This weekend, celebrate beer, music and fall in New England at the 21st annual Harpoon Octoberfest hosted by Harpoon Brewery! The two day festival will feature an array of fresh brews including IPA and UFO Hefeweizen, hearty German food prepared by local restaurants and German Oompah music. The celebration will take place at the Harpoon Brewery in the Fort Point neighborhood located on Boston’s waterfront at 306 Northern Ave. on Friday from 5:30 to 11 p.m and Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m.  Free shuttles are available from South Station to transport to the brewery.

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Are you looking for some family fun and wild adventure? Visit the Franklin Park Zoo and see hundreds of exotic animals from around the world!  You can even stay for lunch at the southwestern-themed Giddy Up Grill concession stand, which has delicious food for the whole family!  The zoo is located at One Franklin Park Road in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston.  Hours through September 30th are Monday-Friday 10am to 5pm, weekends 10am to 6pm.  Starting October 1st, the zoo is open daily from 11am to 3pm.  Admission for adults is $14, $8 for children and kids under age 2 are free.

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Enjoy this annual German Beer Hall event held on Friday, September 10th and Saturday, September 11th at the Park Plaza Castle, featuring two live bands, table games, and over 15 different styles of Sam Adams beer. For tickets and more information please visit Beer Summit.

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In September, the weather is wonderful for walking along the Freedom Trail, which passes through 16 historical landmarks in the City of Boston. Follow the trail to the Boston Common, Massachusetts State House, Boston Massacre Site, Faneuil Hall and many more historical sites throughout Boston.  Be sure to pick up some maps and brochures during your journey! Visit A View on Cities for more information about the Freedom Trail and all the sites to see along the way!

The highly anticipated musical, Wicked, opens tonight for a seven week engagement at the Boston Opera House. The musical is currently the eighteenth longest running show in Broadway history and has broken box office records around the world! The story is based on the best selling novel Wicked: The Life and Time of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, which tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Galinda, the Good Witch of the North. The show will keep you on the edge of your seat with its enchanting plot and thrilling music. So, be sure to purchase your tickets soon!

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For those who love Boston, and those who love chocolate, this is the tour that will let you have it all. With so many walking tours in Boston, one that offers the opportunity to learn about and enjoy chocolate while exploring the city seems to top the list. On the Boston Chocolate Tour of Back Bay, you will not only cross through Copley Square, pass the Prudential Center, and stroll down Newbury Street, you will stop at numerous destinations to experience the best chocolate Boston has to offer. This exclusive 2 ½ hour tour takes place on certain Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., with the next tour happening this Saturday, September 4.

August 28th from 10:30am- 7pm is the Downtown Plymouth Waterfront Festival.

The day will be filled with lots of food, places to shop, face painting, exhibits, and other fun events. Returning “favorites” will be the Arts & Crafts show, Ducky Dash, the 5th Annual Motor Head’s Cruise in Car Show, America’s Hometown Plymouth Idol, New England Aquarium’s traveling tidepool, and more. The Festival Carnival is a big favorite and will include tons of games and rides which will cost an extra price to play. You will be able to experience this day of fun while strolling along the beautiful coast of the Atlantic in Plymouth, MA. The best part of the festival is that entrance is FREE to the general public.

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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 series delivers entertainment to music lovers through August 27 in Copley Square. All concerts are free and begin at 12:30 p.m.

On August 27, Robert Pinsky, Rakalam Bob Moses, and Stan Strickland will be performing. In this spell-binding collaboration of masters, the former U.S. Poet Laureate performs his poetry accompanied by two outstanding jazz improvisers on drums and saxophone. Asked to describe the music and how he feels about it, Pinsky offered these lines from his poem, History of My Heart:

. . . the heart

Yearning further into giving itself into the air, breath

Strained into song emptying the golden bell it comes from,

The pure source poured altogether out and away.

The Boston Public Library’s partners in making these free lunchtime musical interludes available to the public are American Century Music, the Boston Conservatory, the New England Conservatory of Music, and JazzBoston.

Summer Restaurant Week is finally here! This means that Boston’s best restaurants are serving up their very finest for a very fair price. At participating locations, diners can enjoy prix fixe menus, with 2-course lunches priced at $15.10, 3-course lunches for $20.10, and 3-course dinners costing $33.10.  This amazing event is taking place throughout Boston, Cambridge, the suburbs and beyond. So, be sure to visit that restaurant you’ve always dreamed about or try something new in your neighborhood! Boston’s Summer Restaurant Week is sure to make your stomachs and your wallets smile!

Please click on Boston Restaurant Week for a list of participating restaurants, including our very own Turner Fisheries!

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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 series delivers entertainment to music lovers through August 27 in Copley Square. All concerts are free and begin at 12:30 p.m.

On August 20, the American Century Music will be performing again. American Century Music features early string quartets by Samuel Barber and Charles Ives, and the charming Nocturne and Scherzo for flute and string quartet by Bostonian Arthur Foote.

The Boston Public Library’s partners in making these free lunchtime musical interludes available to the public are American Century Music, the Boston Conservatory, the New England Conservatory of Music, and JazzBoston.