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December 31, 2007–January 13, 2008 The Officficialial GuGuideide to BOSBOSTONTON NEW YEAR, NEW YOU The Best Spots in Boston for Keeping your New Year’s Resolutions

PLUS: First Night Hot Stove, Cool Chinese New 2008 Lights Music at the Year at the Up the City Paradise Opera House panoramamagazine.com contents COVER STORY 14 New Year, New You Where to go in Boston to make those New Year’s resolutions stick

DEPARTMENTS 6 around the hub 6 NEWS & NOTES 10 DINING 12 ON STAGE 9 STYLE 11 NIGHTLIFE 13 ON EXHIBIT

18 the hub directory 19 CURRENT EVENTS 37 MAPS 26 CLUBS & BARS 43 FREEDOM TRAIL 28 MUSEUMS & GALLERIES 45 SHOPPING 32 SIGHTSEEING 51 RESTAURANTS 35 EXCURSIONS 65 NEIGHBORHOODS

78 5 questions with…Actor MICHAEL VAN OSCH

on the cover: Leah of Maggie Inc. turns to yoga as part of her New Year’s self- improvement plan at Healthworks (441 Stuart St., 617-859-7700). Photo: Tim Llewellyn/www.fourl.com. Hair and Make-up: Rachael Berkowitz. FIGHTING TEMPTATION: Produced by Heather Burke Our cocoverver model Leah considers breaking her New Year’s resolu- tion as she prepares to work out at Healthworks. Refer to story,, page 14. PPHOTOHOTO BY T IM L LELEWELLYNWELLYN ___ DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 3 The Official Guide to BOSTON www.panoramamagazine.com

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a magazine affiliate ______4 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 5 crowd at Copley Square’s Countdown to Midnight.As calendar of events aroundthehubby Josh B. Wardrop the clock strikes 12, see the MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 NEWS&NOTES skies above Boston Harbor Laugh your way into 2008 as Boston Welcome In 2008 by Heading Outside explode with brilliant color stand-up favorite Steve Sweeney does during the Midnight Grand a special early set at the Comedy he days are ticking down on 2007, and in Boston that means one things above all else: it’s Finale. It’s a perfect way to Connection in Quincy Market at Faneuil TFirst Night time. Boston’s annual First Night festivities on December 31 encompass a full say goodbye to 2007 and Hall Marketplace. Refer to listing, page 19. day, multiple locations throughout the city and a slew of activities appropriate for all ages and welcome a brand-new year. interests. (A complete schedule of performances and events can be found at www.firstnight.org.) Refer to listing, page 22. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 But while indoor celebrations abound, there are more than a few outdoor delights Paul Pierce (pictured) and the surging associated with First Night that make the city of Boston sparkle. As you stroll the streets Boston Celtics take on Pau Gasol and of the Hub, keep an eye out for the glittering, spectacular ice sculptures (pictured the Memphis Grizzlies in a showdown at below) on display on the Boston Common and in Copley Square through- TD Banknorth Garden. Refer to listing, out the day. page 23. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., the Boylston Street Grand Procession fea- tures a cavalcade of community groups and performers—including the SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 Back Alley Puppet Theatre, The New Magnolia Bring some Spam to munch on with your Jazz Band, the Middlesex County 4-H Drum and popcorn as the Brattle Theatre hosts a Fife Corps and many others—celebrating “Python-A-Thon,” screening the classic this year’s theme of “Look at You, Boston.” films And Now for Something Completely FIRE UP THE The parade ends with the 7 p.m. Different, Monty Python and the Holy HOT STOVE Family Fireworks, a 12-minute extrava- Grail, Month Python’s Life of Brian and ganza that lights up Boston Red Sox fans Monty Python and the Meaning of Life. Boston Common. haven’t, at press time, Refer to listing, page 20. However, the received the Christmas gift biggest blast they were hoping to find SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 awaits the under the tree: namely, the Bring your little hockey fans to TD late-night Sox trading for Minnesota Banknorth Garden for the annual Bruins Twins ace Johan Santana. Wives’ Charity Carnival, where kids can (Although, to be fair, win- meet Boston Bruins players, play games, ning the World Series was take shots against Bruins goalies and pretty nice—perhaps we meet the team mascot, Blades (pictured). shouldn’t be greedy.) Refer to listing, page 22. Still, Sox fans have a great excuse to party on SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 CHIO The Middle East hosts a night of local rock January 6, when the annual ERA concert Hot Stove, Cool luminaries when hilariously off-kilter rocker P OB Music returns to the Robby Roadsteamer performs, supported B Paradise Rock Club by Township (pictured) and Ernie and the BY for an O evening of high-energy rock Automatics. Refer to listing, page 21. T HO benefiting the Red Sox P Foundation. A local winter SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 tradition, the lineup features Witness the dazzling, death-defying spec- (as usual) ESPN baseball tacle of China’s Golden Dragon Acrobats news & notes 6 • style 9 • dining 10 • guru Peter Gammons (pic- as they bring their martial arts and acro- tured above right) and Red batics show to Symphony Hall in their nightlife 11 • on stage 12 • on exhibit 13 ___ cont. on page 8 >> Boston debut. Refer to listing, page 22. ___ 6 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 7 aroundthehub:NEWS&NOTES aroundthehub:STYLE

Flutie hits the lanes with friends from the Everything Here worlds of pro sports and Old is New Comes entertainment, and later the Bride entertains the crowd with a Again live performance by his 2008 VERA WANG BRIDAL band, The Flutie Brothers FASHION SHOW & CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Band. In addition, guests The Ritz-Carlton Hotel can enjoy cocktails and 10 Avery St. • 617-574-7118 January 13 from 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. hors d’oeuvres and partici- pate in live and silent auc- ittle girls grow up tions to raise money for the Ldreaming of the perfect worthy cause of finding a wedding dress, though few cure for autism. Refer to dare to dream it’ll be the listing, page 22. creation of a legendary designer like Vera Wang. On January 13, brides-to-be can check out pieces from Wang’s 2008 bridal collection dur- GET AN “L” OF A ing a gala event—designed by area event planner Bryan START TO 2008 Rafanelli—in the Ritz-Carlton’s newly-renovated ball- Want to kick off the year room. For $75 a person, guests can enjoy a scrumptious with some cold, crisp New champagne brunch, practice wedding toasts and meet with area wedding consultants to get ideas for everything England air and perhaps a FIDDLEHEAD mild case of frostbite? 292 Newbury St. • 617-247-1120 from floral arrangements to honeymoons. If you’re tying Then feel free to join The the knot soon—or just looking for ideas for when the big L Street Brownies for their With all its pricey and exclusive day comes—this event will show you how to get hitched annual New Year’s Day shops, Newbury Street has always in high style. —Erin Goldman Swim on January 1 at 9 put a lot of emphasis on how a.m. at the Curley much green you’re packing. Now, Community Center (L however, there’s a new kid on the POST- Street Bathhouse), William block focused on a whole different HOLIDAY J. Day Blvd., South Boston, type of green—the new environ- SHOPPING STRIKING AGAINST << cont. Sox GM Theo when members of the local mentally friendly shop Fiddlehead. AUTISM FORT POINT from page 8 Epstein, surround- swimming club (and any Designed with a cork floor and ARTISTS COMMUNITY

ed by an all-star Another charity event hardy, yet foolish, soul recycled paper lining the shelves, HOLIDAY STORE SCH 300 Summer St. lineup of musicians that involving local sports fig- willing to join them) Fiddlehead offers products rang- EUT 617-423-4299 D this year includes Kay ures takes place on charge into the surf of ing from bathrobes to dishware, Monday–Friday from 10 a.m.– ANE Hanley, Lori McKenna, January 7. Former Boston Dorchester Bay. Brave all made from recycled, sustain- 6 p.m. through January 4 J BY

Dicky Barrett (of Mighty College/CFL/NFL quarter- swimmers of all ages are able or fair-trade materials. The holiday shopping T Mighty Bosstones), Ken back legend Doug Flutie known to participate, many Fashionable bibliophiles can carry season might be over, AR Casey (of Dropkick (pictured above) hosts his of whom raise money for their personal items in “book but apparently nobody told the members of the Fort Point Murphys), Paul Barrere (of fifth annual Flutie Bowl at various charities by sub- purses” ($175) made from recy- Artists Community in South Boston. This collective of jew- Little Feat) and many more. Lucky Strike Lanes, a jecting themselves to the cled hardback copies of novels elers, painters, sculptors and textile makers hosts its Traditionally a fantastical- fundraiser for the Doug freezing waves. Still others like Little Women or Great Holiday Sale—a great source for unique, distinctive hand- ly fun night filled with Flutie Jr. Foundation for gather at the event clad in Expectations, while organized made gifts of all denominations—through January 4, giving guest stars and surprises, Autism—named for Flutie’s winter clothes, drinking types can clip their “to-do” lists to you a prime opportunity to treat yourself to something a lot it’s a great evening of live teenage son, who was born their morning coffee, and clipboards made from recycled nicer than that Santa sweater Aunt Gert sent you. It’s a (and steroid-free) music. with the developmental just enjoying the sheer computer motherboards ($17). great chance to support local artists and score some cool ___ Refer to listing, page 21. disorder. spectacle of it all. —Eva Medoff swag at the same time. —Josh B. Wardrop ___ TOP LEFT PHOTO BY B ETSY A. HALSEY 8 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 9 aroundthehub:DINING aroundthehub:NIGHTLIFE Choc Fired Up Felt Goes It’s Good This Way Far Eastern to be THE BOSTON CHOCOLATE TOUR The King 617-269-7010 • Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. beginning January 12 ELVIS PRESLEY’S 73RD BIRTHDAY BASH Nothing complements a delicious Hard Rock Cafe f you’re having trou- winter meal more than a roaring 22–24 Clinton St. Ible letting go of the 617-424-ROCK fire. Here’s five fine Hub restaurants January 3 at 6 p.m. last of your Christmas willing to warm you up (and fill you or Hanukkah candy, cary thought: If up) this winter. fear not—Boston is SElvis were alive welcoming the return THE RED HOUSE, 98 Winthrop St., today, he’d be as old as Wilford Brimley and Willard of an attraction guar- Cambridge, 617-576-0605. This Scott. In retrospect, maybe we’re better off remembering anteed to satisfy even European-style restaurant features the King as a young, virile rock ’n’ roller—something the most diehard working fireplaces in many of its pri- Elvis fans can do January 3, when the Hard Rock Cafe chocoholic. Beginning vate dining rooms. hosts a 73rd birthday celebration for the late Elvis Aaron January 12, Old Town Trolley’s legendary Boston Presley. Las Vegas performer (and Massachusetts native) STEPHANIE’S ON NEWBURY, Chocolate Tour is back to treat chocolate lovers to heaping Steve Connolly stops by to belt out some of Presley’s 190 Newbury St., 617-236-0990. samples of the Hub’s most decadent desserts. This fully classic tunes at the free party, which also features a triv- After a day of shopping on Newbury narrated, three-hour journey takes guests to the Top of the ia contest and a buffet of Elvis’s favorite foods (peanut Street, nothing soothes better than Hub Restaurant, Omni Parker House Hotel (where the butter and banana sandwiches, anyone?). And if you can’t Stephanie’s delicious, upscale Boston cream pie was invented) and the piece de resist- make the party, don’t fret—Connolly brings his full Spirit comfort food, served in front of a ance, the Langham Hotel’s over-the-top chocolate buffet. of the King revue to the Cutler Majestic Theatre on roaring hearth. A FAR EAST EXPERIENCE This trolley to chocolate heaven departs twice each Felt January 5 (refer to listing, page 25). —Eva Medoff Saturday and is not for the faint of heart—or the dieting! ABE & LOUIE’S, 793 Boylston St., 533 Washington St. Refer to listing, page 33. —Sarah Shanfield 617-536-6300. What traditional 617-350-5555 December 31 beginning at 9 p.m. steakhouse would be complete COCKTAIL OF DREAM without a fireplace? Warm up in Still haven’t figured out your New THE WEEK GRILLE this inviting eatery while enjoying a Year’s Eve plans? One of Boston’s sizzling slab of red meat. hottest clubs—the swanky GIRL’S BEST FRIEND Excelsior • 272 Boylston St. GRILLE ZONE nightspot Felt—has decided to THE FIREPLACE, 1634 Beacon St., 617-426-7878 1022 Commonwealth Ave. ring out 2007 by throwing a cool 617-566-9663 Brookline, 617-975-1900 (pictured and funky Asian celebration. Felt’s Part of Excelsior’s Jewel above). It’s right there in the name. Your mother always “A Far East Experience” fills its Martini list, the aptly named This Brookline eatery’s casual and encouraged you to four floors with exotic entertain- Girl’s Best Friend delivers contemporary vibe and menu of New eat your greens, but ment, including geishas, Taiko the bling as well as the England culinary favorites meshes you hate vegetables. drummers, dragon dancers and zing. This cocktail is a gem perfectly with the large stone fire- What to do? Strike a compromise by eating at eco-friendly much more. Revelers can munch not only for its sweet straw- place that dominates the foyer. fast-food joint Grille Zone. This environmentally conscious on Southeast Asian hors d’oeuvres berry and chocolate flavors, 1 burger joint is one of Massachusetts’ first Certified Green THE HUNGRY I, 71 /2 Charles St., and a full sushi bar while sipping but for the pieces of rock restaurants, serving up never-frozen burgers made from 617-227-3524. One of the city’s Asian-inspired libations served up candy that add sparkle to fresh, local meat served on artisan rolls, French fries cooked most romantic restaurants, this in fish bowls as three DJs spin the mix as well as a super-sweet aftertaste. The mixture of in zero-trans fat oil and sodas made from real sugar cane, eatery in the heart of Beacon Hill tunes that will have partiers danc- Stoli Strasberi, Van Gogh Chocolate Liqueur and sugary not processed sugar. Best of all, all packaging at Grille Zone boasts three fireplaces that warmly ing until the clock strikes 12. It’s candy is a must-drink for any night out with the girls, or is recyclable, so customers can drop their refuse in either and intimately complement chef sure to be a fantastic way to say as an able sorrows-drowner the next time you’re lamenting compost or recycling bins. Resolve to try Grille Zone in Peter Ballarin’s French country- goodbye to 2007 and hello to that nobody’s delivered chocolate-covered strawberries or ___ ’08—Mom will be proud. —Eva Medoff influenced menu. —Erin Goldman 2008. —Josh B. Wardrop diamonds to your door lately. —Erin Goldman ___ BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO BY B ETSY A. HALSEY BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO BY B ETSY A. HALSEY 10 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 11 aroundthehub:ON STAGE by Erin Goldman aroundthehub:ON EXHIBIT by Scott Roberto Tangs Bohemian Gallery The Writing for the Rhapsody Roundup on the Wall Memories DAVE MULLER: AS BELOW, SO ABOVE Institute of Contemporary Art CHINESE NEW YEAR , 2007 Through October 12

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INew Year’s cele- M installed piece on the Sandra brations ended MAGPIE MANIA FOR A DEFECTIVE and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall at January 1, think GENE: NEW PAINTINGS BY MIKEY the Institute of Contemporary again. From WELSH, Paradise Lounge Gallery, Art brings the worlds of its January 10–12, a cast of more than 100 classical Chinese 969 Commonwealth Ave., 617-562- L.A.-based creator together. dancers, musicians, vocalists and a live orchestra help you 8820, through January 11 (pictured Consisting of a timeline of rock ring in the Chinese New Year as the tremendously popular above). The former Weezer bassist ’n’ roll history superimposed Chinese New Year Spectacular returns to Boston for the and Boston-area native returns to over a drawing of a cross-section of a landscape, the work third straight year. Presented by New Tang Dynasty the site of his first art show in this also incorporates a sound element—namely, a broadcast of Television, the show recreates the brilliance of the Tang collection of his latest colorful, songs from Muller’s 20,000-album collection. Also incorpo- Dynasty era through music and dance, offering a celebra- edgy, expressionist paintings. rated are framed drawings inspired by newspaper clip- tion of China’s Golden Age. Join English and Chinese hosts pings relating to the Boston music scene, adding local fla- for an evening of pounding drums, unique songplay and RENT REMEMBERING ANGELS: NEW vor to this grand installation. Refer to listing, page 28. orchestration and a festive party worthy of the most cele- Wang Theatre WORK BY SAMUEL BAK, Pucker January 8–13 brated holiday on the planet. Refer to listing, page 22. Gallery, beginning January 12. It may take 525,600 minutes to The painter presents a new series THE DOG measure a year, but in just shy of of his signature Dürer-inspired FATHER OLLECTIONS

FRAYN’S 180 minutes, you can experience angels in surreal, symbolic land- C IT’S A DOG’S LIFE:

DANES an emotionally powerful year filled scapes. An opening reception PHOTOGRAPHS BY WILL OID with life, loss and love in one of takes place January 12 from WEGMAN FROM THE AR OL COPENHAGEN the most popular and beloved 3–6 p.m. Refer to listing, page 31. POLAROID COLLECTION P American Repertory Theatre Griffin Photography Museum THE Beginning January 5 shows in Broadway history. Rent, 67 Shore Road, Winchester OF the masterful modern musical BILL THOMPSON: DIALECTS, 781-729-1158 When popular culture credited with changing Broadway Barbara Krakow Gallery, through Through January 13 TESY

asks the question “what forever, returns to Boston for the January 16. Eleven acrylic, wall- Massachusetts-born COUR if?” about real-life histori- seventh time, this time starring mounted constructions from the artist Will Wegman has EGMAN

cal events, the results can “South African Idol” winner Heinz minimalist artist adorn the walls had a varied career, W be fascinating. In play- Winkler (pictured above left) and of this Newbury Street mainstay. dabbling in everything wright Michael Frayn’s 1998 drama Copenhagen, the hypo- “American Idol” finalist Anwar Refer to listing, page 31. from painting to video ILLIAM W

thetical spotlight is shone on the historic meeting between Robinson. Set amongst New York’s over the last four © famed German physicist Werner Heisenbreg and his Danish bohemian East Village scene dur- WINTER WONDERLAND, decades. The Griffin counterpart, Niels Bohr, in 1941, at the height of the race to ing the height of the AIDS crisis in International Poster Gallery, Museum—a short walk from the Winchester Center stop create the atom bomb during World War II. Historians and the late 1980s, Rent is a Tony through January 28. The on the Lowell line of the commuter rail departing from North scientists alike have long pondered what took place when Award-winner packed with Newbury Street gallery’s annual Station—presents 29 of the works for which he is best the estranged friends (along with Bohr’s wife, Margrethe) met poignant songs and uplifting les- holiday show features prints both known: photographs of his expressive Weimaraners in a in Copenhagen, and Frayn’s take offers a classic modern sons about the importance of love large and small, including a host variety of whimsical poses. Every dog may have his day, drama about friendship and moral responsibility in a world and personal freedom. Refer to of new acquisitions. Refer to but as this show attests, Wegman and his canine crew ___ growing ever more uncertain. Refer to listing, page 23. listing, page 24. listing, page 31. have had more than their fair share. ___ TOP RIGHT PHOTO BY PETER C OOMBS; TOP RIGHT: DAVE M ULLER, A S B ELOW, SO A BOVE 12 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM BOT TOM LEFT PHOTO BY K ATALIN M ITCHELL ( DETAIL), 2007, PHOTO BY J OHN K ENNARD DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 13

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU EW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS: EVERY YEAR, WE MAKE THEM IN Boston’s best bets January and by March (or heck, by the end of January) we’ve usually for sticking to broken them. This year, however, Panorama is determined to help you New Year’s N stick to your self-improvement regimen—while, at the same time, Resolutions enjoying all Boston has to offer. What follows are five common New Year’s by Eva Medoff Resolutions, along with suggestions for the best places in Beantown to help you honor those hard-to-keep promises.

EXERCISE MORE EAT HEALTHIER If you hit the figgy pudding too hard in After a solid month of eggnog, fudge, and 12’07, you’re probably dreading a January Christmas ham, by January your body is spent on a treadmill. But rather than craving some healthier fare. Calm those shackle yourself to a gym, there are plen- cries for nourishment by visiting some ty of ways to work yourself back into Boston eateries boasting options to soothe fighting shape while you’re in the Hub. both your ravenous appetite and your At Healthworks for guilty conscience. Women (441 Stuart St., 617-859-7700; For healthily prepared foods with a 920 Commonwealth Ave., Brookline, 617- Mediterranean flair, Back Bay eatery 731-3030; 36 White St., Cambridge, 617- Vlora (545 Boylston St., 617-638-9699) 497-4454), ladies can opt for classes spe- delights diners with whole wheat pasta cially-designed for the female physique. aglio, its juicy watermelon and feta appetiz- Guests can pay a one-time class fee and er and a range of fresh salads and light experience everything from cardiovascu- grilled fish dishes. lar activities like Forza—which utilizes If you need healthy eats on the go, the Japanese swordfighting techniques—to health-conscious fast food of B. Good the muscle-toning yet meditative tranquil- (24 Dunster St., Cambridge, 617-354-6500; ity of yoga, to the ferocity of what 272 Newbury St., 617-236-0440; other loca- Healthworks has dubbed “Punk Rope.” tions in Boston and Brookline) deliciously If you’re willing to brave the elements, fits the bill. B. Good’s array of lean-beef the Charles River offers 17 miles burgers on whole-wheat buns and hand of parkland and gorgeous views of cut, oven-crisped (not fried) French fries Boston and Cambridge for joggers and taste so good you’ll refuse to believe they’re bikers alike. Throw on some sneakers, good for you. head down to the paved path and com- For funky, organic fare, Veggie bine a good workout with a free scenic Planet Pizza (47 Palmer St., tour. Or, if you still harbor dreams of Cambridge, 617-661-1513) and The being the next Michelle Kwan, you can Other Side Café (refer to listing, strap on some skates and go gliding page 52) are must-dine destinations. across the Boston Common Choose from the organic pizzas with locally PHOTO BY Frog Pond, soaking up the beauty grown produce and inventive salads at T IM L LEWELLYN; of America’s oldest public park, daily Veggie Planet, or wash down your vegan MODEL: LEAH OF M AGGIE I NC.; beginning at 10 a.m. Refer to listing, chili with a wheatgrass smoothie at the HAIR AND MAKEUP: page 32. trendy Other Side. R ACHAEL B ERKOWITZ ___ DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 15

and other local athletes have been known to frequent Daisy Buchanan’s (refer to listing, page 26) in the glitzy Back Bay. Felt (533 Washington St., 617-350- 5555) has also seen its share of visiting and homegrown celebrities, but it’s the pool tables, party vibe and four levels of enter- tainment—including special speed-dating events scheduled for January 2 & 6—that make it such a popular spot for singles.

LEARN SOMETHING NEW Forget what they say about old dogs and GOOD TO BE BAD 5new tricks. If you want to expand your mind So you say you’re not into self-improvement? in 2008, Boston offers plenty of spots where That your single goal for 2008 was to stop you can pick up some new skills and chal- denying yourself and to indulge your vices lenge that noggin of yours. whenever possible? Sounds good to us. Here’s Want to unleash the artist within? Try a few alternative resolutions you should have no TO YOUR HEALTH: Eat better There’s nothing healthier The Museum of Science a crafty class at Spark Craft problem sticking to. in the new year at health- than high-protein, Omega-3 (refer to listing, page 29) and Boston Studios (1963 Massachusetts Ave., conscious eateries like Vlora in the Back Bay, which features this rich seafood, and Boston Children’s Museum (refer to Cambridge, 617-441-5200) like Basic Bead EAT MORE CUPCAKES: They’re sweet, deli- surprisingly delicious feta cheese abounds with great options listing, page 28) both offer myriad ways to Stringing (January 8 at 6:30 p.m.) where you cious and portable, making them practically the and watermelon appetizer. too numerous to list. The enrich and unleash your child’s imagina- can learn to make funky homemade baubles. perfect food. Calories? Hogwash. Resolve to city’s most famous— tion. Check out amazing exhibitions and Or visit the Museum of Fine pick up these frosted pieces of heaven and eat Legal Sea Foods IMAX films at the Museum of Science, or Arts (refer to listing, page 29) where the them in abundance at: Kickass Cupcakes (378 (refer to listing, page 62)—offers up grilled share in your child’s creativity by joining fully interactive “Drawing in the Galleries” Highland Ave., Somerville, 617-628-CUPS); salmon, delicious lobster, fresh shellfish and them in the Children Museum’s interactive (January 9 at 3 p.m.) activities allow partic- Lulu’s Bake Shoppe (229 Hanover St., 617-720- pretty much anything else that swims, which Play-Space or Art Studio. ipants to sketch from live models and/or 2200, pictured above); or South End Buttery will leave you feeling swimmingly yourself. museum collections. (314 Shawmut Ave., 617-482-1015). FIND MR. OR MS. RIGHT Or, you can add to your repertoire of use- SPEND MORE TIME Determined to find “the one” this year? less knowledge at any of Boston’s many week- DRINK MORE ALCOHOL: It’s a scientific fact WITH YOUR KIDS 4Boston’s singles scene offers plenty of great ly Trivia Nights. Compete for cash that alcohol makes people funnier and more 3As the year winds down, you may realize places to meet that someone special. prizes and, more importantly, bragging rights attractive. Honestly—look it up. If you want to that all that time in the office should have Hipsters looking for their better half can at The Courtside (Tuesdays at 8:30 be funnier and more attractive, spend some time been replaced with playtime on the living check out the romantic, Bohemian vibe at p.m., 291 Cambridge St., Cambridge, 617-547- at: Sunset Grill & Tap (refer to listing, page 51); room rug—or, better yet, by spending time The Beehive (refer to listing, page 4374), The Purple Shamrock Bukowski’s Tavern (refer to listing, page 26); or with your brood out on the town. 27). Decked out in rich colors, heavy drapes (Mondays at 8 p.m., refer to listing, page 27) Match (94 Massachusetts Ave., 617-247-9922). Expose your little ones to the wonders and exposed brick, and boasting live jazz or T’s Pub (Thursdays at 8 p.m., 973 of the natural world at the Franklin nightly, this South End spot offers distinc- Commonwealth Ave., Allston, 617-254-0807). TAKE UP SMOKING: Because of Boston’s Park Zoo (refer to listing, page 34), tive cocktails and shareable appetizers, And if you’ve dreamed of being the next smoking ban, the idea of shivering outside as with its fully heated indoor tropical forest perfect for two. Rachael Ray, start by being part of the you puff may not appeal to many. Solve that by and state-of-the-art gorilla exhibit. Or, if If a hardcore Red Sox fan is your ideal audience at a filming of the in-restaurant hitting Stanza Dei Sigari (refer to listing, page sea-faring wildlife is more your child’s match, the legendary Cask ’N cooking show In The Kitchen at 61) to engage in cigar smoking in warmth and source of fascination, the New Flagon (refer to listing, page 26) is the Rustic Kitchen (Fridays at 6 p.m., comfort, or sample flavored tobacco through a England Aquarium (refer to best place to find one. Chill at the bar or 210 Stuart St., call 781-575-1533 for reserva- hookah pipe at the Nile Lounge (70 Brighton listing, page 34) lets them get up close to head out back to the 400 square-foot dance tions), where chef Alissa Bigelow teaches her Ave., 617-418-4173) or Tangierino (83 Main St., sharks, penguins, harbor seals and other floor to scope out the clientele. Or if you’re trade, cooking up delicious seasonal dishes Charlestown, 617-242-6009). ___ flippered and finny friends. setting your sights even higher, Sox players you can then try in your own home. —Josh B. Wardrop___ ABOVE RIGHT PHOTO BY K ATHERINE C. COHEN 16 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 17

CURRENT EVENTS CLASSICAL

BOSTON BAROQUE, Sanders Theatre at Harvard thehubdirectory University, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge, 617-266-3605. Dec 31 at 8 p.m., Jan 1 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $25–72. Boston’s acclaimed Boston Baroque presents its annual gala New OUR GUIDE TO WHAT Year’s Eve and First Day Concerts, with performances of

J.S. Bach’s Wedding Cantata, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons curr and Jean-Fery Rebel’s Les Elemens. TO DO, SEE, BUY AND BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Symphony Hall, 301 Mass. Ave., 617-266-1200. Tickets: $29–114, unless oth-

EAT IN BOSTON erwise noted. Renowned throughout the world for its dis- ent e tinctive sound, impressive range and virtuosity, the Boston index Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 127th year with a sea- son that brings fresh perspectives to a well-known reper- CURRENT EVENTS 19 toire while offering insights into the future of classical music. Jan 3, 5 & 8 at 8 p.m., Jan 4 at 1:30 p.m.—The

BSO and guest conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos v

CLUBS & BARS 26 present a program of works including Strauss’ Don Juan ents and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition; Jan 10 & 12 at 8 p.m., Jan 11 at 1:30 p.m.—The BSO and guest con- MUSEUMS & GALLERIES 28 ductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos are joined by pianist Leif Ove Andsnes for a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony. HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY: Acclaimed the- SIGHTSEEING 32 ater director and former head of the Huntington HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY, Jordan Hall, New England Theatre Company Nicholas Martin (pictured) helms Conservatory, 30 Gainsborough St., 617-266-3605. Jan dramatic readings by Mark Blum, Mia Barron and EXCURSIONS 35 11 at 8 p.m., Jan 13 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $34–67. Guest Blair Brown as part of the symphony’s performance conductor Philip Pickett leads the Handel and Haydn of pieces by Baroque composers including Handel, Society in a performance of Baroque Jewels, a collection Purcell and Linley. Refer to listing, left. MAPS 37 of classic pieces by composers such as Handel, Purcell, Linley and others. The musical pieces are complemented by dramatic readings by actors like Mark Blum, Mia FREEDOM TRAIL 43 Barron and Tony Award-winner Blair Brown, under the Domingues and others; Jan 13—Andrew Mayer, Ben Kissel direction of acclaimed director Nicholas Martin. and others.

SHOPPING 45 DICK DOHERTY’S COMEDY VAULT, 124 Boylston St., 617-574- COMEDY 9676. Shows Thu–Sun at 9 p.m. Tickets: $10–15. Located in the downstairs portion of Remington’s bar and restaurant, this RESTAURANTS 51 THE COMEDY CONNECTION, Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall comedy studio boasts open mic night every Sunday. Jan 1 & Marketplace, 617-248-9700.Tickets: $15–30. Named “The 8—Josh Gondelman’s Campus Comedy; Jan 2 & 9—Wicked Best Comedy Club in the Country” (USA Today), this venue Wednesdays with Corey Rodrigues; Jan 3 & 10—Greg Howell NEIGHBORHOODS 65 has featured national and local stand-up acts such as Chris and Friends; Jan 4 & 5—Dick Doherty and Boston Comics with Rock, Dane Cook and Dave Chappelle. Dec 31 at 7 p.m.— Attitude; Jan 6—Greg Howell hosts Open Mic Night. New Year’s Eve with Steve Sweeney; at 9 & 11 p.m.—New Year’s Eve with John Pinette; Jan 2 & 9 at 8 p.m.—Comedy IMPROV ASYLUM, 216 Hanover St., 617-263-6887. Wed & Showcase with Harrison Stebbins; Jan 3 & 10 at 8:30 Thu at 8 p.m., Fri & Sat at 8 and 10 p.m. Please arrive 30 p.m.—Frank Santos “The R-Rated Hypnotist”; Jan 4 & 5 at minutes prior to showtime. Tickets: $15–20, dinner packages 8 and 10:15 p.m.—Rick Overton; Jan 6 at 7 p.m.—Comedy available. Visit www.improvasylum.com for complete show Showcase with Tony V; Jan 7 at 8 p.m.—Amateur Showcase schedules. Some of Boston’s top improvisational comics per- hosted by Kevin Knox; Jan 8 at 8 p.m.—Comedy Showcase form uproarious and creative shows at their theater in the with Paul Nardizzi; Jan 11 & 12 at 8 and 10:15 p.m.— heart of Boston’s North End. Dec 31 at 9 p.m.—New Year’s Jim Florentine; Jan 13 at 7 p.m.—Comedy Showcase with Eve Mainstage Special, tickets: $25; Jan 2 at 10 p.m.— Ira Proctor. House Teams performance; Jan 3 & 10 at 8 p.m., Jan 4, 5, 11 & 12 at 8 and 10 p.m.—Mainstage Performance; Jan 5 THE COMEDY STUDIO AT THE HONG KONG, 1236 Mass. & 12 at midnight—The Midnight Show. Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 617-661-6507. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; shows begin at 8 p.m. Call for complete IMPROVBOSTON, Back Alley Theater, 1253 Cambridge St., schedule. Cover: $8–10. A place where fresh talent is discov- Cambridge, 617-576-1253. Cover: $5–15. This comedy ered and headliners experiment. Dec 31—New Year’s Eve troupe features sketch comedy, games, original music and Spectacular; Jan 2—Todd Gorell, Ahmed Bharoocha and audience participation. Jan 2 at 8 p.m.—The Hump Fringe GOT THE TIME?: The clock Ellen Moschetto; Jan 3 & 10—The Micah-Myq Club; Jan Show; at 10 p.m.—The Naked Comedy Showcase; Jan 3 & tower of the Custom House 4–6—Derek Gerry, Ellen Moschetto and others; Jan 8— 10 at 8 p.m.—SketchHaus; at 10 p.m.—The Great and punctuates the skyline of down- Mystery Lounge; Jan 9—Reggie Williams, Clark Eleftriadis Secret Comedy Show; Jan 4 & 11 at 8 p.m.—Laugh Track; town Boston. Refer to page 32. and Matt Bowker; Jan 11—Maggie MacDonald, Ellen at 10 p.m.—TheatreSports; Jan 5 & 12 at 6 p.m.—Family ___ Moschetto and Rick Jenkins; Jan 12—Steve Macone, Ed Show; at 8 and 10 p.m.—Mainstage; Jan 6 & 13 at 7 ___ 18 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 19 p.m.—Sgt. Culpepper’s Comedy Jamboree; Jan 9 at 8 PUPPET SHOWPLACE THEATRE, 32 Station St., Brookline, classic rock and rhythm ’n’ blues cover bands. Dec 31— p.m.—The Hump Fringe Show. 617-731-6400. Tickets: $10. The first puppetry center in Audible Mainframe with The Eclectic Collective, tickets: $35; New England presents the magical world of puppet theater, Jan 3—Big Brother & The Holding Company with The Silver NICK’S COMEDY STOP, 100 Warrenton St., 617-423-2900. enlightening audiences of all ages. Jan 2 & 3 at 10:30 Lining, tickets: $20; Jan 10—Jen Kearney and the Lost Fri & Sat at 8:30 p.m. Cover: $20. Nick’s is the city’s longest- a.m.—Three Pigs and Other Tales; Jan 9 & 10 at 10:30 Onion with Jesse Dee and Los Sugar Kings, tickets: $8; Jan running comedy club. Jan 4 & 5—Charlie Kwaks; Jan 11 & a.m.—Bingo the Circus Dog; Jan 12 & 13 at 1 and 3 p.m.— 12—Say When, tickets: $8. 12—Kevin Knox. The Frog Prince.

THE MIDDLE EAST, 472 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 617-864- curr EAST. Doors open at 8 p.m., shows start at 9 p.m. unless DANCE LIVE MUSIC otherwise noted. Call for complete schedule. Whether Upstairs, Downstairs or in the Corner, this club showcases TANGO FIRE, Estampas Porteñas, Cutler Majestic Theatre at CHURCH, 69 Kilmarnock St., 617-236-7600. Call for com- the best in alternative/indie rock bands. Dec 31—Badfish ents

Emerson College, 219 Tremont St., 800-233-3123. Jan 11 at plete schedule. Cover $7–10. Shows at 8:30 p.m., unless (Sublime tribute band) with Baylock, tickets: $40; Jan 11— ent e

v 7:30 p.m., Jan 12 at 8 p.m., Jan 13 at 3 p.m. Tickets: otherwise noted. Located in the Fenway neighborhood, The Press Project with State Your Mind, tickets: $10; Jan $25–70. Featuring a company of Argentina’s finest dancers Boston’s newest live music venueand restaurant showcases 12—Robby Roadsteamer with Township, Ernie and the and musicians, this internationally acclaimed dance troupe local and national rock and alternative bands, while hosting Automatics, tickets: $12. takes audiences on an irresistible journey through this most some of the city’s most diverse DJ nights. Dec 31 at 6 seductive of dance forms. p.m.—A Crusty New Year’s Eve featuring The Upper Crust, PARADISE ROCK CLUB, 967 Commonwealth Ave., 617-562-

The Rudds and Triple Thick, tickets $20. 8800. An intimate setting with a big sound, Paradise is one of v ent e

Boston’s favorite rock clubs. All shows 18+ unless otherwise ents FILM CLUB PASSIM, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, 617-492-7679. Call noted. Dec 31 at 8 p.m.—Soulive, tickets: $35; Jan 5 at 8 for full schedule. This intimate Harvard Square coffeehouse p.m.—Hot Stove, Cool Music Presents: Spookie Daly Pride, THE BRATTLE THEATRE, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617- was a starting place for folk icons like Joan Baez and Bob Eli “Paperboy” Reed and DeSol, tickets: $15; Jan 6 at 7 876-6837. Call for showtimes and complete schedule. Dylan. Dec 31 at 7 and 10 p.m.—Ellis Paul with Flynn, tickets: p.m.— Hot Stove, Cool Music Presents: Theo Epstein, Peter

curr Tickets: $9; students & matinees $7.50; seniors & children $30; Jan 3 at 8 p.m.—Jake Amerding, tickets: $15; Jan 5 at Gammons, Kay Hanley, Lori McKenna, Dicky Barrett, Dropkick $6. Classic, cutting-edge and world cinema with double fea- 8 p.m.—Guy Davis, tickets: $17; Jan 11 at 8 p.m., Jan 12 at Murphys frontman Ken Casey and others, tickets: $40; Jan tures almost every day. Now showing: Jan 1 beginning at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.—BCM Fest, tickets: $15–25. 10 at 8 p.m.—Edwin McCain, tickets: $20; Jan 12 at 9 noon—Marx Brothers Marathon, featuring Duck Soup, Horse TANGO FIRE: Estampas Porteñas, Argentina’s p.m.—Mighty Mystic, tickets: $15. Feathers, A Night at the Opera and Animal Crackers; Jan 5 hottest dance company, brings its seductive HARPERS FERRY, 156 Brighton Ave., Allston, 617-254-9743. beginning at 3:30 p.m.—Python-A-Thon, featuring the Monty show to the stage of the Cutler Majestic Shows start at 8 p.m. Call for complete schedule. This club REGATTABAR, third floor of The Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St., Python films And Now for Something Completely Different, Theatre January 11–13. Refer to listing, left. offers live music daily and is renowned for showcasing local Cambridge, 617-661-5099. Dec 31 at 8:30 p.m.—Roomful Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python’s Life of Brian and Monty Python and the Meaning of Life.

COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, 290 Harvard Ave., Brookline, Thu–Sat 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m. Call for showtimes and complete 617-734-2500. Call for showtimes and complete schedule. schedule. Tickets: $9.95; seniors & children (3–11) $7.95. Tickets: $8.50; members, seniors & children $5.50. This The Simons is the first large-format theater in Boston to have independent movie house screens recent indie films, as 3D viewing capability. Now showing: Sea Monsters 3D, Deep well as the classics. Now showing: beginning Jan 4— Sea 3D, Sharks 3D, Whales. There Will Be Blood. Special event: Jan 13 at 11 a.m.— Divas in the Dark series presents Farinelli. KIDS CORNER MUGAR OMNI THEATER, Museum of Science, 617-723-2500 or 617-333-FILM. Call for showtimes and complete schedule. BOSTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, Museum Wharf, 300 Tickets: $9; seniors $8; children (3–11) $7. Discounted Congress St., 617-426-8855. Refer to listing in Museums. admission for showtimes after 6 p.m. This IMAX theater Daily organized activities in the Art Studio and Play Space presents larger-than-life images on a five-story high domed such as music and movement, finger puppet making and screen. Now showing: Dinosaurs Alive!; Mummies: Secrets of kitchen science. Daily from 11 a.m.–4 p.m.—Art Studio: the Pharaohs; Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure. Fiber Art; Daily at 10 a.m.—Playspace: Messy Activity.

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 465 Huntington Ave., 617-267- BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, 700 Boylston St., Copley 9300. Screenings Thu–Sun, call for showtimes and complete Square, 617-536-5400. Refer to listing in Sightseeing. schedule. Tickets: $6–9. The Museum of Fine Arts’ Film The first publicly supported municipal library in the world Program has grown to become one of the nation’s finest hosts many activities and special programs for children, exhibitors of contemporary international cinema, restored including live performances, storytelling, interactive classics and premieres of American independent films. Dec computer activities and films. Special events: Jan 4 at 31 at 12:25, 1:30, 2:45 and 4 p.m.—First Night Film 10:15 a.m.—Kids Cinema; Jan 6 at 2 p.m.—Family film: Program; Jan 2 at 6 p.m.—Lagerfeld Confidential; at 7:45 The Wild; Jan 11 at 2 p.m.—Films for Teens: Sixteen p.m.—Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust; Jan Candles. 3 at 1:30 p.m.—Family Hero; at 7:30 p.m.—Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037; Jan 5 at 10:30 a.m.—War COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, and Peace: Part 1; at 1:15 p.m.—War and Peace: Part 2; at 617-734-2501. Tickets: $10; children and seniors $8. The 2:45 p.m.—War and Peace: Part 3; at 4:15— War and independent movie theatre hosts a variety of kids’ shows to Peace: Part 4; Jan 6 at 3:30 p.m.—Family Hero. introduce little ones to the delightful world of entertainment, along with variety performers and magicians. Jan 5 at 10:30 SIMONS IMAX THEATER, New England Aquarium, Central a.m.—Clowns/comedians Bucky and Gigi; Jan 12 at 10:30 ___ Wharf, 617-973-5200. Sun–Wed 9:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.; a.m.—The Jim Show. ___ 20 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 21 of Blues, tickets: $99; Jan 12 at 7:30 and 10 p.m.—Bill and a DJ, dancing and a champagne toast at midnight, as Evans with Sam Bush, tickets: $25. well as prime viewing for the First Night Fireworks.

SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB, DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel, 400 WORLD OF WHEELS 2007, Bayside Expo & Conference Center, Soldiers Field Road, 617-562-4111. Showtimes: Tue–Thu at 200 Mount Vernon St., 617-474-6000. Jan 4–6: Fri from 5–11 8 and 10 p.m., Fri & Sat at 8 and 10:30 p.m., Sun at 7 and p.m., Sat from 10 a.m.–11 p.m., Sun from 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Tickets: 9 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Combination tickets include $14; children $5. The show boasts hundreds of custom vehicles

dinner and show. Dec 31 at 8 and 11 p.m.—New Year’s Eve created or restored by local auto enthusiasts—ranging from hot curr with The Sax Pack, featuring Kim Waters, Jeff Kashiwa and rods to antiques. Other attractions include a full-size replica of Steve Cole, tickets: $50–60; Jan 4 & 5 at 8 and 10 p.m.— “Tow Mater” from the animated film Cars, performances by the Cyrus Chestnut, tickets: $25; Jan 10 at 8 p.m.—Obbini USA Break Dancers and the Boston Derby Dames roller derby team, Tumbao, tickets: $16; Jan 11 at 8 and 10 p.m.—Donna and appearances by celebrities including Boston Red Sox reliever ents

Byrne, tickets: $20. Mike Timlin, tattoo artist Pixie from “L.A. Ink,” Chris Jacobs of ent e

v “Overhaulin’,” the New England Patriots cheerleaders and others. TOP OF THE HUB, Prudential Tower, 52nd floor, 617-536- 1775. Enjoy food, drink and the best view in Boston as you swing to live jazz and classics from the Great American SPORTS Songbook. Dec 31 at 8:30 p.m.—Bob Nieske Trio.

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T.T. THE BEAR’S PLACE, 10 Brookline St., Cambridge, TD Banknorth Garden, 100 Legends Way, 617-624-1000. ents 617-492-BEAR. Shows start at 8:30 p.m. Call for complete Dec 31 at 1 p.m. vs. Atlanta Thrashers schedule. Cover: $8–14. Dec 31—Superhoney with Dwight Jan 3 at 7 p.m. vs. Washington Capitals & Nicole; Jan 4—The Audrey Ryan Band with Lifejacket, Jan 5 at 7 p.m. vs. New Jersey Devils This Building’s on Fire, The Antlers; Jan 8—Dagmar with Jan 8 at 7 p.m. vs. Carolina Hurricanes

curr Fireflies; Jan 12—Count Zero with Axemunkee, Death of Jan 10 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Montreal Canadiens the Cool and Superlow. BOSTON CELTICS NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION ELLIS PAUL: The popular local folk performer TD Banknorth Garden, 100 Legends Way, 617-523-3030. SPECIAL EVENTS makes an appearance at the legendary Club Jan 2 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Houston Rockets Passim in Harvard Square on New Year’s Eve. Jan 4 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Memphis Grizzlies BODIES: THE EXHIBITION, 500 Cochituate Road, Framingham, Refer to listing, page 21. Jan 9 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Charlotte Bobcats www.bodiestheexhibition.com. Tickets: $24–30; seniors $22–28; children (12 and under) $17–23. Through Jan 13. Take a look at the inner workings of the human body up close THEATER at the traveling exhibition that showcases real human cadav- Night buttons: $15; children (under 4) free. The largest New ers, preserved through a technique called polymer preserva- Year’s Eve arts celebration in North America, First Night ADRIFT IN MACAO, Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon St., 617- tion. These amazing specimens reveal the work that muscles, Boston shines brightly as an art-centered, alcohol-free way 437-7172. Performances beginning Jan 4: Wed at 2 and 7:30 p.m., joints and bones do in our daily life, while showing the physical to ring in the New Year. Enjoy a full day of diverse artistic Thu at 7:30 p.m., Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at 4 and 8 p.m., Sun at 3 p.m. effects such unhealthy habits like smoking, poor diet and activites and performances for all ages, or come out as the Tickets: $25–54. Playwright Christopher Durang’s musical send-up of alcohol consumption—as well as the ravages of illnesses like evening hours tick down and see ice sculptures, two fire- film noir mixes farce, camp and tongue-in-cheek wit in his trademark cancer, arthritis and osteoporosis—have on human tissue. works displays, evening performances and the Grand style. It’s 1952 in the Far East—an era of shadowy settings, sultry Procession down Boylston Street. First Night buttons may be women and mysterious, trench-coated villains in back alleys. Peter BOSTON BRUINS WIVES’ CHARITY CARNIVAL, TD Banknorth purchased at local retailers and other locations. Visit Melnick, grandson of composer Richard Rodgers, contributes a score Garden, 100 Legends Way, 617-931-2222. Jan 6 from noon–2 www.firstnight.org. for a complete schedule of events. that evokes the sounds of Kurt Weill, big bands and smoky nightclubs. p.m. and 3–5 p.m. Tickets: $20; children (12 and under) $10; children under 5 free. This annual charity event allows Bruins THE FLUTIE BOWL, Lucky Strike Lanes, 145 Ipswich St., BLUE MAN GROUP, Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St., 617- fans young and old the opportunity to tour the Bruins locker 866-3AUTISM. Jan 7 from 6–11 p.m. Tickets: $150. Join 931-2787 or 617-426-6912. Ongoing. Tue–Thu at 8 p.m., Fri at room, attend autograph sessions and play video games like Boston sports legend and retired NFL quarterback Doug 7 p.m., Sat at 2, 5, and 8 p.m., Sun at 2 and 5 p.m. Tickets: Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero against Bruins play- Flutie for this fifth annual fundraiser for Flutie’s Doug Flutie $48–58. This giddily subversive off-Broadway hit features three ers. The entire Boston Bruins team will be in attendance, and Jr. Foundation for Autism. Flutie is joined by celebrity friends muted, blue-painted performers who spoof both contemporary art visitors will even have a chance to take their shots against the from the worlds of sports and entertainment for a charity and modern technology through wry commentary and bemusing team’s goalies. Proceeds from the event benefit the Boston bowling tournament, and guests can enjoy cocktails, hors antics. The show has been updated to include new performance Bruins Foundation and ther local charity Cradles to Crayons. d’oeuvres and a performance by the Flutie Brothers Band. pieces, new music and alterations to the sound and lighting design.

CHINESE NEW YEAR SPECTACULAR, Opera House, 539 GOLDEN DRAGON ACROBATS, Celebrity Series of Boston, COPENHAGEN, American Repertory Theatre, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Washington St., 800-954-4606. Jan 10 at 7:30 p.m., Jan 11 Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave., 617-482-2595. Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-547-8300. Performances beginning Jan at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Jan 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $38–120. Jan 13 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $37–58. The amazing and gifted 5: Tue–Thu at 7:30 p.m., Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at 2 and 8 p.m., Sun at 2 Celebrate the history of one of the world’s oldest civliizations Golden Dragon Acrobats makes their Boston debut, bringing and 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $39–79. In 1941, German physicist Werner when more than 100 classical Chinese dancers, musicians, more than 2,000 years of Chinese tradition to Symphony Hall Heisenberg traveled to Copenhagen to meet his Danish counterpart, vocalists and other performers bring the Chinese New Year with their jaw-dropping feats of martial arts, death-defying Niels Bohr. Old friends and colleagues, they found themselves on Spectacular to Boston for a third straight year. This all-new edi- acrobatics, juggling and much more. opposite sides in a world war, embroiled in a race to create the atom tion of the popular show unites some of China’s top performers, bomb in Michael Frayn’s speculative play about this historic meeting. bringing the ancient cultural entertainment of the Tang Dynasty SPIRIT OF BOSTON NEW YEAR’S CRUISE, departing from to life for an experience unlike anything you’ve seen before. Seaport World Trade Center, 866-310-2469. Dec 31, board- DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN, Stuart Street Playhouse, Radisson ing at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $175; call for reservations. Hotel, 200 Stuart St., 800-447-7400. Performances through Jan FIRST NIGHT BOSTON 2008, dozens of locations throughout Celebrate New Year’s Eve on a party cruise around Boston 5: Wed–Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at 3 and 8 p.m. Tickets: $49.50. Michael ___ the city, 617-542-1399. Dec 31 from 1 p.m.–midnight. First Harbor. Enjoy a deluxe dinner buffet, both live entertainment Van Osch stars in Rob Becker’s wildly popular comedy about the ___ 22 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 23 what to do and Sun at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets: $40. Boston’s hilarious whodun- 25 QUESTIONS FOR A JEWISH MOTHER, Huntington Theatre nit where the audience takes a stab at catching the killer. Become Company, Wimberly Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion at the an armchair sleuth in the longest-running play in U.S. history. Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. where to go Dec 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15–50. Actress/comedienne SPIRIT OF THE KING, Millennium Entertainment, Cutler Majestic Judy Gold and playwright Kate Moira Ryan embarked on a Theatre at Emerson College, 219 Tremont St., 800-233-3123. five-year journey across the U.S., interviewing Jewish mothers what to see Jan 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $45–55. Las Vegas-based performer of different ages, ethnicities and occupations. Gold weaves

Steve Connolly, a native of Winchester, Mass., returns to Boston their stories with her own experiences as a mother, daughter curr as legendary icon Elvis Presley on the eve of Presley’s 73rd birth- and Emmy Award-winning writer in this moving and humorous day. This mini-Las Vegas revue features Connolly backed by a performance. seven-piece orchestra and the “Vegas Singers.” ents

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v Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., 617-266-0800. Performances beginning Jan 4: Wed & Thu at 7:30 p.m., Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at BOSTIX, Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Copley Square, 617- 2 and 8 p.m., Sun at 2 p.m. Tickets: $15–70. A liberal college 723-5181. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (Faneuil Hall location professor is forced to reevaluate many of her long-held beliefs closed Mon); Sun 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Information and tickets, when she faces off with a conservative student in a series of including half-price seats on day of event, for the best per-

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acclaimed playwright Wendy Wasserstein’s final play. chase discounted tickets and receive special e-mail updates. ents All ticket offers subject to availability. presented by THIS IS OUR YOUTH, Gurnet Theatre Project, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. GO BOSTON CARD, available at Bostix locations at Faneuil Hall Performances beginning Jan 10: Wed–Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at 3 Marketplace and Copley Square and at the Visitor Information

curr 25 QUESTIONS FOR A JEWISH MOTHER: and 8 p.m., Sun at 3 p.m. In 1982 on Manhattan’s Upper West Center on Boston Common, 617-742-5950. Cards can be pur- Award-winning comedian Judy Gold performs Side, the wealthy, articulate, pot-smoking teenagers who were chased in one, two, three, five and seven day increments, and the final show of her solo piece about Jewish children in the ’60s have emerged as young adults in a country range from $45–135 for adults, $25–65 for children. The GO mothers and daughters on New Year’s Eve at that has just resoundingly rejected everything they were brought Boston card offers unlimited free admission to more than 60 Adjacent to the Skybridge connecting the Boston Center for the Arts’ Wimberly up to believe in. In meticulous, hilarious and agonizing detail, area atttractions, as well as savings up to 20% at local shops to The Westin Hotel Theatre. Refer to listing, page 25. Kenneth Lonergan’s play follows 48 hours in the lives of three and restaurants. very lost souls in the big city at the dawn of the Reagan Era.

battle of the sexes. The longest running solo play in Broadway his- tory, this insightful show looks into contemporary feminism, mas- culine sensitivity and the erogenous zone, mining common misun- derstandings between men and women to hilarious effect. HENRY V, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Downstairs at the Garage, Antique Limousine 38 JFK St., Cambridge, 866-811-4111. Performances beginning Jan 10: Thu & Fri at 7:30 p.m., Sat at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sun at 2 Boston Historic p.m. Tickets: $20–42. Theater is stripped to its exciting essence as Tours and Nights five actors bring the “vasty fields of France,” the daring King Henry and his army to the stage. Shakespeare examines leadership and on the Town its cost in this complex, daring play directed by Normi Noel. PLEASE HELP US PUT AN END TO HUNGER THE MAI, Wellesley Summer Theatre, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall, 106 Central St., Wellesley, 781-283-2000. Performances beginning Jan 10: Thu at 7 p.m., Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at 3 and 8 p.m., Sun at 2 p.m. Tickets: $25; seniors $15. The history of a family and its broken and cruel love is remembered, recounted and relived by the its eldest daughter, who fuses past and present, history and lore into a story as intimate, uniquely disturbing, affectionate and recognizable as all family stories in this tale by acclaimed Irish playwright Marina Carr.

RENT, Citi Performing Arts Center, The Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont UNTIL EVERYONE CAN SAY THEY ATE St., 800-447-7400. Performances Jan 8–11 at 8 p.m., Jan 12 at 2 and 8 p.m., Jan 13 at 1 and 7 p.m. Tickets: $35–65. Jonathan Larson’s La Bohème-inspired musical phenomenon that trans- formed how a generation feels about musicals, changed Driver stays in character and acts the part. Freedom Trail tours in a Broadway forever and inspired a major motion picture returns, www.Antique-Limousine.com helpfighthunger.org featuring “South African Idol” winner Heinz Winckler as Roger and 1939 Cadillac seven-passenger limousine. We get close to the sights “American Idol” finalist Anwar Robinson as Tom Collins. where the trolley and duck tours can’t. We’ll make you an offer you 781-308-1921 SHEAR MADNESS, Charles Playhouse Stage II, 74 Warrenton St., can’t refuse! Call to schedule a pick up at your Boston area location. ___ 617-426-5225. Ongoing. Tue–Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at 6 and 9 p.m., ___ 24 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 25 CLUBS & BARS CASK ’N FLAGON, 62 Brookline Ave., 617-536-4840. Daily upscale lounging. Sun–Thu 11:30 a.m.–midnight, Fri & Sat ’til 1 Fenway Park. The newest jewel in the renovation of the Fenway 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m. A hangout for Red Sox fans since the a.m. Tue–Thu—Live piano music; Fri & Sat—The Bill Laughlin area, this nightspot offers a cool, sleek spot in which to sample days of Yastrzemski and Fisk, this classic bar boasts tons of Jazz Quartet. a full menu and watch the Sox, and other sporting events, on a TVs for watching the Sox—if you get shut out of Fenway number of big-screen TVs. Park across the street—and is loaded with photos depicting THE PURPLE SHAMROCK, 1 Union St., 617-227-2060. Daily the histories of Fenway and the Sox. Recently given a major 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m. Sat & Sun 9 a.m. brunch. Located on the HONG KONG, 1238 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 617-864-5311. facelift, the Cask now also boasts Oliver’s, a new back room Freedom Trail, The Purple Shamrock offers an escape from the Thu–Sat from 10 p.m.–2:30 a.m. No cover charge. This three-floor

nightclub with a dance floor and second bar. nearby activity of Quincy Market. Menu items include burgers, Chinese restaurant features a lounge, a bar with DirectTV satellite clubs & bar

s sandwiches, hearty pastas, fresh seafood, tender steaks and and a lively dance club featuring techno to hip hop to Madonna. Try CHEERS, 84 Beacon St., 617-227-9605. Daily 11 a.m.– more. After dark, The Purple Shamrock has nightly entertain- one of the Hong Kong’s signature scorpion bowls while you rub 1 a.m. Also: Faneuil Hall Marketplace. The model for the ment, including a mix of live music. Mon—Trivia night; Tue— elbows with the locals and Harvard University students. beloved sitcom, this Back Bay pub is one of the top tourist Live music; Wed—Karaoke and DJ. attractions in Boston. Live weekend entertainment. JILLIAN’S BOSTON, 145 Ipswich St. (behind Fenway Park), TOP OF THE HUB, 800 Boylston St., 617-536-1775. Listen 617-437-0300. Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Sun noon–2 a.m. DAISY BUCHANAN’S, 240 Newbury St., 617-247-8516. to the sounds of live jazz seven nights a week while experiencing Sun–Thu 18+. One of Boston’s largest entertainment complex- Daily 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m. No cover. Cash only. Located on the breathtaking view atop Boston’s Prudential Center. Featuring es, this fun and diverse club features 50 pool tables, 200 high- Boston’s hopping Newbury Street, this casual singles spot a midnight menu Sun–Wed ’til 1 a.m., Thu–Sat ’til 2 a.m. tech games, blackjack for fun and six full bars. Lucky Strike attracts college students, businessmen and women, and Lanes bowling is located on the third floor, and there’s late-night even the occasional professional athlete, and remains one of dancing at Tequila Rain (“spring break 52 weeks a year”) on the the city’s most popular bars. Full kitchen serves pub-style NIGHTCLUBS first floor. Proper dress required. food seven nights a week. s

clubs & bar THE ALLEY, One Boylston Place, 617-351-7000. Fri & Sat 9:30 KINGS, 10 Scotia St., 617-266-BOWL. Mon 5 p.m.–2 a.m., DICK’S LAST RESORT, Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall p.m.–2 a.m. Cover: $5–10. Located in the famous Boylston Tue–Sun 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m. Voted Best of Boston 2006, Kings Marketplace, 617-267-8080. Daily 11 a.m.–2 a.m. Watch Street alleyway, this one-stop nightspot includes Sweetwater features state of the art bowling lanes, pool tables and video for the outrageous antics of Dick’s sassy staff as they Cafe, Suite, The Estate and the Liquor Store, where you can ride technology for sports viewing. With three bars and a full-service serve up buckets of sloppy ribs, succulent crab and Boston’s only mechanical bull. The Alley offers a fun night out for restaurant serving top-notch American cuisine, Kings is truly a PHOTO BY D EREK KOUYOUMJIAN shrimp, juicy steaks and chicken, two-fisted sandwiches, most every taste. playground for grown-ups. SUNSET GRILL & TAP: The Allston restaurant and burgers and salads. If that isn’t entertaining enough, watering hole offers an astounding array of beers there’s live music every night with no cover. SEE LOCATOR ARIA, 246 Tremont St., 617-338-7080. Fri 11 p.m.–2 a.m.; Sat REVOLUTION ROCK BAR, 200 High St., 617-261-4200. Mon–Fri from all over the world on tap and by the bottle. #3 ON CENTER MAP. 10 p.m.–2 a.m. Cover: $10–15. Call for age restrictions. Located 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m.; Sat 5 p.m.–2 a.m. Cover: $5–10 after 8:30 Refer to listing, page 51. in the basement of the Wilbur Theatre, this nightspot features p.m. When you love it loud, Revolution Rock Bar is the perfect GRAND CANAL, 57 Canal St., 617-523-1112. Daily 11 chic decor with plush red couches and dance music—from place to unleash your inner guitar god. The two-level bar/restau- a.m.–2 a.m. Cover varies. This Faneuil Hall area restaurant International to House. Dress to impress. rant boasts live entertainment Wed–Fri and DJs on Sat, a dance and pub transports the authentic style of the Victorian Irish floor and a casual, unpretentious vibe. PUBS AND BARS pub scene to Boston with high ceilings, antiques, red wallpaper, THE BEEHIVE, 541 Tremont St., 617-423-0069. Open nightly a grandfather clock rising over the bar, photos of Dublin’s Grand 5:30 p.m.–2 a.m. This new South End establishment offers a full SAINT, Copley Square Hotel, 90 Exeter St., 617-236-1134. THE BELL IN HAND TAVERN, 45 Union St., 617-227-2098. Canal, a balcony, an alcove and a working fireplace. and diverse dinner menu, sophisticated cocktail selection and Thu–Sat 7 p.m.–2 a.m., Sun & Mon 10 p.m.–2 a.m.; closed Tue Daily 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m. Opened in 1795, the Bell in Hand is the nightly live jazz performances, making The Beehive the mature & Wed. Table reservations available. One of Boston’s hottest oldest tavern in the U.S. This casual pub, offering pints, food and THE GREEN DRAGON TAVERN, 11 Marshall St., 617-367-0055. hipster’s choice for a fun and funky night out. nightclubs, Saint offers gourmet dining, nightly DJs and the live music, attracts locals, students and tourists alike. Tue— Boston’s premier 18th-century tavern on the Freedom Trail. Serving chance to lounge on overstuffed couches (and even beds) in pri- Karaoke night. lunch and dinner daily with lobster specials Mon–Thu. Entertainment BOSTON BILLIARD CLUB, 126 Brookline Ave., 617-536-POOL. vate and public rooms. Proper dress required. nightly with a traditional Irish ‘seisiun’ every Sat from 4–8 p.m. Mon–Sat 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m.; Sun noon–2 a.m. 18+ Sun–Thu. BILL’S BAR, 5.5 Lansdowne St., 617-421-9678. Wed–Sat 9 Ranked Number One Billiard Club in the country by Billiards p.m.–2 a.m., Sun 10 p.m.–2 a.m. Call for cover and age restric- JAKE IVORY’S, 9 Lansdowne St., 617-247-1222. Thu 9 Digest, this nightspot is perfect for pool aficionados and novices GAY AND LESBIAN tions. A laid-back, no frills, no fuss bar with musical entertain- p.m.–2 a.m., Fri & Sat 8:30 p.m.–2 a.m. Cover: $4–10, table alike. Free parking. Mon—Free lessons; Wed—Ladies’ Night: ment nightly. Sun—Reggae Sundays. reservations available. Come join the crowds who marvel at each lady gets 25% off table time, four ladies per table play for CLUB CAFE, 209 Columbus Ave., 617-536-0966. Open daily (and sing along with) the dueling pianists at this club in the free; Thu—Music Trivia Night; Mon, Tue & Thu—League Night. 11 a.m.–2 a.m. No cover. In the back of the 209 restaurant, THE BLACK ROSE, 160 State St., next to Faneuil Hall heart of nightlife central, Lansdowne Street. Great for a casual you’ll find the Moonshine and Satellite lounges, voted “Best Marketplace, 617-742-2286. Daily 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m. Enjoy night out, after work parties or friendly get-togethers. DISTRICT, 180 Lincoln St., 617-426-0180. Wed–Sat ’til 2 a.m. of Boston” by Boston magazine and The Improper Bostonian live Irish music nightly and on select afternoons in an authentic This distinctive nightspot in the heart of Boston’s industrial chic for best gay and lesbian nightspot. Wed–Sat at 9 p.m.— pub setting. JULIEN BAR, Langham Hotel, 250 Franklin St., 617-451-1900. Leather District mixes eclectic décor, shareable appetizers and Moonshine Video Bar. No cover. Enjoy cocktails and piano entertainment in this his- hearty entrees such as tuna sashimi with delicious cocktails, BRISTOL LOUNGE, Four Seasons Hotel, 200 Boylston St., 617- toric lounge, voted Boston’s “Best Fancy Bar.” Mon–Fri from while DJs spin nightly, setting a vibe that strikes a balance JACQUES CABARET, 79 Broadway St., 617-426-8902. Mon–Sat 351-2052. Jazz entertainers create sounds as lush as their set- 5–11 p.m.; Sat from 6 p.m. ‘til midnight—Pianist Jeffrey between exotic and sensual, laid-back and casual. 11 a.m.–midnight; Sun noon–midnight. Cover: $6, $10 Fri & Sat. ting on a Boston-made, antique Steinert piano. Live music nightly. Moore; Sun from 11 a.m.–3 p.m.—Sunday Jazz Brunch in Cash only. Featured in Modern Bride as the “best place for a Café Fleuri. FOUNDATION LOUNGE, Hotel Commonwealth, Kenmore Square, bachelorette party,” Jacques Cabaret allows its patrons to min- BUKOWSKI’S TAVERN, 50 Dalton St., 617-437-9999. Daily 11:30 500 Commonwealth Ave., 617-859-9900. Tue–Sun 5 p.m.–2 gle and disco-dance with drag-queens. Mon—Tranny show; a.m.–2 a.m. Cash only. Traditional pub-style food and more than MR. DOOLEY’S BOSTON TAVERN, 77 Broad St., Financial a.m. Sophisticated and mature, this lounge fuses the L.A. hipster Tue—Karaoke; Wed—Delightful Divas; Thu—Jacques Angels; 100 types of beer characterize this cozy and unpretentious hole-in- District, 617-338-5656. Open nightly. Fri & Sat $5 cover. This scene with the cool and funky elegance of European and Asian Fri & Sat—Miss Leading Ladies; Sun—Amateur Talent Night. the-wall space near the Prudential Center Mall. authentic Irish pub features charming ambiance, 13 imported nightlife, boasting plush couches, exotic lighting, Zensai drafts on tap and live music six nights a week. Journalists, Japanese appetizers ’til 12:30 a.m. and a wide array of creative MACHINE, 1254 Boylston St., 617-536-1950. Fri & Sat noon– THE CACTUS CLUB, 939 Boylston St., 617-236-0200. politicians and young professionals find Mr. Dooley’s to be “a cocktails. Tue at 8 p.m.—Torch Tuesdays; Thu at 9 p.m.— 2 a.m. Cover varies. Cash only. With two dance floors, four bars, Restaurant: Sun 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m.; Mon & Tue 4:30–10 p.m.; great place for a pint and a chat.” Soulicious Thursdays; Wed, Fri & Sat at 10 p.m.—DJs. six pool tables, pinball machines, video games and theme Wed & Thu 11:30 a.m.–11 p.m.; Fri & Sat ‘til midnight; bar open nights, this club offers Boston’s gay and lesbian party-goers a ’til 2 a.m. daily. Famous for its margaritas, this restaurant and bar THE OAK BAR, Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, 138 St. James Ave., GAME ON, 82 Lansdowne St., 617-351-7001. Mon–Fri 7 plethora of nightlife options. Thu at 10 p.m.—Karaoke with Eve offers a full lunch and dinner menu. Sun 10 p.m.–midnight— Copley Square, 617-267-5300. No cover. Popular among the fine a.m.–2 a.m., Sat & Sun 10 a.m.–2 a.m. The ultimate for any Adams; Fri—VJ Tom Yaz and DJ Darrin Friedman; Sat— ___ Free taco bar; Mon–Thu 4–7 p.m.—Half price appetizers at bar. scotch and cigar crowd, The Oak Bar is a Boston favorite for sports club enthusiast: a bar/restaurant/nightclub built inside Anthem Night featuring DJ Manuel Santiago. ___ 26 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 27 MUSEUMS & GALLERIES art, gleaming structure on the South Boston waterfront 1870s, this museum holds a slide archive and an extensive Fine Vintage Posters which presents installations of contemporary paintings, collection of African artifacts, prints and drawings. It also sculptures and photographs, as well as cutting edge live hosts national and international traveling exhibits. Special dance and musical performances. Special exhibits: exhibit: Reflections on the Middle Passage. Bourgeois in Boston, works by contemporary artist Louise Bourgeois; Accumulations, the latest additions to the ICA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 465 Huntington Ave., 617-267- permanent collection; Momentum 9: Kader Attia; The Sandra 9300. Open Sat–Tue 10 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Wed–Fri ’til 9:45 and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall: Installation by Dave Muller; p.m. Admission (includes two visits in a 10-day period): $17; through Jan 6—Design Life Now, a tribute to the last students & seniors $15; Wed after 4 p.m., pay as you wish; three years of aesthetically pleasing technology. children (7–17) $8.50 on weekdays before 3 p.m., free at all other times, children 6 and under free. The museum houses ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM, 280 The an outstanding collection of paintings, prints, sculptures, fur- Fenway, 617-566-1401. Open Tue–Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m. nishings and other artwork from ancient times through the Admission: $12; seniors $10; students with I.D. $5; children present, and the most comprehensive collection of Asiatic art (under 18) free. Visitors named Isabella are admitted free. in the world. Special exhibits: Walk this Way; Glittering Gold:

Commissioned by Boston aristocrat Isabella Stewart Gardner Illuminations in Islamic Art; Contemporary Outlook: German m and modeled after a 15th-century Venetian palace, the Photography; Contemporary Outlook: Japan; Jewelry by

museum exhibits 2,500 objects, including the works of Artists: The Daphne Farago Collection; Ed Rossbach: Fiber Art useums & g Rembrandt, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian and Matisse. Special from the Daphne Farago Collection; Arthur Wesley Dow: exhibit: through Jan 13—Cliff Evans: Empyrean. Special Photographer and Printmaker; Symbols of Power: Napoleon event: Jan 13 at 1:30 p.m.—Sunday Concert Series: The and the Art of the Empire Style, 1800–1815; Resounding Claremont Trio. Ragas: Paintings and Musical Memory in India; Drawing: A Broader Definition; Sumo: Japan’s Big Sport; RSVP: Jim JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND Lambie; Zhang Daqian: Painter, Collector, Forger; through Dec alleries MUSEUM, off Morrissey Boulevard, next to UMass Boston, 31—Winslow Homer at the MFA; through Jan 6—Shy Boy, Dorchester, 866-535-1960. www.jfklibrary.org. Open daily 9 She Devil and Isis: The Art of Conceptual Craft; through Jan HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $10; students & seniors $8; children 13—Arts of Japan: The John C. Weber Collection. Special 205 Newbury Street The current exhibit Looking at Animals features (13–17) $7; children (under 12) free; library forums free. event: Jan 4 at 5:30 p.m.—MFA First Fridays. Open Daily, Parking Available detailed black and white images of various exotic This museum portrays Kennedy’s life, leadership and legacy www.internationalposter.com creatures by famed photographer Henry Horenstein. in 21 exhibits, three theaters, 20 video presentations and MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, Science Park, 617-723-2500. 617-375-0076

Refer to listing, page 30. more. Special exhibits: Jacqueline Kennedy Entertains: The Sat–Thu from 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri ’til 9 p.m. Admission: $17; alleries Art of the White House Dinner; Shaping Up America: JFK, seniors $15; children (3–11) $14; children (under 3) free. Sports and the Call to Physical Fitness. Planetarium, laser show and Omni theater tickets: $9; sen- iors $8; children (3–11) $7. Combination ticket prices and BOSTON LARZ ANDERSON AUTO MUSEUM, Larz Anderson Park, evening discounts available. Interactive science exhibits, The end of ”Sorry, I can’t hear 15 Newton St., Brookline, 617-522-6547. Open Tue–Sun 10 plus laser and astronomy shows in the Charles Hayden what you’re saying!” BOSTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, Museum Wharf, 300 Congress a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $5; students, seniors and children (6–18) Planetarium. Special exhibits: Innovative Engineers; through useums & g St., 617-426-6500. Open daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri ’til 9 p.m. $3; children (5 and under) free. The oldest collection of historic Jan 1—CSI: The Experience, spotlighting forensic tech- Admission: $10; children (2–15) & seniors $8; children (one- automobiles in the nation is displayed in the owner’s original niques used by law enforcement to solve crimes; beginning m year-olds only) $2; children (under 1) free; Fri 5–9 p.m. (Family home. Special exhibit: American Muscle Past and Present. Jan 2—At the Planetarium: Far, Far Away, The Worlds of Star Night) $1. The newly expanded and renovated museum features Wars. Refer to Film listings in Current Events for complete a plethora of interactive exhibits that allow children to learn THE MARY BAKER EDDY LIBRARY, 200 Mass. Ave., 888-222- Mugar Omni Theater schedule. about science, history and culture firsthand. Exhibits include: 3711. Open Tue–Sun from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission: $6; sen- Construction Zone, a child-sized work site with miniature sky- iors, students with ID and youth (6–17) $4; children (under 6) OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM, 206 Washington St., 617-720- scrapers inspired by the Big Dig; Arthur & Friends, featuring the and members free. Home to the world-famous Mapparium, a 1713. Mon–Sat from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Sun 1–5 p.m. Tours daily stars of everyone’s favorite PBS program; Boston Black, cele- three-story stained-glass globe depicting the world as it exist- at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets: $5; seniors and students $4; brating Boston’s Caribbean, African and African-American cul- ed in 1934, which guests can walk through. Visitors to the children (6–18) $1. At the site of the Boston Massacre and tures; Kid Power, which allows active kids to use energy in library can follow Mary Baker Eddy’s quest for insight and the first reading of the Declaration of Independence in healthy ways and teaches them about fitness and nutrition; embark on one of their own through interactive exhibits in the Boston, explore exhibits on the American Revolution, Boston’s Joshua’s Journey, detailing a black cowboy’s adventures and Quest Gallery, or try out a “desk job” at the Pulitzer Prize-win- Maritime History and the Boston Massacre. Special exhibit: includes many hands-on activities, including saddling a horse. ning Christian Science Monitor. Special exhibit: Sensational The Old State House: A Hands on History. Refer to Kids Corner in Current Events for special events. Press, Radical Response. SPORTS MUSEUM OF NEW ENGLAND, 5th and 6th floor COMMONWEALTH MUSEUM, Massachusetts Archives Building, THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, African premium seating levels, TD Banknorth Garden, Causeway Earset 2 is a Bluetooth mobile phone headset with two microphones. 220 Morrissey Blvd., 617-727-9268. Mon–Fri from 9 a.m.–5 Meeting House, 46 Joy St. (corner of Smith Court), Beacon Street, 617-624-1234. Open daily 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission One picks up the fine nuances in your voice. The second monitors p.m., second and fourth Sat of the month 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Free Hill, 617-725-0022. www.afroammuseum.org. Open Mon–Sat on the hour only, until 3 p.m. Hours altered during TD Banknorth surrounding noise and helps eliminate it. Add a speaker design which includes bass ports for full-voice resonance, and you‘re wearing the admission. Across from the JFK Presidential Library, this muse- 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free admission; donations welcome. Explore Garden events, call ahead. Admission: $6; seniors & children best Bluetooth mobile phone headset on the market. um houses the collection of the Massachusetts Archives and is the history of Boston’s 19th-century African-American com- (6–17) $4; children (under 6) free. The Sports Museum show- ideal for fans of history or genealogy. Special exhibits: Le Grand munity at the African Meeting House, the oldest African- cases New England’s rich sports heritage through an unparal- Bluetooth Earset 2: $350 Derangement: The Acadian Exile in Massachusetts, 1755–1766; American church still standing in the United States. In addi- leled collection of artifacts, multimedia and artwork. Exhibits Fire and Thunder: Massachusetts Blacks in the Civil War. tion, there are tour maps available for the Black Heritage Trail. include the Boston Bruins Hall of Fame portraits, the Boston Garden Penalty Box and New England’s Olympic Heroes. INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, 100 Northern Ave., 617- THE MUSEUM OF THE NATIONAL CENTER OF AFRO- Bang & Olufsen Design Center 1 Design Center Place, Suite 643 478-3100. Open Sat, Sun, Tue & Wed 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thu & Fri AMERICAN ARTISTS, 300 Walnut Ave., Roxbury, 617-442- USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA 617 262 4949 ’til 9 p.m. Admission: $12; students & seniors $10; children 8614. Open Tue–Sun 1–5 p.m.; by appointment for groups. Charlestown, 617-426-1812. Open daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Bang & Olufsen Newbury Street 30 Newbury Street (under 17) free. Free to all Thu 5–9 p.m. Film screenings: $9. Admission: $4; students & seniors $3. Housed in the former Free admission. The museum preserves the treasures of Boston, MA 617 262 4949 ___ Boston’s first new art museum in 100 years is a state-of-the- Oak Bend Mansion, a neo-Gothic structure built in the early “Old Ironsides,” the U.S. Navy’s flagship and the world’s old- ___ ABOVE: HENRY H ORENSTEIN, KOMODO D RAGON, 1999 28 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 29 est commissioned warship. Includes weapons, documents, Museum for hours and admission fees. Designed by James $7.50; seniors $6.50; children (6–14) $5. Life-size stage set- L’ATTITUDE GALLERY, 218 Newbury St., 617-927-4400. journals and more. Interactive exhibits allow visitors to load Stirling, Britain’s famous post-modernist architect, the muse- tings and historically accurate narration recreate the hysteria Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m. This gallery and fire a cannon, try out a sailor’s sleeping quarters and vir- um houses ancient Oriental and Islamic collections. Special of the Salem Witch Trials and executions of 1692. boasts contemporary sculpture, crafts and art for the home, tually command the Constitution in battle. Special exhibits: exhibits: Overlapping Realms, arts of the Islamic world and Translations available in Japanese, French, German, Italian garden and commercial environments, as well as an outdoor Old Ironsides in War and Peace; Sailors Speak: A Sailor’s Life India, 900–1900; Downtime; Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture and Spanish. Special exhibit: Witches: Evolving Perceptions. sculpture garden. Over 75 U.S. and international artists are for Me?; The Barbary War: Piracy, Politics and Power. of Classical Antiquity; Alexander’s Image and the Beginning of represented in various mediums, including glass, ceramics, Greek Portraiture; On the Path of Madness: Representations of wood, stone, mixed media and textiles. Special exhibit: Majnun in Persian, Turkish, and Indian Painting; A Tradition GALLERIES through Jan 4—Great Gifts, Small Packages. CAMBRIDGE Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Ink Paintings from the Chu-tsing Li Collection, 1950–2000. ARDEN GALLERY, 129 Newbury St., 617-247-0610. MILLS GALLERY, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Due to limited parking, it is best to take the Red Line when Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Arden specializes in contempo- St., 617-426-8835. Wed–Sun 1–4 p.m., Thu–Sat 7–10 p.m. traveling to Harvard, Central or Kendall squares. The rary oil paintings and sculpture by nationally and internation- The BCA presents exciting contemporary works by estab- Cambridge Discovery Booth located at the Harvard Square BEYOND BOSTON ally renowned artists, whose styles range from super-realism lished and emerging local, regional, national and international “T” entrance provides additional information. to abstraction. Special exhibits: through Dec 31—Works by visual artists, mounting approximately six large-scale exhibi- CONCORD MUSEUM, 200 Lexington Road, Concord, 978- Anne Packard; beginning Jan 2—Works by Paul Balmer. tions in the 2,200 square foot Mills Gallery each year. Special

BUSCH-REISINGER MUSEUM, Werner Otto Hall, 32 Quincy 369-9763. Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun 1–4 p.m.; open exhibit: through Jan 6—Drawing the Line: The 20th m St. (enter through the Fogg Art Museum), 617-495-9400. Jan 1 from noon–5 p.m. Admission: $10; seniors & students BARBARA KRAKOW GALLERY, 10 Newbury St., 617-262- Drawing Show.

Open Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun 1–5 p.m. Tours: Mon–Fri with I.D. $8; children (6–17) $5; family rates available. Ample 4490. Tue–Sat 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. The Barbara Krakow useums & g at 1 p.m. Admission: $9, seniors $7; students $6; children free parking on Cambridge Turnpike. Relive Concord’s history, Gallery attracts top contemporary artists from around the NIELSEN GALLERY, 179 Newbury St., 617-266-4835. (under 18) free. Central and Northern European artists, with from Native American habitation and European settlement to world, showcasing work that focuses on minimalism and Tue–Sat 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Renowned for its fine collection an emphasis on German-speaking countries. Special exhibits: the days of Emerson, Thoreau, the Alcotts and Hawthorne. conceptualism. Special exhibit: Bill Thompson: Dialects. of contemporary paintings, drawings and sculptures. Special Art and Design from Central and Northern Europe since Special exhibit: through Jan 6—Building Thoreau’s Boat. exhibit: through Jan 12—Sculpture Etc. 1880; through Jan 6—Paintings by Max Beckmann from BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY, 486 Harrison Ave., 617- the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. DECORDOVA MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE PARK, 51 Sandy 482-7781. Wed–Sun noon–6 p.m. A sculptors’ cooperative PEPPER GALLERY, 38 Newbury St., 617-236-4495. Tue–Fri alleries Pond Road, Lincoln, 781-259-8355. Tue–Sun 10 a.m.– that has served as an alternative venue for innovative solo 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Committed to pre- FOGG ART MUSEUM, Quincy and Broadway streets, 5 p.m. Admission: $9; seniors, students & children (6–12) sculpture exhibitions since 1992. Special exhibit: beginning senting contemporary representational and abstract works 617-495-9400. Tours: Mon–Fri at 11 a.m.; see Busch- $6. Sculpture Park: open sunrise to sunset, free admission. Jan 2—Works by Larry Pollans and Bill Wainwright. by living artists, the gallery rotates its exhibitions every five Reisinger Museum for hours and admission fees. The muse- Tour one of the largest contemporary art museums and the weeks to represent different members of the artistic um displays European and American masterpieces from the only permanent public sculpture park in New England. BRICKBOTTOM GALLERY, 1 Fitchburg St., Somerville, 617- community, both established and up-and-coming. Special Middle Ages to the present and hosts concerts and guided Special exhibits: through Jan 13—Beauty and Decay: 776-3410. Thu–Sat noon–5 p.m. This not-for-profit gallery exhibit: through Jan 5—Sidney Hurwitz and Lance Keimig:

tours. Special exhibits: Modern Art, 1865–1965; American Photographs of Flowers; Ricardo Barros: Facing Sculpture; presents thoughtful and professionally curated art exhibitions Boston Views. alleries Art at Harvard; 18th-century European Ceramics and Trainscape: Installation Art for Model Railroads; New Arrivals: and fosters a stable, permanent artist community of residents Paintings; Contemporary Art from the Harvard University Gifts to the Permanent Collection. and non-resident members. Special exhibit: beginning Jan PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOURCE CENTER, Boston University, Art Museums Collections. 10—Fire. 832 Commonwealth Ave., 617-975-0600. Open Tue, Wed & NATIONAL HERITAGE MUSEUM, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, Fri 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Thu ’til 8 p.m., Sat & Sun noon–5 p.m. HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 26 Oxford St., 781-861-6559. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m. BROMFIELD ART GALLERY, 450 Harrison Ave., 617-451- Admission: $3; students and seniors $2; children under 18 617-495-3045. Daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $9; seniors Free admission. Devoted to presenting exhibitions on 3605. Wed–Sat noon–5 p.m. Boston’s oldest artist-run gallery free. PRC exhibitions and educational programs are guided useums & g and students $7; children (3–18) $6. Among the museum’s American history and popular culture as a way of preserving features shows by members of the cooperative, while exhibi- by a philosophical inquiry into the intersection of photogra- 17 galleries is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection our national heritage. Special exhibits: Sowing the Seeds of tions by visiting artists are selected by current members. phy with aesthetic, professional and critical discourses. m of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, a unique collection of Liberty: Lexington and the American Revolution; Fins, Wings Special exhibits: beginning Jan 2—Forget Me Not: Portraits Special exhibit: Ad Agency. over 3,000 glass flower models created between 1886 and and Other Such Things: Photos from the Polaroid Collections; by Ann Kirchner; Open Doors: Sculptures by Marilyn Ranker. 1936. Special exhibits: Nests and Eggs; Dodos, Trilobites and Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture; PUCKER GALLERY, 171 Newbury St., 617-267-9473. Meteorites; Climate Change: Our Global Experiment; Remember Me: Highlights from the National Heritage CHASE GALLERY, 129 Newbury St., 617-859-7222. Mon–Fri Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sun 1–5 p.m. Features work Arthropods: Creatures that Rule; Looking at Animals, photo- Museum; To Fly to the Aid of Humanity: Benjamin Franklin 10:30 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Since 1990, by Israeli, American and internationally known contemporary graphs by Henry Horenstein. and the Lodge of Nine Sisters. Chase Gallery has been one of the city’s top galleries for the artists. The Boston Phoenix writes, “You can make a case exhibition of contemporary artists, both representational for the Pucker Gallery as Boston’s best gallery—though it’s MIT LIST VISUAL ARTS CENTER, 20 Ames St., 617-253- PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM, East India Square, Salem, and abstract. Special exhibits: through Dec 31—Winter really more like a wonderful miniature museum.” Special 4680. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun noon–6 p.m.; Thu ’til 8 p.m. 866-745-1876. Daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $13; seniors Group Show; beginning Jan 3—Modern Landscape: A Point exhibits: through Jan 7—Revisiting Nature: Mobiles by Free admission. One of Boston’s premier showcases for con- $11; students $9; children (16 and under) free. The nation’s of View. Mark Davis; The Lay of the Land: The Imaginative Terrain of temporary art, the List Center reflects MIT’s position as a cut- oldest continually operating museum boasts a new wing Roger Bowman; beginning Jan 12—Remembering Angels: ting-edge research institution by presenting works from the with a 190-seat auditorium and a glass-covered atrium. INTERNATIONAL POSTER GALLERY, 205 Newbury St., 617- New Work by Samuel Bak. world’s leading contemporary artists. Special exhibit: begin- The collection showcases African, Asian, Pacific Island and 375-0076. www.internationalposter.com. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.– ning Jan 4—On the Media Test Wall: Type A. American folk and decorative art, a maritime collection dat- 6 p.m., Sun noon–6 p.m. This internationally recognized fine SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS, 175 Newbury St., 617- ing back to the museum’s earliest days and the first collec- art poster gallery displays original vintage posters from the 266-1810. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m. The THE MIT MUSEUM, 265 Mass. Ave., 617-253-4444. Daily tion of Native American art in the hemisphere. Special 1890s through post-World War II modern masters. Special oldest non-profit crafts organization in the country special- 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $7.50; seniors, students and youth exhibits: Intersections: Native American Art in a New Light; exhibit: Winter Wonderland. izes in contemporary American crafts. The jewelry, furniture, (5–18) $3; children under 5 free. Exhibits interpret themes and Of Gods and Mortals: traditional art from India; All of My Life, glass and ceramics range from cutting edge to traditional, ideas related to MIT research and activities. Ongoing exhibits: contemporary works by Native American artists; Yin Yu Tang, JUDI ROTENBERG GALLERY, 130 Newbury St., 617-437- from functional to sculptural. Mind and Hand: The Making of MIT Scientists and Engineers; the 16-bedroom home of a prosperous Chinese merchant of 1518. Tue–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m. The Judi Rotenberg Gallery is Holography: The Light Fantastic; Gestural Engineering: The the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), ticketed separately: $4; one of the longest standing independent galleries in Boston VOSE GALLERIES, 238 Newbury St., 617-536-6176. Mon– Sculpture of Arthur Ganson; Flashes of Inspiration: The Work Perfect Imbalance: Exploring Chinese Aesthetics; Origami and is committed to both established and emerging talent in Fri 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Established of Harold Edgerton; Deep Frontiers: Ocean Engineering at MIT; Now; Accidental Mysteries; Gateway Bombay; Samuel all media. in 1841, Vose Galleries—the oldest family-owned art gallery Ship Models: The Evolution of Ship Design. Special exhibit: MIT McIntire: Carving an American Style; through Jan 6— in the United States—specializes in American artists from Professor Jerry Milgram: An Exceptional Ocean Engineer. Sketched at Sea. LANOUE FINE ART, 160 Newbury St., 617-262-4400. the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. Its new contempo- Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m. Featuring con- rary wing, expanding the collection to living artists, opened 1 SACKLER MUSEUM, Quincy and Broadway streets, 617-495- SALEM WITCH MUSEUM, 19 /2 Washington Square North, temporary representational and abstract art, Lanoue is com- in 2001. Special exhibit: through Jan 5—Little Gems: ___ 9400. Tours: Mon–Fri at 2 p.m.; see Busch-Reisinger Salem, 978-744-1692. Daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: mitted to exploring diverse media and concepts. Selections for the Holidays. ___ 30 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 31 SIGHTSEEING Tue–Fri from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. This oft-overlooked historical and 7 p.m., Wed at noon and 7:30 p.m. Spanish language servic- Meeting House, built in 1806; the oldest standing house built by gem offers insight into the lives of U.S. presidents John Adams es: Sun at noon, Wed at 6 p.m. The original Mother Church built in an African-American (1797); and the home of Lewis and Harriet and son John Quincy Adams. Tour the birthplaces of both pres- 1894 is at the heart of the Christian Science Center, situated on Hayden, who harbored runaway slaves. Maps are available at the idents, as well as “The Old House,” which was home to five 14 acres in the Back Bay. The Romanesque structure is made Museum of African-American History. generations of the Adams family. from New Hampshire granite with stained glass windows illustrat- ing Biblical events. BOSTON CHOCOLATE TOUR, departs from the corner of Boylston ARNOLD ARBORETUM, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, 617- and Charles streets, 617-269-7010. Sat at 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 524-1718. Grounds open year-round dawn to dusk. Free FOREST HILLS CEMETERY, 95 Forest Hills Ave., 617-524-0128. p.m. Tickets: $75. Reservations required. Old Town Trolley takes admission. Visitor Center open Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Sat 10 Open daily from dawn to dusk. Created in 1848, this cemetery chocoholics on a delicious tour of some of Boston’s most deca- a.m.–4 p.m., Sun noon–4 p.m. This 265-acre tree sanctuary serves as the final resting place of Eugene O’Neill, Anne Sexton, dent chocolate creations, including desserts at the glamorous Top designed by Emerald Necklace architect Frederick Law e.e. cummings, William Lloyd Garrison and former Boston Celtic of the Hub restaurant, authentic Boston cream pie at the Omni Olmsted opened in 1872. Now a National Historic Landmark, Reggie Lewis. The 275 acres of twisting paths also contain sculp- Parker House and the piece de resistance, the Chocolate Bar the arboretum and its gardens contain more than 7,000 vari- tural treasures, an arboretum, a “library” of life stories and an buffet at the Langham Hotel. eties of trees, shrubs and flowers for your perusal. open-air museum. CHINATOWN WALKING TOURS, 617-507-7927, BOSTON ATHENAEUM, 10Beacon St., 617-227-0270. Open HARRISON GRAY OTIS HOUSE, 141 Cambridge St., 617-227- www.asiancdc.org/heritage. Guided tours by appointment only; Tue–Fri 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Mon ’til 8 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.–4 3956. Open Wed–Sun 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m., tours every half hour. self-guided tours at leisure. Explore Boston’s exciting Chinatown p.m. Art & Architecture tours: Tue & Thu at 3 p.m. Reservations Admission: $8; seniors $7; students & children (5–18) $4; children neighborhood, either on your own or led by a member of the required. One of the oldest and most distinguished private (under 5), Historic New England members and Boston residents Chinatown Walking Tour Collective on guided theme tours of the libraries in the United States, the Athenaeum was founded in free. $24 maximum per family. Built in 1796 for Harrison Gray Otis neighborhood’s many local markets, restaurants and points of 1807. For nearly half a century, it was the unchallenged center and his wife, this grand mansion is an example of high-style interest. Call to arrange a guided tour, or pick up a free map of of intellectual life in Boston, and by 1851 it had become one of Federal elegance. Tours offer insight into the social, business and the Chinatown Heritage Trail at local hotels and visitor centers. the five largest libraries in the country. family life of the post-Revolution American elite.

CITY VIEW TROLLEYS, departing every 20–30 minutes from the sightseeing BOSTON PUBLIC GARDEN, bordered by Arlington, Charles, NEW ENGLAND HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL, Congress Street near New England Aquarium, South Station, Boston Common and other Beacon and Boylston streets. Open daily dawn to dusk. Faneuil Hall, 617-457-8755. Tours available. This haunting memo- locations, 617-363-7899. Daily 9:30 a.m–4 p.m. Tickets: $29; Established in 1837, the Public Garden is the nation’s first pub- rial features six luminous glass towers etched with the six million seniors and students $27; children (12 & under) free. This year- lic botanical garden. Its 24 acres are filled with scenic and prisoner numbers of those who perished in the Holocaust. Visitors round trolley company offers tours with eight stops at the most FROG POND ICE SKATING RINK: A local tradi- diverse greenery, as well as sculptures, including one that can walk under the towers and read the dramatic stories of the scenic and historic locations in Boston, including the New England tion, skating at this outdoor rink in Boston Common commemorates the popular children’s book Make Way for victims and heroes of this tremendous human tragedy. Aquarium and stops along the Freedom Trail. Passengers can is fun for the whole family. Refer to listing, below. Ducklings. Other fixtures include the Lagoon—home to the board and exit the trolley at any stop at any time during the tours. famed Swan Boats from April through Labor Day—and the THE SKYWALK OBSERVATORY AT THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER, world’s smallest suspension bridge. 617-859-0648. Open daily from 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Skywalk kiosk FENWAY PARK TOURS, 4 Yawkey Way, 617-226-6666. Tours closes at 6 p.m. Admission (including a headset audio tour of points leave hourly from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. daily. Tickets: $12; seniors $11; ICE SKATING BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, 700 Boylston St., Copley Square, of interest): $11; seniors and students $9; children (under 12) $7.50. children (2–15) & military personnel $10. Tours originate at the 617-536-5400. Open Mon–Thu 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 5 Observatory may be closed due to weather conditions, please call Souvenir Store located on Yawkey Way across from Service Gate

sightseeing CHARLES HOTEL ICE SKATING RINK, 1 Bennett St., Cambridge, p.m., Sun 1–5 p.m. Free admission. Art & Architecture tours Sun ahead. Enjoy spectacular 360-degree panoramic views of Boston D, rain or shine. This tour offers an inside look at America’s oldest 617-864-1200. Mon–Fri from 2–8 p.m., Sat & Sun from 10 a.m.–8 at 2 p.m., Mon at 2:30 p.m., Tue & Thu at 6 p.m., Fri & Sat at 11 and beyond and learn about the city’s 375 years of culture and histo- active Major League ballpark, including a visit to the top of the p.m. Fees: $5; skate rental $5, children (under 12) $3. This 2,900- a.m. The first publicly supported municipal library in the world ry on the Antennae Audio Tour. Displays include Dreams of Freedom, famed “Green Monster” and stories from Boston Red Sox history. square-foot, illuminated outdoor ice skating rink boasts rink-side hosts one million visitors a year, who come to view this architec- about the Boston immigrant experience, and a theater showing refreshments from the New England-influenced restaurant Henrietta’s tural masterpiece and its collection of more than five million Wings Over Boston, a spectacular aerial tour of the entire city. THE FREEDOM TRAIL FOUNDATION’S FREEDOM TRAIL Table, including hot toddies and vanilla-infused hot chocolate. books. Film festivals, exhibits and children’s programs run PLAYERS, 617-357-8300. Tours depart from the Visitor Center on throughout the year. TRINITY CHURCH, Copley Square, 617-536-0944. Open: Sun Boston Common daily at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. Additional 1:30 FROG POND ICE SKATING RINK, Boston Common, 617-635- 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Tue–Sat 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Tours available for $5; p.m. tours on weekdays. Tours depart from BosTix Tue–Sun at 4505. Open Mon 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Tue–Thu & Sun ’til 9 p.m., Fri BUNKER HILL PAVILION, Boston National Historical Park Visitors seniors & students $4; children (under 16) free with an adult. 11:30 a.m. Tickets: $12; seniors $10; children (12 and under) $6. & Sat ’til 10 p.m. Fees: $4; children (under 13) free; rental skates Center, Charlestown, 617-242-5601. Located yards from the USS Guided tours: most weekdays at 1 and 2 p.m., Sun at 12:15 Call for private tours. Explore the Freedom Trail with costumed $8; lockers $1. Seasonal passes available. Ice skating on Boston Constitution. Visitor center and bookstore open daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (free). Self-guided tours: Mon–Sat 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sun actors portraying famous patriots such as James Otis, Abigail Common’s Frog Pond has become a staple of wintertime in Boston. p.m. Check out “Whites of Their Eyes,” a dramatic multimedia 1–5 p.m. Built in 1877, this house of worship, a combination of Adams and William Dawes in this 90-minute tour. Stops include the The heated skate house offers hot chocolate, snacks and music. presentation of the Battle of Bunker Hill, one of the first major Victorian, Gothic and French Romanesque styles, is one of the Park Street Church, the Boston Massacre Site, the Old State House battles of the Revolution. Visitors can climb the nearby Bunker great masterpieces of American church architecture. The church and Faneuil Hall. Private tours may be tailored to individual needs LARZ ANDERSON SKATING RINK, 25 Newton St., Brookline, Hill Monument, a 221-foot granite obelisk, or visit the recently is located in Copley Square adjacent to the John Hancock Tower. and interests. Special event: Historic Holiday Strolls, Thu–Sun at 617-739-7518. Open Tue & Thu 10 a.m.–noon, Fri 7:30–9:30 established Bunker Hill Museum. 3:30 p.m. Tickets: $27; children $18. Reservations required. p.m., Sat & Sun noon–5 p.m. Fees: $7; children $4; rental skates $5; skate sharpening $6. Named one of the most romantic desti- CUSTOM HOUSE TOWER, 3 McKinley Square, 617-310-6300. TOURS AND TRAILS HISTORIC PUB CRAWL, BosTix Booth, Faneuil Hall, 617-357- nations in the Hub by Boston magazine, Larz Anderson Park was Observation deck open Mon–Thu at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Fri & Sat 8300. Reservations required. Private tours for groups are available the former residence of the Anderson family and is now a 64- at 4 p.m. Free historical tours: Tue at 10 a.m. Tours may be can- ANTIQUE LIMOUSINE, 781-308-1921. Tours by appointment only. on most days. Tickets: $39. Jan 8 at 5:30 p.m. The Freedom Trail acre public park that is home to the Museum of Transporation, celled due to weather conditions, call ahead. Boston’s first sky- Get up close and personal to the sights of the Freedom Trail in a Foundation’s 18th-century costumed guide takes you on a tour of several themed gardens and historical artifacts. The skating scraper, the Custom House, stands high over Boston Harbor as 1939 Cadillac seven-passenger limousine in ways the trolley and Boston’s historic pubs where treasonous events were hatched pavillion sits atop a wooded hill in the middle of what was once one of the city’s most impressive landmarks. Crowned by its dis- duck tours can't get you. Your 1930s period driver will act the part 250 years ago. Enjoy plenty of beer and light fare along the way. an Italian garden designed by Charles A. Platt in 1901. tinctive clock tower and restored with modern luxuries, the build- and stay in character. Call to schedule a pick up at any Boston-area ing epitomizes the preservation of Boston’s historic architecture. location. Antique Limousine also offers transportation for weddings NORTH END MARKET TOUR, 64 Cross St., take the “T” to Today, the Marriott Corporation operates this landmark. and other special occasions. Be sure to ask about the wine bar. Haymarket, 617-523-6032. Three-hour tours: Wed & Sat at 10 SIGHTS OF INTEREST a.m. and 2 p.m., Fri 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Reservations required. THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, 175 Huntington BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL, 46 Joy St., 617-742-5415. Free tours Custom tours for groups available. Tickets: $48. Michele Topor, an ADAMS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, 1250 Hancock St., Ave., 617-450-2000. Free tours of The Mother Church Tue from by appointment only. Call at least 24 hours in advance for reserva- authority on Italian cuisine and culture, hosts award-winning culi- Quincy, eight miles south of Boston, 617-770-1175. Take the “T” noon–4 p.m., Wed from 1–4 p.m., Thu–Sat noon–5 p.m., and Sun tions. A guided tour through the north side of Beacon Hill, includ- nary walking tours through one of the nation’s oldest Italian- ___ to the Quincy Center stop on the Red Line. Visitor Center is open from 11 a.m.–3 p.m., every half hour. Services: Sun at 10 a.m. ing the homes of politicians and entrepreneurs; the African American communities. ___ ABOVE PHOTO COURTESY OF THE G REATER 32 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM B OSTON C ONVENTION & V ISITOR BUREAU DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 33 EXCURSIONS NORTH END SECRET TOURS, North Square (across from The Paul NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM, Central Wharf, 617-973-5200. Open AMUSEMENT PARKS Revere House), 617-720-2283. Tours: Fri & Sat 10 a.m., 1 and 4 Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat & Sun ’til 6 p.m. Admission: $18.95; p.m. Reservations required. Tickets: $30 per person. This two-hour seniors (60+) $16.95; children (3–11) $10.95; children (under 3) 5W!TS, 186 Brookline Ave., 617-375-WITS. Open daily at guided walking tour explores some of the hidden courtyards and free. Refer to Current Events section under Film for IMAX theater 11 a.m. Tickets: $14–20. Combining the appeals of theme passageways of the North End, visits the birthplace of Kennedy listings. Combination ticket prices available. Dedicated to advanc- parks, museums and haunted houses, 5W!ts provides visi- matriarch Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and tells tales of Boston’s old- ing knowledge of the world of water, this outstanding aquatic zoo tors with action-packed interactive game-play and puzzle- est neighborhood, like the disastrous Great Boston Molasses Flood features a 187,000-gallon Giant Ocean Tank containing a solving activities. Current show: Tomb, which allows players of 1919 that devastated much of the historic city sector. Caribbean coral reef with sharks, sea turtles, moray eels and other to journey to the center of a buried pharaoh’s final resting aquatic life. Be sure to check out the popular penguin habitat. The place, facing challenges and obstacles along the way. OLD TOWN TROLLEY TOURS OF BOSTON, 617-269-7150. Tours adjacent Simons 3D IMAX Theater is the first theater of its kind in depart daily every 20 minutes from 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Tickets: $32; the Boston area. seniors & students $28; children (4–12) $10. With 16 stops CRUISES throughout the city, including the New England Aquarium, Fenway STONE ZOO, 149 Pond St., Stoneham, 781-438-5100. Open Park, USS Constitution Museum and the Trolley Stop Store on the daily 10 a.m–4 p.m. Admission: $8; seniors $7; children (2–12) SPIRIT OF BOSTON CRUISES, departing from the Seaport corner of South Charles and Boylston streets, patrons can enjoy a $5; children (under 2) free. Highlights include Yukon Creek, World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Blvd., 866-310-2469. Call 110-minute, fully narrated sightseeing tour of more than 100 Mexican gray wolves, snow leopards, jaguars, reindeer, river for reservations and departure times. For close to three points of interest aboard the orange-and-green, all-weather trolley. otters, llamas, miniature horses—and Stone’s newest arrivals, decades, Spirit Cruises have been getting people out on the meerkats—as well as educational programs at the Animal open water in cities across the nation. In Boston, guests are PHOTO WALKS, 617-851-2273. Tours: daily at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Discovery Center. treated to their choice of lunch, dinner and midnight cruises depending on tour. Call for reservations and departure locations. on picturesque Boston Harbor aboard the three-deck Spirit Tickets: $25; students $20; children (ages 12–17) $12. Explore of Boston. Boston with your choice of three photographic journeys that reveal the CAMBRIDGE scenic treasures of Beacon Hill, Back Bay or the Freedom Trail. Each

walking tour provides fascinating historical information and simple, Due to limited parking, it is best to take the Red Line when SIGHTS OF INTEREST e creative tips on composing artistic photographs of area attractions. traveling to Harvard, Central or Kendall squares. The Cambridge Discovery Booth located at the Harvard Square BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, 1000 West Columbus Ave., xcur SAMUEL ADAMS BREWERY TOUR: DRINK IN A LITTLE “T” entrance provides additional information. Springfield, 413-781-6500. Mon–Fri 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sat– HISTORY, 30 Germania St., Jamaica Plain, 617-522-9080. Tours Sun ’til 5 p.m. Tickets: $16.99; seniors $13.99; children (5–15) 5W!TS: The Fenway theme park features the begin approximately every 30 minutes, Tue–Thu noon–3 p.m., Fri CAMBRIDGE COMMON/OLD BURYING GROUND. A grazing $11.99; (4 & under) free. In 1891, James Naismith developed interactive adventure Tomb, in which visitors noon–5:30 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.–3 p.m. One-hour tours include pasture and cemetery for Puritan Newtowne, as well as a the game of basketball and its original 13 rules in Springfield, explore a pharaoh’s final resting place. Refer to samples (ID required). Tickets: $2 donation to a local charity. Call favorite meeting spot for public figures and a tent site for the Mass. Now Springfield is home to the Hall of Fame, an edifice listing, left. sions for special events and closings. Learn about the art of brewing Continental Army. Early college presidents and town residents that pays homage to the greatest men to play and coach the beer and taste rich malts and spicy hops on this tour of the origi- were buried in “God’s Acre” across from the Common. game, like Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and nal Samuel Adams brewery. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Hall of Fame also includes CHRIST CHURCH, Zero Garden St., 617-876-0200. Offices interactive basketball fun for visitors and numerous exhibits. Tickets: $12.50; students $7 (18 and under free). Audio tours: URBAN ADVENTOURS, 800-979-3370, www.urbanadven open Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Call for services. This 1761 Tory $5; children & seniors $4. Boasting 574 original Norman

sightseeing tours.com. Book online with the promo code ‘Panorama,’ and house of worship was utilized as a Colonial barracks in the DR. SEUSS NATIONAL MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDEN, 220 Rockwell drawings and paintings, the museum—situated in the receive 10% off the purchase of 2 or more tickets. Offering American Revolution. State St., Springfield, 413-263-6800. Sculpture Garden is open town where the artist lived the last 25 years of his life—houses guided bicycle tours and bike rentals, Urban AdvenTours gives daily from 9 a.m.–8 p.m. This fitting artistic tribute—as well as a the world’s largest collection of Rockwell art. Visitors can also visitors a range of ways to explore Boston on two wheels. Opt FIRST CHURCH UNITARIAN/UNIVERSALIST, 3 Church St., museum devoted to Theodore Seuss Geisel’s literary accomplish- tour Rockwell’s Stockbridge art studio building, complete with for the basic City View tour, or explore historical buildings on Harvard Square, 617–876–7772. Please call for services. ments and favorite characters like the Lorax, Yertle the Turtle, the the original furnishings and equipment. Special exhibit: the Art and Architecture tour or get some great shots of Boston Harvard College provided the pews for its students in this Sneeches and Horton the Elephant—was created by Geisel’s LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel. on the Photography tour. 1833 building erected for the then-newly founded Unitarian step-daughter, Lark Grey Diamond-Cates. Besides the sculpture of Church. Geisel sitting at a drawing board with the Cat in the Hat as his YANKEE CANDLE FACTORY, 5 North St., South Deerfield, muse, pieces include the Yertle the Turtle Tower and the Grinch. 800-839-6038. Factory visitor’s center is open 9:30 a.m.– VISITOR RESOURCES HARVARD AND RADCLIFFE YARDS. Located within Harvard 6 p.m. Call for additional information. The Yankee Candle Campus. The centers of two institutions that have played major ELM BANK RESERVATION, Wellesley, 617-698-1802. Factory is one part of a larger complex devoted to the com- PANORAMA WELCOME CENTER AT COPLEY PLACE, Adjacent educational roles since Harvard’s founding in 1636. Reservation is open dawn to dusk year round, gates open at pany. It also includes a museum, a candle store and the to the Westin Skybridge, 617-236-1027. If you lose your copy 8 a.m. Bordered by the Charles River on three sides, the Elm Bavarian Christmas Village. Visitors are able to dip their own of Panorama magazine while touring Boston, you can stop in at HARVARD SQUARE/OLD CAMBRIDGE. Take the “T” to Harvard Bank Reservation is 182 acres of woodlands, fields and old creations at this one-of-a-kind must-see for fans of the pop- the Welcome Center and replace it, and while you’re there, get on the Red Line. The center of Cambridge activity since the estate property. Deer and other wildlife live along the river ular scented candles. further information on Boston area attractions from a local 17th century, the Square is home to Harvard University, historic banks of the reservation, which also contains areas for hik- authority on “what to do, where to go and what to see.” buildings, bookstores, cafes, restaurants and shops. ing, playing soccer, canoeing, kayaking and picnicking. DESTINATIONS MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY, 580 Mount Auburn St., MINUTE MAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, Concord and WILDLIFE Cambridge, 617-547-7105. Open daily, including holidays, Lexington (North Bridge Visitor Center, 174 Liberty St., Concord), THE BERKSHIRES. These mountains located roughly three from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Founded in 1831 by the Massachusetts 978-369-6993. Park grounds open sunrise to sunset. Created hours west of Boston are Massachusetts’ answer to New FRANKLIN PARK ZOO, One Franklin Park Road, Franklin Park, Horticultural Society, Mount Auburn was the first landscaped in 1959 to preserve the sites associated with the opening bat- York’s Catskills. Part of the Appalachian Trail, the Berkshires 617-541-LION. Open daily 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission: $11; sen- cemetery in the country. Many prominent Americans are buried tles of the American Revolution, Minute Man Park consists of are considered a top cultural resort location, home to numer- iors $9.50; children (2–12) $6; children (under 2) free. Home to here, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Isabella Stewart over 900 acres of land along original segments of the Battles of ous antique shops, art galleries, spas, spots for boating, sce- more than 210 species, many of them endangered. Roam the Gardner and Winslow Homer. The cemetery is also an arbore- Lexington and Concord, including Lexington Green and nic biking and hiking, as well as Tanglewood, the Boston Australian Outback Trail with kangaroos, explore the Tropical tum, sculpture garden and wildlife sanctuary. Concord’s North Bridge. The park also preserves The Wayside, Symphony Orchestra’s summer home and a venue for jazz Forest and see the gorillas, marvel at the lion and tigers at the 19th-century home of literary greats Nathaniel Hawthorne, and popular concerts. Kalahari Kingdom and visit zebras, ostriches, ibex and wilde- TORY ROW (BRATTLE STREET). One of the nation’s most Louisa May Alcott and Margaret Sidney. beests at Serengeti Crossing. Special event: Dec 31 from 11 beautiful residential streets, Tory Row is the site of Loyalist CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. Henry David Thoreau said a.m.–1 p.m.—Conservation Countdown, featuring indoor exhibits mansions and their elegant neighbors from every period of NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM, Route 183, Stockbridge, 413- “(Cape Cod is)…a vast morgue, where famished dogs may ___ and activities to educate families on conservation efforts. American architecture. 298-4100. Open Mon–Fri 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sat & Sun ’til 5 p.m. range in packs—the most uninviting landscape on earth.” ___ 34 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 35 MAP INDEX Apparently, Thoreau didn’t know everything, because today Cape PROVINCETOWN. Located on the tip of Cape Cod, ADVERTISER INDEX International Place H12 124 BOSTON LODGING Cod is one of the nation’s most beloved tourist destinations. The Provincetown marches to its own beat. This New England Avila Modern Mediterranean H9 1 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum K3 125 Best Western Boston K1 Cape has 559.6 miles of coastline for swimming, kayaking, sail- fishing village and prominent art colony is home to a thriving Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse H8 2 JFK Federal Building F10 126 Best Western Roundhouse Suites L8 ing and snorkling. There’s also the uber-wealthy islands of gay community, and is also where playwright Eugene O’Neill JFK Library L10 127 Best Western Terrace Inn G1 Dick’s Last Resort F11 3 Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket which provide the perfect bal- penned some of his best work and Thoreau completed his John Hancock Tower H7 128 Boston Harbor Hotel G12 ance of ritzy indulgence and traditional old New England whaling walk around the Cape. Provincetown boasts miles of beach- Fajitas & ’Ritas H9 4 Jordan Hall K5 Boston Marriot/Copley Place J7 Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center K7 129 Boston Marriot/Long Wharf F12 and merchant culture. es, a charming and eclectic shopping district, trails for hiking Fenway Sportszone H5 5 Joseph Moakley Courthouse J13 Boston Park Plaza H8 and biking and whale watches for those looking to escape Florentine Café F12 6 Kenmore Square G3 Brookline Courtyard by Marriott H1 LOWELL. Ever since the Industrial Revolution in America was the busy city. The Hungry i F8 7 Kings Chapel & Burial Gr. G10 130 The Bulfinch Clarion Hotel E9 sparked there, Lowell has been a city on the cutting edge. Lansdowne Street H4 135 Charlesmark Hotel H7 Jasper White’s Summer Shack H5 8 Louisburg Square F8 136 Club Quarters G11 Though no longer a textile-production hub, Lowell is now SALEM. This North Shore town will always be known for the Lucca Restaurant F11 9 Mass. College of Art K3 137 The Colonnade J6 known for its concentration of museums and galleries, Salem Witch Trials of 1692, but Salem also boasts a bustling Museum of African-American History F9 #98 Comfort Inn & Suites Boston/Airport D16 including The Brush Art Gallery and the Whistler House wharf with many bars and restaurants, and is regarded as an Mamma Maria G12 10 Museum of Fine Arts K4 138 Copley Square Hotel H7 Museum of Art, as well as historical institutions such as the up-and-coming enclave for the young and trendy. Fans of P.F. Chang’s H9 11 Museum of Science D8 139 Days Inn Boston B1 New England Aquarium G13 Doubletree Club Hotel Boston Bayside L9 Boott Cotton Mills Museum, the American Textile Museum, spooky stuff can visit the New England Pirate Museum to see New England Conservatory of Music K5 140 Doubletree Club Hotel Boston Downtown J9 and the New England Quilt Museum. And for baseball lovers, what life was like when Blackbeard roamed the high seas, or Advertiser map locator New Old South Church G6 141 Doubletree Guests Suites E1 the Lowell Spinners—the Red Sox A team—offer an afford- tiptoe through the Salem Witch Museum or Witch Dungeon North Station D9 Eliot Suite Hotel H4 able way to glimpse future stars. Museum. On Halloween, the city transforms into one giant party Northeastern University K4 142 Embassy Suites Boston Logan Airport E15 for ghosts and ghouls, but 365 days a year, Salem is a charm- Old City Hall G10 143 The Fairmont Copley Plaza H7 POINTS OF INTEREST Old Corner Bookstore G10 144 Fifteen Beacon Street G9 PLYMOUTH. The site of the Pilgrims’ 1620 landing is still ing place to explore and enjoy. African Meeting House F9 98 Old North Church E11 145 Four Seasons Hotel H8 marked by Plymouth Rock, and the surrounding area is dotted Arlington Street Church G8 Old South Meeting House G10 146 Hampton Inn, Crosstown Center L7 by historical museums that celebrate the town’s origins. SOUTHERN MAINE. Contrary to its image as a far-flung, Back Bay Station J7 Old State House G11 147 The Harborside Inn G12 Plimouth Plantation offers visitors a chance to step into a moose-filled wilderness, Maine has many points of interest Bank of America Pavilion K14 99 The Opera House H9 148 Hilton Boston Back Bay H5 TD Banknorth Garden E10 100 Park Street Church G10 149 Hilton Boston/Financial District G12 Pilgrim village from 1627 and explore the Mayflower II, a repli- within a couple hours’ drive from Boston. Kittery is a mecca for Berklee College of Music H5 101 Park Street Station G9 150 Hilton Boston Logan Airport F16 ca of the ship that dropped anchor in Plymouth Harbor nearly bargain-hunters, boasting 100+ outlet stores ranging from Berklee Performance Center H5 Paul Revere House E11 151 Holiday Inn Express L9 four centuries ago. Other favorite stops for history buffs Black & Decker to J Crew. The seaside community of Portland, Black Falcon Cruise Port L15 Paul Revere Mall E12 152 Holiday Inn/Logan Airport D16 include the 1749 Court House & Museum and the Plymouth known for its artsy boutiques, is also home to a burgeoning Black Heritage Trail – – – F9 102 Post Office Square G11 153 Holiday Inn/Brookline H1 Boston Center for the Arts J8 103 Prudential Center H6 #120 Holiday Inn Select/Government Center F9 National Wax Museum. Plymouth’s coastal location also pro- nightlife scene and the Red Sox AA affiliate, the Portland Sea Boston City Hall F10 The Public Garden (Swan Boats) G8 Holiday Inn/Somerville A6 vides it with some great beaches, such as White Horse Beach Dogs. And Maine’s coastal communities are renowned for their Boston Common G9 Quincy Market G11 154 Hotel Buckminster G3

sions and Nelson Beach. abundance of fresh lobster and beautiful beaches, including Boston Convention & Exhibition Ctr. K13 104 Reggie Lewis Athletic Center L4 155 Hotel Commonwealth G4 Kennebunk Beach and Ogunquit Beach. Boston Design Center K15 Robert Gould Shaw Memorial G9 160 Howard Johnson Lodge H3 Boston Massacre Site G11 Rose Kennedy Greenway F11 Hyatt Harborside Hotel H15 Boston Public Library H6 Rowes Wharf H13 Hyatt Regency Boston, Financial District H10 maps *Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum J12 105 Shubert Theatre J9 InterContinental Hotel H12 Boston University G2 Sightseeing boats G13 John Hancock Conference Center H7

xcur Bunker Hill Monument (Charlestown map) B9 Simmons College K3 161 Jurys Boston H8 Bunker Hill Pavilion (Charlestown map) C10 South Station Information Center J11 162 Langham Hotel, Boston G11 e Central Burying Ground H9 State House G9 La Quinta Inn Boston/Somerville A7 Charles Playhouse J9 Suffolk University F9 163 Liberty Hotel E8 Charlestown Navy Yard (Charlestown map) C11 Symphony Hall J5 164 Lenox Hotel H6 Cheers Bar G8 Tip O’Neill Building E9 165 Marriott Courtyard H7 Children’s Museum J12 106 Transportation Building H9 Marriott’s Custom House G12 Christian Science Center J5 107 Trinity Church G7 166 Marriott Quincy L9 Christopher Columbus Park F12 USS Constitution (Charlestown map) D10 The Midtown Hotel J6 Citgo sign G3 USS Constitution Museum Millennium Bostonian Hotel F11 Citi Performing Arts Center J9 167 (Charlestown map) D10 Milner Hotel H9 Colonial Theatre H9 Water Transportation Terminal G15 168 NINE ZERO Hotel G10 Conference Center at Harvard Medical J2 108 Wheelock College J2 169 Omni Parker House G10 Copley Place J7 109 Wilbur Theatre J9 Onyx Hotel E10 Copley Square H7 World Trade Center J14 170 Radisson Hotel H8 Copley Theatre H7 Zoo New England/Franklin Park Zoo L6 171 Ramada Inn Boston L9 Residence Inn by Marriott on Tudor Wharf D10 Copps Hill Burial Ground E11 110 CAMBRIDGE MAP Custom House Tower G12 111 Ritz Carlton Boston Common H10 Cutlter Majestic Theatre H9 Cambridge City Hall C4 Seaport Hotel K14 Downtown Crossing H10 CambridgeSide Galleria D7 Sheraton Boston H6 Emerald Necklace J1–J11 Harvard Art Museums-Fogg/Sackler B3 174 Taj Boston G8 Emerson College H9 112 Harvard Museum of Natural History A3 175 Tremont House J9 Emmanuel College J2 113 Harvard Square B2 Westin Hotel/Copley Plaza J7 Westin Waterfront Hotel K13 Exchange Conference Ctr. J15 114 Harvard University B2 Wyndham Chelsea A12 Faneuil Hall G11 MIT E5 Fenway Park H3 HEALTHCARE CAMBRIDGE LODGING Freedom Trail • • • • • G9 116 Government Center G10 Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr. J2 180 Charles Hotel B1 Hampton Inn/Cambridge C7 Granary Burial Ground G10 117 Boston Medical Center L8 181 Brigham & Women’s Hosp. K1 182 Harvard Square Hotel B1 Hatch Memorial Shell F7 Children’s Hospital K2 183 Hotel Marlowe D7 Haymarket (Open-air market) F11 Dana Farber Cancer Institute K1 184 Hotel at MIT D4 Horticultural Hall J5 118 Harvard School of Public Health L2 185 Hyatt Regency/Cambridge E3 Huntington Theatre Co./BU Theatre K5 Joslin Diabetes Center K1 #184 Inn at Harvard B2 Hynes Convention Center H5 119 Longwood Medical area K2 Marriott/Cambridge Center E6 Information Centers: Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary E8 186 Radisson Hotel/Cambridge D2 Boston Common G9 #116 Mass. General Hospital E8 187 Residence Inn by Marriott/Cambridge D6 Prudential Center H6 120 New England Baptist Hosp. L1 188 Royal Sonesta D7 National Park Service G11 121 New England Med. Ctr. J9 189 Sheraton Commander A1 Logan Airport (Terminals A & E) F16, G16 122 Spaulding Rehabilitation Hosp. D9 190 ___ Institute of Contemporary Art J14 123 ___ *closed for renovations 36 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 37 • • • • • • • • • • J F L E A B K C D H G • • • A B C D ARE U T T LEGEND Charles River Basin Pedestrian Bridges MBTA Subway Stops Subway MBTA Red Line Blue Line Line Orange Silver Line Line Green T T T FENWAY/ KENMORE SQ CHARLESTOWN Trail & Sites Trail T . Entrances & Exits . Entrances eedom LEGEND Fr Stops Taxi City Water Charles River Basin Pedestrian Bridges Public Restrooms Hwy MBTA Subway Stops Subway MBTA Green Line Green Line Orange W R * 21 1•2•3• 4• 5•6•7• T 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • • • A B C D

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maps Long Wharf, Boston e Islington p a and Tremont streets, 617-523-3383. commemorative plaque. On April 13, For customer service & travel information 93 1 C call 617-222-3200, 1-800-392-6100, P BRAINTREE To Forge Park Route 128 Sunday services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. and 1635, the town voted to establish the first TTY 617-222-5146 or visit the MBTA 3 web site at http://www.mbta.com 95 4 and 6 p.m. Morning services are tradi- public school in the country. Nearby is For MBTA Police call 617-222-1212 To Attleboro, To Middleborough, To Kingston/ Stoughton, Providence 24 Lakeville Plymouth tional, evening services are contemporary. Benjamin Franklin’s statue, built in 1856, Built in 1809, this church was described the first portrait statue erected in the by Henry James as “the most interesting United States. mass of brick and mortar in America.” SITE OF THE OLD CORNER BOOKSTORE. FARES & PASSES OLD GRANARY BURYING GROUND. School and Washington streets. Tremont Street next to Park Street Constructed as an apothecary in 1718, The MBTA offers a reusable “Charlie Card” on which riders can store value by using cash or a debit/cred- Church, 617-635-7389. Open daily 9 the ground floor was later a bookstore it card through kiosks available in all MBTA stations. Use of a Charlie Card, which presently can only be a.m.–5 p.m. This historic cemetery, for- and literary center of Boston and a used on the Subway and Bus lines, offers a discounted fare. Riders may also purchase single-ride Charlie merly the town granary, is the final resting meeting place for notables like Emerson, Tickets and Day/Week Link Passes at these same kiosks. place of John Hancock, Paul Revere, Hawthorne and Thoreau. Robert Treat Paine, Samuel Adams, Peter SUBWAY FARES COMMUTER RAIL DAY/WEEK LINKPASS Faneuil and the victims of the Boston OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE. 310 $1.70 Charlie Card / $2.00 $1.70–7.75 $9 for 1 day Massacre. A stone inscribed “Mary Washington St., 617-482-6439. Open Plus FREE subway and local bus transfers Price depends on distance traveled. $15 for 7 days Goose” (a.k.a. Elizabeth Goose) allegedly marks the grave of daily 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission: $5; stu- When purchasing a ticket on a train you Unlimited travel on Subway, Local Bus, Mother Goose. dents & seniors $4; children (6–18) $1. BUS FARES may be subject to a $2 surcharge during Inner Harbor Ferry and Commuter Rail This building housed many town meet- $1.25 Charlie Card peak hours, if that station has a ticket Zone 1A. 7-Day Pass valid for 7 days KING’S CHAPEL AND BURYING GROUND. ings, the most famous of which saw an Plus FREE bus transfers office or contracted vendor. from the date and time of purchase. Tremont and School streets, 617-227- outraged Samuel Adams signal the start $2.80 Inner Express 2155. Chapel open Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–4 of the Boston Tea Party. $4 Outer Express BOAT FARES p.m. Services: Sun at 11 a.m., Wed at $1.70 Inner harbor ferry MBTA Customer Support: 12:15 p.m. Burying Grounds open daily 9 OLD STATE HOUSE. Corner of $1.50 Charlie Card $6 Commuter boat 617-222-3200 or visit www.mbta.com a.m.–3 p.m. Still an active house of wor- Washington and State streets, 617- $3.50 Inner Express $12 Quincy/Hull–Logan ship, King’s Chapel was established in 1687 720-3292. Open daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $5 Outer Express as the first Anglican congregation in Boston. Admission: $5; students & seniors $4; chil- The second chapel, built in 1754, became dren (6–18) $1; children (under 6) free. Built ___ the first Unitarian church in America after the Revolution. in 1713, this seat of Colonial government ___ 42 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 43 SHOPPING was the center of activity for such patriots as John Hancock and OLD NORTH CHURCH. 193 Salem St., ART & ANTIQUES Samuel and John Adams. It was from the east balcony that the 617-523-6676. Open daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Declaration of Independence was first read in Boston. Sun services at 9 and 11 a.m. Known as PUCKER GALLERY, 171 Newbury St., 617-267-9473. Christ Church and erected in 1723, this is Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sun 1–5 p.m. Founded in BOSTON MASSACRE SITE. State Street in Boston’s oldest standing church. Two 1967 as a showcase for the talents of Israeli artists, the front of the Old State House. At the next lanterns were hung here April 18, 1775, gallery has also displayed and sold a wide range of art by intersection below the State House, a ring signaling the Redcoats’ departure by sea international artists, including works by Chagall, Picasso of cobblestones marks the site of the for Lexington and Concord. and Hundertwasser. clash between a jeering Boston crowd and a British guard of nine soldiers on COPP’S HILL BURIAL GROUND. Open March 5, 1770. daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Hull Street. Set out in ARTS & CRAFTS 1660, Copp’s Hill was Boston’s second FANEUIL HALL. Merchants Row and cemetery. Many remarkable people are THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS, 175 Newbury St., Faneuil Hall Square, 617-242-5689. interred here, including the Mather family 617-266-1810. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun noon–5 Open Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–9 p.m. and of ministers and Edmund Hartt, builder of p.m. The oldest nonprofit craft organization in the country, Sun noon–6 p.m. Historical talks given the USS Constitution. established in 1897. The Society specializes in contempo- every half hour from 9:30 a.m.–4:30 rary American crafts, jewelry, furniture, glass and ceram- p.m., when hall is not in use. “The BUNKER HILL MONUMENT. Breed’s Hill, ics ranging from cutting edge to traditional, and from Cradle of Liberty” combines a free Charlestown, 617-242-5641. Lodge and functional to sculptural.

ail marketplace on the first floor with the museum open daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. The town meeting hall upstairs, the site of site of the historic battle of June 17, fiery revolutionary debate. 1775. BOOKS

PAUL REVERE HOUSE. 19 North Square, USS CONSTITUTION. Charlestown Navy Yard, BARNES & NOBLE, 800 Boylston St. (Prudential Center), Hanover Street, 617-523-2338. Open Charlestown, 617-242-5670. Open Thu–Sun 617-247-6959. Mon–Sat 9 a.m.–11 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.– Tue–Sun 9:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m. Admission: 10 a.m.–3:50 p.m. Tours every half-hour 9 p.m. One of America’s largest booksellers boasts all the $3; students & seniors with I.D. $2.50; 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. This 44-gun frigate is bestsellers, plus an extensive selection of back titles, children (5–17) $1; (under 5) free. The the world’s oldest commissioned warship, audiobooks, magazines, CDs and more. oldest home in Boston (built c. 1680), christened ‘Old Ironsides’ during the War of SOODEE: The Newbury Street boutique offers fun eedom tr occupied by silversmith and patriot Paul 1812 when the cannonballs of a British BORDERS, 10–24 School St., 617-557-7188; 511 clothing for women in styles ranging from traditional shopping Revere from 1770 to 1800. warship literally bounced off her triple hull. Boylston St., 617-236-1444; CambridgeSide Galleria, to modern. Refer to listing, below.

fr Cambridge, 617-679-0887. School Street: Mon–Fri 7 a.m.–9 p.m., Sat 8 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Boylston Street: Mon–Fri 7 a.m.–11 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.–11 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Galleria: Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–9:30 classic. Whether you need a party dress at the last minute, a p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–7 p.m. This major retailer provides read- designer bag at an affordable price or fashionable accessories ers with seemingly limitless options regarding books and to impress your friends, you will find it all at Soodee. periodicals, as well as an extensive music section. URBAN OUTFITTERS, 361 Newbury St., 617-236-0088. Mon–Thu 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11 p.m., Sun noon–8 CLOTHING p.m. Also: 11 JFK St., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 617-864- 0070. Where urban hipsters turn for funky men’s and women’s CHANEL BOUTIQUE, 5 Newbury St., on the ground floor of fashions. The store also features a wide array of housewares, the Taj Hotel, 617-859-0055. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m. shoes, accessories, gifts, books, cards and other bric-a-brac. Modeled after the famed Chanel Boutique in Paris, the Boston outpost of this storied franchise offers a range of Chanel prod- ucts, including a line of clothing designed by Karl Lagerfeld, as DEPARTMENT STORES well as shoes, accessories, handbags and fragrances. FILENE’S BASEMENT, 479 Boylston St., 617-424-5520. LOUIS BOSTON, 234 Berkeley St., 617-262-6100. Mon 11 Mon–Fri 9:30 a.m.–8 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Tue & Wed 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Thu–Sat ’til 7 p.m. a.m.–7 p.m. For decades, the original Basement provided Housed in a historic former Back Bay museum building, this shoppers with huge deals, thanks to its automatic markdown Boston institution maintains its cutting-edge allure by offering system which guarantees greater discounts the longer an upscale men’s fashions by up-and-coming designers, as well as item remains on the selling floor. Now the Back Bay location, women’s fashions, bed and bath items and home accessories. carrying the torch while the Downtown Crossing location closes for the building’s redevelopment, offers a more PATAGONIA, 346 Newbury St., 617-424-1776. Mon–Thu 10 upscale version of bargain hunting. a.m.–7 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 8 p.m., Sun noon–6 p.m. This out- door apparel store sells a variety of clothing for all condi- H & M, 350 Washington St., 617-482-7081; 100 Newbury tions. The Newbury Street store also regularly invites out- St., 617-859-3192. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.– doorsmen to talk about their latest trips and experiences. 7 p.m. This youthful, cutting-edge department store opened its Boston shop in 2001. Its mission of “fashion and quality at SOODEE, 293 Newbury St., 617-236-7888. Mon–Wed 10 the best price” translates to inexpensive, trendy clothes for a.m.–7 p.m., Thu–Sat ’til 8 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. This men and women, as H & M boasts the freshest, most up-to- boutique offers fun pieces of clothing that transport the buyer date fashion trends in color, material and style. to a different age and place, with items that are modern, ___ trendy and high fashion alongside others that are timeless and (continued on page 48) ___ 44 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 45 NewburyNewbury StreetStreet NewburyNewbury StreetStreet TIMELESS TEAS & L’AROMA CAFE John Lewis 85 Newbury Street est 1958 Jewelry designed and made by John Lewis

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION (continued from page 45) Mate teas, as well as gift baskets, biscuits, gourmet jams and tea accessories. . . . Just a MACY’S, 450 Washington St., 617-357-3195. Mon–Sat 9:30 Heartbeat a.m.–8 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–7 p.m. This famous New York-based away! department giant features floor after floor of the latest culinary HANDBAGS, LUGGAGE & GIFTS tools, bed and bath items, incredible gifts and hot fashions. Choose from your favorite designers—Polo, Liz Claiborne, THE LONDON HARNESS COMPANY, 60 Franklin St., 617- Jones New York and DKNY—or Macy’s exclusive labels. 542-9234; other locations in Hingham and Wellesley. Mon–Fri 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Since 1776, MARSHALLS, 500 Boylston St., 617-262-6066. Mon–Sat 9 this has been Bostonians’ source for fine leather, business a.m.–9:30 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; 350 Washington St., cases, luggage, handbags, gifts and much more. Have a Downtown Crossing, 617-338-6205. Mon–Sat 9 a.m.–7:30 historical shopping experience as you browse the latest p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Its mantra “Brand name clothing for fashions from such leading brands as Tumi, Ghurka, Furla, less” has made this discount retailer a bargain-hunter’s dream Longchamp, Bric’s, Cole Haan and Bosca. come true. From Ralph Lauren to Calvin Klein, Marshalls fea- tures designer clothing for men, women and children. “The Most Balls in Boston” HOME ELECTRONICS T.J. MAXX, 350 Washington St., 617-695-2424. Mon–Sat 306 NEWBURY ST. 9 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. This discount retailer BANG & OLUFSEN, 30 Newbury St. and 1 Design Center Place, 617-437-1010 offers brand name and designer fashions for men, women and Suite 643, 617-262-4949. Newbury Street: Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 kids, as well as accessories, fine jewelry and items for the p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m.; Design Center: Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–5 p.m. WWW.FENWAYSPORTSZONE.COM home. Prices are slashed 20–60% off most department store Founded in 1925, this leading innovator in both technology and • Boston’s Largest Selection of rates. T.J. Maxx offers current trends of the highest quality. aesthetics offers everything from complete home electronics systems and home phones to headphones, cell phones and Autographed Sports Memorabilia assorted accessories. www.bang-olufsen.com. • Extensive Collection of Souvenirs FURNITURE & HOME GOODS At The Corner Mall you have the best of Boston with boutiques and • Complete Auction Services for your CRATE & BARREL, 777 Boylston St., 617-262-8700. JEWELRY/ACCESSORIES an international food court offering Organization or Fund Raiser Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Also: Faneuil something for every palate!

Hall Marketplace, 617-742-6025; 48 Brattle St., Cambridge, JOHN LEWIS, INC., 97 Newbury St., 617-266-6665. Tue–Sat shopping 617-876-6300. Call for other location hours. This fun yet 11 a.m.–6 p.m. John Lewis has been creating jewelry of At the Corner of Winter & Washington Streets sophisticated home fashions store features everything from imaginative design in Boston for more than 30 years. Using kitchenware and furniture to flatware, glassware and bath only solid precious metals and natural stones, Lewis’ aim is and body accessories. “to make jewelry at a reasonable price, of excellent work- manship and uncommon beauty.” LAVENDER HOME AND TABLE, INC., 173 Newbury St., 617-437-1102. Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m. LUX BOND & GREEN, 416 Boylston St., 617-266-4747. Specializing in authentic artisan-rooted European designs Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Thu ’til 7 p.m. Since 1898, Lux and antiques, Lavender offers items made from natural Bond & Green has provided its customers with diamonds,

shopping materials such as linen fabrics, rustic antique furniture and gold jewelry, watches and giftware from around the world. simple artisan ceramics that create an understated elegance The store offers a corporate gift division, bridal and gift reg- you can live with every day. Lavender also offers a wonderful istry, a full-service repair department, gift certificates and array of gourmet bath and beauty products. elegant gift wrapping.

SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW, 440 Boylston St., 617-267-9100. GIFTS & STATIONERY Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Thu ’til 7 p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m. Serving Bostonians since 1796, this Boston institution boasts BLACK INK, 101 Charles St., 617-723-3883; 5 Brattle St., of being the oldest continuously operating luxury business in Cambridge, 617-497-1221. Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–7 p.m., Sun the U.S. Its new location is filled with glittering diamonds, noon–6 p.m. Trendy knick-knacks, from silk change purses fine jewelry and watches. The galleries also offer silver, to sensual candles to sushi-eating accessories, and nostalgic china, porcelain, stationery, antiques and more. memorabilia, such as tin lunch boxes, can be found at this quirky, fun gift shop. MALLS/SHOPPING CENTERS TEDDY BALLGAME’S, 1 South Station, 617-330-1230. Located at the South Station concierge desk, Teddy CAMBRIDGESIDE GALLERIA, 100 CambridgeSide Place, Ballgame’s offers tours of Boston that leave right from Cambridge, 617-621-8666. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Sun South Station, a wide variety of Red Sox souvenirs, t-shirts 11 a.m.–7 p.m. This three-level mall features department EXCLUSIVELY AT... and books about the history of Boston. stores such as Filene’s, Sears and Best Buy, as well as more than 100 other stores and specialty shops including the THE largest Gap in Boston, J. Crew, Old Navy, Borders, Victoria’s Located in South Station GOURMET FOOD & BEVERAGE Secret and more. LONDON HARNESS T-Shirts/Souvenirs/Trolley Tours TIMELESS TEAS, 85 Newbury St., 2nd floor, 617-236-5772. COPLEY PLACE, Copley Square, 617-369-5000. The magnifi- COMPANY 617-330-1230 Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun noon–6 p.m. This Back Bay cent Copley Place features more than 100 upscale stores, Boston • Hingham • Wellesley tea shop offers more than a hundred varieties of tea from including Neiman Marcus, Tiffany & Co., Gucci and Williams- www.londonharness.com ___ around the world, including green, black, white and Yerba Sonoma. A variety of restaurants, including Legal Sea Foods, ___ 48 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 49 RESTAURANTS offer shoppers numerous dining options. To receive a free ALLSTON/BRIGHTON Ultimate Shopping Excursions card, stop by one of the cus- tomer service kiosks. BIG CITY PIZZA KITCHEN & POOL HALL, 138 Brighton Ave., Allston, 617-782-2020. In this renovated, two-floor THE CORNER MALL, corner of Winter and Washington streets. bank building, you’ll find one-of-a-kind “retro-metro” Open daily. One-stop shopping in Downtown Crossing. You’ll décor featuring life size murals, as well as 15 champion- find the latest styles at shops like Discovery Imports, Bath & size pool tables, 6 foosball tables, 80 beer taps and outra- Body Works, Champs, Wet Seal and Aldo Shoes. In addition, geous thin crust pizzas that always keep customers com- the Corner Mall features an international food court to please ing back. L, D, LS, Sat & SB. $ every palate, including Sakkio Japan and India Entrees. THE SUNSET GRILL & TAP, 130 Brighton Ave. (corner of MARKETPLACE CENTER, located between Faneuil Hall and Harvard and Brighton avenues), Allston, 617-254-1331. the Waterfront. Twenty-four distinctive shops surround an open This popular Allston hangout features Boston’s best beer court known as the Exedra, where you will always find a wide selection, with more than 112 beers on tap and over 400 range of unusual pushcarts and entertainment events unique microbrews. Its food entices too, with award-winning to this wonderful area. Within walking distance are literally steam beer burgers, famous curly fries, buffalo wings and hundreds of other shops, restaurants, pubs and nightspots. giant nachos. L, D, C, LS, SB. $

THE HERITAGE ON THE GARDEN, 300 Boylston St., 617-426- 9500. Call for individual store hours. This residential/office/retail BACK BAY complex located alongside the Public Garden features a handful of upscale retailers, including St. John Boutique, Sonia Rykiel, AUJOURD’HUI, Four Seasons Hotel Boston, 200 Boylston Escada, Hermes, Candela Spa and Anne Fontaine. St., 617-351-2037. An elegant eatery with the Public Garden as a backdrop, and a perennial recipient of the AAA THE SHOPS AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER, 800 Boylston St., 800- Five Diamond Award. Enjoy exquisite modern French cui- SHOP-PRU. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m. The sine, accompanied by a selection from an 1,800-bottle Shops at Prudential Center features over 75 stores and restau- wine library. Reservations recommended. D Mon–Sat PHOTO BY D EREK KOUYOUMJIAN rants including The Cheesecake Factory, Saks Fifth Avenue, Ann HELEN’S LEATHER: Designer Western-style 5:30–10:30 p.m., Sun 6–10 p.m.; SB 11 a.m.–2 p.m. $$$$ FAJITAS & ’RITAS: Warm up your wintertime with Taylor, J. Jill and Alpha Omega. It is also the launch spot for the boots in a variety of exotic animals skins are a sizzling Southwestern fare and thirst-quenching city’s renowned tourist resource, the Boston Duck Tours. specialty at this store on Charles Street in the AZURE, The Lenox Hotel, 61 Exeter St., 617-933-4800. margaritas at this popular downtown eatery. Refer Beacon Hill area. Refer to listing, left. Azure’s menu and concept are designed to be as clear to listing, page 58. and understated as the color palette itself. Nationally rec- MUSIC/VIDEO ognized executive chef Robert Fathman, known for his innovation and playful risk-taking in the kitchen, creates

NEWBURY COMICS, 332 Newbury St., 617-236-4930. and-true “Angels.” The Newbury Street locale is the only place contemporary American cuisine with a sophisticated edge CAPITAL GRILLE, 359 Newbury St., 617-262-8900. r

Mon–Thu 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11 p.m.; Sun 11 in Boston to find a wide range of his cutting-edge styles. and an emphasis on fresh seafood. B, D. $$$ Everything you expect in a steakhouse can be found right estaur a.m.–7 p.m. Also: Government Center, 1 Washington Mall, here at this upscale Newbury Street favorite, from the 617-248-9992; 36 JFK St. (Garage Mall), Cambridge, 617- BANGKOK BLUE, 651 Boylston St., next to the famous Old extraordinary dry-aged porterhouse to the homemade 491-0337; 211 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, 617-491- SPAS/SALONS/BARBERSHOPS South Church near Copley Square, 617-266-1010. The expe- cheesecake. A perfect spot for power lunches or special

shopping 7711. You’ll have a “wicked good time” at this upstart local rienced chefs at Bangkok Blue prepare authentic Thai food, occasions. D, C, LS. $$$$ chain, which boasts the cheapest CD prices in town, includ- BOSTON BARBER COMPANY, 113 Salem St., North End, 617- with each dish individually suited to your taste, from mild to ing import, indie and major label releases, as well as T-shirts, 742-0611. Mon noon–8 p.m., Tue & Wed 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Thu spicy, using fresh, quality ingredients. Low carb programs CLIO, The Eliot Hotel, 370-A Commonwealth Ave., 617-536- comics and other pop culture kitsch items. & Fri ’til 8 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.–4 p.m. This traditional, old-fash- can be requested. Complement your food with a Thai beer 7200. James Beard Award-winning chef Ken Oringer serves ants ioned barbershop offers both straight edge and Mach3 hot or a glass of wine. Seasonal outdoor seating is available. up French-American fare with some striking Asian influences towel shaves, haircuts and beard and neck trims. L Mon–Fri 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m., Sat & Sun noon–3 p.m.; in a sleek, sophisticated atmosphere that’s styled after a SHOES D daily 5–10 p.m. $$ Parisian supper club. Bacon-wrapped foie gras, caramelized swordfish au poivre and ginger-glazed oxtail keep customers ALLEN-EDMONDS, 36 Newbury St., 617-247-3363. Mon–Fri SPORTING GOODS BRASSERIE JO, The Colonnade Hotel, 120 Huntington Ave., coming back for more. D. $$$$ 9:30 a.m.–7 p.m., Sat ’til 6 p.m., Sun noon–5 p.m. Step out in 617-425-3240. The “sister” of chef Jean Joho’s award-win- luxurious style with Allen-Edmonds’ collections of wing tips, BILL RODGERS RUNNING CENTER, 353 North Market Bldg., ning Chicago restaurant combines traditional favorites (coq COTTONWOOD CAFE, 222 Berkeley St., 617-247-2225. capped toes and slip-on kilties and tassles. This world-class Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 617-723-5612. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–9 au vin and steak frites) with unique specialties (Uncle Hansi’s Specialties include open-grill steaks, poultry, pasta and men’s footwear retailer, famous for its 212-step construction p.m., Sun noon–6 p.m. Owned by the four-time Boston Marathon onion tart). Home-brewed beer, a wine list and desserts vegetarian dishes. Voted “Boston’s Best Southwestern process, features shoes made of top-quality leather and all- winner, the Bill Rodgers Running Center boasts the most experi- made in the French tradition complete this Gallic experience. Restaurant” and “Boston’s Best Margarita.” Reservations natural materials. enced running staff in Boston. Since 1977, they have been help- Seasonal outdoor patio. B, L, D. $$$ recommended. Two hours free validated parking. L Mon– ing fellow runners find the best shoes for their individual needs. Fri 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; D Sun–Thu HELEN’S LEATHER, 110 Charles St., 617-742-2077. Mon, ’til 10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11 p.m.; Sat Wed, Fri & Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Thu noon–8 p.m., Sun noon– KEY AVERAGE PRICE OF & SB 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. C, LS, VP. 6 p.m. For more than 35 years, Helen’s Leather has supplied SPORTS MEMORABILIA B ...... Breakfast DINNER ENTREES www.cottonwoodboston.com. $$ New Englanders with quality Western boots by makers like L ...... Lunch $ ...... Most less than $12 Lucchese, Tony Lama, Justin, Nocona and Frye. In addition, FENWAY SPORTSZONE, 306 Newbury St., 617-437-1010. D...... Dinner $$ ...... $12–18 DAVIO’S NORTHERN ITALIAN Helen’s sells Western belts, buckles, shirts and Stetson hats, Open daily 11 a.m.–7 p.m., with extended hours on game days. BR ...... Brunch $$$ ...... $19–25 STEAKHOUSE, 75 Arlington St., 617- as well as leather jackets and bags. Boasting “The most balls in Boston,” Fenway Sportszone is SB ...... Sunday Brunch $$$$ ...... Most more than $25 357-4810. Enjoy fine steaks, pasta and Boston’s largest memorabilia shop, featuring the city’s biggest C ...... Cocktails Many restaurants offer a wide seafood, or lighter fare in the spacious JOHN FLUEVOG, 302 Newbury St., 617-266-1079. Mon–Sat selection of autographed items. They also have all your fan LS ..Late Supper (serving after 10 p.m.) range of entrees and prices; bar. L Mon–Fri 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.; D noon–8 p.m., Sun 1–6 p.m. This funky footwear retailer fea- gear and souvenir needs as well as a huge selection of apparel VP...... Valet Parking therefore, the classifications are Sun–Tue 5–10 p.m., Wed–Sat ’til 11 p.m. tures shoes created by the maverick designer, ranging from from Majestic, MLB Authentic, Sully’s Tees and many others. NC ...... Credit Cards Not Accepted only approximations. C, VP. www.davios.com. $$$. SEE ___ mind-bending platforms to the classic black boot and his tried- SEE LOCATOR #5 ON CENTER MAP. * ...... Entertainment Cuisine index on page 52. LOCATOR #2 ON CENTER MAP. ___ 50 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 51 Theatre District Dining CUISINE INDEX Theatre District Dining American Clio, p. 51 L’Aroma Cafe, p. 52 B&G Oysters, p. 62 Aura, p. 61 Eastern Standard, p. 60 Lucca Restaurant & Bar, p. 61 Chart House, p. 58 Avenue One, p. 57 Hamersley’s Bistro, p. 62 Lucia Ristorante & Bar, p. 61 Great Bay, p. 60 Big City Pizza Kitchen & La Creperie, p. 56 Maggiano’s Little Italy, p. 62 Harborside Grill, p. 59 Pool Hall, p. 51 L’Espalier, p. 52 Mamma Maria, p. 61 Jasper White’s Summer Cheers, p. 55 Locke-Ober, p. 58 Massimino’s Cucina Italiana, Shack, p. 52 Clink, p. 55 No. 9 Park, p. 55 p. 61 Legal Sea Foods, p. 62 Dick’s Last Resort, p. 60 Radius, p. 59 Rialto, p. 57 McCormick & Schmick’s East Coast Grill, p. 56 Petit Robert Bistro, p. 62 Sasso Restaurant, p. 54 Seafood, p. 58 Excelsior, p. 52 Stanza dei Sigari, p. 61 Neptune Oyster, p. 61 Finale, p. 62 French Country Terramia Ristorante, p. 61 Oceana, p. 59 Hard Rock Cafe, p. 59 Hungry i, p. 55 Via Matta, p. 62 Skipjack’s, p. 54 Jer-Ne Restaurant & Bar, Turner Fisheries, p. 55 p. 62 Greek/Greek-American Japanese/Sushi Ye Olde Union Oyster House, Kingston Station Restaurant- Steve’s Greek Cuisine, p. 54 Douzo, p. 52 p. 59 Bar-Cafe, p. 58 Zoe’s, p. 57 Shino Express Sushi, p. 54 Om, p. 56 Southwestern 25 West Sreet The Other Side Cafe, p. 52 International Malaysian Border Cafe, p. 56 by Boston Common Meritage, p. 59 Intrigue, p. 58 Asian Market Restaurant, Cottonwood Cafe, p. 51 617-426-1222 Parker’s Restaurant, p. 59 LTK Bar and Kitchen, p. 61 p. 56 Fajitas & ’Ritas, p. 58 www.fajitasandritas.com The Sunset Grill & Tap, Rendezvous, p. 57 p. 51 Sonsie, p. 54 Mediterranean Spanish/Tapas 1 2 3 Theatre Cafe, p. 62 The Taj Boston, p. 54 Avila Modern Tapeo, p. 54 Top of the Hub, p. 55 Zephyr on the Charles, p. 57 Mediterranean, p. 62 Toro, p. 62 209, p. 62 Olives, p. 57 Union Bar and Grille, p. 62 Irish Steakhouses 5 The Upper Crust, p. 55 Kennedy’s Midtown, p. 58 Museum Dining Capital Grille, p. 51 Upstairs on the Square, Bravo, p. 60 Davio’s Northern Italian p. 57 Italian Gardner Cafe, p. 60 Steakhouse, p. 51 Antico Forno, p. 60 The Oak Room, p. 52 Chinese Antonio’s, p. 55 New England Ruth’s Chris Steak House, P.F. Chang’s, p. 62 Caffe Vittoria, p. 60 Henrietta’s Table, p. 56 p. 59 Caliterra, p. 58 Sheraton Commander Smith & Wollensky, p. 54 French/French-American Davio’s Northern Italian Restaurant, p. 57 Steak at the Castle. Aujourd’hui, p. 51 Steakhouse, p. 51 Thai A rare experience. Brasserie Jo, p. 51 Florentine Cafe, p. 60 Seafood Bangkok Blue, p. 51 Cafe Fleuri, p. 57 La Groceria, p. 56 Azure, p. 51 3 (Medium rare’s great, too.) ants DOUZO, 131 Dartmouth St., 617-859-8886. This casual tries and desserts, as well as Italian coffee and assorted eatery serves traditional Japanese cuisine, as well as an teas. Relax in its spacious interior or enjoy outdoor patio eclectic mix of original fare such as duck tataki and salmon- dining from April through October. B, L. $ The Castle at Columbus & Arlington kiwi rolls, as well as creative cocktails. Known for its ultra- 617-423-1112 fresh ingredients and its artistic presentation of dishes, L’ESPALIER, 30 Gloucester St., 617-262-3023. Situated in 4 Douzo has become one of the city’s trendiest dining destina- a historic Back Bay townhouse, this sophisticated French

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r of both power brokers and couples out for a romantic EXCELSIOR, The Heritage on the Garden, 272 Boylston St., evening. Widely acknowledged by critics and diners alike as 617-426-7878. This culinary masterpiece delivers bold and one of the finest French restaurants in the nation, and the contemporary American cuisine at its stunning Back Bay creme de la creme of acclaimed Boston eateries. D. $$$$ location. An impressive collection of 500 wines, representing all regions of the world, is displayed in Boston’s only climate- *THE OAK ROOM, 138 St. James Ave., Fairmont Copley Plaza controlled glass wine tower. Pre- and post-theater dining Hotel, 617-267-5300. This sophisticated spot offers a tradi- available. D, C, LS. $$$$ tional steakhouse menu of prime steaks and chops and fresh seafood. Replete with stately wood paneling, rich draperies JASPER WHITE’S SUMMER SHACK, 50 Dalton St., 617-867- and wall ornaments for a comfortable yet elegant feel. B, L, D 1 9955; 149 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, 617-520-9500; daily. The adjoining Oak Bar offers martinis, raw bar and full Logan Airport, Terminal A, 617-569-9695. Top-notch fare such Oak Room menu. $$$$ as pan-roasted lobster, award-winning fried chicken and an impressive raw bar in a casual setting. Boston: Sun–Wed 11:30 THE OTHER SIDE CAFE, 407 Newbury St., 617-536-8437. a.m.–10 p.m., Thu–Sat ’til 11 p.m., raw bar Thu–Sat ’til 1 a.m. This casual alternative to the chic bistros of Newbury Street Cambridge: Mon–Thu 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11 attracts a diverse crowd for its inexpensive, healthy fare and 2 p.m., Sun 3–9 p.m. $$$. SEE LOCATOR #8 ON CENTER MAP. its seasonal outdoor patio. B, L, D, LS, C Mon–Thu 9 a.m.–midnight, Fri & Sat ’til 1 a.m., Sun 10 a.m.–midnight. L’AROMA CAFE, 85 Newbury St., 617-412-4001. This Italian Sat & SB. NC. $$ ___ cafe offers delicious soups, sandwiches and European pas- 4 5 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION 52 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM SASSO RESTAURANT, 116 Huntington Ave., 617-247-2400. dining rooms that span four floors to blend fun and formality. *TOP OF THE HUB, 800 Boylston St., Prudential Center, food with nightly specials and complementing wine list. The newest endeavor from the restaurateurs behind popular D, C. $$$$ 617-536-1775. There is nothing like sitting 52 stories above Specials include homemade fusilli, shrimp margarita and North End eatery Lucca, Sasso offers contemporary and Boston for dining and a spectacular view of the city. The chicken/sausage vinegar peppers and potatoes. L, D upscale regional Italian cuisine. Executive Chef David Ross SONSIE, 327 Newbury St., 617-351-2500. Recommended magnificent cuisine complements the breathtaking views. Mon–Thu 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 10:30 p.m. $ serves delicious dishes complemented by an extensive wine by Boston magazine as the place to “see and be seen.” L, D, LS, C. Live jazz seven nights a week. $$$$ list, as well as a menu of lighter fare for the after-hours The lively restaurant features a streetside cafe, 50-foot *CHEERS, 84 Beacon St., 617-227-9605; Faneuil Hall crowd and C ’til 2 a.m. Reservations accepted. D beginning mahogany bar, brick oven, creative takes on classic TURNER FISHERIES, Westin Hotel Copley Place, Stuart and Marketplace, 617-227-0150. Both the original Beacon Hill nightly at 5 p.m.; late-night menu available ’til 1:30 a.m. American cuisine and a colorful dining room. The restaurant’s Dartmouth streets, 617-424-7425. Winner of several regional pub and its spinoff offer a tasty selection of traditional fare VP. $$$ newest attraction is its downstairs candlelit wine bar, an inti- awards, Turner Fisheries is known for its fresh seafood, as and an abundant beverage selection, including their award- mate and lovely brick-walled spot in which to enjoy items well as the decor designed by Peter Niemitz, which features winning Bloody Mary and a variety of draft beers. Live enter- SHINO EXPRESS SUSHI, 144 Newbury St., 617-262-4530. from a 250-bottle menu. L, D, C, LS, VP. $$$ seven-foot-high French windows, banquettes, mahogany tainment Thu–Sat nights, and officially licensed Cheers mer- If your day of shopping has left you craving sushi, this tiny, paneling and cobalt blue tile. Private dining rooms accommo- chandise sold on site. L, D, C, LS. $ subterranean sushi bar specializes in freshly prepared maki STEVE’S GREEK CUISINE, 316 Newbury St., 617-267-1817. date 10–140 guests. VP available on Dartmouth Street. B, L, rolls and fun specials. Affordably priced, Shino Express offers For more than 20 years, this family-run restaurant has D, C, LS. $$$ CLINK, The Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles St., 617-224-4004. Newbury Street shoppers a fast, cheap dining alternative. offered Greek hospitality and masterfully prepared Greek Clink offers diners a menu of tapas-style small plates, tasting L & D. $ cuisine. Serving specialties like spanikopita, pastichio, shish THE UPPER CRUST, 222 Newbury St., 617-262-0096; pours of wine and exotic cocktails in an energetic, social kebabs and gyros, Steve’s is a favorite. B, L, D. $ 20 Charles St., 617-723-9600; 286 Harvard St., Brookline, environment—an adaptable place where dinner at the bar or SKIPJACK’S SEAFOOD EMPORIUM, 199 Clarendon St., 617-734-4900; 41 Waltham St., Lexington, 781-274-0089. just cocktails at a table is the norm. B 6:30–11 a.m., L 11:30 Copley Square, 617-536-3500; other locations outside *THE TAJ BOSTON, 15 Arlington St., 617-536-5700. This Traditional Neapolitan-style pizza (thin crust, chunky sauce) a.m.–3 p.m., D 5–11 p.m. $$$ Boston. Enjoy a comfortable atmosphere and specialties such 1927 landmark offers award-winning contemporary French in an urban setting. Come sit with friends in the uniquely 1 as blackened tuna sashimi, moonfish, Maryland crabcakes cuisine. The historic Dining Room is available for special designed dining room, enjoy a specialty pizza and watch your HUNGRY I, 71 /2 Charles St., 617-227-3524. In a two-story and lobster. Winner of Best of Boston 2003 award for events only. The Cafe: B, L, D, Sat & SB. The Lounge: L, D, C, favorite team on an HDTV screen. If you’re on the go, call townhouse with three working fireplaces and an outdoor seafood. Jazz Brunch Sun 11 a.m.–3 p.m., L & D Sun–Thu LS. The Bar: L, D, C, LS. $$$$ ahead for take-out (allow 20–25 minutes) or just pop in for patio, Chef Peter Ballarin delights patrons with French coun- 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11 p.m. $$ a slice. Delivery is available. $$ try cuisine and creative desserts. Signature dishes include TAPEO, 266 Newbury St., 617-267-4799. This popular venison au poivre and braised rabbit a la moutard. L Thu and SMITH & WOLLENSKY, The Castle at Columbus & Arlington, Back Bay cousin to Dali in Somerville offers delectable, Fri only, noon–2 p.m.; D 5:30–9:30 p.m.; SB 11 a.m.–2 p.m. 617-423-1112. Located in a spectacular setting where chef authentic tapas in a glorious Newbury Street setting, com- BEACON HILL Private dining rooms available. $$$$. 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Private dining room Africa, Italy, France and Spain to create his own twist on sea- all day, and take-out and catering are available. A popular available. B Mon–Fri 6:30–11 a.m., Sat 7–11 a.m., Sun sonal cuisine. Rotating entrees can include grilled Portuguese destination for the weekend brunch crowd, Zoe’s is also a 7–10:30 a.m.; Sat and SB noon–3 p.m.; L Mon–Fri noon–3 sardines with roasted peppers, fennel and capers or great place for dinner, boasting an affordable selection of CAMBRIDGE p.m.; D daily 5:30–10 p.m. $ Moroccan style kofte with minted yogurt. D. $$ beer and wine. For dessert, try the delicious cheesecake frappe or the famous frozen hot chocolate. B, L, D, SB. ASIAN MARKET RESTAURANT, 57 JFK St., Cambridge, 617- LA CREPERIE, 1154 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 617-661-6999. RIALTO, The Charles Hotel, One Bennett St., Cambridge, Mon–Sat 7:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.–9 p.m. $ 576-2804. Chef Tony Tan prepares Asian dishes with a focus This Harvard Square institution has been serving up delicious 617-661-5050. One of Greater Boston’s top restaurants, on Malaysian cuisine, from tempura to Kang Kung (Malaysian and healthy crepes for nearly ten years. Try the roasted wild which recently underwent an extensive renovation, features watercress). Featuring fruit juices, shakes, pearl teas and mushroom, fresh thyme and melted swiss; the spicy Thai fine wines and delectable Italian cuisine. Chef Jody Adams CHARLESTOWN coffee, the restaurant also boasts two large flat screens peanut chicken salad; the Nutella chocolate with fresh showcases her creative talents on a brand-new menu. D showing Asian movies and music videos, as well as a semi- mixed berries; or caramelized sugar, lemon juice and fresh only. Reservations recommended. $$$$ OLIVES, 10 City Square, Charlestown, 617-242-1999. private room with computer, printer and internet access. L & strawberries. L & D. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Sun ’til Celebrity chef Todd English got his start with this local eatery, D 11:30 a.m.–1 a.m. www.amrestaurant.com. $ 5:30 p.m. $ SHERATON COMMANDER RESTAURANT, 16 Garden St., and the Charlestown flagship restaurant is still the unparal- Harvard Square, Cambridge, 617-234-1365. New England- leled king of his endeavors. Sample English’s multi-layered, BORDER CAFE, 32 Church St., Cambridge, 617-864-6100. LA GROCERIA RESTAURANT, 853 Main St., Cambridge, style cuisine in a relaxed, elegant setting with a casual ingredient rich, pan-Mediterranean creations. D. $$$$ Sizzling fajitas, overstuffed quesadillas and giant margaritas 617-876-4162. Specializing in fresh handmade pasta, grilled atmosphere. B, L, D, SB. $$ are the highlights at this Tex-Mex hotspot in Harvard Square. fish and lobster, La Groceria has offered great Mediterranean Other specialties include Cajun and Creole dishes, all served cuisine for more than 37 years, and has been featured in UPSTAIRS ON THE SQUARE, 91 Winthrop St., Cambridge, DOWNTOWN in a bustling, lively and fun atmosphere. L, D, C, LS. $ Gourmet magazine and Zagat Survey. Children’s menu avail- 617-864-1933. Boasting an eclectic decor, this lush urban able. Mon–Fri 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Sat 3–10 p.m., Sun 4–10 oasis features everything from gourmet pizza to Colorado AVENUE ONE, Hyatt Regency (near The Opera House and EAST COAST GRILL, 1271 Cambridge St., Cambridge, 617- p.m. www.lagroceria.org. $$ rack of lamb. A charming blend of eccentricity and culinary Downtown Crossing), 1 Ave. de Lafayette, 617-422-5579. 491-6568. If you’re looking for hot and spicy barbecue and luxury. L, D, C, LS. $$$$ Enjoy Boston’s most extensive fondue menu in a relaxed seafood, then Chris Schlesinger’s eatery is not to be missed. OM, 92 Winthrop St., Cambridge, 617-576-2800. Named by atmosphere. B, L, D, C, VP. $$ Fresh seafood, grilled fish and meats are served with tradi- Esquire as “one of the best new restaurants in America,” Om ZEPHYR ON THE CHARLES, Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 tional sides like coleslaw, beans, cornbread and watermelon. serves New American cuisine in a beautifully lit and stunning Memorial Drive, Cambridge, 617-441-6510. This restaurant serves *CAFÉ FLEURI, Langham Hotel Boston, 250 Franklin St., An oyster bar, cabana-like cocktails and a funky atmosphere upstairs dining room, while offering signature Aromatherapy small-portioned, tapas-like dishes, featuring eclectic fare like sushi- 617-451-1900. Enjoy what Boston magazine calls “the best prove fine dining can be fun. D, SB. $$$ concoctions at the popular Om ultra-lounge downstairs. Om’s grade tuna tartare and wood-grilled tiger prawns. The setting Sunday brunch in Boston,” or sample a la carte Mediterran- signature creations include Steak & Eggs and Zen Te’. D, C. $$$ features spectacular views of the Boston skyline. B, L, D, C. $$ ean and American fare, and French desserts—all within a r estaur ants ants estaur

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L, D, C. $$$$ estaur HATEVER YOU HAVE ON YOUR PLATE, YE OLDE UNION OYSTER HOUSE, 41 Union St., 617-227- W ’ 2750. Steps from Quincy Market stands America’s oldest ants WE RE THE PERFECT SETTING. restaurant, serving Yankee-style seafood, beef and chicken. Famed for its oyster bar where Daniel Webster dined daily. Specialties include clam chowder, swordfish and fresh lob- ster. L, D Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 10 p.m. njoy a delightful breakfast, lunch or dinner in the sunlit ants E VP. www.unionoysterhouse.com. $$$ Café Fleuri, featuring Mediterranean fare and American specialties. We also offer customized social venues for rehearsal dinners, birthday and estaur EAST BOSTON/AIRPORT

r anniversary celebrations, bat and bar mitzvahs, and bridal showers. HARBORSIDE GRILL, Hyatt Harborside, 101 Harborside Drive, 617-568-6060. The Harborside Grill offers panoramic views of the Boston skyline from every seat in the dining room. During the day, the Grill is a welcoming casual location for a bowl of chowder, and in the evening is transformed into a sophisticated seafood restaurant. Open daily 6 a.m.–10 p.m. B, L, D, SB, C, VP. $$$

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*HARD ROCK CAFE, 22–24 Clinton St., 617-424-ROCK (7625). Hard Rock Cafe offers classic American cuisine served up with a healthy dose of rock ’n’ roll at its new, larg- er digs. While you eat, check out the largest collection of 250 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 authentic rock ’n’ roll memorabilia around, stop by the Rock Shop for the coolest gifts and enjoy live music from the T (617) 956 8751 www.langhamhotels.com hottest bands around. L, D, C, LS. $ ______58 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 59 *DICK’S LAST RESORT, Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall ting. Daily noon–1 a.m. L, D, C. $$$. SEE LOCATOR #6 ON Marketplace, 617-267-8080. Watch for the outrageous antics CENTER MAP. of Dick’s sassy staff as they serve up buckets of sloppy ribs, succulent crab and shrimp, juicy steaks and chicken, two- LUCCA RESTAURANT & BAR, 226 Hanover St., 617-742- fisted sandwiches, burgers and salads. If that isn’t entertain- 9200. This North End eatery is still racking up accolades for ing enough, there’s live music every night with no cover. L, D, its regional Italian cuisine, lively bar and elegant atmosphere. C. www.dickslastresort.com. $$. SEE LOCATOR #3 ON CEN- D nightly 5 p.m.–12:15 a.m. C, Valet Parking. $$$. SEE TER MAP. LOCATOR #9 ON CENTER MAP.

LUCIA RISTORANTE & BAR, 415 Hanover St., 617-367- FENWAY/KENMORE SQUARE 2353. Lucia has been a North End culinary landmark for nearly 30 years, featuring innovative Italian dishes alongside BRAVO, Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., 617-369- traditional favorites in a distinct setting. L 11 a.m.–3 p.m., D 3474. Executive chef Sebastian Porto brings his creative 3–11 p.m. VP. www.luciaboston.com. $$ touch to an eclectic and contemporary menu. The restau- rant’s bold decor, created by famed restaurant designer Peter MAMMA MARIA, 3 North Square, 617-523-0077. “Mamma Niemitz, meshes with a rotating selection of the MFA’s mod- Maria stands for what Italian food is. Simplicity, quality ingre- ern masterpieces. L daily 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.; D Wed–Fri dients and fun…the food of love” (Emeril Lagasse, 2004). 5:30–8:30 p.m.; SB 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. $$$ Mamma Maria offers charming views of the neighborhood and city skyline, as well as a Wine Spectator Award-winning EASTERN STANDARD, Hotel Commonwealth, 528 wine list. D Sun–Thu 5–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11 p.m. VP. Commonwealth Ave., 617-532-9100. This brasserie in the www.mammamaria.com. $$$. SEE LOCATOR #10 ON heart of Kenmore Square resembles an old hotel dining room CENTER MAP. with its decor, but the restaurant attracts a diverse crowd, from businessmen to Red Sox fans seeking a pre-game MASSIMINO’S CUCINA ITALIANA, 207 Endicott St., 617- bite. Its menu caters to both crowds, with offerings ranging 523-5959. Owner/chef Massimino was formerly head chef of from the Good Plate of Offal to veal schnitzel to sandwiches. Naples’ Hotel Astoria and Switzerland’s Metropolitan Hotel. B, L, D. $$ His eatery’s specialties include veal chop stuffed with arugu- la, prosciutto, smoked mozzarella and black olives, amongst RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED 1-866-PFCHANG (866-732-4264) THE GARDNER CAFÉ, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 other delights. L, D, LS, C. Mon–Thu 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & PFCHANGS.COM The Fenway, 617-566-1088. Chef Peter Crowley offers casu- Sat ’til 11 p.m., Sun noon–9 p.m. $ al-yet-elegant, French-infused fare with an artistic twist. The seasonal menu changes every few weeks, often inspired by NEPTUNE OYSTER, 63 Salem St., 617-742-3474. Named for current events at the museum as well as Mrs. Gardner’s own the Roman god of the sea, this small raw bar in the North

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r ANTICO FORNO, 93 Salem St., 617-723-6733. Antico Italian classics, Terramia offers seasonally based dishes and America’s location on Newbury Street overlooking Forno—Italian for “old stove”—features brick-oven classics an extensive wine list in a cozy, rustic atmosphere. D Oldest such as roasted chicken with garlic and herbs; pizza with Sun–Thu 5–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 10:30 p.m. $$ Restaurant the Public Garden, the spectacular view artichoke hearts, porcini mushrooms and buffalo mozzarella; and linguini with clams, mussels, calamari and shrimp, On The will be the perfect accompaniment. sautéed in a plum tomato sauce and baked in parchment. L SOUTH BOSTON Freedom Trail Mon–Sat 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; D Mon–Thu 3:30–10 p.m., In The Fri & Sat ’til 10:30 p.m., Sun 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m. $$ AURA, Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Lane, 617-385-4300. Faneuil Hall Area Aura’s seasonal menus showcase a passion for using fresh, CAFFE VITTORIA, 296 Hanover St., 617-227-7606. This pop- local ingredients. Chef John Merrill partners with local farmers Specializing In Yankee Style Seafood, ular European-style cafe in the North End offers a variety of and fishermen to select freshly harvested vegetables, seafood Fresh New England Lobster desserts, cappuccino and espresso. Sun–Thu 8 a.m.–mid- that is just off the boat and specially aged meats and cheeses night, Fri & Sat ’til 12:30 a.m. NC. $ to create his award-winning meals. B, L, D, SB. $$$ And Grilled Meats 41 Union Street • 617-227-2750 FLORENTINE CAFE, 333 Hanover St., 617-227-1777. LTK BAR AND KITCHEN, 225 Northern Ave., 617-330-7430. Sunday-Thursday 11 am-9:30 pm Revered by visitors and residents for decades, this historic The state-of-the-art Legal Test Kitchen offers WiFi access, Friday & Saturday 11 am-10 pm cafe is one of Boston’s culinary landmarks. Lobster ravioli iPod docks at the table, a mood lighting system that changes 15 arlington street 1 617.536.5700 Union Bar til-Midnight with tomatoes and lobster cream sauce and seared veal with throughout the day, and a globally influenced menu with such All Major Credit Cards Honored • Validated Parking 1 877.482.5267 tajhotels.com/boston grilled shrimp in Frangelico mushroom sauce are just two of items as sushi, pho, tempura, Mysore Rasam soup, angry Visit Our Website • www.unionoysterhouse.com ___ the Italian wonders awaiting you in this charming bistro set- lobster and grilled skirt steak frites. L, D, LS, C. $$$ ___ 60 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 61

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B&G OYSTERS, 550 Tremont St., 617-423-0550. This sophisticated South End raw bar from James Beard Award- Boston’s Tables winning chef Barbara Lynch (No. 9 Park) and partner Garrett Harker features bivalves from Wellfleet to the West Coast, as well as signature dishes like the lobster BLT and the Maine lobster roll. L, D, LS, VP. $$

HAMERSLEY’S BISTRO, 533 Tremont St., 617-423-2700. This pioneering French-American classic, helmed by the hus- band and wife team of Gordon and Fiona Hamersley, first put the South End dining scene on the map. Try the duck confit or the roast chicken with garlic, lemon and parsley. Long regarded as one of the city’s top tables. D. $$$$

PETIT ROBERT BISTRO, 480 Columbus Ave., 617-867-0600; 468 Commonwealth Ave., 617-375-0699. These unpreten- tious yet lovely eateries aim to maintain the same ambiance and sensibility of an authentic Paris bistro with quintessential French fare such as the croque monsieur (ham and cheese sandwich), escargots Bourguignon and Petit Robert’s special- ty, the burgerdog. L, D. $$$

TORO, 1704 Washington St., 617-536-4400. Chef Ken Oringer’s Spanish restaurant aims for a highly social dining experience. The seating is a series of communal tables and the small, perfect-for-sharing tapas dishes—such as salt cod AVILA MODERN MEDITERRANEAN: fritters, rainbow beet salad and salty fried chili peppers— Cuisine from Italy, France, Spain and Greece blend a variety of vibrant styles and flavors. D, C. $$$ can be enjoyed at this elegant eatery in the Theatre District. Refer to listing, below. *209, 209 Columbus Ave., 617-536-0966. This casual eatery serves a diverse menu of modernized comfort food with a Southwestern flair, and is also a favorite of the Sunday brunch crowd. L, D, LS, C, SB. $$ “common dishes” for patrons to share. B, L, D, SB, C, LS. $$$$ UNION BAR AND GRILLE, 1357 Washington St., 617-423-0555. This sleek, upscale American bistro in the SoWa District features LEGAL SEA FOODS RESTAURANT, 26 Park Plaza, Park everything from gourmet comfort food like the Reuben sand- Square Motor Mart, 617-426-4444; 255 State St., Long ants wich and a beef-and-sausage burger to the award-winning Wharf, 617-227-3115; Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St., $10K tuna in a roasted tomato vinaigrette. D, C, LS, SB. $$$ 617-266-6800; other locations. For more than 50 years, Legal Sea Foods has served the freshest seafood possible, including oysters, succulent New England lobsters and its THEATRE DISTRICT famous clam “chowda.” Extensive wine list. L & D. $$$

AVILA MODERN MEDITERRANEAN, One Charles Street P.F. CHANG’S, 8 Park Plaza, 617-573-0821; Prudential

estaur South, 617-267-4810. Enjoy flavors of Spain, Portugal, Center, 617-378-9961. Enjoy unforgettable Chinese cuisine,

r France, Italy and Greece with a modern flair. The menu attentive service and delicious desserts all served in a stylish includes small plates of cod fritters, fried cheese and chicken bistro setting. Featuring an award-winning wine list, P.F. livers, appetizers of tuna ceviche, onion soup and watercress Chang’s offers an extensive wine-by-the-glass program as salad, as well as the finest quality all natural beef and fresh well as original cocktails like the Lucky Cat Martini. L, D & seafood entrees, with breads, desserts and ice creams made LS. Reservations accepted. Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Fri & fresh daily. L, D, C. $$$. SEE LOCATOR #1 ON CENTER MAP. Sat ’til midnight. www.pfchangs.com. $$. SEE LOCATOR #11 ON CENTER MAP. FINALE, One Columbus Ave., 617-423-3184; 30 Dunster St., Harvard Sq., Cambridge, 617-441-9797; 1306 Beacon St., THEATRE CAFE, Radisson Hotel, 200 Stuart St., 617-574- Brookline, 617-232-3233. One of the only dessert restau- 2752. Located in the heart of the Theatre District, this rants in America, Finale features items like the caramel car- restaurant features traditional American fare in a comfortable nivale and the “molten chocolate cake.” Chef Nicole Coady’s atmosphere and is a great location for pre- and post-theater menu is complemented by a drink menu of ports, cham- dining. Seasonal outdoor dining and discounted parking at pagnes, cordials and “Finale Favorites.” A light dinner menu on-site garage is available. B, L, D. $$ is available. L & D. $$ Your guide to dining out in the Hub VIA MATTA, 79 Park Plaza, 617-422-0008. Radius owners JER-NE RESTAURANT & BAR, The Ritz-Carlton Boston Michael Schlow and Christopher Myers helm this Italian-style Common, 12 Avery St., 617-574-7176. This lively hot spot trattoria, named in 2002 as one of “America’s Best New takes center stage in the Theatre District and features chef Restaurants” by Esquire and “One of America’s Best ___ Scott Gambone’s signature seasonal surprises as well as Restaurants” by Gourmet. L, D, VP. $$$$ SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION 62 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM ON THE MENU

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featured select nights and during brunch. Just steps from Boston West Dorc Roslindale Common, theaters and shopping, Kennedy’s is a welcome respite for all. RoxburyGeorge Wright Golf Course an Stony Brook Mattap Reservation ON THE MENU Hyde RAW BAR Park Crab, Avocado and Mango Stack o Seared Peppered Ahi Tuna o Shrimp Cocktail index 66 APPETIZERS CHINATOWN Coconut Crunchy Shrimp o Lobster Spring Rolls o Jumbo Lump Crab Cake NORTH END 67

SEAFOOD BACK BAY 70 Steamed Maine Lobster o Dynamite Mahi Mahi o Herb Crusted Salmon o Spiced Yellowfin Ahi o Pan Seared BEACON HILL 72 Sea Scallops o Baked Stuffed Shrimp CHART HOUSE o Alaskan King Crab Legs o 60 Long Wharf • 617-227-1576 • chart-house.com JAMAICA PLAIN 74 Dungeness Crab Clusters et Chart House—the #1 rated seafood chain and waterfront 75 PRIME RIB & STEAKS CAMBRIDGE restaurant by Zagat—take you to a place where time stands still, Prime Rib o Filet Mignon o New York Strip o Tenderloin Medallions L the historic Hancock Counting House. This Boston landmark once housed the offices of John Hancock, an American patriot. Experience their BRIGHT LIGHT: Gaslamps DESSERT million-dollar renovations while savoring a seamless blend of high qual- and brick buildings, such as Hot Chocolate Lava Cake ity seafood and steaks—including whole, steamed lobster, cracked for you these in Beacon Hill, are two Raspberry Crème Brulée hallmarks of the city’s historic right at your table, and prime rib rubbed with aromatic herbs and spices neighborhoods. Refer to page 72. and slow roasted to succulent perfection. Free valet parking is available. PHOTO BY D ELLA H UFF ___ SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 65 CHINATOWN what to see NORTH END what to see

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oston’s preeminent Asian-American enowned as Boston’s “Little Italy,” neighborhoods community may be on the small side the North End is Boston’s oldest Bcompared to its New York and San Rneighborhood, having given birth to Experience Chinatown. Francisco counterparts, but it still contains the American Revolution from its narrow, LUCIA Where history comes to life. a wealth of shops filled with unique cobblestone streets. Known today for its imports and groceries as well as countless abundance of Italian bakeries, cafes and Ristorante & Bar eateries boasting regional fare from restaurants as well as a growing number throughout the Orient. Bountiful late-night of boutiques, visitors should be sure not to dining options also make it one of the city’s miss its Freedom Trail sites: Paul Revere’s best spots for a midnight meal. House, Copp’s Hill Burying Ground and the Old North Church. ATTRACTIONS: Culture Community Cuisine • The Quincy School • Chinese Tea Balconies ATTRACTIONS: neighborhoods • Chinese festivals • Site of the Liberty Tree • Paul Revere House • Chinese Merchants Building • Old North Church On the Freedom Trail in • Copps Hill Burial Ground Boston’s Historic North End www.chinatownheritage.org GET THERE ON THE T: 415 Hanover Street Call the Chinatown Heritage Project at 617-507-7927 Green Line to Boylston; Orange Line to Chinatown GET THERE ON THE T : 617.367.2353 for info about guided or self-guided walking tours. www.luciaboston.com ___ and New England Medical Center Orange or Green Line to Haymarket ___ ABOVE PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE ABOVE MIDDLE AND BOTTOM 66 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM A SIAN C OMMUNITY D EVELOPMENT C ORP. PHOTOS BY D ELLA H UFF DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 67

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P 333 Hanover St., North End, Boston DRINKS, ANYONE?: Florentine Cafe on Hanover Street not only 617.227.1777 offers creative Italian cuisine, but creative drinks at its popular bar www.florentinecafeboston.com as well.

talian food lovers rave about the “creative OHEN Iand substantial ” cooking at this North C. C End “keeper” that’s a “new star,” providing NTICO FORNO— “classy modern Italian Italian for “old A THERINE food.” The ever-changing stove”— features brick-oven A

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C. C Mon 12–8, Tue/Wed 10–7, Thur/Fri 10–8, Sat 9–4. Closed Sunday THERINE A K BY O neighborhoods “BEST ITALIAN CUISINE. T HO By far the best restaurant in the North End, P 292 Hanover St., North End, Boston Mamma Maria might be the best in town.” 617.227.0295 • www.stanzadeisigari.com BEYOND SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS: Dine on new Hookahs available Frommer’s Boston 2005 and classic Italian cuisine at places like (top to bottom) Terramia Ristorante, Lucia Ristorante & Bar and Mamma Maria. three north square, boston (617) 523-0077 Una Bella Serata ___ www.mammamaria.com ___ 68 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 31, 2007–JANUARY 13, 2008 69 CHARLES

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anadian actor Michael Van Osch Cembraces his inner Neanderthal this month, bringing the fantastically popular one-man exploration of the battle between the sexes, Defending the Caveman, back to Boston. The show—Broadway’s longest-running Every solo play—runs at the Stuart Street Playhouse couple“ through January 5. Refer to listing, page 23. should see Q: Caveman argues that ferences. When a date ends, it beforbeforee the differences between and a woman says she’ll call the sexes were ingrained you, she means she’ll call they get back in prehistoric when she gets home. With a married. times, right? man, he means he’ll call ” A: Exactly. When men hunt- sometime before he dies. town of Waterloo, Ontario. ed together, they stayed What was that like? silent, so’s not to Q: Does it feel good to A: A huge thrill, but a little scare off prey. They be in a show that refutes surreal. There’s a video that bonded through the traditional sitcom runs before the show with activity. “guys are just morons” old pictures of me, including Women, stereotype? a prom photo with my date A: Definitely. [Caveman cut out of it. In Waterloo, creator] Rob Becker knew that girl—who I dated 20 all men weren’t jerks. So, years ago—came to the though, he did sociologi- show and saw that, which went out to cal and must have been odd! gather materials and constantly spoke so Q: So, safe to say, you’d they wouldn’t lose each recommend the show as other. They bonded through suitable for date night? conversation. A: Absolutely. It’s a really anthropo- funny good time, but it also Q: Men and women still logical research to figure out really gets couples talking to consider the art of com- why we are how we are. each other. I’ve had people munication differently, tell me that every couple 14001400 WWorcesterorcester RRdd ((RteRte 99)) don’t they? Q: You performed should see it before they get NatickNatick 550808 662828-99009900 ___ A: It’s one of the biggest dif- Caveman in your home- married. PHOTO BY M ICHAEL B ROSILOW 78 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM