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May 8,
2017
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Featured Stories
In The News
This Week's Featured Event
Arts, Entertainment & Events
Meetings & Notices
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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'How To Be a Rock Critic' Opening at Paramount Center May 11th
ArtsEmerson is presenting "How To Be a Rock Critic" at the Paramount Center starting Thursday, May 11th.
Based upon the writing of Lester Bangs, the play is "part Gonzo rock performance, part mental breakdown - all thrillingly theatrical." The play looks into Bangs' "wild, all-night typewriter sessions." He popularized terms like "heavy metal" and "punk rock" and died of an overdose at the young age of 33.
Click here for more info, showtimes and tickets. The show runs through May 21st. |
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Arts, Entertainment & Events
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Branchfood Hosting Discussion on Innovation and the Future of Food Allergies May 11th
At the event will be
food
industry researchers, advisers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and time to check out the latest products and technologies. Click here to purchase tickets and RSVP.
This event is from 6 to 8 pm.
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Irish International Immigrant Center Summer Creative Writing Series Starts May 12th
The Irish International Immigrant Center (One State St., 11th Floor) is offering a Creative Writing Series with classes meeting bi-weekly starting Friday, May 12th.
IIIC's Education Services is partnering with Shuchi Saraswat and each session will be a different topic focusing on creative writing. All levels of English proficiency and writing experience are welcome.
Classes will be on May 12th and 26th, June 9th and 23rd, July 7th and 21st, August 4th and 18th. Classes will be from 10:30 am to noon. Classes are free. Contact Erin Chubb at [email protected] or 617-542-7654 x.36 for more info or to register. |
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7 Days a Week:
Live Music at The Steps on Franklin St.
There will be live music at The Steps on Franklin Street above the MBTA's Downtown Crossing Station by Millennium Tower every day through the spring and summer.
Here are some of the scheduled performances for the following week:
Honeysuckle on Tue., May 9th, 4:30-6:30 pm
Samuel Batista on Wed., May 10th, 4:30-6:30 pm
Sumner & Moss Country Band on Thu., May 11th,
noon-2 pm and 4:30-6:30 pm
Code 51
on Fri., May 12th, noon-2 pm
Elif Cakmut Group, pictured, on Sat., May 13th, noon-2 pm
Riverside Theatre Works' Youth Showcase on Sat., May 13th, 4:30-6:30 pm
Lance Martin Band on Sun., May 14th, noon-2 pm
The Opera Guy and Friends on Sun., May 14th,
4:30-6:30 pm
Joe Weinberg on Mon., May 15th, noon-2 pm
DD Martin Trio on Mon., May 15th, noon-2pm
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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.) is back! Solo artists will be performing on Mondays and Thursdays from noon to 2 pm.
Holly McGarry will perform Thursday, May 11th, and Rachel Sumner, pictured, will perform Monday, May 15th.
Seating is provided, so bring your lunch and have a seat to enjoy the free entertainment. |
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Boston Fashion Week's Open Runway at The Steps May 18th
Using the same premise as an open mic night for singers or comedians, Boston Fashion Week's Open Runway will showcase local fashion designers' works in a public show in the middle of Downtown Boston. This event is on Thursday, May 18th at noon at The Steps by Millennium Tower on Franklin Street.
Fashion designers at every stage of their careers, including students, are participating in this open air fashion show.
Jay Calderin, founder and executive director of Boston Fashion Week, will serve as host, and be joined by Denise Korn of Youth Design, Malia Lazu of Epicenter Community and Terri Mahn of thestylistcloset.
This event is in conjunction with the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District. Click here if you're interested in participating in the event. There is no fee to participate and this is a free event to attend. The rain date is Friday, May 19th.
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FriendshipWorks' Walk-a-Thon
Fundraiser May 21st
FriendshipWorks' (105 Chauncy St.) is hosting its annual walk-a-thon fundraiser,
FriendshipWalks, on
Sunday, May 21st. FriendshipWorks is a non-profit organization that works to decrease social isolation in elders.
This year the walk will be in the afternoon, and the party will be outdoors (weather permitting) to allow FriendshipWorks' dogs and their owners to be part of the celebration. There are two starting points for the walk: one at 105 Chauncy St. for a 6.1-mile walk, and one from 135 South Huntington Ave. for a 3.7-mile walk.
Please join the walk and/or donate to keep FriendshipWorks' programs going. Click here for more info, to donate or register to walk. The walk will start at 1 pm.
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Boston Ballet's 'Robbins/The Concert' at Boston Opera House Thru May 27th
The Boston Ballet's "Robbins/The Concert" is at the Boston Opera House through May 27th.
"Experience the perfect unity of dance and music in this program of works by Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, and Jorma Elo," says the Boston Ballet's website. The music of Frédéric Chopin, Igor Stravinsky and J.S. Bach is featured.
Click here for tickets and showtimes. |
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Boston Ballet's 'The Sleeping Beauty' at Boston Opera House
Thru May 27th
The Boston Ballet's "The Sleeping Beauty" is at the Boston Opera House through May 27th.
The ballet is the classic tale of a princess who is stuck in a century-long slumber and she can only be awoken by her true love's kiss.
Click here for tickets and showtimes. |
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Downtown Boston
Bands and
Singers Strolling Streets
The Downtown Boston BID's spring entertainment season kicked off May 1st 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
4:30 to 6:30 pm
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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 4:30 to 6:30 pm.
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'Aviary' Exhibit at
Lafayette City Center Passageway
The free art exhibit, "Aviary," is at the Lafayette City Center Passageway and compels passersby to stop, look at the imagery, and not just fly through the hallway.
The
Lafayette City Center Passageway connects Avenue de Lafayette to Macy's
and is
open daily to the public from 10 am to 6 pm
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The exhibit is part of the ongoing photography series at the Passageway by the Griffin Museum of Photography. This exhibit is supported by the
Abbey Group,
Lafayette City Center and the
Downtown Boston Business Improvement District.
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Freedom Trail Foundation Tour Schedule Expands for Spring Season
The Freedom Trail Foundation's 18th-century costumed guides will be out on the trail in full force this spring, offering more opportunities to bring history to life.
Walk Into History Tours are daily at 11 am, noon, 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm, leaving from the Boston Common Visitor Information Center. Tours also depart from the ArtsBoston Booth at Faneuil Hall including Walk Into History Tours daily at 10:30 am, and North End Tours daily at 1:30 pm.
Walk Into History
T
ours are 90-minute walking tours featuring tales of high treason, mob agitations, revolutionary actions, and partisan fights, walking to 11 of Boston's historic Freedom Trail sites to and from Boston Common and Faneuil Hall.
Freedom Trail Foundation walking tours are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors/students, and $8 for children. Tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Information Center on Boston Common, other area locations and online by clicking here.
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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 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 [email protected].
- 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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ArtsEmerson Announces 2017-2018 Season: A Mind-Blowing Circus, Voices of the Arab Spring, Musicals, Plays and More
ArtsEmerson announced its 2017-2018 season and it is chock full of performances for everyone of all ages and interests. Tickets are also now available for purchase.
The new season kicks off Sept. 6th with The 7 Fingers circus troupe, which returns to the US for the debut of their new show "Reversible." The performance spotlights "the poetry of the human form, linking every ending to a new beginning, and showing that our past is always present."
Later in September is Geoff Sobelle's "HOME," which "is a house party of the greatest proportion, allowing everyone who ever lived there to transcend time and to share space."
Other shows include Sulayman Al-Bassam's return to ArtsEmerson with "In the Eruptive Mode," which includes "six monologues of ordinary citizens -- all women -- caught in the violence and chaos of the Arab Spring."
Click
here for more info about these shows, the rest of ArtsEmerson's 2017-2018 season, tickets and more.
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After 49 Years, Ron Chevalier Retires From Being Building Engineer of 30 Federal St.
Friends, family and tenants of 30 Federal St., came together on May 3rd to celebrate Ron Chevalier, who's been the building's engineer since 1968.
"I've never been here when Ronnie's not been here," said Katharine Manning, financial consultant for Charles Schwab, a 13-year tenant of the building. "I'm always cold and I'm always warm. I can call Ronnie and he'll fix it. He's part of my life at work. It's family."
Manning's sentiments were echoed by numerous current tenants and former tenants, some of who left the building more than a decade ago, but came back to show their appreciation of Chevalier.
Chevalier was given numerous gifts, as well as a cake during his retirement party. He said he was surprised invitations were sent out for the party by building owner Preotle, Lane & Associates, LTD.
While brimming with a smile from ear-to-ear, Chevalier said the job hasn't changed much since 1968. "It's about the same. Everyone's a charm. It's the people (I like). Always the people. They were always lovely."
As for advice, Chevalier said, "Don't put off what can be done today. Do it today or don't do it all."
Now retired, he said he will spend more time with his daughter, visit Maine and other things he hasn't had the time to do.
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Workout Wednesday Debuts at The Steps with Host Jon Malone
The Downtown Boston BID's latest series, Workout Wednesday, debuts on Wednesday, May 10th at The Steps at Millennium Tower on Franklin Street. Jon Malone, the founder of Vive, LLC., will be hosting this weekly series at noon offering varied workout options with downtown area businesses. All events are free and participating is encouraged!
Tai chi, boxing, yoga, cycling and more --- Malone will talk with experts in these health-conscious disciplines -- and to get the audience participating.
If you are a Downtown Boston health-based business interested in being a guest during Workout Wednesday please contact Mike Testa and [email protected] or Jon Malone at [email protected]. |
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BID Ambassadors Help Return
Students' Lost Backpacks
The Downtown Boston BID's Ambassadors perform a lot of tasks that go unseen and unheard about, and sometimes we are sent praise of their work.
They find and return lost wallets, paychecks, keys, cellphones, laptops, bags and more. They've even rescued a runaway dog that got away from a dogwalker!
Recently, Ambassadors helped a few Peabody Public School students be reunited with their backpacks, and we wanted to share a thank you letter we received. You're welcome to email us at [email protected], too.
"Thank you for being great role models for our kids regarding honor, integrity and character (not to mention kindness) with the return of our students' backpacks, cameras and cash. As superintendent of schools I cannot thank you enough for living what we teach. Again, on behalf of the Peabody School Committee, its chair Mayor Ted Bettencourt, and myself, thank you," emailed Herbert W. Levine, Ph.D, superintendent of Peabody Public Schools. |
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Tonight: Downtown Boston
Residents'
Association Meeting May 8th
The Downtown Boston Residents' Association will hold its next meeting tonight (Monday, May 8th) at 7 pm at the Modern Theatre. This meeting is open to the public.
BID President & CEO Rosemarie Sansone will speak.
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Employment Opportunity:
Arts Market Associate
The Downtown Boston BID is seeking an Arts Market Associate with strong operational and organizational skills for contract work from May 15th thru Sept 29th.
The Arts Market Associate will provide support to BID staff and manage the two-day-a-week Downtown Boston Arts & Crafts Market on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 6:30 pm. The position reports to the Project Manager and the Chief Financial Officer.
Click here for a full job description.
This is an hourly wage/contract job.
Please email resume with cover letter to:
[email protected].
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Signup for Free Downtown Boston BID Lunchtime Baggo League
The Downtown Boston BID's Lunchtime Baggo League is kicking off a new season and it is free to participate. The league will be at the 125 Summer Street Plaza on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and games only take about 30 minutes.
Please email
Mike Testa at
[email protected] to sign up to play or if you have questions. All participants will receives prizes.
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St. Anthony Shrine & Ministry Center Brown Bag Lunch Retreat for Grieving Parents
May 11th
St. Anthony Shrine's Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents will offer a Brown Bag Lunch Retreat on Thursday, May 11th. Fr. Tom Hartle will present his message of comfort, "Death is only the first day of the week...it is a doorway, not a curse."
All grieving parents whose children of any age have died by any cause, no matter how long ago, are welcome.
Please bring your lunch and beverages will be provided. This is a free event. Please call 617-542-8057 for more info. This will be held from noon to 1 pm at the Shrine (100 Arch St.). |
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Irish International Immigrant Center Offers ESOL/Citizenship Classes
The Irish International Immigrant Center (One State St., 8th Floor) offers ESOL/Citizenship Classes throughout the year.
The classes are 10 weeks long and open to all lawful permanent residents with any level of English proficiency. The course will help improve English skills, and will also provide assistance regarding the N-400 application and interview. The class will prepare individuals for the Naturalization Exam.
Classes are from 9:30 am to noon on Monday and Wednesday or 6 to 8:30 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. For more information or to register please contact Bonnie Greenwood at [email protected] or call 617-542-7654 ext. 36. |
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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 debuted recently outside of Walgreens on Washington Street and is already 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 [email protected] 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 expanding the Downtown Boston Arts & Crafts Market program for 2017, and is seeking vendors to sell their products. The market will be at Readers Park by the Irish Famine Memorial at the corner of Washington and School streets. The market will operate on Wednesdays and Fridays from May 15th 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 [email protected] with questions. |
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Artisan Bistro Participating in Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer and Offering
Mother's Day Brunch Buffet
Artisan Bistro at The Ritz-Carlton, Boston (10 Avery St.) is offering a Mother's Day brunch buffet and also donating 100% of the sales of one particular dessert to support Bakes for Breast Cancer.
From May 8th through May 14th, Artisan Bistro will donate 100% of the sales of the Petit French Macaron Entremet to support the nonprofit breast cancer organization Bakes for Breast Cancer.
The restaurants is also offering a Mother's Day Brunch Buffet from 11 am to 3 pm on Sunday, May 14th. The buffet includes a selection of locally sourced dishes and carving station, a selection of mimosas and Bloody Mary special. There will also be a limited a la carte brunch menu offered from 3 to 5 pm. Click here for the brunch buffet menu and click here for the a la carte brunch menu. Call 617-574-7184 for more info or to make a reservation. |
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Make Your Reservations for
Avenue One's Mother's Day Brunch
Avenue One (inside Hyatt Regency Boston at 2 Avenue de Lafayette) is offering a special Mother's Day Brunch.
The menu includes freshly baked pastries, fresh fruit, personalized omelets, a seafood and raw bar, a soup station, a chef's carving station, dessert and more. Seating will be offered from 11 am to 2:30 pm. The cost is $55 per adult and $25 per child 13 and younger. Click here for the full menu. Click here or call 617-422-5454 to make a reservation. |
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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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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 [email protected].
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Downtown Boston BID Weekly News Update
For questions and comments, please contact David Ertischek, newsletter editor, at:
[email protected]
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