The Brunch Table

Here are some upcoming shows in Boston that might be worth checking out (if you’re me):

Interpol w/Elefant & The Occasion; Avalon, Oct. 16 & 17 Prefuse 73 w/Dabrye & Beans; Paradise, Nov. 4 Kid Koala Presents Short Attention Span Theater: Featuring Kid Koala w/very special guests DJ P-Love, DJ Jester and Lederhosen Lucil and with animated short stories by Monkmus; Middle East, Nov. 4 Kristin Hersh w/ Howe Gelb, Andrew Bird; Middle East, Nov. 6 Plaid w/ Luke Vibert, Chris Clark, N.E.D.; Paradise, Nov. 8 Broadcast w/ Manitoba; Paradise, Nov. 22

Alas, this little exercise made me realize how many of these will be happening when I’ll be out of town…

Justina just called me an hour ago to tell me that they’re playing tonight and tomorrow night at The Middle East, and I now have tickets in hand! They still have a few tickets for both nights at the box office, if anyone’s in the area. Huzzah!

The Boston Society of Architects and Boston Society of Landscape Architects are conducting a public presentation tomorrow (Feb. 4) entitled Celebrating Boston: Design Visions for the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The presentation will focus on what will become of the urban land freed up by the impending dismantling of the elevated Central Artery, now slated for late 2004. (Here’s an article from the Boston Globe on the topic.) The talk will be held at 6pm at the Boston Public Library, with refreshments beforehand.

Guess what I’m doing for New Year’s Eve? I missed their last show at the Roxy, so I was happy to find out about this one. For more madness, check out kaiju.com.

Here’s an event of very local interest:

“What’s Going On With Cambridge Street?” Open House Wednesday, January 8th, 2002 6:00 - 7:30 PM Valente Branch Library 826 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA If you’re wondering about the renovations to one of the oldest streets in the city, come to this special evening. Managers in charge of Design, Construction, and Community Relations as well as representatives from the Arts Council will be on hand to answer your questions and provide updates on the Cambridge Street Construction Project. Come and see the three “Alley Cat” benches that will be part of the Valente Reading Garden. These beautiful bronze benches were done by internationally known Cambridge artist Judy McKie. Ms. McKie will be in the library that night to meet the community. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Most city guide sites have piles of event listings, but they’re always presented without much information or opinion, as John Hiler points out in his article explaining the motivation behind CityBlogs. CityBlogs currently only covers NYC, but for Bostonians, there’s Exploit Boston.