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Event Details: Boston Weekend Preview: The Sia, Sea Wolf and Scenesters Edition - :

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This weekend’s offerings include an arts festival and a LOLcats-inspired conference, not to mention the usual parties and unusually great music (Sia and Sea Wolf are in town!).  Get out and celebrate the end of a rainy April and the ever closer summer months.  Here’s what you need to know…

Tonight

• Beginning tonight, the “Arts First” festival will be taking over Harvard Square.  Student art shows, a dance festival, and a silent rave are just some of things going on through Sunday.  Details:  Harvard University, Cambridge. Most events are free in venues near Harvard Square. Check the festival website for details.

• As always, JP-friendly folks can check out Queeraoke at Midway Café and Central Square groupies have the eclectic Throwed party (18+) at Middle East.

Friday

• Traniwreck GOLD is tonight!  Check out this hot mess of this drag/cabaret/anything goes show at Oberon.  Details: Oberon. 2 Arrow St, Cambridge (Harvard Square). 10:30pm. $20. 21+.

• ROFLCON II takes place at MIT today.  More than simple internet nerdery, the self-proclaimed “most epic internet culture conference ever assembled” dabbles in memes and viral video. (Keyboard Cat – okay, his owner/videographer- is a confirmed guest!)  The bad news is that the conference is sold out.  But no fear if you didn’t get tickets, the daylong event will be live-streamed on the ROFLCON II website.  And if you’re into this stuff, you already spend most of time online anyway, right?

• The Great American Trailer Park Musical opens tonight, chronicling the story of a stripper named Pippi on the lam.  White trash hilarity ensues.  Details: BCA’s Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont St., Boston. Tickets $30-50 here. Runs through May 30.

• California-based indie bands The Album Leaf and Sea Wolf play Paradise tonight. Details: Paradise Rock Club. 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 8pm. Buy tickets here. 18+.

Saturday

• Soft and throaty-voiced Aussie, Sia, plays House of Blues tonight with Girl In A Coma.  The openly bisexual singer will perform songs off her soon-to-be-released album We Are Born.  Details: House of Blues. 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. 7pm. $22.50 buy tickets here.

• The Willows host a CD release party at Middle East tonight featuring The Wrong Reasons, Dirty Truckers and other local acts.  Details: Middle East (Upstairs). 474 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 8pm. $10. 18+.

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