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Win 2 tickets to GiltCity Boston

Posted on September 4, 2014 | Leave a comment

Gilt City ShoppersGilt City Warehouse Sale is coming back to Boston the weekend of September 12-13th and I’ve been given the opportunity to offer two complimentary passes on Saturday, September 13th at Space 57 at The Revere Hotel (200 Stuart Street).

Get 2 Free Tickets to GiltCity Boston Warehouse Sale

If you’d like to get two free tickets to Boston’s GiltCity Warehouse Sale on Saturday, September 13th Tweet @BosGuy and @GiltCityBoston.  For example:

Hey @BosGuy I want those two FREE tickets to the @GiltCityBoston warehouse sale on 9/13!

Every Tweet you send between 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM today (Thursday, September 4) will  enter you in a drawing to get the two free tickets.  The more you Tweet – the better chance you have of winning.

Sergio will draw the winning Tweet at the end of the day, and I will announce the winner on Twitter and my blog.

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Free stuff in Boston later this week

Posted on September 1, 2014 | Leave a comment

Every week there are free activities that are great for dates or just going out on your own.  Break your routine and take advantage of what Boston has to offer.  Here are a few fun activities that will fit any budget and offer you an opportunity to get out and see something new.

MFA Art of the Americas wing opensEvery Wednesday, starting at 4PM Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) is free.  BoA card holders also have free admission the first full weekend of every month.

Institute of Contemporary Art BostonEvery Thursday, Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) is free to the public after 5:00 PM.

The first Friday of each month is the South End First Fridays.  More than 60 participating artists open their studios for this monthly event at 450 Harrison Avenue.  Also check out one of my favorite galleries, Boston Sculptors Gallery, at 486 Harrison Avenue.

 

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Saint Anthony’s Feast this weekend

Posted on August 27, 2014 | 2 comments

The annual Saint Anthony’s Feast and festival in Boston’s  North End neighborhood is this weekend (August 29 – 31).Source: stanthonysfeast.com

The festival includes nearly 100 push cart vendors and amusements on Endicott Street.  The Feast honors Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Lucia, patron saint of the blind.

On Sunday at 12 PM the grand parade to honor Saint Anthony takes place.  You can check out the full schedule of events here.

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Boston Harbor Hotel presents West Side Story

Posted on August 25, 2014 | Leave a comment

west-side-storyThe Rowes Wharf Sea Grille at Boston Harbor Hotel has been showing  movies for free all summer on a large outdoor screen set up to the side of the large gazebo by the waterfront.  This Friday – the last movie of the summer – they will be showing, West Side Story. 

West Side Story
Starring:  Natalie Wood, Richard Beymar & Rita Moreno
Movie time: Sunset at 7:23PM

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Good Will Hunting on Friday in Fort Point Channel

Posted on August 21, 2014 | 1 comment

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin WilliamsGood Will Hunting, the 1997 breakout film for writers and actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck that also stars the late Robin Williams (who won an Oscar for his role as the caring Sean Maguire) will be showing for free outdoors Wormwood Park at A Street Park, Channel Center, not Wormwood Park as I initially mentioned in Boston’s Fort Point Channel neighborhood tomorrow (Friday, August 22nd) at 8PM. Should weather be an issue a rain date has been set for Tuesday, Aug 26th.

Free showing of Good Will Hunting, Friday, Aug-22 at 8PM

With summer wrapping up take advantage of these free outdoor movies. In a few months you’ll be missing summer something fierce and wishing you could enjoy an evening outside.  For more information follow @fortpointstage on Twitter or visit their website here.

 

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Roman Holiday in Cambridge Wed., August 20

Posted on August 19, 2014 | Leave a comment

EF Education, River and a MovieEF Education has brought back their River & A Movie series this year with free movies, lawn games and free kayak rides courtesy of Community Boating from 6:00 – 7:30 PM each Wednesday in August.

For adults, specials at Lingo Bar and Restaurant are available from 6:00 – 8:00 PM.  Limited parking is also available on a first come, first serve basis at One Education Street, Cambridge, MA.

Movie time is at 8:00 PM at DCR’s North Point Park.  More details on the Facebook page here.

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Free Friday Flicks: Frozen

Posted on August 18, 2014 | Leave a comment

This Friday, Free Friday Flicks, will be showing the final movie of the 2014 summer series, Frozen.  Show time starts at 6PM so don’t dally.

WHEN: Friday, August 1,  6:00 pm
WHERE:  DCR Hatch Memorial Shell

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Free Fun Fridays

Posted on August 14, 2014 | Leave a comment

Institute of Contemporary ArtThanks to the Highland Street Foundation summer program, Free Fun Fridays, several different museums and cultural venues are  free and open to the public each Friday.  Tomorrow, August 15th, seven more institutions will be open and free, including the Institute of Contemporary Art of Boston (I.C.A.).

All these venues are FREE this Friday, August 15

Thank you Highland Foundation for your continued, generous support of these institutions. I hope readers take advantage of these weekly treats and visit one or more of these venues this summer.

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Fisherman’s Feast starts today

Posted on August 14, 2014 | Leave a comment

The North End’s annual Fisherman’s Feast and street festival that starts evening and runs through this weekend.

The feast is a Catholic tribute to the Virgin Mary, originating in the ancient town of Sciacca in Sicily. The Grand Procession of the statue of La Madonna Del Soccorso Di Sciacca through the streets of the North End will start at 12:30 on Sunday. 

For a full calendar of events this weekend visit www.fishermansfeast.com.

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Stah gazing at Coit Observatory in Boston

Posted on August 12, 2014 | Leave a comment

Free stuff in BostonDo you like free? Are you looking for something different to do?  Did you know Coit Observatory gives you a chance to observe the night sky through telescopes and binoculars and see things you otherwise might not be able to see? Open nights are held most Wednesday evenings throughout the year, weather permitting starting at 8:30pm during the spring and summer and 7:30pm during the fall and winter. The program lasts about an hour.

More information here.

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Free Friday Flicks: Beetlejuice

Posted on August 11, 2014 | Leave a comment

This Friday, Free Friday Flicks, will be showing, Beetlejuice, in HD at the DCR Hatch Shell.  Show time starts at 6PM so don’t dally. This 1988 movie staring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin and Winona Ryder was a personal favorite back in the day.

WHEN: Friday, August 15,  6:00 pm
WHERE:  DCR Hatch Memorial Shell

 

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Raiders of the Lost Ark in Cambridge Wed., Aug 13

Posted on August 10, 2014 | Leave a comment

EF Education, River and a MovieEF Education has brought back their River & A Movie series this year with free movies, lawn games and free kayak rides courtesy of Community Boating from 6:00 – 7:30 PM each Wednesday in August.  For adults, specials at Lingo Bar and Restaurant are available from 6:00 – 8:00 PM.  Limited parking is also available on a first come, first serve basis at One Education Street, Cambridge, MA.

Movie time is at 8:00 PM at DCR’s North Point Park.  More details on the Facebook page here.

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Chinese Moon Festival on Sunday, August 10

Posted on August 9, 2014 | Leave a comment

Chinatown Moon FestivalTomorrow is Boston’s outdoor party in Chinatown to celebrate the end of the harvest season (A.K.A. The Chinese Moon Festival). All the fun will be centered by the Harrison / Beach Street stage, visitors  can watch dancing, musicians, and martial artists.  More information about Boston’s Chinese Moon Festival can be found here.

Fun fact: Did you know this festival takes place in early Autumn but in Boston we celebrate this a few weeks earlier in August because back in 1969 the city was funding cultural events that would take place in the summer; thus the Chinatown Moon Festival was born. Thanks to Boston Magazine for sharing this fun fact.

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Boston Harbor Hotel presents A Street Car Named Desire

Posted on August 4, 2014 | Leave a comment

Free movies at Rowes WharfThe Rowes Wharf Sea Grille at Boston Harbor Hotel has been showing  movies for free all summer on a large outdoor screen set up to the side of the large gazebo by the waterfront.

This Fridaythey will be showing, A Street Car Named Desire.

The movies are open to the public  but they are most comfortable watching from the patio of The Rowes Wharf Sea Grille.

A Street Car Named Desire
Starring:  Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando and Kim Hunter
Movie time: Sunset at 7:55PM

For the full calendar of free movies at Rowes Wharf link here.

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Princess Bride in Cambridge: Wed., August 6

Posted on August 3, 2014 | Leave a comment

Rob Reiner, River and a Movie, EF EducationEF Education is bringing back their River & A Movie series again with free movies, lawn games and free kayak rides courtesy of Community Boating from 6:00 – 7:30 PM each Wednesday in August.  For adults, specials at Lingo Bar and Restaurant are available from 6:00 – 8:00 PM.  Limited parking is also available on a first come, first serve basis at One Education Street, Cambridge, MA.

Movie time is at 8:00 PM at DCR’s North Point Park.  More details on the Facebook page here.

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