Birthdays The King's birthday is today! All hail Elvis! Dick's Last Resort, where they tend to celebrate everything Elvis, will be hosting a birthday bash including an Elvis Impersonator contest and a jelly-donut eating contest. Faneuil Hall. 6:00 pm. And keep looking for a post on what to eat tonight in honor of the king … Politics If you see some lost-looking drunk people in suits, it's either campaign workers or reporters who have gotten......

"Get to Know Us By Filling in the __ : An Evening of Literary & Musical Entertainment" will be from 6 to 9 pm tonight, May 23, at 647 Boylston Street. Clear your calendars because 826 Boston, the soon-to-be-opened Massachusetts division of the writing school that started in San Francisco, is holding its inaugural fundraiser. "Get to Know Us By Filling in the __ : An Evening of Literary & Musical Entertainment" promises to get......

If you have no plans for tomorrow and no money to spend, but want a good way to celebrate the birthdays of John Coltrane (at right) and Ray Charles (both of which are today, but still), allow Bostonist to suggest the Beantown Jazz Festival in the South End. From noon into the evening, two stages on Coumbus Avenue will provide a wide variety of local artists, from the gospel singing of Tracey Gibbs to the......

From watching movies and sit-coms, Bostonist knows that even good-hearted people sometimes forget to mark the birthdays of their loved ones. Because we are and incredibly devoted son/husband/friend, this has never happened to us, but we bet it's not fun - nobody likes being in the doghouse. That's why, dear reader, we want to remind you about the upcoming birthday of someone we know you adore, the City of Boston. Yes, tomorrow marks the 375th......