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January 17,
2017
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Featured Stories
In The News
This Week's Featured Event
Arts, Entertainment & Events
Announcements
Deals & Promos
BID Services & Links
Construction & Utility Work Updates
City of Boston Services
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This Week's Featured Event
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'Our Secrets' Being Performed at Paramount Center Starting Jan. 19th
The Bela Pinter & Company will be performing "Our Secrets" at Emerson College's Paramount Center (559 Washington St.) starting Jan. 19th and running through Jan. 22nd.
The play is set in Communist Budapest in 1980, in a dance hall, when a musician confesses his private sexual desire for his 7-year-old step-daughter. With the government taping his every word, he is blackmailed into becoming a government informant.
This show is being co-presented with The Baryshnikov Arts Center and Dartmouth's Hopkins Center. Performances are in Hungarian with English subtitles. Click here for more info, showtimes and tickets. |
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Arts, Entertainment & Events
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BisNow Panel: The Future of
Downtown Boston on Jan. 19th
Learn about The Future of Downtown Boston from a BisNow panel of several distinguished downtown stakeholders on Thursday, Jan. 19th.
Larry DiCara, partner at Nixon Peabody, will offer openings remarks. Panelists include BID President & CEO Rosemarie Sansone, first photo above; Katherine Craven, above, CAO of Babson College; Doug Manz, Partner & Director of Development at The HYM Investment Group; Tim Kirwan, Principal at HCNE; and Kishore Varanasi, Principal & Director of Urban Design at CBT Architects.
This event is at the Boston Harbor Hotel (70 Rowes Wharf) starting at 7:30 am. Click here for tickets and more info. |
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Latte Art Throwdown at
George Howell Coffee on Jan. 19th
George Howell Coffee (505 Washington St.) is hosting a Latte Art Throwdown on Thursday, Jan. 19th.
Signups begin at 7 pm and the first pour is at 8 pm. There is a $10 buy-in fee for competitors. Prizes include cash, a George Howell Coffee swag bag, Brewista scales, a Frieling French Press and more. |
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Strategy Group for Job Searching
After Dark at JVS CareerSolution
Starts Jan. 19th
JVS CareerSolution (75 Federal St. 3rd Floor) is hosting a 4-week evening strategy group on Job Searching After Dark that starts Thursday, Jan. 19th.
This interactive group is designed for established professionals looking for a change or recent grads looking for guidance. Sessions will go beyond the information you can find from Google and help you kick start your personal branding, negotiating and networking.
Every session will allow time for networking, goal setting, and accountability check-ins, as well as a featured presentation on topics including LinkedIn, beating the resume robots, knowing your worth and networking.
The $150 fee covers all four sessions and will be due at the beginning of the first meeting by credit/debit card or check.Click here to register and for more info.
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ArtsEmerson Black Box Sounds Presenting
6 Concerts in 3 Weekends at
Paramount Center
ArtsEmerson's Black Box Sounds is offering six concerts of local Boston musicians during three weekends at the Paramount Center (559 Washington St.). The series starts on Friday, Jan. 20th. Visit artsemerson.org for info on all the concerts.
On Friday, Jan. 20th, The Lights Out; Gene Dante & The Future Starlets; Zip Tie Handcuffs; and The Sun Lions, are all scheduled to perform. Click here for more info and to purchase advance tickets at $8, which can also be purchased for $10 at the door.
On Saturday, Jan. 21st, Haybaby; Creaturos; Mini Dresses; and Jack (above), are scheduled to perform. Click here for more info and to purchase advance tickets for $8, which can be purchased for $10 at the door. |
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King's Chapel Concert Series:
The Composer's Lab on Jan. 22nd
The King's Chapel Concert Series continues on Sunday, Jan. 22nd with The Composer's Lab.
The King's Chapel choir, conducted by Heinrich Christensen, will present new works by living composers, including some local Boston favorites.
Doors open at 4:30 pm and the concert starts at 5 pm. Validated discount parking is available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the chapel. Click here to purchase advance $10 tickets for students/seniors, $15 for general admission. Tickets $15/$20 at the door.
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Seminar on Hollywood Musicals Starts Jan. 22nd at Paramount Center
An 8-session lecture series about Hollywood Musicals led by David Maister is starting Jan. 22nd at Emerson College's Paramount Center (559 Washington St.).
The series will present videos of songs and dances from Hollywood's golden age of musicals (1927 to 1959), with interesting facts about the performers, cast and crew.
In between classes, each and every day, Maister will send an email with another movie song and dance performance.
The eight sessions will be on Jan. 22nd and 29th, Feb. 12th and 19th, March 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th. The cost of the seminar is
$30 total. Click
here for more info and to register.
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Celebrate Irish International
Immigrant Center's New Location at
Open House on Jan. 25th
The Irish International Immigrant Center recently moved to One State Street and will be celebrating their move with an open house on Wednesday, Jan. 25th.
Come join IIIC staff, volunteers and board members, as they celebrate the opening of their new center. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP by Jan. 23rd to Mary Kerr at mkerr@iiicenter.org or 617-695-1554. This event is from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
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An Evening with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Yusef Komunyakaa at
Modern Theatre on Jan. 26th
Enjoy an evening of poetry with Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa at the Modern Theatre (525 Washington St.) on Thursday, Jan. 26th.
Toi Derricotte describeed Komunyakaa in the Kenyon Review: "He takes on the most complex moral issues, the most harrowing ugly subjects of our American life. His voice, whether it embodies the specific experiences of a black man, a soldier in Vietnam, or a child in Bogalusa, Louisiana, is universal. It shows us in ever deeper ways what it is to be human."
This event is sponsored by the Suffolk University English Department and the Creative Writing Program. This event is free and open to the public. Click here to reserve your seat. The event is from 7 to 9 pm.
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'Something Rotten!' at
Boston Opera House Through Jan. 29th
See the Broadway hit "Something Rotten!" which is being performed at the Boston Opera House through Jan. 29th.
The musical is set in the 1590s and tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write their own hit play while the "rock star" Shakespeare keeps producing hit after hit.
Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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Ice Skating Path and More at Winter Wonderland on
City Hall Plaza
The first-ever Boston Winter wonderland has been a great success on City Hall Plaza and while the holiday market has ended, the ice skating path and urban lodge are in operation through February.
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Photo by Craig F. Walker for
The Boston Globe
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The ice skating path loops around a main stage and marquee Boston sign. There are ice skating lessons at select time and dates, Saturday skating with cartoon characters and a rock 'n skate on Friday nights. Skates are available for rent and you can also bring your own skates. Click here for hours of operation, prices and more info about the skating path.
Some of the other special attractions include the Urban Lodge and some food chalets.
Click here for more info about Boston Winter.
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A Great Holiday Tradition:
Freedom Trail Historic Holiday Strolls
The Freedom Trail Foundation's Historic Holiday Strolls, one of Downtown's best holiday traditions, is being offered through January.
These merry 90-minute tours are led by Dickensian costumed guides leaving from Faneuil Hall Thursdays through Sundays at 3:30 pm. The stroll includes a tour of holiday lights and Christmas trees along the Freedom Trail, and a visit to the Omni Parker House for signature refreshments and its world-famous Boston Cream Pie.
Guests receive discounts off museum store purchases at several Freedom Trail sites. Tickets are $29 for adults and $19 for children and reservations are required 24 hours in advance. For reservations and more info please call 617-357-8300. |
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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 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 all day or night
-- they'll even tote an umbrella if it's raining or snowing! Please call 617-261-0066 to arrange an escort or for other BID ambassador services. 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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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 2016 BID Report to learn about 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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Old Navy Opening in
Millennium Tower on Jan. 18th
A two-story Old Navy store is scheduled to open on Wednesday, Jan. 18th inside of Millennium Tower.
With Old Navy's opening, all commercial spots in Millennium Tower, and in the attached Burnham Building, are now occupied. First came Roche Bros. in April 2015, then Primark opened in September 2015, and recently a Caffe Nero opened at the corner of Hawley and Summer streets. Primark is also working on expanding their store into the floors above Old Navy in Millennium Tower. |
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'NO ONE' Exhibit Now Open at
Emerson Urban Arts: Media Art Gallery
Emerson College's Urban Arts Media Gallery is hosting its second exhibit, "NO ONE," at 25 Avery St. after opening last year. The exhibit "explores the current generation's desire to construct new and diverse identities that defy the rigidity of social, cultural and situational uniformity."
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"NO ONE" is curated by Emerson College undergraduate students as part of the What Is Contemporary Art? Visual and Media Arts course. Students in the class visited local artists' studios at the Boston University School of Fine Arts, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and the School of Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. The Emerson students selected 11 artists for the exhibition.
"Curating an exhibition gives students an opportunity to understand what makes their generation unique through the eyes of their contemporaries in the visual arts," said
Joseph Ketner, the Lois and Henry Foster Chair in Contemporary Art Theory and Practice and curator-in-residence, who teaches the Visual and Media Arts class at Emerson College.
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The gallery is free and open to the public, and the exhibit will show through Feb. 18th. The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 2 to 7 pm.
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Celebrating 100th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy's Birthday:
Share Your
Downtown Boston Memories of JFK
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline on May 29th, 1917, and there will be numerous events in the Boston area to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birthday. The Kennedy family and JFK have many connections to downtown Boston. JFK proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, and Locke-Ober (now Yvonne's) was one of his favorite restaurants.
The BID is also asking you to share your memories and experiences of JFK in downtown Boston. Maybe you saw him at the Marliave, or he came into your store or you shook his hand at a rally. Click here to share your stories of JFK for a celebratory project being made by the BID.
The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum is hosting events all year-long in celebration of JFK's 100th birthday, including a centennial exhibit opening in May at the museum. Click here for more info about the museum's centennial events. |
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DigitasLBI, Publicis.Sapient Creating Joint HQ in Congress Square
Congress Square, currently under development at Devonshire, Congress and Water streets, is going to have some big name tenants when it opens. Advertising giants DigitasLBI and Publicis.Sapient are establishing a joint headquarters at the location.
Related Beal President Kimberly Sherman Stamler confirmed the joint HQ at Colliers International annual market seminar on Jan. 12th, according to the Boston Business Journal. Related Beal Construction and Consigli Construction are currently developing Congress Square at 40 Water St. The project is expected to be completed early next year.
DigitasLBi and Publicis.Sapient will lease 217,000 sq. ft. Digitas is currently located at 33 Arch St. and Sapient is on Dartmouth Street in Back Bay. Both companies are
owned by French advertising conglomerate Publicis Groupe.
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Public Comment Period
Extended Through Jan. 20th for
Winthrop Square Tower Proposal
The public comment period for the Winthrop Square Tower proposal has been extended through Jan. 20th. Comments can be submitted through the Boston Planning & Development Agency's website by clicking here.
The proposed development at 115 Winthrop Square by Millennium Partners is for a tower up to 775 feet tall. The tower would include residential units, retail space, restaurants and commercial space.
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Shoveling, Parking and More:
What to
Know About Winter in Boston
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 a 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!
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Hyatt Regency Boston Now Offering Wednesday Morning Yoga Classes
The Hyatt Regency Boston (One Avenue de Lafayette) is now offering yoga classes every Wednesday morning at 6:15 am.
The hour-long Vinyasa Flow class will be led by Ali Singer, and it's for people of all levels of yoga. This is a drop-in class for $15. Your first class is free, and all classes are free for hotel guests.
You do not need to bring your own yoga mat. There is access to a changing room. Please check-in at the front desk. |
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PABU Boston Now Serving Lunch
PABU Boston (3 Franklin St.) is now offering lunch Monday through Friday with a special lunch menu, which is available by clicking here.
Whether you're looking for a place for a business meeting or a nice leisurely lunch with friends, check out PABU's 0-proof libations (no alcohol), small and large plate options and delicious sushi. You can make a reservation by clicking here or call 857-327-7228. Lunch is available 11:30 am to 2 pm.
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Metro Meeting Centers Offering $20 Off
Per Person, Full-Day Package for
January and February
Metro Meeting Centers (101 Federal St. 4th Floor) is offering special rates to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
If you hold a meeting at Metro in January or February, you will receive $20 off the per person, full-day meeting package price. This package includes one primary meeting room, an LCD projector, projection screen, two flip charts, continental breakfast, buffet luncheon, afternoon break and unlimited beverages. Please call the sales office at 617-737-1200 for details. |
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Salon Euphoria Offering $150 Off
Brazilian Blowout Treatment and More
Salon Euphoria (333 Washington St., Suite 221) is offering $150 off Brazilian blowout treatments, which are regularly $300. The salon is also offering $10 off Brazilian blowout split end treatments or Brazilian blowout semi-permanent condition treatments, as well as $50 off full foil highlights with a haircut and blow dry.
Brazilian blowout treatments are customizable smoothing treatments that improve hair condition by creating a protective layer around the hair shafts to eliminate frizz and smooth the cuticle. Call 617-742-7951 to book an appointment or click here for the salon's website. |
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Join Women's Fitness of Boston for
Free in January
Women's Fitness of Boston (27 School St.) is a female-only gym that has a nutrition center, fitness equipment, classes, personal training and it is free to join in January.
There is currently an offer to join for free in January so you will save $59.99 on not having to pay an enrollment fee. Click
here
for more info or call
617-227-1221.
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Panorama Offering 25% Advertising Discount to BID Members
Panorama, a Boston guide magazine, is offering an exclusive marketing rate to BID members -- 25% off regular advertising prices.
Panorama is in 119 hotels and 52 additional locations, including visitor and information centers, condo residences and more. Panorama's monthly readership is 375,000, is published bi-weekly and includes a multilingual section in Chinese, Japanese, French and Spanish.
The ad includes editorial listings in all issues, inclusion on Panorama's website and social media coverage. Contact Jackie Firestone at 857-366-8125 or jackie@newventureboston.com or Andrea Renaud at 857-366-8117 or andrea@newventureboston.com. |
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New Sandwiches at
Marliave's Espresso Bar
Marliave's Espreso Bar (51 Province St.) has a new sandwich press and is offering several new sandwiches.
All of the sandwiches are $6 and they can be made pressed or non-pressed. There are five new sandwiches: Jambon-Beurre (ham, Gruyere, butter); Pomodoro (tomato, fresh mozzarella, basil); Muffaletta (mortadella, salami, mozzarella, ham, provolone, giardiniera); Tonno (olive oil cured tuna, capers, olive oil, touch of aioli, Gruyere, tomato); and Formaggio (it's a grilled cheese with mozzarella, fontina, Gruyere, cheddar). All sandwiches are available starting at 11 am. The Espresso Bar closes at 4 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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