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what to do • where to go • what to see April 6 –19, 2009 The OOfficialfficial Guide to BBOSTON OSTON PLAY BALL! Fenway Hosts The Red Sox Season Opener PLUS: Art in Bloom at the Museum of Fine Arts The Big Apple Circus at City Hall Plaza Dining Deals Around Town Red Sox Closer Jonathan Papelbon panoramamagazine.com now iPhone and Windows® smartphone compatible! European Fine Furnishings Murano Glass, Sculptures, Paintings, Tuscan Leather, Chess Sets, Capodimonte Porcelain H:K:CIN C>C: C:L7JGN HIG::I s 7DHIDC B6HH68=JH:IIH telephone s LLL <6AA:G>6;ADG:CI>6 8DB contents FEATURE STORY 10 Shoppers’ Delight Panorama’s guide to shopping in Boston DEPARTMENTS 8 hubbub The Red Sox season opener 14 calendar of events 15 exploring boston 15 SIGHTSEEING 21 FREEDOM TRAIL 23 NEIGHBORHOODS 37 MAPS 44 around the hub 44 CURRENT EVENTS 52 ON EXHIBIT 56 SHOPPING 62 NIGHTLIFE 64 DINING IN THE SWING: 2008 American League MVP Dustin Pedroia takes a cut at the plate at Fenway Park. Refer to story, page 8. PHOTOBY M IKE I VINS / B OSTON R ED S OX on the cover: Red Sox All-Star closer Jonathan Papelbon looks to shut the door on the competition in 2009. Photo: Megan LaBella/ Boston Red Sox ___ PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM 5 The Official Guide to BOSTON www.panoramamagazine.com April 6–19, 2009 Volume 58 • Number 23 Jerome Rosenfeld • CHAIRMAN 4HE SHOPPING 4HE DINING Tim Montgomery • PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER Josh B. Wardrop • EDITOR Scott Roberto • ART DIRECTOR Sharon Hudak Miller • PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Della Huff, Derek Kouyoumjian, Timothy Renzi • CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Joseph Normandin, Emma Snider • EDITORIAL INTERNS Jacolyn Ann Firestone • VICE PRESIDENT, ADVERTISING Nancy O’Rourke • ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Rita A. Fucillo • DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Scott DeGennaro, Emily Kaine • 4HE BEST OF IT ALL SALES AND MARKETING INTERNS Paul Hurst • NATIONAL ADVERTISING SALES HURST & ASSOCIATES, INC. .OW /PEN 800-397-8908 • [email protected] Peter Ng • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER Melissa J. 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"ACK"AY\3(/0025\WWWPRUDENTIALCENTERCOM a magazine affiliate ___ 3AKS &IFTH !VENUE \ (ARU \ 6INEYARD 6INES \ 3EPHORA \ ,EGAL 3EA &OODS 6 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM HUB BUBby Josh B. Wardrop Batter Up! t’s April, and that traditionally means one thing here in FENWAY FUN Boston: it’s time to savor the smell of peanuts and I Whether or not you’re lucky Cracker Jack and listen for the crack of the bat and the enough to hold tickets for roar of the crowd as the Boston Red Sox open the 2009 Opening Day, there’s plenty baseball season at that “lyric little bandbox” (rest in peace, of good times to be had in John Updike), the venerable Fenway Park. and around Fenway Park. The Sox kick off their 109th season on April 6 with a Try these popular spots for series against the defending American League Champion pre- or post-game food, Tampa Bay Rays. It was the Rays that knocked Boston out drink and entertainment. of the postseason last October, in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, and one can be certain that • BLEACHER BAR, 82A Sox stars like sluggers David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis, Lansdowne St., 617-262-2424. pitchers Josh Beckett and Jonathan Papelbon and reigning • BOSTON BEER WORKS, 61 AL MVP Dustin Pedroia have payback on their minds. Brookline Ave., 617-536-BEER. Opening Day at Fenway is one of the hardest single tick- • CASK ’N FLAGON, 62 ets to get in Boston, particularly now as the Sox ride a Brookline Ave., 617-536-4840. wave of unprecedented popularity following World Series • GAME ON!, Corner of Brookline wins in 2004 and 2007. But it’s fair to say that even if you Avenue and Lansdowne Street, aren’t seated in right field beside the famed Pesky Pole or 617-351-7001. scarfing down Fenway Franks atop the 37-foot-high “Green • HOUSE OF BLUES, 15 Monster” in left field, just about anywhere you go in Boston Lansdowne St., 888-693-BLUE. on April 6, you’ll encounter some reminder that you’ve • JILLIAN’S, 145 Ipswich St., entered Red Sox Nation. Refer to listing, page 50. 617-437-0300. ___ ___ 8 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM ABOVEPHOTOBY D EREK KOUYOUMJIAN PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM 9 MALLS of Newbury Street’s lovely galleries, such as ON ASPREE The Society of Arts & >> Spring is a Crafts, which specializes in contempo- popular time to rary American craftwork in media ranging hit Boston’s from glassware to ceramic sculpture to fur- main retail niture; Galleria Florentia, which routes and let boasts breathtaking bronze and stone sculp- the fresh air ture, museum-quality paintings and other fuel your shop- works created by some of Europe’s top arti- ping excursions, sans; and the International THE BOSTON but those great Poster Gallery, American mec- home to authentic vin- Shopping Guide cas for merchandise—shopping malls— tage art posters and remain popular as ever. In the Back Bay, prints from virtually Ways to feed your shopping fix, the malls are as glam as you’d expect: every style and period Copley Place is sleek and sophisti- over the last 120 years. whatever your finances by Josh B. Wardrop cated, boasting top shops like Nieman Or, for top-drawer objects Marcus, Barney’s New York, Tiffany, d’art ranging from the clas- Burberry and Emporio Armani; while the sically beautiful to the gorgeous, sun-drenched and classy whimsical (such as a Shops at Prudential perfect-for-Easter Center (pictured above) has something porcelain Herend bunny, to satisfy any shopper, including high-end pictured right) there’s no better place than specialty retailers like Frette, L’Occitane and venerable Boston landmark Shreve, Gucci and department stores like Saks Fifth Crump & Low. Refer to listings, Avenue and Lord & Taylor. Refer to listings, pages 56 & 57. page 60. ON ABUDGET >> If you prefer to spend ON ABUDGET >> Located smack in the your resources on home goods that empha- middle of the Downtown Crossing shopping size function over fashion, there’s plenty of O SHOP, OR NOT TO SHOP: THAT IS THE QUESTION. THE POLITICIANS district, the Corner Mall (refer to list- spots in Boston to get bargains and still ing, page 60) offers shopping options like make your domicile look daring. Urban are telling us to spend to help get the economy going, but the truth is, Wet Seal, Champs and Lids, but is best Outfitters (refer to listing, page 57) is plenty are passing up those perfect suede pumps in order to pump known for the diverse and affordable cuisine packed with fresh and funky bed linens, more money into their 401(k)s. Here at Panorama, though, we believe in its food court. And across the river in curtains, casual furniture and bric-a-brac to Tthat there are enough local retail options to allow anyone to come up with a steal of Cambridge, shoppers who value funky and give your place its own distinct feel, while offbeat over high-end can enjoy the China Fair (2100 Massachusetts Ave., a deal. So whether you’ve got the urge to splurge or you’re all about value, Boston Garage Mall in Harvard Square (36 Cambridge, 617-864-3050) equips aspiring has plenty of places where you can shop ’til you drop. JFK St., Cambridge), home to trendy young Gordon Ramseys with all the cookware and apparel shop Hootenanny and Harvard domestic tools they could ever possibly need Square’s own Newbury Comics location, pro- at prices well below retail. Michelle viding probably the region’s best prices for Willey in the South End (8 Union Park music and videos (refer to listing, page 61). St., 617-424-6700) is packed with stylish and classy items for the home at some of the HOME DECOR neighborhood’s best prices. And sports fans ON ASPREE >> If you’re dying to update looking to outfit their domiciles with Red the look of your home, nothing catches eyes Sox and Patriots paraphernalia will feel quite like fine art. Those looking to enhance they’ve hit a grand slam at Fenway their abodes would be advised to hit some SportsZone (refer to listing, page 61). ___ PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM 11 CLOTHING Raspberry Beret (17904 617-492-9511) in Harvard Square sells every- Gear Jewelry (refer to listing, page ON ASPREE >> Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-354- thing from sandals to sneakers to boots and 57), a North End outpost that offers wallet- When Boston fash- 3700), Dame Vintage Boutique boasts a constantly updated clearance rack friendly sterling silver pieces, charm ionistas want to out- (68 South St., Jamaica Plain, 617-935-6971) loaded with name brands.