Ü >Ì Ì ` U Ü iÀi Ì } U Ü >Ì Ì Ãii December 28, 2009–January 10, 2010 New Year’s Eve Guide INCLUDING: Dane Cook at the TD Garden First Night 2010 The Boston Pops Parties and Galas PLUS: New Year’s Eve Club Directory PAGE 76 NEW WEB bostonguide.com now iPhone and Windows® smartphone compatible! 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Refer to story, page 12. ÜÜÜ° Àii°V PHOTOBY Locally bred comedian SUSAN COLE KELLEY Dane Cook brings his latest ,58,58"/.$'2%%. "/.$ '2%%. blockbuster tour to the TD *%7%,29 7!4#(%3 ')&43 s 3).#% Garden on New Year’s Eve. {£È ÞÃÌ -ÌÀiiÌ "-/" ­È£Ç® ÓÈÈ°{Ç{Ç * ,* // 1 , ,/ , 8 - *1- 1 / ,,9 "/,­ >V , , - "/" **"/ >Þ LiÌÜii À}Ì >` iÀiiÞ -ÌÀiiÌ® * 9 *, 6 ," ,/" " , " " **"/ , ___ BOSTONGUIDE.COM 5 The Official Guide to BOSTON www.bostonguide.com HUBBUBby Josh B. Wardrop December 28, 2009–January 10, 2010 Volume 59 • Number 16 Welcome to Fenway Puck Tim Montgomery • PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER oston sports fans are used to filling Fenway Park—one Josh B. Wardrop • EDITOR Bof the nation’s most venerable baseball stadiums—to Scott Roberto • ART DIRECTOR watch the Boston Red Sox take on all comers.While Fenway Sharon Hudak Miller • PRODUCTION DIRECTOR has been the site of plenty of mammoth home runs, called Ashley D’Hooge, Della Huff • strikes and even the occasional no-hitter in its 98-year his- CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS tory, that “lyric little bandbox” (as John Updike famously Erin Brau, Emma Snider, Meredith Wilson • dubbed it) is significantly less familiar with slap shots, hat EDITORIAL INTERNS tricks and penalty boxes—but that’s about to change. On January 1, Fenway Park welcomes 2010 by hosting Jacolyn Ann Firestone • VICE PRESIDENT, ADVERTISING this year’s NHL Winter Classic—a recent NHL tradition that pits two pro hockey teams against each other in an Nancy O’Rourke • ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE outdoor, regular-season game.This year, Fenway Park was Rita A. Fucillo • DIRECTOR OF MARKETING chosen to host the game, in which our own Boston Bruins AND PUBLIC RELATIONS match up against the Philadelphia Flyers at 1 p.m. on New Nicole Moy • SALES AND MARKETING INTERN Year’s Day. (cont. on page 8) Paul Hurst • NATIONAL ADVERTISING SALES HURST & ASSOCIATES, INC. 800-397-8908 • [email protected] Peter Ng • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER Melissa J. O’Reilly • BUSINESS MANAGER Tyler J. Montgomery • OPERATIONS MANAGER Jerome Rosenfeld • CHAIRMAN EMERITUS PANORAMA is published bi-weekly by New Venture Media Group LLC. Editorial and advertising offices at 332 Congress St., Boston, MA 02210. Telephone (617) 423-3400. Printed in the U.S.A. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprinted or otherwise reproduced without written permission of the publisher. PANORAMA is a member of the Massachusetts Lodging Association, The Back Bay Association, The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, The Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Boston Concierge Association, the Harvard Square Business Association, the Newbury Street League, the South End Business Alliance, the North End Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Crossing Association. 3EASON 3PONSOR a magazine affiliate ___ ___ 6 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 7 hubbub (cont. from page 7) The rink has been laid out across the Fenway in- field, stretching from third base to first, and fans lucky enough to get seats along the baselines will be right on top of the action—a testa- ment to the already-intimate dimensions that ballplayers have become accustomed to at Fenway.Tickets for this unique afternoon of specta- tor sport went faster than a goal rocketed off the stick of Bruins star Zdeno Chara through www.ticket the annual Hot Stove, Cool (pictured previous page), but master.com or by calling Music concert, which takes ticket resellers like Ace 800-745-3000. place January 9 at 7 p.m. at Tickets and StubHub.com And on January 8, the House of Blues, across are expected to be selling Fenway plays host to a colle- the street from Fenway Park. ducats—if you’re willing to giate Hockey East double- This high-energy evening of pay a premium price—up header—Boston University rock music—which benefits until face-off. and archrivals Boston Red Sox General Manager While the temporary College face off at 7:30 Theo Epstein’s Foundation to rink is in position, Fenway p.m., preceded by a match Be Named Later and a slew is staging some other re- between the Northeastern of its associated local chari- lated once-in-a-lifetime op- University and University of ties—unites concert co- portunities for hockey fans. New Hampshire’s women’s founders Peter Gammons On January 2, the day after teams at 4 p.m. After all, (the well-respected baseball the Winter Classic, the where is it written that only columnist/television com- Boston Bruins host their the Boys of Summer can mentator/guitarist) and own event—the Boston take advantage of America’s Epstein himself with an all- Bruins AT&T Legends most beloved ballpark? star lineup of guest musi- Classic at 2 p.m. This exhi- cians that includes Kay bition match unites a slew Hanley (Letters to Cleo), Ken FIRE UP THE of famous ex-Bruins players Casey (Dropkick Murphys), HOT STOVE (including Cam Neely, Terry Cincinnati Reds pitcher/gui- O’Reilly, Rick Middleton Even with hockey invading tarist Bronson Arroyo (pic- and Lyndon Byers) with for- Fenway Park, local sports tured above), rockers State mer NHL greats Brian fans haven’t forgotten about Radio,The Low Anthem, Leetch and Pat LaFontaine, their true winter sports pas- Tinted Windows and many as well as celebrity guests time: obsessing over who the more. Always a fantastically Denis Leary and Tim Red Sox will sign in free fun night filled with guest Robbins, in a charity event agency during the period tra- stars and surprises, the Hot benefiting the Boston ditionally known around the Stove concert is a great Bruins Foundation, the Red baseball world as the “Hot evening of live (and 100% Sox Foundation and Hockey Stove” season. Another local steroid-free) rock ’n’ roll. For Fights Cancer. Tickets are baseball tradition during the more information, visit $10–25 and are available cold, dark days of winter is www.hotstovecoolmusic.org. ___ ___ 8 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 9 ATwelveDays dozen hot ho-ho-holiday events of Christmas by Josh B. Wardrop 27, the Revels offer a theatrical celebration of the winter solstice with both sacred and F YOU’RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE SPENDING YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON “village” music and dance from across in Boston, there’ll be no need to stay in and watch Charlie Brown and North America, including carols, anthems the Grinch for the umpteenth time. The Hub comes alive at the holidays, and holiday music from Appalachia, New so here’s a dozen dazzling shows, concerts and attractions sure to fill England, Canada and beyond. ZOOLIGHTS you with Yuletide spirit. For more information, refer to listings, pages 45 & 46. I THE HOLIDAY POPS You10. can meet Santa at any old shopping One7. of Boston’s most cherished holiday mall—but how many places also give you a THE NUTCRACKER Hall through December 20), the always- musical traditions is attending a concert by chance to meet reindeer? The Stone Zoo re- For1. generations of Hub ballet lovers, the anticipated modernized take on the classic the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall. Led cently added two young reindeer, just in time holidays just aren’t complete until they’ve ballet performed by local dance company by conductor Keith Lockhart, the light for Christmas and its popular Yuletide event, watched the gifted dancers of the Boston BalletRox. The energizing fusion of old classical ensemble this year teams up with Zoolights. Through December 30, visitors Ballet perform The Nutcracker (through and new, set in present-day Boston, is a jazz vocal group The Swingle Singers to can check out the animals of Yukon Creek at December 27 at The Opera House). The local treasure that inspires new genera- perform everybody’s favorite classic carols night, and be amazed by a winter wonderland world’s most cherished and renowned holi- tions to cherish the ‘cracker. through December 27. featuring Santa’sVillage, model trains, thou- day ballet, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker is a sands of glittering lights and much more. bonafide Christmas classic, and the world- A CHRISTMAS CAROL A CHRISTMAS class dancers of Boston Ballet presents Not4. everyone is sentimental come Christ- 8. CELTIC SOJOURN HARVARD SQUARE Clara, the Mouse King, the Sugarplum Fairy mastime—consider, for instance, famed It’s going to be a green Christmas at the 11.