Thursday Happenings

Soul

The Reverend Al Green is singing tonight at the House of Blues. Are you sure we need to write anything else about that? The finest tenor from Forest City, Arkansas can still cut a killer record, and the only reason you should miss his show is that you can't afford the exorbitant ticket price. House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne St., 7 p.m. $49 and up.

Mingling

Gardner After Hours is a bourgie young person's meet-and-greet featuring the impeccable art and booze of the Izzy G. Expect impromptu art lectures and come prepared to dance in the confined space of the Gardner's courtyard; DJ Rekha will be spinning Bangra hits. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $12/$5.

Dancing Hipsters

If you miss DJ Rekha at the Gardner, you'll get a second crack at him tonight as Beat Research's DJ Flack invites him to Cambridge for Basement Bhangra, "an eclectic mix of South Asian beats." Middle East Upstairs, 472 Mass. Ave., 8 p.m. $10.

Beer

BeerAdvocate magazine usually sponsors things that are wicked expensive to attend, but tonight's an exception. Drink delicious Belgian and Belgian-style brews from Duvel and Ommegang while watching the action in the liminal space between Central Square and MIT. Asgard Pub, 350 Mass. Ave., 6 p.m. No cover.

Art Lectures

Installation and environmental artist Robert Irwin been a force in the U.S. art scene for decades. Though it's hard to see his art in person—his installations are ephemeral—his influence is pervasive. A scholar as well as an artist, Irwin promises to reveal where the art world is heading in today's lecture "The Hidden Structure of the Art World." Museum of Fine Arts, 6:30 p.m. $35/$28.