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OCTOBER 5, 2019

and find a concept like we do,
rowing and strength training,
and beat us.”
Over at Row House, O’Mal-
ley was looking to pivot from
her background as a manage-
ment consultant into some-
thing a bit more entrepreneur-
ial. A longtime fitness enthusi-
ast, Row House started to
expand nationally when she
and her husband were looking
for a business idea. (It now has
28 locations across the country.
The O’Malley’s own the Lovejoy
location.)
“We got very enamored with
the brand,” says Gyee, who saw
the toll that high-impact work-
outs like running took on the
body. “Being very inclusive, a
brand that’s welcoming, and
provides a very sustainable
workout for people. It’s low im-
pact, high energy, very engag-
ing. Rowing is what spoke to

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us.”

While the proximity of the

two studios has created a bit of

confusion (“We’ve had people

show up at our front door

thinking they were there,” says

O’Malley) the owners assert

that they’re very different. But

they’re by no means the only

rowing studios in town.

Btone Fitness, which has 10

studios, incorporates rowing in-

to some of their classes, as does

SwetStudio in the South End

and Power Rowing in

Brookline. So does Orange-

Theory, a veritable fitness behe-

moth. But the boom in the in-

dustry does pose a question:

Can Boston’s fitness scene sup-

port all these studios? Just this

past year, Recycle Studio, Bos-

ton’s first studio solely devoted

to indoor cycling, and Cyc Fit-

ness, a national chain, shut

down.

“It happened with spin,” says

Elise Caira, 30, who just opened

her fifth SweatFixx studio in

Massachusetts earlier this

month, this time in Amesbury.

“And I think it’s going to hap-

pen with row.”

A former basketball player

at Bentley University, the Wake-

field native blew out both her

ACLs before realizing she need-

ed a more low-impact workout.

She opened her first studio in

her hometown back in 2017,

and followed that nine months

later with another in Arlington.

Now up to 45 employees,

SweatFixx has some male in-

structors, but their manage-

ment team is entirely composed

of women.

“We basically wanted to be

the SoulCycle of row,” says Cai-

ra. “We were the first one to it

in this area, but we’re not gon-

na be the last one.”

Caira says she does believe

the industry is “super saturat-

ed.” However, she says that’s

why it’s even more important

“to stay true to who you are,

and stay in your lane.”

“We’renevergoingtogotry

to be who we’re not,” says Caira,

who lives in North Reading.

“We know our niche. Our stu-

dios are very basic and clean

cut. No frills. We’re all about

community. We’re not about

the bells and whistles.”

Clients at SweatFixx range

from pregnant women and se-

nior citizens to an America Nin-

ja Warriors and professional

hockey players.

“Anybody can do it, but it is

hard for everybody,” says Caira.

Meanwhile, the Tagliente

siblings have their sights set on

expansion, though they’re stay-

ing mum on the details.

“With each studio,” says Jo-

ey, “we want to built it better,

and better, and better. For me,

I’ve never once thought, ‘man,

is the fitness industry oversatu-

rated.’ I just thought ‘oh we’re

gonna be the best at it.’”

Megan Johnson can be reached

at megansarahjohnson@

gmail.com.

the only strange smell in the
air. As threats of impeachment
loom, the rest of us could use a
crash course in how to cope —
or crash. To this end, you might
consider taking in the New
Repertory Theatre production
of “Nixon’s Nixon.” Globe the-
ater critic Don Aucoin writes,
“[Jeremiah] Kissel and [Joel]
Colodner deliver... as a des-
perate President Richard M.
Nixon and a self-serving Secre-
tary of State Henry Kissinger in
Elaine Vaan Hogue’s engross-
ing production of Russell Lees’s
satire,” which is set on the
night before Dick finally called
it quits. (A thing that can actu-

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ally happen.) It’s upthrough

Sundayat the Mosesian Center

for the Arts in Watertown.

INVASIVE SPECIES:Globe

art contributor Cate McQuaid

calls the “Local Ecologies”

show making its way around

the UMass system to UMass

Boston’s University Hall Gal-

lery an “ambitious exhibition”

of works inspired by “area

lands, ecosystems, and histo-

ries,” taking “long, often sur-

prising paths to thoughtfully

dismantle power hierarchies.”

Artists including Maria

Magdalena Campos Pons and

Duy Hoàng dig into everything

from the not-so-great Purity

molasses flood of 1919 to the

embedded xenophobia of

Google Translate, respectively.

It’s upthrough Oct. 26.

SUSPENDED DISBELIEF:For

the third installment of its

high-flying “When Air Meets

Water” series, the Ipswich

Moving Company is adding

some exciting new elements to

this acrobatic extravaganza un-

der the arches of the Green

Street Bridge. Featuring four

dancers suspended in slings

and rope over the surface of the

Ipswich River, the performance

will also feature live music by

Chris Florio. You can catch the

official performance onSatur-

dayat 7:30 p.m. It’s free and

open to the public, though

DBYOS (Don’t Bring Your Own

Sling).

AIR PLAY:It wouldn’t be Oc-

tober without the spooky

sound of the theremin.Friday

night, Boston Modern Orches-

tra Project takes a quite literal

hands-off approach to a pair of

works for that most magical of

instruments: the world pre-

miere of composer Dalit War-

shaw’s new concerto for the

theremin along with Joseph

Schillinger’s “First Airphonic

Suite” — one of the first compo-

sitions written for it (back in

1929), both showcasing the tal-

ents of virtuoso thereminist

Carolina Eyck. And filling out

the program are two “jazz-age

ballets” from John Alden Car-

penter and Kurt Weill’s suite

from “The Threepenny Opera.”

A LOVE SUPREME:A grand

tradition continues onSatur-

dayevening at Northeastern

University’s Blackman Hall, as

the 42nd Annual John Coltrane

Memorial Concert gets us all in

a sentimental mood. Globe jazz

contributor Kevin Lowenthal

points out that for this year’s

installment, in addition to its

namesake, the concert “also

honors the late cofounder and

perennial artistic director of

the JCMC: saxophonist, com-

poser, and Northeastern pro-

fessor Leonard L. Brown.”

STRING THEORIES:And on

Sunday afternoonyou can

complete this trio of adventur-

ous concerts with the Attaca

Quartet, which comes to the Is-

abella Stewart Gardner Muse-

um with a program that begins

with Haydn’s String Quartet

No. 2 in D Major, Op. 71, and

then, as Globe classical con-

tributor Zoë Madonna puts it,

“blasts off into less traveled ter-

ritory: Giuseppe Verdi’s only

string quartet and new pieces

by jazz pianist Billy Childs and

Pulitzer Prize-winning compos-

er Caroline Shaw.” (And while

you’re there, check out “I Know

Why They Left,” a stirring col-

lection of drawings from Artist-

in-Residence Joan Jonas.)

A FAMILY FAIR:And lastly

from the outside world, there’s

no better way to welcome the

fall than the grand annual cele-

bration of oversize gourds

known as the Topsfield Fair.

With cattle shows, horse pulls,

live music and family enter-

tainment, carnival rides, and

more decadent fair food than

you can shake a chocolate-

dipped slab of bacon on a stick

at, this one is a no-brainer. (Es-

pecially after a pound or so of

that bacon.) It’s up and run-

ningthrough Oct. 14.

OR STAY IN:It may seem

counter-intuitive to tell you to

stay home and sink into a show

about crippling depression, but

this newsletter is nothing if not

full of surprises. “In a way,”

writes Globe TV critic Matthew

Gilbert, “‘The Great Depresh’

... is [comedian Gary] Gulman
coming out of the closet, shrug-
ging off any possible stigma in
order to move forward.” Pro-
duced by Judd Apatow and di-
rected by Michael Bonfiglio,
the film combines Gulman’s
sharp stand-up and documen-
tary into a slyly funny and des-
perately needed discussion.
(One that proves that comedy
is alive and well, despite recent
reports to the contrary.) That’s
on HBO,Saturdayat 10 p.m.
You can follow that with the
lighter fare of Emmy-hoarding
“Fleabag” star Phoebe Waller-
Bridge, who takes the stage on
“Saturday Night Live” on
(spoiler)Saturdaynight with
musical guest, a young woman
named [checks notes] Taylor
Swift. No idea. That’s on NBC
at 11:30 p.m.
And lastly on the tube is
“The Press,” a six-part “Master-
piece” standout that Gilbert
says “follows the investigative
teams at two competing British
newspapers, one a liberal left
voice and the other a right-
leaning tab, and it’s about the
editors’ and reporters’ lives and
their ethics.” It’s fake news, just
way fancier. That’s onSunday
night at 10 p.m.
And that, autumnal Week-
enders, is all I’ve raked togeth-
er for you this week. Whatever
you do out there this weekend,
keep your new scarf clear of
the escalator’s jaws, and make
it one you’ll miss come Mon-
day.
See you next time!
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Michael Andor Brodeur can be

reached at mbrodeur@globe

.com. Follow him on Twitter

@MBrodeur.

Eyeing ecosystem art, horse pulls, and a ‘Fleabag’ of a host

Rowing studios

are latest craze

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INDUCTIONS AND CONCERT

OCTOBER 13 AT 2PM

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World Class performances in Greater Boston

Sat Oct 12 & Sat Nov 2, Lexington, MA

CHINA LiLuiTheAcrobat

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THE TANGO Raul Jaurena GRAMMY WINNER

INT’l Dances of the World

INDIA/PAK HATA Qawwal of Lahore

SPAIN Flamenco y Sol

BRINGING THE BEST TO

GREATER BOSTON

Benjamin Zander conducting

Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture

Followed by the king of piano concertos

Brahms No. 2

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Blue Heron (Scott Metcalfe, dir.) celebrates its

20th birthday and 20 years of engagement with

the Tudor-era polyphony found in the Peterhouse

partbooks (copied c. 1540 for Canterbury Cathe-

dral), with a program featuring fan favorites.

Saturday, October5•8PM

First Church in Cambridge, Congregational

11 Garden Street, Cambridge

Sunday, October6•4PM

S. Stephen’s Church

114 George Street, Providence

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EXTENDED THRU OCT. 19! Presented by MUSIC WORCESTER

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also featuring GARRICK OHLSSON

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When Seymour discovers a carnivorous,

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“EXHILARATING!” “FUN!”

“PITCH PERFECT!”

The mesmerizing circus troupe, The 7 Fingers,

returns to Boston with Passengers! Climb aboard

and take an unforgettable ride that will engage

your imagination, pull at your heartstrings, and

discover wonder and beauty along the way.

Tickets at ArtsEmerson.org

U.S. PREMIERE

SEP 25-OCT 13

Easy drive to historic Zeiterion Theatre

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20

with Yaniv Dinur, piano

Mahler Symphony No. 4

with Liv Redpath, soprano

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Carolina Eyck performs thereminconcertosby

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GilRoseconducts.

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