America is at a crossroads. Regardless of who wins the upcoming election, our house is still divided. How can we, the regular people, respond? Over 150 citizens gathered at Plymouth Church on Sunday, October 27 for a screening of “Undivide Us,” a documentary about combatting toxic polarization. The ecumenical event was also sponsored by inter-faith […]
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Open Streets Montague Presents “Spooktacular” Sunday, October 27
The last Open Streets Montague of 2024, this Sunday, October 27 from 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM, will, appropriate to the impending Halloween, feature a “Spooktacular” presented by Montague Diner, which will be serving warm drinks and Halloween treats all day long. Among the activities will be a dog costume contest, face and pumpkin painting, a […]
Arcadian Pastoral on Willow Place at the Heights Players
Past, present, now, then, truth, science, history, algorithms, chaos….if any of these topics seem relevant the first week of November, you might want to skedaddle down to Willow Place for a couple of hours with Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia. The Heights Players will be presenting what some say is his greatest work, down in the pastoral […]
Otherworldly on Willow Place – Blithe Spirit comes to the Heights Players
Perfect for a prelude to Halloween, Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit opens October 4 at the Heights Players. The production is directed by Michelle Maccarone. Ouija-board level chaos is the spirit of the day as the classic comedy of one husband, two wives, and a seance gone awry appears down the hill on Willow Street. It’s […]
If you didn’t love yours, time for a redo—go and see The PROM
Whether we were a Prom King, a Solid Gold Dancer or a Wallflower, we can’t look away from our prom. You can go home again, though, with the Heights Players. Their kick off show of the season—beginning September 6th and running weekends through September 22nd– is The Prom. Four fading stars. One girl’s prom dream. […]
Out in the World – Book Launch – May 7 – Atlantic Avenue Barnes & Noble
If you loved Mark Jason Williams’ delightful and viral New York Times Modern Love essay (and podcast) about his $100 bet with his mother about her not talking about his childhood cancer and him not talking about being gay, you will want to head over to the Atlantic Avenue Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, May 7 […]
On Lent, More Ears, Less Mouth
BHBlogger Caroline Koster has done it again, publishing another beautifully written op-ed in the New York Daily News. It’s a “Lenten essay about free speech and the privilege of listening,” inspired by a recent visit with her mother-in-law who said, “God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason!” Caroline discusses the disruption of […]
Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Steve Martin, Heights Players—Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Please
So two guys walk into a bar—the Lapin Agile (“Nimble Rabbit”) in Paris circa 1904. If it sounds like the beginning of a joke, it is—or at least the latest play at the Heights Players. Picasso at the Lapin Agile, written by comedian Steve Martin, is up next at our beloved neighborhood theater. Come to […]
“The Moth” Storytelling Session at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Wednesday Evening
As reported by the Eagle, this Wednesday evening, March 20, the “acclaimed storytelling nonprofit The Moth” will be at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, corner of Clinton and Montague streets, for an event in which “[f]ive storytellers will take the stage to tell tales of finding real beauty in moments when our lives […]
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