There are so many walking tours of Boston and it’s hard to choose which one is best for you; but this might be one of the city’s best. The Back Bay Chocolate Walking Tour occurs on select Saturday mornings at 10:30am- there’s one this Saturday, the 7th. On this 2 and a half hour tasting [...]
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One of Boston’s most beautiful spaces will be filled with music in a free lunchtime concert series every Friday throughout the summer. The Boston Public Library courtyard, one of the best-kept secrets in town, will host music that ranges from jazz to classical and from a cappella to operetta. The [...]
The Westin Copley Place Hotel invites your organization to host your end of the year event in one of our 29 meeting and entertaining rooms. Our rooms can accommodate any size function from 1,000 guests in the America Ballroom to 150 guests in the Huntington Ballroom, as well as smaller, more intimate venues.
The end of [...]
Ted’s Tips – Weekly wedding insights from Westin’s wedding planner Ted Daniels…
POST WEDDING BRUNCH
“After a long day and night of wedding festivities, it is always nice to invite out-of-town guests and close friends and relatives to a brunch the following morning. However, you should be sure to let your guests know that they are [...]
Have you ever seen one of those long big boats paddle by when you are walking along the Charles? That’s a dragon boat! There are usually 16 to 20 paddlers on each boat, so it’s a great way to see the city from a different angle while exercising your teamwork skills. Furthermore, you get to [...]
Looking to have a roar of a time with the whole family? Look no further; come to Family Fun Day at the Franklin Park Zoo on Saturday, August 7! Starting at 3 p.m., this cultural festival will include performances, food sampling, interactive exhibits, and more, all among hundreds of exotic animal species from around the [...]
1.5 oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
1 oz Malibu coconut-flavored Rum
2 slices of orange
4 raspberries
2 oz lime sweet ‘n sour
12 mint leaves
2 oz club soda
Method:
1. Add mint leaves, lime sweet ‘n sour, oranges, raspberries in a highball glass.
2. Muddle for about 5 seconds.
3. Add ice, rums and soda.
4. Stir and serve.
Garnish: slice of orange, raspberry and [...]
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Join musical sensation MGMT as they perform at the Bank of America Pavilion on August 10th. MGMT is a brainy pop group famous for their heavy psychedelic overtones. You may have heard some of their popular songs, including “Electric Feel,” and “Kids.” The Bank of America Pavilion, is a wonderful spot for musical [...]
Turner Fisheries at the Westin Copley Place is featuring the Back Bay Spiedie our version of the popular upstate New York dish. Come join us for Shrimp Spiedies made fresh every Saturday…
From Wikipedia:
“The spiedie (pronounced /spi:di/ “speedy”) is a dish local to Greater Binghamton in the Southern Tier of New York State, and somewhat more broadly known and enjoyed [...]
Come to Turner Fisheries and eat like a shark during Shark Week. Starting Monday August 2nd and all throughout Shark Week until Saturday August 7th, we will be featuring dishes that are favored by sharks – tweaked for the human palate of course.
Shark Week Menu
Salmon with roasted creamer potato & a pomegranate orange sangria reduction [...]