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January-March Season 2008
January 2008
Events
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FIRST NIGHT 2008,
citywide New Years’ Eve festival & fireworks, December 31, 2007
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Chinese New Year Spectacular
performance at the Opera House January 10-12, 2008
- 5th
Boston Celtic Music Festival, Club Passim, Cambridge January 11-13, 2008
- New
England Boat Show, BCEC, January 12-20, 2008
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Chocolate Trolley Tours,
Old Town Trolley, January
12-April 2008
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Golden Dragon Acrobats,
Symphony Hall, January 13, 2008
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Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, January 16-20, 2008
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Moiseyev Dance Company,
Symphony Hall, January 20, 2008
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Events in
Boston:
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Museum of African American History presents: A Family Concert at Walsh Theatre,
Suffolk University, Greater Boston Symphony Youth Orchestra, January 21, 2008
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John
F. Kennedy Library Museum presents: A Tribute to a Civil Rights Milestone,
James Hood, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Nick Katzenbach, and Ted Sorensen
as they discuss the events of this historic turning point in American
history. Callie Crossley will moderate on Dr. King’s Birthday at John F.
Kennedy Library Museum, January 21, 2008
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast,
Boston Convention &
Exhibition Center, January 21, 2008
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Museum
of Fine Arts presents Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Open
House, Kendrick Oliver and the New Life Jazz Orchestra. Enjoy the
exhilarating sounds of classic big band jazz with a new generation's spin, as
Berklee College of Music alum Kendrick Oliver and the New Life Jazz Orchestra
present original music and works by power house musicians Lionel Hampton, Duke
Ellington, and Count Basie, January 21, 2008
- 5th
Dr. Martin Luther King Concert by the Boston Children's Chorus,
Special guests: Chicago
Children's Chorus. This year’s theme: “Remembering Yesterday, Inspiring
Tomorrow” at Jordan Hall, Boston, January 21, 2008
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Royal Fireworks concert,
Handel and Haydn Society,
Symphony Hall, January 25 & 27, 2008
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Brazilian Guitar Festival
with Sergio and Odair Assad
and friends, Sanders Theatre, January 25, 2008
- 8th
Boston African American Theatre Festival,
Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for Arts, January 24-30, 2008
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“Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914–1939” Museum of Fine Arts 2008: January 30 – June 1,
2008
February 2008
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Black History Month Events
in Boston, February 2008
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Shoghaken Ensemble
Armenia’s premier folk ensemble in concert, Somerville Theatre, Feb. 1, 2008
- “American
Style: Russell Kettell’s Pine Furniture” exhibition Concord Museum
February 1-May 18, 2008
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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
with conductor Mariss Jansons, Symphony Hall, February 1, 2008
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Boston’s
Chinese New Year Celebration,
Beach & Hudson Street / Chinatown Gate February 7, 2008
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“Luxury For Export: Artistic Exchange between India & Portugal 1600s”
exhibition Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Feb. 8-May 4, 2008
- Eva
Yerbabuena
Flamenco Ballet , Cutler Majestic Theatre Feb. 9-10, 2008
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Talking Soul with Marc Willis:
History About Music and Meaning (1965–1980), Black Musicians Living in the
Soul of the Era David Friend Recital Hall Berklee College of Music, February
12, 2008
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Museum
of Fine Arts annual African Film Festival,
Each year the MFA presents selection of African feature films from the
African Film Festival NY February 2008
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Noche Flamenco Festival,
Cutler Majestic Theatre Feb. 15-17, 2008
- Lunar New Year Celebration, hosted by the
Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association at the Peabody Essex Museum, Feb
16, 2008
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Altan in concert,
one of the world’s finest traditional Irish bands, Somerville Theatre, Feb.
16, 2008
- Hugh
Masekela's Chissa All-Stars
South African music legend his seven-member band, Berklee Performance Center
February 17, 2008
- Soul
Caribbean With the Bob Marley Ensemble, the Afro-Cuban Ensemble and the Steel Pan Ensemble, Berklee Performance Center,
February 21
- International Boston Seafood Show,
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, February 24-26, 2008
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Roxbury's
Visual Arts Heritage, Dudley Branch Library, February 25, 2008
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An
Evening with Amiri Baraka - poet, playwright, activist, Roxbury Center
for the Arts, February 28, 2008
March 2008
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Dervish in concert,
traditional Irish band, Somerville Theatre, March 1, 2008
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Bluegrass family band Cherryholmes
concert, Sanders Theatre, March 2, 2008
- Kim
McLarin, noted author, journalist and host of Channel 2's "Basic
Black" series speaks, Roxbury Center for the Arts, March 6, 2008
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Camerata Ireland,
30-piece chamber orchestra, Jordan Hall , March 7, 2008
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Emanuel Gat, one
of Israel’s brightest choreographers, ICA, March 7-9, 2008
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Royal Scots Dragoon Guards,
Symphony Hall, March 8, 2008
- "Love & Learn: Catfish and Comedy", Roxbury
Center for Arts @ Hibernian Hall, March 8, 2008, 8 p.m
- 11th
Annual International Women’s Day Breakfast, Simmons College, March 8, 2008
- Love
& Learn: Catfish and Comedy, Corey Manning of Jamie Foxx's LAFFAPALOOZA,
Roxbury Center for the Arts, March 8, 2008
- 4th
Gaelic Gourmet Week,
(hotel/restaurant venues) St. Patrick’s Weekend in Boston, March 12-16, 2008
- "Two Can Play", Roxbury Center for Arts @
Hibernian Hall, March 14-15, 8 p.m., Mar. 16, 2 p.m
- 107th
St. Patrick’s Day Parade,
South Boston March 16, 2008
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Anita F.
Hill,
Rabb Lecture Hall,
Boston Public Library, March 20,
at 6:30-8:00
pm
- Italian Virtuosi,
Handel and Haydn Society, Symphony Hall, March 21 & 23, 2008
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Roxbury's
History from Native Americans to New Americans, talk and trolley tour,
Dudley Branch Library, Talk: March 27, Tour: March 29, 2008
- Spirit of Uganda
, East African music and dance Berklee Performance Center, March 28, 2008
Spring Season 2008
April 2008
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Armenian Heritage Month
- Roxbury Women's History, trolley tour, April 5,
2008
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Tiempo Libre in
concert, Berklee Performance Center , April 12, 2008
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Black Grace Dance Company
New Zealand dance Tsai Performance Center , April 17-18, 2008
- “Antonio López García”
Museum of Fine Arts April 20 – July 27, 2008
- “El
Greco to Velázquez”
exhibition Museum Fine Arts April 20- July 27, 2008
- Patriot's
Day in Roxbury, John Eliot Square, April 21, 2008
-
Armenia
Genocide Memorial Day,
April 24, 2008
- Roxbury's
Religious History from 1630 to today, talk and trolley tour, Dudley
Branch Library, Talk: April 24, Tour: April 26, 2008
- Greek Independence Day Parade
2008, Downtown Boston, April 27, 2008 (Tent)
- Orchestra National de France
performing Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, Symphony Hall, April 27, 2008
May
2008
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Asia Pacific Heritage Month
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Jewish American Heritage Month
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Holocaust Remembrance Day,
May 2, 2008
- Cinco de Mayo
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center May 5, 2008
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Boston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival,
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, May 7-18, 2008
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17th Empowerment Breakfast, Copley Marriott Hotel, May 12, 2008
- Social
Activism in Roxbury,
talk and trolley tour, Dudley Branch Library, Talk: May 15, Tour: May 17,
2008
- Haitian Day Parade,
Mattapan Square, Blue Hill Ave., May 18, 2008 (tentative)
- “Anish Kapoor, Sculptor
“ exhibition Institute of Contemporary Art May 30-Sept. 1, 2008
Summer Season 2008
A
special “BostonUSA Summer 2008” micro-site is coming in mid-February 2008. Click
here for link:
Press
June 2008
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Santa Maria DiAnazo North End Feast Celebration, Hanover & Prince Streets, June 1, 2008
- 29th
Dragon Boat Festival,
Charles River, June 7, 2008
- Artists
at the Piano Factory, converse with local artists in their studios, The
Piano Factory, June 7, 2008
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Greek Festival,
Magazine Street, Cambridge, June 13-15, 2008
- Roxbury
in Bloom: flowers, fruits and vegetables, trolley tour, June 14, 2008
- 38th
Gay Pride Parade & Festival Back
Bay/South End Parade, Boston City Hall Plaza, June 14, 2008
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Bunker Hill/ Charlestown Parade
June 15, 2008
- Summers Day Revel, Fort Point Channel,
June 21-22
- US
Judo Association Junior National Championships,
Hynes Convention Center, June 28-29, 2008
July
2008
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American Dance Awards Championships,
Hynes Convention Center, July 1-7, 2008
- “Art Nouveau Jewelry”
exhibition Museum of Fine Arts July 23-November 9, 2008
- 14th
Annual Boston Harborfest Children’s Day, City Hall Plaza, July ??, 2008
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Independence Day Celebration
at Old Sturbridge Village, July 4, 2008
- 13th
Boston French Film Festival, Museum of Fine Arts July 2008
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Madonna Del Grazie North End Feast Celebration, North Square, July 6, 2008
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33rd Bastille Day Celebration
, French Library & Marlboro Street, July 11, 2008
- 13th
Italia Unita Festival,
Central Square, East Boston, July 12-13, 2008
- Bastille Day in Cambridge,
Holyoke Street, July 13, 2008
- 35th
Festival Betances Villa
Victoria, South End, July 19-20, 2008
- 42nd
Puerto Rican Festival & Parade,
Playstead Franklin Park, Boston July 26-27, 2008
- 22nd
Lowell Folk Festival,
Lowell, July 25-27, 2008
- Salem CultureFest 2008,
Salem Common, July 27, 2008 (tentative)
August 2008
- 94th
St. Agrippina di Mineo Society Feast Celebration, Hanover & Battery Streets, August 2-3, 2008
- 6th
Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival,
August 6-9, 2008
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Dominican Festival & Parade,
Ramsey Park; Melena Cass Blvd., Boston August 8-10, 2008 (tentative)
- 18th
Irish Festival ICC
Canton August 8-10, 2008 (tentative)
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93rd Madonna Della Cava North End Feast Celebration, Hanover & Battery Streets, August 8-10, 2008
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India Day ( 61st anniversary of Independence) ,
Hatch Shell, August 10, 2008
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August Moon Festival,
Beach Street, Chinatown Boston, August 10, 2008
- 98th
Fisherman’s Feast of the Madonna Del Soccorso di Sciacca North End Festival,
August 15-17, 2008
- East
Boston Pride Festival
Aug. 16, 2008
- St.
Domenic’s North End Feast Celebration,
North Square, August 17, 2008
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Kiddie Caribbean Carnival
, White Stadium, Franklin Park, August 17, 2008
- 21st
August Moon Festival in Quincy,
Quincy Avenue, August 17, 2008 (tentative)
- 35th
Caribbean Carnival Parade & Festival, MLK Boulevard, Warren St, Blue Hill Ave., August 23,
2008 (tentative) Caribbean Carnival: King & Queen Carnival, Reggie
Lewis Athletic Center, August 23, 2007
- St.
Anthony’s North End Feast Celebration,
Endicott & Thatcher Streets, August 23-24, 2008 (tentative)
- 34th
Cambridge Carnival International,
August 24, 2008 tentative)
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Deutsche Bank Championship,
TPC of Boston, Norton, MA, August 26 - September 1, 2008
- 19th
Tanglewood Jazz Festival,
August 29-31, 2008
- Festival of St. Lucia,
Cushing Street, Cambridge, Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 2008
Fall
Season 2008
September
2008
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South Quincy Italian Festival,
Liberty St. & Brook Ave., September 7, 2008
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Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15-October 15, 2008 (updating in process)
- 12th
Boston Blues Festival,
Hatch Shell September 20-21, 2008
- 8th
Beantown Jazz Festival
September 25-27, 2008
October 2008
Holiday Season 2008
November 2008
- New
England International Auto Show,
Boston Convention &
Exhibition Center, December 3-7, 2008
December 2008
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Festival Noir,
Hynes Convention Center, Dec. 6-7, 2008(tentative)