You, me, and the DNCYour guide to a boat-load of convention-themed events. For the love of Dukakis, get ready to party.History is about to made right here in our sleepy hamlet. On the doorstep of the dog days, nearly 5,000 Democratic delegates and their families will flood Boston for the Democratic National Convention, along with a boat-load of politicians, 16,000 reporters, and enough left-leaning celebs to put a big smile on Barbra Streisand's face.
With so much excitement in the offing, what are most Bostonians planning to do? Sadly, they're planning to flee. But before you escape to the Cape or lock the family away in your secret backyard bunker, think of all you'll be missing. The glitz, the glamor, plus Montel Williams and Christina Ricci. Did the residents of Boston shutter their windows when Paul Revere rode through town simply because they were annoyed by his Anglophobic ranting? Certainly not. Nor should you run away just because major highways will be closed, parking will be next to impossible, and travel on the MBTA will be slower and more cumbersome than hooking up a buggy to a team of house cats. The trade off for this inconvenience, however, is a slew of DNC-themed events: parties, comedy, art, movies, and a dessert called the Kerry Berry Cobbler. Start cancelling that time-share in Hyannis and, for the love of Dukakis, get ready to party.
ComedyYou can bet your hanging chads that if there's a hometown political bash, Jimmy Tingle is ready to pounce. The man who has given his biting opinion everywhere from "60 Minutes II" to "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" hosts a show called "All Politics is Loco" July 26-31 at Jimmy Tingle's Off-Broadway Theatre. Tickets are $25 If you crave pre-DNC political yucks, movie frump Janeane Garofalo is at the theater Saturday and Sunday. 255 Elm St., Somerville, 617-591-1616. The comedians of tito.. i have a contact for this show if you want any photos of these guysBizarro's PolitiComedy-a-Go-Go! are at the Improv Asylum in the North End on July 27 and 28, preaching to the converted with jokes such as "Trickle-down economics, which, as you know, is when the rich [urinate] on the poor." The show consists of Dan Piraro, author of the off-kilter comic-strip Bizarro -- he'll sign copies of his new children's book, "The Three Little Pigs Buy the White House" -- and comedians Brian Malow, Jeff Kreisler, and Michael Capozzola. The Dubya-bashing commences at 10:30 p.m. both nights. Tickets are $20. The Improv Asylum also hosts the comedy show Run DNC, an improvisational revue that features plenty of bipartisan ribbing. Run DNC takes place July 23 and 30 at 11 p.m., July 24, 29, and 31 at 10 p.m., and July 27 and 28 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15-$20. Improv Asylum has the blush-worthy Burlesque Exposes Bush; or, How Dubya Got Kerry'd Away, an old school burlesque extravaganza with plenty of music, satire, and cross-dressing. Burlesque takes place at 9 p.m. on July 23 and 30, and 8 p.m. on July 24, 29, and 31. 216 Hanover St., Boston, 617-263-6887. Continued... |
