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Friday, July 18 & 25

Kasia Pilat — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:11:00 GMT

Sure, you love your naan, mango chutney, and lamb curry as much as the next “adventurous” food fan, but how about stepping outside of your tandoori chicken comfort zone and sampling some Indian tunes instead? Every Friday at 10:30 p.m., the polished Vintage Lounge (72 Broad Street, 617.482.1900) hosts GenerationDesi.com’s Club India, whose two rooms will surely satisfy the tastes of all trendy partygoers. One room will give you a taste of India’s Bhangra and Bollywood with international tunes...

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Thursday, July 17

Kasia Pilat — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:07:00 GMT

Finally, the girls of Boston won’t have to associate the hated acronym “PMS” with popping Motrin like candy and downing a pint or seven of Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby while watching Reba reruns in sweats. Financial District hotspot the Good Life (28 Kingston Street, Boston, 617.451.2622) has launched a new monthly series, Party Music Suppliers. The good people at the Good Life must realize the importance of girl power, because they initiated PMS when they noticed a void in Boston nightlife:...

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Tuesday, July 15 & 22

Kasia Pilat — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:05:00 GMT

We’ve been dying to try our hands (or feet) at salsa for years, ever since Diego Luna seduced us with his dark features and darker dance moves in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Now we’ve finally found the place to do it. Every Tuesday at Ryles Jazz Club & Dance Hall (212 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, 617.876.9330), not only can you get free introductory salsa lessons with the Noche Latina Dance Company from 8:15 to 8:30 p.m., but you can also use those new moves to shimmy the night away...

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Set Sale, July 15, 2008

Erica Corsano — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:56:00 GMT

Alo (58 JFK Street, Cambridge, 617.576.0948): ongoing, 20 to 70 percent off all labels. Diseño (35 Fay Street, Boston, 617.423.2008): through August 31, 20 to 30 percent off all furniture and rug floor models. First Date (28 Chestnut Street, Andover, 978.247.8999): ongoing, 20 percent off summer items; 50 to 75 percent off clearance items. Leokadia (667 Tremont Street, Boston, 617.247.7463): through August 16, 30 percent and more off shoes and accessories. Shake the Tree (67 Salem Street,...

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Saturday, July 26

Liza Weisstuch — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:25:00 GMT

Whenever we think of Aimee Mann, we immediately remember the alarm she sounded over the radio waves over and over again in the mid-1980s: “Voices carry,” she warned. Well, hers does. Her seventh studio release, @#%&! Smilers, came out in June. In her latest tunes, the dour songstress weaves melancholy narratives of characters in psychic dire straits. The reference to smiling in the album’s title is tinged with irony and bitterness. That, of course, prompts her fans to smirk. See why tonight...

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Thursday, July 24

Liza Weisstuch — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:22:00 GMT

Every year around early January, we find ourselves wishing we were sitting barefoot on a plaza in Buenos Aires, watching the water of the Rio de la Plata and listening to the samba rhythms that float in the air. Then we open our eyes and our computer screen welcomes us back to reality. We still have those visions, but these steamy summer days, it’s easier to get into a South American state of mind, especially tonight, when Tantanakuy performs as part of HarborWalk Sounds series outside at the...

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Wednesday, July 16

Liza Weisstuch — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:20:00 GMT

What started in 2003 as a bunch of guys getting together one night a week at a New York club to dabble in a modern interpretation of forro, a jubilant Brazilian folk dance music, became Forro in the Dark, an alluring ensemble that has garnered attention from Tom Waits; Beck; and David Byrne, who even recorded with them. Forro brings their sunny, seductive style of indie South American folk to the Museum of Fine Arts (465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617.267.9300) tonight for its Concerts in the...

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Friday, July 25 - Friday, August 22

Liza Weisstuch — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:18:00 GMT

Artist/überdoodler Chi-Yun Lau, a senior designer for an online gaming company, lives in Somerville and likes Batman and Werner Herzog flicks. Illustrator and graphic designer Dave McMahon likes guitars, comics, and girls (in no particular order) and has done work for PBS and Nickelodeon. Both of these great visual minds traffic in Technicolor-caliber hues and mix graffiti styles with surrealism and hyperapocalyptic imagery with an assured hand and a winking sense of humor, but they hardly...

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Friday, July 18 - Sunday, August 3

Liza Weisstuch — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:15:00 GMT

A Boston summer just wouldn’t be a Boston summer without parties on the roof, sailing on the Charles, asphyxiating Green Line rides, margaritas on Newbury Street, and free Elizabethan theater at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common. Pack a picnic, grab your blanket, and renew your love for iambic pentameter when the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company turns a plot of the city’s central green space into the Forest of Arden for the Bard’s timeless comedy, As You Like It. It’s the slapstick romance...

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Through Sunday, August 9

Liza Weisstuch — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:12:00 GMT

Assassinations are the dismal fascination factor of political history, much like drug addictions are the lurid lure of rock ’n’ roll. The American musical theater icon Stephen Sondheim decided to turn the dismal into droll when he wrote Assassins, which debuted in 1990. Company One, the theater group that has busted free of its longtime “fringe” status, is staging the musical about would-be presidential killers at the Plaza Theatre (Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston,...

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Now hear this

Liza Weisstuch — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:09:00 GMT

Amplify your style with hip headphones When it comes to accessorizing, few details escape your attention: belts, bangles, bags, eyewear, earrings, and shoes all factor into your personal style. You even carefully selected the perfect iPod case, so why would you listen to your music collection on generic headphones? The folks at urban clothing boutique Karmaloop (160 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.369.0100), who recently remodeled their shop, understand that your constant stream of music is...

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Dicktionary

webteam — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:57:00 GMT

Did you know that pomegranate juice can boost the libido? Or that sperm swim at the glacial pace of 47 feet per hour? Find more strangely addictive tidbits like these in Size Matters: The Hard Facts About Male Sexuality That Every Woman Should Know (Three Rivers Press, 2008; $13.95). Dr. Harry Fisch teamed up with local writer and editor Kara Baskin to offer a candid look at the male anatomy through the eyes of those who see it plenty: a urologist and a woman. The Q&A-style book reads like...

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Welcome home(made)

webteam — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:55:00 GMT

At Harvard Square newcomer TisTiK (54 Church Street, Cambridge, 617.661.0900), the name says it all. TisTiK, which means “a warm welcome to you” in the Mayan language, is an intimate boutique offering a unique collection of silver and wooden artisan jewelry, picture frames, glassware, and handbags. While the store itself is locally owned by Perla G. Brito Cuevas, all of the handcrafted goodies are created by artists in developing countries who work independently or partner with do-gooder...

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Drink easy

webteam — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:54:00 GMT

We thought the punch and other fruity mixers of our college days were inventive. But apparently we had nothing on the speakeasies of the Roaring Twenties, where resourceful drinkers used syrups and obscure cordials to mask the harsh taste of their homemade (and outlawed) booze. Now, in a nod to the 75th anniversary of the 21st Amendment’s repeal of prohibition, Eastern Standard (528 Comm Ave, Boston, 617.532.9100) is partying speakeasy style all year with 12 unique 1920s and Golden Age drinks....

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Outside in

webteam — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:52:00 GMT

Summer in the city really isn’t conducive to backyard barbecues, unless they’re held on a coveted roofdeck or that small strip of sidewalk you put your lawn chair on. Lucky for us, some urban restaurateurs are bringing the cookout indoors. Check out the second annual prix fixe barbecue menu at Union Bar and Grille (1357 Washington Street, Boston, 617.423.0555), which includes chilled watermelon salad, chipotle corn and crab chowder, and fried chicken with buttermilk ranch dressing. Or try the...

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