Through February 5

Huntington Theatre Company Presents:
God of Carnage

Huntington Theatre Company - - B.U. Theatre
Huntington Avenue, Boston
617 266-0800 | huntingtontheatre.org

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning New York smash hit by the author of Art comes to the Huntington! Two sets of parents meet for the first time to settle their sons' nasty schoolyard tangle. But all attempts at civilized discussion quickly devolve into childlike behavior in this fast, furious, and very, very funny comedy of bad manners.

February 3, 10, 11

ArtsEmerson Presents: Film
"Beats Being Dead"

The Black Box at Paramount Center
Bright Family Screening Room
559 Washington Street, Boston
February 3 @ 6pm | February 10 @ 7:30pm | February 11 @ 5pm
$10 | 617 824-8400 | artsemerson.org

This “cool, Hitchcockian romantic thriller,” set in Germany’s Thuringian Forest (a region alive with legends and myth), plays the police search for an escaped killer against a story of star-crossed lovers. Part one of the celebrated Dreileben trilogy - - three feature length films, three directors, one location, one core plot element.

February 3, 10, 11

ArtsEmerson Presents: Film
"Don't Follow Me Around"

The Black Box at Paramount Center
Bright Family Screening Room
559 Washington Street, Boston
February 3 @ 7:45pm | February 10 @ 9:15pm | February 11 @ 6:45pm
$10 | 617 824-8400 | artsemerson.org

A novelistic criminal investigation which deftly juxtaposes personal drama against the search for a killer, underlining the Dreileben trilogy’s recurring themes of false appearances and deeply hidden truths. Part two of the celebrated trilogy.

February 4

Irish Pastoral Centre of Boston
Feast of St. Brigid Celebration

Fr. Lane Hall, St. Brendan Parish
589 Gallivan Boulevard, Dorchester
$15 at door or $12 in advance | $5.00 for children & under 5 FREE
3:00 - 8:00 p.m. | 1-855 479-2472 or Maureen McNally: 781-871-1247 | ipcboston.org | Full details here

Celebrate the Feast Day of St. Brigid's one of Ireland's beloved saints who is known as The Mary of the Gael.  The event includes children's activities, mass, and supper, followed by Irish music and dancing by Comhaltas. IPC is celebrating 25 years. Price covers the costs involved and any proceeds benefit the Pastoral Program at the IPC.

February 4

BRT Presents: Blue Around the Edges / Three Tall Pines

Blackstone River Theatre
549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI
8:00 p.m. | $12 | 401 725-9272 | riverfolk.org/

Blue Around the Edges is Dianna Fallon (vocals, guitar, banjo) and Carol Campbell (vocals, mandolin, guitar) joined by Jackie Vinacco on upright bass and vocals. Three Tall Pines is an award winning quartet playing bluegrass and Americana from the heart of New England and features Dan Bourdeau, guitar, Joe Lurgio, mandolin, Conor Smith, fiddle, and Gian Pangaro on acoustic bass.

February 5, 11

ArtsEmerson Presents: Film
"One Minute of Darkness"

The Black Box at Paramount Center
Bright Family Screening Room
559 Washington Street, Boston
February 5 @ 2pm | February 11 @ 8:45pm
$10 | 617 824-8400 | artsemerson.org

A dark, memorably strange fairy tale in which a police inspector tries to put himself inside the mind of a criminal while the isolated escapee flees deeper into a possibly enchanted forest. Part three of the celebrated Dreileben trilogy.

February 5

Comhaltas Monthly Session

Canadian-American Club
202 Arlington Street, Watertown
3:00-7:00 p.m. | 781 899-0911 | cceboston.org

Enjoy great traditional Irish music and dance session, hosted by Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann (Irish Musicians Association). There is set, ceili, old-time waltz, and other dancing.
Tea and soda bread served. 

February 7-12

ArtsEmerson Presents: 69˚S. The Shackleton Adventure
Phantom Limb Company

Paramount Mainstage
559 Washington Street, Boston
617 824-8400 | artsemerson.org

Conceived in Collaboration with David Harrington/Kronos Quartet.
A re-imagination of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 trans-Antarctic expedition that explores the symbiotic relationship between humans and the environment. Music by The Kronos Quartet.

February 12

BRT Presents: Sweethearts' Night Out

Blackstone River Theatre
549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI
7:00 p.m. | $15 | 401 725-9272 | riverfolk.org

Celebrated roots musicians Darol Anger and Emy Phelps, along with Lissa Schneckenberger and Corey DiMario, and Brittany Haas (pictured left) and Kai Welch will present an evening of both the sweet and the scary side of romance, from their perspective as couples, with original songs and old favorites from every genre.

February 15

JFK Library Presents:
50th Anniversary of the White House Tour with Jacqueline Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Boston
5:30-7:00 pm | Forums are free and open to the public with reservations
Reservations: 617-514-1644 | jfklibrary.org | Register here.

Join the Kennedy Library and Museum for a screening and discussion of Mrs. Kennedy’s famous televised tour where she describes her restoration of the White House.

February 18

BRT Presents: Kimberley Fraser, Brian Conway & Mark Simos

Blackstone River Theatre
549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI
8:00 p.m. | $15 | 401 725-9272 | riverfolk.org/

Kimberley Fraser (left) is a master fiddler, step dancer and pianist. She is a sought after teacher for all three and is a long-time instructor at the renowned Gaelic College in Cape Breton. Her CD "Falling on New Ground" won the 2008 East Coast Music Award for best "Roots/Tradtional Album of the Year." New York-born fiddler Brian Conway is a leading exponent of the highly ornamented Sligo fiddling style made famous by the late Michael Coleman. Mark Simos is a talented accompanist playing many styles of music.

February 20

JFK Library Presents:
The Presidency and Civil Rights

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Boston
12:30-5:00 pm | Forums are free and open to the public with reservations
Reservations: 617-514-1644 | jfklibrary.org | Register here.

This conference will examine key moments in the civil rights movement during five American presidencies - from Roosevelt to Johnson - with a final panel examining contemporary civil rights struggles in the years after the signing of the Civil Rights Act.

February 21

Flogging Molly - - WIN FREE TIX!

House of Blues
15 Lansdowne Street, Boston
6:30 p.m. | $29.50 - $39.50
Directions | houseofblues.com

Tickets are now on sale for the 8th Annual Green 17 Tour 2012 with special guests Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears and The Devil Makes Three. You won't want to miss this great show at House of Blues Boston.
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February 22

JFK Library Presents: Djembe Dell'Arte
African Dance and Drumming

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Boston
10:30-11:30 am | Free Performances For Children Ages 5 and Up
617 514-1644 - - Reservations required | jfklibrary.org | Register here

Experience the energy and excitement of African Dance with Djembe dell'Arte, accompanied by drumming ensemble Troupe Komee Djosee from Mali, West Africa. The performance features authentic African masks and costumes, folk dances of Mali, and a lively drum circle.

February 25

BRT Presents: Áine Minogue (CD Release)

Blackstone River Theatre
549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI
8:00 p.m. | $15 | 401 725-9272 | riverfolk.org/

Áine takes this ancient art form, exploring its underpinnings but adding her own creativity to each piece. With a combination of harping, singing and storytelling with a touch of poetry, her concerts have an intimate "getting away from it all" feel. Tonight is the CD release for her new project, "Close Your Eyes, Love." Don't miss this fascinating evening of Irish harp music, ethereal vocals, poetry and storytelling by one of BRT's favorite artists!

February 25

World Music/CRASHarts Presents: WIN FREE TIX & GRAND PRIZE!
Solas

Somerville Theatre,
55 Davis Sq., Somerville
8pm l $28 | 617-876-4275 | worldmusic.org/solas

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Solas is widely considered one of the most popular, influential and exciting Celtic bands. Playing a range of tunes from Woody Guthrie's Pastures of Plenty to Springsteen's Ghost of Tom Joad to traditional Irish jigs and reels, Solas varies the mix of fire-tested Irish tradition and contemporary sensibility with ease. They are touring in support of their new release, Shamrock City. “Solas offers a compellingly original, strikingly contemporary view of traditional Celtic sounds.”—Los Angeles Times
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