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The Boston food gods are smiling upon us today, for today is the day that Tupelo opens in Inman Square. Billed as "comfort food with a Southern drawl," the restaurant's fare is the product of two of our favorite Boston chefs: Rembs Layman, who's had a heavy hand in the rustic, textured, rich dishes at Matt Murphy's and Pomodoro, among others, and Renee McLeod of Petsi Pies, who's an expert in creating just-like-homemade desserts (if your home had a talented pastry chef living there). The potential of this delicious combo has had area Chowhounds buzzing with anticipation for days.

Harvard Square is celebrating the Year of the Rat with a Lion Dance Parade. Perhaps even more meaningful for some Cambridge residents, the Hong Kong (yay scorpion bowl!) is holding an open house in honor of its 54th anniversary. But be aware that they are having a craft party, not a scorpion bowl party. 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, free.

ImprovBoston Benefit Dinner Sunday, November 18, 6:00 pm UpStairs on the Square 91 Winthrop Street, Cambridge $50 for dinner, $10 without More info ImprovBoston is moving from Inman Square to Central Square, on Prospect by The Field. The plans are already set in motion, but they need money to fund the move to the new space, and they are working hard for the bucks. They began a Funny Money Capital Campaign, and they've taken advantage...

Diptych The Elizabeth Peabody House 277 Broadway Somerville, MA September 27-30, October 5-7 12-13 All shows at 8:00 pm, except Sunday shows at 3:00 pm mySpace site While Improv Boston prepares to move from Inman Square to Central Square, a few of its members are keeping busy with the upcoming play Diptych. Diptych is written by Improv Boston head writer/Phoenix writer Sara Faith Alterman and monologist David Mogolov. Steve Kleinedler, last seen on Bostonist helming...

Improv Boston is moving from Inman Square in Cambridge to Central Square. The new space is at Prospect and Mass Ave, right by The Field in the former home of an Asian grocery. The new space represents an era of bigger, better, faster, more for Improv Boston, and they need your money for the move, so they have put together the 25th Anniversary Funny Money Capital Campaign. They'd like $150,000. So would we, but they're...

He started snapping photos of religious icons while taking his son out for walks in the stroller near their Somerville home. Josh Michtom, an amateur photographer, public defender, and one of Bostonist's own, found the project to be addictive. His iconography of Somerville's Madonna statues (and other religious lawn ornaments) expanded his set of images into a 234 image set on Flickr, and last November the Somerville Madonna shop was born on the Internet. Note cards and 2007 calendars were the big sellers, both featuring images taken by Michtom. Rumor has it that Boutique Fabulous in Inman Square still stocks the note cards if you don't want to buy online.

Boston has a rich Catholic tradition. Ash Wednesday was this week and had may Boston residents walking around town with the cross of burnt palms on their forehead (yes, that's what it was – and it was on purpose). The beginning of the Lenten season brings other rituals to many Catholics and other Christians who may be a bit more liberal in following the canon laws the rest of the year. The practice of not eating meat or poultry on Friday's for religious observance was once strong enough to force McD's to start selling the filet-o-fish. In some franchises they offer reduced prices on the sandwiches for the 40 days of Lent. If the canon laws don't strike you, or you're just looking to break tradition today (being the first Friday of Lent), our friends at Gridskipper have put together a solid guide of where to get your meat on (and they're talking everything from goat, rabbit, and buffalo to simply "Large Quantity Beef and Pork").

Sort of. The Lily Pad, the venue which occupies the space in Inman Square that was home to the Zeitgeist received a cease and desist order from the city of Cambridge last Friday. They cancelled their weekend events and mounted a campaign to open their doors again. On their website and myspace they pleaded with those who support the venue to let the city licensing board their opinion. The board granted a hearing to the Lily Pad, which has been scheduled for September 12. At that time they were granted permission to operate in a reduced capacity, with the ability to purchase individual day licenses to hold larger public events. Wednesday they had a follow up with the board and are now permitted to purchase weekly entertainment licenses. This means that the regular schedule of events (including the b for brontosaurus show on Sunday) will take place – but the Lily Pad is still living on the edge. Throw your support to the Lily Pad and experimental venues through letters and money – check their site for details.

It's a good week to take the whole week off. Well, is there such a thing as a bad week to take off? Grilled meats will be invading your pores for the first time in such a heavy dose since Memorial Day, which was only about a month ago. In addition to this weeks picks for some of the great shows creeping up on us in Boston we'd like to point you over to a little fifty state musical roundup on the internets. Trees lounge has gotten 23 states done in the 50 state project. Celebrate your independence my checking out some Massachusetts themed tunes (some of them are pretty borderline on the whole "theme" but we'll cut him some slack for finding 60 songs with MP3s to download)

The first day of summer has finally passed and the ice cream season is in full swing. While we've already hit up Emack and Bolios, J.P. Licks, and Toscanini's, we are all ready to kick it up a notch in our ice cream consumption. So when we heard about a mini ice cream party this Sunday in Inman Square, we RSVP'ed "yes" immediately.

While we don’t long for the days of having a required summer reading list, Bostonist has been feeling a bit inspired to pick up a book and actually start reading something not on a computer screen. Since we’re going to be “vacationing” in the city this year, we might as well read some books that are set here in our fair state. Here are some of our Bostonist staff picks for your reading enjoyment. History...

Bostonist loves restaurants where they prepare the food right there at your table. It’s not that we have some neat-freak, O.C.D. thing (well, ask our roommate and then you decide), but we love to see the process of it all. When we were a kid, it was the Chinese restaurant's sizzling rice soup that crackled and bubbled at our table. In college, we moved onto the Japanese steak house where the chef fried up the meat right there on the grill table. Recently, we traveled to Ole Mexican Grill in Inman Square for the guacamole that is made fresh tableside. Bostonist likes to believe we are guacamole experts, so we went in with doubts; once we gave it a try at Ole, we became fans of their green-hued dip.

Yes, we know it’s cliché to love the Christmas movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life” but every time we see lil’ Zuzu talk about an angel getting its wings, Bostonist goes straight into tears. The1946 Frank Capra film is like a bad habit we just can’t kick. Well, if you are jonesing for some George Bailey vs. Mr. Potter action tonight, the Brattle Theater is showing the black and white film tonight at 7:15 p.m. for $10. Sure, some may think that ticket price is a bit much for a old Christmas standard, but remember that the Brattle is still fighting to remain open in 2006; they are hoping to raise over $400,000 to preserve the 52-year-old theater from being turned into some Starbucks or something. If you can’t make it there tonight, the Brattle is also showing matinees of the film through Sunday.

Woman: So I saw them, the wife and the - well, he used to be the husband, but now he's a woman - and the woman who used to be the husband had a tote bag from some biotech company, and it said, "TransMorph."

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Bostonist has noticed that haircuts for women tend to be a big, expensive, high-stress affair. The people who do the job take an exceedingly long time to remove a very small quantity of hair at a very high price, and for this reason they are called "stylists," not "barbers." We have observed that these stylists are treated almost like mystic oracles - or at least like rock stars - by their faithful customers. ("I went to Gino today," says Mrs. Bostonist. "Hmmm," says Mother-in-law Bostonist, examining Mrs. Bostonist's hair critically. "He seemed preoccupied," explains Mrs. Bostonist apologetically. "Ahhh," Mother-in-law Bostonist responds.) Now Bostonist doesn't go in for all that. We like barber shops, where electric clippers are the tools of the trade, where appointments are not just unnecessary but unheard of, and where the total cost, including tip, seldom exceeds $20. But finding the right barber shop can be a tricky business, so we're setting out to share our haircut experiences, in the hope that other lowbrow Bostonians in need of simple cuts will benefit. We encourage our readers to chime in or, if they feel enterprising, to submit entire barber shop reviews for possible publication (and accompanying fame).

Bostonist will readily admit that we’re a sucker for a throwback. Better yet when the throwback is coupled with a sweet deal. All this week the East Coast Grill in Inman Square is celebrating their 20th anniversary, or Birthday Party, as they like to call it. Bostonist has been contemplating the East Coast Grill as destination dining for a while. We’ve heard such good things generally coupled with a mention about the prices. Really, anyone know of a place with “and Raw Bar” in the name that doesn’t also have a couple of $s following it?

To continue with the theme of sugar-packed fatty goodness...the Scooper Bowl is finally here.

Tonight, Zeitgeist Gallery in Inman Square is hosting the record release party for Fischerspooner's new album Odyssey. Odyssey, the long-awaited follow-up to NYC art-pop duo Fischerspooner's groundbreaking debut, #1, was released in the U.S. yesterday. The event is from 5 pm - 10 pm. Inspired by the success of their salon in Williamsburg, Brooklyn's Fischerspooner are showing reproductions of the art and photography on display in the NY Salon in four additional cities nationwide (Chicago, Boston, LA and San Francisco) to celebrate the release of their new album Odyssey. Each event will feature art and photography pieces that inspired Odyssey, including photographs from Casey Spooner and design by Gareth Hague at Alias Design UK. The salon will also be an opportunity to hear the new album in its entirety.

Also on the DIY tip in regards to helping people out--a local cancer researcher is selling delicious homemade chocolate and the money goes to cancer research. Her website, The Chocolate Cure, promises chocolate "handmade from the bean". Bostonist thinks that this is better than Hershey's!

While many think of the "Beanpot" as that hockey tournament between four Boston area colleges, there is another Beanpot this weekend in Inman Square. Four New England colleges, Boston College, Harvard, Northeastern and University of Hartford, go head-to-head at the ImprovBoston to compete in the battle of improvisation. The event is two nights: Tonight at 8 and 10 p.m. and tomorrow at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 a piece (or $40 for all 5 shows). The ImprovBoston is at 1253 Cambridge Street, Cambridge.