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THEATRE FREE FILMS @ THE CHINATOWN GATE • August 25-27 • asiancdc.org THE PIRATE SHIP “FORMIDABLE” CRUISE daily Rowes Wharf massbaylines.com WARHOL CAPOTE • through October 13 • American Repertory Theatre • americanrepertorytheater.org FREE HARBOR CRUISE ISLANDS • August 29 -31 • Georges Island • savetheharbor.org FOR ONGOING THEATRE SUCH AS BLUE MAN GROUP AND SHEAR MADNESS PLEASE VISIT • bostonusa.com
MUSIC & DANCE FREDDIE BRYANT • August 24 • Scullers Jazz Club • scullersjazz.com FREE BOSTON LYRIC OPERA CONCERT • August 25 @12:30pm • Boston Public Library Copley Branch • bpl.org JOYCE ROMANO • August 25 • Scullers Jazz Club • scullersjazz.com BOSTON JAZZ FEST • August 26 • Boston Maritime Park @ Seaport • bostonjazzfest.com • FREE MARQUIS HILL BLACKTET • August 26 • Scullers Jazz Club • scullersjazz.com ERNEST GREENE: WASHED OUT • August 28 • Royale • royaleboston.com BILLY JOEL • August 30 • Fenway Park • fenwayparktickets.com SINATRA IN THE SKY • Sundays • Top of the Hub • topofthehub.net HARBORWALK SOUNDS • August 25 • Institute of Contemporary Arts • icaboston.org LANDMARKS ORCHESTRA FREE CONCERT SERIES • August 30 • Hatch Shell • landmarksorchestra.org SUMMER CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD • through August 30 • Museum of Fine Arts • mfa.org LIVE MUSIC THURSDAYS • Thursdays through September • Baxter Riverfront Park at Assembly Row • assemblyrow.com FREE BOSTON CALLING BLOCK PARTIES • Thursdays through September 14 • Rose Kennedy Greenway • facebook.com FOR ONGOING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND FREE AREA CHURCH CONCERTS PLEASE VISIT • bostonusa.com
FAIRS, FESTIVALS, SPECIAL EVENTS ST. ANTHONY’S FEAST • August 24-27 • stanthonyfeast.com • FREE 205th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF “OLD IRONSIDES” • August 25 • USS Constitution Museum • nps.org • FREE PLANT THE SEEDS OF HISTORY HARBOR CRUISE • August 25 • nps.org CARIBBEAN PARADE & FESTIVAL • August 26 • Franklin Park • bostoncarnival.org • FREE ANTIQUE & CLASSIC BOAT FESTIVAL • August 26-27 • Hawthorne Cove, Salem • boatfestival.org • FREE WALKING TOUR OF SOWA • August 27 • Broadway T Station • bostonbyfoot.org BOSTON’S IRISH HERITAGE TRAIL TOUR • August 27 • Boston Common Visitors Center • irishmassachusetts.com SUMMER GOES OUT WITH A BANG! FIREWORKS DISPLAY • August 31 @ sunset • bostonharbornow.org •FREE MARSHFIELD FAIR • through August 27 • Marshfield Fairgrounds • marshfieldfair.org SLEUTH MYSTERY SCAVANGER HUNT CLUE • through September 2 • faneuilhallmarketplace.com FREE WALKING TOURS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN • Tues - Thurs through mid-September • friendsofthepublicgarden.org BOSTON LIGHTHOUSE TOURS • Fridays-Sundays through October • bostonharborislands.org THE “Z” BOSTON ZIP LINE • daily through October • Rose Kennedy Greenway • http://www.rosekennedygreenway.org FREE FANEUIL HALL MARKETPLACE TOUR • Saturdays through December • Faneuil Hall Marketplace • faneuilhallmarketplace.com
FAMILY FUN MAGIC 106.7 FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL • Saturdays through August 26 • prudentialcenter.com FREE FRIDAY FLICKS • through August 25 • DCR Hatch Shell • boston.cbslocal.com/flicks GO FLY A KITE • Saturdays through-September 2 • Georges Island • bostonharborislands.org
EXPLORE-a-SAURUS HANDS-ON DINOSAUR EXHIBIT • through January 2018 • bostonchildrensmuseum.org SWAN BOATS • Daily 10am-4pm through September • Public Garden Lagoon • swanboats.com BOSTON COMMON CAROUSEL • daily through October • bostonfrogpond.com GREENWAY CAROUSEL • daily through October • rosekennedygreenway.org CITY BIKE TOURS • daily • urbanadventours.com TENTACLES TAKE HOLD • New England Aquarium • neaq.org EDAVILLE FAMILY FUN THEME PARK • Daily • Carver, MA • edaville.com CANOBIE LAKE FAMILY AMUSEMENT PARK • canobie.com LEGOLAND DISCOVERY CENTER • CITY BUILDERS • Assembly Row • Somerville • legolanddiscoverycenter.com
SPRAY POOLS BOSTON COMMON FROG POND, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PLAZA, ROSE FITZGERALD KENNEDY GREENWAY
ONGOING SUMMER ACTIVITIES BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS • bostonharborislands.org FANEUIL HALL MARKETPLACE • faneuilhallmarketplace.com THE LAWN ON D • signatureboston.com NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TALKS & TOURS • nps.gov ROSE FITZGERALD KENNEDY GREENWAY • rosekennedygreenway.org CAPE FLYER TRAIN SERVICE FROM BOSTON TO CAPE COD • FRIDAYS – SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS THROUGH LABOR DAY • capeflyer.com
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS & ATTRACTIONS FREE FUN FRIDAYS • through August 25 • various locations • highlandstreet.com NARI WARDI: SUN SPLASHED • through September 4 • Institute of Contemporary Art • icaboston.org THE ART OF SOUND • through September 5 • Isabela Stewart Gardner Museum • gardnermuseum.org OCEAN LINERS: GLAMOUR, SPEED & STYLE • through October 9 • Peabody Essex Museum • pem.org THE SUMMER OF LOVE • through October 22 • Museum of Fine Arts • mfa.org FRIDAY NIGHT STAR-GAZING • through November 10 • Museum of Science • mos.org IT’S ALIVE: CLASSIC HORROR & SCI-FI ART • through November 26 • Peabody Essex Museum • pem.org JFK 100 CENTENIAL CELEBRATION • through December 31 • JKF Library & Museum • jfklibrary.org THE WORLD-FAMOUS GLASS FLOWERS • Ongoing at Harvard Museum of Natural History • Hmnh.harvard.edu SCIENCE OF SHARKS • New England Aquarium • neaq.org WORLD’S LARGEST TIFFANY WINDOW COLLECTION • ongoing • Arlington Street Church • asctiffany.org FOR ONGOING EXHIBITIONS, IMAX FILMS, OMNI FILMS AND MORE PLEASE VISIT • bostonusa.com
FOOD, BEER & WINE EVENTS BOSTON FERMENTATION FESTIVAL • August 27 • Boston Public Market • fermentation.com ROOFTOP CHEF SERIES • August 29 • Colonnade Rooftop • colonnadehotel.com DAVIO’S GOURMET “PICNICS TO GO” • Monday-Friday through August 31st • davios.com SUNSET CLAMBAKES • Thursdays • Spectacle Island • bostonharborcruises.com EATALY BLOCK PARTY • Thursdays through September 28 • Boylston Street • eataly.com OUTDOOR SUMMER WINE DINNER SERIES • Fridays • CLINK • libertyhotel.com LIGHTHOUSE BUFFET BRUNCH CRUISE • Saturdays & Sundays • through August • bostoharborcruises.com PAJAMA BRUNCH • Sundays • Tremont 647 • tremont647.com TUESDAY NIGHT SUDS • Every Tuesday • Bronwyn • http://www.bronwynrestaurant.com TACO TUESDAYS • Every Tuesday • Met Back Bay • metbackbay.com ONGOING HANDS-ON COOKING CLASSES & WINE TASTINGS @EATALY • August 24, 29, 30 • Eataly • eataly.com FOR FOOD TOURS, BEER TOURS, BOSTON PUBLIC MARKET HAPPENINGS, ONGOING CULINARY EVENTS, AND AFTERNOON TEA PLEASE VISIT • bostonusa.com
SPORTS HOME GAMES & SPECIAL EVENTS BOSTON RED SOX • redsox.com August 25-27 • vs. Baltimore Orioles • 7:pm, 4pm, 1:30pm August 31 • vs. Tampa Bay Rays • 1:30pm
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS patriots.com August 31 vs. New York • 7:30pm REVOLUTION SOCCER • revolutionsoccer.net No Home Games This Week NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL POLO SERIES nptpolo.com August 31 • Newport vs. New York • @5pm DELL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP • August 30-September 4 • TPC Norton • tpc.com/boston HARNESS RACING • Daily through November 24 • Plainridge Park Casino • gamesensema.com
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