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raised the bar when it comes to STACKED gigs. From the Lilypad in Cambridge, to ONCE in Somerville, to the basement of Deep Thoughts in JP, Illegally Blind has been the puppet master pulling strings and enticing our ears with eclectic, eyebrow raising, engaging i ip P h in f t. m thing Everybody, Everything focuses on Andy 0 ir 3 b / , 9 e , a @ Somerville Theatre 9/20-10/1 ore episodes of musical mayhem. It all culminates in IB’s 9/28 a lun m v a d , n Warhol's obsessive fascination with capm a a e re annual Fuzzstival - a 3 day menagerie of multifacetud boston c half sour, rick r Before the Somerville turing the people and things that he used Th , ed talent from all ends of the indie underground. This eatre’s upcoming 70 s MM & Wi- to create the world around him. The exhibidescreen Festival, it’s kal mark time for a refresher on year’s tinnitus inducing test of wills takes place at Camthe format. tion draws from 19 out of the thousands of Boston still has a few people bonkers enough bridge Elks (Night 1), the aforementioned ONCE (Night photographs that he took throughout his I definitely need one to book shows floating around the venues, 2) and finally Somerville ARTfarm (Day 3) to squeeze every so often. lifetime, including photographs of shoes galleries, basements, and assorted “under out the last couple drops of summer this city has left. A 70MM print of film from the early years of his career, everyday is twice the size of the rock” alleyways where it’s still possible to ALSO - I wanna give a s/o to all the amazing bands, the stan- scenes captured on the streets, and moddard 35MM and is hig her resolution. 70MM find good, honest, awe-inspiring music these artists, comedians, performers, and more taking part in itself is els, sports stars, and celebrities who visited actually 65MM wid e, with 5MM worth days. But one has stood out in recent times. Waking Windows Portland! If you’re not going to be at of perforat- him at his famous NYC studio The Factory. ed edges for sound. Due to its size, it str His name is Jason Trefts, but more people Fuzzstival, take a trip to the Maine coast on the 29th etches the size of the aspect A man who famously said, “I think evratio to something know him as the man behind Illegally Blind; and 30th to absorb all the anomalous amalgamations. much wider. eryone should like everyone,” and “It’s not --MICHAEL ACHILLE who for the last several years has consistently In plain English: 70MM what you are that counts, it’s what they provides for a large r, bet- think you are,” Warhol mixed a sly pessiter-quality image wit NOTES FROM THE CREW h sharper detail and greater mism with a sense of naive innocence, and with Sinai Sampson-Hill sound. both attitudes are on display here. “The I’m full of contradictions. For example, I’m very introverted, but I love meetSomerville Theatre is world fascinates me. It’s so nice, whatever one of the few natio ing new people and socializing. So when I was presented with the opportuninal theatres it is,” reads the first quote given in the with somewhat reg ula r 70MM showings ty to join the volunteer coordination team (a.k.a. THE MASS), I was simultaoutside of exhibition. Similarly, Warhol creates a type an auteur’s latest pre stige release. During neously super excited and apprehensive. Somerville of distance in his work to at once alienate Theatre’s 70MM an d Widescreen Festi You want me as the first point of contact for new val, they’ll THURS 7/13- the viewer. screen a variety of mo and fascinate dern films—Wonder Wo folks who want to join the Hassle? An org I don’t man, Top SUNWarhol’s Gun, and The Dark 7/30 @photographs are strategicalCrystal—as well as even know much about? Alright, let’s see how it goes. sics— 70MM clasLawrence of Arabia MFA ly ‘cropped,’ or purposefully directed to and 2001: A Space Od Since accepting that role, I’ve met some amazing folks withyssey. a point of focus that shows the artist’s inin and outside of the org. The core is a group of hard-work- In a s newly-elected French Prestime when we can wa tention. The composition of Warhol’s photch movies at any mo ing, passionate human beans and I love seeing new folks on the Emmanuel Macron proment ident tiniest of screens, the tographs are kept simple and clean, and re is something so spec light up when they realize how cool the org really is. Talking abou his country internationalial motes t Some props are included only when appropriate. Theatre. It harkens hisrville summer, about the Hassle is one of my favorite things to do now!when ly as a haven of innovation and back to a time movie ing and mo Intense eye-contact in each photograph vie watching were gra Of course, coordinating people has its challeng-remarkthe goNational creativity, the Boston French nd, ab le expe gives the impression that you are looking riences. Whether yo Park Service’s es. That’s why I’ve been helping create an organizational structure for the Hassle so it ne Film Festival offers Americans u’re a movie rd or a casual watch into the ‘true’ self of the subject that the Salem Maritimeer, you’ll find it breath can be the best org it can be. All the work I do within BH is challenging but so rewarding be- to an artistic state of the union. taking sit in the main theatr camera captured. National Histor- e, in front of this cause I’m surrounded by people who care about the arts as much as I do…at least un-scr Long considered one of the best immense een, and lose yourself Located in the President's Gallery on ic Site is home to in shadow, light, an til I get tired and have to take some time alone to “recharge” (introverts, am I right?). French film festivals here in the d sound. the 11th floor of MassArt's Tower Building, eight AugmentSo if you’re interested in volunteering with us, catch us at the next hang on the Esplanade on Septhis exhibit brings a light, precise, and reed Reality (AR) tember 5th from 6 to 9! I’ll be there of course to answer your questions and get you in the loop. I cannot freshing touch to a quiet space good for sculptures for If you can’t make it, no worries! Shoot us an email at volunteer@brain-arts.orgThe and we can chat. recommend Augmented Landscape, an outdoor exhibicontemplation. Gallery hours are: Mon Peace! the experience tion presented by the Boston Cyberarts Gallery. Sat 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. enough. -- MARYAM YOON
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