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SELAHDOR COMES TO LOUIS

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Meet David Chum, the designer behind Selahdor, and be among the first to shop this Boston-based label’s latest collection. The designer himself is on hand for a limited number of appointments for personal fittings, and if you’ve seen him on either our recently-aired segment on the launch of Emerging Designer Fund or his feature a few months back, you know he’s one charming fellow. He’ll be preselling the A|W 2011 collection, and selling a selection of samples from previous seasons.

COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA: MCQUEEN MANIA

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[Daphne Guinness getting ready for the Gala in a Barney’s window… Why not?!?] It was McQueen Mania at the Met last night, as the Costume Institute celebrated the designer and his body of work in their annual fundraising fête. But the mania was well deserved, if regrettably posthumous. Few designers accomplished what McQueen accomplished with his work: an …

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ANZIE MOTHER’S DAY TRUNK SHOW AT SAKS

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Spring is here…finally. And we are actually starting to feel that tinge of…well…happiness is it? The sun is shining (who knew it still existed?) and I, for one, am ready for the concomitant Spring mix of color. Coral dress? Check. Electric blue pumps? Check. Now I just need a bit of sparkle, which brings me to… …

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BOSTON BALLET’S BELLA FIGURA

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Full disclosure: the Boston Ballet’s Bella Figura had me spellbound long before I passed through the doors of the Opera House. The Italian idiom, the stunning promotional images, the roster of some of ballet’s most arresting–and provocative–choreographers. I could hardly claim objectivity. Instead, I attended anticipating a contemporary work of the earth-shattering variety, a giddy, hyper-stimulated fanboy. Bella …

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BEERGER AT TEN TABLES JAMAICA PLAIN

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“Thirsty Thursdays” is a long-standing tradition of trying to start the weekend one day early.  But I have an alternative that won’t leave you hurting come Friday morning. This is where Jamaica Plain’s Ten Tables comes in, helping take the edge off your Mondays with an ingenious (and delicious) special they like to call BEERger.  For a …

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CAVERSHAM PRESS EXHIBITION COMES TO BU

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  Boston University’s School of Visual Arts invited South Africa’s Caversham Press for an exhibition, highlighting works from the press’ numerous local and international artists, artists-in-training, writers and educators.  The show is on display until March 27 at the 808 Gallery (808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston), and is free and open to the public. The work, both sorrowful …

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KISSIN COMES TO BOSTON

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Evgeny Kissin, a legend among mere men (and, incidentally, an idol of mine since I began playing (violin) as a boy…), is coming to the BSO next weekend for a concert that combines two monuments of the pianist’s repertoire: Grieg’s Concerto and Chopin’s Concerto No. 1 in e minor. An interesting aside: The Chopin Concerto was one of the …

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Q&A: COURTNEY LEWIS

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I could not be more excited for the critically acclaimed Discovery Ensemble’s upcoming program: Three Faces of Romanticism: Music of Wagner, Schreker and Schumann. I recently sat down with the ever-charming Courtney Lewis, Conductor and Founding Music Director, and he dishes about his history, the ensemble, traveling, and the future of classical music in the Americas. …

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THANKSGIVING!

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Sweet Potatoes with Pecans and Goat Cheese We just recorded our Thanksgiving promo yesterday (get ready, it screams ‘Facts of Life’ holiday-outtake) and I can’t wait for the season! I’ve been perusing Deb of Smitten Kitchen’s recipe box (click the picture for the recipe) – how delicious do those sweet potatoes look? From the chef, …

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