Although we have long admired the event from afar, Bostonist experienced its very first Define-a-Thon last night at the Boston Public Library. Houghton Mifflin, the sponsor, dared us to participate, and we took them up on it. There weren't many people at the event at Rabb Hall, perhaps thanks to Define-a-Thon burnout (October 8 through 14 was Define-a-Thon week) and the lack of booze at the BPL. We knew it wasn’t the right time or......

Define-a-Thon Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall, Central Library Tuesday, October 16, 6:00 pm Free Did you hang on to the flash cards you used when studying for the SAT? Think you know your stuff when it comes to ten-cent words? Well, congratulations, brainiac, because you are in the intellectual center of Boston, where a whole bunch of people think they can take you on at tomorrow's Define-a-Thon. Once again, the Define-a-Thon will be hosted by......

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......

The Define-a-Thon will unfold at the Brattle Theatre at 8:00 pm on Thursday, April 19. Tickets are $5 to attend and $5 to participate, and you can get advance tickets from the Brattle's website. You might be able to spell "quotidian," but can you define it? Harvard Book Store, the Brattle, and Houghton Mifflin will be asking you define even tougher words tomorrow night. If you want to show off your word skills, you should......

The Spelling Bee seems to be a hotter fad than leggings and skirts. The "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is currently running at the Wilbur Theatre downtown, Spellbound will be in your mailbox tomorrow if you add it to your netflix queue, and there's even that pesky frosted mini-wheats commercial featuring a spelling comp. Tomorrow night at the Brattle Theatre you can see one live – and if you catch the late show......