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- Good afternoon Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend - August 8th - 11th
Good afternoon Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend - August 8th - 11th
THURSDAY - AUGUST 8th
After Dark @ MIT Museum @ 6PM Enjoy an adult-only lively evening of entertainment, science, and tinkering.
Harborwalk Sounds @ ICA @ 6PM Grab a drink, enjoy the cool ocean breeze, and hear some of Berklee College of Music’s outstanding musicians perform on the waterfront.
National Children’s Symphony of Venezuela @ Koussevitzky Music Shed @ 8PM Hear classics by Shostakovich, Ginastera, John Adams, and more!
Pat McGee Band @ City Winery @ 7:30PM With Dan Mills
FRIDAY - AUGUST 9th
Red Sox vs Astros @ Fenway Park @ 7:10PM Promotion: Boston Common Golf
Vinyl Nights @ ICA @ 5PM Dance, chill, and enjoy an evening with great music, art, and creative vibes featuring DJs from Boston’s innovative nightlife scene.
Rachmaninoff & Stravinsky in Concert @ Koussevitzky Music Shed @ 8PM Boston Symphony Orchestra performs Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’ and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
Dierks Bentley @ Xfinity Center @ 7PM With Chase Rice
SATURDAY - AUGUST 10th
‘Legally Blonde’ Musical @ Hanover Theatre @ 2PM / 6PM
Harvard’s beloved blonde takes the stage by pink storm in this fun, upbeat story of self-discovery.
An Evening of Summer Music @ Hatch Shell @ 7PM Landmarks Orchestra presents a concert of classical chamber music perfect for your summer evening!
Sibelius & Stravinsky in Concert @ Koussevitzky Music Shed @ 8PM Dalia Stasevska conducts the BSO in a program featuring Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 and Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto.
Missy Elliot @ TD Garden @ 7PM With Ciara, Busta Rhymes, & Timbaland
New Kids On the Block @ Xfinity Center @ 7PM With Paula Abdul & DJ Jazzy Jeff
Chameleons @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Lovina Falls
SUNDAY - AUGUST 11th
Red Sox vs Astros @ Fenway Park @ 1:35PM Promotion: Kids Run the Bases
August Moon Festival @ Chinatown @ 10AM Come out to celebrate the Chinese Harvest Festival with traditional entertainment, vendors market, and street food!
Clyne, Mozart, and Mahler in Concert @ Koussevitzky Music Shed @ 2:30PM Enjoy the BSO perform Mahler’s Symphony No.4, Anna Clyne’s ‘Sound and Fury,’ and selections from Mozart.
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac @ Chevalier Theatre @ 8PM The world’s finest tribute to Fleetwood Mac returns to the stage celebrating the very best of the beloved group.
Glass Animals @ Xfinity Center @ 7:45PM With Kevin Abstract
Wild Nothing @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Peel Dream Magazine
ALL WEEKEND
All weekend - Dine Out Boston
Make sure to take advantage of delicious deals at this year’s participating restaurants.
All weekend - Feast of the Madonna Della Cava @ North End North End’s feast tradition continues with this weekend’s epic celebration of music, dancing, parades, and authentic Italian street food!
All weekend - St. Rocco’s Feast in Malden The celebration features beer and wine garden, games, raffles, & live entertainment all weekend.
All weekend - National Farmers Market Week Make sure to visit your local farmers market to show support for the vital role they play in the nation’s food system!
All weekend - ‘Hitchcock in 4K’ Film Program @ The Brattle See the best of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpieces in 4K resolution, including ‘Saboteur,’ ‘Rebecca,’ ‘North by Northwest,’ and more!
All weekend - ‘The Queen of Versailles’ Musical @ Emerson Colonial Theatre Based on the wildly astonishing documentary and starring award-winning Kristin Chenoweth, this musical explores the true cost of fame, fortune, and family.
All weekend - ‘Kinky Boots’ Musical @ Company Theatre This uplifting sensation featuring a Tony® and Grammy®-winning score is filled with glitter, glam, and a whole lot of ‘sole’!
ONGOING
Ongoing - Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience @ Franklin Park Zoo
Prepare to be dazzled by the magic of all-new lantern displays, immersive walkthroughs, enchanting interactive displays and Instagrammable moments at every turn.
Ongoing - The Lawn on D @ South Boston Waterfront This playground for adults offers interactive installations, foodie-friendly bites and drinks, community events, fitness classes, and fun lawn games all summer long!
Ongoing - Summer Market @ Seaport Seaport’s summer bazaar returns with a mix of popular returning artisans and new entrants, all offering a unique assortment of products from clothing to home décor, pet goods, food, and much more.
Ongoing - Artisan Market @ Rose Kennedy Greenway @ 11AM *Saturdays and Sundays
Ongoing - ‘Portraits from Boston, With Love’ Exhibition @ ISG Museum The summer exhibition explores how portrait photographs by artists from New York City, Boston, and Dallas reflect and refract multifaceted LGBTQIA+ experiences. Ends 9/8.
Ongoing - ‘Firelei Báez’ Exhibition @ ICA One of the most exciting painters of her generation, Báez explores the multilayered legacy of colonial histories and the African diaspora in the Caribbean and beyond. Ends 9/2.
Ongoing - ‘Wordplay’ Exhibition @ ICA Highlighting the rich interplay between imagery and text, the exhibition showcases how contemporary artists have played with words to animate and expand their art practices. Ends 1/5/2025.
Ongoing - ‘Dalí: Disruption and Devotion’ Exhibition @ MFA The exhibition juxtaposes nearly 30 paintings and prints by the outlandish and iconoclastic artist Salvador Dalí. Ends 12/1.
Ongoing - ‘Dress Up’ Exhibition @ MFA Through more than 100 works from the MFA’s collection including 20th- and 21st-century clothing, jewelry, accessories, illustrations, and photographs, this exhibition explores adornment and its role in the creation of a look. Ends 9/2.
Ongoing - Ancestors and Place: Indigenous North American Prints’ Exhibition @ MFA The exhibition features more than 30 works by Indigenous artists from the United States and Canada that explore the nuanced ideas of stewardship, history, colonization, and community. Ends 10/16.
Ongoing - ‘Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale’ Exhibition @ MFA Featuring 15 intriguing objects from 17th-century Netherlands such as paintings, prints, silver medals, and books, this exhibition compels viewers to reconsider their relationship to the world around them. Ends 11/3.
Ongoing - ‘Draw Me Ishmael: The Book Arts of Moby Dick’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum ‘Draw Me Ishmael’ is the first exhibition focused on the book arts of the hundreds of editions of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick - the most persistently pictured of all American novels. Ends 1/4/2025.
Ongoing - ‘AI: Mind the Gap’ Exhibition @ MIT Museum
MIT Museum presents its latest riveting, interactive exhibit exploring the tremendous promise, unforeseen impacts, and everyday misconceptions of AI.