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March 6,
2017
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Featured Stories
In The News
This Week's Featured Event
Arts, Entertainment & Events
Meetings & Notices
Announcements
BID Services & Links
Deals & Promos
Construction & Utility Work Updates
City of Boston Services
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This Week's Featured Event
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Regina Spektor Performing at
Orpheum Theatre March 8th
Musician Regina Spektor will perform live at the Orpheum Theatre on Wednesday, March 8th. The show begins at 8 pm. Click here to purchase tickets.
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Arts, Entertainment & Events
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Learn About the Art of Translating and Boston's Journalism Trail
at the
Boston Athenaeum
The Boston Athenaeum (10 1/2 Beacon St.) is hosting several events that are open to members and non-members.
"The Art and Craft of Translation" will feature Ann Goldstein, a translator of numerous authors on Wednesday, March 8th from 6 to 7 pm. She will speak about the art and craft of translation using examples of her work. This event costs members $15 and non-members $30. Click here to register for this event.
"Boston's Journalism Trail" with Manny Paraschos will be on Monday, March 13th from 6 to 7 pm. He will discuss significant Boston journalism "firsts." This event is free to members and $15 for non-members. Click here to register for this event.
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12th Annual Massachusetts Finals of Poetry Out Loud at
Old South Meeting House March 12th
Experience the power of poetry! Come celebrate America's literary heritage and support talented high school students as they compete in the 12th Annual Massachusetts State Finals of Poetry Out Loud. This is a national poetry recitation contest. The finals are being held at the Old South Meeting House (310 Washington St.) on Sunday, March 12th at 9:30 am.
This event is being presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, in partnership with the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Huntington Theatre Company at Old South Meeting House. This event is free and open to the public. |
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'Trumbo
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at
Emerson's
Bright Lights Series;
Screenings Feature Post-Film Talks
Emerson College's Bright Light Series continues with "Trumbo" on Tuesday, March 14th. Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter in 1947 until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. The screening will be preceded by "1954" by Tom Kingdom, which is about the effects of the anti-communist witch-hunt that occurred in the 1950s and how it impacted a child and his family. A discussion with VMA faculty member Tom Kingdom will follow the screening.
Post-film discussions with special guest filmmakers, faculty and alumni will follow all screenings.
All screenings are free and open to the public and begin at 7 pm. Screenings take place in the Bright Family Screening Room (Paramount Center, 559 Washington St.). Seating is first-come, first-served. Tickets will be available, one per person, starting at 5 pm at the Paramount Center box office on the day of the show. Click here for more info about the Bright Light Series.
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The Boston Flower & Garden Show Preview Party in Partnership with
The Genesis Foundation for Children
The Boston Flower & Garden Show Preview Party is Tuesday, March 21st in partnership with The Genesis Foundation for Children (60 Temple Place).
The evening will include an exclusive first look at the beautiful garden displays and exhibits at the show. There will be hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine and live musical entertainment provided by Mix 104.1.
Tickets for the preview party are $125, which includes a ticket to the garden show (March 22nd to 26th). Young professional tickets (35 and under) are $95 each. Click here for more info and to purchase tickets. The party starts at 6:30 pm.
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Interactive Digital Art Installation by Camille Utterback at
Emerson College's Urban Arts Gallery
A new interactive digital art installation, Entangled, which tracks viewers' movements to create abstract and evolving painting-like projections on a screen, is at the Emerson Urban Arts: Media Art Gallery (25 Avery St.).
Entangled is a creation by international artist Camille Utterback. The art will be displayed on a 10x15 foot screen. The installation will run concurrently with Cybernetic Serendipity, an exhibition documenting what many consider to be the first digital media art exhibition, curated by Jasia Reichardt at the ICA in London in 1968.
Entrance to the gallery is
free and is open
Wednesday through Saturday 2 to 7 pm. The exhibit will be up through April 22nd.
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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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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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Dine Out Boston:
Make Your Reservations Today
Dine Out Boston, formerly known as Restaurant Week Boston, happens twice a year, and will take place from March 5th through March 10th and March 12th through March 17th. Participating restaurants around Greater Boston are offering prix fixe menus for lunch and dinner at different price options. Click here for more info and participating restaurants.
The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau and American Express are the organizers of Dine Out Boston. Below are the restaurants in downtown Boston that are participating.
Artisan Bistro (10 Avery St.) is offering dinner for $25 and dinner for $38. Click here for the lunch menu and click here for the dinner menu. Click here to make a reservation or call 617-574-7178.
Avenue One (1 Avenue de Lafayette, inside Hyatt Regency Boston) is offering lunch for $20 or dinner for $33. Click here for the lunch menu and click here for the dinner menu. Click here to make a reservation or call 617-422-5579.
Blu Restaurant (4 Avery St.) is offering lunch for $25 and dinner for $38. Click here for the lunch menu and click here for the dinner menu. Click here to make a reservation or call 617-375-8550.
Central Bistro (34 Summer St., 2nd Floor) is offering lunch for $20 and dinner for $38. Click here for the lunch menu and click here for the dinner menu. Click here to make a reservation or call 617-737-1777.
The Marliave (10 Bosworth St.) is offering dinner for $38. Click here for the menu. Click here to make a reservation or call 617-422-0004.
The Merchant (60 Franklin St.) is offering dinner for $33. Click here to make a reservation or call 617-482-6060.
The Oceanaire Seafood Room (40 Court St.) is offering lunch for $25 and dinner for $38. Click here to make a reservation or call 617-742-2277.
Parker's (60 School St.) is offering lunch for $25 and dinner for $38. Click here for the lunch menu and click here for the dinner menu. Call 617-725-1600 to make a reservation.
RUKA (505 Washington St.) is offering lunch for $20. Click here for the menu. Call 617- 266-0102 to make a reservation.
Ruth's Chris Steak House (45 School St.) is offering lunch for $25 and dinner for $38. Click here for the lunch menu and click here for the dinner menu. Click here to make a reservation or call 617-742-8401.
Serafina Boston (10 High St.) is offering dinner for $38. Click here to see dinner menus for both weeks. Click here to make a reservation or call 617-426-1234. |
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General Assembly Boston Will Teach You Today's In-Demand Skills
General Assembly Boston (125 Summer St., 13th Floor) specializes in providing an education focused on today's most-in-demand skills. There are classes on coding, UX & design, website development and more. GA is a great resource for people looking to change careers or gain more career-based skills.
GA Assembly is an international company and all instructors work at local companies. There are three types of classes: immersive 10- or 12-week classes that are 9 am to 5 pm on weekdays, part-time two nights a week for two or three hours, and single-day classes on Saturdays.
Along with class instruction students get to engage in mock job interviews, collaborate with local employers, network with GA alums and enjoy GA's Boston-themed campus.
GA Boston also hosts free events and workshops on topics such as digital marketing, when bad press affects a good cause, making good ideas into actions and more.
Individuals looking to take classes at GA must apply as they would to a college. Click here for more information about General Assembly, classes, workshops, events and the application process.
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Millennium Tower Residents
Donate $25M to BMC to Fund
Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine
John and Eilene Grayken, who own the penthouse in Millennium Tower, are donating $25 million to the Boston Medical Center to fund a center that will combat opioid addiction.
The Graykens usually do charitable giving anonymously, but wanted to let the public know about their donation "to destigmatize addiction and encourage others to follow their lead," reported The Boston Globe.
"This is a disease that doesn't respect gender, class, social status, or money. It can literally be anybody susceptible to this," said Eilene Grayken to the Globe. "There are a lot of high-profile, wealthy people who have the means to help, and I wanted to encourage people in that bracket to come forward."
The Boston Medical Center will create the Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine, and it is expected to "elevate the facility into a premier clearinghouse for drug research, treatment, training, and prevention." |
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Downtown Boston Residents'
Association Meeting March 13th
The Downtown Boston Residents' Association will meet on Monday, March 13th at Suffolk University's Modern Theatre.
The owners of the Beehive (South End) and Beat Brasserie (Harvard Square) restaurants will be presenting their proposal for a new food, beverage and social concept on the ground floor of the Lafayette City Center (Washington Street and Avenue de Lafayette). This meeting is open to the public and will start at 7 pm. |
Please Help with Suffolk University Department of Marketing Survey Project About Catering Services Marketplace
Are you involved in selecting caterers for your office meetings or events? If so, please take a few moments to participate in a short online survey for a Suffolk University Department of Marketing class.
The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete. In return for your time, you may enter a drawing to win a gift card for $100 in catering services. This project, to research the catering services marketplace in the Financial District of Boston, is part of a class, MKT 220 Business Research Methods, in the Sawyer Business School at Suffolk University. For more information, contact Professor Pelin Bicen at pbicen@suffolk.edu.
Please click here to access the survey. If the survey does not open, copy the link and paste it into a new browser window.
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Sponsorship Opportunities Available for
FriendshipWorks'
2nd Annual Walk-a-Thon
FriendshipWorks (105 Chauncy St.) is hosting its 2nd Annual Walk-a-Thon on May 21st and is offering sponsorship opportunities for the event.
The walk-a-thon will raise awareness of the power of friendship in ending elder isolation and will raise critical funds to support FriendshipWorks' programs. These programs aim to reduce isolation and provide friendly support and assistance to elders in the Greater Boston area, such as one-on-one friendly visits, medical escorts and pet visits. Click here for more information about the walk-a-thon, and click here for more information about sponsorship opportunities. |
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The Taste of Iceland is Returning to
The Merchant from March 17th - 20th
The Merchant (60 Franklin St.) is hosting the Taste of Iceland for four nights, with a special menu from March 17th through March 20th.
Along with its regular menu, The Merchant is offering a 4-course special menu using authentic Icelandic ingredients imported specifically for the menu. The menu includes a lightly smoked sea trout, a char-grilled filet of free range Icelandic lamb and more. There will also be special Icelandic cocktails. Click
here for the special menu.
The Taste of Iceland Festival encompasses cuisine, music, films, literature and art in Boston from March 16th through March 20th. Click here for more info about the festival.
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Percentage of Ticket Sales for
'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' Being Donated to Genesis Foundation
The Genesis Foundation for Children (60 Temple Place) has teamed up with Broadway in Boston so that a percentage of ticket sales for the upcoming show "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" will be donated to the non-profit.
The Tony Award-winning show opens at the Boston Opera House on March 7th. Click here to purchase tickets and use the code: Genesis, and $20 of each ticket will go to The Genesis Foundation.
"The mission of The Genesis Foundation for Children is to provide funding for the diagnosis and compassionate, coordinated care of children born with physical, intellectual, and genetic disorders, and to aid them in achieving their full potential," according to its website.
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Downtown Boston BID Weekly News Update
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