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BostonUSA Cultural Insider 2008 Edition

Welcome to the BostonUSA Cultural Insider 2008 Edition  

The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) online www.BostonUSA.com. Cultural Insider is arranged in two parts:

 

1. Performance Schedule for 2008, Festivals 2008, Museum Exhibitions and BostonUSA Heritage Months
 

2. Click-to-view related information in the right column called "BostonUSA Quick Links for Cultural Insiders"

In This Issue
Performance Schedule for 2008 Season
BostonUSA Festivals
Museum Exhibitions
BostonUSA Heritage Months
Performance Schedule 
 
  • "My Fair Lady" Opera House,
  •  February 5-17 
  • "Julius Caesar" American Repertory Theatre, February 9 - March 22
  • "Romeo & Juliet" Boston Ballet, February 22 - March 2 
  • "Next Generation" Boston Ballet, March 6-9
  • "Shining City" Huntington Theatre Co., B.U. Theatre, March 7 - April 6
  • "Annie" Wang Theatre, March 25-30
  • "Cry of the Reed" Huntington Theatre Co., Calderwood Pavilion, March 28-4
  • "Big Apple Circus" City Hall Plaza, March 29 - May 4
  • "The Crucible" Calderwood Pavilion, April 4 - May 3
  • "Are You Ready My Sister?" Roxbury Center for the Arts, April 17-19
  • "Swan Lake" The Wang Theatre, May 1-11
  • "Cardenio" American Repertory Theatre, Loeb Drama Center, May 10-31
  • "3 Masterpieces" Boston Ballet, May 15-18
  • "She Loves Me" Huntington Theatre Co., B.U. Theatre, May 16 - June 15

     
    Click to view
    more information on Performances Schedule for 2008
  • Festivals 

     
  • Museum of Fine Arts annual African Film Festival, February 
  • Noche Flamenco Festival, Cutler Majestic Theatre, February 15-17
  • 2nd Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, Museum of Science & throughout city, April 26-May 4
  • Boston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Museum of Fine Arts , May 7-18
  • 23rd Street Performers Festival, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, May  23-25  
  • 29th Dragon Boat Festival, Charles River, June 7, 2008
  • Greek Festival, Magazine St, Cambridge, June 13-15
  • 29th Cambridge River Festival, June 14
  • 38th Gay Pride Parade & Festival, Back Bay/South End Parade, Boston City Hall Plaza, June 14
  • New England Sandcastle Festival, Revere Beach, July 12-13
  • 13th Boston French Film Festival, Museum of Fine Arts, July 2008
  • 6th Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, August 6-9
  • 19th Tanglewood Jazz Festival, August 29-31

    Click to view a complete listing of all 2008 Events

  •  
    Museum Exhibitions
     
    Sumo: Japan's Big Sport, Museum of Fine Arts, through August 3
    The Brilliance of Bird-and-Flower Painting: Gems of Asian Art, Museum of Fine Arts, through June 22
    A Taste of Power: 18th Century German Porcelain, Table Busch Reisinger Museum, through June 30
    Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914-1939, Museum of Fine Arts, through June 1
    Kufic Korans: Calligraphy of the World of Islam, Museum of Fine Arts, February 2 - November 2
    The World As a Stage
    ,
    Institute of Contemporary Art, February 1 - April 27
    American Style: Russell Kettell's Pine Furniture,  Concord Museum, February 1 - May 18
    Lizards & Snakes : Alive!, Museum of Science, February 17 - April 27
    Street Level, Institute of Contemporary Art, March 12 - July 13
    Ranjani Shettar, Institute of Contemporary Art, March 19 -July 13
    The Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts: Celebrating 275 Years of Brotherhood, National Heritage Museum, March 22 - September 1
    El Gre
    co to Velázquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III
    Museum of Fine Arts, April 20 - July 27
    Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony, Peabody Essex Museum, April 26 - February 1, 2009
     
    Click to view more information on upcoming Museum Exhibitions.
     
    BostonUSA Heritage Months
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    February

    Black History Month 

     
    March

    Greek Heritage Month Events in Boston,

    Greek Heritage Month

    Women's Heritage Month Events in Boston

    Women's Heritage Month

    Irish Heritage Month Events in Boston

    Irish Heritage Month

    St. Patrick's Weekend in Boston March 14-15, 2008

     
    April
    Armenian Heritage Month

    May

     

     
     
     
     
     
     

    May

    United South End Artists

    Jamaica Plain Artists 

    October
    Dorchester Open Studios 
    Roxbury Open Studios 
    November
    South Boston Open Studios 

    The GBCVB is grateful to the

    Massachusetts Cultural Council

    for their support of this

    "BostonUSA Cultural Insider"

    visitors program

     

    BostonUSA's "Cultural Insider" Click-To-View-Links

    BostonTix- ArtsBoston

     What's New Attractions BostonUSA Cultural events

    Museum Exhibitions  2008-2009

    Concerts in Boston 2008 BostonUSA Cultural events

    Advance Ticket Links (theatre, dance, music, cultural events, sports events)

    Explore Multicultural Events at a Glance 2008 festivals & events

    Click to view: 2008 Events at a Glance Cultural festivals & events next year!

    Boston Symphony Orchestra 2008 Season Program

    Handel and Haydn Society 2008 Season Program

    Boston Ballet 2008 Season Program  

    American Repertory Theatre 2008 Season Program

    Huntington's 2008 Season

     Celebrity Series 2008 Season Program (theatre, dance, music, & cultural events)

    Boston Open Studios 2008 (America's largest artists studio series: 12 weeks Sept-Nov.)

    Tips for the One Day Visitor

    Additional Sites for information:

    Discover New England

    Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

    Massachusetts Cultural Coast

    National Park Service Boston