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March 19,
2018
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Featured Stories
In The News
This Week's Featured Event
Arts, Entertainment & Events
Meetings & Notices
Announcements
Deals & Promos
Construction & Utility Work Updates
City Services
BID Services & Links
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This Week's Featured Event
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Boston Ballet's 'Parts In Suite' at Boston Opera House Thru April 7th
The Boston Ballet's "Parts In Suite" is at the Boston Opera House through April 7th.
The performance features three celebrated choreographers, William Forsythe, Justin Peck and Jorma Elo, who are presenting their distinct visions of dance craft and imagination.
Click here for tickets and more info.
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Arts, Entertainment & Events
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Speak Out! 4th Annual
Boston Massacre Anniversary Orations at
Old South Meeting House on March 21st
Each year from 1772 to 1775, massive gatherings were held at the Old South Meeting House (310 Washington St.) to commemorate the anniversary of the Boston Massacre. On Wednesday, March 21st, enjoy the 4th Annual Boston Massacre Orations and hear selected excerpts from fiery speeches by John Hancock, Dr. Joseph Warren and others in the grand hall where they actually took place more than 240 years ago.
Audience members will also have the option to read some of the speeches. Prizes will be awarded to orators in youth and adult categories.
This event is free and open to the public, and registration is requested by clicking here. This event starts at 6 pm and has a snow date of March 28th. |
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K.D. Lang Ingénue Redux Tour at Orpheum Theatre on March 22nd
K.D. Lang's Ingénue Redux Tour will be at the Orpheum Theatre on Thursday, March 22nd. The Grigoryan Brothers will be the opening act. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Click here to purchase tickets.
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Fab 4th Friday at Fab@CIC
March 23rd
Join the Fab@CIC community for its monthly maker mixer on Friday, March 23rd. Fab Fourth Fridays showcase the projects and ideas developed over the course of the month within CIC Boston's public makerspace and across the greater Boston community.
Open to everyone who is interested in design, digital fabrication, 3D printing, laser cutting and more. This event is from 5 to 8 pm. Click here to register for this free event. This event is at Fab@CIC and Render Coffee (121 Devonshire St.).
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Special Program for
OSMH
Members Only: Roxbury Fort Hill &
Standpipe Walking Tour on March 24th
The Old South Meeting House is offering a special program for members only to explore the historic neighborhood of Fort Hill and Cochituate Standpipe, an iconic Roxbury Landmark, on Saturday, March 24th.
The tour will climb Fort Hill as historian and State Rep. Byron Rushing describes the centuries-long significance of this observation point, and the innovative urban water system erected there when the neighborhood was annexed by Boston. The 19th-century Standpipe has rarely been opened since its 2013 restoration, so don't miss this opportunity.
This is $8 for OSMH members. To reserve your place please call 617-482-6439 x23. New members are welcome. Click here to learn more about becoming a member. This event starts at 2 pm. |
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Silvertone Bar & Grill 21st Anniversary on March 25th:
All Proceeds Going to Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Silvertone Bar & Grill (69 Bromfield St.) is celebrating its 21st anniversary with all proceeds going to Bridge Over Troubled Waters (47 West St.) on Sunday, March 25th.
There will be raffles prizes and more. The cost is $35 per person at the door. This event is from 7 pm to midnight. |
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ArtsEmerson Presents Bedlam's 'Hamlet' and 'Saint Joan' in Repertory at
Cutler Majestic Theatre Thru March 25th
ArtsEmerson is presenting New York's Bedlam theater company for "Hamlet" and "Saint Joan" in repertory at the Cutler Majestic Theatre through March 25th.
The two productions feature four actors performing 49 characters for two stripped-down stagings. Both are directed by Bedlam founder Eric Tucker.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking
here
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Repsly Power Hour on March 29th
Repsly (77 Summer St., 2nd Floor) is hosting a Power Hour to celebrate their favorite local brands and tech companies on Thursday, March 29th.
The event will be an evening of networking, food and drink, plus an all-star panel discussion on the power of disruption. The panel discussion will include
Branchfood's Founder
Lauren Abda,
Drizly's SVP of Commercial Sales & Operations
Bryan Goodwin and
Repsly's Co-Founder
Marko Kovac.
This is a free event. Click here to RSVP. This event is from 5 to 7:30 pm.
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Music at the Meeting House:
Soprano Erica Petrocelli on March 30th
The New England Conservatory is presenting Music at the Meeting House on Fridays. Soprano Erica Petrocelli will perform on Friday, March 30th.
This a concert series featuring prize-winning performers from NEC's prestigious Artist Diploma and Graduate Ensemble Training programs.
This event is at the Old South Meeting House (310 Washington St.) at 1 pm. This concert is free and open to the public. |
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Egg Hunt and Easter Crafts at
King's Chapel Parish House
March 31st
Children and adults of all ages are invited to create Easter-themed crafts and to hunt for eggs in the King's Chapel Parish House Garden on Saturday, March 31st.
Crafts will include piecing mosaic eggs together, decorating hot cross buns, dyeing eggs for the King's Chapel Holy Saturday evening or dyeing eggs of your own design.
This event is taking place at 64 Beacon St. from 1 to 3 pm. For more info please contact Sam Fishkind at sam@kings-chapel.org.
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The Pretenders Performing at
Orpheum Theatre on April 1st
The Pretenders are performing at the Orpheum Theatre on Sunday, April 1st. Lowlight is the opening act. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Click here to purchase tickets.
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ArtsEmerson Presenting 'The White Card' at Paramount Center Thru Apr. 1st
ArtsEmerson is presenting "The White Card" at the Paramount Center through April 1st.
This is a new play by Claudia Rankine that explores "the state of our racial imagination" with a performance set at a dinner party.
Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. |
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Boston Ballet's 'Romeo & Juliet' at Boston Opera House Thru April 8th
Boston Ballet's "Romeo & Juliet" is at the Boston Opera House through April 8th.
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Photo by Rosalie O'Connor
(Courtesy Boston Ballet) |
Discover new reasons to love this classic love story gone awry with John Cranko's masterful choreography and Sergei Prokofiev's iconic score. Click here to purchase tickets. |
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Enjoy The Freedom Trail
Revolutionary
Women Tour During
Women's History Month
In honor of Women's History Month, the Freedom Trail Foundation is offering its Revolutionary Women Tour throughout March.
The tour goes along the Freedom Trail while exploring four centuries of Revolutionary women who changed history. The 90-minute tour features tales of early religious rebels Anne Hutchinson and Mary Dyer, patriots Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren, abolitionists Harriet Beecher Stowe and Harriet Tubman and more. The tour visits where women's voices were heard, works were published and where they were laid to rest.
The tour departs from the Boston Common Visitor Information Center (139 Tremont St.) on Saturdays and Sundays at 12:45 pm. The tours are led by 18th-century costumed guides. Tickets can be purchased at the information center and TheFreedomTrail.org. |
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Griffin Museum of Photography Exhibit
'Tree Talk' at Lafayette City Center
The latest Griffin Museum of Photography exhibit at the Lafayette City Center Passageway is "Tree Talk."
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| Michael Zeis' "Blue Spruce" |
"In this exhibition called 'Tree Talk' the Griffin Museum of Photography brings together 66 photographers who converse with trees. The exhibit has been organized to flow as a narrative from the beginning to the end of the passageway. In this way the trees all talk to each other. We hope our audience enjoys the exhibition and that all of the trees give up their secrets to you," said Paula Tognarelli, executive director and curator of Griffin Museum of Photography.
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| Adrienne Defendi's "Tuning Fork" |
This exhibit is through a partnership by the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Abbey Group and the Downtown Boston BID. This exhibit is in the Lafayette City Center Passageway
(between Macy's and the Hyatt Regency Boston) and
open to the public from 10 am to 6 pm. The exhibit is running from Jan. 30th through May 30th.
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'Triumphs and Laments' at
Emerson Urban Arts Media Gallery
Internationally acclaimed South Africa-based artist William Kentridge's "Triumphs and Laments" is at the Emerson Urban Arts Media Gallery (25 Avery St.) through April 14th.
"Triumphs and Laments" was originally produced as a 550-meter long frieze along the banks of the Tiber River in Rome. The gallery show includes the complete set of aquatint etchings and woodcuts relating to the frieze, two long maquettes that diagram its first processional, a set of monumental stencils, and a video highlighting the opening performance in Rome.
"In this work, Kentridge presents figures from a broad sweep of Italian history in a grand procession to represent the progress and follies of human endeavors. In this work, the artist has brought this theme to contemporary relevance with his images of the migrant boat people," said Joseph Ketner II, director of Emerson Urban Arts.
The gallery is open to the public and admission is free. The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 2 to 7 pm.
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Downtown Boston BID Weekly News Update
For questions and comments, please contact David Ertischek, Communications & Social Media Manager, at:
dertischek@bostonbid.org
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Snow is No Match for
Downtown Boston BID Ambassadors
During last week's nor'easter there wasn't one hour that Downtown Boston BID Ambassadors were not out clearing snow from access ramps, storm drains, fire hydrants and more.
"Our Ambassador team takes great pride in making sure the district is safe, clean and accessible. We are proactive in removing and shoveling snow while also being responsive to the needs of BID members," said Steve Brookes, Director of Operations for the BID's Ambassador Program.
Brookes
added that Ambassadors are continually provided extended
breaks
from the severe weather and safety is always paramount to their work.
"I want to thank the BID's Ambassadors for the great shoveling and snow removal they did throughout the storm in Downtown Crossing. The streets were definitely safer because of their work," said Diane Stickles, Senior Administrative Assistant for Coverys at One Financial Center.
In total, Ambassadors removed snow from 601 access ramps, 122 fire hydrants, 179 storm drains and cleaned 156 Big Bellies.
Please contact the BID's Dispatch Line at 617-261-0066 to report access ramps, sidewalks and public ways in the BID that need to be cleared. |
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Students Congregate at
St. Paul's Cathedral in Walkout to
End Gun Violence on Way to State House
Students all around the country gathered on March 14th for a national walkout to end gun violence in schools. Even on a school snow day, hundreds of students from Boston Public Schools, Emerson College and more met at St. Paul's Cathedral (138 Tremont St.) before heading to the State House.
At St. Paul's Cathedral the students created signs, and were trained on how to be advocates for tighter gun restrictions before heading to demonstrate at the State House and meet with legislators.
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Hundreds of students gathered inside
St. Paul's Cathedral. |
Emerson College sophomore
Remi Jacob told the Boston Globe
she was inspired by the survivors of the recent Florida school shooting, who have been outspoken in calling for tougher gun laws.
"If these people can do it, why aren't we on their team, too? If we're not going to accept this responsibility to change, who is?"
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They Also Love Lunch at
Taste Wine Bar &
Kitchen
At Taste Wine Bar & Kitchen they love their wine, and they love their craft beer -- but did you know they also serve coffee and lunch, too?
"We open at noon on the weekdays just in time for lunch, your afternoon business meeting or a coffee pick-me-up," said Jennifer Scott, owner and GM. "Meet up with your colleagues, friends or neighbors in our warm, modern space equipped with free WiFi and outlets so you can get some work done."
Taste's menu is varied and offers something for everyone like the vegetarian Moroccan Eggplant that includes grilled eggplant, ras el hanout, olives, cucumbers, roasted red peppers, hummus and garlic yogurt. There are also charcuterie boards, toasts, and of course, a great selection of wine.
The restaurant is open
noon to 9 pm Monday through Friday and
1 to 9 pm on Saturdays. Click
here to see the full menu.
Taste Wine Bar & Kitchen is located at
101 Summer St. If you
mention you read about the restaurant in the BID newsletter you will get 20% off lunch in March.
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Make Your Reservations:
Dine Out Boston Continues
Through March 30th
Dine Out Boston is a two-week event in which prix fixe meals are offered for lunch and/or dinner, providing diners with the opportunity to eat at favorite restaurants or try new ones. Dine Out Boston is from March 18th-23rd and again from March 25th-30th.
Click here for menus, more information and to see a full roster of all participating restaurants. Here are the participating Downtown Boston restaurants:
- Avenue One (1 Avenue de Lafayette, inside Hyatt Regency Boston) is offering lunch for $20, dinner for $38
- Back Deck (2 West St.) is offering dinner for $33
- Blu (4 Avery St.) is offering lunch for $25, dinner for $38
- Marliave (10 Bosworth St.) is offering dinner for $38
- Oceanaire (40 Court St.) is offering lunch for $25, dinner for $38
- Pabu (3 Franklin St.) is offering dinner for $38
- Ruth's Chris Steak House (45 School St.) is offering lunch for $25, dinner for $38
- Serafina (10 High St.) is offering dinner for $38
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Public Meeting: Patriot Care to Discuss
Adult-Use Marijuana Application
Patriot Care (21 Milk St.) will hold a community meeting regarding its application of intent to operate an adult-use marijuana establishment at 21 Milk St. on Wednesday, March 28th.
The proposed adult-use marijuana establishment would be co-located with Patriot Care's current licensed medical marijuana dispensary.
There will be a presentation by Patriot Care about their proposal and the public is encouraged to attend. For more info please email mediainquiries@col-care.com. This meeting will be held at Metro Meeting Centers (101 Federal St., 4th Floor) at 6 pm. |
Snow & Cold Weather Safety Info:
Shoveling, Parking and More
Whether you're a property owner, a homeowner or a resident with a car it's important to know about shoveling and parking regulations, snow emergencies and more. The City of Boston has a resourceful webpage providing all necessary info here, and below is important info to know for when the white stuff comes down.
Shoveling Info:
Click
here for City of Boston rules on clearing snow.
Property owners must:
- Clear sidewalks within three hours of snowfall ending or three hours after sunrise if it snows overnight, and
- Clear at least a 42-inch-wide path for wheelchairs and strollers.
Do not shovel snow into the street or you can be subject to fines. Also please remember to:
- Remove ice to bare pavement or make as level as possible and treat with sand, sawdust, or similar material.
- Please clear any snow that may be blocking a handicap ramp, fire hydrant or catch basin.
- Don't leave snow or ice on stairways or fire escapes. All common means of exit must be clear in case of fire or another emergency.
What To Do With Your Car When It Snows:
During a snow emergency main roads need to be clear for plows and emergency vehicles. If you're parked on one of these main roads during a snow emergency, you may be ticketed and your vehicle may be towed. How do you know if you can't park on a street during a snow emergency? Check the signs posted on the street. Also,
here is map of restricted roads due to a snow emergency.
Click
here for a City of Boston list of discount parking garages available during snow emergencies. Click
here for the BID's webpage of local parking garages. It is recommended you contact the parking garages to see if they are open for vehicles.
Please also call the BID's dispatch line at 617-261-0066 to report sidewalks, handicapped ramps or other Downtown Crossing public ways that need to be shoveled. Our Ambassadors will be out in the snow 24 hours a day making sure the sidewalks are clear!
Cold Weather Safety Tips
When you know severely cold weather is coming, remember to take steps to prepare. Please also check on your elderly or disabled neighbors, and take caution when using portable heating devices like space heaters. If you have an emergency please call 911. Click here for Cold Weather Safety Tips from the City of Boston.
Important Phone Numbers
Boston Fire, Boston Police and Emergency Services: 911
Non-emergency requests: 311
Eversource gas and electric: 1-800-592-2000
National Grid: 1-800-322-3223
Boston Water & Sewer Commission: 617-989-7000
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority: 617-242-6000
City of Boston Tow Lot: 617-635-3900
National Weather Service: 508-822-0634
Verizon: 800-837-4966
City of Boston Animal Care and Control: 617-635-5348
Cold Relief Heatline: 800-632-8175
Elderly Commission: 617-635-4366
Emergency Shelter Commission: 617-635-4507
MBTA: 617-222-3200
MEMA: 508-820-1428
Mass. Road and Traffic Conditions: 617-374-1234
City of Boston Neighborhood Services: 617-635-3485
State Police: 617-740-7600
Transit Police: 617-222-1212
City of Boston Veterans Services: 617-635-3957
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Grieving Parent Brown Bag Retreat at
St. Anthony Shrine on March 22nd
St. Anthony Shrine (100 Arch St.) is offering "They Are Alive!" a brown bag lunch retreat presented by Emily Ketring, author of "An Angel of the Beatitudes: Finding Faith After the Loss of a Child" on Thursday, March 22nd.
Please bring your own lunch and beverages will be provided. This free event is from 12:15 to 1:15 pm. Please register by clicking here. |
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Macy's VIP Sale Ongoing Through
March 25th
Macy's VIP Sale started on March 18th and is ongoing through Sunday, March 25th.
During the VIP Sale please enjoy an e
xtra 30% off
clothing, jewelry, accessories and home items; an e
xtra 25% off
watches; and an e
xtra 10% off
electrics/electronics, furniture, rugs and mattresses.
Some exclusions apply, see any associate for details.
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Celebrate Pi Day (One Week Late) with
Table Talk Pies and Cathedral High School
In honor of Pi Day, Table Talk Pies and Cathedral High School are teaming up for a fundraiser in Downtown Crossing on Wednesday, March 21st. Pi Day was March 14th in honor of the mathematical symbol that represents a constant that begins with 3.14. This event was postponed due to last week's snowstorm.
The event will start at noon when students will march down Winter Street while performing music. From 12:15 pm to 2:30 pm, students will sell Table Talk Pies (with the pi symbol on them) and all proceeds raised will go towards the school's music program. Each pie will be sold for $1. Pies will be sold in front of Macy's on Summer Street. |
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Ruth's Chris Steak House
Filet and Cabernet for $35
Ruth's Chris Steak House (45 School St.) is offering a Filet and Cabernet deal Sundays through Fridays at the bar only starting at $35.
This deal includes a 6 oz. tender beef topped with three large shrimp paired with a choice of two exceptional California cabernets. Click
here for more info.
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Construction & Utility Work Updates
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New Developments Under Construction, Proposed Projects and More
Downtown Boston is continually transforming, with new buildings rising, as well as transportation projects taking place underground and at street level. Looking for the latest updates on developments, construction, sidewalk closings, and more? Click here. |
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BID Ambassadors Provide Clean & Hospitality Services
in Downtown
The
Downtown Boston BID Ambassadors
provide clean and hospitality services seven days a week, nearly 24 hours a day. Ambassadors create a friendly, welcoming Downtown presence by helping visitors with directions, notifying fire and police personnel of incidents and more.
B
ID Ambassadors
provide walking escorts when needed and
they'll even tote an umbrella if it's snowing! Please call 617-261-0066 if you want to contact our BID ambassador services program. You can also email help@bostonbid.org.
- Ambassadors remove litter and graffiti
- Ambassadors clear crosswalks, handicapped ramps and storm drain openings
- Ambassadors shovel in Downtown Boston during winter
- Ambassadors maintain the BID's landscaping
- Masonry Ambassadors fix sidewalks and more
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Additional BID Services & Info
- Communication and Business Networking
- Meetings with individual BID members to discuss neighborhood issues
- Entertainment programming
- Member Advocacy
- Capital/Public Improvements
- Wayfinding
- Please click here for the Downtown Boston BID's Welcome Guide that provides a look at many of the BID's accomplishments in leading the transformation of Downtown Crossing
- For additional details and information on the complete range of BID services please contact Doug Meyer, Membership Services & Database Manager, at dmeyer@bostonbid.org.
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