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The Nutcracker Ballet: Boston for the Holidays 2022

Arts, Dance and Theater, At Home in Boston, Boston Weekend, Winter Fun and Roadtrips / December 4, 2022 January 10, 2023

This past weekend our family embraced winter holidays-22 with Mom-daughter visit to the Nutcracker at Boston Ballet (now-December 31, Boston Opera House). Boston Ballet’s 2012 version of the beloved classic is staged by its Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen with original set and costume designs by award-winning Robert Perdziola. Attending the Nutcracker together is our long-standing …

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As Anticipated – New International Program continues Boston Ballet’s 59th Season

Arts, Dance and Theater, Boston Weekend, Fall and Summer Roadtrips / November 6, 2022 November 6, 2022

It is the opening night of As Anticipated at Boston’s Opera House and we are part of the eclectic audience eagerly anticipating Boston Ballet’s new program. The (3-works) William Forsythe’ evening features Boston Ballet guest choreographer’s Approximate Sonata (1996) and Artifact Suite (2004) -with a world premiere of its newly added “prequel” – Défilé. Black …

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What you need to know about Skate America (in 14 Pictures)

At Home in Boston, Boston Weekend, Sporting Events / October 26, 2022 October 27, 2022

Skate America-2022 concluded at the Skating Club of Boston’s new rink in Norwood, MA this past weekend. It was the first of the 6-event ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series – which will culminate in the Grand Prix Final on December 8-11 in Torino, Italy. I was not a part of the official media …

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Fall Weekends on the Cape

Boston and New England, Boston for Kids, Boston Weekend, Fall and Summer Roadtrips, Welcome, Fall! / September 16, 2022 September 17, 2022

We spend many summer weekends on Cape Cod enjoying its beautiful beaches. In the fall we don’t get to visit as often, but we look forward to getting off the beach chairs to follow our favorite biking path to the National Seashore and to engage in our other Cape Cod favorite fall activities. For our …

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Tanglewood Summer for Families (with Video)

Arts, Dance and Theater, Boston and New England, Boston for Kids, Boston Weekend, Kids / July 7, 2022 July 9, 2022

SUMMER 2022 update: check out the list of summer 2022 PERFORMANCES), family and children’s programming is back! I used to think of a Tanglewood concert (in Massachusetts Berkshires) as a romantic date night idea. Over the last couple of summers however, attending a Tanglewood concert has become our family’s tradition (it is still part of …

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Mother’s Day Ideas around Boston 2022

Arts, Dance and Theater, At Home in Boston, Boston Weekend / May 7, 2022 May 8, 2022

Mother’s Day is a good time to restore and renew our energies- with yoga, art and by just being outside with your loved ones and observing the nature rebirth. Here are some of my Mother’s Day ideas in Boston- for any day in May. WELLNESS DAY Last weekend I went away to the Berkshires with …

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DREAMstate innovative program continues at Boston Ballet for one more weekend

Arts, Dance and Theater, At Home in Boston, Boston Weekend, Couples Time / March 21, 2022 March 21, 2022

With everything that is going on in the world right now, I did not think I was in the mood for a ballet. But in the press release for new contemporary program, DREAMstate, Boston Ballet’s Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen promised the “feast for eyes, ears and soul”. So taking my husband with me I decided …

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2021 in Family Travel Weekends.

Boston and New England, Boston Weekend, Roadtrips / January 1, 2022 December 4, 2022

Just like that, another year of covid has gone by, and as I am writing this post in the first weekend of 2022, despite all the challenges and travel restrictions, we look forward to a new year of making family travel memories. Whether it is going to be on a road trip in New England …

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Holidays 2021 in and around Boston

At Home in Boston, Boston and New England, Boston for Kids, Boston Weekend, Winter Fun and Roadtrips / November 27, 2021 December 5, 2021

My family and I enjoyed our share of “below freezing” outings last year (including a Chanukah celebration on our porch!) but this December 2021 we are happy to add indoor celebrations to our list of holiday events in and around Boston. The Nutcracker is still standing (Try Cyber Monday link here for discounted tickets) We …

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Chasing Fall Foliage (and Little Women Filming Locations) in Massachusetts

Boston Weekend, Fall and Summer Roadtrips, Welcome, Fall! / October 9, 2021 October 10, 2021

In the Northeast, we spend October weekends chasing foliage locations that afford open vistas yet are not too far from home. (In the summer, I am all for WEEKEND trips, but come early fall and a return of school and extracurriculars – we often favor day (and half day) destinations from our suburbia home base …

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