This Week in Arts

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Lead singer Pete Wolf of the Hallucinations performs at Club 47 in March 1968. Performers often used Wolf’s apartment in the Square as a dressing room, since the club did not have its own at the time.

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Ernie Brooks ‘71 and Jerry Harrison ‘71, members of the Modern Lovers, perform at Adams House in 1971. Harrison would go on to play with the Talking Heads, and Brooks with the Cars.

Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli performs downstairs at The Middle East in Central Square on February 26th.

The Postelles

John Speyer, the bassist of "The Postelles", follows every beat with bursting passion. The NY-born indie band performed at Brighton Music Hall on March 4.

Hyperion Shakespeare Company

The Hyperion Shakespeare Company practices for their show, Family Feud, at the Adams Pool Theater. Performances included scenes from plays including Hamlet, Richard III, King Lear, and As You Like It.

Today in Photos (03/04/2013)

Ghungroo 2013

Guy D. Pawson ‘14 (right) and Geraldine M. Jowett ‘14 perform the Bollywood Dance at Agassiz Theater. Ghungroo is an annual celebration of Indian culture featuring songs and dances by student performers.

The (Mis)Adventures of Issa Rae

When we heard that Issa Rae was going to be on Harvard's campus this weekend for a Law School Conference, we just had to get in touch. Rae is the creator of the beloved (and critically acclaimed) YouTube Series "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl," in which she stars as J, a hilariously honest—and, yes, awkward—young woman dealing with the trials and tribulations of everyday life. Issa Rae chatted with Flyby about the importance of embracing the awkward in everything from stop signs to higher education.

Student Art Competition Launched for Radcliffe Yard Garden

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has launched an annual University-wide art competition allowing students to solicit proposals and designs for an installation to be displayed in the garden bordering Brattle Street in the Radcliffe Yard.

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Geoff L. Hargadon ’76 holds a test print of one of the “Cash For Your Warhol” signs in his Somerville studio.

Cash for Your Warhol

Geoff L. Hargadon ’76 holds a test print of one of the “Cash For Your Warhol” signs in his Somerville studio.

Eddie Izzard

What's the Real Harlem Shake?

Harlem Shake: if you’ve seen one, you've basically seen them all.

Soul Fever

By the sound of it, if Queenie caught her man cheating, he’d be lucky if he got a three-second head start.