Over the past few years, the folks at the local burlesque promotion company Toxic Burlesque have thrown a number of events at Brothers Lounge. According to promoter Frank Ian, who runs the company with his wife, there's been a "packed house every time." Tonight's theme is 12 Teases of the Season, and Carmen M'Knoxide, Ms. Fever Blister, Lakota Shekhar, Bee Awkward, Kaydence Jayne and Samantha Echo will deliver holiday-themed performances. The show begins at 7 p.m., and tickets are $15. (Niesel)
Africa & Byzantium considers the complex artistic relationships between northern and eastern African Christian kingdoms and the Byzantine Empire from the fourth…