PLUS: THE ULTIMATE ITALIAN ART OF CREATING A – JEWELS TO COIN SP © 2005 BY ROBER APPASSIONATA COLLECTION MEDIA SPONSOR © Estate of Jacques Lowe-Woodfin Camp CONTENTS departments 14 calendar 12 15 15 12 15 currently in boston • Chefs in Shorts/page 15 • The art of the Beatles at the Prudential Center/page 18 • Kick-off for Boston 375th anniversary celebration/page 22 • Summer Revels at the 44 78 Children’s Museum/page 24 • Take Me Out at the Calderwood Theatre Pavilion/page 26 FEATURES 28 cover story shopping LET FREEDOM • Temper Chocolates/page 28 36 8 RING maps of cambridge, Boston celebrates Independence Day with Harborfest events boston & the region and the Boston Pops on the Esplanade 44 museums • Memories of World War II at the 8 THINGS TO LOVE National Heritage Museum/page 44 48 12 ABOUT SUMMER sightseeing From rooftop swimming to lobster rolls, Panorama picks the • Franklin Park Zoo events/page 48 best ways to beat the summer heat • The Boston Harbor Islands open for the season/page 50 58 freedom trail Follow the red-brick path ON THE COVER: through 16 historic sights With the Back Bay skyline as a backdrop, the world-famous Boston 60 Pops perform patriotic favorites at restaurant guide the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade • Sorriso/page 60 every Fourth of July. • High 5s: Strawberries/page 61 Photo: Stu Rosner/courtesy of the 78 Boston Symphony Orchestra boston confidential • Kenmore Square’s Citgo sign 4 PANORAMA JUNE 20–JULY 3, 2005 5 June 20–July 3, 2005 PANORAMA, Volume 55, Number 3 Jerome Rosenfeld Chairman Tim Montgomery President/Publisher Christine Celli Editor Scott Roberto Art/Production Director Josh B. 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The 24th annual Boston Harborfest, which takes place June 29–July 4, is one of the largest Fourth of July celebrations in the nation. This six-day festival strives to honor the past, celebrate the present and educate future generations with more than 200 events, including historical reenactments, tours, harbor cruises and concerts. At the top of Boston’s list of Independence Day traditions is the annual free Boston Pops concert at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade. In 1974, Arthur Fiedler, the famed Boston Pops conductor, decided to add some oomph to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with howitzer can- nons, fireworks and church bells. Fiedler’s goal was for “all hell [to] break loose,” and it has ever since. Now, thousands of people from all over the country annually congregate along the banks of the Charles River at this beloved extravaganza, which culminates with a 23-minute union of musi- cal majesty and more than 17,500 pounds of pyrotechnics which reach as far as 1,500 feet high and can be seen 15 miles away. And speaking of fireworks, visitors to the Esplanade should be prepared for some flying picnic baskets, as many Fourth fanatics line up at dawn and risk life and limb to grab some prime lawn space in front of the concert stage. isitors Bureau With all the patriotic hoopla going on, it’s easy to get discombobulated, so here’s a handy guide to help you celebrate the Fourth in true patriotic style. Wednesday, June 29 Boston’s 375th birthday (refer to story, page The Boston Harborfest Opening Ceremony 22) while enjoying the musical stylings of Four begins at noon at Faneuil Hall. Grab a slice of Guys in Tuxes.The party continues from the 500-pound birthday cake commemorating 12:30–2 p.m. with Music at the Marketplace. Greater Boston Convention & V 8 PANORAMA JUNE 20–JULY 3, 2005 9 FOURTH OF JULY ON THE ESPLANADE Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade July 3 8:30 p.m.—Pops Goes the 4th! Preview concert. July 4 approx. 9 a.m.—The Oval in front of the Hatch Shell opens (arrive early to get those prime spots!). 8:30 p.m.—Boston Pops Fourth of July concert. The Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart bring you patriotic favorites and light classics by your favorite com- posers. approx. 10:30 p.m.—Fireworks at conclusion Stu Rosner of the Pops concert. For more information: www.july4th.org Thursday, June 30 cal taste buds. Return to the Plaza at 6 p.m., MUSIC MAN—Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart leads the orchestra at the Hatch Shell in its annual Visit the City Hall Plaza from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. where popular world music/party band Fourth of July concert. for the 11th annual Children’s Day. Be a kid Entrain entrances audiences at the Party on HARBORFEST HIGHLIGHTS again yourself, or bring a kid and join in on the the Plaza. From 7–8 p.m., hear “Drums in the Constitution make her annual cruise around the # Opening Ceremonies fun festivities with jugglers, face painters and Night” as the Middlesex County Volunteers harbor and listen for her 21-cannon salute to June 29 at noon Wayne Potash and the Music Fun Band. This Fife & Drums perform music from the the nation near Castle Island at noon. See Faneuil Hall self-proclaimed “rollicking” group performs American Revolution to the present at the Boston by sea aboard one of the many local folk, bluegrass, pop and blues, ensuring a courtyard of Old City Hall. Or end your cruise lines from 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m. For those of # 11th Annual Children’s Day romping good time for kids and kids-at-heart. evening at the Sunset Parade, an age-old you looking for a celebration on solid ground, June 30 from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. military ceremony conducted by the U.S. Navy head over to the balcony of the Old State City Hall Plaza Friday, July 1 at Pier One, Charlestown Navy Yard, adjacent House at 10 a.m. to hear a reading of the # TGIF Concert with Chrissy Cerretani Jump-start the weekend at noon with The to the U.S.S. Constitution. Declaration of Independence where it was first July 1 from 4:30–7:30 p.m. Flounders in concert at City Hall Plaza. Enjoy read in Boston in 1776. Catch the tales of the City Hall Plaza the sounds of the summer as they perform Sunday, July 3 men and women of “Old Ironsides” in a live the- songs from Jimmy Buffett, The Beach Boys, Craving a creamy, clammy concoction? Attend ater performance every hour from 11 a.m.–4 # Noontime Concert with Reckless Daughter The Beatles, Bob Marley and more until 3 p.m. Boston’s annual Chowderfest at City Hall p.m. at the U.S.S. Constitution Museum,or July 2 from noon–3 p.m. The music at City Hall Plaza continues with Plaza from 11 a.m.–5 p.m., where more than a mosey down to City Hall Plaza at 1 p.m. for the City Hall Plaza Chrissy Cerretani in concert from 4:30–7 p.m. thousand gallons of New England’s favorite conclusion of the concert series with sultry soul # 2005 Party on the Plaza with Entrain This local blues singer’s vocal vivacity and soup are ladled out to well over 10,000 chowda quartet Jada. Of course, if you’re a diehard July 2 from 6–10 p.m. pulsating presence should definitely heat buffs who determine “Boston’s Best Chowder.” Fourth Fanatic, you’ll be sacrificing all of these City Hall Plaza things up as the sun goes down. Then, if you can lug that stomach full of chow- celebrations for your plump patch of primo der to the Esplanade, celebrate the Fourth property at the Hatch Shell. The Oval opens at # 24th Annual Chowderfest Saturday, July 2 early at 8:30 p.m., as the Boston Pops give a approximately 9 a.m., so bring a blanket and a July 3 from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Start the morning off with a bang—of drums, sneak preview of their Independence Day con- bag lunch if you want to snag a spot close to City Hall Plaza that is.