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COVER STORY 12 All About Eve Boston rings in 2010 with music, fireworks and more PLUS: Q & A with comedian Dane Cook
DEPARTMENTS 7 hubbub Boston Bruins at Fenway and Hot Stove, Cool Music 18 exploring boston 43 around the hub 18 SIGHTSEEING 43 CURRENT EVENTS 24 FREEDOM TRAIL 51 ON EXHIBIT 26 NEIGHBORHOODS 55 SHOPPING 37 MAPS 60 DINING 75 NIGHTLIFE
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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. HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR and all the fanciful characters just as you literary curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge. Cutler Majestic Theater when A Christmas If you still have loved ones to buy for, but remember them from childhood. Charles Dickens’ classic skinflint gets the Celtic Sojourn returns through December can no longer bear the thought of the malls, stage treatment at New Repertory 20. This popular New England holiday check out this venerable Cambridge fair to BLACK NATIVITY Theatre in a family-friendly production of concert combines traditional Celtic danc- complete your holiday shopping.The funky Now2. in its 40th year, Black Nativity—pro- A Christmas Carol (through December 27). ing, poetry and stories, along with music fair, running through December 23, boasts duced by the National Center of Afro- presented by talents Karine Polwart, an array of unique gift choices for just about American Artists at Tremont Temple THE SANTALAND DIARIES Christy O’Leary and Solas’ Seamus Egan. anyone on your list, and offers a chance to through December 20—tells the story of Crumpet,5. the narrator of humorist David support local artisans at the same time. the Nativity in scripture, verse, music and Sedaris’ darkly hilarious holiday memoir, A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS dance. Harlem Renaissance poet Langston has a touch of Scrooge in him as well. But 9. IN WALES THE MATZO BALL Hughes’ song-play based on the Gospel of how can you blame him? He’s spending Think of it as the Welsh version of A Okay,12. so the 12th day hasn’t got anything to St. Luke unites 160 singers, actors, dancers Christmas working as a department store Christmas Story—but in this heartwarming do with Christmas. While the other girls and musicians to deliver its universal mes- elf in the season’s popular ode to anti-cheer, classic for the whole family, the role of and boys are asleep in their beds dreaming sage of peace, hope and joy. The Santaland Diaries, also playing at New Ralphie is filled by the youthful version of of Santa Claus, Boston’s eligible Jewish sin- Rep, from December 16–January 3. poet Dylan Thomas. Thomas’ remem- gles gather at popular club The Roxy on URBAN NUTCRACKER brances of his family Christmases in the December 24 looking to make mom happy Take3. the stately classical music of THE CHRISTMAS REVELS simpler times just after World War I are by meeting that nice Jewish boy or girl at Tchaikovsky and liven it up with elements Get6. that old-time Christmas spirit (and by expressed through comedic vignettes and the Matzo Ball. The event aimed at bringing of Duke Ellington’s big band sound, jazz “old-time,” we mean dating back to the first traditional songs in this production at the together singles ages 21–49 offers revelers rhythms and hip-hop beats and you’ve got Americans) at the 39th annual production of Boston Center for the Arts from the chance to network, make friends or even ___the Urban Nutcracker (at John Hancock The Christmas Revels. Through December December 17–23. find that special someone. ___ 10 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 11 Panorama’s best bets for ringing in the New Year by Josh B. Wardrop
F YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN BOSTON FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE, THERE’LL BE no excuse for sitting in front of the TV watching the ball drop in the Big Apple— not when the Hub is hopping with such a wide range of exciting ways to ring in 2010. Whether you’re into stand-up comedy, live music, fancy parties or family activities, Boston has the perfect celebration to indulge in as 2009 bids us all adieu.
IFIRST NIGHT 2010 GLAM IT UP In 1976, a small group of Boston-based There aren’t too many legit occasions these artists thought it would be a nice idea to put days when a girl can get dolled up like a together a New Year’s Eve celebration that princess, but NewYear’s Eve is definitely one was less about alcohol and raucous partying of them.This December 31, Boston hosts and more about celebrating the visual and several gala events sure to bring out those performing arts. Fast-forward 34 years and Cinderella-inspired dreams of ballroom glory. what began as a small arts event centered For the last 13 years, the annual Resolu- around Boston Common has become the an- tion Ball has been Boston’s longest-running nual First Night Boston extravaganza, the and most popular NewYear’s Eve gala.This nation’s oldest and largest New Year’s arts year,though, the organizers have decided that 10 celebration, and the inspiration for more one spectacular event than 200 similar events worldwide. As usual, simply isn’t enough.The SKYLIGHTS: Models Megan . and Chris (opposite) marvel at the this year’s First Night event takes place at result is two Resolution . First Night fireworks display from .9 locations all around the city, providing fam- Balls—a South End ver- Copley Square. ily-friendly activities throughout the day sion taking place at the . and into the evening, when the festivities Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts . culminate in a Grand Procession down Boyl- (539Tremont St.) and a Back Bay ball hosted ston Street and two fireworks displays (one high above the city on the Skywalk observatory .8 at 7 p.m. for families, the latter at midnight level of the Prudential Center (800 Boylston St.). for late-night revelers). Other highlights of Beginning at 8:30 p.m., the Back Bay event this year’s event include Bombay Cinema (a boasts complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a 10-hour program of the best of Bollywood cash bar,as well as live entertainment from . film) at Hynes Convention Center; a perform- popular local bandThe Love Dogs playing Mo- . ance at Berklee Performance Center by saxo- town, soul and R&B, and a DJ spinning tracks phonist/clarinetist/Berklee College of Music from the ’70s to today’sTop 40 hits. Meanwhile, . alum Anat Cohen; the live Japanese monster in the South End, partygoers can sway and wrestling spectacle of Kaiju Big Battel at shake to music from the Felix Brown Band and Hynes; and A Shakespeare Cabaret by the DJ Samuel L. while sipping designer cocktails Commonwealth Shakespeare Company at St. from a cash bar (no food is served at this Paul’s Cathedral. All outdoor First Night event). Both events are black-tie optional and events are free; the remaining events require tickets (which must be purchased in advance a First Night button ($18; free for children by calling 781-444-7771) range from $99–239. under 4), available at dozens of locations Spending NewYear’s Eve in a foreign land around Boston. For a list of button-vending is a great idea for the jet-set crowd, but even locations, and a complete schedule of First Bostonians can experience a touch of interna- Night events, visit www.firstnight.org. Refer tional flair this December 31 at the Boston to listing, page 49. (cont. on page 16)___ OPPOSITEPHOTOBY J ONATHAN D AISY BOSTONGUIDE.COM 13 with the audience isn’t the same as in a club? Well, first off, I just thank God I’m not playing the old Boston Garden, where PulkeriaCollection from Milan the sound was so heinous (laughs). Hon- estly, though, I’ve always loved doing shows in the round, and the key is finding an amazing technical crew—which I have— that can set up, basically, this boxing ring THE GREAT DANE for me to perform in. As I turn, it really feels Comedian Dane Cook has come a long way like playing four small theaters, and that from his days as an aspiring teen stand-up helps me feel connected to the audience. comic growing up in the Boston suburb of My video and sound system is designed to Arlington. Today he’s a bonafide mega-star help bring across the subtle nuances, yet I who’s sold millions of comedy albums, starred can still get that big crowd energy. in films like My Best Friend’s Girl and Mr. Brooks, and routinely sells out stand-up shows What memories do you have of cele- in mammoth arenas. He’s back on home turf brating New Year’s Eve in the Boston to ring in 2010, bringing his ISolated INcident area? Well, I’ve not had a drink in my life, Global Thermo Comedy Tour to the TD Garden so New Year’s Eve was never that big at 7 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Refer to listing, “party” night for me. Usually, I guess I page 44. would end up going down around the Charles River…catch the Boston Pops What motivated you to get back out and playing…those are some of my warmer tour this year? I did a lot of film stuff back- memories, really. I was a local guy making to-back, and I just felt that urge to get back enough bucks to get by doing stand-up, onstage and replant the comedy flag. Stand- but not really well known. I could go out on up is my nutrition—if I’m not onstage for New Year’s Eve and hang out anywhere I awhile, I get headaches. And if I’m doing a wanted, and nobody cared. tour, I want to do something really big. I’m somebody with a lot of respect for the history How do you feel growing up around of stand-up and I definitely want to leave my Boston influenced your comedic style? I mark on it. always loved Boston comics—watching them perform and just soaking it in. Boston It must be exciting to get to come back to guys aren’t “schticky” comics. It’s more the old hometown for such a huge show about how much energy and performance on a big night like New Year’s Eve. This you can put into it, not just jokes. The first has been a wild and incredible year, and the lesson in this town is “Don’t worry so much goal for me was to do a historic kind of com- about how you look.” (laughs) edy tour—70, 80, 90 dates—and wrapping up 2009 in Boston is just awesome. This is my What’s on deck for you in 2010? I have European Furnishings 20th year doing standup, and I couldn’t think been nonstop for a really long time, and I’m of a better way to bring it all full circle. It’ll pretty excited to take some time off and definitely be emotional for me—I’m still an Ar- hang out in my new house—my first house, Furnishings, Murano Glass, Sculptures, Paintings, lington kid, hopefully making my town proud. ever. I want to put down the microphone Leather, Chess Sets, Capodimonte Porcelain for a while because I’ve wrung out every- What’s it like doing a stand-up show in an thing with this tour, and it’s time to just take arena? How do you approach the perform- some time to live life. So, I can have some- ance___ knowing the intimate connection thing new to write about! (laughs) H:K:CIN C>C: C:L7JGN HIG::I s 7DHIDC B6HH68=JH:IIH I:A:E=DC: s LLL <6AA:G>6;ADG:CI>6 8DB 14 PANORAMA (cont. from page 13) en Christma Young Professionals Association’s annual a lighter waving in the air).This year, several Op s Global Gala, taking place at popular Back Boston venues turn it up to 11 as the clock Bay pub/restaurant Lir (903 Boylston St.). strikes 12. Lir’s three floors are transformed into three The Boston Pops spend most of different exotic cities—Shanghai, New December performing family-friendly con- certs filled with light classical renditions of holiday favorites, but on December 31, the ensemble—led by conductor Keith Lock- hart—gets to show off a bit of alt-rock edge as they team up with Boston’s punk priestess provocateur Amanda Palmer for a 10 p.m. show at Symphony Hall.The lead singer of beloved Boston punk cabaret act The Dresden Dolls, Palmer and the Pops present a sym- phonic take on her conceptual art-rock both with the Dolls and from her recent solo work. Refer to listing, page 48. Most of the year, nightlife fans flock to Kings in the Back Bay (refer to listing, page 78) for great food and drink, bowling and bil- SING IN THE NEW YEAR: Orleans and Paris—and liards in a grown-up nightclub atmosphere. Amanda Palmer (above left) of the Dresden Dolls joins the Boston boast DJs spinning On New Year’s Eve, however, all of those fun- Pops, led by conductor Keith Lock- everything from oldies filled activities take a backseat to two special hart (above right), in a New Year’s and Top 40 to chilled- performances by pop heartthrob Ryan Eve performance at Symphony Hall. out lounge music.Tick- Cabrera—an all-ages show at 7 p.m. (tickets: ets begin at $65 and $20) and a 21+ performance at 10 p.m. ($40, include a breakfast buffet, champagne toast including appetizers and a champagne toast). at midnight and a gift bag bursting with We might be getting ready to ring in 2010, Lindt chocolates. Visit www.bostonypa.com but it’s gonna be 1988 all over again at the for more information. Paradise Rock Club (refer to listing, page If gowns, tuxedos and dancing ’til the 48) when the popular Guns N’ Roses tribute early hours really aren’t your thing, you can band Mr. Brownstone returns to the Hub to still attend a “gala” event at Boston host a New Year’s Eve Ball.These dead Baroque’s Gala New Year’s Eve Concert ringers for Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan at Sanders Theatre (45 Quincy St., Cambridge, and the rest of G N’R tear the roof off the 617-484-9200).The concert begins at 8 p.m. venue as they expertly recreate headbanger and features the renowned area ensemble classics like “Sweet Child O’Mine” and welcoming in the new year with a pair of one- “Welcome to the Jungle.” Tickets are $25. act comic operas—Mozart’s Bastien and And another popular tribute band invades Bastienne and Cimarosa’s The Music The Hard Rock Cafe (refer to listing, page Director. (And, if you miss out on the show on 70) for a rockin’ New Year’s gig.The Joshua New Year’s Eve, the whole production is re- Tree, one of the nation’s premiere U2 tribute peated on New Year’s Day at 3 p.m.) Ticket bands, rings in the new year with its take on prices range from $29–69. U2 classics from “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” all the way up to “Magnificent.” Situated in the Give the gift of fi sh. Gift cards available. A ROCKIN’ NEW YEAR heart of Faneuil Hall Marketplace,The Hard Boston, Braintree, Burlington, Cambridge, Chestnut Hill, Framingham, and Peabody There’s no better way to enter a new year Rock’s New Year’s Eve extravaganza kicks off www.legalseafoods.com ___than with a song in your heart (and, perhaps, at 8 p.m.; tickets are $25. 16 PANORAMA ABOVEPHOTOBY M ICHAEL J.LUTCH exploring boston: SIGHTSEEING 19 ___
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This haunting memorial features six luminous glass Built in 1877, this house of worship, a combination of –Fri 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun 1–5 able. towers etched with the sixwho million perished prisoner in numbers the of Holocaust. those Visitorstowers can and walk read under the the dramaticroes stories of of this the tremendous victims human and tragedy. he- OTIS HOUSE MUSEUM, Wed–Sun 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m., tours everysion: half $8; hour. seniors Admis- $7; students &(under children 5), Historic (5–18) New $4; England children membersdents and free; Boston $24 resi- maximum per family. Gray Otis and his wife, thishigh-style grand Federal mansion elegance. Tours is offer an insight example intobusiness of the and social, family life of the post-Revolution American elite. THE SKYWALK OBSERVATORY AT THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER, 617-859-0648. 6 p.m. Admission (including a headset audiointerest): tour $12; of seniors & points of students $10; childrenObservatory (under may 12) be $8. closed due tocall weather ahead. conditions, please Boston and beyond and learn about theture city’s and 379 history years on of the cul- Antennae AudioDreams Displays Tour. of include Freedom, about the Boston immigrantand experience, a theater showing Wings Over Boston,tour a of spectacular aerial the entire city. p.m. TRINITY CHURCH, 536-0944. Tours available for $6; seniors(under & students 16) free $4; children with anp.m. adult. (free), Guided other tours: daily Sun tour at timesMon 12:15 vary. Self-guided tours: TOURS AND TRAILS ANTIQUE LIMOUSINE sine.com. ence the city in an amazingwater.The vehicle that 80-minute rides tour on visits most land of and Boston’ssights. famous And just when you think you’vesplashes seen into it the all, Charles your River Duck for a spectacular water view. FOREST HILLS CEMETERY, 617-524-0128. 1848, this cemetery serves as the finalO’Neill, Anne resting Sexton, place E.E. of Cummings, William Eugene Lloyd Garrison and former Boston Celtic Reggie Lewis. Theing 275 paths acres also of contain twist- sculptural treasures, anbrary” arboretum, a of “li- life stories and an open-air museum NEW ENGLAND HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL, gress Street near Faneuil Hall, 617-457-8755. tours in a 1939 just limousine, Cadillac eight-passenger like the car. GetGodfather’s close to the sights where the trolleys and duck tours can’t.The drivers dress, speak and act thedon’t part. Just mess with them or you might bemake riding in you the an trunk.They’ll offer you can’t refuse.Ask aboutto their Call specials. schedule a pick up. BOSTON DUCK TOURS, ence. www.bostonducktours.com. p.m. Tickets: $29.95; seniors, students & military $26;(3–11) children $20; (under 3) $6; Group discounts available. Victorian, Gothic and French Romanesque styles,the is great one masterpieces of of American church architecture. — The Estab- . Other fixtures 210 Massachu- through Dec 24 The original Mother This 265-acre tree sanc- Beacon St., 617-227-0270. 2 Open daily dawn to dusk. ⁄ 1 odrdb rigo,Charles, bybordered Arlington, magazine, Larz Anderson Park 10 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, 617- 700 Boylston St., Copley Square, Free tours of The Mother Church One of the oldest and most distin- 3 McKinley Square, 617-310-6300. Make Way for Ducklings Boston Mon–Thu 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 5 p.m., Sun Grounds open year-round dawn to dusk. Free was the former residence of the Andersona family 64-acre and public is park now that is homeseveral themed to gardens the and Auto historical Museum, artifacts. The skating pavillion sits atop a wooded hill inonce the an middle Italian of garden designed what by was Charles A. Platt in 1901. tions in the Hub by 524-1718. admission. Visitor Center open Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–410 p.m., a.m.–4 Sat p.m., Sun noon–4 p.m. tuary designed by Emerald Necklace architect Frederick Law Olmsted opened in 1872. Now amark, National the Historic arboretum Land- and its gardens contain7,000 more varieties than of trees, shrubs and flowers for your perusal. BOSTON ATHENAEUM, SIGHTS OF INTEREST ARNOLD ARBORETUM, guished private libraries in theAthenaeum United was States, founded the in 1807.tury, For it nearly was half the a unchallenged cen- Boston, center and of by intellectual 1851 life it in libraries had in become the one country. of Special the exhibit: five largest lished in 1837, the Public Garden is the first nation’s public Its garden. botanical 24 acres are filled with scenic and diverse Mon & Wed 9 a.m.–8Sat p.m.,Tue,Thu ’til 4 & p.m.Art Fri ’tilReservations & 5:30 Architecture required. p.m., tours:Tue & Thu at 3 p.m. George Pope Morris: Defining American Culture. BOSTON PUBLIC GARDEN, Beacon and streets. Boylston reeya ela cltrs nldn onegreenery,as well including as that commemorates sculptures, book the children’s popular nld the toinclude Lagoon—home the famed Swan Boats from April bridge. the suspension smallest world’s September—and through BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, 617-536-5400. 1–5 p.m. Free admission.Art & tours Architecture Mon at 2:30 p.m.,Tue & Thu at 6 p.m., Fri &first Sat library municipal supported publicly in at the 11 world hosts a.m., one Sun at 2 p.m. million visitors a year,who come to view master- this architectural piece and its of collection more than five million books. Film festi- vals, exhibits and programs run children’s the throughout year. CUSTOM HOUSE TOWER, Observation deck open Sat–Thu at 2may p.m.; be tickets: cancelled $2. Tours due to weatherBoston’s conditions, first call skyscraper, the ahead. Custom House, stands high over Boston Harbor as one of theCrowned city’s most by impressive its landmarks. distinctive clock tower andern restored luxuries, with the mod- building (operated by theepitomizes Marriott the Corporation) preservation of Boston’s historic architecture. THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, setts Ave., 617-450-2000. Tue noon–4 p.m., Wed 1–4 p.m., Thu–SatSun noon–5 11 p.m. a.m.–3 and p.m., every halfand hour. 5 Services: p.m., Sun Wed at at 10 noonservices: a.m. and Sun 7:30 at p.m. noon, Spanish Wed language atChurch 6 built p.m. in 1894 is atCenter, situated the on heart 14 of acres the in Christianstructure the Science is Back made Bay. The from Romanesque New Hampshireglass granite windows with illustrating stained Biblical events. , Tomb Wed & Thu 11 1 Bennett St., Cam- Refer to listing, below. 25 Newton St., Brookline, . Ice skating on Boston Com- Boston Common, 617-635- Combining the appeals of theme Mon–Fri from 4–8 p.m., Sat & Sun SIGHTSEEING Named one of the most romantic destina- Tue & Thu 10 a.m.–noon, Fri 7:45–9:45 p.m., This interactive theme park features
186 Brookline Ave., 617-375-WITS. This 2,900-square-foot, illuminated outdoor ice skating PANORAMA Mon 10 & a.m.–5 p.m.,Tue–Thu Sun ’til 9 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til
an adventure gamepuzzles and in overcome obstacles which whilepharaoh’s final resting exploring place. participants a solve 5W!TS:
Sat & Sun noon–5 p.m. Fees: $7;skate children sharpening $6. $4; rental skates $5; 10 p.m. Fees: $4; (under children 13) free; rental skates $8; lock- ers $1. Seasonal passes available LARZ ANDERSON SKATING RINK, bridge, 617-864-1200. from 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Fees: $5; skate12) rental $3. $5, children (under FROG POND ICE SKATING RINK, 2197. mon’s Frog Pond has become a staple of wintertime inThe Boston. heated skate house offers hot snacks chocolate, and music. 617-739-7518. CHARLES HOTEL ICE SKATING RINK, rink boasts rink-side refreshments from the Newenced England-influ- restaurant Henrietta’s Table, including hot toddies and vanilla-infused hot chocolate. ICE SKATING a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11children p.m., (12 Sun and ’til under) 7 $16. p.m. Tickets: $20; parks, museums and haunted houses, 5W!ts provides visitors with action-packed interactive game-play and puzzle-solving activities. Current show: Tomb, which allows players to journey to the center of a buried pharaoh’s finalchallenges and resting place, obstacles facing along the way. 5W!TS, AMUSEMENT PARKS EXPLORING BOSTON xlrn boston: exploring G N I E E S T H G I S
18 ___ BOSTON IRISH HERITAGE TRAIL, various sites Downtown and markettours for full schedule.) Reservations required. Custom VISITOR RESOURCES in the Back Bay, 617-696-9880. Maps available at Boston Com- tours for groups available.Tickets: $50. Michele Topor, an author- mon and Prudential Center Visitor Information Centers. ity on Italian cuisine and culture, hosts walking tours through one PANORAMA WELCOME CENTER AT COPLEY PLACE, Adjacent www.irishheritagetrail.com. This self-guided, three-mile walking of the nation’s oldest Italian-American communities. to the Westin Hotel Skybridge, 617-236-1027. If you lose your tour covers 300 years of history, taking you through Boston’s copy of Panorama magazine while touring Boston, you can stop downtown, North End, Beacon Hill and Back Bay neighborhoods. NORTH END SECRET TOURS, North Square (across from The in at the Welcome Center and replace it, and while you’re there, Learn about famous politicians, artists and war heroes, and the Paul Revere House), 617-720-2283. Tours: Fri & Sat 10 a.m., 1 get further information on Boston area attractions and sugges-
Offering a Creative Menu Spe- Boston Irish’s rich tradition of rebellion, leadership and triumph. and 4 p.m. Reservations required. Tickets: $30. This two-hour tions on “what to do, where to go and what to see.” boston: exploring guided walking tour explores some of the hidden courtyards and cializing in Fresh BOSTON UPPER DECK TROLLEY TOURS, 617-742-1440. Tours passageways of the North End, visits the birthplace of Kennedy Seafood and Homemade depart daily from 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m.; schedule is subject to matriarch Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and tells tales of Boston’s WILDLIFE Pasta. Visit the Hyatt change, call ahead for availability; tickets can be purchased oldest neighborhood, like the disastrous Great Boston Molasses Harborside and Relax in aboard trolleys or at various locations throughout the city. Tick- Flood of 1919 that devastated much of the historic city sector. FRANKLIN PARK ZOO, One Franklin Park Road, Franklin Park, Our Unique Atmosphere, ets: $34; military, seniors & students $30; children (3–11) $16; 617-541-LION. Daily 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission: $14; seniors children (under 3) free. This fun and informative tour of the city OLD TOWN TROLLEY TOURS OF BOSTON, 617-269-7010. Tours $11; children (2–12) $8; children (under 2) & military person- Enjoy the Spectacular View invites visitors to get off and on at 21 different stops around depart daily every 20 minutes from 9 a.m.–4 p.m.Tickets: $36; nel free; $8 for all from 10 a.m.–noon the first Sat of each of the Boston Skyline and Boston and Cambridge. Full tours last two hours and cover more seniors & students $33; children (4–12) $13. With 16 stops month. Home to more than 210 species, many of them endan- Taste What Boston Is than 100 points of interest, including the North End, the USS throughout the city,including the New England Aquarium, Fenway gered. Roam the Australian Outback Trail with kangaroos, visit Talking About. Constitution, Boston Common, the Back Bay and the Theatre Park, USS Constitution Museum and the Trolley Stop Store on the the gorillas in the Tropical Forest, marvel at the lion and tigers District. And each Upper Deck Trolley Tour ticket entitles guests corner of South Charles and Boylston streets, patrons can enjoy a at Kalahari Kingdom and see zebras, ostriches and wildebeests
SIGHTSEEING to a second day on the trolley for free, making this comprehen- 110-minute, fully narrated sightseeing tour of more than 100 at Serengeti Crossing. sive tour of the Hub one of Boston's very best values for visitors. points of interest aboard the orange-and-green, all-weather trolley. NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM, Central Wharf, 617-973-5200. G N I E E S T H G I S CITY VIEW TROLLEY TOURS of Boston, Cambridge & Salem, SAMUEL ADAMS BREWERY TOUR: DRINK IN A LITTLE HIS- Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat & Sun ’til 6 p.m.Admission: Hyatt Harborside 101 Harborside Drive departing every 10–20 minutes from the New England Aquar- TORY, 30 Germania St., Jamaica Plain, 617-368-5080. Tours $20.95; seniors (60+) $18.95; children (3–11) $12.95; chil- Boston, MA 02128 ium, South Station, North Station, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, begin approximately every 45 minutes, Mon–Thu & Sat 10 dren (under 3) free. Refer to Current Events section under (617) 568-6060 Boston Common and other locations, 617-363-7899. Mon–Fri a.m.–3 p.m., Fri ’til 5:30 p.m. One-hour tours include sam- Film for IMAX theater listings. Combination ticket prices avail- 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Sat & Sun ’til 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $34; ples (ID required).Tickets: $2 donation to a local charity. Call able. Dedicated to advancing knowledge of the world of www.boston.hyatt.com [email protected] seniors & students $32; children (4–12) $12. Save up to $6 for special events and closings. Learn about the art of brew- water, this outstanding aquatic zoo features a 187,000-gallon per ticket when you buy online at www.cityviewtrolleys.com. ing beer and taste rich malts and spicy hops on this tour of Giant Ocean Tank containing a Caribbean coral reef with This year-round trolley company offers Hop On & Off privileges the original Samuel Adams brewery. sharks, sea turtles, moray eels and other aquatic life; a popu- at the most scenic and historic locations, including the New England Aquarium and sites along the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, the North End, Beacon Hill, the historic waterfront, the USS Constitution, Bunker Hill and many more. exploring boston: ongu FENWAY PARK TOURS, 4 Yawkey Way, 617-226-6666. Tours NEW! st id leave daily, every hour on the hour, from 9 a.m.–4 p.m.Tick- o e ets: $12; seniors $11; children (3–15) & military personnel b the new .c $10. Tours originate at the Souvenir Store located on Yawkey Way across from Service Gate D, rain or shine. This tour offers o an inside look at America’s oldest active Major League ball-
m park, including a visit to the top of the famed “Green Mon- web site ster” and stories from Boston Red Sox history.
THE FREEDOM TRAIL FOUNDATION’S FREEDOM TRAIL PLAY- PANORAMA IS ERS, 617-357-8300. Tours depart from the Visitor Center on NOW MOBILE! Boston Common daily at 11 a.m., noon, 1, 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. Tickets: $12; seniors $10; children (12 and under) $6. Call for pri- Online or on the go, get vate tours. Explore the Freedom Trail with costumed actors portray- the complete lowdown ing famous patriots such as James Otis,Abigail Adams and William on Boston’s top options Dawes in this 90-minute tour.Stops include the Park Street Church, for dining, shopping, the Boston Massacre Site, the Old State House and Faneuil Hall. entertainment and Private tours may be tailored to individual needs and interests. sightseeing. HISTORIC PUB CRAWL, BosTix Booth, Faneuil Hall, 617-357- One quick click lets you 8300. Reservations required. Private tours for groups are know everything that’s available on most days. Dec 15,22 & 29,Jan 5 at 5:30 p.m. happening here in the Hub! Tickets: $43. The Freedom Trail Foundation’s 18th-century costumed guide takes you on a tour of Boston’s historic pubs Just go to where treasonous events were hatched more than 250 years ago. Enjoy plenty of beer and light fare along the way. bostonguide.com on your iPhone or NORTH END MARKET TOUR, 64 Cross St., take the “T” to Hay- Windows smartphone market, 617-523-6032. Three-hour tours:Wed at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Fri at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Sat at 9 and 10 a.m., 1 and 2 ___ p.m. (Extra tours scheduled for the holidays; visit www.northend- ___ 20 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 21 lar penguin habitat; the Northern fur seals in the Marine Mammal Center; and the Simons 3D IMAX Theater.
STONE ZOO, 149 Pond St., Stoneham, 781-438-5100. Daily 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission: $11; seniors $9; children (2–12) $7; children (under 2) free; $7 for all from 10 a.m.–noon the first Sat of each month. Highlights include Yukon Creek, Mexican gray wolves, meerkats, snow leopards, jaguars, reindeer, river otters, llamas, black bears and white-cheeked gibbons. Special event: daily 5–9 p.m. through Dec 30—Zoolights, a nighttime holiday lights exhibit and winter wonderland, tickets: Mon–Thu $5, Fri–Sun $6; children (under 2) free.
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Due to limited parking, it is best to take the Red Line when traveling to Harvard, Central or Kendall squares. The Cam- bridge Discovery Booth located at the Harvard Square “T” entrance provides additional information. SIGHTSEEING CAMBRIDGE COMMON/OLD BURYING GROUND. A grazing pasture and cemetery for Puritan Newtowne, as well as a fa- vorite meeting spot for public figures and a tent site for the Continental Army. Early college presidents and town residents were buried in “God’s Acre” across from the Common. PHOTOBY D EREK KOUYOUMJIAN SAMUELADAMSBREWERYTOUR: The CHRIST CHURCH, Zero Garden St., 617-876-0200. Offices Boston Beer Company’s original brewery in Ja- open Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Call for services. This 1761 Tory maica Plain offers visitors an inside look at the house of worship was utilized as a Colonial barracks in the brewing process, along with samples of some of American Revolution. America’s finest brews. Refer to listing, page 21.
FIRST CHURCH UNITARIAN/UNIVERSALIST, 3 Church St., Harvard Square, 617–876–7772. Please call for services. Harvard College provided the pews for its students in this 1833 BEYOND BOSTON
exploringbuilding boston: erected for the then-newly founded Unitarian Church. MINUTE MAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, Concord and HARVARD AND RADCLIFFE YARDS. Located within Harvard Lexington (North Bridge Visitor Center, 174 Liberty St., Campus. The centers of two institutions that have played Concord), 978-318-7810. Park grounds open sunrise to sunset. major educational roles since Harvard’s founding in 1636. Created in 1959 to preserve the sites associated with the opening battles of the American Revolution, Minute Man Park HARVARD SQUARE/OLD CAMBRIDGE. Take the “T” to Har- consists of more than 900 acres of land along original seg- vard on the Red Line. The center of Cambridge activity since ments of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, including Lex- the 17th century, the Square is home to Harvard University, ington Green and Concord’s North Bridge. The park also historic buildings, cafes, restaurants and shops. preserves The Wayside, the 19th-century home of literary greats Nathaniel Hawthorne and Louisa May Alcott. LONGFELLOW NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, 105 Brattle St., 617-876-4491. Grounds open daily from dawn to dusk. This OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, 1759 Georgian mansion was home to Henry Wadsworth 508-347-3362. Wed–Sun 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. (Dec 17–20: 4–9 Longfellow from 1837 to 1882 and a central gathering place p.m.). Tickets: $20; seniors $18; children (3–17) $7; (under 3) for writers and artists in the 19th century. It also served as free. Take a trip back in time at this recreation of an early 19th- George Washington’s headquarters during the seige of Boston century New England village where costumed educators give in 1775–76. visitors a glimpse of life in America’s early days. Visit a tin shop, a cider mill and a blacksmith, ride the old-fashioned yellow MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY, 580 Mount Auburn St., Cam- stagecoach and tour restorations of period New England homes bridge, 617-547-7105. Daily 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Closing times while marveling at authentic remnants from a long-gone age. may vary. Founded in 1831 by the Massachusetts Horticul- Special event: Thu–Sun through Dec 20—12 Nights of tural Society, Mount Auburn was the first landscaped ceme- Christmas, explore the candlelit village and learn about early tery in the country. Many prominent Americans are buried American Christmastime traditions. At The Corner Mall you’ll find a world of shops, boutiques and here, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Isabella Stewart an international food court offering something for every palate. Gardner and Winslow Homer. The cemetery is also an arbore- YANKEE CANDLE FACTORY, 5 North St., South Deerfield, 877- tum, sculpture garden and wildlife sanctuary. 636-7707. Tue–Thu 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Fri –Mon ’til 8 p.m. Call for additional information. The Yankee Candle Factory is one TORY ROW (BRATTLE STREET). One of the nation’s most part of a larger complex devoted to the company. It also in- beautiful residential streets, Tory Row is the site of Loyalist cludes a museum, a candle store and the Bavarian Christmas mansions and their elegant neighbors from every period of Village. Visitors are able to dip their own creations at this one- ___American architecture. of-a-kind must-see for fans of the popular scented candles. 22 PANORAMA EXPLORING BOSTON FREEDOMTRAIL PARK STREET CHURCH. Corner of Park tivity for such patriots as John Hancock and Samuel and John OLD NORTH CHURCH. 193 Salem St., and Tremont streets, 617-523-3383. Adams. It was from the east balcony that the Declaration of 617-523-6676. Daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Independence was first read in Boston. Services: Sun at 9 and 11 a.m., Wed at 6 and 4 and 6 p.m. Morning services are p.m. Known as Christ Church and erected traditional, evening services are con- BOSTON MASSACRE SITE. State Street in in 1723, this is Boston’s oldest standing temporary. Built in 1809, this church front of the Old State House. At the next church. Two lanterns were hung here on was described by Henry James as “the intersection below the State House, a ring April 18, 1775, signaling the Redcoats’ de- most interesting mass of brick and of cobblestones marks the site of the parture by sea for Lexington and Concord. mortar in America.” clash between a jeering Boston crowd and a British guard of nine soldiers on March COPP’S HILL BURYING GROUND. Hull OLD GRANARY BURYING GROUND. 5,1770. Street. Daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Set out in Tremont Street next to Park Street 1660, Copp’s Hill was Boston’s second Church, 617-242-5642. Daily 9 a.m.–5 FANEUIL HALL. Merchants Row and Fa- cemetery. Many remarkable people are in- p.m. This historic cemetery, formerly neuil Hall Square, 617-242-5689. Mon– terred here, including the Mather family of the town granary, is the final resting Sat 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun noon–6 p.m. ministers and Edmund Hartt, builder of the
place of John Hancock, Paul Revere, Historical talks given every half hour from USS Constitution. boston: exploring Robert Treat Paine, Samuel Adams, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., when hall is not in Peter Faneuil and the victims of the use. “The Cradle of Liberty” combines a BUNKER HILL MONUMENT. Breed’s Hill, Boston Massacre. A stone inscribed marketplace on the first floor with the Charlestown, 617-242-5641. Lodge open “Mary Goose” (a.k.a. Elizabeth Goose) allegedly marks the town meeting hall upstairs, the site of fiery daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; monument open daily grave of Mother Goose. revolutionary debate. 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The site of the historic battle of June 17, 1775. KING’S CHAPEL AND BURYING PAUL REVERE HOUSE. 19 North Square, GROUND. Tremont and School streets, North Street, 617-523-2338. Open daily USS CONSTITUTION. Charlestown Navy 617-227-2155. Chapel open Sat 10 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Admission: $3.50; Yard, Charlestown, 617-242-5670. Tue– a.m.–4 p.m., Sun 1:30–4 p.m. Serv- seniors & students $3; children (5–17) Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m.Tours every half-hour. ices: Sun at 11 a.m.,Wed at 12:15 $1; (under 5) free. The oldest home in This 44-gun frigate is the world’s oldest PHOTOBY T IMOTHY R ENZI p.m. Burying Grounds open daily 9 Boston (built c. 1680), occupied by silver- commissioned warship, christened “Old BOSTON COMMON: America’s oldest public park a.m.–5 p.m. Still an active house of smith and patriot Paul Revere from Ironsides” during the War of 1812 when remains a picturesque sight year-round. Refer to worship, King’s Chapel was established 1770 to 1800. the cannonballs of a British warship liter- listing, below. in 1687 as the first Anglican congrega- ally bounced off her triple hull. L I A R T M O D E E R F FREEDOMTRAIL tion in Boston. The second chapel, built in 1754, became the first Unitarian church in America after the Revolution.
The Freedom Trail begins at the Boston SITE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL Common Information Kiosk, where you can ob- AND BEN FRANKLIN’S STATUE. On tain a guide map, rent a self-guided audio tour School Street, marked by a column and or take a walking tour with an 18th-century cos- commemorative plaque. On April 13, tumed guide. (Ticket sales of Freedom Trail 1635, the town voted to establish the first BOSTON TOURS Foundation tours help preserve the historic public school in the country. Nearby is The Godfather’s sites.) Boston National Historical Park (National Benjamin Franklin’s statue, built in 1856, Park Service) tours begin at State and Devon- the first portrait statue erected in the 1939 Cadillac shire streets. Please call 617-357-8300 or visit United States. 8 passenger TheFreedomTrail.org for additional information. SITE OF THE OLD CORNER BOOKSTORE. Limousine School and Washington streets. Con- exploring boston: BOSTON COMMON. Set aside in 1634 structed as an apothecary in 1718, the as a military training field and grazing ground floor was later a bookstore and lit- pasture, the Common is the oldest public erary center of Boston and a meeting park in America. The park served as place for notables like Emerson, quarters for British as well as Colonial Hawthorne and Thoreau. troops, and later housed Civil War regi- ments. The British Army set out for the OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE. 310 start of the Revolutionary War from what Washington St., 617-482-6439. Daily 9:30 is now Park Square. a.m.–4 p.m. Admission: $5; seniors & students $4; children (6–18) $1. This build- THE STATE HOUSE. Beacon Street, top of ing housed many town meetings, the most Beacon Hill facing Boston Common, 617- famous of which saw an outraged Samuel 727-3676. Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–5 p.m., except Adams signal the start of the Boston Tea holidays. Guided tours 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Party. The famous golden dome of the State See Boston up close and personal. We get down all the side House marks the government seat of the OLD STATE HOUSE. Corner of Washington streets while the driver narrates Boston history and acts www.Antique-Limousine.com Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Samuel and State streets, 617-720-1713. Daily 9 the part of the “Godfather.” We’ll make you an offer you Adams laid the cornerstone, and the build- a.m.–5 p.m.Admission: $7; seniors & stu- ing stands on land bought from John Han- dents $6; children (6–18) $3; children can’t refuse. Call to schedule a pick up. 781-308-1921 cock. The red brick portion was designed by legendary (under 6) free. Built in 1713, this seat of ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIALS! ___architect Charles Bulfinch. Colonial government was the center of ac- ___ 24 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 25 BEACONHILL EXPLORINGBOSTON: BULFINCH PL PARKMAN
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BRIGHT LIGHT: Gas lamps and brick buildings, such as ATTRACTIONS: these in Beacon Hill, are two hall- • Louisburg Square • Massachusetts State House marks of the city’s historic neigh- borhoods. Refer to page 27. • Boston Athenaeum • African Meeting House
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Mice on Ice and Everything Nice lenty of us would like to spend the DISNEY ON ICE: 100 holidays in the Happiest Place on YEARS OF MAGIC P TD Garden Earth, a.k.a Walt Disney World. How- December 26–29 ever, if a trip to the Magic Kingdom isn’t in the cards this year, why not let Mickey and the gang come to you? Disney fans get a chance to see all their fa- vorite characters when Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic skates into the TD Garden. Featuring more than 65 favorite friends—from Mickey, Minnie and Goofy to the Disney MAMMA MIA! princesses to Pixar film characters like The Incredibles and The Colonial Theatre the Toy Story gang (pictured)—the show promises to awe December 15–27 audiences with graceful skating routines, accompanied by Sure, Christmas carols spread their classic Disney tunes, in an unforgettable evening of family share of musical joy, but you’ll be fun. Refer to listing, page 48. —Erin Brau hard-pressed to find sunnier tunes being sung this December than the ones in the musical smash Mamma TOP DOGS Mia!, which returns to the Colonial THE 101 DALMATIANS Theatre on December 15. As fans MUSICAL of the musical (and its recent film The Wang Theatre December 23–27 version) know, Mamma intertwines FARES & PASSES two dozen masterpieces by It won’t be hard to The MBTA offers a reusable “Charlie Card” on which riders can store value by using cash or a debit/ Swedish pop megastars ABBA into “spot” the most credit card through kiosks available in all MBTA stations. Use of a Charlie Card, which presently can only the frothy and fun tale of Sophie, a popular musical for be used on the Subway and Bus lines, offers a discounted fare. Riders may also purchase single-ride Charlie Tickets and Day/Week Link Passes at these same kiosks. bride-to-be who invites three of her families in Boston mother’s past lovers to her wedding this December, as SUBWAY FARES COMMUTER RAIL DAY/WEEK LINKPASS $1.70 Charlie Card $1.70–7.75 $9 for 1 day on a sun-drenched Greek island in audiences get the $2 Charlie Ticket Price depends on distance traveled. $15 for 7 days an attempt to unveil her father’s chance to experience a beloved favorite “tail” in a whole new Plus FREE subway and local bus transfers When purchasing a ticket on a train you Unlimited travel on Subway, Local Bus, may be subject to a $2 surcharge during Inner Harbor Ferry and Commuter Rail identity. Hilarious mayhem way. Taking its cue from the children’s book by Dodie Smith, BUS FARES peak hours, if that station has a ticket of- Zone 1A. 7-Day Pass valid for 7 days predictably ensues as sparks fly The 101 Dalmatians Musical brings Pongo, Perdida and their $1.25 Charlie Card fice or contracted vendor. from the date and time of purchase. between old (and new) flames and pups barking to life with a cast that includes 15 real live Plus FREE bus transfers $2.80 Inner Express BOAT FARES the audience is swept into a singing Dalmatians, as well as actress Rachel York as the venemous $4 Outer Express $1.70 Inner harbor ferry MBTA Customer Support: and dancing frenzy to classic songs Cruella de Vil. Add in a score by former Styx frontman Dennis $6 Commuter boat 617-222-3200 or visit www.mbta.com like “SOS,” “Chiquitita” and, of DeYoung and the result is a show sure to have adults and $1.50 Charlie Ticket $12 Quincy/Hull–Logan $3.50 Inner Express course, “Dancing Queen.” Refer to children on the edges of their seats and howling with delight. ___$5 Outer Express listing, page 50. —Erin Brau Refer to listing, page 50. —Josh B. Wardrop___
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THE COMEDY STUDIO AT THE HONG KONG, 1238 Massachu- p.m.––The Adventures of Baron Munchausen; at 5 and 9:30 hub: the around setts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 617-661-6507. Doors p.m.––Lost in La Mancha; Dec 21 at 5,7:30 and 10 p.m.— open at 7:30 p.m.; shows begin at 8 p.m. Call for complete Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; Dec 22 at 7 p.m., Dec 23 at schedule. Cover: $8–10. A place where fresh talent is discovered 4:15 and 9:45 p.m.––The Fisher King; Dec 25–28 at 2:45, 5, and headliners experiment. Dec 15, 22 & 29—Mystery Lounge, 7:15 and 9:30 p.m., Dec 29 & 30 at 5, 7:15 and 9:30 p.m., featuring professional magicians; Dec 16 & 23—Rick Jenkins Dec 31 at 5 p.m.––Le Combat Dans L’Ile; Jan 1—Marx hosts Fresh Faces; Dec 17 —Jim Blumenfeld, Belinda Borrelli, Brothers Marathon. Alana Eisner and others; Dec 18—Renata Tutko hosts Dan Boul- ger, Daniella Capolino, Dan Crohn and others; Dec 19—Rick COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, Jenkins hosts Alex Foolski, Ed Kopesky, Katie Lasky and others; 617-734-2500. Call for showtimes and complete schedule. Dec 26—Rick Jenkins hosts Ed Kopesky & Val Kappa; Dec 27— Tickets: $9.75; members, seniors & children (Mon–Thu) Sunday Show featuring Dizzy Alan, Bill Marshall, Toby Muresianu $6.75 and (Fri–Sun) $7.75. This independent movie house TURNER and others; Dec 31—Zach Sherwin hosts Sarah Blodgett, Josh screens recent indie films, as well as the classics. Special FISHERIES Gondelman, Rick Jenkins and Ed Kopesky. event: Dec 20 at 10:15 a.m.—Il Barbiere di Siviglia.
R E STAURANT & BAR S T N E V E T N E R R U C DANE COOK, TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, 800-745-3000. MUGAR OMNI THEATER, Museum of Science, 617-723-2500 Dec 31 at 7 p.m. Tickets $30–250. One of today’s most popular or 617-333-FILM. Call for showtimes and complete schedule.
CURRENT EVENTS and prolific stand-up comedians and film actors, Dane Cook re- Tickets: $9; seniors $8; children (3–11) $7. Discounted ad- turns to his hometown of Boston on New Year’s Eve, ringing in mission for showtimes after 6 p.m. This IMAX theater pres- the new year with hilarious new material as part of his ISolated ents larger-than-life images on a five-story high domed INcident Global Thermo Comedy Tour. screen. Now showing: Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk; Coral Reef Adventure; Antarctica; The Greatest Places; through DICK DOHERTY’S COMEDY VAULT, 124 Boylston St., 800-401- Dec 24—Deep Sea. 2221. Shows Tue–Thu at 8:30 p.m., Fri & Sun at 9 p.m., Sat at 8 and 10:15 p.m. Tickets: $12–15. Located in the downstairs MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 465 Huntington Ave., 617-267-9300. Where the portion of Remington’s bar and restaurant across from Boston Screenings Thu–Sun, call for showtimes and complete sched- PHOTOBY M ARCUS S TERN Common. Dec 14 & 21—Mitch Stinson’s Weekend Comedy ule. Tickets: $6–9. The Museum of Fine Arts’ Film Program has THE DONKEY SHOW: This party-like, disco- Stretch; Dec 15, 22, 29 & Jan 5—Greg Howell’s Beantown grown to become one of the nation’s finest exhibitors of con- locals go centric take on Shakespeare presented by Amer- Comedy Showcase; Dec 16, 23, 30 & Jan 6—Paul Nardizzi’s temporary international cinema, restored classics and premieres ican Repertory Theatre continues at Club Oberon Comedy Showcase; Dec 17 & 24, Jan 7— Beantown Comedy of American independent films. Now showing: Dec 26 & Jan 2 through January 2. Refer to listing, page 50. Riot with Mike Whitman; Dec 18 & 19—Myq Kaplan, E.J. at 1 p.m.––Sunset Boulevard; Dec 27 at 1:30 p.m., Dec 30 at 7 boston’s around the hub: Murphy and friends; Dec 20 & 27, Jan 3 & 10—Open Mic p.m.––Vertigo; Dec 30 at 4:30 p.m., Jan 3 at 10:30 a.m.–– best seafood Night; Dec 26—Robbie Printz and friends. Rear Window; Dec 30 at 2 p.m., Jan 3 at 12:50 p.m.––To Catch a Thief. restaurant CLASSICAL IMPROV ASYLUM, 216 Hanover St., 617-263-6887. Tickets: people’s choice award $10–20, dinner packages available. Visit www.improvasy- SIMONS IMAX THEATER, New England Aquarium, Central BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Symphony Hall, 301 Mas- lum.com for complete show schedules. Please arrive 30 min- Wharf, 617-973-5200. Sun–Wed 9:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.; Thu– sachusetts Ave., 617-266-1200. Tickets: $29–115, unless oth- utes prior to showtime. Some of Boston’s top improvisational Sat 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m. Call for showtimes and complete hall of fame erwise noted. Visit www.bso.org for a complete schedule of comics perform uproarious and creative shows at this theater schedule. Tickets: $9.95; seniors & children (3–11) $7.95. The clam chowder events. Renowned throughout the world for its distinctive sound, in the heart of Boston’s North End. Dec 15, 22 & 29 at 8 Simons is the first large-format theater in Boston to have 3D Boston’s Chowderfest impressive range and virtuosity, the Boston Symphony Orches- p.m.—House Teams; Dec 16, 23 & 30 at 8 p.m.—Vanity viewing capability. Now showing: Under the Sea 3D; Dolphins tra—led by Music Director James Levine—celebrates its 129th Project; Dec 18 at 8 and 10 p.m., Dec 19 & 26 at 7 and 9 and Whales 3D. Monday year of performing the world’s most beloved and stirring classi- p.m.—Main Stage Show; at 11 p.m.—Unhinged; Dec 18— thru Saturday cal music. Jan 7 & 9 at 8 p.m., Jan 8 at 1:30 p.m.—Guest con- The Midnight Show; Dec 20 & 27 at 8 p.m.—NXT Show; ductor Ton Koopman and renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma join the BSO Dec 31 at 8 and 10 p.m.—New Year’s Eve Show. HOLIDAY EVENTS Kids eat free to perform works by Haydn, C.P.E. Bach and Schubert. before 7pm IMPROVBOSTON, 40 Prospect St., Central Square, Cam bridge, BLACK NATIVITY, Tremont Temple, Converse Hall, 88 Tremont EMMANUEL AX, Celebrity Series of Boston, Jordan Hall, 30 617-576-1253. Cover: $7–16. This comedy troupe features sketch St., 617-585-6366. Performances through Dec 20: Fri at 8 Gainsborough St., 617-482-2595. Jan 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets: comedy, games, original music and audience participation. Dec 17 p.m., Sat at 3:30 and 8 p.m., Sun at 3:30 p.m. Tickets: $45–66. The acclaimed pianist returns to Boston to present a at 8 p.m., Dec 18 & 19 at 8 and 10 p.m., Dec 20 at 7 p.m.—Im- $17.50–45. This legendary Christmas celebration, now in its musical tribute to Chopin and Schumann, celebrating the bi- provBoston Holiday Spectacular; Dec 17 & Jan 7 at 10 p.m.—The 40th season, tells the story of the Nativity in scripture, verse, centennial of each composer’s birth. 10 Slot; Dec 18, 19 & 26 at 11:30 p.m.—Nightcap; Dec 19 & 26, music and dance. Based on the Gospel of St. Luke and the Jan 2 & 9 at 6 p.m.—Family Show; Jan 1 & 8 at 7 p.m.—Sketch- poetry of Langston Hughes, this song-play features a joyous Haus; at 9:30 p.m.—Harold Night; at 10 p.m.—Friday Night Face company of 160 singers, actors, dancers and musicians deliv- COMEDY Off; Jan 2 at 8 and 10 p.m.—Mainstage Show; Jan 3 & 10 at 7 ering a powerful message of joy, hope, victory and liberation. p.m.—Open Comedy Jam; Jan 7 at 8 p.m.—Bastards Inc.; Jan www.turnersboston.com THE COMEDY CLUB AT CHEERS, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 9 at 7 p.m.—Harry Gordon Roasts America. BOSTON CAMERATA, First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley St., 877-548-3237. Shows Fri & Sat at 9 p.m. Come to the place 866-427-2092. Dec 20 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $22–46. The clas- 10 Huntington Avenue “where everybody knows your name” to indulge in delectable sic ensemble presents A Mediterranean Christmas, a holiday food and drink while enjoying some of Boston’s best stand-up FILM performance utilizing songs, chants and instruments from Boston, MA comedy. Dec 18 & 19 at 9 p.m.—Steve Sweeney & Alvin David, Spain, Italy, France and North Africa. 617.424.7425 tickets: $20. THE BRATTLE THEATRE, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-876- 6837. Call for showtimes and complete schedule. Tickets: BOSTON HOLIDAY POPS, Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts THE COMEDY CONNECTION AT THE WILBUR THEATRE, 246 $9.50; students & matinees $7.50; seniors & children $6.50. Ave., 617-266-3605. Dec 14–16 at 8 p.m., Dec 17, 18, 21–23 Valet parking at Tremont St., 617-248-9700. Jan 8 at 7:30 p.m.—Bob Nelson, Classic, cutting-edge and world cinema with double features at 4 and 8 p.m., Dec 19 & 20 at 11 a.m., 3 and 7:30 p.m., Dec The Westin Copley Place tickets: $20 & 27; Jan 9 at 7 p.m.—Rob Schneider, tickets: almost every day. Special events: Dec 18 at 5 and 8 p.m., 24 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., Dec 26 & 27 at 3 and 7:30 p.m. ___$35 & 42. Dec 19 at 2, 5 and 8 p.m.––Brazil; Dec 20 at 2:30 and 7 Tickets: $33–122. Boston’s beloved, world-renowned orchestra ___ 44 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 45 comes home for the holidays, with concerts of holiday favorites THE MATZO BALL, The Roxy, 279 Tremont St., 617-338- led by Pops maestro Keith Lockhart and guest conductors. 7699. Dec 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $30. Join Boston’s most eligi- ble Jewish singles at the 23rd annual Matzo Ball, a national CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, New Repertory holiday party touted as the nation’s largest Jewish mixer for Theatre, Charles Mosesian Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, mingling, networking and seasonal cheer. 321 Arsenal St., Watertown, 617-923-8487. Performances: Dec 18 & 26 at 8 p.m., Dec 18 at 3 and 8 p.m., Dec 20 & 27 at 1 THE NUTCRACKER, Boston Ballet, The Opera House, 539 and 6 p.m., Dec 22 & 23 at 7 p.m., Dec 24 at 3 p.m. Tickets: Washington St., 617-931-2787. Performances through Dec $35–54. This popular adaptation of the classic holiday story has 27: Wed–Fri at 7:30 p.m., Sat at 1 and 7:30 p.m., Sun at 1 and all the trimmings of a lavish Victorian Christmas, offering a feast 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $35–165. This must-see holiday event for for the senses ranging from a pre-show caroling concert to luxu- the whole family has been delighting Boston audiences for rious period costumes, from singing and dancing to ghosts that more than four decades. Join Clara on her magical journey fly through the air and evaporate into the London fog. through an enchanted winter wonderland to a palace of sug- ary confections, all set to Tchaikovsky’s marvelous score. A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES, Boston Children’s Theatre and Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, BCA Plaza Theatre, 539 THE NUTCRACKER, José Mateo’s Ballet Theatre, Spingold The- Tremont St., 617-923-8487. Performances: Dec 17 at 7:30 p.m., ater at Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, 617-354-
CURRENTDec EVENTS 18 & 19 at 8 p.m., Dec 20 at 2 p.m., Dec 22 & 23 at 3 and 7467. Performances: Dec 18 at 7:30 p.m., Dec 19 at 2 and 6 7 p.m. Tickets: $35. This adaptation of the classic Dylan Thomas p.m., Dec 20 at 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $15–50. This an- poem about the holidays of the author’s youth is a funny and nual take on the seasonal classic presents a a lively, lower-cost heartwarming production perfect for families to enjoy together. alternative to other holiday shows. Ballet Theatre’s acclaimed dancers—along with more than 200 children as mice, soldiers CHORUS PRO MUSICA, Old South Church, Copley Square, and angels—focus on the dancing rather than the usual mime 617-267-7442. Dec 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $20–45. The popu- and theatrics. lar local choral and classical ensemble performs Shepherds, Follow that Star, a festive evening of holiday music that runs THE SANTALAND DIARIES, Downstage @ New Rep, Black Box the gamut from orchestral pieces to spirituals. Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Water- town, 617-923-8487. Performances Dec 16, 17, 22 & 23 at A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN, Cutler Majestic Theatre at 7:30 p.m., Dec 18 & Jan 2 at 8:30 p.m., Dec 19 & 26 at 4:30 Emerson College, 219 Tremont St., 800-233-3123. Perform- and 8:30 p.m., Dec 20, 27 & 31, Jan 1 at 3 and 7 p.m., Dec 29 ances: Dec 17 & 18 at 8 p.m., Dec 19 at 3 and 8 p.m., Dec 20 & 30 at 7 p.m., Jan 3 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $30. Crumpet, the
around theat hub: 1 and 5 p.m. Tickets: $25–75. Top talent from around the wickedly funny Macy’s Elf, returns in David Sedaris’ strange- Celtic world re-create the magic of an old-world Christmas in but-true account of adventures in holiday retailing. If you’ve the sixth season of the live version of Brian O’Donovan’s had enough of the usual heartwarming holiday fare, it’s the beloved WGBH Christmas special. Enjoy music from Karine perfect antidote. Polwart, Christy O’Leary and Solas’ Seamus Egan, the spec- tacular Irish dancing of Kieran Jordan and much more. URBAN NUTCRACKER, John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley St., 877-548-3237. Performances through Dec 20: Fri at 7:30 p.m., CHRISTMAS REVELS, Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cam- Sat at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m., Sun at 1:30 p.m. Tickets: $20–55. bridge, 617-496-2222. Performances: Dec 17, 18 & 21 at 7:30 Hailed as “A joyous, daring fusion of the old and new” by The p.m., Dec 19, 23 & 26 at 3 and 7:30 p.m., Dec 20 at 1 and 5:30 Boston Globe, this production fuses ballet, swing, hip hop and p.m., Dec 27 at 1 p.m. Tickets: $10–52; children (under 12) urban tap with the classical score of Tchaikovsky and the pulsat- $7–42. The 39th annual production of the beloved Boston event ing beat of Ellington. Experience the classical ballet of the Snow takes its inspiration from North American tradition, combining mu- Queen juxtaposed with the raw energy of urban dance in a way sical contributions from Appalachia, the African-American South, that’s sure to have the audience dancing out the doors. pastoral Shaker communities and New England. Featured per- formers include singers Suzannah Park and David Coffin, Janice ZOOLIGHTS, Stone Zoo, 149 Pond St., Stoneham, 781-438- Allen, Leon Joseph Littlebird, the Cambridge Symphonic Brass En- 5100. Through Dec 30: Nightly 5–9 p.m. Tickets: $5 (Mon–Thu); semble, The Smoky Mountain Dancers, The Roaring Gap Chorus $6 (Fri–Sun); children (under 2) free. A holiday tradition returns, and The Rocky River Children. as Stone Zoo hosts its popular outdoor attraction. Visit the zoo after dark to see thousands of sparkling Christmas lights, visit HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY, Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Santa’s village and meet the big man himself (through Dec 23), St., 617-266-3605. Dec 17 at 8 p.m., Dec 20 at 3 p.m. Tick- take carousel rides and see animals up close, including Stone ets: $37–74. Conductor Jaap ter Linden leads the Society in a Zoo’s new reindeer. performance of holiday compositions by Corelli, Manfredini, Bach, Handel and Muffat. KIDS CORNER HARVARD SQUARE HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR, First Parish Unitarian Church, corner of Church Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Har- BOSTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, Museum Wharf, 300 Con- vard Square, Cambridge, 413-625-9779. Dec 18–23: Mon–Fri gress St., 617-426-6500. Refer to listing in Museums. Daily noon–7:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Sun noon–6 p.m. Free and organized activities in the Art Studio and Play Space such as open to the public. This venerable holiday craft event, now in its music and movement, finger puppet making and kitchen sci- 24th season, is described as “the original rock and roll holiday ence. Daily—Japanese House: Decorate a Nenga-jyo; Play- fair” by its devotees, and features a funky mix of area craftspeo- space: Messy Activity; KidStage; Dec 15, 22 & 27 at 10:30 ple from New England and around the world exhibiting and sell- a.m.—Tasty Tuesdays; Dec 17 at 10:30 a.m.—Meet the ing goods ranging from clocks to jewelry, hand-printed cards to Creatures; Dec 18 at 11 a.m.—Playspace: My First Yoga; Dec ___pottery, clothing to photography and much more. 19 & 26 at 11 a.m.—SaTREEdays; Dec 20 from noon–3 46 PANORAMA p.m.—Zoo New England presents Critter Day; Dec 24–31 at BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Cline Trio; Dec 27 at 8 p.m.—Marshall Wood Trio; Dec 29 & hub: the around 11 a.m.—Paperfest 2009; Dec 27 at 11 a.m.—World of 617-747-2261. Dec 19 at 8 p.m.—Straight No Chaser, tick- 30 at 8:30 p.m.—Bob Nieske Trio; Dec 31 at 8 p.m., Jan 1 & Papercrafts. ets: $25; Dec 20 at 8 p.m.—Canadian Brass, tickets: $35 & 2 at 9 p.m.—The Bob Nieske Trio with Maggie Galloway. 50; Jan 9 at 8 p.m.—Steve Connolly, tickets: $39–49. BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, 700 Boylston St., Copley Square, WANG THEATRE, Citi Performing Arts Center, 270 Tremont St., 617-536-5400. Refer to listing in Sightseeing. The first publicly CLUB PASSIM, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, 617-492-7679. 617-482-9393. Dec 18 at 8 p.m.—Il Divo with Kristin supported municipal library in the world hosts many activities Call for full schedule. This intimate Harvard Square coffee- Chenoweth and Anne Akiko Meyers, tickets: $49.50–149.50. and special programs for children, including live performances, house was a starting place for folk icons like Joan Baez and storytelling, interactive computer activities and films. Special Bob Dylan. Dec 17–19 at 7 and 10 p.m.—Lori McKenna with events: Dec 18 at 10 a.m.—Infant/Toddler Singalong; Dec 20 special guests, tickets: $30; Dec 23 at 8 p.m.—Aine SPECIAL EVENTS at 2:30 p.m.—Puppet show: Guess Who’s Coming to Town! Minogue, tickets: $18; Dec 27 at 6 and 9 p.m.—Melissa Special exhibit: beginning Dec 18—The Raven in the Frog Ferrick, tickets: $35; Dec 29 at 7 and 10 p.m.—Stephen FIRST NIGHT BOSTON 2010, dozens of locations Pond: Edgar Allan Poe and the City of Boston. Kellogg and The Sixers, tickets: $32; Dec 30 & 31 at 7 and throughout the city, 617-542-1399. Dec 31 from 1 p.m.–mid- 10 p.m.—Ellis Paul with special guests, tickets: $30; Jan 9 night. First Night buttons: $18; children (under 4) free. The
CELEBRATE! SERIES, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and at 8 p.m.—Geoff Bartley, tickets: $18. largest New Year’s Eve arts celebration in North America, First S T N E V E T N E R R U C Museum, Columbia Point, next to UMass Boston, 617-514-1644. Night Boston shines brightly as an art-centered, alcohol-free Dec 29 at 10:30 a.m. This free performing arts program (for chil- HOUSE OF BLUES, 15 Lansdowne St., 888-693-BLUE. Shows way to ring in the New Year. Enjoy a full day of diverse artistic
CURRENTdren EVENTS ages 5 and up) highlighting America’s rich cultural diversity at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Visit www.hob.com/boston activities and performances for all ages, or come out as the © BMP / PHOTO BY JAMES PORTO presents The Tanglewood Marionettes’ rendition of The Dragon for full schedule. One of the nation’s first names in live music evening hours tick down and see ice sculptures, two fire- King, a journey with a wise grandmother to the bottom of the returns to Boston. The House of Blues club, concert hall and works displays, evening performances and the Grand Proces- ocean that’s based on Chinese folklore. restaurant across from Fenway Park welcomes top national sion down Boylston Street. First Night buttons may be If you haven’t seen acts from the world of rock, blues, pop and more. Dec 19 at 7 purchased at local retailers and other locations. Visit DISNEY ON ICE, TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, 617-624- p.m.—David Archuleta with Benton Paul, tickets: $29 & 39; www.firstnight.org. for a complete schedule of events. Blue Man Group, you 1000. Dec 26 at 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m., Dec 27 & 28 at 11 a.m. Dec 20 at 10 a.m.—Gospel Brunch, tickets: $45; at 8 p.m.— and 3 p.m., Dec 29 at noon and 4 p.m. Tickets $20–80. Come join New Kids on the Block, tickets: $60; Dec 26–28 at 7 p.m.— SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS, Opera House, 539 Washing- your favorite Disney characters as they skate the night away The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, tickets: $25; Dec 30—Clutch ton St., 617-848-2996. Jan 8 at 7:30 p.m., Jan 9 at 2 and haven’t seen Boston. in a music-packed, larger-than-life celebration of Disney’s with Doomriders, Lionize and Never Got Caught, tickets: 7:30 p.m., Jan 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $38–120. Celebrate the 800.982.2787 Group Sales 617.542.6700 100 Years of Magic. $22–30; Jan 6—Passion Pit, tickets: $25. history of one of the world’s oldest civilizations when the clas- sical Chinese dancers, musicians and vocalists of Shen Yun CHARLES PLAYHOUSE KIDSTOCK AT LYRIC STAGE, 140 Clarendon St., 617-585-5678. PARADISE ROCK CLUB, 967 Commonwealth Ave., 617-562- Performing Arts celebrate the arrival of Chinese New Year with 74 Warrenton St. Boston Known as the intimate “four-star theatre” in Copley Square, The 8800. An intimate setting with a big sound, the Paradise is a vibrant evening of traditional Chinese entertainment.
around theLyric hub: Stage Company is Boston’s oldest theatre company, dedi- one of Boston’s favorite rock clubs. All shows 18+ unless oth- cated to presenting a wide range of the highest quality plays erwise noted. Visit www.thedise.com for full schedule. Dec SPIRIT OF BOSTON NEW YEAR’S CRUISE, departing from and musicals. Jan 9 & 10 at 11 a.m.—Jingle the Jester tells 16 at 8 p.m.—Greyboy Allstars, tickets: $25; Dec 17 at 9 Seaport World Trade Center, 866-310-2469. Dec 31, boarding tales of pirates and mermaids, tickets: $9.50. p.m.—Raekwon, tickets: $25; Dec 18 at 9 p.m.—Stellastarr, at 8 p.m. Tickets: $133.90; call for reservations. Celebrate BOSTON’S HILARIOUS WHODUNIT! tickets: $15 & 25; Dec 19 & 20 at 7 p.m.—Street Dogs, tick- New Year’s Eve on a party cruise around Boston Harbor. Enjoy PUPPET SHOWPLACE THEATRE, 32 Station St., Brookline, 617- ets: $15; Dec 31 at 9 p.m.—Mr. Brownstone, tickets: $25; a deluxe dinner buffet, dancing to tunes spun by a DJ and a 731-6400. Tickets: $10. The first puppetry center in New Eng- Jan 7 at 7 p.m.—Parachute with Safety Suit, tickets: $15. champagne toast at midnight, as well as prime viewing for land presents the magical world of puppet theater, enlightening the First Night fireworks. audiences of all ages. Dec 16 & 17 at 10:30 a.m.—The Carrot REGATTABAR, 3rd floor of The Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St., Salesman; Dec 19 & 20 at 1 and 3 p.m., Dec 23 & 24 at 10:30 Cambridge, 617-661-5000. Dec 17 at 7:30 p.m.—Longy a.m. —Holiday Fantasy; Dec 26–28 at 1 and 3 p.m.—Hansel & School of Music Holiday Show, tickets: $20; Dec 18 at 7:30 SPORTS Gretel; Dec 29 & 30 at 1 and 3 p.m.—Travelin’ Jack; Dec and 10 p.m.—The Persuasions, tickets: $22; Dec 31 at 9 31–Jan 3 at 1 and 3 p.m.—The Velveteen Rabbit; Jan 9 & 10 p.m.—David Maxwell, tickets: $99–209; Jan 7 at 7:30 BOSTON BRUINS NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE at 1 and 3 p.m.—The Emperor’s New Clothes. p.m.—Carmen Consoli, tickets: $22; Jan 8 at 7:30 p.m.— TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, 617-624-1000. Project Object, tickets: $22; Jan 9 at 7:30 p.m.—Compaq Big Dec 14 at 7 p.m. vs. Philadelphia Flyers “Laugh Yourself Silly” STREGA NONA, The Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., 617- Band, tickets: $12. Dec 23 & 30 at 7 p.m. vs. Atlanta Thrashers 931-2787. Jan 9 at 11 a.m., 2 and 5 p.m. Tickets: $20–35. In Jan 1 at 1 p.m. (at Fenway Park) vs. Philadelphia Flyers – Boston Globe this musical tale of a friendly magical witch in the tiny Italian SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB, DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel, 400 Jan 7 at 7 p.m. vs. Chicago Blackhawks town of Calabria, local lug Big Anthony starts trouble when he Soldiers Field Road, 617-562-4111. Showtimes: Tue–Thu at 8 Jan 9 at 1 p.m. vs. New York Rangers “Comic Perfection” fools with a magic pasta pot and pasta threatens to engulf the and 10 p.m., Fri & Sat at 8 and 10 p.m., Sun at 7 and 9 p.m. whole town—unless Strega Nona can save the day. With a unless otherwise noted. Combination tickets include dinner BOSTON CELTICS NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION – Boston Herald tuneful score by Aron Accurso, this fantastical show teaches and show. Dec 31 at 8 and 11 p.m.—Bobby Caldwell, tickets: TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, 617-523-3030. that witches can be good, and that and you can’t judge a pot $50 & 60; Jan 2—Bobby Caldwell, tickets: $40, $78 with Dec 18 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Philadelphia 76ers by its pasta. dinner; Jan 7 at 8 p.m.—Marco Benevento Trio, tickets: $18, Dec 20 at 6 p.m. vs. Minnesota Timberwolves “A Hair-Raising Hit!” $56 with dinner; Jan 8—Carol Sloane with Bucky Pizzarelli Dec 22 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Indiana Pacers and friends, tickets: $25, $63 with dinner; Jan 9 at 8 and 10 Jan 2 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Toronto Raptors – Newsweek LIVE MUSIC p.m., Jan 10 at 4 and 7 p.m.—James Cotton’s Superharp Band, tickets: $25, $63 with dinner. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE AMANDA PALMER AND THE BOSTON POPS, Symphony Hall, Gillette Stadium, One Patriot Place, Foxborough, 800-543-1776. Great Group Discounts 301 Massachusetts Ave., 617-266-1200. Dec 31 at 10 p.m. TOP OF THE HUB, Prudential Tower, 52nd floor, 617-536- Dec 27 at 1 p.m. vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Different Every Night! Tickets: $45–160. One of Boston’s most provocative and ex- 1775. Enjoy food, drink and the best view in Boston as you # citing performers joins forces with conductor Keith Lockhart swing to live jazz and classics from the Great American Song- Fresh and Funny Charles Playhouse and the Boston Pops for a special New Year’s Eve concert, book. Dec 14, 21 & 28, Jan 4 at 8 p.m.—Marty Ballou Trio; THEATRE 74 Warrenton Street, Boston performing songs by Palmer’s acclaimed punk cabaret duo Dec 15 & 16, 22–24 at 8:30 p.m., Dec 17 at 4 p.m., Dec 18, Call 617-426-5225 The Dresden Dolls and from her recent solo album, Who 19 & 26 at 9 p.m.—Steve Soares Trio; Dec 20 & 27, Jan 3 & ALL MY SONS, Huntington Theatre Company, Boston Univer- ___Killed Amanda Palmer? 10 at noon—Lee Childs Group; Dec 20 at 8 p.m.—Rebecca sity Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., 617-266-0800. Perform- www.shearmadness.com ___ 48 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 49 AROUND THE HUB ON EXHIBIT ances beginning Jan 8: Fri & Sat at 8 p.m., Sun at 7 p.m. job man and former police officer, conspire to pressure the BOSTON Tickets: $25–82.50. Joe Keller strives for the American hotel’s lone guest to invest in their diamond mining scheme. Dream, but two years after WWII’s end, his family still suffers BOSTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, Museum Wharf, 300 from its aftershocks. When Chris, the elder son, announces MAMMA MIA!, The Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., 617- Congress St., 617-426-6500. Daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri his plan to marry his still missing-in-action brother’s fiancée, 931-2787. Performances: Dec 15, 17, 21–23 at 7:30 p.m., ’til 9 p.m. Admission: $12; children (1–15) & seniors $9; a mother must confront her denial, a son his father’s fallibility Dec 16 at 7 p.m., Dec 18 at 8 p.m., Dec 19 & 26 at 2 and 8 children (under 1) free; Fri 5–9 p.m. (Family Night) $1. and a father his true duties in Arthur Miller’s powerful, Tony p.m., Dec 20 & 27 at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Dec 24 at 1 p.m. Tick- The popular museum for families of all ages features a Award-winning play. ets: $25–83.50. Writer Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale plethora of interactive exhibits that allow children to learn unfolds on a Greek island paradise, where—on the eve of her about science, history and culture firsthand. Exhibits in- BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, American Repertory Theatre, Loeb wedding—a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her clude: Construction Zone, a child-sized work site with Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-547-8300. Per- father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the miniature skyscrapers inspired by the Big Dig; Arthur & formances through Jan 2: Tue–Thu at 7:30 p.m., Fri & Sat at island they last visited 20 years ago. The storytelling magic of Friends, featuring the stars of everyone’s favorite PBS 8 p.m., Sun at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25–75. Featuring a ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, program; Boston Black, celebrating Boston’s Caribbean, rotating roster of Boston’s most celebrated gospel choirs, this laughter and friendship. African and African-American cultures; Kid Power, which
soulful re-envisioning of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale allows active kids to use energy in healthy ways and hub: the around takes a journey through the rich musical tapestry of R&B. THE 101 DALMATIANS MUSICAL, Citi Performing Arts Center, teaches them about fitness and nutrition. Special exhibits: When jealousy rips apart love and friendship, only the revela- The Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., 866-348-9738. Perform- through Dec 31—Tales from the Land of Gullah; through
CURRENTtory EVENTS power of gospel can restore the enduring bonds of faith, ances: Dec 23 at 1 and 7:30 p.m., Dec 24 at 1 p.m., Dec 26 at Jan 3—Exploring Trees Inside and Out; beginning Jan family and forgiveness. 2 and 7:30 p.m., Dec 27 at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $28–75. 5—Artwork from The Anti-Defamation League’s “A World Starring Rachel York as the villainess Cruella de Vil and led by of Difference” Calendar Contest winners. Refer to Kids BLUE MAN GROUP, Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St., the creative team of director Jerry Zaks (La Cage Aux Folles), Corner in Current Events for special events. 617-931-2787 or 617-426-6912. Ongoing. Performances: book writer B.T. McNicholl (Billy Elliot, Spamalot ) and composer Tue–Thu at 8 p.m., Fri at 7 p.m., Sat at 4, 7 and 10 p.m., Sun Dennis DeYoung (a founding member of the rock group Styx), INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, 100 Northern Ave., at 2 and 5 p.m. Tickets: $48 & 62. This giddily subversive off- this classic “tail” transports audiences to a topsy-turvy, fantas- 617-478-3100. Sat, Sun, Tue & Wed 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thu PHOTOBY ROBERT K NUDSEN Broadway hit features three muted, blue-painted performers tic reality filled with song, dance and spectacle. & Fri ’til 9 p.m. Admission: $15; seniors & students $10; JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY who spoof both contemporary art and modern technology children (under 17) free. Free to all Thu 5–9 p.m. Boston’s AND MUSEUM: The Columbia Point institution through wry commentary and bemusing antics. The show has SHEAR MADNESS, Charles Playhouse Stage II, 74 Warrenton first new art museum in 100 years is a state-of-the-art, commemorating the life and work of the late presi- been updated to include new performance pieces, new music St., 617-426-5225. Ongoing. Performances: Tue–Fri at 8 gleaming structure on the South Boston waterfront which dent now features the pink silk dress (seen above)
and alterations to the sound and lighting design. p.m., Sat at 6 and 9 p.m., Sun at 3 and 7 p.m. (Special holi- presents installations of contemp orary paintings, sculp- worn by Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1962 White T I B I H X E N O day schedule: Dec 21 & 28 at 8 p.m., Dec 24 & Jan 3 no tures and photographs, as well as cutting-edge live dance House staff Christmas party in its exhibit highlight- DEATH BY CHOCOLATE, SMO Productions, Plaza Black Box show, Dec 25 at 7 p.m., Dec 30 at 2 and 8 p.m.) Tickets: and musical performances. Special exhibits: ICA Collection: ing the First Lady. Refer to listing, below.
around theTheatre, hub: Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., 617- $42. Boston’s hilarious whodunnit where the audience takes In The Making; Damián Ortega: Do It Yourself; Krzysztof 933-8600. Dec 18 at 8 p.m., Dec 19 at 6 and 8 p.m., Dec 20 a stab at catching the killer. Become an armchair sleuth in the Wodiczko: The Veterans Project; Momentum 15: R.H. at 2 p.m. Tickets: $29. Written by and starring Elliot Norton longest-running play in U.S. history. Quaytman; On the Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall: Award-winning actor and comedian Mike Dorval, this is a through Jan 3—Ugo Rondinone. THE MARY BAKER EDDY LIBRARY, 200 Massachusetts Ave., one-man, 30-year, 110-pound odyssey of cake, candy and a SHIPWRECKED!, Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon St., 617-450-7000. Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission: $6; sen- few things learned between meals. 617-585-5678. Performances through Dec 20: Wed & Thu at ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM, 280 The Fenway, iors, students & youth (6–17) $4; children (under 6) free. The 7:30 p.m., Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at 3 and 8 p.m., Sun at 3 p.m. 617-566-1401. Tue–Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $12; Library explores the life and achievements of Mary Baker THE DONKEY SHOW, American Repertory Theatre, Oberon, 2 Tickets: $25–54. In this New England premiere by Donald seniors $10; students $5; children (under 18) free. Visitors Eddy, a New England woman who defied conventional 19th- Arrow St., Cambridge, 617-547-8300. Performances through Margulies, 16-year-old Louis de Rougemont leaves his named Isabella are admitted free. Commissioned by Boston century thinking to become an influential religious leader, Jan 2: Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Tickets: $25–75. sickbed and London home, vowing to see the world. As he aristocrat Isabella Stewart Gardner and modeled after a 15th- publisher, teacher and businesswoman. The museum also Bringing the ultimate disco experience to Boston, this crazy climbs aboard a ship of pearl divers, a typhoon hits, leaving century Venetian palace, the museum exhibits 2,500 objects, houses the famous Mapparium—a three-story stained-glass circus of mirror balls, feathered divas, roller skaters and hus- him stranded on an island. Thirty years later, hailed as a hero, including the works of Rembrandt, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian globe, opened in 1935, which allows visitors to stand in the tle queens tells the story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream he returns to Victorian London with an amazing tale of adven- and Matisse. Special exhibit: Taro Shinoda: Lunar Reflections. center, giving them a unique look at how ideas can inspire in- through great ’70s anthems like “We are Family,” “I Love the ture so incredible that it’s hard to believe it’s true. Special events: Dec 17 from 5:30–9:30 p.m.—Gardner After dividuals and change the world. Special exhibits: Hall of Nightlife,” “Car Wash,” “Ring My Bell” and “Last Dance.” Hours: Saturnalia, tickets: $12; at 7 p.m.—Annette Philip Ideas; Sensational Press, Radical Response; The Mapparium: Quintet, tickets: $23; Jan 1—Frank Hatch First Day Free, free An Inside View; Peace Flag; Lincoln’s “Great Willing Heart” GATZ, American Repertory Theatre, Loeb Drama Center, TICKETS museum admission. and the Life of Mary Baker Eddy. 64 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-547-8300. Performances be- ginning Jan 7—Part 1: Jan 7 & 8 at 7:30 p.m., Jan 9 & 10 BOSTIX, Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Copley Square, 617- JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, MCMULLEN MUSEUM OF ART, Boston College, 140 Com- at 3 p.m.; Part 2: Jan 9 & 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25–69. 723-5181. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (Faneuil Hall location off Morrissey Boulevard, next to UMass Boston, Dorchester, mon wealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, 617-552-8100. Mon –Fri 11 One morning in the low-rent office of a mysterious small closed Mon); Sun 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Information and tickets, in- 866-535-1960. www.jfklibrary.org. Daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. a.m.–4 p.m., Sat & Sun noon–5 p.m. Free admission. Gallery business, an employee finds a copy of The Great Gatsby in cluding half-price seats on day of event, for the best perform- Admission: $12; seniors & students $10; children (13–17) tours held every Sun at 12:30 p.m. This museum is lauded the clutter of his desk and starts to read it out loud. An ing arts around Boston. Log on to www.bostix.org to purchase $9; children (12 and under) free; library forums free. This for presenting interdisciplinary exhibits that spark new audacious theatrical tour de force performed in two parts, discounted tickets and receive special e-mail updates. All museum portrays Kennedy’s life, leadership and legacy in questions and renowned for its European, Asian and American this is not a stage adaptation of Fitzgerald’s novel, but a ticket offers subject to availability. 21 ex hibits, three theaters, 20 video presentations and more. collections. reading of the entire book—brilliantly brought to life by Special exhibits: Poetry and Power: The Inaugural Address of Elevator Repair Service, one of New York’s most acclaimed BOSTON CITYPASS, www.citypass.com. Visit five of Boston’s John F. Kennedy; Moon Shot: JFK and Space Exploration. THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, African theater companies. best attractions for one low price. Save 50% and avoid ticket Meeting House, 46 Joy St. (corner of Smith Court), Beacon lines. Booklet price: $44; youth (3–11) $28. Ticket booklets LARZ ANDERSON AUTO MUSEUM, Larz Anderson Park, Hill, 617-725-0022. www.afroammuseum.org. Mon–Sat 10 GROUNDSWELL, Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon St., are available at the first attraction visited and are valid for 15 Newton St., Brookline, 617-522-6547. Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–4 a.m.–4 p.m. Free admission; donations welcome. Explore the 617-585-5678. Performances beginning Jan 1: Wed & Thu nine days. The CityPass ticket booklet includes admission to p.m. Admission: $10; seniors, students & children (6–18) $5; history of Boston’s 19th-century Afri can -American community at 7:30 p.m., Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at 3 and 8 p.m., Sun at 3 p.m. five major attractions: the New England Aquarium, Museum of children (5 and under) free. The oldest collection of historic at the African Meeting House, the oldest African-American Tickets: $25–54. In this New England premiere by Ian Bruce, Fine Arts, Museum of Science, Skywalk Observatory at the automobiles in the nation is displayed in the owner’s original church still standing in the United States. In addition, there the lives of three disappointed men intersect with volatile Prudential Center and your choice of the John F. Kennedy home. Special exhibit: The Style and Innovation of the are tour maps available for the Black Heritage Trail. Special consequences in a hotel in a sleepy South African port town, Presidential Library and Museum or the Harvard Museum of American Automobile. exhibit: Let Your Motto Be Resistance. ___when Thami, the gardener and caretaker, and Johan, the odd- Natural History, plus extra coupons for local businesses. ___ 50 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 51 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 465 Huntington Ave., 617-267- a.m.–5 p.m. Admission on the hour only, ’til 3 p.m. Hours al- The Sculpture of Arthur Ganson; Learning Lab: The Cell; 9300. Sat–Tue 10 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Wed–Fri ’til 9:45 p.m. Ad- tered during TD Garden events, call ahead. Admission: $6; Sampling MIT. mission (includes two visits in a 10-day period): $20; seniors seniors & children (6–17) $4; children (under 6) free. The & students $18; Wed after 4 p.m., pay as you wish; children Sports Museum showcases New England’s rich sports her- SACKLER MUSEUM, 485 Broadway, 617-495-9400. Mon–Sat (7–17) $7.50 on weekdays before 3 p.m., free at all other itage through an unparalleled collection of artifacts, multime- 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun 1–5 p.m. Admission: $9; seniors $7; times; children (6 and under) free. The museum houses an dia and artwork. Exhibits include the Boston Bruins Hall of students $6; children (18 and under) free. Designed by James outstanding collection of paintings, prints, sculptures, furnish- Fame portraits, the Boston Garden Penalty Box and New Eng- Stirling, Britain’s famous post-modernist architect, the Sackler ings and other artwork from ancient times through the pres- land’s Olympic Heroes. boasts pieces from Harvard’s extensive art collection span- ™ ent, as well as the most comprehensive collection of Asiatic ning centuries and encompassing one end of the globe to the art in the world. Special exhibits: Portrait of Life: Children’s USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM, Charlestown Navy Yard, other. Special exhibits: Re-View, a collection of highlights from Lives in Art; Echoes of Heian Kyo: Court Culture in the Floating Charles town, 617-426-1812. Daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free the Harvard Art Museum; The Western Tradition: Art Since the World; Preserving History, Making History: The Museum of admission. The museum preserves the treasures of “Old Renaissance. Fine Arts, Boston; Patterns of Long Ago: Reflections of China Ironsides,” the U.S. Navy’s flagship and the world’s oldest in Japanese No Costume; Glorious Beasts in Persian Painting; commissioned warship. Includes weap ons, documents, jour-
Contemporary Outlook: Seeing Songs; Tibet/China Conflu- nals and more. Interactive exhibits allow visitors to load and BEYOND BOSTON hub: the around ences; The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000 BC; Bharat fire a cannon, try out a sailor’s sleeping quarters and virtually Ratna!: Jewels of Modern Indian Art; Albrecht Durer: Virtuoso command the Constitution in battle. Special exhibits: Old BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, 1000 West Columbus Ave., Printmaker; Harry Callahan: American Photographer; Cafe and Ironsides in War and Peace; The Barbary War; Model Shop; Springfield, 413-781-6500. Sun–Thu 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Fri & Cabaret: Toulouse-Lautrec’s Paris; Object, Image, Collector: All Hands on Deck: A Sailor’s Life in 1812; Paintings by Sat ’til 5 p.m. Tickets: $16.99; seniors $13.99; children (5– African and Oceanic Art in Focus; through Dec 31—RSVP: George Ropes. 15) $11.99; (4 & under) free. In 1891, James Naismith devel- Jim Lambie. Special event: Dec 31––Free Community Day, oped the game of basketball and its original 13 rules in free museum admission. Springfield, Mass. Now Springfield is home to the Hall of CAMBRIDGE Fame, an edifice that pays homage to the greatest to play and MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, Science Park, 617-723-2500. coach the game, like Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Michael Sat–Thu 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri ’til 9 p.m. Admission: $20; Due to limited parking, it is best to take the Red Line when Jordan and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Hall of Fame
O N seniors E X H I B I T $18; children (3–11) $17; children (under 3) free. traveling to Harvard, Central or Kendall squares. The Cam- also includes interactive basketball fun for visitors and Planetarium, laser show and Omni theater tickets: $9; seniors bridge Discovery Booth located at the Harvard Square “T” numerous exhibits. $8; children (3–11) $7. Combination ticket prices and entrance provides additional information.
evening discounts available. Interactive science exhibits, plus CONCORD MUSEUM, 200 Lexington Road, Concord, 978- T I B I H X E N O laser and astronomy shows in the Charles Hayden Planetar- CARPENTER CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, Harvard Uni- 369-9763. Mon–Sat 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m; begin- ium, are featured. Special exhibits: Colossal Fossil: Triceratops versity, 24 Quincy St., 617-495-3251. Main Gallery: Mon–Sat ning Jan 1—Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun 1–4 p.m. Cliff; Harry Potter: The Exhibition; Running the Numbers: 9 a.m.–11 p.m., Sun noon–11 p.m.; Sert Gallery: Tue–Sun 1– Admission: $10; seniors & students $8; children (6–17) $5; Portraits of Mass Consumption; through Jan 3—Wild Music: 5 p.m. Free admission. Housed in the only building in North family rates available. Ample free parking on Cambridge Sounds and Songs of Life. Planetarium shows: Journey to America designed by famed French architect Le Corbusier, Turnpike. Relive Concord’s history, from Native American the Edge of Space and Time; The Sky Tonight: Ancient the Carpenter Center hosts a lecture series with working habitation and European settlement to the days of Emerson, Astronomy; through Jan 3—Winterlight: Stars and Symbols artists and exhibits contemporary works on paper, in sculp- Thoreau, the Alcotts and Hawthorne. Special exhibit: A Dedi- of the Solstice; What Happened to Pluto? Refer to Film ture and mixed media, video and film. Special exhibits: cation to Craft: North Bennett Street School@125. Fine Vintage Posters listings in Current Events for complete Mugar Omni through Dec 23—ACT UP New York: Activism, Art and the Theater schedule. AIDS Crisis, 1987–1993; Installation by artists collective DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK AND MUSEUM, 51 Sandy
around the hub: Fierce Pussy. Pond Road, Lincoln, 781-259-8355. Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. THE MUSEUM OF THE NATIONAL CENTER OF AFRO-AMERI- Admission: $12; seniors, students & children (6–12) $8. CAN ARTISTS, 300 Walnut Ave., Roxbury, 617-442-8614. HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 26 Oxford St., Sculpture Park: open sunrise to sunset, admission charged Tue–Sun 1–5 p.m.; by appointment for groups. Admission: 617-495-3045. Daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $9; seniors & during museum operating hours only. Tour one of the largest $4; students & seniors $3. Housed in the former Oak Bend students $7; children (3–18) $6. Among the museum’s 17 contemporary art museums and the only permanent public Mansion, a neo-Gothic structure built in the early 1870s, this galleries is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of sculpture park in New England. Special exhibits: Out of the museum holds a slide archive and an extensive collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, a unique collection of more Box: Photography Portfolios from the Permanent Collection; African artifacts, prints and drawings. It also hosts national than 3,000 glass flower models created between 1886 and Platform 2: Eric Hongisto; through Jan 3—Lalla Essaydi: Les and international traveling exhibits. Special exhibits: Aspelta: 1936. Special exhibits: Climate Change: Our Global Femmes du Maroc; Jules Aarons: In the Jewish Neighbor- A Nubian King’s Burial Chamber; Hero’s Story: New Works by Experiment; Arthropods: Creatures that Rule; Evolution; hoods, 1946–1976; Platform 1: Andrew Mowbray. Cullen Washington Jr.; Haiti: Paintings by Marilene Phipps; The Language of Color. Genesis: Works by Freddie Cabral. NATIONAL HERITAGE MUSEUM, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MIT LIST VISUAL ARTS CENTER, 20 Ames St., 617-253- 781-861-6559. Tue–Sat 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Sun noon–4:30 OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM, 206 Washington St., 617-720- 4680. Tue, Wed & Fri–Sun noon–6 p.m., Thu ’til 8 p.m. Free p.m. Free admission. Devoted to presenting exhibitions on 1713. Daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; beginning Jan 1—’til 4 p.m. admission. One of Boston’s premier showcases for contem- American history and popular culture as a way of preserving Tickets: $7; seniors & students $6; children (6–18) $3. At the porary art, the List Center reflects MIT’s position as a cutting- our national heritage. Special exhibits: Sowing the Seeds of site of the Boston Massacre and the first reading of the Decla- edge research institution by presenting works from the Liberty: Lexington and the American Revolution; For All Time: ration of Independence in Boston, explore exhibits on the world’s leading contemporary artists. Special exhibits: Clocks and Watches from the National Heritage Museum; American Revolution, Boston’s maritime history and the through Jan 3—Tobias Putrih & MOS: Without Out; Sung Freemasonry Unmasked!: Anti-Masonic Collections in the Van Boston Massacre. Special exhibits: The Old State House: A Hwan Kim’s Summer Days in Keijo—written in 1937. Gorden-Williams Library and Archives; The Art of the Movie Hands-on History; From Colony to Commonwealth; Every Theater: Photographs by Stefanie Klavens; through Jan 3— Picture Tells a Story; Preservation of the Old State House; THE MIT MUSEUM, 265 Massachusetts Ave., 617-253-5927. The Way We Worked: Photographs from the National Archives. Our Favorite Things: Boston Stories; The Boston Massacre Daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $7.50; children, seniors & 205 Newbury Street Multimedia Presentation; Treasures from the Bostonian students $3, children (under 5) free. Exhibits interpret themes PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM, East India Square, Salem, 866- Open Daily, Parking Available Society’s Collections. and ideas related to MIT research and activities. Ongoing ex- 745-1876. Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $15; seniors www.internationalposter.com hibits: Mind and Hand: The Making of MIT Scientists and En- $13; students $11; children (16 and under) free. The nation’s THE SPORTS MUSEUM, 5th and 6th floor premium seating gineers; Holography: The Light Fantastic; Robots and Beyond: oldest continually operating museum boasts a new wing with 617-375-0076 ___levels, TD Garden, Causeway Street, 617-624-1234. Daily 11 Exploring Artificial Intelligence at MIT; Gestural Engineering: a 190-seat auditorium and a glass-covered atrium. The col- ___ 52 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 53 AROUND THE HUB SHOPPING lection showcases African, Asian, Pacific Island and American COPLEY SOCIETY OF ART, 158 Newbury St., 617-536-5049. ART & ANTIQUES folk and decorative art, a maritime collection dating back to Tue–Sat 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m. The oldest non- the museum’s earliest days and the first collection of Native profit art association in the United States represents more GALLERIA FLORENTIA, 79 Newbury St., 617-585-9200. American art in the hemisphere. Special exhibits: Auspicious than 500 living artists and hosts between 15–20 exhibitions Tue–Sat 11 a.m.–6 p.m., or by appointment. This premier Wishes and Natural Beauty in Korean Art; Of Gods and Mor- each year by contemporary painters, photographers, sculptors source for original, museum-quality art displays exclusive tals: Traditional Art from India; All of My Life: Contemporary and printmakers. Special exhibits: through Dec 23—Holiday furnishings from Milan, masterful Murano glass, bronze Works by Native American Artists; ReVisions: Indian Artists Small Works 2009; Works by Gail Sauter. and stone sculptures, exquisite paintings, chess sets, Engaging Traditions; Fish, Silk, Tea, Bamboo: Cultivating an hand-tooled Tuscan leather and Capodimonte porcelain. Image of China; Trash Menagerie; Rare Bird of Fashion: The GALLERIA FLORENTIA, 79 Newbury St., 617-585-9200. Tue– Irreverent Iris Apfel; Valerie Belin: Made Up; through Jan 3— Sat 11 a.m.–6 p.m. or by appointment. Galleria Florentia is a INTERNATIONAL POSTER GALLERY, 205 Newbury St., Perfect Imbalance: Exploring Chinese Aesthetics. gallery and boutique featuring European fine arts including 617-375-0076. www.internationalposter.com. Mon–Sat 10 bronze sculptures, Capodimonte porcelain, Persian miniature a.m.–6 p.m., Sun noon–6 p.m. This acclaimed fine art 1 SALEM WITCH MUSEUM, 19 /2 Washington Square North, paintings and Lombardy inlay furnishings epitomizing Old poster gallery displays original vintage posters from the Salem, 978-744-1692. Daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $8; World elegance. 1890s through post-World War II modern masters. seniors $7; children (6–14) $5.50. Life-size stage settings and historically accurate narration recreate the hysteria of the INTERNATIONAL POSTER GALLERY, 205 Newbury St., 617- Salem Witch Trials and executions of 1692. Translations avail- 375-0076. www.internationalposter.com. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 ARTS & CRAFTS able in Japanese, French, German, Italian and Spanish. p.m., Sun noon–6 p.m. This acclaimed fine art poster gallery Special exhibit: Witches: Evolving Perceptions. displays original vintage posters from the 1890s through THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS, 175 Newbury St., post-World War II modern masters. Special exhibit: Winter 617-266-1810. Tue–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m. The oldest non- Poster Delights. profit craft organization in the country, established in 1897. GALLERIES The Society specializes in contemporary American crafts, JUDI ROTENBERG GALLERY, 130 Newbury St., 617-437- jewelry, furniture, glass and ceramics ranging from cutting ARDEN GALLERY, 129 Newbury St., 617-247-0610. Mon– 1518. Tue–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m. The Judi Rotenberg Gallery edge to traditional, and from functional to sculptural. Sat 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Arden specializes in contemporary oil is one of the longest-standing independent galleries in hub: the around PHOTOBY IMOTHY ENZI O N paintings E X H I B I T and sculpture by nationally and internationally Boston and is committed to both established and emerging T R renowned artists, whose styles range from super-realism to talent in all media. Special exhibit: through Dec 23—Works CLOTHING COPLEY PLACE: This upscale shopping center in abstraction. Special exhibits: through Dec 30—Crowded by Brian Knep. the Back Bay offers the latest styles at department Intimacy: Pedro Bonnin; beginning Jan 5—New Paintings: LOUIS BOSTON, 234 Berkeley St., 617-262-6100. Mon–Wed stores like Neiman Marcus and Barneys New York Bill Fisher. LANOUE FINE ART, 160 Newbury St., 617-262-4400. Mon– 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Thu–Sat ’til 7 p.m. Housed in a historic for- and boutiques like Jimmy Choo and Louis Vuitton. Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sun noon–5 p.m. Featuring contempo- mer Back Bay museum building, this Boston institution main- Refer to listing, page 56. BARBARA KRAKOW GALLERY, 10 Newbury St., 617-262- rary representational and abstract art, Lanoue is committed to tains its cutting-edge allure by offering upscale men’s 4490. Tue–Sat 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. The Barbara Krakow exploring diverse media and concepts. Special exhibit: Winter fashions by up-and-coming designers, as well as women’s Gallery attracts top contemporary artists from around the Group Show. fashions, bed and bath items and home accessories. world, showcasing work that focuses on minimalism and 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Its mantra “Brand name clothing for less” has conceptualism. Special exhibits: Reading and Writing Group L’ATTITUDE GALLERY, 218 Newbury St., 617-927-4400. SOODEE, 170 Newbury St., 617-266-7888. Mon–Wed 10 a.m.–7 made this discount retailer a bargain hunter’s dream come true. Show; through Dec 19—Annual AIDS Benefit Exhibition. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m. This gallery p.m., Thu–Sat ’til 8 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. This boutique offers From Ralph Lauren to Calvin Klein, Marshalls features designer boasts contemporary sculpture, crafts and art for the home, fun pieces of clothing that transport the buyer to a different age and clothing for men, women and children. BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY, 486 Harrison Ave., 617-482- garden and commercial environments, as well as an outdoor place, with items that are modern, trendy and high fashion alongside G N I P P O H S
around the7781. hub: Wed–Sun noon–6 p.m. A sculptors’ cooperative that sculpture garden. others that are timeless and classic. Whether you need a party dress T.J. MAXX, 350 Washington St., 617-695-2424. Mon–Sat 9:30 has served as an alternative venue for innovative solo sculp- at the last minute, a designer bag at an affordable price or fash- a.m.–7:30 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. This discount retailer of- ture exhibitions since 1992. Special exhibits: through Dec PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOURCE CENTER, Boston University, ionable accessories to impress your friends, you will find it all at fers brand name and designer fashions for men, women and 20—Elephant Tribe: Donna Dodson; Elements Converging: 832 Commonwealth Ave., 617-975-0600. Tue, Wed & Fri 10 Soodee. Show Panorama ad (page 59) and get 10% off. kids, as well as accessories, fine jewelry and items for the Peter Haines; beginning Jan 6—Works by Kim Bernard and a.m.–6 p.m., Thu ’til 8 p.m., Sat & Sun noon–5 p.m. Admis- home, at prices 20–60% off most department store rates. Eric Sealine. sion: $3; students & seniors $2; children (under 18) free. PRC exhibitions and educational programs are guided by a DEPARTMENT STORES BRICKBOTTOM GALLERY, 1 Fitchburg St., Somerville, 617- philosophical inquiry into the intersection of photography GIFTS & SOUVENIRS 776-3410. Thu–Sat noon–5 p.m. This not-for-profit gallery with aesthetic, professional and critical discourses. Special FILENE’S BASEMENT, 497 Boylston St., 617-424-5520. Mon–Sat presents thoughtful and professionally curated art exhibitions exhibit: 2009 Leopold Godowsky Jr. Color Photography 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–7 p.m. This classic Boston off-price TEDDY BALLGAME’S, 1 South Station, 617-330-1230. Located and fosters a stable, permanent artist community of residents Award Winners. store—touting the slogan “Where Bargains Were Born!”—offers at the South Station concierge desk, Teddy Ballgame’s offers tours and non-resident members. Special exhibit: Holy, curated by designer and brand name fashions for men, women and the home. of Boston that leave right from South Station, a wide variety of Pauline Lim. PUCKER GALLERY, 171 Newbury St., 617-267-9473. Mon– Red Sox souvenirs, T-shirts and books about the history of Boston. Sat 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sun 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Features H & M, 350 Washington St., 617-482-7081; 100 Newbury St., BROMFIELD ART GALLERY, 450 Harrison Ave., 617-451- work by Israeli, American and inte rnationally known contem- 617-859-3192. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–7 p.m. 3605. Wed–Sat noon–5 p.m. Boston’s oldest artist-run gallery porary artists. Special exhibits: A Year in the Woods of Maine: This youthful, cutting-edge department store’s mission of HOME GOODS features shows by members of the cooperative, while exhibi- Paintings by Marguerite Robichaux; Striking Balance: The “fashion and quality at the best price” translates to inexpensive, tions by visiting artists are selected by current members. Ceramic Art of Randy Johnston. trendy clothes for men and women, as H & M boasts the freshest, DOWN TO BASICS, 249 Newbury St., 617-267-3696. Mon–Sat Special exhibit: through Dec 20—12 x 12 Holiday Show; most up-to-date fashion trends in color, material and style. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. For more than 20 years, beginning Jan 6—Surveying the Land: Jarrett Min Davis; SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS, 175 Newbury St., 617- Susan Fowler’s Down to Basics has been providing homes, ho- A Story of Rose’s: Larry Volk. 266-1810. Tue–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Exhibition gallery MACY’S, 450 Washington St., 617-357-3195. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–9 tels and spas across the country with the most luxurious, light closed Jan 3–31. The oldest non-profit crafts organization in p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Discover the season’s hottest trends, newest and lofty down comforters, down pillows, linens and gifts. CHASE GALLERY, 450 Harrison Ave., 617-859-7222. Tue–Sat the country specializes in contemporary American crafts. The styles and best prices. Choose from your favorite designers: Coach, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun ’til 4 p.m. Since 1990, Chase Gallery has jewelry, furniture, glass and ceramics range from cutting- Polo, DKNY, Hugo Boss, the Martha Stewart Collection and more. been one of the city’s top galleries for the exhibition of con- edge to traditional, from functional to sculptural. Special JEWELRY/ACCESSORIES temporary artists, both representational and abstract. Special exhibit: through Jan 2—From Minimal to Bling: Contempo- MARSHALLS, 500 Boylston St., 617-262-6066. Mon–Sat 9 exhibits: through Dec 31—Works by Holly Farrell; beginning rary Studio Jewelry. a.m.–9 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; 350 Washington St., Down- HIGH GEAR JEWELRY, 204 Hanover St., 617-523-5804. Mon– ___Jan 5—Works by Cynthia Packard. town Crossing, 617-338-6205. Mon–Sat 9 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Sun Fri 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat ’til 9 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Merilee___ 54 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 55 Wolfson’s platinum-drenched contemporary fashion jewelry handful of upscale retailers, including St. John Boutique, shop dazzles with an impressive selection of costume jewelry Sonia Rykiel, Escada, Hermes, Exhale Spa and Anne Fontaine. ... Just a and semi-precious pieces. Whether you’re looking for eco- Heartbeat friendly “green” jewelry from South America or looks fresh MARKETPLACE CENTER, located between Faneuil Hall and away! from the pages of the world’s top fashion magazines, this is the the Waterfront. Twenty-four distinctive shops surround an open go-to spot in Boston. court known as the Exedra, where you will always find a wide range of unusual pushcarts and entertainment events unique JOHN LEWIS, INC., 97 Newbury St., 617-266-6665. Tue–Sat to this wonderful area. Within walking distance are literally 11 a.m.–6 p.m. John Lewis has been creating jewelry of imagi- hundreds of other shops, restaurants, pubs and nightspots. native design in Boston for more than 30 years. Using only solid precious metals and natural stones, Lewis aims “to make jew- THE SHOPS AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER, 800 Boylston St., elry at a reasonable price of excellent workmanship and un- 800-SHOP-PRU. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–6 common beauty.” p.m. The Shops at Prudential Center features over 75 stores and restaurants including The Cheesecake Factory, Saks Fifth Experience The Boston Park Plaza LUX BOND & GREEN, 416 Boylston St., 617-266-4747. Mon–Fri Avenue, Ann Taylor and J. Jill. It is also the launch spot for the 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat ’til 5 p.m. Since 1898, Lux Bond & Green city’s renowned tourist resource, the Boston Duck Tours. This Holiday Season has provided its customers with diamonds, gold jewelry, watches FROM FUNDRAISERS TO CORPORATE EVENTS, and giftware from around the world. The store offers a corporate gift division, bridal and gift registry, a full-service repair depart- SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND PARTIES, MUSIC/VIDEO ment, gift certificates and elegant gift wrapping. NEWBURY COMICS, 332 Newbury St., 617-236-4930. Mon– IS BOSTON'S PREMIER SPECIAL ROSS-SIMONS JEWELERS, The Shops at Prudential Center, Thu 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.–7 EVENT DESTINATION. 800 Boylston St., 617-262-0935; The Natick Collection, Natick, p.m. Also: 36 JFK St. (Garage Mall), Cambridge, 617-491- 508-655-2956; Atrium Mall, Chestnut Hill, 617-965-5300. 0337; North Market Building, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 617- Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Chestnut Hill: 248-9992. You’ll have a “wicked good time” at this upstart hub: the around Sun noon–6 p.m. Ross-Simons Jewelers is New England’s fa- local chain, which boasts the cheapest CD prices in town, in- At The Corner Mall you have the mous destination for fabulous jewelry and fine Swiss watches— cluding import, indie and major label releases, as well as T- best of Boston with boutiques and all at legendary great prices. If you’re thinking about diamonds, shirts, comics and other pop culture kitsch items. an international food court offering Ross-Simons is a must-visit attraction. They have one simple something for every palate! 50 PARK PLAZA AT ARLINGTON STREET | BOSTON, MA 02116 promise: the absolute best prices on certified diamonds any- 617.426.2000 | BOSTONPARKPLAZA.COM where in the country. SHOES At the Corner of Winter & Washington Streets
SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW, 440 Boylston St., 617-267-9100. HELEN’S LEATHER, 110 Charles St., 617-742-2077. Mon–Wed, Fri
SHOPPING Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Thu ’til 7 p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m. & Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Thu noon–8 p.m., Sun ’til 6 p.m. For more Serving Bostonians since 1796, this Boston institution boasts than 35 years, Helen’s Leather has supplied New Englanders with of being the oldest continuously operating luxury business in quality Western boots by makers like Lucchese, Tony Lama, Justin, the U.S. Its Back Bay location is filled with glittering diamonds, Nocona and Frye. In addition, Helen’s sells Western belts, buck- fine jewelry, watches, silver, china, porcelain, stationery, an- les, shirts and Stetson hats, as well as leather jackets and bags. tiques and more. G N I P P O H S SPAS & SALONS MALLS/SHOPPING CENTERS CARRIAGE HOUSE SALON AND SPA, 33 Church St. (2nd floor 33 Church Street CAMBRIDGESIDE GALLERIA, 100 CambridgeSide Place, above Starbucks), Harvard Square, Cambridge, 617-868-7800. Harvard Square, Cambridge, 617-621-8666. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Mon 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Tue, Wed & Fri ’til 7 p.m., Thu 11 a.m.–8 Sun 11 a.m.–7 p.m. This three-level mall features department p.m., Sat 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Carriage House of- Cambridge stores such as Sears and Best Buy, as well as more than 100 fers affordable massage, waxing, hair cuts and styles, nail serv-
around the hub: other stores and specialty shops including the Gap, J. Crew, ices and skin care treatments in an inviting, stylish atmosphere. www.carriagehousesalon.com Old Navy, Borders, Victoria’s Secret and more. TPDJBMVSCBOGPPEESJOL COPLEY PLACE, Copley Square, 617-369-5000. The magnificent SPORTING GOODS Copley Place features more than 100 upscale stores, including Neiman Marcus, Tiffany & Co., Gucci and Williams-Sonoma. A BILL RODGERS RUNNING CENTER, 353 North Market Bldg., variety of restaurants, including Legal Sea Foods, offer shoppers Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 617-723-5612. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–9 numerous dining options. To receive a free Ultimate Shopping p.m., Sun noon–6 p.m. Owned by the four-time Boston Marathon Excursions card, stop by one of the customer service kiosks. winner, the Bill Rodgers Running Center boasts the most experi- enced running staff in Boston. Since 1977, they have been help- THE CORNER MALL, corner of Winter and Washington streets. ing fellow runners find the best shoes for their individual needs. One-stop shopping in Downtown Crossing. You’ll find the latest styles at shops like Discovery Imports, Bath & Body Works, Champs, Wet Seal and Aldo Shoes. In addition, the Corner Mall WIRELESS PHONES "55)&-*#&35:)05&- features an international food court to please every palate, in- Located in South Station cluding Sakkio Japan and India Entrees. WARLOX WIRELESS, 800 Boylston St. (Prudential Center), $)"3-&445#0450/ ." T-Shirts/Souvenirs/Trolley Tours 617-927-7500. Mon–Sat 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun ’til 6 p.m. THE HERITAGE ON THE GARDEN, 300 Boylston St., 617-426- www.iUnlock.com. This mobile phone headquarters specializes 5&- 617-330-1230 9500. Call for individual store hours. This residential/office/ in unlocked GSM phones and carries a wide variety of Blue- ___ retail complex located alongside the Public Garden features a tooth headsets and hundreds of other wireless accessories. ___ 56 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 57 Newbury Street Newbury Street John Lewis est 1958 Jewelry designed and made by John Lewis Contemporary 97 Newbury Street sculpture and art Boston, MA for residential, garden, and commercial environments 1-800-266-4101 Boston’s Famous Open Air BREAKFAST •LUNCH • 218 Newbury St. Open 11 to 6, DINNER •SUNDAY BRUNCH Streetside Cafe Boston, MA 02116 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE Tues–Sat 327 Newbury Street 316 NEWBURY ST. •617-267-1817 617-927-4400 faNeUil Hall •617-263-1166 617.351.2500 johnlewisinc.com www.lattitudegallery.com COMMONWEALTH AVENUE1 2 34
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hen you’re out Wdoing all that holiday shopping (or, post-Christmas/Hanukkah, the dreaded holiday returning—thanks a bunch, Aunt Maude!), it’s important to take a moment to refuel and refresh with something tasty. That’s why, throughout the month of December, North 26 restaurant is offering up a bit of “Holiday Cheer.” Every afternoon from 3–6 p.m., the restau- It may come as a shock to those rant (located adjacent to bustling Faneuil Hall Marketplace) who’ve been trained to think that offers a selection of seasonal treats—including gingerbread fried chicken is best served out of cookies, eggnog crème brulee and candy cane cupcakes— a bucket, but this delightfully free of charge with the purchase of a seasonal cocktail like down-home delicacy is being the Cider House 26 (Myers dark rum and amaretto mixed embraced by a variety of area with hot apple cider) or the Toffee Coffee (butterscotch eateries both fancy and funky. schnapps and Kahlua with espresso, steamed milk, whipped • On Sunday nights, renowned chef cream and nutmeg). Refer to listing, page 70. Ken Oringer takes a break from the usual French-American A CUT cuisine at upscale Clio in the Eliot ABOVE Hotel (refer to listing, page 62) with the prix-fixe Ken’s Fried STODDARD’S Chicken Sunday Supper, featuring CONSIDERS FINE FOOD & ALE recipes and sides that vary from 48 Temple Place week to week. 617-426-0048 • If you’re still looking for a Beginning January 6, Southern fried fix come Monday, BACON A foodies in Downtown check out Highland Kitchen Crossing have a (150 Highland Ave., 617-625- brand-new option for delicious cuisine and diverse libations 1131, Somerville), where they FOOD GROUP. with the arrival of Stoddard’s Fine Food & Ale. The new serve buttermilk-battered fried gastropub offers a dining and drinking experience which satis- chicken, collard greens and fies those with a thirst for the finer things as well as a taste for biscuits to make Dixie proud on AND THE BEER & BACON history—the building itself is a former 19th-century cutlery Fried Chicken Mondays. MAC N’ CHEESE THE HOLY GRAIL. shop featuring authentic period architecture, including a manu- • Or hit up new cocktail bar/ STARTS WITH AN APPETIZER AND ALWAYS, ally operated antique elevator. The menu, created by chef Mark restaurant Trina’s Starlite ALWAYS ENDS WITH SOMETHING SWEET. Cina, showcases upscale American comfort foods like cask Lounge (3 Beacon St., 617- ale/smoked gouda bread pudding and chicken pot pie as 576-0006, Somerville), where AT THE CLARENDON, CORNER OF CLARENDON & STUART STREETS, BACK BAY well as 110 different beers and a full assortment of craft fried chicken and buttermilk THIS IS POST 390. DINNER. DRINKS. LUNCH. BRUNCH. cocktails (some popularized in the 1800s), complete with ice waffles doused in hot pepper ObÛkba >jbof`^k @i^ppf`p { 3.4+066+--.2 { mlpq06-obpq^ro^kq+`lj hand-shaved and chipped from a massive block. Stoddard’s syrup (pictured above) are on ___celebrates both the past and future of Boston’s culinary scene. the menu seven days a week.
60 PANORAMA TOPRIGHTANDLEFTPHOTOSBY A SHLEY D’H OOGE around the hub: DINING ___ 63 In The The In On The The On Oldest Oldest America’s America’s Freedom Trail Freedom Restaurant Faneuil Hall Area Hall Faneuil BOSTONGUIDE.COM Union Bar til-Midnight Bar Union And Grilled Meats Grilled And Friday & Saturday 11 am-10 pm & Saturday Friday Sunday-Thursday 11 am-9:30 pm Sunday-Thursday Fresh New England Lobster Lobster England New Fresh A Boston Tradition A National Historic Landmark Visit Our Website • www.unionoysterhouse.com • Website Our Visit 41 Union Street • 617-227-2750 • Street Union 41 Specializing In Yankee Style Seafood, Seafood, Style Yankee In Specializing All Major Credit Cards Honored • Validated Parking Validated • Honored Cards Credit Major All , chef/owner Stephanie , 199 Clarendon St., St., Clarendon 199 190 Newbury St., 617-236- Newbury190 St., 316 Newbury St., 617-267-1817. Newbury316 St., Westin Hotel Copley Place, Stuart and Stuart Place, Copley Hotel Westin 15 Arlington St., 617-536-5700. This 617-536-5700. St., Arlington 15 800 Boylston St., Prudential Center, Center, Prudential Boylston800 St., 144 Newbury St., 617-262-4530; 420 High- 420 617-262-4530; Newbury144 St., 406 Stuart St. (corner of Clarendon Street), Street), Clarendon of (corner St. Stuart 406 327 Newbury St., 617-351-2500. Recommended by Recommended 617-351-2500. Newbury327 St., magazine as the place to “see and be seen.” The seen.” be and “see magazine to place the as steakhouse menu of prime steaks and chops and fresh seafood. fresh and chops and steaks orna- prime wall of and menu draperies steakhouse rich of- paneling, Bar Oak wood stately adjoining with The Replete feel. $$$$ elegant yet daily. D L, comfortable B, a for menu. ments Room Oak full and bar raw martinis, fers 390, POST luxury new at located restaurant bi-level This 617-399-0015. comfort upscale refined, offers Clarendon The residence homemade and meatloaf dogs, hot beef Kobe food—including atmos- tavern urban swank, a for fireplaces three ravioli—and $$$ LS. C, D, L, Bay. Back the of views fantastic with phere EMPORIUM, SEAFOOD SKIPJACK’S locations other outside 617-536-3500; Square, Copley Enjoy atmosphere a comfortable specialties and Boston. Maryland crab- moonfish, sashimi, tuna blackened as such award 2003 of Boston of Best Winner lobster. and cakes Sun–Thu D L & p.m., a.m.–3 11 Sun Brunch Jazz for seafood. $$ Sat & midnight. ’til Fri p.m., a.m.–10:30 11 SUSHI, SNAPPY of day your If 617-625-0400. Somerville, Davis Sq., Ave., land subterranean tiny, this craving you left has sushi, shopping fun and rolls maki prepared freshly in specializes bar sushi Snappy Newbury offers Street priced, Affordably specials. $ D. L & cheap alternative. dining a fast, shoppers SONSIE, Boston mahogany 50-foot features restaurant cafe, lively a streetside cuisine American creative classic on takes oven, brick bar, a boasts also restaurant The room. dining a colorful and intimate an brick- lovely and bar, wine downstairs candlelit to enjoy menu. which from a 250-bottle in items spot walled $$$ VP. LS, C, D, L, NEWBURY, ON STEPHANIE’S Times York The by Lauded New 0990. eatery showcases clas- and sophisticated cooking Sokolove’s at a sidewalk elegance with best Casual its food. comfort sic Mon–Sat 11:30 space. dining skylit and bar club-like cafe, p.m., a.m.–3 10 SB D, L, p.m. a.m.–10 10 Sun p.m., a.m.–11 $$$ evenings. Tue–Sat VP C, CUISINE, GREEK STEVE’S has restaurant family-run this years, 20 more than For Greek prepared masterfully and Greek hospitality offered shish pastichio, Serving spanikopita, like specialties cuisine. $ D. L, B, a favorite. is Steve’s gyros, and kebabs BOSTON, TAJ *THE award-winning offers contemporary landmark 1927 French available is Room for special Dining historic The cuisine. C, D, L, Lounge: The Sat SB. & D, L, B, Cafe: The only. events $$$$ LS. C, D, L, Bar: The LS. HUB, THE OF *TOP above stories 52 sitting like nothing is There 617-536-1775. mag-The city. of the view a spectacular and for dining Boston breathtaking the views. complements cuisine nificent $$$$ C. LS, D, L, a week. nights seven jazz Live FISHERIES, TURNER regional several of Winner 617-424-7425. streets, Dartmouth well as seafood, fresh its for known is Fisheries Turner awards, seven- features which Niemitz, Peter by designed decor the as and paneling mahogany banquettes, windows, French foot-high 75 Arlington St., Arlington 75 50 Dalton St., 617-867- St., Dalton 50 One Exeter Plaza (699 Boyl- (699 Plaza Exeter One ...... Most more than $25 more than ...... Most ...... $19–25 ...... $12–18 DINNER ENTREES DINNER ...... $12 than less Most AVERAGE PRICE OF PRICE AVERAGE $ $$ $$$ $$$$ Many restaurants offer a wide range of entrees and prices; the classificationstherefore, are only approximations. Refer page to 74.Cuisine index, 222 Berkeley St., 617-247-2225. Spe- 617-247-2225. St., Berkeley 222 161 Berkeley St., 617-542-2255. This top- This 617-542-2255. St., Berkeley 161 Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, 138 St. James St. 138 Hotel, Plaza Copley Fairmont Mandarin Oriental Boston, 774 Boylston St., 617- St., Boylston 774 Boston, Oriental Mandarin Parisian supper club. Bacon-wrapped foie gras, caramelized Bacon-wrapped gras, foie club. supper Parisian customers keep oxtail ginger-glazed swordfish and poivre au $$$$ D. for more. back coming CAFE, COTTONWOOD vegetar- and pasta poultry, steaks, open-grill include cialties Restaurant” western South Best “Boston’s Voted dishes. ian Reservations recommended. Margarita.” Best “Boston’s and a.m.–5:30 11:30 L Mon–Fri free validated hours parking. Two Sat & Sat p.m.; 11 ’til SB & Fri p.m., 10 ’til Sun–Thu D p.m.; $$ www.cottonwoodboston.com. VP. LS, C, p.m. a.m.–2:30 11 STEAKHOUSE, ITALIAN NORTHERN DAVIO’S 617-357-4810. Enjoy fine steaks, pasta and seafood, or seafood, and pasta Enjoy steaks, fine 617-357-4810. p.m.; a.m.–3 11:30 L Mon–Fri bar. spacious the fare in lighter VP. C, p.m. 11 ’til Wed–Sat p.m., 5–10 Sun–Tue D #2 ON CENTER MAP. SEE LOCATOR $$$. www.davios.com. & BAR, 23 GRILL eatery imaginative classy dry-aged prime offers beef, notch, a as well as list, wine impressive an and seafood, and fish impressive its for Lauded atmosphere. yet congenial clubby Boston into Inducted watching. for people spot a as and bar Reservations Steakhouse. for Best of Fame Hall magazine’s $$$$ D. suggested. strongly SHACK, SUMMER WHITE’S JASPER 617-520- Cambridge, Parkway, Brook Alewife 149 9955; lobster, pan-roasted as fare such Top-notch 9500. raw impressive an a and in bar chicken award-winning fried Thu– p.m., a.m.–10 11:30 Sun–Wed Boston: setting. casual Mon– Cambridge: Thu–Sat a.m. 1 ’til raw bar Sat p.m., 11 ’til p.m. 3–9 Sun Sat & p.m., 11 ’til Fri p.m., a.m.–10 11:30 Thu #5 ON CENTER MAP. SEE LOCATOR $$$. Hotel, L’ESPALIER, Oriental Mandarin luxurious new, the in Situated Mc- 262-3023. Frank chef top by helmed classic French a sophisticated for this out couples and brokers power both of favorite a is diners Clelland and critics by acknowledged Widely the evening. and romantic nation, the in restaurants French finest the of one as alike $$$$ D. eateries. Boston acclaimed of crème la de crème STEAKHOUSE, THE MORTON’S Center Trade World 617-266-5858; at Street), Exeter St. ston renownedThese 617-526-0410. Seaport Lane, Two East, including prime-aged for their are famous beef, steakhouses serve also They a vari- steak. strip York New and mignon filet crab lump jumbo including entrees, non-beef ety of other Sat p.m., 5:30–11 Mon–Fri chops. lamb rib double and cakes $$$$ p.m. 5–10 Sun & traditional a offers ROOM, OAK spot *THE sophisticated This 617-267-5300. Ave., (serving after 10 p.m.) 10 after (serving KEY ALSEY ...... Credit Cards Not Accepted Not Cards ...... Credit ...... Brunch ...... Sunday Brunch ...... Sunday ...... Valet Parking ...... Valet ...... 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cobalt blue tile. Private dining rooms accommodate 10–140 BROOKLINE/CHESTNUT HILL *DANTE, Royal Sonesta, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, guests. VP available on Dartmouth Street. B, L, D, C, LS. $$$ 617-497-4200. Chef Dante de Magistris dishes out playful, FUGAKYU, 1280 Beacon St., Brookline, 617-734-1268. One rich fare with Italian, French and Spanish influences. The so- THE UPPER CRUST, 222 Newbury St., 617-262-0096; 20 of the largest Japanese restaurants in the area, this popular phisticated eatery boasts a seasonal patio and gorgeous Charles St., 617-723-9600; 683 Tremont St., 617-927-0090; eatery features a floating boat sushi bar and tantalizing spe- views of the Charles River and the Boston skyline. B Mon–Fri 49B Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-497-4111; 286 Harvard St., cialties like the caterpillar maki (eel and avocado) and the 6:30–10:30 a.m., Sat & Sun 7–11 a.m.; L Mon–Fri 11:30 Brookline, 617-734-4900; 435 Moody St., Waltham, 781-736- house special (salmon, tuna, clam and octopus), as well as a.m.–2:30 p.m.; D Mon–Thu 5:30–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11 0044; 94 Main St., Watertown, 617-923-6060. Traditional tempting tempura and seafood dishes. L, D, LS. $$$ p.m.; Sat & SB 11 a.m.–2 p.m. $$$$ Neapolitan-style pizza (thin crust, chunky sauce) in an urban set- ting. Come sit with friends in the uniquely designed dining room, HENRIETTA’S TABLE, The Charles Hotel, One Bennett St., enjoy a specialty pizza and watch your favorite team on an HDTV CAMBRIDGE Cambridge, 617-661-5005. Nothing but locally grown and or- screen. If you’re on the go, call ahead for take-out (allow 20–25 ganic produce is used to create a lively, textured menu of minutes) or just pop in for a slice. Delivery is available. $$ *THE ASGARD IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT, 350 Massachu- reinterpreted New England classics. Private dining room avail- setts Ave., Cambridge, 617-577-9100. The Asgard was able. B Mon–Fri 6:30–11 a.m., Sat 7–11 a.m., Sun 7–10:30 VLORA MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT & WINE BAR, 545 designed in Ireland, with local artists putting the finishing a.m.; Sat and SB noon–3 p.m.; L Mon–Fri noon–3 p.m.; D Boylston St., 617-638-9699. Located in Copley Square, Vlora touches on a truly one-of-a-kind bar. Communal tables and a daily 5:30–10 p.m. $ Serving embraces the Mediterranean adage of “eat better, live well.” variety of cool, comfortable places to sit—along with an breakfast, Featuring authentic southern Italian, Greek and Albanian cui- extensive menu, a large craft beer selection, outdoor patio, *HONG KONG, 1238 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617- sine, the fresh ingredients are enhanced only with olive oil live music, trivia nights, DJs and no cover charge—make the 864-5311. A local favorite for more than five decades, this Har- lunch & and fresh herbs, making Vlora’s signature dishes unmatched Asgard a perfect spot for a pint and a meal. Mon–Wed 11 vard Square fixture serves a full array of classic Chinese dishes dinner daily in the city. Open daily 10 a.m.–1 a.m. B, L, D, C, LS, Sat & SB, a.m.–1 a.m., Thu & Fri ’til 2 a.m., Sat 10 a.m.–2 a.m., Sun ’til and exotic drinks, including its world-renowned scorpion bowl. VP. www.vloraboston.com. $$$ 1 a.m. www.classicirish.com. $ Perfect for a meal with friends, including lunch, dinner or late- night snacks, or for checking out the latest sports action in the BAMBARA, Hotel Marlowe, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cam- bar. Sun–Thu 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m., Fri & Sat ’til 2:30 a.m. $ BEACON HILL bridge, 617-868-4444. Bambara blends sophistication and comfort, with such menu items as grilled cheese and tomato INDIA PAVILION, 17 Central Square, Cambridge, 617-547- ANTONIO’S, 288 Cambridge St., 617-367-3310. One of soup alongside spice cured duck breast with a bonny doon 7463. One of the best traditional Northern Indian cuisine restau- Boston’s finest Italian restaurants (across from Mass. rhone blend. Bambara’s cuisine celebrates New England’s rants in the area, India Pavilion has been a Cambridge staple for General Hospital on historic Beacon Hill). Traditional Italian bounty and its seasonal flavors, which can be enjoyed in more than 25 years. A menu of lamb, chicken and vegetarian food with nightly specials and comple menting wine list. Spe- concert with its fine wine selection. B, L, D, C. $$ specialties is complemented by a selection of fine Indian wines cials include homemade fusilli, shrimp margarita and and beer. L buffet daily noon–3 p.m.; D daily 5–11 p.m. $ chicken/sausage vinegar peppers and potatoes. L, D Mon– Thu 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 10:30 p.m. $
*CHEERS, 84 Beacon St., 617-227-9605; Faneuil Hall Mar- around the hub: the around ketplace, 617-227-0150. Both the original Beacon Hill pub and its spinoff offer a tasty selection of traditional fare and an abundant beverage selection, including their award-winning Bloody Mary and a variety of draft beers. Live entertainment Thu–Sat nights, and officially licensed Cheers merchandise sold on site. L, D, C, LS. $ DINING CLINK, The Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles St., 617-224-4004. CreateCreate a trulytruly memorablememorable Serving a menu that artfully marries European culinary tradi- tion with contemporary American innovation, Clink features a ccelebrationelebration ddesignedesigned ttoo eexceedxceed yyourour dining room with vestiges of original jail cells and an open highest expectations. kitchen, while gold leather seats, butcher block tables and granite accents add to the contemporary style. Clink’s lobby
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Open daily 11:30 wwww.smithandwollensky.comww.smithandwollensky.com ___ a.m.–11 p.m. L, D, SB, C. www.scollaysquare.com. $$$ ___ 64 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 65 around the hub: DINING ___ 67 BOSTONGUIDE.COM 617.476.5606 www.606congress.com 606 congress street, boston, ma boston, 606 congress street, Located at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel Located at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Finally a Congress That Delivers... exactly what you want Modern American Food 2 Center Plaza Center 2 161 Devonshire St., 617-350-9977. St., Devonshire 161 25 West St., 617-426-1222. Established 617-426-1222. St., West 25 49 Temple Place, 617-451-1416. Ivy 617-451-1416. Place, Temple 49 15 West St., 617-423-3600; 1 Chelsea St., Chelsea 1 617-423-3600; St., West 15 60 Long Wharf, 617-227-1576. The Chart House Chart The 617-227-1576. Wharf, Long 60 3 Winter Place, 617-542-1340. Helmed by Helmed 617-542-1340. Place, Winter 3 Hilton Boston/Financial District, 89 Broad St., Broad 89 District, Boston/Financial Hilton Boston Harbor Hotel at Rowes Wharf, 617-439- Wharf, at Hotel Harbor Boston Rowes day brunch in Boston,” or sample a la carte Mediterran ean Mediterran carte a la or sample Boston,” in brunch day a sunlit within desserts—all French and fare, American and Sat 7:30–11 a.m., 6:30–11:30 Mon–Fri B atrium. garden Sun Mon–Sat D p.m.; a.m.–3 p.m., 11:30 6–10 a.m.; L daily $$ p.m. a.m.–1:30 11 SB p.m.; 4–10 CALITERRA, District, Located Financial of the heart the in 617-348-1234. with features restaurant cuisine Cal-Ital upscale casual, this $$ D. L, B, flavors. England New seasonal HOUSE, special- CHART including seafood, fresh of menu impressive an shrimp boasts appetizer, stack mango and avocado crab, the like rib ties prime roasted slow mahi-mahi, crusted macadamia par- fresca, Private cake. lava chocolate $$$ dessert—hot VP. signature its free and C, D, L, only. reservation by more or 30 for ties & CASTLE, *ELEPHANT and fish for its famous is restaurant and pub British This hospitality. of its great warmth the and selection beer chips, at p.m., 6:30 Fri music live at p.m., 6:30 Tue enjoyAlso trivia mystery murder theater dinner comedy. and Sat karaoke, 7 Sun Mon–Sat B a.m., 6:30–11 available. space Banquet $$ a.m. 1 ’til C p.m.; 11 ’til daily D L & a.m.–noon; & ’RITAS, FAJITAS and Tex-Mex healthy features ’Ritas & fresh, Fajitas 1989, in portions, generous stresses restaurant The cuisine. barbecue friendly prompt, and space casual open prices, affordable 10 ’til Thu & Wed p.m., a.m.–9 11:30 Tue & Mon service. www.faji- LS. C, p.m. noon–8 Sun Sat & p.m., 11 ’til Fri p.m., #4 ON CENTER MAP. SEE LOCATOR $. tasandritas.com. RESTAURANT, IVY Italian- featuring restaurant neighborhood warm a is Restaurant flat-priced unique a and $6–18 priced plates small inspired Mon–Fri L $26. at priced all bottles, 30 than more with list wine ’til Thu–Sat p.m., 5–10:30 Sun–Wed D p.m.; a.m.–3 11:30 $$ www.ivyrestaurantgroup.com. VP. LS, C, p.m. 11:30 & RESTAURANT, PUB IRISH KINSALE *THE Ireland in Hand-crafted 617-742-5577. Street), (Cambridge features pub inte- a cozy classic this to Boston, shipped and of steaks, a menu and motifs Celtic beautiful with rior 20+ fare with Irish traditional and pasta burgers, seafood, enjoyAlso 100- the many brews. craft including tap, on beers Sat SB & Wed. on trivia and music live seat patio, seasonal $$ C. D, L, p.m. after 6 parking Validated $7.99–11.99. LOCKE-OBER, downtown this landmark Shire, culinarylocal innovator Lydia The former glory. to its restored and refurbished been has but updated, been has bastion Brahmin Boston of this menu legendary the including many kept has Shire classics, of its $$$$ LS. D, L, Savannah. lobster & DYLANS, MAX fea- restaurant casual hip, This 617-242-7400. Charlestown, comfort refined and sandwiches flatbreads, appetizers, tures this for value, Priced cocktails. vibrant with along entrees food daily Open or friends. a greatis for groups place meeting $$ www.maxanddylans.com. SB. LS, D, L, a.m. a.m.–2 11:30 MERITAGE, matched carefully is ap- to an cuisine seasonal Fresh, 3995. The propriate collection. wine vintage 12,000-bottle from the 16 Garden St., Har- St., Garden 16 magazine calls “the best Sun- best “the magazine calls 91 Winthrop St., Cambridge, St., Winthrop 91 Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Cambridge, Hyatt Regency Langham Hotel Boston, 250 Franklin St., 617- St., Franklin 250 Boston, Hotel Langham Hyatt Regency (near The Opera House and House Opera The (near Hyatt Regency 3 Brattle St., Harvard Square, 617-876-TROW. Lo- 617-876-TROW. Square, Harvard St., Brattle 3 10 City Square, Charlestown, 617-242-1999. Charlestown, Square, City 10 Langham Hotel Boston, 250 Franklin St., 617-451- St., Franklin 250 Boston, Hotel Langham 1105 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-495-0055. Cambridge, Ave., Massachusetts 1105 CHARLESTOWN OLIVES, eatery, local this with start his got English Todd chef Celebrity unparal- the Charlestown the and still flagship is restaurant multi-layered, English’s Sample endeavors. of his king leled $$$$ D. creations. pan-Mediterranean rich, ingredient DOWNTOWN ONE, AVENUE 617-422-5579. Lafayette, de Ave. 1 Downtown Crossing), a contemporary fare with Enjoy England New twist traditional $$ C. D, L, B, atmosphere. a relaxing in *BOND, a diverse boasts swanky lounge This and restaurant 1900. to accompany of exotic menu range wine a wide and cocktail modern served all a sophisticated, in international cuisine, $$$ C. D, L, setting. FLEURI, *CAFÉ Enjoy what Boston 451-1900. The Charles Hotel, One Bennett St., Cam bridge, 617- bridge, Cam St., Bennett One Hotel, Charles The RIALTO, Rialto restaurants, top of Greater One Boston’s 661-5050. Chef cuisine. Italian delectable and wines fine in specializes showcases Adams creative her a brand-new on talents Jody $$$$ D. Reservations recommended. menu. RESTAURANT, COMMANDER SHERATON vard Square, Cambridge, 617-547-4800. New England-style New 617-547-4800. Cambridge, Square, vard atmos- a casual with setting elegant a relaxed, in cuisine $$ SB. D, L, B, phere. ROW, TORY name its takes Row Tory Square, Harvard of heart the at cated by populated once Street, Brattle for term 1770s the from Euro-American of mix eclectic an up Serving loyalists. British restau- and bar neighborhood this prices, affordable at dishes replaced and name its of roots conservative the shed has rant $$ D. L, aesthetic. culinary creative and diverse a with them SQUARE, THE ON UPSTAIRS urban lush this decor, eclectic an Boasting 617-864-1933. featuresoasis everything to Colorado pizza from gourmet culinary and of eccentricity blend A charming of lamb. rack $$$$ LS. C, D, L, luxury. CHARLES, THE ON ZEPHYR Memorial Drive, Cambridge, 617-441-6510. This restaurant This 617-441-6510. Cambridge, Drive, Memorial serves of appetizers menu entrees—includ- and a traditional lobster—bursting Maine and cakes crab blue lump jumbo ing of features views setting The spectacular flavorwith flair. and $$ C. D, L, B, skyline. Boston the ZOE’S, American Greek and homemade of delicious a menu Offering serves retro establishment this atmosphere, a fun in food A catering and take-out and are available. day, all breakfast is Zoe’s crowd, destination brunch weekend popular for the selection affordable an boasting a greatalso for dinner, place try cheesecake delicious the dessert, For wine. and of beer Mon– SB. D, L, B, frappe chocolate. hot frozen famous or the $ p.m. 9 ’til Sun Sat p.m., a.m.–10 11:30
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OCEANA, Marriott Long Wharf Hotel, 296 State St., 617-227- YE OLDE UNION OYSTER HOUSE, 41 Union St., 617-227- 3838. Executive chef Joseph Chaves serves seasonal dishes, 2750. Steps from Quincy Market stands America’s oldest including fresh seafood delivered directly to the hotel’s dock, restaurant, serving Yankee-style seafood, beef and chicken. in a dining room offering panoramic views of Boston Harbor. Famed for its oyster bar where Daniel Webster dined daily. 228 TREMONT STREET www.marriottlongwharf.com. B, L (Mon–Fri), D, SB. $$ Specialties include clam chowder, swordfish and fresh lobster. BOSTON, MA 02116 25 West Sreet L, D Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 10 p.m. VP. by Boston Common (617) 451-5997 617-426-1222 PARKER’S RESTAURANT, Omni Parker House, 60 School St., www.unionoysterhouse.com. $$$ www.intermissiontavern.com www.fajitasandritas.com 617-725-1600. Executive chef Gerry Tice celebrates nostalgic cuisine with a contemporary flair. The stately dining room re- 1 2 3 flects the rich culinary heritage that lives on at the birthplace EAST BOSTON/AIRPORT of Boston cream pie and the Parker House roll. B, L, D. $$$$ HARBORSIDE GRILL, Hyatt Harborside, 101 Harborside Drive, RADIUS, 8 High St., 617-426-1234. James Beard Award-win- 617-568-6060. The Harborside Grill offers panoramic views of the ning chef/owner Michael Schlow and staff offer impeccably Boston skyline from every seat in the dining room. During the day, prepared nouveau French fare in an ultra-modern, minimalist the Grill is a welcoming casual location for a bowl of chowder, and setting. The ambiance is powerbroker chic, and the service is in the evening is transformed into a sophisticated seafood top-notch. L, D, C, LS. $$$$ restaurant. Open daily 6 a.m.–10 p.m. B, L, D, SB, C, VP. $$$
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Distinctive Cocktails *HOUSE OF BLUES, 15 Lansdowne St., 617-960-8358. The pop- ular national chain known for live music and good times also of- fers delicious cuisine with a Southern influence. Enjoy a full menu of appetizers, sandwiches, pizzas and entrees like the baby back
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ANTICO FORNO, 93 Salem St., 617-723-6733. Antico Forno G N I N I D Boston’s Newest Hot Spot (Italian for “old stove”) features brick-oven classics such as roasted chicken with garlic and herbs; pizza with artichoke hearts, porcini mushrooms and buffalo mozzarella; and lin- guini with clams, mussels, calamari and shrimp, sautéed in a plum tomato sauce and baked in parchment. L Mon–Sat 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; D Mon–Thu 3:30–10 p.m., Fri & Sat
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G’VANNI’S RISTORANTE, 2 Prince St., 617-523-0107. A bou- tique-style restaurant with eclectic decor located on the Free- dom Trail where diners can enjoy fresh pasta dishes or great seafood. Be sure to sample the Veal & Vintage menu, famous The Langham, Boston for its “Veally Good Deal” of two dinners and a bottle of wine for $29.99. L & D. www.gvannis.com. $$ 250 Franklin Street | Boston 617.956.8765 LUCCA RESTAURANT & BAR, 226 Hanover St., 617-742- bondboston.com 9200; 116 Huntington Ave., 617-247-2400. This North End ___ eatery (with a second location in the Back Bay) is still racking ___ 70 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 71 Theatre District Dining restaurant’s interior combines slate, marble, exotic wood and ROWES WHARF SEA GRILLE, Boston Harbor Hotel at Rowes Theatre District Dining leather, creating a luxurious atmosphere to accompany a Wharf, 617-856-7744. Chef Daniel Bruce helms the kitchen hearty meal. All menu items come in appetizer and entree at this restaurant that celebrates its spectacular harborfront sizes. D, LS. $$$$ setting by showcasing the best offerings of the sea. Simple, fresh cuisine, contemporary, nautical-influenced design and a INTERMISSION MIEL, InterContinental Hotel, 510 Atlantic Ave., 617-217- vibrant harbor setting combine for the ultimate waterfront TAVERN 5151. This “Brasserie Provencal” brings the feel and flavor of dining experience. B, L, D. $$$ Open daily until 2 a.m. the French countryside to Boston’s waterfront. No butter is used in preparing the cuisine, with heart-healthy olive oils RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE, 45 School St., 617-742-8401. Full menu until 1 a.m. and aromatic herbs instead flavoring classic Provencal dishes Housed in Boston’s Old City Hall, Ruth’s Chris Steak House In the heart of Boston’s like bouillabaisse, salad Nicoise and ratatouille. Diners can offers the finest USDA prime steaks served sizzling hot, as Theater District. enjoy the extensive wine list and an exquisite “small plate” well as fresh seafood and an award-winning wine list, all in a SB in a dining room overlooking Boston Harbor. $$$ gracious environment with warm hospitality. L, D, C. $$$$
OCEANA, Marriott Long Wharf Hotel, 296 State St., 617-227- YE OLDE UNION OYSTER HOUSE, 41 Union St., 617-227- 3838. Executive chef Joseph Chaves serves seasonal dishes, 2750. Steps from Quincy Market stands America’s oldest including fresh seafood delivered directly to the hotel’s dock, restaurant, serving Yankee-style seafood, beef and chicken. in a dining room offering panoramic views of Boston Harbor. Famed for its oyster bar where Daniel Webster dined daily. 228 TREMONT STREET www.marriottlongwharf.com. B, L (Mon–Fri), D, SB. $$ Specialties include clam chowder, swordfish and fresh lobster. BOSTON, MA 02116 25 West Sreet L, D Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 10 p.m. VP. by Boston Common (617) 451-5997 617-426-1222 PARKER’S RESTAURANT, Omni Parker House, 60 School St., www.unionoysterhouse.com. $$$ www.intermissiontavern.com www.fajitasandritas.com 617-725-1600. Executive chef Gerry Tice celebrates nostalgic cuisine with a contemporary flair. The stately dining room re- 1 2 3 flects the rich culinary heritage that lives on at the birthplace EAST BOSTON/AIRPORT of Boston cream pie and the Parker House roll. B, L, D. $$$$ HARBORSIDE GRILL, Hyatt Harborside, 101 Harborside Drive, RADIUS, 8 High St., 617-426-1234. James Beard Award-win- 617-568-6060. The Harborside Grill offers panoramic views of the ning chef/owner Michael Schlow and staff offer impeccably Boston skyline from every seat in the dining room. During the day, prepared nouveau French fare in an ultra-modern, minimalist the Grill is a welcoming casual location for a bowl of chowder, and setting. The ambiance is powerbroker chic, and the service is in the evening is transformed into a sophisticated seafood top-notch. L, D, C, LS. $$$$ restaurant. Open daily 6 a.m.–10 p.m. B, L, D, SB, C, VP. $$$
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___ SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION 68 PANORAMA FANEUIL HALL MARKETPLACE up accolades for its regional Italian cuisine, lively bar and ele- ventures into uncharted waters and pushes the boundaries gant atmosphere. D nightly 5 p.m.–12:15 a.m. C, Valet of innovation in both its bar and restaurant menus. With Red Hot *DICK’S LAST RESORT, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Quincy Market, Parking. $$$. SEE LOCATOR #6 ON CENTER MAP. inspired seasonal cocktails, an award-winning wine list 617-267-8080. Watch for the outrageous antics of Dick’s sassy and multicultural, non-coursed dining options, LTK offers a staff as they serve up buckets of sloppy ribs, succulent crab and MASSIMINO’S CUCINA ITALIANA, 207 Endicott St., 617- cutting-edge yet comfortable environment. L, D, LS, C. $$$ shrimp, juicy steaks and chicken, two-fisted sandwiches, burgers 523-5959. Owner/chef Massi mino was formerly head chef of and salads. If that isn’t entertaining enough, there’s live music Naples’ Hotel Astoria and Switzer land’s Metropolitan Hotel. SAUCIETY, Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, 425 Summer St., every night with no cover. L, D, C. www.dickslastresort.com. $$. His eatery’s specialties include veal chop stuffed with arugula, 617-532-4670. As its name implies, this modern American SEE LOCATOR #3 ON CENTER MAP. prosciutto, smoked mozzarella and black olives, amongst nu- grill is all about the sauce. Sauciety’s dinner menu is merous other delights. L, D, LS, C. Mon–Thu 11 a.m.–10 p.m., weighted toward grilled, seared and pan-roasted meat dishes, *HARD ROCK CAFE, 22–24 Clinton St., 617-424-ROCK Fri–Sun ’til 11 p.m. $ served with a diverse choice of sauces—from parmesan (7625). Hard Rock Cafe offers classic American cuisine served foam to whiskey-spiked ketchup to amber ale caramelized up with a healthy dose of rock ’n’ roll at its new, larger digs. TERRAMIA RISTORANTE, 98 Salem St., 617-523-3112. onion and beyond. B, L, D, C. $$$$ After you eat, check out the largest collection of authentic Since opening in 1993, Terramia has aimed to convince North rock ’n’ roll memorabilia around, stop by the Rock Shop for End diners that there was always more to Italian food than 606 CONGRESS, Renaissance Hotel, 606 Congress St., the coolest gifts and enjoy live music from the hottest bands red sauce. Specializing in creative interpretations of Italian 617-476-5606. Vaulted ceilings, an exhibition kitchen and around. L, D, C, LS. $ classics, Terramia offers seasonally based dishes and an ex- patio seating make this restaurant on the Boston waterfront a tensive wine list in a cozy, rustic atmosphere. D Sun–Thu 5– visually appealing locale in which to enjoy the delicious new NORTH 26, Millennium Bostonian Hotel, 26 North St., 617- 10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 10:30 p.m. $$ American cuisine of Chef Gregory Griffie. B, L, D, C, VP. $$ 557-3640. North 26 offers a fresh take on New England cui- sine, combining a commitment to fresh, local meats and seafood with a dedication to simple, hearty regional dishes. SOUTH BOSTON SOUTH END Drop by for one of three square meals offered daily or visit the bar for after-dinner cocktails and enjoy the homegrown ele- AURA, Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Lane, 617-385-4300. The B&G OYSTERS, 550 Tremont St., 617-423-0550. This sophis- gance of North 26. B, L, D, C. $$$ newly expanded and renovated waterfront restaurant features ticated South End raw bar from James Beard Award-winning chef Rachel Klein’s global, Asian-influenced menu, as well as chef Barbara Lynch (No. 9 Park) and partner Garrett Harker steakhouse offerings such as the Painted Hills Farm all-nat- features bivalves from Wellfleet to the West Coast, as well as FENWAY/KENMORE SQUARE ural sirloin and the Brandt all-natural filet. B, L, D, SB. $$$ signature dishes like the lobster BLT and the Maine lobster roll. L, D, LS, VP. $$ EASTERN STANDARD, Hotel Commonwealth, 528 Common - LTK BAR AND KITCHEN, 225 Northern Ave., 617-330-7430. wealth Ave., 617-532-9100. This brasserie in the heart of LTK (Legal Test Kitchen) is just that—a test kitchen that Kenmore Square resembles an old hotel dining room with its Global Cuisine decor, but the restaurant attracts a diverse crowd, from busi- nessmen to Red Sox fans seeking a pre-game bite. Its menu caters to both crowds, with offerings ranging from pork ten- around the hub: the around derloin to frog’s legs and foie gras to sandwiches. B, L, D. $$
Distinctive Cocktails *HOUSE OF BLUES, 15 Lansdowne St., 617-960-8358. The pop- ular national chain known for live music and good times also of- fers delicious cuisine with a Southern influence. Enjoy a full menu of appetizers, sandwiches, pizzas and entrees like the baby back
DINING Metropolitan Tea ribs with mashed sweet potatoes, cajun meatloaf and mushroom gravy and the spicy creole seafood jambalaya in a distinctly rock ’n’ roll setting, as well as its famous Gospel SB. L, D, C. $$ Latest Sounds NORTH END
ANTICO FORNO, 93 Salem St., 617-723-6733. Antico Forno G N I N I D Boston’s Newest Hot Spot (Italian for “old stove”) features brick-oven classics such as roasted chicken with garlic and herbs; pizza with artichoke hearts, porcini mushrooms and buffalo mozzarella; and lin- guini with clams, mussels, calamari and shrimp, sautéed in a plum tomato sauce and baked in parchment. L Mon–Sat 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; D Mon–Thu 3:30–10 p.m., Fri & Sat
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G’VANNI’S RISTORANTE, 2 Prince St., 617-523-0107. A bou- tique-style restaurant with eclectic decor located on the Freedom Trail where diners can enjoy fresh pasta dishes or great seafood. Be sure to sample the Veal & Vintage menu, fa- The Langham, Boston mous for its “Veally Good Deal” of two dinners and a bottle of wine for $29.99. L & D. www.gvannis.com. $$ 250 Franklin Street | Boston 617.956.8765 LUCCA RESTAURANT & BAR, 226 Hanover St., 617-742- bondboston.com 9200; 116 Huntington Ave., 617-247-2400. This North End ___ eatery (with a second location in the Back Bay) is still racking ___ 70 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 71 HAMERSLEY’S BISTRO, 533 Tremont St., 617-423-2700. locations. Legal Sea Foods, a Boston tradition for more than WEST END/NORTH STATION THE FOURS, 166 Canal St., 617-720-4455. With sports memora- This pioneering French-American classic, helmed by the hus- 50 years, features more than 40 varieties of fresh fish and bilia covering the walls and plenty of plasma screens broadcast- band and wife team of Gordon and Fiona Hamersley, first put shellfish as well as an award-winning wine list. Named BOSTON BEER WORKS, 112 Canal St., 617-896-2337; 61 ing all the big games, it’s no wonder this Boston bar was voted the South End dining scene on the map. Try the duck confit or “Boston’s Most Popular Restaurant” (Zagat 2009). L & D. Brookline Ave., 617-536-2337. Celtics and Bruins fans can #1 Sports Bar in America by Sports Illustrated. Moreover, the the roast chicken with garlic, lemon and parsley. Long re- www.legalseafoods.com. $$$ enjoy 15 microbrews on tap and an extensive menu of bold homemade clam chowder, buffalo wings and abundant menu of garded as one of the city’s top tables. D. $$$$ American food, including BBQ baby back ribs, classic sand- appetizers, sandwiches and pub food have made it as popular for P.F. CHANG’S, 8 Park Plaza, 617-573-0821; Prudential wiches, buckets of fries and a full burger menu at BBW’s its cuisine as its sports scene. 11 a.m.–2 a.m. L, D, LS. $$ Center, 617-378-9961. Enjoy unforgettable Chinese cuisine, second Boston location, just steps from TD Garden. Boston’s THEATRE DISTRICT attentive service and delicious desserts all served in a stylish largest restaurant/brewery is always packed before and after *THE GRAND CANAL, 57 Canal St., 617-523-1112. The bistro setting. Featuring an award-winning wine list, P.F. Sox games at its original location, located directly across from “crown jewel of Irish pubs in the Boston area,” hails The AVILA MODERN MEDITERRANEAN, One Charles Street Chang’s offers an extensive wine-by-the-glass program as Fenway Park. Daily 11:30–1 a.m. $ Boston Globe. Tasty L & D menus offered, along with 50 mi- South, 617-267-4810. Enjoy the flavors of Spain, Portugal, well as original cocktails like the Lucky Cat Martini. L, D & LS. crobrews served on tap from its 50-foot handmade Irish ma- France, Italy and Greece with a modern flair at this sister Reservations accepted. Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Fri & Sat DJ’S AT THE GARDEN, 222 Friend St., 617-723-3222. More hogany bar. Live entertainment varies from traditional Irish restaurant to Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse. The menu ’til midnight. www.pfchangs.com. $$. SEE LOCATOR #7 ON than just your average sports bar, DJ’s offers a sporty chic music to Dixieland jazz. L, D, C, LS. $$ includes small plates of crispy squid, baked moussaka and CENTER MAP. atmosphere complete with lounges, HDTVs and pool tables. chicken livers, appetizers of tuna tartare, onion soup and foie With a selection of over 80 beers and tasty dishes like *THE HARP, 85 Causeway St., 617-742-1010. Drawing in an gras, as well as the finest quality all natural beef and fresh SMITH & WOLLENSKY, The Castle at Columbus & Arlington, Guinness-braised short ribs and a Paddy melt burger on the after-work crowd as well as sports enthusiasts from the seafood entrees, with breads, desserts and ice creams made 617-423-1112. Located in a spectacular setting, this leg- menu, it’s no wonder DJ’s was named one of The Improper nearby TD Garden, this Irish pub boasts 14 beers on tap and a fresh daily. L, D, C. $$$. SEE LOCATOR #1 ON CENTER MAP. endary restaurant features USDA Prime dry aged steaks. Bostonian’s “Best of Boston” in 2008. Tue–Wed 11 a.m.–8 wide choice of traditional bar food that will meet anyone’s The meticulously restored former armory, known simply as p.m., Thu–Sat ’til 2 a.m., Sun noon–2 a.m. (11 a.m.–2 p.m. cravings. Weekends offer a livelier setting with live bands and INTERMISSION TAVERN, 228 Tremont St., 617-451-5997. “The Castle,” is accented by seven working fireplaces and if there is a TD Garden event). L, D, C. $ a DJ in the basement dance floor. Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–2 a.m., The Intermission Tavern offers a variety of delicious food and dining rooms that span four floors to blend fun and formality. Sun noon–2 a.m. L, D, C, LS. $$ drinks in a theatrical-themed, relaxed atmosphere. Food D, C. $$$$ FLAT IRON TAPAS BAR & LOUNGE, Bulfinch Hotel, 107 ranges from delectable fish and chips to savory burgers, and Merrimac St., 617-778-2900. Located in the Bulfinch Hotel, *HURRICANE O’REILLY’S, 150 Canal St., 617-722-0161. Images the stellar cocktail menu includes the famous Intermission THEATRE CAFE, Radisson Hotel, 200 Stuart St., 617-574- the sleek décor and lounge music create a relaxed environ- of colorful guitarists and trumpet players over the bar set the Manhattan. L & D Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Sun noon–2 a.m. 2752. Located in the heart of the Theatre District, this restau- ment perfect for savoring a cocktail and sharing tasty tapas. mood for this sports bar. With a large selection of typical Irish and $$ rant features traditional American fare in a comfortable The menu includes sophisticated dishes from countries American pub-style dishes, this eatery is best known for its atmosphere and is a great location for pre- and post-theater around the globe and creative specialty drinks like the Creole-infused options. Try the blackened chicken pasta, jamba- LEGAL SEA FOODS, 26 Park Plaza, Park Square Motor Mart, dining. Seasonal outdoor dining and discounted parking at Lavender Citrus Drop. Sun–Wed 5–11 p.m., Thu–Sat 5:30– laya or the award-winning New England clam chowder. The ex- 617-426-4444; 255 State St., Long Wharf, 617-227-3115; on-site garage is available. B, L, D. $$ 11:30 p.m. D, C. $$$ press menu, which offers food in 10 minutes, is perfect for a quick Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St., 617-266-6800; other lunch. Thu–Fri 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Sat 5 p.m.–2 a.m. L, D, C, LS. $$ around the hub: the around
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Post 390, p. 63 Greek/Greek- Davio’s Northern House, p. 68 wine. Mon at 8 p.m.—Set dancing lessons; Tue—Open hub: the around Scollay Square, p. 64 American Italian Steak house, New England Smith & Wollensky, mic; Wed at 10 p.m.—Comedy night. Sauciety, p. 71 Steve’s Greek Cuisine, p. 62 Avenue One, p. 66 p. 72 606 Congress, p. 71 p. 63 G’Vanni’s Ristorante, Henrietta’s Table, CHEERS, 84 Beacon St., 617-227-9605. Daily 11 a.m.– lete, and remains one of the city’s most popular bars. Full Sports Grill Boston, Zoe’s, p. 66 p. 70 p. 65 1 a.m. Also: Faneuil Hall Marketplace. The model for the kitchen serves pub-style food seven nights a week. p. 74 Ivy Restaurant, p. 67 beloved sitcom, this Back Bay pub is one of the top visitor attractions in Boston. Live weekend entertainment. DILLON’S, 955 Boylston St., 617-421-1818. Daily 11 a.m.–2 a.m. Located in the heart of the Back Bay, Dillon’s draws an *JOHNNIE’S ON THE SIDE, 138 Portland St., 617-227-1588. environment of natural wood, chocolate suede and brick CLERY’S, 113 Dartmouth St., 617-262-9874. Daily 11 a.m.– older, stylish crowd of young professionals and locals. The This restaurant’s décor, featuring autographed memorabilia, ele- walls. D. $$$ 2 a.m. Considered one of the city’s best neighborhood bars, front bar and sunken dining area feature flat-screen TVs,
DININGgant woodwork, and impressive floor-to-ceiling windows, Clery’s is a cozy bistro and party-friendly bar wrapped all in leather seating and upscale fare. evokes the historic feel of Boston’s old West End. The menu of- PORTERS BAR AND GRILL, 173 Portland St., 617-742-PORT. one. Irish food and 16 draught beers are served at the bar or fers a mix of Italian and traditional New England cuisine, but also A casual stop for sports fans on game nights with several HD by the fireplace, and live DJs and karaoke offer a good time THE DRUID, 1357 Cambridge St., Cambridge, 617-497-0965. includes ethnic dishes such as Portuguese littlenecks and pan TVs along with a 10-foot projection screen, this award-win- on select nights. Daily 11 a.m.–1 a.m. The Druid, a classic Irish pub with a roasted Scottish salmon. L Mon–Fri noon–4 p.m.; D Thu & Fri 4– ning pub serves a variety of sandwiches and salads, ac- modern twist, has something for every taste. Housed in E F I L T H G I N 11 p.m., Sat 5–11 p.m.; SB 11 a.m.–4 p.m. L, D, SB, C. $$$ claimed burgers, single-serve pizzas and steak tips, as well COMMON GROUND, 85 Harvard Ave., Allston, 617-783-2071. Cambridge’s oldest wooden mercantile building in the heart as hosting a trivia night on Tue evenings. L, D, C. $ Daily noon–2 a.m. Voted Allston’s Best Neighborhood Bar in of Inman Square, the pub’s hearty Irish meals and English MA SOBA, 156 Cambridge St., 617-973-6680. Rated #1 for 2004 by The Improper Bostonian, Common Ground is part soccer on the big screen cater to locals and old-timers by Best Sushi by Citysearch, this sleek eatery offers a variety of THE RUBY ROOM, Onyx Hotel, 155 Portland St., 617-557- Irish pub, part sports bar and part dance club. Featuring hi- day. But on weekend nights, a live DJ, local bands and the se- Asian cuisine, from Chinese and Thai to Korean and 9950. Part cocktail lounge, part intimate eatery, the Ruby def and plasma screen TVs, free wi-fi and more than 50 craft lection of draft beers bring in a crowd of stylish 20- and 30- Japanese, as well as an extensive wine list. L & D Mon–Wed Room is swanky and mesmerizing, a perfect spot for anything beers, the laid-back bar draws an eclectic, college-aged somethings. Wed—Pub Quiz; Tue & Fri—Irish Sessions. 11:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Thu & Fri ’til 11 p.m.; D Sat 4–11 from a romantic rendezvous to a quiet business dinner. Diners crowd for dinner and drinks. p.m., Sun ’til 10:30 p.m. C. $$ can start their meal with one of the Ruby Room’s signature THE GOOD LIFE, 28 Kingston St., 617-451-2622. Mon–Fri 11:30 exotic cocktails, like the Grapetini or the Apricotti martini, COOGAN’S, 171 Milk St., 617-451-7415. Daily 11 a.m.–2 a.m.–2 a.m., Sat 6 p.m.–2 a.m. This downtown bar has been
around theMCGANN’S hub: PUB, 197 Portland St., 617-227-4059. This au- then enjoy dishes ranging from housemade potato chips to a.m. By day, Coogan’s is a cozy lunch and afterwork drinks transformed from a retro, Rat Pack-esque hangout into a sleek thentic Irish tavern offers hearty pub food in an atmosphere Argentine-style grilled skirt steak, before finishing up with spot, complete with high-backed booths, exposed brick and a lounge serving comfort fare like mac and cheese and grilled welcoming to sports fans headed to the nearby TD Garden as decadent chocolate cinnamon bread pudding or homemade fireplace. But at night, the place turns into a hot dance bar salmon, and featuring contemporary live bands and DJs. Highlights well as those looking for warm, friendly service along with blueberry cheesecake for dessert. D, C. $ drawing college students and young professionals. Follow include the extensive vodka selection and local artwork on display. their Guinness. L, D, C. $ your dinner of shrimp scampi or a burger with a spin on the SPORTS GRILL BOSTON, 132 Canal St., 617-367-9302. dance floor. GREAT SCOTT, 1222 Commonwealth Ave., Allston, 617-566- NEBO, 90 N. Washington St., 617-723-6326. Located just 252 Don’t miss a minute of the big game as more than a hundred 9014. Cash only. Great Scott is quickly becoming the new steps away from the TD Garden, Nebo is an upscale pizzeria televisions showcase a variety of sports action while diners DAISY BUCHANAN’S, 240 Newbury St., 617-247-8516. home of Boston’s local music scene, but it also boasts a long and enoteca with a familial vibe—likely due to its chefs/ enjoy casual pub fare—including sandwiches, pizza, pasta Mon–Sat 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m., Sun ’til midnight. No cover. bar with an extensive drink menu. The club’s musical offerings owners, sisters Christine and Carla Pallotta. The restaurant of- and hot dogs—and drink specials at affordable prices at this Cash only. Located on Boston’s cosmopolitan Newbury Street, range from ska to rock and cover bands to ladies’ ’80s nights. fers up a pleasing menu of antipasti, homemade pastas and spacious North Station outpost. L, D, C. $ this casual singles spot attracts college students, business- ___30 varieties of Neapolitan-style pizza, all served in a stylish men and women, and even the occasional professional ath- (continued on page 78)___ 74 PANORAMA BOSTONGUIDE.COM 75 NEW YEAR’S EVE local cable talk show “The Chris Tabb Show,” performs to help CLUB DIRECTORY you laugh in the New Year. Begins at 7:45 p.m. THE ROXY, 279 Tremont St., 617-338-7699. ”Kiss Goodbye to ALIBI, Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles St., 857-241-1144. Alibi The Roxy” at Roxy’s star-studded New Year’s Eve extravaganza hosts its 2nd annual New Year’s Eve Great Gatsby Party, fea- with a live performance from The Honey Brothers (featuring turing hors d’ouevres, a champagne toast, a DJ and fortune Adrian Grenier of “Entourage”) and appearances by KISS 108’s teller. Guests are strongly recommended to attend in 1920s Romeo and local legend Adilson. The night kicks into full party attire. Begins at 8 p.m.; tickets: $75. mode with a balloon drop, champagne toast and a live simulcast from Times Square. Begins at 9 p.m.; tickets: $65. THE BEEHIVE, 541 Tremont St., 617-423-0069. Come out to The Beehive’s 2010 New Year’s Eve Extravaganza for a night RUMOR, 100 Warrenton St., 617-422-0045. Guests at Rumor’s of dancing featuring live salsa music by the Beehive Flamingo Platinum Plarty all receive a key—one lucky winner’s key un- Orchestra. Begins at 9 p.m.; tickets: $85. locks a treasure chest containing a piece of platinum jewelry. Two rooms with state-of-the-art sound pulsate with dance music BRISTOL LOUNGE, Four Seasons Hotel, 200 Boylston St., spun by DJ Clinton Sparks, DJ Nailz and DJ Kaos. Tickets: $60. 617-351-2037. Bristol Lounge counts down to the new year with a four-course dinner, a glass of champagne at midnight SPLASH ULTRA LOUNGE, 150 Kneeland St., 617-426-6397. and live music from a disco band throughout the evening. Splash celebrates its first New Year’s Eve with the Perfect 10 Begins at 9 p.m.; tickets: $195. New Year’s Bash. Revelers can enjoy hors d’ouevres, a cham- pagne toast at midnight and a DJ spinning Top 40 and house CASK ’N FLAGON, 62 Brookline Ave., 617-536-4840. New music. Tickets: $65. Year’s Eve at The Cask features live music in the backroom Oliver’s nightclub from Forgetful Jones, Three Day Threshold SUITE, The Alley complex, near the corner of Boylston and Tremont and DJ Chris Rucker, along with a champagne toast, food buf- streets, 617-357-7000. Located beneath The Estate nightclub, the fet and beer and drink specials. Tickets: $25. sophisticated and subterranean Suite is transformed into Emerald PHOTOBY S TEPHANIE S AVAS City, an intimate club setting for international scenesters and fash- CLUB CAFE, 209 Columbus Ave., 617-536-0966. The Heavenly GAME ON!: Whether looking to watch the TOP OF THE HUB: Enjoy spectacular views ionistas. Enjoy a champagne toast at midnight, a projection show, Ball II at Club Cafe boasts a night of “Great American Songbook” game or for a night on the town, this sports of the city along with fine cuisine and live music emerald-bedecked dancers and performers and DJs spinning Top classics sung by veteran cabaret performers Mary Callanan and bar/restaurant/ nightclub inside Fenway Park is at Top of the Hub, located on the 52nd floor of 40 mashups, electro and dance classics. Tickets: $55. Brian Patton; beginning at 11:30 p.m., all the video screens always a home run. 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show the Times Square countdown. You may choose to start TEQUILA RAIN, 145 Ipswich St., 617-437-0300. The popular dance hub: the around your evening with an a la carte and prix-fixe menu, which is club located inside Jillian’s known for providing “spring break 52 served in the brand-new dining room. Begins at 6 p.m.; tickets: weeks a year” hosts a New Year’s Eve party featuring appetizers, $10, $49.95 for the a la carte and prix-fixe menu. THE GREATEST BAR, 262 Friend St., 617-367-0544. The Greatest KINGS, 50 Dalton St., 617-266-BOWL. No Commitment, No party favors, a champagne toast and nonstop dancing. Tickets: $30. Bar hosts The Sapphire Party this New Year’s Eve with three levels of Cover, No Problem—Kings invites you to their no fuss New CLUB OBERON, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge, 617-495-2668. The entertainment, featuring DJ Joshua Carl on the first and second lev- Year’s Eve party. Spend the night rocking out to a DJ, bowling TOMMY’S COMEDY LOUNGE, 74 Warrenton St., 617-426- American Repertory Theater’s smash hit The Donkey Show, a els and DJ Wreckineyez on the fourth floor. Enjoy a champagne and playing pool. Begins at 7 p.m. 6912. It’s an evening of uproarious comedy from two local unique fusion of Shakespeare and disco, opens its doors for a toast at midnight, party favors, passed appetizers and a projection of standout stand-ups, as Sue Costello performs at 7:30 p.m., special late night performance on New Year’s Eve. There is the ball drop in Times Square. Begins at 9 p.m.; tickets: $40–450. LIZARD LOUNGE, 1667 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, and Joe Wong does a show at 10:15 p.m. Tickets: $30 per also a post-show party ’til 2 a.m. Begins at 10 p.m.; tickets: 617-547-0759. The Tim Gearan Band pulls out all the stops with performance.
NIGHTLIFE$35–75, available at www.americanrepertorytheater.org. GYPSY BAR, 116 Boylston St., 617-482-7799. Ring in the an assortment of songs from their songbook for grooving in the new year at Gypsy Bar with hors d’oeuvres, party favors and a New Year. Treat Her Right opens the evening. Begins at 8:30 TOP OF THE HUB, 800 Boylston St., 617-536-1775. Take in the DICK’S LAST RESORT, Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall champagne toast. Begins at 9 p.m.; tickets: $60. p.m.; tickets: $25. most breathtaking views of Boston from the 52nd floor of the Marketplace, 617-267-8080. Celebrating New Year’s at Dick’s Prudential Center at Top of the Hub’s Blue Moon Gala, featuring means entertainment from The Grab Brothers and a cham- THE HARP, 85 Causeway St., 617-742-1010. Celebrate New LUCKY’S LOUNGE, 355 Congress St., 617-357-5825. Embrace the live jazz from vocalist Maggie Galloway and the Bob Nieske Group, E F I L T H G I N pagne toast at midnight. All partygoers receive one of Dick’s Year’s Eve at The Harp with DJs on both floors, complimentary swanky atmosphere of this hipster lounge for a New Year’s Eve cele- preceded by a cocktail reception and decadent six-course dinner. 2009–2010 survival kits. Begins at 8 p.m.; tickets: $10. SEE appetizers and a champagne toast at midnight. Begins at 8 bration featuring live entertainment from The Alex MacDougall Band, Begins at 7:30 p.m.; ticket information available at topofthehub.net. LOCATOR #3 ON CENTER MAP. p.m.; tickets: $50. hors d’oeuvres, party favors and a champagne toast. Begins at 7 p.m. T.T. THE BEAR’S PLACE, 10 Brookline St., Cambridge, 617- DISTRICT, 180 Lincoln St., 617-426-0180. Gem collectors seek HARPERS FERRY, 158 Brighton Ave., Allston, 617-254-9743. Not MCGREEVY’S 3RD BASE SALOON, 911 Boylston St., 617-262- 492-BEAR. Ring in the new year at this small rock bar in out District on NYE as it becomes The Diamond Club, a swanky ready to say goodbye to 2009? Harpers Ferry is celebrating the 0911. Don your gay apparel and dress to impress at McGreevy’s Cambridge as though it were 1984, as T.T.’s hosts “Heroes,” a hotspot where black suits and cocktail dresses are required. Enjoy New Year with a Back to the Future-themed party. Enjoy all your “Flannigan’s Ball” New Year’s Eve Party. Enjoy limited edition New Wave dance party. Tip a glass with a champagne toast at hors d’ouevres, a midnight champagne toast, gorgeous models favorite rock hits from the ’80s and ’90s, prizes for best costume McGreevy’s beer mugs, complimentary appetizers and a midnight and chow down on a “white trash” buffet ’til 3 a.m. and an evening of dance music spun by DJ Matty D. Tickets: $65. and get “prom style photos” taken at the “Enchantment Under Jameson toast to a happy and healthy new year as the clock Begins at 8:30 p.m.; tickets: $18.
around the hub: the Sea Dance.” Begins at 8 p.m.; tickets: $20. strikes midnight. Begins at 8 p.m.; tickets: $20 online, $25 at the FELT, 533 Washington St., 617-350-5555. Felt is throwing a Carnival door (if available). UNDERBAR, 275 Tremont St., 617-292-0080. The Theatre Masquerade New Year’s celebration with a live Latin band, DJ Jay HOUSE OF BLUES, 15 Lansdowne St., 888-693-BLUE. Ring in District hotspot hosts Decadence: NYE 2010, an evening of Kay and DJ Mr-Rea, live bongo player, complimentary Brazilian appe- the New Year with Boston’s favorite hockey players at the Official THE MIDDLE EAST, 472 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617- house music featuring DJs Louie Corrales and Deka. Guests tizers, complimentary masks and even a midnight carnival parade. NHL New Year’s Eve Party at the House of Blues. The evening in- 864-EAST. Bim Skala Bim welcomes the new year at The Middle can enjoy a champagne toast at midnight. Begins at 10 p.m.; Begins at 9 p.m.; tickets: $50, VIP packages available. cludes food, drinks and live entertainment. Tickets: $225. East Downstairs with Morgan Knockers, Brunt of It and other spe- tickets: $60, VIP Table $600, VIP Couch $1500. cial guests to be announced. Head Upstairs for The Indobox New GAME ON, 82 Lansdowne St., 617-351-7001. Make 2010 a JOHNNY D’S, 17 Holland St., Somerville, 617-776-2004. Year’s Eve Party with special guest Jimkata and a champagne VENU, 102 Warrenton St., 617-338-8061. This trendy Theatre “winning” year, with more than 200 prizes available to be won Johnny D’s Uptown is throwing a rocking New Year’s Eve toast at midnight. Both shows begin at 8 p.m.; tickets: $20. District club presents The Gold Standard, an evening of hot in Game On’s New Year’s Eve midnight balloon drop. Celebrate party featuring Playin’ Dead, the Grateful Dead cover band. music, even hotter dancers and performers, and a live visual the evening with DJ Wayne Partello, while enjoying an appetizer The band brings the Dead’s legendary music to life as you NICK’S COMEDY STOP, 100 Warrenton St., 617-482-0903. Chris show and projection of the ball drop in Times Square. The Latin ___buffet and champagne toast. Begins at 8 p.m.; tickets: $28. count down to 2010. Begins at 9:45 p.m. Tabb, a veteran of the Boston comedy scene and host of his own VIP room features music spun by DJ J.R. Vega. Tickets: $50. ___ 76 PANORAMA 77 (continued from page 75) Finger foods are served alongside an extensive drink menu, and dark wood and dim lighting set the mood. HURRICANE O’REILLY’S, 150 Canal St., 617-722-0161. Thu & Fri 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Sat 5 p.m.–2 a.m. An Irish pub cozi- ness is exuded on quiet weeknights, but on weekends this NIGHTCLUBS New Orleans-style bar does its best to rival the French Quarter. Functioning both as a dance club and sports bar, it is BOSTON ROCKS, 245 Quincy Market, 617-726-1110. Nightly one of the most versatile options in the area. When you’re 5 p.m.–2 a.m. Young professionals rock out to local bands in ready to take a break from the action, the back room’s large a historic Boston location. Twelve flatscreen TVs, leather fireplace and comfy couches offer the perfect retreat. couches and DJs spinning Top 40 and hip-hop hits make this one of the hottest nightclubs in the city. THE KINSALE IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT, Two Center Plaza, Cambridge Street, 617-742-5577. Mon & Tue 11 a.m.–12:30 THE CANTAB LOUNGE, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, a.m., Wed–Fri ’til 2 a.m., Sat 10 a.m.–2 a.m., Sun 10 a.m.– 617-354-2685. Mon–Wed 8 a.m.–1 a.m., Thu–Sat ’til 2 a.m., 12:30 a.m. The city’s only Irish pub and restaurant built in Sun noon–1 a.m. The crowd at The Cantab Lounge is just as Ireland and shipped to Boston. There is never a cover charge. diverse as its Central Square location’s residents. The endur- Tue at 7:30 p.m., Fri & Sat at 10 p.m.—Live bands; Wed at ing dive features an eclectic offering of live jazz, soul and 6:30 p.m.—Trivia; Thu—Karaoke. rock, and a large selection of domestic and imported beers. Tue—Bluegrass Night; Wed—Poetry Slam downstairs in the KITTY O’SHEA’S, 131 State St., 617-725-0100. Mon–Fri Underground; Mon—Comedy Night. 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m., Sat & Sun 9 a.m.–2 a.m. Pine floors imported from Belfast and stained glass windows depicting ENORMOUS ROOM, 567 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, historical Irish scenes add to the immense character of this 617-491-5550. Nightly 5:30 p.m.–1 a.m. Don’t let the name bar, the only U.S. outpost of this European chain of Irish bars. fool you—the bar’s intimate and relaxed atmosphere makes On weeknights it’s a relaxed place to catch a game on TV or you feel as if you invited the DJ or band into your living room. enjoy live Irish tunes. On weekends, though, it’s packed with A hip, young crowd flocks nightly to this Central Square spot mostly college students who gather to hear some of the to enjoy the Middle Eastern decor, plush furniture, cutting- hottest DJs around spin their favorite tracks. Wed at 7 p.m.— edge music and excellent food and drink menu. Guitar Hero Tournament. JILLIAN’S BOSTON, 145 Ipswich St. (behind Fenway Park), THE LIVING ROOM, 101 Atlantic Ave., 617-723-5101. Mon– 617-437-0300. Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Sun noon–2 a.m. Fri 11:30 a.m.–1 a.m., Sat & Sun 11 a.m.–1 a.m. Really, the Sun–Thu 18+, Fri & Sat 21+ after 8 p.m. One of Boston’s name says it all. The Living Room is comfortable and casual, largest entertainment complexes, this fun and diverse club and the plush, pillowy couches are just begging you to sink features 50 pool tables and six full bars. Lucky Strike Lanes in. Although it’s a high-end lounge, there’s no pretention here bowling is located on the third floor, and there’s late-night and the feel is homey. Creative cocktails and an extensive dancing at Tequila Rain (“spring break 52 weeks a year”) on menu of comfort food favorites are best enjoyed in The Living the first floor. Proper dress required. Room. Tue—Trivia. THE KELLS, 161 Brighton Ave., Allston, 617-782-9082. Daily THE PURPLE SHAMROCK, 1 Union St., 617-227-2060. Daily 5 p.m.–2 a.m. A stately mahogany decor gives this Irish bar 11 a.m.–2 a.m. Located on the Freedom Trail, The Purple an old-world feel, even when it’s crammed with an undergrad
NIGHTLIFEShamrock offers an escape from the nearby activity of Quincy college crowd. With performance spaces and music both up- Market. Menu items include burgers, sandwiches, hearty pas- stairs and down, The Kells is one the most popular bars in the tas, fresh seafood, tender steaks and more. After dark, The Allston-Brighton area. While Guinness is a staple, the menu is Purple Shamrock has nightly entertainment, including a mix otherwise Asian, serving fruity Polynesian cocktails and pu pu of live music. platters. Wed–Sat —DJ’s.
REDLINE, 59 JFK St., Cambridge, 617-491-9851. Kitchen: LIMELIGHT STAGE & STUDIOS, 204 Tremont St., 617-423- Mon–Sat 5–11 p.m. Bar: Mon–Wed ’til 1 a.m., Thu–Sat ’til 2 0785. Thu 8 p.m.–1 a.m., Fri & Sat 7 p.m–1 a.m. Studios can a.m. A bustling bar scene is housed within this fashionable be rented Mon–Sat by reservation. What would we do with- lounge/restaurant, which serves spicy cucumber martinis out technology? Limelight Stage & Studios uses it to allow and watermelon margaritas. Local and international DJs keep everyone, from the musical savant to the tone deaf, to per- the energetic crowds shaking their bodies on the dancefloor form and record tunes. It’s a karaoke mecca for singers and well into the night. Mon at 8 p.m.—Trivia; Thu at 7 p.m.— music lovers everywhere. Live Jazz.
around the hub: THE PLACE, 2 Broad St., 617-523-2081. Mon–Fri 4 p.m.–2 THE SUNSET GRILL & TAP, 130 Brighton Ave. (corner of a.m., Sat & Sun 11 a.m.–2 a.m. With upbeat bartenders and Harvard and Brighton avenues), Allston, 617-254-1331. This a packed dance floor, The Place makes up for lack of space popular Allston hangout features Boston’s best beer selection, with spirit. A lively crowd and DJs spinning house and Top 40 with more than 112 beers on tap and over 400 microbrews. add to the party atmosphere. Its food entices too, with award-winning steam beer burgers, 199 Clarendon St 55 Needham St famous curly fries, buffalo wings and giant nachos. REVOLUTION ROCK BAR, 200 High St., 617-261-4200. Tue– Boston 617 536-3500 Newton 617 964-4244 Fri 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m., Sat 5 p.m.–2 a.m. Cover: $5–10 after WHISKEY PARK, Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington St., 617-542- 8:30 p.m. When you love it loud, Revolution Rock Bar is the 1482. Daily 4 p.m.–2 a.m. A sleek, sophisticated lounge in perfect place to unleash your inner guitar god. The two-level Route 9 Patriot Place Boston’s swank Park Plaza Hotel, Whiskey Park attracts a di- bar/restaurant boasts live entertainment Wed–Fri and DJs on ___verse crowd of internationals and the occasional celebrity. Sat, a dance floor and a casual, unpretentious vibe. Natick 508 628-9900 Foxboro 508 543-2200 78 PANORAMA