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THEATRE THE PIRATE SHIP “FORMIDABLE” CRUISE • daily • Rowes Wharf massbaylines.com BLOOD ON THE SNOW • through August 20 • Old State House • bostonhistory.org FINDING NEVERLAND • through August 20 • Boston Opera House • broadwayinboston.com\ WARHOL CAPOTE • through October 13 • American Repertory Theatre • americanrepertorytheater.org FOR ONGOING THEATRE SUCH AS BLUE MAN GROUP AND SHEAR MADNESS PLEASE VISIT • bostonusa.com
MUSIC & DANCE B.J. JANSEN: COMMON GROUND • August 18 • Scullers Jazz Club • scullersjazz.com CLIFTON ANDERSON • August 19 • Scullers Jazz Club • scullersjazz.com CHRIS ROBINSON: BROTHERHOOD • August 19 • House of Blues • hob.com TANGO IN THE PARK • Saturdays • Rose Kennedy Greenway • bostontangointhepark.com • FREE SALEM JAZZ & SOUL FESTIVAL • August 19-20 • Salem Willows • salemjazzsoul.org • FREE SEA CHANTEY & MARITIME SING-ALONG • August 20 • Charleston Navy Yard • nps.org • FREE FREDDIE BRYANT • August 24 • Scullers Jazz Club • scullersjazz.com SINATRA IN THE SKY • Sundays • Top of the Hub • topofthehub.net HARBORWALK SOUNDS • Thursdays through August 25 • Institute of Contemporary Arts • icaboston.org LANDMARKS ORCHESTRA FREE CONCERT SERIES • Wednesdays through 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 THE FISHERMAN’S FEAST • August 17-20 • North End • fishermansfeast.com • FREE BOSTON SALSA FESTIVAL • August 17-20 • Sheraton Hotel • Sheraton.com/boston FORT POINT CHANNEL FESTIVAL • August 20 • friendsofpointchannel.org • FREE GLOUCESTER WATERFRONT FESTIVAL • August 19-20 • Gloucester • capeannchamber.com 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 • August 18 • ICA & USS Constitution Museum • highlandstreet.com NARI WARDI: SUN SPLASHED • through September 4 • Institute of Contemporary Art • icaboston.org THE ART OF SOUND • through September 5 • Isabella 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 DINE OUT BOSTON • August 13-18 • various restaurants • dineoutboston.com FARM -TO-KITCHEN COOKING CLASS • August 17 • Eataly Boston • eataly.com EATALY BLOCK PARTY • Thursdays through September 28 • Boylston Street • eataly.com DAVIO’S GOURMET “PICNICS TO GO” • Monday-Friday through August 31st • davios.com SUNSET CLAMBAKES • Thursdays through September 7 • Spectacle Island • bostonharborcruises.com OUTDOOR SUMMER WINE DINNER SERIES • Fridays through August 25 • CLINK • libertyhotel.com LIGHTHOUSE BUFFET BRUNCH CRUISE • Saturdays & Sundays @noon • through September 24 • bostoharborcruises.com PAJAMA BRUNCH • Sundays • Tremont 647 • tremont647.com TUESDAY NIGHT SUDS • Tuesdays • Bronwyn • http://www.bronwynrestaurant.com TACO TUESDAYS • Tuesdays • Met Back Bay • metbackbay.com HANDS-ON COOKING CLASSES & WINE TASTINGS @EATALY • on going • prudentialcenter.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 18-20 • vs. New York Yankees • 7pm, 7pm, 1:30pm NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS patriots.com No Home Games This Week REVOLUTION SOCCER • revolutionsoccer.net No Home Games This Week NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL POLO SERIES nptpolo.com August 19 Newport vs. Jamaica @5pm HARNESS RACING • Daily through November 24 • Plainridge Park Casino • gamesensema.com
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