Boston Events

Best of January 2010

Address: Seaport World Trade Center • 200 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210 Category: Convention / Conference - Trade / Industry Specific Dates: January 23 - January 24, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

If you even remotely consider yourself a wine aficionado, then there's no better place to be in January than Boston. With over 450 wineries and 1,800 wines represented, the Boston Wine Expo is the nation's largest consumer wine event. The expo features celebrity chefs primed to prepare their specialty recipes and...

Address: Fenway Park • 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA 02215 Category: Sports Event - Hockey Dates: January 1, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Hockey at Fenway Park? Why not. This outdoor NHL event has garnered record crowds since its premiere in 2008. This year, the regular-season game is held at famous Fenway Park and features the Boston Bruins vs. the Philadelphia Flyers. So far, the visiting team has won all three Winter Classic games, so come cheer on...

Address: Museum of Science • 1 Science Park, Boston, MA 02114 Category: Museum Event - Art Exhibit Dates: November 1 - February 21, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

This ultra-popular exhibit makes its second stop at Boston's Museum of Science, following a successful first run in Chicago. With over 200 props and costumes from the films, including the 10-foot chess piece from the Sorcerer's Stone and the original Marauder's Map, you might think you just stepped off the Hogwarts...

Address: Boston Opera House • 539 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108 Category: Performance - Theater - Musical Dates: January 12 - January 24, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Breaking from the typical Broadway production, the award-winning score of In the Heights combines hip-hop, salsa, merengue, and soul music, bringing a whole new flavor to the stage. Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards in 2008 (and taking home four, including Best Musical), In the Heights explores the dreams and...

Address: Lowell Memorial Auditorium • 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA 01852 Category: Class / Lecture - Cooking / Culinary Dates: January 9, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The rock star chef and headliner of the Travel Channel's Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations visits Boston, and fans of the show know what that means: honest reviews of Boston's best and worst chefs, restaurants, and specialties. Bourdain has tasted dishes from all over the world and is one of the few chefs who can say...

Address: Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center • 47 Palmer St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Category: Fair / Festival - Music Dates: January 8 - January 9, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The musician-run Boston Celtic Music Festival celebrates Irish, Scottish, and Cape Breton music and dance and has gotten national attention as one of Newsweek's "top picks for the week" in January. The festival takes advantage of Cambridge's rich folk music history, playing at venues like Club Passim, among others....

Address: TD Garden • 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02214 Category: Performance - Comedy - Stand-up Dates: January 12, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Sorry, Izzard fans, no cross-dressing in this tour. Donning a plain old tuxedo jacket and jeans, the two-time Emmy-winning actor and comedian drops his iconic transvestite act (hence the Stripped) and instead shares with the audience, in his traditional rambling banter, the reasons why he's decided there is no god....

Address: Sanders Theatre • 45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Other Dates: January 16, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

What better way to celebrate the life of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., than by going back to his Baptist roots? The Harlem Gospel Choir comes to Boston for this special event honoring the civil rights icon. In the past, this sell-out event has featured guests like the Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School Vocal...

Address: Boston Opera House • 539 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108 Category: Performance - Theater - Other Dates: January 8 - January 10, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Drawing on five millennia of performing arts traditions in China, this New York-based group lights up the stage with colorfully costumed dance and music performances, complemented by backdrops of authentic Chinese landscapes and art. The 16-act show features everything from Imperial-style dance to wushu routines and...

Address: Boston Symphony Hall • 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115 Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Classical Dates: January 6 - January 12, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

One of the great performers of the 20th century, Yo-Yo Ma, the 15-time Grammy Award-winner, has defined himself as a virtuoso cellist and accomplished musician. Breaking away from his current ties with the Silk Road Ensemble, Yo-Yo Ma headlines a US tour that follows the release of his latest album, Songs of Joy &...