The Banditos Misteriosos Water Gun Fight is on Saturday
Avenue
of the Arts Film Festival | Annual fest that screens some of the
past year's best movies.This year's
films include Moneyball, The Artist, Midnight in Paris, The Descendants, and
Hugo. That's at the West End Branch Library from Thursday, July 12 -Friday,
July 20 | lbgratun.com/avenueartsfilm
Annual
Lantern Festival | Based on the traditional Japanese mid-summer Bon
Festival. You can send lanterns with inscriptions floating on Lake Hibiscus,
plus watch entertainment including dance, live music, and more at the Forest
Hills Cemetery on Thursday, July 12 from 6 to 9 pm | foresthillstrust.org/calendar.html
Dance
Party! | With music by Poor Old Shrine. Craft beer and snacks available
at Arts at the Armory on Thursday, July 12 @ from 7 to 11 pm | artsatthearmory.org
Kurt
Anderson | The host of NPR's Studio 360 discusses his new book True Believers at the Brookline
Booksmith on Thursday, July 12 @ 7 pm | brooklinebooksmith.com
Banditos
Misteriosos Water Gun Fight | Flash mob water gun battle. This
year's theme is "MBTA" so come dressed in the color of your chosen T line. That's
at a yet to be disclosed location (announced Friday at midnight on their
website) on Saturday, July 14 @ 2 pm | misteriosos.org
Occupy
Boston Bastille Day Art Fair: "The Art of Revolution" | Surf
rock, puppets, theater, art exhibits arts demos,
and more (followed by a picnic and General Assembly at SW Corridor Park) at
Spontaneous Celebrations on Saturday, July 14 from 1 to 4 pm | on.fb.me/NBG6VI
Bastille
Day Party | Dancing, cocktails for purchase, music by French DJ
Jean Michel, at the Cyclorama on Saturday, July 14 from 9 pm to 1 am | bit.ly/P38Rfu
Harvard
Square Bastille Day Party | Outdoor party with live music all
day, plus a beer garden, food for sale from areas restaurants, and more in Harvard Square on Sunday, July 15 from 5 to
10 pm | harvardsquare.com
"Circle
The City" |
The second installment of the summer initiative to get people out on car-free
streets to bike, run, and more connects Franklin Park and Jamaica Pond. With
activities, fitness classes, food trucks, music, and more on all roads between Franklin Park and
Jamaica Pond on Sunday, July 15 from 11 am to 4 pm | emeraldnecklace.org/circle-the-city
Ben
Mezrich | The author of The Accidental Billionaires (book that The Social Network was based off of)
discusses his most recent book Sex on the
Moon (just released in paperback) at the Brookline Booksmith on
Monday, July 16 @ 7 pm | brooklinebooksmith.com
Trabants
+ Beware The Dangers Of A Ghost Scorpion | Surf punk at ZuZu on Monday, July 16 @ 10 pm | zuzubar.com
Boomtown
Festival | This year's creatively-fueled fest is themed "Build
the City" and features music by the Fernando Brandão Quartet and the New World
Jazz Composers Octet, a hip-hop workshop, recycled art sculptures, and much
more at Centanni Way Park, East Boston from Monday,
July 16-Thursday, 19 from 4 to 7:30 pm | multiculturalartscenter.org
"\/\//\\/3 C/\\/3" | Dark
wave, hip hop, and witch house night with Bathaus, Magzilla, DJ El Poser and DJ
Dayglow at Good Life on Wednesday, July 18 @ 10 pm | goodlifebar.com
Colson
Whitehead | What with all the face-eating going on lately, it
might be a good time to go hear the author discuss his zombie apocalypse book Zone One at the Harvard Book Store on Thursday,
July 19 @ 7 pm | harvard.com
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