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what to do • where to go • what to see September 8–21, 2008 ThTheThe OOffffficialicial GuiGuideGuidede ttoo BBOSTONOSTON Lights, Camera…Boston! Boston Shines in the Hollywood Spotlight PLUSPLUS:: PhantomBoston Farm Aid TheBoston Boston GourmetFashion Comes to Comedy FoodWeek Festival Town Festival panoramamagazine.com now iPhone and Windows® smartphone compatible! contents COVER STORY 14 Lights, Camera…Boston! A STAR SHINES ON BEACON: The famed “Cheers” Hollywood’s spotlight bar has become one of the most shines on the Hub popular spots among visitors to Boston. Refer to story, page 14. PHOTO BY Celebrating J ONATHAN D AISY Boston for over DEPARTMENTS 6 around the hub 200 years. 6 NEWS & NOTES 10 DINING 12 NIGHTLIFE 1133 STYLE 18 the hub directory 19 CURRENT EVENTS 25 MUSEUMS & GALLERIES 29 SIGHTSEEING 35 EXCURSIONS 37 MAPS 43 FREEDOM TRAIL 45 SHOPPING 51 RESTAURANTSRESTAURANTS 64 CLUBS & BARS 65 NEIGHBORHOODS on the cover:cover: (Left to right) Kevin Spacey, star of the recent Boston-filmed release 21; Watertown native Eliza Dushku in the 2007 film On Broadway;Broadway; Mark Wahlberg in the 2006 Oscar-winner The Departed; Drew BarrymoreBarrymore and Jimmy Fallon in the Red Sox- centric Fever Pitch from 2005. The Departed photo courtesy of Warner BrBros.os. PicturPictures;es; Fever Pitch photo by Darren Michaels, ™ and © Twentieth Century Fox. All Rights Reserved Boston Flagship Store The Mall at Chestnut Hill Corner of Berkeley & Boylston (617) 965-2700 (617) 267-9100 ___ SEPTEMBER 8–21, 2008 3 The Official Guide to BOSTON www.panoramamagazine.com September 8–21, 2008 Volume 58 • Number 8 Jerome Rosenfeld • CHAIRMAN Tim Montgomery • PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER Josh B. Wardrop • EDITOR Scott Roberto • ART DIRECTOR Sharon Hudak Miller • PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Jonathan Daisy, Allie Felt, Betsy A. Halsey, Della Huff • CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Brittaney Kiefer, Eva Medoff, Natalie Moravek • EDITORIAL INTERNS Jacolyn Ann Firestone • VICE PRESIDENT, ADVERTISING Nancy O’Rourke • ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Rita A. Fucillo • DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Shane Solar-Doherty • SALES AND MARKETING INTERN Paul Hurst • NATIONAL ADVERTISING SALES HURST & ASSOCIATES, INC. 800-397-8908 • [email protected] Peter Ng • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER Melissa J. O’Reilly • BUSINESS MANAGER Tyler J. 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PANORAMA is audited by BPA Worldwide, an independent audit bureau recognized by the American Association of Advertising Agencies. a magazine affiliate ___ ___ 4 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM SEPTEMBER 8–21, 2008 5 aroundthehubby Josh B. Wardrop NEWS&NOTES 4HE SHOPPING 4HE DINING 4HE BEST OF IT ALL Rockers Bring Farm Aid to Boston ne of the nation’s longest-running examples of musical philanthropy makes its New OEngland debut on September 20, when rocker John Mellencamp brings Farm Aid— the benefit concert he co-founded in 1985—to the Comcast Center in Mansfield. It was back in July, in Copley Square Park, that Mellencamp hosted a press conference (pictured above) with local farmers to announce Farm Aid’s first trip to the Boston area, a concert that boasts co-headlining appearance from longtime event supporters Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews and Kenny Chesney. Funds from Farm Aid support family farmers across the nation, with more than $30 million having been raised since 1985. Refer to listing, page 21. "EGIN YOUR "OSTON EXPERIENCE AT .EW %NGLANDS THE WHEEL WORLD: BOSTON NUMBER ONE SHOPPING AND DINING DESTINATION If you have a bit of trouble driving through Boston on September 21, you’ll perhaps be 3TOP BY THE #USTOMER 3ERVICE $ESK TO RECEIVE YOUR somewhat consoled to know it’s not just ordinary Boston gridlock. That day, Storrow Drive &2%% 3HOPPING 0ASS GOOD FOR DISCOUNTS AT OVER closes down for the annual Hub on Wheels event—Boston’s only citywide bike ride, which SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS INCLUDING A FREE CUP OF benefits Technology Goes Home, an organization that provides tech training and equipment AWARD WINNING .EW %NGLAND CLAM CHOWDER AND for Boston families. If you feel like hopping on your own bike and joining the fun, show up at DISCOUNTED ADMISSION TO "OSTONS ONLY SKY HIGH City Hall Plaza prior to the 8 a.m. start time, or just come by between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to celebrate the efforts of others with a post-ride rally featuring food and live music. For more OBSERVATION DECK information, visit www.hubonwheels.org. DESTINATION EXTRAORDINARY cont. on page 8 >> "ACK"AY\3(/0025\WWWPRUDENTIALCENTERCOM news & notes 6 • dining 10 • nightlife 12 • style 13 ___ 3AKS &IFTH !VENUE \ 3KYWALK \ 0 & #HANGS #HINA "ISTRO \ "OSTON $UCK 4OURS \ ,EGAL 3EA &OODS ABOVE PHOTO BY A LLIE F ELT 6 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM aroundthehub:NEWS&NOTES New England Aquarium Whale Watch calendar of events MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8– / O R WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 I E D In what could be a battle for first R O C X place in the American League East, O E I S L David Ortiz (pictured) and the Boston D U J E R Y Red Sox take on Carlos Pena and the B N O O Tampa Bay Rays. Refer to listing, T T << cont. from page 6 S O O H page 23. B P HUMOR AND TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 HILARITY HERE England’s “Modfather,” acclaimed IN THE HUB rocker Paul Weller, brings his U.S. Having produced such come- tour in support of his new album, 22 dy legends as Jay Leno, Denis Dreams, to Berklee Performance Leary, Steven Wright, Dane Center. Refer to listing, page 20. Cook and countless others, it’s no surprise that Boston K THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 continues to be on the look- I N L Don’t miss the chance to see the out for the next generation of O K longest-running American musical in L great stand-up comics. To U A Broadway history when A Chorus ® P that end, the ninth annual Simons IMAX Theatre Y B Line opens at The Opera House. Refer Boston Comedy Festival— O T to listing, page 24. taking place September O H P 14–20—unites 96 up-and- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 coming comedians from Boston-area comedian and “Last Massachusetts and across Comic Standing” finalist Gary the country to compete for Gulman performs two shows at $10,000 in prize money.The the Wilbur Theatre. Refer to listing, comics advance through page 19. competitive performance rounds at the Hard Rock THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Café Boston and the Cutler & FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Majestic Theatre, culminating V Enjoy two star-studded nights at in a final showdown I N O Symphony Hall when Keith Lockhart September 20. In addition to T N I (pictured) and The Boston Pops per- the competition, local area V O R form with jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, comedy clubs including By Land, Sea, oror 3D... I M as well as special guests Sting, Josh Nick’s Comedy Stop and the Y B Groban, Steven Tyler and Yo-Yo Ma. brand-new Mottley’s Comedy O T O Refer to listing, page 19. Club host showcase gigs by ExploreExplore thethe worldorld ooff wwater.ater. H P established local comedians, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 and the Comedy Lifetime Central Wharf, Boston, MA | www.neaq.orgwww.neaq.org | 617-973-5206 “You Oughta Know” that Grammy Achievement Award is Award-winner Alanis Morissette presented to legendary makes the third stop of her latest silly siblings Tom and Dick North American tour at the Orpheum Smothers (pictured above). Theatre. Refer to listing, page 21. Refer to listing, page 19. ___ 8 PANORAMAMAGAZINE.COM aroundthehub:DINING Gourmet Goodies to Go A Bounty of Bivalves LEGAL SEA FOODS’ hose who savor shellfish have two OYSTER TASTING Treasons to celebrate the weekend of TUTORIAL September 13 & 14. On September Charles Square, Cambridge 13, Boston’s first name in seafood— 617-491-9400 Legal Sea Foods—hosts an Oyster September 13 from Tasting Tutorial. For $35 per person, 3:30–5 p.m. Culinary Director Dave Welch schools SHELLFISH SHINDIG mollusk lovers on how to shuck and Sam Adams Brewery 30 Germania St., prepare oysters, while offering an elab- Jamaica Plain orate raw bar featuring a variety of September 14 from oysters and sauces to sample. The next noon–5 p.m. day, local shellfishermen from across the state serve oysters, quahog clams and steamers by the bucket at the first annual Shellfish Shindig at the Sam Adams Brewery. The event, which costs $10 (not including STELLA CAFÉ 1515 Washington St. food), emphasizes the importance of sustainable shellfish 617-247-2900 harvesting as chefs pair the briny delights with a variety of Sam Adams brews. —Natalie Moravek Acclaimed South End eatery Stella has now spawned a sibling: the A FENWAY quicker, cheaper and more casual FOOD FRENZY Stella Café. Specializing in lunchtime salads and paninis in PHANTOM GOURMET FOOD FESTIVAL the original restaurant’s regional Lansdowne Street, outside Fenway Park Italian style, the café serves up September 20 from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. dishes utilizing fresh and organic If you’re into food, you’ll want to be ingredients like asparagus, roast- near Fenway Park on September ed garlic and summer squash.