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- Good afternoon Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend, February 1st - 4th
Good afternoon Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend, February 1st - 4th
Enjoy your weekend Boston! If you ever have anything you’d like to see added, please feel free to reach out using the contact link at the bottom.
THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 1st
A Taste of Time Out Market @ Time Out Market @ 6PM Sample a taste of Time Out Market's incredible offerings and support cancer research and care at Dana-Farber.
Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay in Concert @ Temple Ohabei Shalom @ 6:30PM / 8:45PMEnjoy a classical interpretation of Coldplay’s biggest hits.
Dillon Francis @ Big Night Live @ 9:30PM With Costa
FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 2nd
First Fridays: Jazz Night @ ICA @ 6PM Step into the jazz age for an evening of live music, contemporary art, improv-inspired artmaking, classy cocktails and more!
First Fridays @ MFA @ 6PM Unwind with MFA First Fridays - an exciting evening of music, dancing, art making, and more.
‘Fallen Leaves’ Screening @ MFA @ 7PM Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki makes a masterful return with this timeless, hopeful, and ultimately satisfying love story that won the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Drum Tao Performance @ Berklee Performance Center @ 8PM With explosive taiko drumming and innovative, acrobatic choreography, Drum Tao offers a breathtaking, vibrantly modern twist on a traditional art form.
British Baroque in Concert @ NEC Jordan Hall @ 7:30PM Handel + Haydn Society play an assortment of British Baroque delights, including favorites from Purcell and Handel.
Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer in Concert @ Simons Theatre @ 9PM Hear Hans Zimmer’s best soundtracks from ‘Inception,’ ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Interstellar,’ ‘The Dark Knight,’ and more.
Cécile McLorin Salvant @ Sanders Theatre @ 8PM Brilliant jazz vocalist, composer, and lyricist Cécile McLorin Salvant is one of today’s most acclaimed singers in any genre.
Briston Maroney @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Phoebe Go
Caligula’s Horse @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Earthside
SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 3rd
Winter Festival @ Downtown Worcester @ 12PM Enjoy a full-day of winter fun including ice skating, alpine slides, arts & crafts, and favorite local food vendors.
Winter Wonderland @ Revere Beach Waterfront Square @ 11AM Marvel at awe-inspiring ice sculptures created by world-class artists, sip on hot chocolate, shop from local vendors, enjoy live entertainment, and more!
Beyond the Spectrum: Kids @ MFA @ 10:30AM In this art class, kids will embark on a journey of mindfulness and creativity through the medium of watercolor painting.
‘All Things Equal: The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’ Play @ Emerson Colonial Theatre @ 3PM / 8PM Supreme Court Justice “RBG” welcomes a friend of the family to her cozy chambers to convey a sense of her life and its many trials.
Candlelight: A Tribute to Queen and More in Concert @ Simons Theatre @ 7PM / 9PM Hear the best of Queen and classics of Mozart and Puccini performed by Beacon Street Quartet.
Prom Party Night @ Roadrunner @ 8PM Featuring The Glitter Boys & Booty Vortex
Briston Maroney @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM With Phoebe Go
Mighty Mystic @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Nomad-I
Cash Cash @ Big Night Live @ 10:30PM With Costa
SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 4th
Tết in Boston: Year of the Dragon Celebration @ Flynn Cruiseport Celebrate the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, Tết Nguyên Đán, with special food, music, and other festivities.
Renée Fleming @ Symphony Hall @ 5PM One of the most acclaimed singers of our time, Renée Fleming and her powerful and captivating soprano perform at Symphony Hall.
British Baroque in Concert @ NEC Jordan Hall @ 7:30PM Handel + Haydn Society play an assortment of British Baroque delights, including favorites from Purcell and Handel.
ALL WEEKEND
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Mendelssohn’s ‘Reformation’ Symphony in Concert @ Symphony HallJoin award-winning violinist Randall Goosby and the BSO in a stellar program featuring Mendelssohn, Bruch, and Smyth.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Art Documentaries Screenings @ MFA Go behind the scenes of the art world in these new critically acclaimed documentaries about Edward Hopper and Mary Cassatt.
All weekend - Plaza Winterfest @ Harvard Science Center Plaza Play seasonal games including curling, ice bowling, and ice shuffleboard or year-round favorites including ping-pong, illuminated cornhole, or giant chess!
All weekend - Curling @ The Liberty Hotel Enjoy a winter Curling experience in the Liberty's private patio, complete with seasonal cocktails and bites.
All weekend - ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Musical @ Citizens Bank Opera House LAST CHANCE - Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza.
All weekend - ‘Evil Dead’ Musical @ BCA Plaza Theatre Join the gory, yet campy adventures of five college students on a weekend getaway in Michigan as they battle the demons and deadites.
All weekend - ‘A Case For the Existence of God’ Play @ The Huntington at the Calderwood Pavilion Told with humor, empathy, and wrenching honesty, this award-winning play follows an unlikely pair of men as their lives entangle in a story that is both small and big at the same time.
All weekend - ‘Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight’ Play @ The Huntington Theatre After sold out runs in LA, Chicago, and Paris, this thoroughly unique, interactive theatrical experience from Olivier Award-nominated John Kolvenbach comes to Boston.
All weekend - ‘Trouble in Mind’ Play @ Lyric Stage LAST CHANCE - Follow the story of a black actress in the 1950s as she makes her Broadway debut and the backstage story crackling with wit and startling revelations.
ONGOING
Ongoing - ‘Orchid Adventure’ Botanical Exhibition @ Franklin Park Zoo NEW - From rare species to exotic hybrids, Orchid Adventure promises an immersive experience that combines the enchantment of the animal kingdom with the delicate beauty of orchids.
Ongoing - ‘Deep Sky’ IMAX Screening @ MoS Go on a journey to the beginning of time and space, to never-before-seen cosmic landscapes as captured by NASA’s Webb Telescope in this new IMAX documentary.
Ongoing - Immersive Disney Animation @ Boch Center Step into the art and legacy of Walt Disney Animation Studios and celebrate the music, artistry and animation from the creators of Frozen, The Little Mermaid, Big Hero 6 and many more.
Ongoing - Musical Shows @ MoS PlanetariumMuseum of Science puts on special experiences adapting the music of Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Lady Gaga, and The Divas to immersive visuals in the Charles Hayden Planetarium
Ongoing - ‘Wordplay’ Exhibition @ ICA NEW - 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.
Ongoing - ‘Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s - Today’ Exhibition @ ICAAnchored in the concept of diaspora, the exhibition surveys the works of 28 artists of Caribbean descent and aims to challenge conventions and propose new ways of looking at and understanding the region.
Ongoing - ‘Mondrian: Foundations’ Exhibition @ MFA The exhibition presents 28 paintings and works on paper, primarily from Mondrian’s early career, that trace the artist’s explorations as he progressed from realistic traditions to experimental abstractions.
Ongoing - ‘Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition brings together 27 powerful photographs by Stephen Shames that feature the women of the Black Panther party and showcase their crucial work for the movement.
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.
Ongoing - ‘Marking Resilience: Indigenous North American Prints’ Exhibition @ MFA The exhibition features 30 newly acquired works by Indigenous artists from the United States and Canada who were inspired by the resilience and creativity of their cultures.
Ongoing - 'Tiny Treasures: The Magic of Miniatures' Exhibition @ MFAFeaturing ancient and contemporary works in a surprising array of forms, this exhibition explores miniaturization in art and how artists and artisans play with our perception of scale.
Ongoing - 'Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances' Exhibition @ MFASee the full scope of Wong's works created during his short but vibrant career.
Ongoing - ‘Picasso: War, Combat, and Revolution’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums The exhibition explores the dictator Francisco Franco’s Spain, imagery of death, struggles of good and evil, political and artistic revolution, and issues of desire and capture.
Ongoing - ‘AI: Mind the Gap’ Exhibition @ MIT MuseumMIT Museum presents its latest riveting, interactive exhibit exploring the tremendous promise, unforeseen impacts, and everyday misconceptions of AI.