Paul's Picks! June 29-July 6

Paul’s Picks! June 29-July 6 THEATRE BOSTON’S OWN STEVE SWEENEY • June 29 • Laugh Boston • laughboston.com RIPCORD • through July 5 • Calderwood Pavilion • huntingtontheatre.org WICKED • through July 23 • Boston Opera House • broadwayinboston.com BLOOD ON THE SNOW • through August 20 • Old State House • bostonhistory.org FOR ONGOING THEATRE SUCH AS BLUE MAN GROUP AND SHEAR MADNESS PLEASE VISIT • bostonusa.com

MUSIC & DANCE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT • Daily • Top of the Hub • topofthehub.net LIVE MUSIC THURSDAYS • Thursdays through September • Baxter Riverfront Park at Assembly Row • assemblyrow.com BERKLEE GLOBAL STRING ORCHESTRA • June 29 • Berklee Performance Center • berkleepfc.edu BLACK ART JAZZ COLLECTIVE • June 29 • Scullers Jazz Club • scullersjazz.com DJANGO FESTIVAL ALL STARS • June 30 • Scullers Jazz Club • scullersjazz.com ROCK THE FORT CONCERTS • July 1 • Georges Island • bostonharborislands.org VERONICA SWIFT • July 1 • Scullers Jazz Club • scullersjazz.com CARAVAN PALACE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2017 • July 1 • House of Blues • hob.com JAZZ ON THE PORCH • Sundays July 2-September 3 • Spectacle Island • bostonharborislands.org BOSTON POPS REHEARSAL CONCERT • July 3 @8 pm • Hatch Shell • bostonpops.org • FREE BOSTON POPS 4th OF JULY CONCERT & FIREWORKS • July 4 @8 pm • Hatch Shell • bostonpops.org • FREE SUMMER CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD • July-5 through August 30 • Museum of Fine Arts • mfa.org 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 COLONIALFEST • July 1 & 2 • Old North Church • oldnorth.com BOSTON HARBORFEST • June 30-July 4 • various locations • bostonharborfest.com INDEPENDENCE DAY FLAG RAISING CEREMONY • July 4 @9am • City Hall Plaza cityofboston.gov/tourism • FREE MILITIA PARADE • July 4 • City Hall Plaza to Old State House • cityofboston.gov/tourism • FREE READING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE • July 4 @10am • Old State House Balcony • revolutionaryboston.org • FREE FOOTLOOSE ON THE FREEDOM TRAIL • July 4 @12:30pm • King’s Chapel • bostonbyfoot.org FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAY • July 4 @ 10:30pm • Charles River • FREE 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 ANNIE • July 1 • MAGIC Family Festival • Prudential Center • prudentialcenter.com GO FLY A KITE • Saturdays July 1-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 TJHEME 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 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 BOTTICELLI: THE SEARCH FOR THE DIVINE • through July 9 • Museum of Fine Arts • mfa.org MATISSE IN THE STUDIO • through July 9 • Museum of Fine Arts • mfa.org MEMORARY UNEARTHED: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE LODZ GHETTO • through July 30 • Museum of Fine Arts • mfa.org PICTURING FREDERICK DOUGLASS • through July 31 • Boston Museum of African American History • maah.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 FRIDAY NIGHT STAR-GAZING • through November 10 • Museum of Science • mos.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 DAVIO’S GOURMET “PICNICS TO GO” • Monday-Friday through August 31st • davios.com SUNSET CLAMBAKES • Thursdays @6pm • Spectacle Island • bostonharborcruises.com OUTDOOR SUMMER WINE DINNER SERIES • Fridays • CLINK • libertyhotel.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 SHOW TUNE TUESDAYS • Every Tuesday • dbar • dbarboston.com TRIO OF WINE • Every Wednesday • TAMO • tamoboston.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 June 29 • vs. Minnesota Twins • 7pm REVOLUTION SOCCER • revolutionsoccer.net No Home Games This Week VINTAGE BASEBALL • July 1 • Georges Island •bostonharborislands.org US SENIOR OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT • Salem Country Club through July 7 • ussenioropen.com HARNESS RACING • Daily through November 24 • Plainridge Park Casino • gamesensema.com

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