Top Tourist Events Around Boston, Massachusetts & New England
Ended Sunday, October 15, 2023 – The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presented Assassins. With the American dream out of reach, nine of the most notorious figures in our nation’s history ignite a chain of monumental nightmares.
Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s tragically funny and unnerving musical peers inside the shattered minds of successful and attempted presidential assassins from John Wilkes Booth to John Hinckley, Jr.
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 – From Austria to America: This program began with Beethoven’s lively and festive Consecration of the House Overture, commissioned for the city of Vienna.
Austrian soloist Rudolf Buchbinder then played Mozart’s light and lyrical Piano Concerto No. 23, written during the composer’s years in Vienna.
Opening Night at Symphony Hall Boston
Aaron Diehl and his trio brought to life the American master Duke Ellington’s tone poem New World A-Coming.
In closing, Carlos Simon, an Atlanta-raised composer, dived deep into his community’s history with the motley and exuberant Four Black American Dances.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 – Henry David Thoreau stands as an icon of modern American environmentalism, the father of American nature writing, a forerunner of modern ecology.
Henry David Thoreau scholar Lawrence Buell gives due consideration to all these aspects of Thoreau’s art and thought, framing key issues and complexities in historical and literary context.
Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 – Have you ever wanted to learn more about the 150-year-old Chestnut Hill Reservoir and the historic structures around it?
On this one-hour walking tour, attendees viewed diverse architectural examples from Boston’s Golden Age, heard how the reservoir site was developed over time, and discovered how all the Waterworks complex buildings contributed to the success of one of the country’s first metropolitan water systems.
Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic Walking Tour
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 – In collaboration with the Waltham Garden Club, Gore Place was very pleased to host the return of its annual flower show.
This was a rare opportunity to experience the spectacular 1806 Gore Mansion filled with classical and contemporary floral designs displayed throughout the 12 first-floor rooms.
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