I’ve always felt that those I love, and like, and enjoy, deserve my time. For them, I’ll go ahead and invest a good chunk of my fall and winter making their gifts myself. Yeah, I spend money on the supplies, too, but I really prefer to save the better portion

The Mother Hips wind down their weekend (with performances at the Great American Music Hall on 12/16 & 12/17) with an acoustic holiday matinee at Slim’s! This year marks The Mother Hips 23rd anniversary as a band, and their six-year celebration of their own rock festival, Hipic, held in Big

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n the essence of the 12 Days of Christmas (and/or Eight Days of Hanukkah and seven days of Kwanzaa) here’s a list of twelve awesome gift ideas to help you out with your last minute shopping! These thoughtful and sometimes unique presents will not only warm the hearts of recipients but will benefit some dope small businesses and give them the recognition they deserve!

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Sometimes, especially right after Thanksgiving, you might just not be in the full holiday spirit yet. These following flicks will gently ease you into Christmas more efficiently than Santa trying to squeeze himself down a chimney after a milk and cookies bender

This was supposed to be a light-hearted article about what to argue about with your family and friends through the holiday season now that there’s no need to argue about politics anymore. Well, so much for that. Realistically speaking, non-political discussions are fun, but when things really get going, they

  The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is a one-of-a-kind holiday adventure into Victorian London –  an elaborate party with hundreds of costumed players performing and interacting with patrons in over 120,000 square feet of theatrically-lit music halls, pubs, dance floors, and Christmas shops. It’s a twilight evening in Charles Dickens’

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