Costume drama: Speakeasy's "The Light in the Piazza"
There's no better place to fall in love than Florence, Italy, especially the romantic version of it seen in the hit Broadway musical <I>The Light in the Piazza</i>. Speakeasy Stage brings the tale of young love to the Boston Center for the Arts this weekend, with an elegant staging that's brought down to earth, in part, by the meticulous costumes of Charles Schoonmaker.
Treasuring dance
To secure a position with a dance company a dancer needs training and experience, often in more than one style of dance. But innovative contemporary choreographer Caitlin Corbett only had two criteria in mind when she began casting for her latest work, <I>Tom's Wealth: A Dance for the Masses</i>, last January: the dancers had to be able to count, and had to be able to get up and down from the floor with relative ease.
From the anchor desk to the open road: Out newscaster David Brown tackles Harbor to the Bay ride
David Brown, the anchor of Channel 5's Eye-Opener newscast, doesn't believe in doing anything halfway. When the organizers of the Boston Marathon called the station in 2006 to ask if any of the reporters were interested in running to benefit Children's Hospital, Brown signed up and spent the next six months training for his first marathon.
Scott unplugs Gender Crash open mic
For nearly nine years Gunner Scott's monthly Gender Crash open mic night has provided a venue for transgender and other LGBT poets, singers, and other performers to express themselves and cause a stir. But in a few months Scott will retire the event; the last show is scheduled for Jan. 8.
DVD release for groundbreaking documentary about Jewish LGBT youth
In 2005 the film <i>Hineini</i>, a documentary about a student at a Boston Jewish day school trying to start a gay/straight alliance (GSA), helped jumpstart a debate on LGBT inclusion in Jewish schools and communities.
Primary results a mixed bag for LGBT community
The Sept. 16 Democratic primaries were a mixed bag for the LGBT community, yielding some major wins but also some losses, including the defeat of a pro-marriage equality incumbent state representative by an anti-gay challenger.
CDC: rates of new HIV cases in MSM of color 'alarming'
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report Sept. 11 that for the first time shows the number of new national HIV cases in specific sub-populations, and the numbers show that within the gay and bisexual male community the epidemic has taken the greatest toll among young African American men and white men in their 30s and 40s.
Model behavior: HIV positive, negative folks say 'HIV Stops with Us'
When Alfredo Hernandez, 44, auditioned to be one of the spokesmodels in the Boston "HIV Stops with Us" ad campaign he knew that he might soon become a very public spokesperson for people living with HIV. Even so, he was taken aback when he began seeing his face plastered on billboards and transit advertisements around the city last month.
No more arrests in alleged gay bash
Despite the arrest of Fabio Brandao, a 29-year-old Framingham man believed to be linked to a South End gay bashing, police have made no other arrests in relation to the incident.
Out candidate campaigns with influential endorsement of retiring rep
When retiring Rep. Pat Walrath endorsed Kate Hogan to succeed her as the Third Middlesex District state rep she brought to the campaign more than just the credibility she had built up as the district's representative for 24 years; she also brought the power of warm baked goods.
Displaying 62 out of 127 pages
