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What’s Hot in the City this Weekend?

Head of the Charles, Aida and David Alan Grier

Colette Greenstein
Colette Greenstein has been a contributing arts & entertainment writer for the Banner since 2009. VIEW BIO
What’s Hot in the City this Weekend?
Actor/comedian David Alan Grier Courtesy of ROAR management

Tonight (Thursday), Follain and Snap Top Market in the South End host the ‘Fall Beauty & Superfoods Event’ at Follain (53 Dartmouth Street), featuring light bites and natural beauty skincare tips and tricks from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Admission: Free.

On Friday, the Fiddlehead Theatre Company presents the Elton John/Tim Rice pop-rock musical AIDA at the Strand Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets: $25 for Students & Seniors; $37 for Adults. To purchase tickets, visit www.fiddleheadtheatre.org.

Gene Dante as ‘Radames’ and Ta’Nika Gibson as ‘Aida’
Photo credit: Matt McKee

Comedian/actor David Alan Grier performs stand-up comedy at The Wilbur this Friday at 9:55 p.m. Tickets: $25-$35; www.ticketmaster.com.

The 50th Head of the Charles Regatta takes place this Saturday and Sunday. For a schedule and more information on the Regatta, go to http://www.hocr.org.


Head of the Charles
From www.hocr.org

On Saturday, four-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves performs at The Berklee Performance Center at 8 p.m. Tickets: $30-$42; www.berklee.edu/events.

Dianne Reeves official photo
From www.diannereeves.com

This Sunday, London’s Shakespeare’s Globe presents King Lear lead by Joseph Marcell of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air at 2 p.m. Tickets: $25, $49, $69 and $89; www.artsemerson.org.