hundredth person to say Damián Ortega: Do It Yourself, opening in September at the ICA. This should be both a hot ticket and a thought-provok- ing look at an exciting artist not overly lionized elsewhere - just like the Anish Kapoor, Tara Donovan, and Shepard Fairey exhibits. More importantly, it’s another building block for Boston’s late- emerging but fast-growing profile in the contemporary art world.” – Joel Brown, HubArts.com, Newburyport
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"#$!%&!'()$*!+$,*-#*,#.!/)*!0$#12/,!-#*,#.!)$,*!).3!)134(.5(*!,#2(,/($6!7(89(! !"#$%#&'%()*'+#,'-)"%.$/'0$//'1"%*'2"#-)#,'%3'4$5#')%'#$*)#"'%($+'#-#"'%3'6+&'73."' :)9#$4,(!)$,4*,*!).3!);*#!,#!34*5#9($!.(($4(.5(*6!?)1$((.!@(A(;;B! #.(!#:!-#*,#.8*!C#*,!$(*>(5,(3!)$,*!D#1$.);4*,*B!51$),(3!#1$!(=>;#$),4#.!#:!#*,4.2*!#:!),$#.*!)$(!C#*,!/42/;'!).,454>),4.26 83.'!$+'6+&'43"#')+93"4$%)3+'3+':'$+&';.7'%)!5#%*'93"':'$//'39'%(#*#'*(3,*<'!3+: “Change waits in the wings for Boston’s 5($,*B!(=/404,*!).3!5;)**(*!),!+$,*-#*,#.6#$2B!-#*,#.8*!C#*,!5#C>$(/(.*49(!)$,*! local theater scene and I am eager to see how it all resonates. Indomitable in ).3!(.,($,)4.C(.,!#.;4.(!5);(.3)$6 spirit and energy, new Artistic Director Diane Paulus promises a supremely adventurous season at the A.R.T., while “There is an enormous number Kate Warner arrives with an infectious exuberance as she takes the helm at of performances and events New Repertory Theater. And Boston going on in Boston.” Ballet moves into its new permanent home, The Opera House—a space much more intimate than its previous H,8*!'#1$!,1$.!.#<6!I()3!);;!)0#1,!!).3!*,)$,!C)E4.2!'#1$!>;).*6! home, The Citi Wang Theater. The G/(.!D#4.!1*!4.!*>$()34.2!,/(!<#$3!0'!<$4,4.2!'#1$!#<.!$(94(
“After months of anticipation, I’m looking forward to the October 17 opening of THEATER Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel at Peabody Essex Museum. The personal collection of this style icon G/(!!"#$%#&$'#()*+,$-+(.'/0,#1!4*!,(;;4.2!+C($45).!*,#$4(*!,/4*!*()*#.B! and her eclectic mix of haute couture (.*!N(>,(C0($!OO!<4,/!+121*,!74;*#.8*!P"(.5(*6Q!G/(!ORST!L1;4,A($! with costume jewelry will be on display. $+&'=3+7>'$,$"&:,)++#"'($*'%$5#+')%*'?/$!#';#*)&#'1"%(."'@)//#"A*'BC#$%('39'$' It’s a different kind of dress-up for Sa- N);(*C).Q!)*!)!5;)**45!+C($45).!:)C4;'!3$)C)!#:!3)*/(3!/#>(*B!#>>#$,1.4,4(*! lem in the fall. Everyone seems particu- 3(.4(3B!).3!,/(!*,$122;(!,#!;49(!).!+C($45).!3$()C6! larly excited about this exhibit, from the folks at PEM, to those who work in local fashion. Rumor has it that Apfel’s own N(,!4.!OR&T!L4,,*01$2/B!74;*#.8*!*,#$'!#:!G$#'!?)=*#.B!*#.!#:!)!*/)$(5$#>>($B! jewelry collection will be sold at the mu- #.(,4C(!*,)$!4.!0)*(0);;8*!U(2$#!V()21(*!).3!.#).'B!#.(!#:!,/(!;),(!>;)'<$42/,8*!;#.2*,).34.2!)$,4*,45!/#C(*6!W(..'!V(#.B! Cardin, Salem, Editor-in-Chief, Art Throb nsartthrob.com )!:$(X1(.,!74;*#.!5#;;)0#$),#$!
“This fall, opera fans across the city are waiting to see Ewa Podles in her signature role of “Tancredi,” Rossini’s epic tragedy (not seen in Boston for a century), presented by Opera Boston from October 23-27. Diva-worshippers should also not miss the great mezzo Frederica von Stade, who makes a Celebrity Series “farewell” appearance on Oct. 4 In theater, my fall must-sees include Merrimack Rep’s production of “The Seafarer” (10/15-11/08) and the A.R.T.’s “Sleep No More,” a re-working of “Macbeth” by Britain’s avant-garde August Wilson troupe Punchdrunk (October 8-31). In dance, the big news is the return of >%&#O0,$),1$/,#5)++#*+"/#.6&"&,$"#M*06&&,#M-X/4&6,#),#G!#Y/,1#*,(# Boston Ballet’s “Giselle” (10/1-10/11). 8),(),1#F/*(I#*$#$%)'@&6+;#>%&*$6&2#$%&#O0,$),1$/,="#"&-/,(#"$*1&#),# And of course everyone is going to want to listen to Frank Rich interview Stephen $%&#J*+(&65//(#E*4)+)/,#*$#$%/"$/,#J&,$&6#:/6#$%&#!6$"#),#$%&#H/0$%#C,(7# Sondheim at Celebrity Series on Nov. >9?%:+",@($60(.9!-$6+6%."$%&$6%6+,)($)4!)$4+-;$3+',+$)4+$%&*$+&"2#*,(#[*'&"#>*;+/67#<$#/.&,"#L-$/@&6#T#*,(#60,"#$%6/01%# 6.3*A%:+67+"2 ArtsBoston 2009 Fall Arts Preview page 5
+C($45).!I(>($,#$'!G/(),$(8*!@4).(!L)1;1*!C)'!0(!,/4*!");;8*!C#*,!,);E(3!.(!),!,/(!2+3(4+0+-$'-1()*+,$-+!4.!7),($,#<.6!U(8*!.().'!4.!+,;).,)B!4.,$#315(*!/($*(;:!).3! production slotted /($!4.)121$);!*()*#.!4.! for the BCA from Sam Baltrusis N(>,(C0($B!! to Saturday, Oct. 24. It’s a comeback of *()*#.!#>(.($B!P?4*,($! sorts for director Diego Arciniegas and the Publick Theater after ceasing its I#0($,*6Q!G/(!5;)**45! 2009 summer series of outdoor shows ORZS!5#C(3'!)0#1,!)! to focus on upgrading the lighting and $(*,;(**!5$((.*!N(>,(C0($!O%!).3! razor-tongued Martha spewing lines like, $1.*!,/$#12/!Y5,#0($!%B! ‘I hope that was an empty bottle, George. You can’t afford to waste good liquor, ()$(! and ‘a folk-pop chanteuse,’ but to label Regina Spektor is to miss what really L$#D(5,6!H,!#>(.*!Y5,#0($! makes her spe- OS6 cial: an amazing voice that rises =>$'-6?(8*,@+60+,-+( and falls in flut- ;-'A+>$!$(5(.,;'! tering waves. She )..#1.5(3!4,*!#<.! is touring behind her newest album, ;()3($*/4>!5/).2(*[! Far, a collection :#1.34.2!+$,4*,45!@4$(5,#$! of mostly piano- Rich Kassirer -(.!M9(,,!4*!0#<4.2!#1,! driven songs of 39'()*'?3*)%)3+'$9%#"'6-#' love, relationships and Regina’s unique Kate Warner '()$*!,#!0(5#C(!+NL8*! observations about everyday life. ‘Wallet’ I(*43(.,!@4$(5,#$B!)! tells the story about her returning a lost wallet to Block- “I am looking forward to Company One’s upcoming buster. Weird, huh? Yes, but it season…of New England and world premieres…” actually moves you. And her – Bill Marx, TheArtsFuse single, ‘Laugh- >($5/!:$#C!;).*!,#!5#.5(.,$),(!#.!)5,4.2!).3!34$(5,4.26!M9(,,!>;)'*! ing With,’ deals with the power of God: ‘No one laughs 2#%".!()3<'3??3*)%#'R$"$('S#,(3.*#'$*'P$%#<')+'1R2A*'*#$*3+:3?#+#"'B)*+( at God in a hospital/No one laughs at ),/%#&('B($*+(8*-+3
N>()E4.2!#:!80+,@C,61(8$,&+(.'/: “Given Company One’s win- 0,#1D!,/(!N#1,/!M.3!5#C>).'!3(345),: ning production of “After the (3!,#!*,)24.2!;49(;'!-#*,#.!>$(C4($(*! Quake” this summer I am looking forward to its upcom- E45E*!#::!4,*!.($(C4($(!#:!M9).!NC4,/8*! a refreshingly nervy (and PG/(!N)9)..)/!@4*>1,),4#.6Q!+!X14$E'B! healthy) round-up of New England and 1.(=>(5,(3!5#C(3'!)0#1,!)!L(.,(: world premieres. Purely selfish motives 5#*,);!C4**4#.)$'B!)!>)4$!#:!K),/#;45! dictate my pick of the litter. When I was *>4.*,($*B!).3!)!5$4*4*!#:!:)4,/!*>1$$(3!0'!,/(!:1.3)C(.,);4*,!0(;4(:!,/),!K),/#;4: visiting Chicago last May I couldn’t get seats for a heralded, sold-out produc- 54*C!4*!)!K/$4*,4).!/($(*'B!,/(!>;)'!()$.(3!>;)134,*!4.!4,*!$(5(.,!K/45)2#!).3! tion of J. T. Roger’s “The Overwhelm- U($(C4($(*6!U).5'!M6!K)$$#;;!).3!L)1;)!L;1CB!,<#!#:!F$(),($!-#*,#.8*! ing.” Company One gives me a chance 0(*,!).3!C#*,!0(;#9(3!)5,$(**(*B!*,)$!4.!,/(!>;)'!34$(5,(3!0'!N>()EM)*'!>$#315: to see what sounds like an intriguing 4.2!+$,4*,45!@4$(5,#$!L)1;!@)42.()1;,6!H,!#>(.*!N(>,(C0($!OS!).3!$1.*!,/$#12/! drama about bumbling Americans set 4)&:X!%3;#"')+'%(#'Y$/&#",33&'2$-)/)3+'$%'%(#'O3*%3+'Y#+%#"'93"'%(#'1"%*I' in Rwanda.” – Bill Marx, TheArtsFuse, Somerville, MA, theartsfuse.com G4.)!L)5E($!*,)$*!)*!?)$,/)!).3!!U42(;!F#$(!>;)'*!F(#$2(! 4.!;"7<%>@()*+,$-+(E'6$'#8*!>$#315,4#.!#:!!P7/#8*! +:$)43!Y:!^4$24.4)!7##;:_Q!),!,/(!-#*,#.!K(.,($!:#$!,/(! +$,*!,/4*!:);;6!@4(2#!+$54.4(2)*!34$(5,*!M3<)$3!+;0((8*! ($""3,)+G'+)G(%',)%('S)!5<'K3+#7<'@$"%($<'$+&'M#3"G#<' ,()!('".+*'X!%3;#"'E'%("3.G('X!%3;#"'HZ'$%'%(#'OY1A*' L;)A)!G/(),($6!
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“Of all the stand-out music being released by Boston-based bands this season, I’m probably most excited MUSIC by the arrival of Hallelujah the Hills’ second full-length album, “Colonial Drones,” and the events that will help ?)(*,$#!b)C(*!V(94.(!;()3*!,/(!E'6$'#(81/0*'#1(L->*+6$-,!4.!,/(!<#$;3!>$(: mark the occasion. While the album C4($(!#:!b#/.!74;;4)C*8*!PY.!74;;#<*!).3!-4$5/(*Q!:#$!/)$>!).3!#$5/(*,$)!),!).! itself doesn’t hit shelves until Tuesday, X?#+)+G'S)G(%'G$/$'$%'R74?(3+7'K$//'3+'R#?%#4;#"'H\I'Q)//)$4*<',(3',"3%#' September 22nd, Cambridge bar River %(#'?)#!#'93"'/3+G:%)4#'ORX'?")+!)?$/'($"?)*%'1++'K3;*3+'2)/3%<')*'%(#'6"*%'39' Gods will host a special preview listening 93."')+].#+%)$/';.%'&)-#"*#'14#")!$+'!34?3*#"*',(3*#',3"5*',)//'"#!#)-#'?"#: party a week earlier, on Monday, Sep- C4($(*!),!,/(!-NY!,/4*!'()$6! tember14th, and the band will celebrate with a live show the following week across the river at Allston’s Great Scott on Saturday the 26th with guests You Can Be A Wesley (who’ve recently released their own excellent debut) and The Big Big Bucks.” – Brad Searles, Bradley’s Almanac, Allston, MA, bradleysalmanac.com
“Gibby Haynes, the lead singer of the Butthole Surfers, did a lot of wild things in his day. Some of those, it’s fair to say, were drug- filled days. And nights. He filled upturned cymbals with lighter fluid and lit a match; he fired shot- gun blanks out into a Lollapalooza crowd at Great Woods; he enlisted a naked female dancer to perform during a set; he screened genital surgery films behind the band as they played their careening psy- James Levine and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Photo: Michael J. Lutch chedelic rock. He’s been sober for a while now, and when we spoke early last year he told me, “I did all my drugs )*+(=/+-%>,#(0-+/%+-+'39'V//)3%%'Y$"%#"A*'0/.%#'Y3+!#"%3'^$'ORX'!3:!344)*: and I drank all my booze and I did *4#.c!).3!<#$;3!>$(C4($(*!#:!,<#!-NY!5#CC4**4#.*dL(,($!V4(0($*#.8*!P")$(: some of your drugs too,” (Haynes once rehabbed with Kurt Cobain, whom he ,#//'R3+G*N'$+&'_3(+'K$";)*3+A*'C3.;/#'Y3+!#"%3'93"'[)3/)+'$+&'Y#//3'`()G(: called “real friendly.”) When we spoke, ;42/,!)!-NY!*()*#.!$#*,($!,/),!);*#!:(),1$(*!,/(!+C($45).!>$(C4($(*!#:!b)C(*! the Surfers were on what Haynes called @!@)//$+A*'BR%I'_3(+'2$**)3+N'$+&'1.G.*%$'L#$&'=(34$*A*'BK#/)3*'Y(3".*'JJ' “permanent hiatus,” as he fronted an ^R.+'M3&'C$+!#"*aIN'O3%(',#"#'!3:!344)**)3+#&';7'%(#'ORXI' all-star band of teens from the Paul Green School of Rock. That’s right, he ?1*45!34$(5,#$(Q,/+6(F+R%#+!<4;;!;()3!O&!-NY! was Prof. Haynes. But that’s changed. They toured last summer and are on the >$#2$)C*!,/4*!*()*#.B!4.5;134.2!,/(!5#C>;(,(! road again, hitting the Paradise Rock -((,/#9(.!*'C>/#.4(*B!?)/;($8*!"#1$,/!).3! Club Wednesday Sept. 30. What do we N(9(.,/!N'C>/#.4(*B!?#A)$,8*!I(X14(CB!).3! expect? A wild – and very loud show N,$)1**8*!0%&'$1,"2$3%+-"!<4,/!I(.((!";(C4.26!! – that mixes pop melody, blistering psy- chedelic rock and a skewed worldview. )*+(.+<+7-%$1(8+-%+6!#>(.*!)!*()*#.!>)5E(3! We expect to be assaulted sonically, not literally or physically.” – Jim Sullivan, <4,/!%T!C1*45B!3).5(B!).3!(.,($,)4.C(.,!(9(.,*! Brookline, MA, jimsullivanink.com ,)%('4#bb3:*3?"$+3'0"#&#")!$'-3+'R%$&#A*' 0$"#,#//'L#!)%$/'X!%3;#"'Z'$%'R74?(3+7'K$//<' (54);!21(*,B!*#>$).#!W4$4!G(!W).)<)B! <4;;!D#4.!/($6! Frederica von Stade ArtsBoston 2009 Fall Arts Preview page 8
S'-<9(5"6%>T.-,6*=-$6!>$(*(.,*!)!>)**(;!#:!>$(C4($(*!).3!*>(54);!)>>()$: Recommendations ).5(*!0'!)$,4*,*!:$#C!)$#1.3!,/(!<#$;3!(9($'!*()*#.e).3!,/4*!#.(8*!.#!34::($(.,6! from arts lovers M)$;'!)1,1C.!#::($4.2*!4.5;13(!PI(C(C0($!?(BQ!)!5#;;)0#$),4#.!0(,<((.!L)$: *#.*!@).5(!).3!;()3!9#5);4*,*!#:!,/(! “The arts event I am most looking M"$447:+34)+$%#&'"3!5'3?#"$'G"3.?' forward to this fall is Opera Boston’s M)*,!^4;;)2(!Y>($)!K#C>).'B!:$#C! production of Rossini’s “Tancredi” with R#?%#4;#"'Hc:Hd''$%'%(#'Y.%/#"'@$e#*: the great Polish mezzo-soprano, Ewa Podles. Although I was an opera singer %)!'=(#$%"#I'=(#'O")%)*('93/5:"3!5'/#G: myself and lived in Europe for many (.3*!N,((;('(!N>).!5#C(!,#2(,/($!:#$! years, I have never heard this opera--not )!$)$(!>($:#$C).5(!N(>,(C0($!OR!),! many have--and I can’t wait to hear the %(#'R34#"-)//#'=(#$%"#'$+&'93.":%)4#' opera and this fine singer. Also, Opera M"$447'$,$"&:,)++)+G'e$bb'*)+G#"' Boston does wonderful productions C)$++#'L##-#*'?#"93"4*'X!%3;#"'H\'$%' with first class operatic voices.” – Anna, Belmont, MA -($E;((!L($:#$C).5(!K(.,($6!
“I hope to see a play at New Rep Theatre L0+-,(E'6$'#';")+G*',3"/&:"#+3,+#&' because I’ve heard such good things. L#;4*/!5#.,$);,#!M<)!L#3;(*!,#!,/(!aN! The music programming at the Isabella :#$!/($!-#*,#.!3(01,!*4.24.2!,/(!,4,;(! Stewart Gardner Museum looks re- $#;(!4.!PG).5$(346Q!F4#)55/4.#!I#*: ally diverse and the first Masterworks Chorale’s opening concert ought to be *4.48*!,);(!#:!34*4./($4,(3!).3!(=4;(3! amazing.” – Aideen, Boston, MA N'$)51*).!E.42/,B!<4,/!)!;40$(,,#!0'! F)(,).#!I#**4!).3!V1424!V(5/4B!4*! “The show I’m most looking forward 0)*(3!#.!^#;,)4$(8*!OT&R!>;)'!PG).: to seeing is the A.R.T.’s production of 5$f3(6Q!F4;!I#*(!5#.315,*!).3!W$4*,4.(! The Donkey Show. It’s ‘A ‘Midsummer @!J+%7"#'&)"#!%*'X!%3;#"'H\<'Hc<'$+&' Night’s Dream’- Disco Style! I LOVE Parson’s Dance – World Music Shakespeare, LOVE disco, and can’t Hd'$%'%(#'Y.%/#"'@$e#*%)!'=(#$%"#I WAIT to see those Go-Go boys! Hope that doesn’t make an “I am looking forward to attending the Blue Man Group, ASS out of me!” Opera shows, The Boston Ballet and a couple of – Leslie, Boston, MA kids shows as well.” – Naida, Lowell, MA
“I’m excited to take my 12 year old sister to see Blue Man Group! I’m a Girl Scout E<"+(!+-'#(4+#,%66,#>+(.*'%-!5(;(0$),(*!4,*!,(.,/!*()*#.!0'!*4.24.2!,/(! leader so this site is perfect for planning 3?#+)+G'?#"93"4$+!#'39'%(#'O3*%3+'V$"/7'@.*)!'0#*%)-$/A*'HF%('!3+!#"%'*#$*3+I' fun, affordable @.*)!'&)"#!%3"'R!3%%'@#%!$/9#'$+&'O/.#'K#"3+'?"#*#+%'$'*?#!)$/'?"3G"$4'39' trips on a budget. 4.*)!';7'K.G('1*%3+<'S)!(3/$*'W.&93"&<'L3;#"%'0$7"9$D'$43+G'3%(#"*'0")&$7<' Last winter we saw “The Urban X!%3;#"'EU''$%'f'?4')+'R%I'2$./'Y(."!(' Nutcracker”! What )+'K$"-$"&'Rg.$"#I a great show!” – Aimee from .*,/+<'#(=-$6(C#6+/7<+!#>(.*!4,*! Carver, MA Aimée HFFT:HFEF'!($4;#"'4.*)!'*#$*3+',)%(' PC1*45!).3!);;!*4;(.5(!/(;3BQ!<#$E*!0'! “I most enjoy the productions in the 7#;:2).2!+C)3(1*!?#A)$,B!K;)13(! smaller houses. It is a much more @(01**'B!G#$1!G)E(C4,*1!).3!!Y;494($! intimate setting and one can really feel ?(**4)(.B!N),1$3)'!Y5,#0($!%!),!S! connected to the actors and their char- >6C6!).3!N1.3)'!Y5,#0($!Z!),!%!),!,/(! acters.” – Domenico, Boston, MA M3#%(#:J+*%)%.%<'EdF'O#$!3+'R%"##%')+'' -)5E!-)'6! For a complete listing of music events, visit ArtsBoston.org/music. Diane Reeves – World Music ArtsBoston 2009 Fall Arts Preview page 9
“For me going to the theatre is a great thing to do with friends. We take turns choosing what we want to see, so we VISUAL ARTS try new things. Our picks for the fall: “Superheroine Monologues” by Phoenix 2"#4)#"#*<'6"*%*<'$+&'3+#:39:$:5)+&*'$"#'%(#(N#6$%$"$+('B(.'#$+/0'-,-1(=-$T Theatre and Company One at the Boston E'6$'#A*'*%3!5:)+:%"$&#I'=(#'JY1'?"#*#+%*'BC$4)h+'X"%#G$i'C3'J%'83."*#/9
“How lucky are we to live in such a great classical music town? I like to combine familiar works - Boston Philharmonic doing Violin Concerto and Dvorak’s Sym- phony No. 7 - with rarities - Händel’s Amadigi di Gaula conducted by Marty Perlman/Boston Baroque.” Gerrit/ Brookline
“We have taken advantage of the same day ½ price tickets on a few occasions this past year and it was well worth it. I took my girlfriend, my adult daughter and her two adult daughters to see Museum of Fine Arts: Vida y Drama: Modern Mexican Prints “Dirty Dancing” when it was at the Opera House. I was having my doubts that it H.!,/(!"(.<)'B!,/(!5"6+"/('B(U%#+(=-$6!(=>;#$(*!).!()$;'!5/)>,($!4.!,/(!/4*: wouldn’t live up to the movie, but it was extremely entertaining and the ending ,#$'!#:!?(=45).!2$)>/45!)$,*!<4,/!P^43)!'!@$)C)[!?#3($.!?(=45).!L$4.,*BQ!).! actually sent chills through my body #D();)%)3+'39'?")+%*'4$&#';#%,##+'ETHU'$+&'ET\H';7'L.6+3'=$4$73'$+&'/3*' when the two singers performed the ,$(*!2$).3(*!h,/(!P042!,/$((Q!C1$);4*,*c[!@4(2#!I49($)B!b#*(!K;(C(.,(!Y$#A5#B! closing song, “Time of My Life.” I also ).3!@)943!+;:)$#!N4X1(4$#*6!G/(!(=/404,!).3!P^49)!?i=45#J!M3<)$3!7(*,#.!).3! was in Boston to attend the Health Fair K)*'Y3+%#4?3"$")#* decided to see if we could get tickets ").*!#:!=/+-%>,#(=-$6(,#9(.-,B$6!*/#1;3!5),5/!P+!U(4$),4#.B!4*!#.!94( P)*+(8+>-+$6('B()'/7(VW=K(C&10$(XWWW(E.BQ!).!(=/4: 04,4#.!,/),!(=>;#$(*!5#.5(>,*!#:!,/(!):,($;4:(!4.!M2'>,8*! @)&&/#'P)+G&34'^HFZF:EUZF'OYa<'%$5#*'-)*)%3"*'3+'$'' PD#1$.('Q!,/$#12/!)!,#C0!,/),!<)*!34*5#9($(3!0'!)$5/)(: 3/3G)*%*'&.")+G'$'ETEc'K$"-$"&'j+)-#"*)%7'$+&'O3*%3+' ?1*(1C!#:!"4.(!+$,*!(=>(34,4#.!,#!M2'>,6! 74,/!,/(!)>>$#9);!#:!,/(!M2'>,4).!2#9($.C(.,B!,/(!?"+! %"$+*?3"%#&'%(#'%34;'6//#&',)%('*!./?%."#*<'e#,#/"7<'9."+): %."#<'$+&'3%(#"'3;e#!%*'%3'O3*%3+')+'ETHFI'@$+7'39'%(#'3;: D(5,*!/)9(!0((.!*,#$(3!4.!,/(!C1*(1C!0)*(C(.,!).3!.(9($! 0(:#$(!(=/404,(3!4.!,/(!C1*(1C!2);;($4(*6!G/(!(=/404,4#.! #>(.*!Y5,#0($!OS!).3!$1.*!,/$#12/!?)'6 G/(!N6,7+<<,(8$+3,-$(G,-9#+-(5"6+"/!3#(*.8,!)>>()$! Secrets of Tomb 10 A ,#!5/).2(!C15/6!?$*6!F)$3.($8*!<4;;!:)C#1*;'!*,4>1;),(*! ,/),!/($!5#;;(5,4#.!#:!>)4.,4.2*B!*51;>,1$(B!,)>(*,$4(*B!:1$.4,1$(B!).3!3(5#$),49(! )$,*!*>)..4.2!3#A(.*!#:!51;,1$(*!).3!*(9($);!5(.,1$4(*!$(C)4.!(**(.,4);;'!)*! *(#'/#9%'%(#4'$%'0#+,$7'Y3."%',(#+'*(#'&)#&')+')+'ETHZI'O.%'%(#'M$"&+#"')*'$*' 3'.)C45!)*!4,*!2)$3(.!5#1$,')$3B!,/).E*!4.!>)$,!,#!,/(!>#>1;)$!N1.3)'!):,($.##.! 5#.5($,*!4.!,/(!G)>(*,$'!I##CB!$(21;)$!U(42/0#$/##3!U42/,*!).3!PF)$3.($! 19%#"'K3."* For complete visual arts listings, visit ArtsBoston.org/visualarts Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ArtsBoston 2009 Fall Arts Preview page 11 FREE STUFF IN Diane Paulus: American THE VISUAL ARTS If you are a customer of ArtsBoston’s ½ Repertory Theater price ticketing programs through BosTix, you already know how to take advantage N/)E(*>()$().!:)4$4(*!).3!0(:133;(3!'#1.2!;#9($*!)$(!,()$4.2!1>!)!34*5#!3).5(! of day-of-performance discounts and ]33"'$%'$'K$"-$"&'Rg.$"#'%(#$%#"';$"`$+&'%($%'4#$+*'C)$+#'2$./.*A*'6"*%'*#$: special offers, so you can enjoy more *#.!)*!+C($45).!I(>($,#$'!G/(),($8*!)$,4*,45!34$(5,#$!4*!1.3($<)'6 theater, music, and dance. 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From: The Donkey Show ArtsBoston 2009 Fall Arts Preview page 13 Open Studios In 1978, Fort Point Channel artists started opening their studios to the Boston Conservatory public on the third weekend of October each year, inviting people to see original art, ask questions, and buy art directly Heads South from the people who make it. 3/"$/,#J/,"&64*$/6;#'/4&"#)$"#'*),"$*1&#'0")-2#(*,-&2#*,(#$%&*$&6# Open Studios proved popular and Fort .&6:/6'*,-&"#$/#M)(5*;#H$0()/"#),#H/0$%#3/"$/,#$%)"#"&*"/,2#5%)+&#$%&# Point artists expanded them to include -/,"&64*$/6;#$%&*$&6#@0)+(),1#*$#UP#O&'&,5*;#H$6&&$#),#$%&#K&,5*;#0,(&61/&"# in-studio demonstrations, music and &?.*,")/,#*,(#6&,/4*$)/,7# performances, discounts at local res- taurant and small neighborhood retail stores, and walking tours of the historic neighborhood. Open Studios events at- tract thousands of visitors to the neigh- borhood each year. Artists in Allston, the South End, and Ja- maica Plain followed Fort Point’s lead in the 80s and 90s, sponsoring their own annual Open Studios weekends. Today, more than 13 neighborhood art- ist communities hold Open Studios each year in the City of Boston alone. 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