I first watched the musical “SIX” in my dorm room at Emerson College. My freshman-year roommate and I were waiting out a mandatory lockdown as COVID-19 was in full swing. She pulled up an illegal recording of the stage production on YouTube, and we bonded over the pop concert meets musical about Henry VIII’s ex-wives. The next time I saw the show was a live production at the Emerson Colonial Theatre where I was seated close to the stage thanks to student rush tickets.
Assembly Row visitors can wander through intricate ice sculptures this Thursday. A map will guide guests through nine sculptures — including Mickey Mouse, a Christmas gnome and a sculpture honoring the Celtics — placed across the retail complex. Guests can collect stamps on their map at each sculpture as they complete the walk. The first 3,000 guests to turn in their stamped maps will receive free ornaments.
Cambridge Arts and The Story Terrarium will host storyteller and educator Ben Cunningham for a story and art-making event at the Community Art Center in Cambridge. Cunningham will read real and magical stories about trees to children, immersing them in natural and fantastical worlds. Kids will then be able to design their own lanterns that tell their stories.
Local dumpling company Mei Mei will host a BIPOC Holiday Market this weekend at its factory in South Boston. Mei Mei will provide food samples and free hot drinks. Visitors can also order from the cafe menu. Many of the guest vendors are food-related, includingIf you’ve had your holiday lights up since November, this one is for you. The Salvation Army Massachusetts Division’s “The Sounds of Christmas” concert at the Boston Kroc Center.
“The Sounds of Christmas” concert will take place at the Boston Kroc Center on Dec. 8. There’s “No Way” you will want to miss “SIX” at Emerson Colonial Theatre this month. Think “Hamilton” meets girl band concert meets “Bridgerton.” The six ex-wives of Henry VIII tell their sides of the story through song in a competition-style performance, beginning and ending with vibrant group numbers. You will laugh, you will cry, you will leave ready to conquer your own kingdom.