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October 22–November 4, 2018 THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO BOSTON PANORAMAEVENTS | SIGHTS | SHOPPING | MAPS | DINING | NIGHTLIFE | CULTURE The Free Nighttime Art & Light Festival Returns to Downtown Crossing November 2 & 3 + MULTILINGUAL SECTION BOSTON’S INSIDE! HISTORIC 中文 CEMETERIES 日本語 HALLOWEEN FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL IN THE HUB See p. 10 bostonguide.com October 22– November 4, 2018 THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO BOSTON Volume 68 • No. 12 contents Feature PANO’s Guide 8 to Halloween in Boston Enjoy sights both silly and scary this spooky season Departments 5 A Peek at the Past First Spiritual Temple 6 6 Hubbub Illuminus at Downtown Crossing, fall foliage cruises on Boston Harbor and Rock of Ages at the Boch Center 7 High 5 Historic cemeteries 10 Boston’s Official Guide 10 Multilingual 15 Current Events 21 On Exhibit 25 Shopping 29 Cambridge 7 32 Maps 38 Neighborhoods 42 Sightseeing 46 Beyond Boston 49 Freedom Trail 51 Dining 62 Boston Accent Illuminus Executive Director Jeff Grantz ON THE COVER: Illuminus (refer to story, page 6). Photo: courtesy of LuminArtz. 8 PHOTOS (TOP TO BOTTOM): COURTESY OF LUMINARTZ; KING’S CHAPEL BURYING GROUND; COURTESY OF ZOO NEW ENGLAND BOSTONGUIDE.COM 3 THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO BOSTON bostonguide.com October 22–November 4, 2018 Volume 68 • Number 12 Tim Montgomery • Publisher Scott Roberto • Art Director/Acting Editor Laura Jarvis • Associate Art Director Annie Farrell • Senior Account Executive Olivia J. Kiers • Assistant Editor Tim Montgomery • President & CEO Tyler J. Montgomery • Vice President, Operations Rita A. Fucillo • Vice President, Publishing Jacolyn Ann Firestone • Vice President, Advertising Melissa J. O’Reilly • Business Manager Lenard B. Zide, Butters Brazilian LLP • Corporate Counsel PANORAMA is published bi-weekly by New Venture Media Group LLC. Editorial and advertising offices at 560 Harrison Ave., Suite 412, Boston, MA 02118. Telephone (617) 423-3400. Printed in the U.S.A. All rights reserved. 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Facebook.com/PanoramaBoston ND FLOOR OF PRUDENTIAL TOWER Twitter.com/PanoramaBoston Instagram.com/PanoramaBoston TOPOFTHEHUB.NET CALL: Pinterest.com/PanoramaBoston 4 PANORAMA A PEEK AT THE PAST Taking the Mystery Out of Boston History FIRST SPIRITUAL TEMPLE he Halloween season—when ghosts and the church attendance began to decline. Boston Tsupernatural are in the thoughts of many—is Spiritualists still maintained ownership of the the perfect time to exhume the history of one of edifice, and continued to meet in a lower audito- the Back Bay’s more intriguing structures: The rium while simultaneously operating the theater First Spiritual Temple. until the building was sold in 1974. (The congrega- Located at the corner of Newbury and Exeter tion, which still exists, moved to Brookline for streets (26 Exeter St., to be exact), this beauti- many years before settling in Cape Cod.) The fully detailed Richardsonian Romanesque building glass-canopied restaurant space facing Newbury was one of the few houses of worship erected to Street just below street level was added around shelter members of the Spiritualist movement. this time. Inspired in the 1840s by sisters Kate and Margaret Film screenings—including late-night runs of Fox in the Rochester, N.Y. area, Spiritualism is the cult phenomenon The Rocky Horror Picture the belief that not only do the dead live on in Show—were reinstituted under the new ownership spirit form, but they can also be contacted with until 1984, when the interior was transformed into the help of a medium. The movement reportedly a retail space, first for a seller of furniture and boasted nearly 8 million adherents at its peak then a multi-story bookstore. A fire damaged the before petering out after the 1920s. restaurant and bookseller in 1995, necessitating Funded by the wealthy Spiritualist Marcellus further alterations and restoration, but the locale’s Seth Ayer and completed in 1885, the temple—a days as a shopping destination ended when the grand gathering place given the normally informal store closed in 1999. Offices moved in for a short nature of the movement—was home to local stretch before the building was eventually occu- believers for decades. Using a design crafted by pied by the Kingsley Montessori School (kingsley. noted theater architect Clarence Blackall, the main org), who have resided in the majority of the sanctuary was converted into a cinema known as structure since 2006. No word on whether the Exeter Street Theatre, however, in 1914 when séances are part of the curriculum. —Scott Roberto PHOTO: C. 1885, COURTESY OF BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOSTONGUIDE.COM 5 CITY LIGHTS City streets become a stage when the Illuminus arts festival (refer to listing, page 18) takes over Downtown Boston the evenings of November 2 & 3. Highlighting the local arts and technology communities, Illuminus combines sound, light and video displays with sometimes interactive installations, projections and performances that take place right on Summer, Washington and School streets at Downtown Crossing for the second year in a row. With a variety of disciplines—from dance and music to visual arts and even live poetry—represented at past editions, Illuminus looks to be one festival that truly takes art to the people. A COLORFUL CRUISE Catch peak fall colors by setting sail on one of Classic Harbor Line Boston’s Fall Foliage Cruises (boston-sailing.com). The two-hour lunch cruises feature a gourmet picnic lunch and hot cider, while the two- and-a-half-hour weekend-only brunch version boasts a three-course meal and optional cocktails. On both excursions, which depart from Rowes Wharf, you can let your eyes drink in the city skyline as well as the vibrant autumn colors of the Boston Harbor Islands, all while hearing equally colorful narrations on board the 1920s-style yacht Northern Lights that put a unique spin on seasonal leaf peeping. WHAT BOSTON’S BUZZING ABOUT ROCK TO THE TOP Not many Tony Award-nominated Broadway 10.22.18 musicals can boast of contributions from Quiet Riot, Styx, Poison, Twisted Sister, Journey, Whitesnake and Bon Jovi. Well, to be fair, there’s really only one—Rock of Ages (refer to listing, page 20), which returns to Boston on its 10th anniversary tour. Playing the Boch Center’s Wang Theatre October 23–28, Rock of Ages tells the 1980s-set tale of aspiring rock star Drew, who tries to make a name for himself on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip, ground zero for that era’s hair-metal heroes. Will Drew save the Strip from evil developers, get the girl and achieve his rock ’n’ roll dreams? Find out when this Aquanet-enhanced stage extravaganza rolls into town. —Scott Roberto 6 PANORAMA HUBBUB BOTTOM PHOTO: JOAN MARCUS HIGH 5 HISTORIC CEMETERIES Commune with the dead at these time-honored burial grounds KING’S CHAPEL BURYING GROUND (refer to list- ing, page 49): Boston’s original graveyard, King’s Chapel was founded in 1630, the same year as the city. Notable burials include Massachusetts’ first governor, John Winthrop; William Dawes, Paul Revere’s fellow midnight rider in 1775; and Mary Chilton, alleged to be the first woman to disem- bark from the Mayflower. COPP’S HILL BURYING GROUND (refer to listing, page 50): The city’s second-oldest cemetery was founded in 1659. Notable names interred here include the Mather family of preachers (including Salem Witch Trails firebrand Cotton), USS Consti- tution shipwright Edmund Hartt and Prince Hall, founder of the nation’s first black Masonic Temple. OLD GRANARY BURYING GROUND (refer to list- ing, page 49): Dating from 1660, this sacred space is home to the remains of revolutionaries John Hancock, James Otis, Robert Treat Paine, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams, as well as victims of the Boston Massacre. CENTRAL BURYING GROUND (corner of Boylston and Charles streets, pictured): Located on Boston Common, this eerie spot, delineated in 1756, houses the remains of painter Gilbert Stuart, composer William Billings and poet Charles Sprague, as well as participants in the Boston Tea Party and American Revolution. MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY (refer to list- ing, page 29): The country’s first garden-style cemetery when it was established in 1831, Mount Auburn features beautifully landscaped grounds, decorative ponds, an abundance of wildlife, a tow- er with sweeping views of the surrounding area and the graves of many famous figures, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Mary Baker Eddy and Winslow Homer. —Scott Roberto BOSTONGUIDE.COM 7 PANORAMA’s GUIDE TO HALLOWEEN IN BOSTON The Hub can be one eerie city this time of year. Get in the spirit with these spooky (and sometimes silly) sites, tours and events BY SCOTT ROBERTO Jack O’ Lantern Journey Thursday to Sunday through November 4, enjoy creatively carved pumpkins at the Franklin Park Zoo, where a timed ticket allows gourd aficionados entry to a wonderland of themed displays, including live carving demonstrations and seasonal food and beverages at the end of the trail. One Franklin Park Road, Boston By Foot Costume Dash 5K Franklin Park, 617-541-LION, This non-profit tour company For those who enjoy the silly as zoonewengland.com offers its annual Beacon Hill with much as the spooky, there’s this a Boo! excursion on October 31 at fun event on October 27 at 9 a.m., 6 p.m., where strollers can learn which pits participants in a race about the dark side of the city’s from Copley Square to Boston toniest neighborhood while enjoy- Common and ends with a costume ing its seasonal charm.