Upcoming Events
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Aug 30
Literary Landmarks Walking Tour Today 10:00am at Borders | Boston
10 School St, Boston, MA 02108
(617) 557-7188Boston was the most important literary center in the United States and home to many of America's greatest writers. Our literary tour highlights the homes and haunts of such great Victorians as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, Henry James, Charles Dickens, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Individually, they were writers and poets without peer. Collectively, they made Boston the epicenter of American Letters. What brick building went from being an apothecary's shop to the center of literary Boston? What was the Saturday Club and where did they meet? For answers to these questions and more, join your guide for a walking tour of literary Boston in Victorian times.
Price: $12 adults; $8 children (free for members) -
Aug 30
Beacon Hill Walking Tour Today 10:00am at Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108
(617) 727-3676Learn the story of Beacon Hill, from its rural beginnings to the vision of the Mount Vernon Proprietors to the historic collection of Federal and Greek Revival row houses. Boston By Foot's Beacon Hill walking tour is a introduction to early American architecture featuring the works of Charles Bulfinch. You will also hear the stories of Boston's prominent citizens who have called Beacon Hill their home.
Price: $12 adults; $8 children (free for members) -
Aug 30
Boston By Little Feet (Freedom Trail) Today 10:00am at The Samuel Adams Statue at Faneuil Hall
1 Dock Square, Boston, MA 02109Walking along Boston's historic Freedom Trail and part of Boston's original coastline, children will be able to see the historical sites that played major roles in American independence such as Faneuil Hall, the Old State House, and Old South Meeting House. Stops also include the site of the first public school in America and the first burial ground in Boston. Our guides also love to point out the fun attractions such as Shem's grasshopper, the royal lion & unicorn, Benjamin Franklin flying a kite, and the Democrat donkey.
Price: $8 per person -
Aug 30
Saint Anthony's Feast Today 12:00pm at Endicott. Thacher & North Margin Streets
Endicott. Thacher and North Margin Streets, Boston, MA 02113
(617) 723-8669Saint Anthony’s Feast has it all for people of every age: parades, strolling singers, live entertainment, contests and religious services are held daily. Visitors stroll the beautifully decorated streets sampling the best Italian street foods from 100 pushcarts enjoying arancini, sausage peppers & onion, quahogs, calamari, pizza, pasta and of course zeppole, cannoli and gelato. Our guests can also browse the wide selection of souvenir keepsakes and mementos. The highlight of the Feast is the ten hour procession of the Statue of Saint Anthony through the streets of the North End accompanied by devotees, numerous marching bands and floats. The Statue of the Saint returns to his chapel as confetti and streamers cascade from the rooftops.
Price: Free Admission -
Aug 30
The North End Walking Tour Today 2:00pm at The Samuel Adams Statue at Faneuil Hall
1 Dock Square, Boston, MA 02109The North End of Boston is a delightful labyrinth of narrow streets and exotic marketplaces. Guided tours into the second mile of the Freedom Trail, this walking tour makes the perfect companion to Boston By Foot's Heart of the Freedom Trail. A gateway for immigrants from around the world, it is also home to the Old North Church and the Paul Revere House. Isolated from the rest of downtown with the construction the Central Artery in the 1950's, the North End remains largely preserved from the urban renewal projects that would follow.
Price: $12 adults; $8 children (free for members) -
Aug 30
Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox Today 7:05pm at Fenway Park
4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA 02215
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Aug 30
Blue Man Group Today 8:00pm at Charles Playhouse
74 Warrenton St., Boston, MA 02111
(617) 482-2227Blue Man Group is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. The blissful party atmosphere created at their live events has become the trademark of a Blue Man Group experience. Currently, their live stage shows can be seen in New York, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Berlin, Oberhausen, and Orlando. The Orlando production is in the Universal Orlando® Resort.
Price: $58.00,$48.00 -
Aug 30
Out Saturday Masterbeat Today 10:00pm at The Roxy
279 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02116
(617) 338-7699Masterbeat World Tours Only New England Appearence! -
Aug 31
Boston Underfoot Walking Tour Sunday 2:00pm at The Samuel Adams Statue at Faneuil Hall
1 Dock Square, Boston, MA 02109Follow Boston's great engineering feats from the filling of the Back Bay to the Big Dig, now America's largest public works project. Walk through the new Rose Kennedy Greenway and some of Boston's oldest alleys. Ride the nation's first subway and learn about such taken-for-granted utilities as water, sewage, gas, steam, and electricity. Join us for this unique look at Boston where most of the sightseeing takes place around your feet! Learn the origin of manholes, the different ways to engineer a tunnel, the secret identities of some of Boston's newest buldings, and what was so big about a recent dig.
Price: $14 per person -
Aug 31
Tony Moran White Party Sunday 10:00pm at White Party @ The Roxy
279 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02212
(402) 831-3526If Anyone Attended Out Weekends Sunday Night Event Last Year At Avalon, They Know That Chris Harriss Party Turned It Out. This Years Event Is Held At The Roxy Boston. This Year We Want You All To Wear White! Cover Is $15.00 At The Door!
2008 Dining & Entertainment All Star Leaders...
Real Time Results:
Dining:
- Lilly's Gourmet Pasta Express (103 votes)
- The Fireplace Restaurant (89 votes)
- Something Savory (47 votes)
- Sevan Bakery (36 votes)
- Bobby C's Ristorante (31 votes)
Entertainment:
- Mystery Cafe Dinner Theatre (17 votes)
- Benjamin The Juggling Clown Moscow Circus Performer (10 votes)
- Regina Russell's Tea Room (9 votes)
- Gallery XIV (8 votes)
- Daisy Doos (7 votes)

