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August 28,
2017
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Featured Stories
In The News
This Week's Featured Event
Arts, Entertainment & Events
Deals & Promos
Construction & Utility Work Updates
Announcements
BID Services & Links
City of Boston Services
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This Week's Featured Event
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Screenings of Royal Shakespeare Company's 'The Tempest' Starts September 1st
ArtsEmerson is presenting four screenings of the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "The Tempest" starting September 1st. The screenings will be at the Paramount Center (559 Washington St., Bright Family Screening Room).
Simon Russell Beale returned to the RSC after 20 years to play Prospero in this production directed by Gregory Doran. Click here to purchase tickets and for showtimes. |
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Arts, Entertainment & Events
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US Premiere of 'Reversible' at
Emerson's Cutler Majestic Theatre
Opens September 6th
The 7 Fingers circus group returns to Emerson College's Cutler Majestic Theatre with their US premiere of "Reversible" on September 6th.
The 7 Fingers' show is "a whimsical and vibrant U.S. premiere where eight virtuosic performers travel through time and space to honor their elders...
Through an electrifying mix of theatre, illusion, dance, music and acrobatics, Reversible is dedicated to past generations whose stories might hold the key to a better tomorrow."
Click here for more information, showtimes and to purchase tickets. The show runs through September 24th.
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'A Date for Mad Mary' Screening at Paramount Center September 8th
ArtsEmerson is presenting a screening of "A Date for Mad Mary" on Friday, September 8th at the Paramount Center (Bright Family Screening Room).
"Mad" Mary McArdle returns to Drogheda, Ireland, after a short spell in prison for something she'd rather forget. Back home, everything and everyone has changed. Her best friend, Charlene, is about to get married and Mary is maid of honor. When Charlene refuses Mary a "plus one" on the grounds that she probably couldn't find a date, Mary becomes determined to prove her wrong.
Click here to purchase tickets. The screening starts at 7 pm. |
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Downtown Boston District 2 City Council Candidates Forum on September 11th
The Downtown Boston Residents' Association will host a Boston City Council District 2 Candidates Forum on Monday, September 11th. The Downtown Boston BID is in District 2.
Current District 2 City Councilor Bill Linehan has chosen not to seek reelection. The forum will provide candidates an opportunity to introduce themselves and respond to questions. Please click here if you are interested in asking the candidates a question or having them address a particular topic.
The forum will be held at Suffolk University's Modern Theatre (525 Washington St.) at 7 pm. |
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The Fountain Music Series at
133 Federal Street Plaza
The BID's Fountain Music Series at 133 Federal Street Plaza offers live free musical performances on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 2 pm.
D'Rafael will perform on
Wednesday, August 30th and
Friday, September 1st.
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St. Paul's Lunchtime Performance Series on Mondays and Thursdays
The BID's successful lunchtime music series outside of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul (138 Tremont St.) features solo artists performing on Mondays and Thursdays from noon to 2 pm.
Todd Brunel, pictured above, will perform Thursday, August 31st.
Seating is provided, so bring your lunch and have a seat to enjoy the free entertainment. |
7 Days a Week:
Live Music at The Steps on Franklin St.
There is live music at The Steps on Franklin Street above the MBTA's Downtown Crossing Station by Millennium Tower every day through the fall.
Here are some of the scheduled performances for the next week:
Sumner & Moss Country Band on Tue., Aug. 29th from noon-2 pm and 4:30-6:30 pm; Wed., Aug. 30th from 4:30-6:30 pm; Thu., Aug. 31st from noon-2 pm and 4:30-6:30 pm
Brianna Musco, pictured above, on Fri., Sept. 1 from noon-2 pm and 4:30-6:30 pm
Ryan Accardi on Sat., Sept. 2nd from noon-2 pm
Opera Guy and Friends on Sun., Sept. 3rd from 4:30-6:30 pm
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Berklee College of Music Series at 100 Summer Street on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
The Berklee College of Music Series is at the 100 Summer Street Plaza every Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 2 pm.
Fabiola Mendez
will perform Tuesday, August 29th and Thursday, August 31st. Fabiola M. Mendez is a Puerto Rican cuatro player who has taken part in a musical movement, crossing over genres such as folkloric, jazz and Latin.
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Free Yoga Classes
at The Steps by Women's Fitness of Boston
Women's Fitness of Boston (27 School St.) has partnered with the Downtown Boston BID to offer free yoga classes. Classes will be at The Steps at Franklin and Washington streets from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. The next yoga classes will be on Monday, August 28th and Tuesday, September 5th.
The class will be a mat workout teaching flexibility, strength and conditioning and will incorporate all styles of yoga. This is a drop-in class and no registration is needed. Please bring your own mat. |
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Downtown Boston
Bands and
Singers Strolling Streets
The Downtown Boston BID's summer entertainment season features three performance groups who are strolling throughout the Downtown Crossing area.
The Downtown Boston Dixieland Band is strolling through the area on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays twice
daily from
noon to 2 pm
and again from
4:30 to 6:30 pm
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The Downtown Boston Brass Band is strolling through the area on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays twice daily from noon to 2 pm and again from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.
The Downtown Boston Singers, a quartet singing group, is strolling through the area performing on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from noon to 2 pm and again from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.
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Art Exhibit 'The Visual Metric' in
Lafayette City Center Passageway
The Griffin Museum of Photography's exhibit, "The Visual Metric," is inside the Lafayette City Center Passageway.
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| Rachel Barrett's photography in the exhibit |
"Anyone from a manufacturing background has a propensity for visual depictions of measurement, process and outcome. Whether it be an Excel graph for tracking a trend, a work flow diagram following a widget through production or a fish bone chart to problem solve, it is easier to analyze with a pictorial rendering than a spread sheet of raw numbers or a written description of a procedure. This is the thread of the idea that led to the exhibit," wrote Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director and Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography.
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| Roger Archibald's photograph in the exhibit |
There are 50 photographs and 42 photographers.
The exhibit is a partnership between the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Lafayette City Center and the Downtown Boston BID.
This exhibit is free for anyone to view. The Lafayette City Center Passageway (2 Avenue De Lafayette) links Macy's with the Hyatt Regency Boston, and is open to the public 10 am to 6 pm.
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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 u
pdates 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 raining! 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 handicapped ramps and storm drain openings
- Ambassador powerwash in Downtown Boston during warm weather
- Ambassadors maintain the BID's landscaping
- Masonry Ambassadors fix sidewalks and more
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You Can Submit Your Own Event to the Downtown Boston BID Website
If you have an upcoming event you can now submit it to the Downtown Boston BID website. Click here to submit your own event.
Once approved by BID staff your event will be on the BID's calendar section and could be featured in the newsletter or on the BID social media accounts and promoted elsewhere.
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BID Internships Available
The Downtown Boston BID is seeking qualified, enthusiastic interns to assist with the following projects:
- Office administration and customer service
- Policy research and analysis
- Data collection, input and management
- Marketing
- Urban planning
- Special events
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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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Downtown Boston BID Weekly News Update
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Explorateur: An All-Day
European Inspired Cafe, Bar, Restaurant
Now Open on Tremont Street
Explorateur, a California-French themed restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, is now open in the Grand Lodge of Masons (186 Tremont St.).
For years owner Ed Kane has dreamed about creating a European inspired cafe, bar and restaurant that lends itself to different styles of dining. Customers can purchase items from the counter and sit themselves in the cafe area; they can dine at tables and booths for full-service; and there's full-service bar, too, for people to sit down and enjoy a cocktail, glass or bottle of wine.
Kane wanted to add the California element because it makes the menu healthier. The menu varies for all three meals, and dinner options includes "Things We Call French" and "Things We Love" sections. French menu items include Escargot In Their Home, Moules Marienieres and Souffle Au Fromage. The "Love" section includes items such as Persian Split Pea Soup, Bone Marrow & Spaetzle and Pork Milanese.
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Lemon raspberry tart and
clementine upside-down cake |
The breakfast menu includes sandwiches, omelettes, pancakes, pommes confit and more. The lunch menu includes salads, sandwiches and toasts (like the very popular avocado toast).
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| Cocktails from left to right: Matcha iced latte, Parisian standard, and Andorra Sour. |
Explorateur will serve breakfast from 7 to 11:30 am daily, lunch until 5 pm, and dinner until 10 or 11 pm on weekends. Weekend brunch is also served, and drinks are available until 1 am and 2 am on Thursdays through Saturdays.
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1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza
Now Open on Court Street
The promise of all-day free pizza led to a long line out the door of 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza (45 Court St.) for its grand opening on August 24th.
The 1000 Degrees chain has 27 other locations in 20 states, and this is the first Massachusetts location. In celebration of the opening, local owner Ken Pasquariello gave the first 10 people in line one free pizza each week for a year.
Customers are welcome to build their own pizza, order one of 13 authentic Neapolitan pizzas or one of 11 Roman style pizzas (new to the menu).
The pizzas are fired up in a brick oven at 1,000 degrees. The menu also offers breadsticks, build-your-own salads, and fire-roasted wings.
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Forever 21 Reopens on Washington Street
After being closed since early July, Forever 21 (449 Washington St.) reopened today (August 28th) much to the delight of shoppers. The store had been closed due to HVAC issues.
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| Photo by Boston Business Journal |
"Forever 21 Washington Street... we missed you!" said a flyer being distributed by the company last week announcing the reopening. The store was also offering a 15% discount for students and teachers through August 31st.
Forever 21 is one of the largest and fastest growing fashion retailers in the world. The 19,000 sq. ft. three-story store opened in April, and provides a wide selection of merchandise. Along with Forever 21's apparel and accessories, the store carries Forever 21 Contemporary, Forever 21 Men, Forever 21 Plus, active, basics, cosmetics, denim and footwear.
The store is open 10 am to 8 pm Monday to Saturday and 11 am to 7 pm on Sunday.
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Tickets Now on Sale for
2nd Annual Taste of Downtown Crossing!
More than 25 restaurants will showcase their culinary creations at the 2nd Annual Taste of Downtown Crossing on Sunday, September 24th.
Pabu, Cultivar, Yvonne's, Back Deck, Papagayo are just a few of the restaurants that will be offering delicious morsels.
There will be culinary demonstrations, beer and wine, live musicians, portrait artists and games for children! The Taste will be from noon to 3 pm.
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Dreamland Wax Museum Provides Prizes to Baggo League Players of the Week
The Downtown Boston BID Lunchtime Baggo League Players of the Week were given quite the surprise: free tickets to the Dreamland Wax Museum (1 Washington St.).
This week's Downtown Boston BID Lunchtime Baggo players of the week were
Jill Couillard of
Burns & Levinson LLP, above left, and Jen Standish, above right, of Oxford Properties, with Mike Testa, above middle, of the Downtown Boston BID. The BID would like to thank Dreamland Wax Museum's Vice President of Sales
Michael Pelletz and his staff for providing prizes.
League games are played at 125 Summer Street Plaza and last about 30 minutes, which gives you plenty of time to have lunch, play a game and get back to your desk. If you're interested in playing in the free Downtown Boston BID Lunchtime Baggo League please contact
Mike Testa at
mtesta@bostonbid.org.
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Register for Musical Movie Memories
Lecture Series Starting September 10th
Registration is open for the Musical Movie Memories Lecture Series that starts September 10th. The series will cover movies such as "West Side Story," "The Sound of Music," "Chicago," "Flashdance" and more.
David Maister will lead the lecture series that will include song-and-dance excerpts from more than 200 movies with stories about the performers, directors, composers, choreographers and writers. The fee for the entire 8-session series is $30. Click here to register or contact Maister at david@davidmaister.com. |
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Sam Lagrassa's Celebrating 49th Anniversary 49% Off Everything on September 18th
Sam Lagrassa's (44 Province St.) will be celebrating its 49th anniversary on September 18th and all food ordered in the restaurant or for takeout will be 49% off.
There will also be giveaways, live music being played in front of the store, free t-shirts and more. This celebration and deals will be from 11 am to 3:30 pm. |
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Omni Parker House's
'Win Your Wedding' Sweepstakes
The Omni Parker House (60 School St.) is holding a "Win Your Wedding" sweepstakes for couples hosting their wedding at the hotel between January 1st, 2017 and March 31st, 2019.
Couples hosting their wedding at the hotel will be automatically entered to win $10,000 or $25,000 toward their big day. To enter, couples must book their wedding at either the Omni Parker House's Rooftop Ballroom, Alcott Ballroom or Press Room. Click here to learn more about holding a wedding at the Omni Parker House. |
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Tickets Available for ArtsEmerson's
'Stage to Screen' Series
Tickets are now available for ArtsEmerson's 2017-2018 film programming, including its "Stage to Screen" series. The series showcases international theater productions, including from the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre Live, Stratford Festival and more.
Screenings take place at the Emerson Paramount Center (559 Washington St., Bright Family Screening Room). Please click here for more information, a full schedule of screenings and to purchase tickets. You can also purchase tickets by calling 617-824-8400. |
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Discounts for Upcoming
BASE Course Offerings
The Boston Area Spanish Exchange's (101 Arch St., 8th Floor) next seven-week course period will begin the week of September 18th. The registration deadline is September 8th.
Downtown Boston BID newsletter readers are being offered a 5% tuition waver by using the code: BOSTONBID5. There's an additional $25 coupon available for those signing up for Portuguese and Arabic courses using the codes: PORTUGUESE or ARABIC. There'a also a $100 coupon for those signing up for an Intensive or Ultra-Intensive course using the code: IMMERSION. Click here to learn more, for course descriptions and to register. |
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Call for Artist Proposals: ILLUMINUS 2017
The ILLUMINUS nighttime public art festival has put out a call for artist proposals for this year's event happening on November 3rd and 4th. This is an opportunity for Boston's artists, designers, performers, and creative technologists to showcase their most thoughtful, innovative and imaginative works.
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| The Prudential Tower was lit to say "ART HUB" as part of ILLUMINUS 2015. |
This year ILLUMINUS has partnered with LuminArtz and the Downtown Boston BID to present the festival throughout the Downtown Crossing neighborhood. The festival will not be centralized in one location, but spread through the neighborhood streets -- taking over plazas, alleys, and building facades, creating a captivating network of installations for people to explore and enjoy.
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| Polka dots projected onto a building in Boston during ILLUMINUS in 2014 (Photo by Greg Cook for WBUR) |
Individuals and creative teams are invited to submit new or existing works for consideration. Projects being sought should be innovative, cross disciplinary boundaries and engage a diverse public audience.
Funding from $1,000 to $10,000 will be available. Submissions are due by 11:59 pm on September 1st. Click here for more information, application details and requirements. |
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It's That Time of Year Again:
Know About City of Boston
Recycling and Trash Guidelines for
Move Out Days
August and September are two very busy months when it comes to residents moving in and out of buildings. It's important that residents, property owners and managers are aware of the City of Boston's Recycling & Trash guidelines. Failure to comply with regulations may result in fines issued by the Code Enforcement Division.
Please place trash and recycling out for collection no later than 7 am on the scheduled day. Place trash curbside and put a lid on it or secure it properly. Offenses may be reported to the Mayor's Hotline at 617-635-4500 or 311.
Click here for more information about Trash & Recycling Guidelines, and to learn about your specific Trash & Recycling Day. |
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Hyatt Regency Boston Offers
Historic Walks on Wednesdays
The Hyatt Regency Boston (One Avenue de Lafayette) offers free historic walks on Wednesdays. Tours include visiting locations like the Boston Common, Old City Hall, State House, Old State House, Faneuil Hall and more.
Tours are provided by Hyatt Regency Boston employees. Please meet in the Hyatt Regency Boston main lobby by the front desk at 5 pm.
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Take a Book, Leave a Book:
BID Little Free Library at
Walgreens Plaza
The Downtown Boston BID's Little Free Library is outside of Walgreens on Washington Street and is very popular. Readers are welcome to take a book, and encouraged to leave a book. People are also welcome to donate books by leaving them at the library or contacting Kristen Flanagan at kflanagan@bostonbid.org to organize a pickup in the downtown area.
The BID's Little Free Library is officially registered with the Little Free Library non-profit organization. There are actually more than 50,000 registered little free libraries across the country and world!
The BID's Little Free Library is open 10 am to 6 pm daily (closed during inclement weather). |
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Vendors Wanted for 2017
Downtown Boston
Arts & Crafts Market
The Downtown Boston BID is seeking vendors for the
Downtown Boston Arts & Crafts Market program for 2017 to sell their products. The market is at Readers Park by the Irish Famine Memorial at the corner of Washington and School streets. The market operates on Wednesdays and Fridays through September 29th.
All artwork, crafts and food offerings must be original and handmade by you or your studio or enterprise. No mass-produced goods are allowed.
The Downtown Boston Arts & Crafts Market accepts arts and crafts in the following categories: fiber arts, fine art (painting, photography, sculpture), Christmas ornaments and holiday items, Judaica, blown glass, stained glass, clay/ceramics, metal, wood furniture, clothing and accessories, children's clothing and toys, pet items, jewelry, artisan foods, personal products (soap and fragrances), home decor and more.
Click here for more information and a vendor application. Also please contact Kristen Flanagan, Project Manager, at kflanagan@bostonbid.com with questions. |
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