GO! WEDNESDAY
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11/12/2003
When Gloria Estefan was seriously injured in a tour bus accident a few years back, the big tune that heralded her return to the pop fray was "Coming Out of the Dark," a song about as subtle as fruit cocktail packed in its own heavy syrup. Thank goodness there was no room for sentimentality when Alien Ant Farm (above) came back from a serious tour bus accident. Lead singer Dryden Mitchell was nearly paralyzed (he's almost completely recovered), but AAF's first post-accident entry was not a big Diane Warren-penned weeper. True to form, the boys returned with a plucky nu-metal breakup song. Tonight, Mitchell and company are at the Palladium in lovely Wormtown playing a wiseacre, thrash-friendly set with openers 311. The show starts at 7; $30.
261 Main St., Worcester, 800-477-6849. Ice, ice baby While women's figure skating gets all the glory, glamour, and Tanya Harding-induced gore, men's figure skating is stuck with those awkward shiny trousers and Rudy Galindo's goatee. But despite its fey reputation, men's skating is not entirely inhabited by foppish milksops who were cut from the hockey team. It takes a true athlete to slip on a pirate shirt and skate an entire routine to "Flashdance (What a Feeling)." We're not sure if he's ever attempted the dangers of skating to Irene Cara, but local Olympic medalist Paul Wylie plans to delight and entertain you tonight at the opening of the ice on the Frog Pond. Wylie hits the ice for a demo at 5:45. At 7, the pond opens for free public skating -- otherwise known as the time that you fall down and look like a fool in front of your boyfriend and hundreds of your fellow Bostonians. And if the chill and the bruising gets the better of you, the Hampshire House hosts a party beginning at 7. Tickets for the Hampshire House soiree are $35. The free skating lasts until 9.Boston Common Frog Pond, 617-635-2120. Hampshire House, 84 Beacon St., 617-227-9600. Call of the wild Rabbit sausage pizza, oxtail soup, rack of wild boar -- this may sound like the menu for a Ted Nugent dinner party, but it's actually what's for supper at the Hartwell House out in the burbs of Lexington. Yes, skeptical reader, your bloodshot peepers do not deceive. The once prim Hartwell has up and gone all "Fear Factor." This special wild game menu, available through Saturday, is the work of new consulting chef Thomas John. In addition to acting as the executive chef at Mantra, John is now working with the Hartwell House to spice up its once-reserved menu -- and nothing says spice like a juicy buffalo sirloin with a side of kale and cranberry sauce. Prices range from $7 to $23.Hartwell House, 94 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, 781-862-5111. About a boy Tobias Wolff wrote a deeply moving book called "This Boy's Life," about his turbulent childhood. The book was promptly turned into a film with a pre-"Titanic" Leonardo DiCaprio playing the part of young Tobias. This immediately sent Go!'s mind racing: If we wrote a book, who would play the part of young Go!? Unfortunately, Dustin Diamond is too old, so the part would probably go to Spencer Breslin, Jonathan Lipnicki, Erik Per Sullivan, or Dakota Fanning. Even Shia LaBeouf is too suave to reenact Go!'s formative, life-altering moments (First pair of parachute pants! First purchase of a Stacey Q cassette!). But enough about this Go!'s life. Tonight, Wolff stops by the Harvard Book Store to read from "Old School: A Novel" at 6. The reading is free, but you should pony up the $4 and rent "This Boy's Life" before the reading.1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-661-1515. Axes to grind Fans of wizened guitar vets, rejoice! The stars have aligned in your favor, delivering King Crimson, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Living Colour, and Pat Metheny all in the same night. Phew! Here are the gritty details: Satriani, Vai, and Malmsteen perform at the Orpheum at 6; King Crimson and Living Colour are at Avalon at 8; and Metheny is at the Somerville Theatre at 8. Now get out there and rock as we salute you.Orpheum, 1 Hamilton Place, 617-931-2000. Avalon, 15 Lansdowne St., 617-262-2424. Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, 617-931-2000. Events can always be canceled, rescheduled, or sold out; call to confirm. Go! can be reached at go@globe.com or by calling 617-929-8257.
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