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Lowell Folk Festival

Photo Credit: Lowell Folk Festival
The Lowell Folk Festival is the largest free folk festival in the United States with three days of traditional folk music, dance, craft demonstrations, street parades and a variety of ethnic foods.  The festival will take place in Lowell, Massachusetts from July 23-25. The aromas of African, Cambodian, Polish and other [...]

July 10, 2010

Concerts in the Courtyard

Image Credit: Boston Public Library
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 [...]

July 9, 2010

Young Neal & The Vipers

Filed in: Concierge Pick, Events

What better way to celebrate the Summer than with a free, outdoor concert by a legendary band? That’s right, ParkARTS will be kicking off their Summer concert series on Thursday, July 15that 7 P.M. in Elliot Norton Park, located at 295 Tremont Street in the heart of Boston. This first concert will start with a [...]

July 7, 2010

Chinatown Main Street Festival

Filed in: Boston Tourism, Events

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Welcome to Chinatown! The Chinatown Main Street Festival will take place on July 11, 2010 from 11:00AM-5:00PM. There will be vendor booths, Chinese Dough Art, Children’s Chinese Folk Dance, Martial Arts Performances and Lion Dances. Every year people come to Chinatown to enjoy this spirited event! For more information visit Chinatown Main Street

July 5, 2010

Harvard Book Store

Filed in: Boston Tourism, Events

Photo Credit: Harvard Square
The Harvard Book Store is a staple of Boston’s Harvard Square.  The store has won many awards including Publishers Weekly Bookseller of the year, Forbes Magazines “best shops in the world” and three-time Best Bookstore in Boston Magazines Best of Boston issue. What makes the bookstore better than the rest? The award-winning [...]

July 2, 2010

Concerts in the Courtyard

Image Credit: Boston Public Library
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 [...]

July 2, 2010

Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival

Image Credit: Revere Beach
The Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival is taking place July 15 to July 18! This is not an event to be missed as it is one of the largest sand sculpting events. The festival generally attracts over 200,000 visitors to view the artwork each year. To end the night, there is a celebration [...]

July 1, 2010

Summer Chef Series 2010

Image Credit: Smolak Farms
Smolak Farms of North Andover in partnership with Edible Boston and the Wineconnextion present the 2010 Summer Chef Series. The series highlights chefs using in-season local meat and produce. The chef will prepare signature dishes to be tasted and are paired with wines from the Wineconnextion, also in Andover. The event will [...]

June 29, 2010

Sustainable Oyster & Vodka Pairing

Sustainable Oyster & Vodka Pairing At Turner Fisheries
Thursday, July 15, 2010
What: Turner Fisheries is hosting a special sustainable Oyster & Vodka Pairing event on Thursday, July 15th. Chef Armand Toutaint has put together a mouthwatering menu of sustainable Oyster dishes expertly paired with Crop Organic Artisanal Vodka cocktails.
Tasting Menu
$5:        Oyster shooter: Gazpacho water cucumber vodka [...]

June 28, 2010

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Photo Credit: Isabella Steward Garden Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum presents Neighborhood Nights: Splendor Indeed on Thursday July 8th, 22nd and August 5th. The museum offers three floors of galleries filled with painting, sculpture, furniture and decorative art spanning over thirty centuries and is surrounded by a blossoming garden courtyard. On neighborhood nights guess will [...]

June 28, 2010