Events

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May 26, 2019

11:00am-5:00pm

Institute of Contemporary Art Watershed Opening Day

256 Marginal Street

Located in the Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina

East Boston, MA 02128

info@icaboston.org

617-478-3100

Price:

FREE

Resources:

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ICA Watershed website

The ICA Watershed opens for the season (May 26 - September 2) with the U.S. premiere of the immersive video installation "Purple" by artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah.

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2:00pm-3:30pm

Adventures at Sea: Bostonians in the Age of Sail

State and Congress Streets

Outside the entrance to 60 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

info@bostonbyfoot.org

617-367-2345

Price:

$15

Resources:

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Boston By Foot website

Join us for 10 memorable stories spanning Boston's first 200 years.

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2:00pm-6:00pm

Custom House observation deck tour

Custom House Tower

3 McKinley Square

Boston, MA 02109

617-310-6300

Price:

$7 donation (100% goes to Boston Children’s Hospital)

One of Boston’s first skyscrapers, the Custom House now houses a Marriott timeshare vacation resort.

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May 27, 2019

10:00am-11:30am

Art Deco in the Financial District

Angell Memorial Column

Opposite 10 Post Office Square

Boston, MA 02109

info@bostonbyfoot.org

617-367-2345

Price:

$15

Resources:

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Boston by Foot website

The tour provides not only narrative on individual buildings and their architects, but also offers context and background on the design elements and influences of American Art Deco.

Event details

2:00pm-6:00pm

Custom House observation deck tour

Custom House Tower

3 McKinley Square

Boston, MA 02109

617-310-6300

Price:

$7 donation (100% goes to Boston Children’s Hospital)

One of Boston’s first skyscrapers, the Custom House now houses a Marriott timeshare vacation resort.

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May 28, 2019

9:30am-10:30am

Neighborhood Coffee Hour - Roxbury

Marcella Park

260 Highland Street

Roxbury, MA 02119

parks@boston.gov

617-635-4505

Price:

FREE

Neighborhood Coffee Hours give residents a unique opportunity to speak directly with Mayor Walsh and staff from City departments.

Event details

2:00pm-6:00pm

Custom House observation deck tour

Custom House Tower

3 McKinley Square

Boston, MA 02109

617-310-6300

Price:

$7 donation (100% goes to Boston Children’s Hospital)

One of Boston’s first skyscrapers, the Custom House now houses a Marriott timeshare vacation resort.

Event details

4:00pm-5:00pm

Untold stories of the Public Garden

Public Garden

4 Charles Street

Boston, MA 02116

617-723-8144

Price:

FREE

Join the Friends of the Public Garden for walking tours of Boston’s iconic Public Garden.

Event website

May 29, 2019

10:00am-11:00am

Untold stories of the Public Garden

Public Garden

4 Charles Street

Boston, MA 02116

617-723-8144

Price:

FREE

Join the Friends of the Public Garden for walking tours of Boston’s iconic Public Garden.

Event website

12:00pm-1:00pm

Contests of authority in occupied Boston

Massachusetts Historical Society

1154 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02215

617-536-1608

Price:

FREE

Resources:

Downloads:

Massachusetts Historical Society website

Who had authority in occupied Boston? The arrival of British regulars and the encounters that followed raised such questions for Boston’s night watch.

Event details

2:00pm-6:00pm

Custom House observation deck tour

Custom House Tower

3 McKinley Square

Boston, MA 02109

617-310-6300

Price:

$7 donation (100% goes to Boston Children’s Hospital)

One of Boston’s first skyscrapers, the Custom House now houses a Marriott timeshare vacation resort.

Event details

4:00pm-5:00pm

Untold stories of the Public Garden

Public Garden

4 Charles Street

Boston, MA 02116

617-723-8144

Price:

FREE

Join the Friends of the Public Garden for walking tours of Boston’s iconic Public Garden.

Event website

5:00pm-6:00pm

Preservation Month Open House

Old South Meeting House

310 Washington Street

Boston, MA 02108

elindamood@osmh.org

617-482-6439 x13

Price:

FREE

NOTE: this event was rescheduled from May 15 to May 29.Join Old South Meeting House staff and neighbors for light refreshments, a short lecture at 5:15 p.m. on the 1729 historic site’s fascinating historic preservation story, and an opportunity to explore the permanent exhibition, “Voices of Protest,” at your leisure.

Event website

6:30pm

Dorchester Unified Neighborhood East and West Slow Streets meeting

Boston International High School

100 Maxwell Street

Boston, MA 02124

hannah.fong@boston.gov

617-635-1347

Price:

FREE

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Join the Boston Transportation Department for a public meeting about the traffic calming plans in the Dorchester Unified Neighborhood neighborhood.

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May 30, 2019

2:00pm-6:00pm

Custom House observation deck tour

Custom House Tower

3 McKinley Square

Boston, MA 02109

617-310-6300

Price:

$7 donation (100% goes to Boston Children’s Hospital)

One of Boston’s first skyscrapers, the Custom House now houses a Marriott timeshare vacation resort.

Event details

4:00pm-5:00pm

Untold stories of the Public Garden

Public Garden

4 Charles Street

Boston, MA 02116

617-723-8144

Price:

FREE

Join the Friends of the Public Garden for walking tours of Boston’s iconic Public Garden.

Event website

5:30pm-7:00pm

2019 Boston Parks Summer Fitness series launch event

Copley Square

Dartmouth Street and St. James Avenue

Back Bay, MA 02116

parks@boston.gov

617-635-4505

Price:

FREE

Join us for the launch of our free fitness programs in Boston Parks this summer.

Event details

6:00pm-7:00pm

'Constructing King's Chapel': An architecture and material culture tour

King's Chapel

58 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02108

faye@kings-chapel.org

Price:

$10 (Please contact for information about student and military discounts)

"Constructing King's Chapel" explores the church's 333-year history through its architecture and material culture.

Event website

6:00pm-8:00pm

'Balancing Act: Urbanism and Emerging Technologies' opening reception

BSA Space

290 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210

617-391-4000

Price:

FREE

This special event is an opportunity to explore the exhibition with the curators while enjoying complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

Event website

6:30pm-8:00pm

Plants Go to War: A botanical history of World War II

Hunnewell Building at Arnold Arboretum

125 Arborway

Boston, MA 02130

617-384-5277

Price:

FREE

Resources:

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Arnold Arboretum event website

As the first botanical history of World War II, Plants Go to War examines military history from the perspective of plant science.

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May 31, 2019

10:00am-11:30am

Community Preservation Neighborhood Meet and Greet

Uphams Corner Public Library

500 Columbia Road

Dorchester, MA 02125

THADINE.BROWN@BOSTON.GOV

Price:

FREE

There will be a Community Preservation Neighborhood Meet and Greet on May 31 at 10 a.m.

Event details

12:00pm-1:30pm

Community Preservation neighborhood meet and greet

Fields Corner Public Library

1520 Dorchester Avenue

Dorchester, MA 02122

thadine.brown@boston.gov

Price:

FREE

There will be a Community Preservation neighborhood meet and greet on May 31 at 12 p.m.

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June 1, 2019

9:00am-12:00pm

Spring Stewardship Days at Allandale Woods

Vincent Road and West Roxbury Parkway Circle Trailheads

Meet at Vincent Road at Morey Road

Boston, MA 02130

paul.sutton@boston.gov

617-961-3029

Price:

FREE

Resources:

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Volunteers wanted! Help us restore and beautify Allandale Woods urban wild.

Event details

9:00am-12:00pm

Allandale Woods Urban Wild cleanup

Allandale Woods Urban Wild

21 Vincent Road

Boston, MA 02132

Greenovate@boston.gov

Price:

FREE

Help us protect and improve the health of West Roxbury's Allandale Woods.

Event details

9:00am-1:00pm

Recycle your electronics and clothes at Boston City Hall

Boston City Hall Plaza

1 City Hall Square

Boston, MA 02201

publicworks@boston.gov

617-635-4900

Price:

FREE

You can recycle your household electronics, clothes, and textiles at City Hall Plaza on Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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3:00pm

Jamaica Plain Percent for Art community meeting

Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library

30 South Street

Boston, MA 02130

arts@boston.gov

Price:

FREE

Join artist Matthew Hincman as he shares his concept for the Boston Public Library JP Branch / Curtis Hall Percent for Art Project.

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June 2, 2019

9:00am

Mayor’s Cup Rowing Regatta

Harry Parker Boathouse on the Charles River

20 Nonantum Road

Brighton, MA 02135

cheryl.brown@boston.gov

617-961-3085

Price:

FREE

Parks and Recreation, Row Boston, and Community Rowing, Inc., have partnered to present this regatta and showcase the best of Boston's girls and boys rowing.

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June 3, 2019

6:00pm

Summer Fitness series: Cardio Fit in West Roxbury

Hynes Playground

502 VFW Parkway

West Roxbury, MA 02467

parks@boston.gov

617-635-4505

Price:

FREE

We're holding free fitness classes this summer in neighborhood parks.

Event website

6:00pm

Summer Fitness series: Zumba in the North End

Christopher Columbus Park

110 Atlantic Avenue

Boston, MA 02110

parks@boston.gov

617-635-4505

Price:

FREE

We're holding free fitness classes this summer in neighborhood parks.

Event website

6:00pm

Summer Fitness Series: Salsa dancing in the South End

Blackstone Square

50 W. Brookline Street

Boston, MA 02118

parks@boston.gov

617-635-4505

Price:

FREE

We're holding free fitness classes this summer in neighborhood parks.

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