For Immediate Release
Media Relations & Tourism Sales Department of the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Larry Meehan, Vice President of Media Relations & Tourism Sales, lmeehan@bostonusa.com, 617-867-8231; Stacy Shreffler, Media Relations & Tourism Sales Manager, sshreffler@bostonusa.com, 617-867-8203.
May 2008 Edition
BostonUSA
What’s New in 2009 &
2009 Events at a Glance
What’s New in 2009 in BostonUSA?
2009 will be the Year of the Harbor & Charles River
· Two new hotels will open: the “W” Theatre District Hotel & the Ames Hotel on State Street
· Newest Apple Store in America: on Boston’s Back Bay Boylston Street
· 40th birthday of the New England Aquarium on Boston’s downtown waterfront
· New Boston House of Blues 2500-person capacity two level 50,000 sq ft next to Fenway Park
· Eight new filmed-in-Boston movies will be released internationally - from Martin Scorsese movies to Brad Pitt & Mark Wahlberg film
· The Tea Party Ship will feature three complete ship replicas & museum complex on Boston waterfront
· Tall Ships 2009 - the biggest ever- July 8-13, 2009
· The 44-mile new Walk-along-the Boston Harborfront- will be complete
· The transatlantic Volvo Ocean Challenge Race will berth in Boston for 10 days in May 2009
· 30th birthday of the dramatic I. M. Pei designed John F. Kennedy Library Museum will celebrate its birthday in October 2009
· Cruise ship tours will increase from Boston for 5th year in a row; Costa Cruises will begin service
· The new Gillette Stadium Patriot Place attractions will open: The Hall at Patriot Place a unique museum of the Patriots & the SuperBowl.
· The 30th Cambridge River Festival- its largest-ever- will be held in June 2009
· The new Charles River SkatePark - the largest on East Coast USA - will be half completed
· Increase inner Boston Harbor service will increase- direct service to Marina Bay likely
· Boston, the birthplace of field hockey in the United States - will host the 2009 BDO Women’s Junior World Cup, Aug. 4-16, 2009. The 16-team Junior World Cup will be held at Harvard University where English physical education teacher Constance Applebee first introduced the game of field hockey to the USA in 1901
· Boston will host the 2009 Men’s Lacrosse Championships in May 2009
· Boston will host the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in August
· $1 billion Harvard University Life Sciences complex under construction; South Station Tower; Fan Pier $3 billion Seaport project construction;
· 20th birthday of Chocolate Bar at Langham Boston Hotel
· Boston will host the 2009 ACC Baseball Championships, Fenway Park, May 18-24, 2009
· Boston will host several major international medical congresses: American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Heart Rhythm Society, American Transplant Congress, International Atherosclerosis Society -Triennial, the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, American Academy of Dermatology, XIVth World Congress of Neurological Surgery,American Academy of Periodontology, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Association for Study of Liver Disease, Association of American Medical Colleges, and several others.
2009 Events At A Glance
January 2009 Events
New Year's Day: January 1, 2009
Three Kings Day (Dia de los Santos Reyes): January 6, 2009
New England Boat Show, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, January 10-18, 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday: Monday, January 19, 2009
Philharmonia Quartett Berlin, NEC's Jordan Hall, January 23, 2009
Massachusetts Municipal Association, Hynes Convention Center, January 23-24, 2009
18th Boston Wine Expo, Seaport World Trade Center, January 23-25, 2009
Yankee Dental Congress, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, January 29-31, 2009
February 2009
New England Grows, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, February 3-5, 2009
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sanders Theatre Harvard University, February 7, 2009
American Bar Association, Hynes Convention Center, February 10-16, 2009
Boston Ballet: Black and White, February 12-15, 2009
Valentine's Day: February 14, 2009
President's Day: February 16, 2009
American Association for the Advancement Science, Hynes Convention Center, February 15-18, 2009
Washington's Birthday: February 22, 2009
Feb. School Vacation Week Feb. 22-26, 2009
Boston Ballet: Jewels, February 26-March 8, 2009
March 2009
FleetCenter- Hockey East Semi-Finals & Finals, March 2009 – TBD
Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, March 1-3, 2009
US & Canadian Academy of Pathology, Hynes Convention Center, March 7-11, 2009
Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble, Symphony Hall, March 8-9, 2009
New England Spring Flower Show "Heroes & Villains," Bayside Expo Center, March 14-22, 2009
International Boston Seafood Show, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, March 15-17, 2009
"Titan, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice" exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, March 15-July 19, 2009
St. Patrick's Day: March 17, 2009
Mark Morris Dance Group, Cutler Majestic Theatre, March 19-22, 2009
Agganis Arena, NCAA Women's Frozen Four March 20-22, 2009
TD Banknorth Garden, NCAA Division I Men's Basketball East Regional, March 26-28, 2009
Preservation Hall Jazz Band "Down by the Riverside," Symphony Hall, March 27, 2009
Spring Season 2009
April 2009 Events
Boston Breakers Profession Women's Soccer begins, Harvard Stadium, April 2009
April Fool's Day: April 1, 2009
Bernadette Peters, Symphony Hall, April 4, 2009
RENT, April 7-12, 2009
Easter: April 12, 2009
Orion String Quartet with David Krakauer, NEC's Jordan Hall, April 18, 2009
Renee Fleming, Symphony Hall, April 19, 2009
Sports & Fitness Expo & Conference, Hynes Convention Center, April 19-20, 2009
Yom Ha Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) (Begins at Sundown*): April 20, 2009
112th Boston Marathon, April 20, 2009
Earth Day: April 22, 2009
Boston Cyberarts Festival, TBD Citywide, April 24-May 10, 2009
American Roentgen Ray Society, Hynes Convention Center, April 22-May 1, 2009
Boston Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty, April 23-May 3, 2009
26th Annual Run of the Charles Canoe and Kayak Race, April 26, 2009
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 50th Anniversary Celebration, The Opera House, April 28-May 3, 2009
May 2009
Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009: Boston May 2009
American Association of Orthodontists, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, May 1-7, 2009
Cinco de Mayo: May 5, 2009
Mother's Day: Sunday, May 10, 2009
American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Hynes Convention Center, May 10-12, 2009
Heart Rhythm Society, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, May 13-15, 2009
Boston Ballet: Diaghilev's Ballets Russes Centennial Celebration, May 14-17, 2009
2009 ACC Baseball Championships, Fenway Park, May 18-24, 2009
Anime Boston 2009, Hynes Convention Center, May 22-24, 2009
NCAA Division I, II and III Men's Lacrosse Championship Games, May 22-24, 2009
Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2009
American Transplant Congress, Hynes Convention Center, May 30- June 2, 2009
Summer Season 2009
June 2009
New England Aquarium 40th Birthday: June 2009
Cisco Partner Summit 2009, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, June 1-4, 2009
IEEE Microwave Symposium, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, June 9-12, 2009
International Atherosclerosis Society -Triennial, Hynes Convention Center, June 14-18, 2009
Flag Day: June 14, 2009
Juneteenth: June 19, 2009
Father's Day: Sunday, June 21, 2009
Credit Union National Association, Hynes Convention Center, June 21-23, 2009
International Association of College & University Business Officers, Hynes Convention Center, June 28-30, 2009
National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, June 28- July 1, 2009
July 2008
Independence Day: July 4, 2009
Summer 2009 Tall Ships News: Boston to host biggest-ever Tall Ships event July 8-13, 2009
International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, July 13-16, 2009
International Association of Assembly Managers, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, July 25-27, 2009
American Academy of Dermatology, Hynes Convention Center, July 29- August 2, 2009
August 2009
National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, August 9-11, 2009
Orgill, Inc., Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, August 20-22, 2009
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Hynes Convention Center, August 23-25, 2009
XIVth World Congress of Neurological Surgery, Hynes Convention Center, August 30- September 4, 2009
Fall Season 2009
September 2009
TPC of Boston, Norton, MA, Deutsche Bank Championship, September 1-7, 2009
Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2009
American Academy of Periodontology, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, September 11-16, 2009
Heart Failure Society of America, Hynes Convention Center, September 13-15, 2009
Fall 2009 VON Conference and Expo, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, September 14-16, 2009
Embedded Systems Conference/Software Development, Hynes Convention Center, September 22-24, 2009
Natural Products Expo East, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, September 24-26, 2009
October 2009
American College of Emergency Physicians, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, October 4-7, 2009
Columbus Day (observed): October 12, 2009
American Academy of Family Physicians, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, October 15-17, 2009
American Corporate Counsel Association, Hynes Convention Center, October 17-22, 2009
Charles River, Head of the Charles Regatta, October 19-20, 2009
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Hynes Convention Center, October 22-23, 2009
National Funeral Directors Association, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, October 25-28, 2009
Halloween: October 31, 2009
American Association for Study of Liver Disease, Hynes Convention Center, October 31- November 3, 2009
Holiday Season 2009
November 2009
Association of American Medical Colleges, Hynes Convention Center, November 7-9, 2009
Pri-Med East, Boston Convention & Exhibit Center, November 12-15, 2009
American Association for Cancer Research-Molecular Target Meeting, Hynes Convention Center, November 15-17, 2009
Psychonomic Society, Hynes Convention Center, November 19-21, 2009
Thanksgiving Day (US): Thursday, November 20, 2009
Materials Research Society, Hynes Convention Center, November 29- December 3, 2009
December 2009
New England International Auto Show, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, December 2-6, 2009
American Epilepsy Association, Hynes Convention Center, December 4-9, 2009
Christmas Day: December 25, 2009