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Good morning Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend - August 1st - 4th

August 01, 2024

THURSDAY - AUGUST 1st

Summer Block Party @ ISG Museum @ 3PM Come enjoy a night of theater-making, dancing, music, and other activities during this summer block party!

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.

FRIDAY - AUGUST 2nd

First Fridays @ MFA @ 6PM This Japan-inspired after-hours party features art-making activities, a special tea ceremony, curator talk, and DJ music.

First Fridays Party: White Hot @ ICA @ 5:30PM Wear your summer whites for the latest edition of ICA’s iconic sunset party on the waterfront.

Irish Invasion Stand Up @ Laugh Boston @ 7PM With Willa White, Eric Lalor, & Joe Dowlin

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Play @ Calderwood Pavilion @ 7PM Enjoy Shakespeare’s classic tale of young love, scandal, deception, and witty banter told in modern verse!

Candlelight: 90s Unplugged @ Old South Church @ 7PM / 9PM Hear the best of Lenny Kravitz, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Alanis Morrissette, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more!

Metallica @ Gillette Stadium @ 6PM With Pantera & Mammoth WVH

Alan Jackson @ TD Garden @ 7PM With Chris Young & James Carothers

Uncle Waffles @ Royale @ 8PM With Supermashbroz & King Collins

SATURDAY - AUGUST 3rd

Beyond the Spectrum: Kids @ MFA @ 10:30AM In this class, kids delve into the world of fascinating animals and mythical creatures in art.

Brahms & Drovák in Concert @ DCR Hatch Shell @ 7PM Enjoy an evening of classical music as Boston Landmarks Orchestra perform selections from Brahms, Dvorák, Alfvén, Hoffman, and Perry.

SUNDAY - AUGUST 4th

Dine Out Boston Begins!
Make sure to take advantage of delicious deals at this year’s participating restaurants.

All-Beethoven Concert @ Koussevitzky Music Shed @ 2:30PM Joshua Bell, Kirill Gerstein, and Steven Isserlis star on all-Beethoven program that features Beethoven's groundbreaking Triple Concerto and Symphony No.4.

Noche Latina @ Time Out Market @ 6PM Enjoy the hottest Latin beats at Fenway’s largest salsa and bachata dance party!

Metallica @ Gillette Stadium @ 6PM With Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills

The Struts @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Barns Courtney

ALL WEEKEND

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - John Williams’ Film Night @ Koussevitzky Music Shed @ 8PM From Hollywood’s golden age to contemporary favorites, conductors Masur and Newman, lead the Boston Pops in two memorable evenings of music and film clips!

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Massachusetts Renaissance Faire @ Cummington Fairgrounds Transport back in time and enjoy a weekend of non-stop entertainment, shopping, games, and Renaissance magic!

All weekend - The Feast of Saint Agrippina Festival @ North End It’s feast season once again, bringing a carnivalesque atmosphere to the North End!

All weekend - Patriots Training Camp @ Gillette Stadium Watch the team practice, explore the fun-filled activities, games and photo opportunities, plus keep an eye out for special guest appearances!

All weekend - The Boston French Film Festival @ MFA The BFFF returns with a hand-picked lineup of the year’s most lauded Gallic cinema, ranging from stirring dramas to star-studded comedies.

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 - ‘Gatsby’ Musical @ Loeb Drama Center LAST CHANCE - F. Scott Fitzgerald’s legendary novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ comes to new life in this world-premiere grand musical with a score by international rock star Florence Welch from Florence + The Machine.

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’!

All weekend - ‘Origami Night’ Show @ Black Box Theatre Exploring love, loneliness, aging, and queerness, this new multi-disciplinary choreopoem utilizes spoken word, dance, and sensory design to trace a woman’s life journey.

ONGOING

Ongoing - Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience @ Franklin Park Zoo
NEW - 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 - ‘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.

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.

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