When my favorite season (summer!) starts fading away, I transition into fall by keeping busy with my favorite Boston arts and sports. World-class figure skating, award-winning theater, some of the best musicians on Earth, unique contemporary ballet choreography- here in Boston we have it all! Be sure to scroll down for your favorite Boston entertainment […]
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We are living through an exciting month of figure skating in Boston. Our very own Norwood-based Skating Club of Boston (SCB) is at the forefront of the 2026-27 season launch again this year. On August 6-9 SCB hosted the Cranberry Cup – an ISU Challenger Series event. As is typical for a post-Olympic year, we
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Spending a weekend of culture and nature in the Massachusetts Berkshires is our longstanding family summer tradition. We keep coming back every summer (with friends and kids who are now teens) and sharing our trips with you. Here is our recent three day-two night trip itinerary so you can follow along for your own Summer
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Going to the Olympics has been my lifelong dream. I first tried to make it happen for Tokyo 2020 (we all know what happened). I made it to Milano-Cortina 2026 – with a huge twist – so I must be back for LA28. It was actually quite fitting that my first Olympics experience happened to
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May is beautiful in Boston, and it is also a great month to spend quality time with the special mother in your life. Here are some pointers to get you started on planning your May weekend with Mom. Week 1: Boston Theater Marathon (Sunday, May 3) Attending this unique annual Boston theater event has become
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March is my time to reconnect with the Boston Arts scene. I hope you will follow along (pay attention to my Boston Ballet promo code)! Week 1 The Huntington Theater We Had a World (through March 15) at the Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston Written by Joshua Jarmon (whose “Prayer for the French Republic”
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I have travelled to several World Championships and International Grand Prix events over the years but attending the Olympic Games has remained my dream since childhood. That was until this past February 2026 when I headed to Milan to watch Olympic figure skating with my two friends. (I ended up spending a couple of days
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My Top Five list this December The days are short, dark and bitterly cold here in Boston in December but there are ways to beat the dread! I am sharing my top five (tried and true) Boston’s December ideas to get you into the Holiday spirit. Nutcracker at Boston Ballet: November 28-December 28, 2025
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October’s long weekend in Boston offers many opportunities to reconnect with the arts. I recommend catching the last weekend of the Hills Of California at Huntington Theater (through Sunday, October 12) written by Tony Award–winning playwright Jez Butterworth and directed by Huntington’s own Loretta Greco. It is a bitter sweet musical family story (or a
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ISU’s Cranberry Cup International* hosted by the Skating Club of Boston last weekend is going to be my new Boston summer staple. It’s been hot and humid here and so far I have spent my summer weekends on the beaches of Cape Cod and at Tanglewood (Boston Symphony’s summer residence in the Berkshires). Last weekend
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