With fall in full swing, it’s only a matter of time before the Boston winter traps us all indoors. Use these last few weeks of reasonable weather to get out!
1. Off With the Head of the Charles
With Head of the Charles this weekend, you might be less than pleased with the hordes of visitors taking over Harvard Square. Fear not! What better excuse to get out and watch it yourself?
8 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18. Charles River.
2. No Sleep for You
We’ve all seen Macbeth, but not like this. In fact, this adaptation of Macbeth performed by British theater group Punchdrunk operates on the premise that we can’t see it all. Set in an abandoned schoolhouse in Brookline, the story of Macbeth unfolds in every part of the building, leaving you running to catch up with the Hitchcock-esque mystery. Yes, the show is in Brookline. You’ll have to take the T. Maybe even walk a little! Wear comfortable shoes.
Ongoing. Old Lincoln School, 194 Boylston Street, Brookline MA 02245. Tickets at the American Repertory Theatre or call (617) 547-8300.
3. Crazy?
Love Mad Men? The Charles Hotel’s bar, Noir, dedicates the once-holy day to 1960s debauchery à la Mad Men. Find cigarette smoke, (corset) boning and cocktails at a bar described as one of the sultriest on either side of the river (Stuff@Night).Sundays, 10 p.m. Noir, Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA
4. Improv, Front and Center
Just one stop away by T, in Central Square, ImprovBoston is good for a whole night out of the Harvard Bubble. With Naked Comedy showcase on Wednesdays and A Family Show on Saturdays, everyone is bound to find something appealing, even if it is just the bar.
40 Prospect St, Central Square. Visit www.improvboston.com for show times and directions.
5. For A Good Cause
Central Square’s popular haunt, The Middle East, hosts “For Amie,” a breast cancer awareness benefit on Saturday, October 17, with performances by Kristin Hersh, Bill Janovitz, Travel, and other special guests. All profits are for charity, so if you’re choosing between the Saturday night ritual of Ben and Jerry’s alone on your futon and this, choose this.
The Middle East, 472/48- Mass. Avenue, $10.
6. The Weekend Must End
If the weekend ends with you and your suitemates nursing spinning heads and aching backs, pour your sorrows into a massive pile of college-priced oysters at Rialto, while procrastinating over that paper and dreaming of next weekend.
$1 Oysters. Rialto, One Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA
