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Harborfest, the Hub’s How to celebrate Bastille Day official July 4th and French culture around town celebration DEPARTMENTS 8 around the hub 8 NEWS & NOTES 18 STYLE 14 DINING 20 NIGHTLIFE 16 ON STAGE 28 the hub directory 29 CURRENT EVENTS 35 MUSEUMS & GALLERIES 39 CLUBS & BARS 41 SIGHTSEEING 46 MAPS 53 EXCURSIONS 56 FREEDOM TRAIL 58 SHOPPING 64 RESTAURANTS 80 NEIGHBORHOODS 94 5 questions with… Conductor KEITH LOCKHART on the cover: Keith Lockhart relaxes at Symphony Hall before getting ready to lead the Boston Pops in its annual July 4 concert at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. MR. MAESTRO: Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart Photo: Tim Llewellyn/www.fourl.com. conducts the orchestra’s annual Make-up: Michelle Bearse Fourth of July extravaganza. of Team, The Agency Refer to stories, pages 22 & 94. Produced by Heather Burke. 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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 ___ ___ 6 PANORAMA JULY 2–15, 2007 7 aroundthehubby Josh B. Wardrop NEWS&NOTES Strike Up The Sand e’ve all taken our pails to the beach and slapped together a rudimentary sandcastle W or two before. Not too tricky, right? Well, there’s a whole other level of skill on display at the New England Sand Sculpting Festival, taking place on the North Shore’s Revere Beach July 13–15. Master sand artists from around the world travel to the Massachusetts seaside every year to build some of the most amazingly detailed, intricate and just plain massive sand sculptures you’ll ever see. The sculptors work on their pieces beginning July 9, and passerbys can watch them create everything from roller- coasters to cartoon characters, before the Festival itself (complete with food, games and fireworks) kicks into high gear and visitors get their chance to view the award-winners and cast their vote for the People’s Choice. For the hard-working artisans, this may be no day at the beach, but for Festival attendees it’s a truly breathtaking sight. Refer to listing, page 33. cont. on page 10 >> news & notes 8 • dining 14 • on stage 16 • style 18 • nightlife 20 ___ 8 PANORAMA aroundthehub:NEWS&NOTES calendar of events TUESDAY, JULY 3– THURSDAY, JULY 5 X O COURSTESY / S Join J.D. Drew (pictured) and the OO ED L R Y Boston Red Sox as they take on their ON IND divisional rivals, the Tampa Bay Devil C OST B BY Rays, at Fenway Park. Refer to listing, O T THE page 33. HO OF P FRIDAY, JULY 6– SUNDAY, JULY 8 Award-winning ventriloquist Jeff Dunham promises Bostonians a night of laughter as he brings his diverse << cont. from page 8 cast of crazy characters to the Comedy BUY ME SOME Connection. Refer to listing, page 29. PEANUTS AND… CABERNET? SUNDAY, JULY 8 Today’s your last chance to catch the Generally, at Fenway Park, mesmerizing and fleet footwork of the beer is the libation of choice Irish dance spectacular Riverdance to swig down with hot dogs. before it taps its way out of Boston. But three of the team’s lead- Refer to listing, page 34. ing players—pitchers Tim Wakefield and Curt Schilling, THURSDAY, JULY 12 and slugger Manny Don’t miss the annual Lantern Festival Ramirez—have recently lent UFF for a beautiful and peaceful evening of their names to a charity proj- H A reflection and paying tribute to those ect that eschews the brew ELL D who’ve passed on with this evening and embraces the grape. BY ceremony at Forest Hills Cemetery in In conjunction with phil- O T Jamaica Plain. Refer to listing, page 32. anthropic organizations HO P Charity Hop and Charity FRIDAY, JULY 13 Wines, the aforementioned See Gregory Peck as he fights against Sox have leant their names a southern town’s prejudice as and likenesses to a trio of Attorney Atticus Finch in the classic new wines—CaberKnuckle, film To Kill A Mockingbird, being Schilling Schardonnay and screened at the Boston Harbor Hotel’s Manny Being Merlot (pic- Free Movies by Moonlight Series. tured above), respectively— Refer to listing, page 30. which are being produced by Longball Vineyards and SATURDAY, JULY 14 sold in area stores, with pro- Sultry Canadian vocalist and pianist ceeds from each bottle bene- Diana Krall performs her soulful fiting charities of the play- compositions and jazz classics at Bank er’s choice. Wakefield is sup- of America Pavilion. 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