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       April 20-27, 2012

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Apr 20 Comedian KATHLEEN MADIGAN: GONE MADIGAN Wilbur Theatre 800-745-3000, thewilbur.com
Thru Apr 22 NEXT TO NORMAL Calderwood Theatre 617-933-8600, bostontheatrescene.com
Apr 27 Comedian JOEL McHALE Wilbur Theatre 800-745-3000, thewilbur.com
Thru May 6 THE LUCK OF THE IRISH Calderwood Pavilion 617-266-0800, huntingtontheatre.org
Thru May 13 BIG APPLE CIRCUS City Hall Plaza 888-541-3750, bigapplecircus.org
7 nights a week BEANTOWN COMEDY VAULT 617-482-0110, dickdoherty.com
Tues-Sun. SHEAR MADNESS Charles Playhouse 617-426-5225, shearmadness.com
Wed.-Sun. BLUE MAN GROUP Charles Playhouse 617-426-6912, blueman.com
Wed.-Sun.  MEDIEVAL MANOR DINNER THEATRE 617-23-4900, medievalmanor.com
Thurs.-Sat. IMPROV ASYLUM 263 Hanover Street 617-263-NUTS, improvasylum.com
Weekends THE DONKEY SHOW American Repertory Theatre 617-547-8300, americanrepertorytheater.org
Weekends MYSTERY CAFÉ DINNER THEATRE various venues, mysterycafe.com

 


 

 

 

 

 
titleMusic & Dance
Apr 20 EUROPEAN UNION YOUTH ORCHESTRA Symphony Hall 617-482-6661 celebrityseries.org
Apr 21 FUN CONCERT US TOUR House of Blues 800-745-3000, hob.com
Apr 21 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE CONCERT WangTheatre 866-348-9738, citicenter.org
Apr 21 THE MUSIC OF BILL MONROE Wilbur Theatre 800-745-3000, thewilbur.com
Apr 22 HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CONCERT Temple Israel at 1:30pm 617-566-3960
Thru Apr 22 GERSHWINS’ CAFÉ VARIATIONS Cutler Majestic Theatre 617-824-8400, artsemerson.org 
Apr 25 COUNTING CROWS CONCERT House of Blues 800-745-3000, hob.com
Apr 25 TRIBUTE TO JAMES BROWN Berklee Performance Center 617-727-2261, berkleebpc.com
Apr 26-29 ALVIN AILEY DANCE THEATRE Wang Theatre 617-482-666, celebrityseries.org
Apr 26 & 29 MAHLER TRIUMPHANT CONCERT Sanders Theatre 617-496-4595, artsboston.org
Apr 26-May 6 Boston Ballet DON QUIXOTE Boston Opera House 617-695-6955, bostonballet.org
Apr27 MOZART CORONATION Symphony Hall 617-266-3605, handelandhaydn.org
Thru Apr 29 THE INSPECTOR Boston Lyric Opera Shubert Theatre 617-542-6772, blo.org
Thru May 5 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Symphony Hall 617-266-1200, bso.org
Sundays FREE BACH CANTATA SERIES Emmanuel Church on Newbury St. 10am
Sundays ELVIS SUNDAYS Dick’s Last Resort at Faneuil Hall Marketplace 5pm-8pm, dickslastresort.com
Sundays SOUL SUNDAYS The Beehive 8pm-midnight 617-423-0069, beehiveboston.com
Tuesdays FREE NOON TIME MUSIC RECITALS Kings Chapel, kings-chapel.org
Wed-Sat DUELING PIANOS Howl at the Moon 184High St. 617-292-4695, howlatthemoon.com
Thursdays JAZZ WORSHIP Old South Church 6pm, Donation Requested, oldsouth.org
Nightly FREE JAZZ CONCERTS Wally’s Café 427 Mass. Ave. South End, wallyscafe.com
 

 


 

titleExhibitions
Thru Apr 29 NATIVE AMERICAN ART EXHIBITION Peabody Essex Museum in Salem 978-745-9500, pem.org
Thru June 3 RURAL IRELAND Devlin Hall at Boston College, bc.edu/artmuseum FREE ADMISSION
Thru Sept 3 PAPER ZOO Museum of Fine Arts, mfa.org
Thru Oct 21 SEEKING SHAMBHALA Museum of Fine Arts, mfa.org
Thru Oct 28 MANET IN BLACK Museum of Fine Arts, mfa.org
Ongoing MOLLUSKS: SHELLED MASTERS OF THE SEA Harvard Museum of Natural History, hmnhharvard.edu
Ongoing IN HER VOICE: JACQUELINE KENNEDY: THE WHITE HOUSE YEARS John F. Kennedy Library & Museum, jfklibrary.org
OngoingNEW ENGLAND FORESTS: A walk through the woods and the WORLD FAMOUS GLASS FLOWERS, Harvard Museum of Natural History hmnh.harvard.edu
OngoingUNDISCOVERED WORLDS: SEARCH BEYOND OUR SUN Hayden Planetarium, mos.org
OngoingDINOSAURS: FOSSILS, NEW DISCOVERIES Museum of Science, mos.org
OngoingBUTTERFLY LANDING Franklin Park Zoo, zoonewengland.org
Ongoing IMAX FILMS at NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM – BORN TO BE WILD, SHARKS 3-D, UNDER THE SEA 3-D, DEEP SEA 3-D, neaq.org
Ongoing OMNI FILMS at MUSEUM OF SCIENCE – ALASKA, AMAZING JOURNEYS, GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST, DOLPHINS, TORNATO ALLEY, mos.org

 

 
altFamily Fun
Thru May 13 BIG APPLE CIRCUS City Hall Plaza 888-541-3750, bigapplecircus.org
Apr 13-mid Sept CAROUSEL RIDES Boston Common, bostonfrogpond.com
Apr 14-Sept 8 SWAN BOAT RIDES Public Garden 10am-4pm
Daily 5 WITS: 20,000 LEAGUES Patriot Place in Foxboro 508-698-1600, 5WITS.com
Daily SHARK & RAY TOUCH TANK New England Aquarium, neaq.org
Daily BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TOURS Copley Square, bpl.org/tours 
Daily URBAN ADVENTOURS bike tours and rentals, 617-670-0637, urbanadventours.com
Daily FENWAY PARK TOURS 9am-4pm 617-236-6666
Daily FRANKLIN PARK ZOO 10am-4pm 617-541-LION, zoonewengland.org
Daily FREEDOM TRAIL WALKING TOURS Boston Common Visitor Center, 617-426-3115, thefreedomtrail.org
Daily TRINITY CHURCH TOURS 617-536-0944 x225, trinitychurchboston.org
Daily FREE TOURS OF MOTHER CHURCH Christian Science Center Plaza, Tours: Sun. 11-3, Tues. 12-4, Wed. 1-4, Thurs-Sat. 12-5pm, christianscience.com
Saturdays FAMILY FILMS at the Paramount Theatre at 2PM 617-824-8400, artsemerson.org
 

titleSports Home Games
BOSTON BRUINS PLAYOFF SERIES
bostonbruins.com
BOSTON CELTICS
Apr 24 vs. Miami Heat at 8pm, Apr 26 vs. Milwaukee Bucks at 8pm
BOSTON RED SOX
Apr 20, 21, 22  vs. New York Yankees 3pm, 4pm, TBD
April 20 FENWAY PARK’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY GAME
BOSTON RED SOX vs. NEW YORK YANKEES {HIGHLANDERS} at 3pm

 

 

 

 




 

 

 


 
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