Chowder It's too bad Boston's Chowderfest happens today—last weekend was perfect chowder weather. Seven restaurants from Boston and beyond compete for the title of Boston's Best Clam Chowder and you get to lap up the leftovers. City Hall Plaza, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. $10/$7.
Film Friday regular Haydnseek took today's PotD shot with a LOMO. The great colors and cross processing really make this one come alive.
As a blog, it's rare that we have to publish a corrections column. Usually, we can sneak back into an entry and edit any error of fact that we may have inadvertently made without making such a big deal about it. But, when an entire post—and its related accusation of smugness—is based on an error, well, we've got to say it. Our bad.
.laz seems to have put himself into the right place at the right time to get a terrific sunset picture of Boston. As the name implies, the slice of red nicely covers the city as blues and browns dominate the sky and water. The clouds are full of texture and substance, while the sailboats are a great addition to the Charles.
Movies It might be the highlight of the HFA's Kathryn Bigelow retrospective, if you don't count Point Break. Tonight, the director presents her newest feature, The Hurt Locker (2008), a film about the Iraq war that portrays a bomb disposal unit as it defuses seven explosive devices. A look at morality in the extremes of combat. Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge, 7 p.m. $10.
We kick off July with a black & white. photosbyfletch is working on a water series around Boston and appears to have gotten into his work judging by today's photo. The photo has a great sense of movement and the contrast is spot on.
Politics The New Republic might think that it's a two candidate race to be Boston's mayor, but our old friends at Drinking Liberally are more open minded. They've invited City Councilor and mayoral candidate Michael Flaherty to say a few words about the race, and they'll stick around to chat about it afterward. Globe Bar and Cafe, 565 Boylston St., 7 p.m. Free.
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