Make the Most of Spring Break with These Events
Boston’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is Sunday, March 17, at 1 pm. Photo via AP/Steven Senne
Make the Most of Spring Break with These Events
Root for the Terriers, screen your film at Coolidge Corner, and of course, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
If you’re staying on campus for spring break, or if home is just a few miles away, you’ll be happy to hear that there’s all kinds of fun to be had in and around the city while school’s not in session. We’ve stacked the deck with a time-honored St. Patrick’s Day festivity, sports (the Hockey East quarterfinals, to be specific), arts events, a historical tour, and a nourishing chat with a James Beard Award–winning chef and cookbook author. Enjoy your time off, Terriers!
Curated Cuisine: The Simple Art of Rice with JJ Johnson
In this installment of Curated Cuisine, a food industry event series coproduced by BU Metropolitan College’s Programs in Food and Wine, James Beard Award–winning chef JJ Johnson (FIELDTRIP) stops by the WBUR CitySpace to discuss his recent cookbook, The Simple Art of Rice: Recipes from Around the World for the Heart of Your Table (Flatiron Books, 2023). Hear a lively discussion moderated by Tamika Francis of Food & Folklore, and stick around afterward for special treats: a puffed rice snack mix and passion fruit horchata drink.
Monday, March 11, WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Ave. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the show begins at 6:30 pm. Tickets start at $15 for general admission and $5 for students with a valid ID.
Boston Open Screen
The legendary Coolidge Corner Theatre is running its own version of an open mic night, only this event allows filmmakers to showcase their own 10-minute film (or a 10-minute segment of a longer work) on the big screen in front of a crowd of friends, strangers, and fellow filmmakers. Open mic participants should show up early and reserve their spot on the lineup—make sure you bring your masterpiece with you in one of the accepted formats. All others can sit back, relax, and enjoy this one-of-a-kind screening.
Tuesday, March 12, Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline. Sign-up begins at 7 pm, and the show starts at 7:30 pm. Purchase tickets for $10 here.
Girl from the North Country
Now in Boston is the Tony Award–winning musical that brought Bob Dylan’s music to the stage. The year is 1934. The place, Duluth, Minn. (Dylan’s hometown before he took New York by storm.) At the height of the Great Depression, a group of travelers in a boarding house share their lives, stories, hopes, and dreams to the tune of 28 of Dylan’s most beloved hits, including “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Hurricane,” and “Forever Young.” It’s the “voice of a generation” like you’ve never heard him before.
Tuesday, March 12, through Sunday, March 24, Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., Boston. See showtimes and purchase tickets (starting at $35) here.
Nowruz at the Museum of Fine Arts
The ancient festival of Nowruz, also known as Persian New Year, heralds the beginning of spring for more than 300 million people around the world. Recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, the festival has been celebrated in the Balkans, the Black Sea basin region, Central Asia, and the Caucasus Mountains region, among other places, for over 3,000 years. This year, the annual Nowruz gathering at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, features wooden egg painting, celebration displays, live folk music and dance, discussions in Farsi and English, a Nowruz fashion show, and more.
Thursday, March 14, 5 to 10 pm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. Tickets are included with admission ($27 for adults and free for students and University faculty and staff with valid ID). View an event schedule here.
Boston Ballet’s Cinderella
Slip on those glass slippers and head over to the Boston Ballet’s dreamy production of Cinderella. Presented in three acts, this all-new production is a love letter to the ballet’s original 1948 choreography, with scenery and costumes designed to match the iconic production, accompanied by a soaring Sergei Prokofiev score. See the magic up close at one of 12 performances at the stately Citizens Opera House.
Thursday, March 14, through Sunday, March 24, Citizens Opera House, 539 Washington St., Boston. Purchase tickets, starting at $25, and view showtimes here. Youths aged 20 and under can enjoy half-price tickets.
Women’s Basketball Semifinals
After a 64-62 win against No. 6 Army-West Point on March 11, the women’s basketball team is going to the Patriot League semifinals. The championship’s penultimate game sees the No. 3 Terriers face off against No. 2 Colgate on the Raiders’ home turf in Hamilton, N.Y. Get ready to cheer from home, and don’t miss the championship on Sunday.
Thursday, March 14, 6 pm. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Revolutionary Women Tour
In honor of Women’s History Month, Boston’s Freedom Trail Foundation offers walking tours highlighting the achievements and historical moments of local women who’ve made history. Comprising four centuries of American history, the Revolutionary Women Tour tells the stories of Abigail Adams, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, and more on a 90-minute walking tour of the downtown area. Bring a woman who has inspired you.
Saturdays and Sundays through March 31, 10:45 am. The tour departs from the Boston Common Visitor Information Center, 139 Tremont St. Tickets are $17 for adults and $15 for students with a valid ID; purchase them here.
Hockey East Quarterfinals
Root for the men’s hockey team as it faces off in the Hockey East quarterfinals (against an opponent to be announced Wednesday, March 13). This season, your Terriers have hustled to a superlative No. 2 spot, with 931 points and a 22-8-2 record. Now, make sure they feel the love this Saturday by warming up the rink with lots of cheers and good vibes. The game will also be streamed live on ESPN+.
Saturday, March 16, 4:15 pm, at Agganis Arena, 925 Commonwealth Ave. Purchase tickets here.
Sofar Sounds
If you haven’t checked out a Sofar Sounds show, spring break is a good time to do it. This intimate concert series keeps its details hush-hush until 36 hours before the concert, when ticket holders receive a mass text with performer and venue info. You won’t be taking a gamble on quality, however: Sofar hosts shows in more than 100 cities internationally, everywhere from high-rise office buildings to tattoo studios, with artists representing a wide range of genres. So, why not take a chance?
Saturday, March 16, 7:30 pm, Davis Square, Somerville. Event details will be revealed 36 hours in advance via text message. Purchase tickets, at $27, here.
Southie St. Patrick’s Day Parade
In Boston for St. Patrick’s Day? Lucky you. Expect a green-tinged procession of bagpipes, brass bands, elaborate floats, military formations, dancers, politicians, entertainers, and historic Minuteman companies following the traditional 3.5-mile route through the historically Irish Southie neighborhood. This mammoth celebration first occurred in 1737 as a way to show solidarity with the city’s earliest Irish immigrants. Grab your greenest gear and join the crowd.
Sunday, March 17, 1 pm. The parade route starts at the MBTA Red Line’s Broadway station; see a detailed route map here.
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