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Boston’s Big Month of Figure Skating
We are living through an exciting month of figure skating in Boston. Our very own Norwood-based Skating Club of Boston (SCB) is at the forefront of the 2026-27 season launch again this year. On August...
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May 2026 Weekends in Boston (and beyond)
May is beautiful in Boston, and it is also a great month to spend quality time with the special mother in your life. Here are some pointers to get you started on planning your May weekend with Mom....
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March Arts Weekends in Boston
March is my time to reconnect with the Boston Arts scene. I hope you will follow along (pay attention to my Boston Ballet promo code)! Week 1 The Huntington Theater We Had a World (through March 15) at...
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Boston for the Holidays
My Top Five list this December The days are short, dark and bitterly cold here in Boston in December but there are ways to beat the dread! I am sharing my top five (tried and true) Boston’s December...
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How to spend long October weekend in Boston (and other upcoming fall arts...
October’s long weekend in Boston offers many opportunities to reconnect with the arts. I recommend catching the last weekend of the Hills Of California at Huntington Theater (through Sunday, October...
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2025 Tanglewood Visit: an all-weekend affair
Attending Tanglewood concert (summer home of Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops) has been a central part of our summer Berkshires weekend with family and friends for many years. (see my...
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May Weekends in Boston (and beyond)
May is beautiful in Boston, and it’s also a great month to take a special mother in your life on a roadtrip out of town. Here is how my May weekends are shaping up. Week 1: Boston Theater Marathon...
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MY MOST SURPRISING MOMENTS OF BOSTON FIGURE SKATING WORLDS-2025
Figure Skating World Championships 2025 concluded in Boston on Sunday following four days of exciting competition. Sold out TD Garden arena was brought to their feet countless times. Although I was...
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My Boston March Weekends with the Arts
This March I am celebrating spring and renewal by attending an artistic performance in Boston every week! Week 1: Swan Lake at Boston Ballet I am starting with the Swan Lake by Boston Ballet (at...
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Boston for the Holidays 2024
Festive walks, the Nutcracker at Boston Ballet, Hanukkah at the MFA and roadtrips near and far- are all our favorite ways to celebrate December holidays. Follow along to make your own winter...
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My Boston Arts Fall 2024 Short List
Updates added following performances! (keep checking back) Fall is a great time to reconnect with your favorite arts venues- and check out some new ones. Here is my Short List for Fall 2024 Arts in and...
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Fall Weekends on the Cape
We spend many summer weekends on Cape Cod enjoying its beautiful beaches. In the fall we don’t get to visit as often, but we look forward to getting off the beach chairs to follow our favorite biking...
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Chasing Fall Foliage (and Little Women Filming Locations) in Massachusetts
In the Northeast, we spend October weekends chasing foliage locations that afford open vistas yet are not too far from home. (In the summer, I am all for WEEKEND trips, but come early fall and a...
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Nantucket Day trip
Island of Nantucket, some 30 miles off the Southern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is a popular summer destination (when its population grows to 80,000). Over the years, we have come to love our...
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Mother’s Day 2024 in Boston and beyond
Mother’s Day is a great “excuse” to spend some quality time with the favorite mother figures in your life. How about having not one but several celebrations throughout the month of May to celebrate...
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The Nutcracker and other Boston holiday favorites
The Nutcracker Opening of the Nutcracker at Boston Ballet signals the beginning of winter holiday season for us! Dressing up and attending the performance in lavishly decorated Boston Opera House is...
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Boston Symphony opens its 143rd season with a series of “mixes”
Boston Symphony Orchestra opened its 143rd Season last week with a series of 10 concerts (October 5–21) conducted by its Music Director Andris Nelsons (now in his 10th season with the Orchestra). This...
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Boston Ballet opens its 60th Season with all-modern FALL EXPERIENCE
Boston Ballet opens its 60th Season with FALL EXPERIENCE- a program of 4 unique modern ballets. The Company has been known for its work with leading modern choreographers from different parts of the...
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Three concerts in one weekend or how I almost fell asleep at the Opera (and...
Tanglewood music center in Massachusetts Berkshires has been part of our summer weekends for over 10 years now. This is as long as our younger kid Viv can remember! We love everything about...
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Don Quixote opens the spring season at Boston Ballet
Boston Ballet started its spring season with Nureyev’s Don Quixote (March 16-26), a full-length, three-act story ballet with a long history with the company. (Music by Ludwig Minkus, adapted and...
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