18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Free events this week: Film noir, Rowes Wharf HIIT, and Boston's best margarita
WORK IT
Looking for a sweat-inducing pick-me-up to kick off the week? The Greenway Conservancy offers free exercise classes on the Rowes Wharf Plaza lawn to get the blood pumping on Mondays. Starting strong with a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) class, participants will roll out their mats for an energizing workout. Later in the evening, cool down with a yoga class focused on a slower, strengthening approach to movement.
Mondays at 5:30 & 6:15 p.m. Rowes Wharf Plaza, Atlantic Ave & High St.
REEL MOODY
Film noir, defined by its shadowed and smoky visage, has become a lost art amongst the vibrant, saturated movies of today. But cinephiles and movie lovers (there's a distinction there) alike can take a look back at an Old Hollywood genre of mystery and cynicism at the BPL's screening of the 1951's 'His Kind of Woman.' The movie stars Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell, with a supporting role by Raymond Burr, whom the BPL is celebrating with a series of his films this month.
May 20, 1-2:45 p.m. 646 East Broadway.
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The Boston Public Quartet will be celebrating female composers at their "A Radical Welcome: Source Code" program. (Veronica Bain)
Veronica Bain
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RAISE THE SOUND
Many say all good things come in three, but with music, sometimes more means merrier. Thursday night, the Boston Public Quartet will perform their newest program, 'A Radical Welcome: Source Code,' an exploration of compositions by five women, at the Strand Theatre in Uphams Corner. Performing will be Betsy Hinkle and Grant Houston playing the violin, Jason Amos on the viola, Nicholas Johnson playing the cello, and Joy Cline Phinney on piano.
May 22, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Strand Theater, 543 Columbia Rd.
ALLSTON AMPLIFIED
Thanks to Boston's local music scene, a quiet Thursday night can be filled with energetic instrumentals and powerful vocals. At Zone 3, a creative space in Allston, attendees can experience a free spring concert full of local talent, including
May 22, 7 p.m. 267 Western Ave.
BUDDY UP
In the olden days, friends connected through conversation and ingenuity rather than Instagram DMs and Bumble for Friends. Let's face it — it's
But, inspired by its upcoming musical comedy, 'Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),' the American Repertory Theater is hosting a speed-
friending
event. Attendees will pair up with a prompt — giving each duo three minutes to introduce themselves and discuss. Sheets of paper will be given out, encouraging participants to jot down notes about their new acquaintances. Later, two lucky attendees/potential BFFs will win tickets to 'Two Strangers'.
May 23, 5:30-7 p.m. 21+ Aeronaut Allston, 267 Western Ave.
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FAS
HION FOR THE PEOPLE
Most might only dream of attending a Fashion Week runway show, but if you've ever fantasized about front rows and flashing lights, you might come close at a showcase of local talent. Artisans Asylum's
May 24, 3-6 p.m. 96 Holton St.
19bargain - Bar regulars can become critics this Sunday at Time Out Market's "Best Margarita in Fenway" competition. (Paige Harding)
Paige Harding
TEQU
ILA SUNSHINE
Margaritas — whether frozen, on the rocks, in a can, we won't judge — make a great handheld for many summer occasions, but which local watering hole serves the best? Time Out Market's Best Margarita in Boston competition aims to find out. A variety of margs will be available during this sample sip-off, featuring the likes of Eastern Standard, backbar, and
both
Lolita locations, as well as many others. Attendees will be tasked with taste-testing and voting on which recipe reigns supreme.
May 25, 1-5 p.m. 401 Park Dr. 21+
Deals & steals
POL
ISH PERKS
Town Nails has long-painted the town red — and pink and beige and blue — with its multiple manicure studios from Back Bay to the North End. To celebrate the soft opening of its newest location in Milton, the salon is offering a 20% discount on all services, including manis, pedis, and all of the above.
Through May 23. 1 Central Ave., Milton.
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