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5 Things To Do This Weekend, From A '90s Pajama Party To A Frida Kahlo Exhibition

From reggae to a play about Korean divers, we've got you covered this weekend.

ICA Pajama Party
Institute of Contemporary Art

Friday, March 1

Miss the '90s? How about a slumber party-style shindig for the 21 and over crowd? Look no further than the ICA’s First Fridays pajama party. DJ Frank White, games and art will all be present at the party. With a live performance from Killer Tofu, you’ll be in throwback mode all night. Admission is free for ICA members and costs $15 for non-members.

People dance at the ICA (Courtesy Caitlin Cunningham / Institute of Contemporary Art)
People dance at the ICA. (Courtesy Caitlin Cunningham/Institute of Contemporary Art)

'Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular'
Museum of Fine Arts

Through June 16

The MFA's "Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular" provides a rigorous exploration of Kahlo's art that strays from the trope of an artist in anguish. The museum paired eight Kahlo paintings with "arte popular," or Mexican folk art, that reveals Kahlo's exacting technique and her political influences. (Read more about the MFA's Kahlo exhibit from Maria Garcia.)

Frida Kahlo collected arte popular. (Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
Frida Kahlo collected arte popular. (Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

'Take Us Home' Release Party
Bull McCabe's Pub, Somerville

Sunday, March 3

Instrumental dub reggae band Dub Apocalypse is hosting the album release party for "Take us Home: Boston Roots Reggae from 1979 to 1988." The album is a compilation of reggae music put together by music label Cultures of Soul to create an overview of Boston’s 1980s reggae boom. (Hear more about the Boston reggae scene from Amelia Mason.)

Flyer for the the "Take Us Home" release party (Courtesy)
Cover art for "Take Us Home." (Courtesy)

'Endlings'
A.R.T.’s Loeb Drama Center

Through March 17

“Endlings,” at the American Repertory Theater, showcases the lives of three present-day haenyeos, Korean women sea divers who harvest shellfish for a living. The play refuses the romantic notions about life as a haenyeo. Instead, the characters are old, bored and darkly funny. (Read more about “Endlings” in Pien Huang’s story.)

Wai Ching Ho in "Endlings." (Courtesy Johnathan Carr)
Wai Ching Ho in "Endlings." (Courtesy Johnathan Carr)

John Cameron Mitchell
Boch Center's Shubert Theatre

Saturday, March 2

If you’re looking for a cabaret-style show this weekend, check out “The Origin of Love” tour. Jim Sullivan writes that you should “expect a range of material discussing where we are now, learning how 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' has affected Mitchell, and celebrating the Hedhead community.” (Read more about John Cameron Mitchell and his new tour in Jim Sullivan's story.)

John Cameron Mitchell. (Courtesy Matthew Placek)
John Cameron Mitchell. (Courtesy Matthew Placek)

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