There is a lot going on in the area because it is beautiful out, it is Fall and school is back in session. It is also Indigenous People’s day on Monday so the long weekend gives us all one more day to enjoy a fall getaway, an extra day at …
On my radar this weekend is a great variety of activities from Ghost Ships and Glass Pumpkins to Contemporary Art with the family. Saturday You know you’re up anyway so head over to Assembly Row for a Rock of Ages yoga session. If yoga isn’t your think then save the …
I knew that Dead Centre’s production of Hamnet (no that’s not a typo) would get me thinking since that is what art does. Who would have thought that a performance about Shakespeare’s only son would have me thinking about sitting on the couch as my grandfather watched his television screen …
I have never done one of those “hop on hop off” bus tours. They seem like a great idea but the places I want to go, see and experience are not always the classic spots. My favourite way to travel is like the locals do. I prefer to do a …
This time of year I try to keep ahead of things, but inevitably I find myself dragging and a late summer cold finds its way into my brain, my nose, and my muscles. I’m still fighting it and hoping to kick it to the curb. My go to treatment for …
As my kids begin to read Shakespeare, I quietly admit that I used to gather with some friends in high school over lunch and read Shakespeare together in the quad. We always had fun with the plays and the words. We were flirting teens and lovers of language. I’m glad …
The ballet opens with a performance you can take in with your eyes closed. It ends with a performance that makes you feel like your eyes are closed and your thoughts are dancing before you. Boston is celebrating the centenial of Leonard Bernstein who also happened to be a lifelong …
We survived the first week back to school. Take the edge off by making some weekend plans that will have you feeling fancy free, laughing, connecting and just having a good time. Boston Ballet’s Genius at Play opened last night and it is a playful, colourful, refreshing program. This is a …
We have been lucky enough to have a splendidly hot summer in New England this year but summer’s heat has taken it’s toll on me and I have a feeling I am not alone. All the high school and college students are back at school so the pools are all …
Luzia is in town. Cirque du Soleil brings their dream version of Mexico to life under the big top or grand chapiteau at Suffolk Downs.
