Paul’s Picks! September 6-13
THEATRE
ROBERT KELLY • September 6-8 • Laugh Boston • laughboston.com THE BLACK CLOWN • through September 23 • americanrepertorytheater.org KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN • through October 7 • Lyric Stage • lyricstage.com THE NICETIES • through October 7 • Calderwood Pavilion • huntingtontheatre.org TALL SHIP FORMIDABLE PIRATE CRUISES • daily through October • massbaylines.com
DINNER DETECTIVE MURDER MYSTERY CAFÉ • nightly Holiday Inn Somerville• thedinnerdetective.com FOR ONGOING THEATRE SUCH AS BLUE MAN GROUP AND SHEAR MADNESS PLEASE VISIT • bostonusa.com
FREE MOVIES ON BOSTON COMMON
September 7 at dusk • BLACK PANTHER September 22 at dusk • KARATE KID
MUSIC & DANCE CHICO PINHEIRO TRIO • September 6 • Scullers Jazz Club • scullersjazz.com BOSTON BALLET “GENIUS AT PLAY” • September 6-16 • Boston Opera House • bostonballet.org FIRST AID KIT • September 7 • Blue Hills Bank Pavilion • livenation.com TERRY BOZZIO • September 7 • City Winery • citywinery.com SUICIDAL TENDENCIES • September 7 • House of Blues • hob.com DRAKE • September 7-9 • TD Garden • tdgarden.com THE SONNY BARBATO GROUP • September 8 • Top of the Hub • topofthehub.com JEFF AUSTIN, BRENDAN BAYLISS • September 8 • City Winery • citywinery.com JETHRO TULL • September 9 • Blue Hills Bank Pavilion • livenation.com TEQUILA JIM • September 9 • House of Blues • hob.com VAN MORRISON, SHANA MORRISON • September 11 • Blue Hills Bank Pavilion • livenation.com FUN WITH HANDS • September 11 •House of Blues • hob.com CHILDISH GAMBINO & RAE SREMMURD • September 12 • TD Garden • tdgarden.com PAUL BRADY • September 12 • City Winery • citywinery.com STEVE & COURTNEY • September 12 •House of Blues • hob.com CARSEAT HEADREST, NAKED GIANTS • September 13 • Royale • royaleboston.com BLUES ON SUNDAYS • Sundays @5pm • The Beehive • beehiveboston.com FOR ONGOING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND FREE AREA CHURCH CONCERTS PLEASE VISIT • bostonusa.com
FAIRS, FESTIVALS, SPECIAL EVENTS
BRIMFIELD FLEA MARKET •September 6-9 • Brimfield MA • brimfieldfleamarkets.com FEAST OF SAINTS COSMAS & DAMIEN • September 7-9 • East Cambridge • cosmas-and-damien.org TOTALLY 90’S BAR CRAWL • September 8 @noon • Faneuil Hall Marketplace • barcrawlnation.com BOSTON ARTS FESTIVAL September 8-9 @11am-6:30pm • Christopher Columbus Park • thebostonartsfestival.com BOSTON HARBOR REGATTA • September 8 @10am-3pm • Spectacle Island • bostonharborislands.org
ASIAN AMERICAN FESTIVAL DAY GALA • September 9 @10am-4pm • Boston Common • aadayboston.org CAMBRIDGE CARNIVAL INTERNATIONAL • September 9 @noon-5pm • Kendall Square • cambridge.org SANTA ROSALIE DI PALMERO PROCESSION • September 9 @1pm • North Square • northendboston.com SOWA SUNDAY VINTAGE MARKETS • South End Sundays • sowavintagemarket.com BOSTON LIGHT TOURS: AMERICA’S OLDEST LIGHT STATION • Saturday & Sunday through October 1 • bostonharborislands.org SUNSET ON GRIFFIN’S WHARF AFTER WORK PARTY • Tuesday-Friday through September 7 @5:30pm-9pm SEAPORT SANGRIA DECK PARTY CRUISES • Thursdays through September • bostoneventguide.com FREE FRIDAY NIGHT STARGAZING • Museum of Science @8:30pm-10pm • mos.org BREATHING ROOM: BOSTON’S GREEN SPACES EXHIBIT • through September 30 Boston Public Library • bpl.org FENWAY PARK TOURS “AMERICA’S MOST BELOVED BALLPARK” • daily • redsox.com/tours SOWA OPEN MARKET • Sundays through October 28 • sowaopenmarket.com TOURS OF THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE Mondays @11am bostonoperahouse.com GHOSTS & GRAVESTONES FRIGHTSEEING TOUR • Thursday-Sunday evenings • historictours.com
FAMILY FUN RIVERFEST 2018 • September 8 @noon-9pm [fireworks at sundown} • Assembly Row • assemblyrow.com BOSTON’S SIGNATURE SWAN BOATS • daily through September 9 • Public Garden • friendsofthepublicgarden.org NEW LEGO NINJAGO 4-D • legodiscoverycenter.com/boston BOSTON FIRE MUSEUM bostonfiremuseum.com $1.00 FRIDAY NIGHT ADMSSION • @5pm-9pm • bostonchildrensmuseum.org CITY BIKE TOURS/RENTALS • daily • urbanadventours.com PANDA’S 3D • New England Aquarium IMAX • neaq.org
CAROUSEL RIDES
BOSTON COMMON FROG POND ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS & ATTRACTIONS BLACK RADICAL WOMEN 1965-1985 • through September 30 • Institute of Contemporary Art • icaboston.org CROCS: ANCIENT PREDATOR IN A MODERN WORLD • through September 30 • Museum of Science • mos.org CASANOVA’S EUROPE • through October 8 • Museum of Fine Arts • mfa.org BOHEMIAN BEAUTY: OSCAR WILDE’S NEWPORT • through November 4 • newportmansions.org BEES! • through mid-November • Harvard Museum of Natural History • hmnh.harvard.edu “THROUGH THE KEYHOLE” COLONIAL DOOR • through December 28 • Old State House • bostonhistory.org
PICTURING FREDERICK DOUGLASS • through December • Museum of African-American History • maah.org FRENCH PASTELS • through January 6 • Museum of Fine Arts • mfa.org EMPRESSES OF CHINA’S FORBIDDEN CITY • through February 10 • Peabody Essex Museum • pem.org ERNEST HEMINGWAY: A LIFE INSPIRED • ongoing • JFK Library & Museum • jfklibrary.org LIFE ACCORDING TO FUR SEALS • ongoing • New England Aquarium • neaq.org MICROBIAL LIFE: A UNIVERSE AT THE EDGE OF SIGHT • ongoing • Harvard Museum of Natural History • hmnh.harvard.edu THE WORLD-FAMOUS GLASS FLOWERS • ongoing • Harvard Museum of Natural History • hmnh.harvard.edu SPACE: AN OUT-OF-GRAVITY EXPERIENCE • Museum of Science • mos.org SCIENCE OF SHARKS • ongoing • New England Aquarium • neaq.org FOR ONGOING EXHIBITIONS, IMAX FILMS, OMNI FILMS AND MORE PLEASE VISIT • bostonusa.com FOOD, BEER & WINE EVENTS END OF SUMMER SOCIAL • September 7 @5:30pm • flemingssteakhouse.com BOSTON NIGHT MARKET • September 8 @ 4pm-10pm • City Hall Square • 2018bostonnightmarket.eventbrite.com BAKED: A BAKER’S CONFECTIONARY FESTIVAL • September 9 @11am-5pm • University Park • cambridge.org “AW SHUCKS” HANDS ON RAW BAR EXPERIENCE • September 11 • bostonpublicmarket.org FREE MARKET TEST KITCHEN w/TASTINGS • Fridays @noon-1pm • bostonpublicmarket.org LIGHTHOUSE BRUNCH CRUISE • weekends & holidays through September • bostonharborcruises.com TRILLIUM BEER GARDEN • daily through September • Kennedy Greenway • rfkgc.org THE PATIOS • daily through September • City Hall Plaza • cityhallplazaboston.com COPLEY SQUARE FARMERS MARKET • Tuesday & Friday through November 20 @11am-6pm ROSLINDALE FARMERS MARKET • Saturday 9am-1:30pm • roslindale.net EGELSTON SQUARE FARMERS MARKET • Saturday 10am-2pm • egelstonfarmers.com AFTERNOON TEA & FASHION SHOW • The Courtyard @ Boston Public Library • Tuesdays @ noon & 2pm • teacourtyard.com ONGOING HANDS-ON COOKING CLASSES & WINE TASTINGS @EATALY • prudentialcenter.com FOR FOOD TOURS, BEER TOURS, FARMER’S MARKETS, ONGOING CULINARY EVENTS AND AFTERNOON TEA VISIT • bostonusa.com
HOME GAMES & SPECIAL EVENTS BOSTON RED SOX • redsox.com September 7-9 • vs .Houston Astros • 7pm, 4pm, 8pm September 11-13 • vs. Toronto Blue Jays • all games 7pm NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS • patriots.com September 9 • vs. Houston Texans • 1pm NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTON • revolutionsoccer.net No Home Games This Week TASTE OF THE NORTH END’D BOCCE TOURNAMENT • September 9 @10am • Langone Bocce Courts CENTER FIELD BATTING PRACTICE EXPERIENCE @ HISTORIC FENWAY PARK redsox.com {available for groups only}
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