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May 11, 2015
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Featured Stories
Meetings
Arts, Entertainment & Events
Deals & Promos
Construction & Utility Work Updates
BID Ambassador Services & Links
City Services
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This Week's Featured Event
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Boston Ballet's 'Thrill of Contact' Premieres on May 14th at Opera House
The Boston Ballet "Thrill of Contact" debuts on May 14th at the Boston Opera House and runs through May 24th. The show is "a striking program of precision and impressive athleticism featuring works by Balanchine, Robbins, Forsythe and a world premiere by Principal Dancer Jeffrey Cirio."
On Friday, May 15th there is a post-performance chat with Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen to hear his insights on the evening's program. On Saturday, May 23rd there is a pre-curtain talk with dancers, choreographers, musicians, and special guests offering audience members an insiders view on the story-line, choreography, history, costumes, and music for the evening's performance.
Click here for tickets and more information.
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Tonight: Public Meeting About Proposed Congress Square Development
The Boston Redevelopment Authority is leading a public meeting about the proposed redevelopment of Congress Square on Monday, May 11th. This meeting is taking place at Boston City Hall, BRA Board Room, 9th Floor, from 6 to 7:30 pm.
The Congress Square block is located between Walter Street, Devonshire Street and Quaker Lane. The development team has proposed renovation and expansion of the existing 330,000 sq. ft. office buildings into a renewed mixed-use site including 284,600 sq. ft. of office space, an 85,000 sq. ft. hotel, 51,350 sq. ft. of residential space, and 36,650 sq. ft. of retail space. The development plans to transform Quaker Lane into a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly, retail-filled arcade. For more info and questions please contact Tyler Norod of the BRA at [email protected] or 617-918-4349.
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Arts, Entertainment & Events
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The Redcoats are in Downtown Boston! Watch the Changing of the Guard in the Crossing, at the State House and More
The Downtown Boston BID and the Freedom Trail Foundation are bringing history to life in Boston! See the Redcoats changing the guard, as well colonists and British soldiers interacting like it was in 1775. These exciting and entertaining activities will pop-up in unexpected places throughout the BID area on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from noon to 2 pm.
Listen as the military drummer accompanies soldiers to their posts and the soldiers complete inspections while marching to their next post. Meet and engage with 18th-century figures and talk with them about life in Boston's early years. The Redcoats will be in downtown streets from May to October. |
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You're Invited! Greenway Echelman Sculpture Grand Opening on May 11th
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is inviting the public to a grand celebration of the unveiling of the Greenway Echelman sculpture (image below) on Monday, May 11th from 7 to 9 pm.
Click here to learn 10 Things about the Echelman Sculpture on the Greenway including how the sculpture was installed and is being supported by ropes from nearby buildings will suspend the sculpture and the process of hoisting the sculpture.
The unveiling will occur on the Greenway between Pearl and Oliver streets across from 510 Atlantic Ave. There will be musical performances, activities and more. The rain date is May 12th from 7 to 9 pm. |
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Free Berklee College of Music Performance Series at 100 Summer St. Madeline Rae May 12th & 14th
The Berklee College of Music Summer Concert Series continues this week with Madeline Rae on May 12th and 14th from noon to 2 pm. These performances are free and open to the public.
Madeline Rae is a Boston-based singer-songwriter originally from Chicago. Rae grew up with strong classic and Southern rock influences.
This is the second year of the free Berklee concert series at 100 Summer St. |
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Actors' Shakespeare Project Performing 'Henry VI, Part 2' May 13th thru June 7th at Modern Theatre
The Actors' Shakespeare Project is performing "Henry VI, Part 2" at Suffolk University's Modern Theatre starting May 13th through June 7th.
The Henry VI plays were popular back in the day, "...because they were packed with conspiratorial machinations unfolding right in front of you in an irresistible feast of intrigue."
Click here for tickets and more information. |
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The Almighty Buck Performing at
Boston Calling Block Party in Dewey Square Park - May 14th
The Boston Calling Block Party is back in Dewey Square (Congress and Summer streets) on Thursday, May 14th with The Almighty Buck performing live. Thursday's block party is from 5 to 8:30 pm.
On Thursday nights there will be block parties in Dewey Square through September.
There will be block parties in Downtown Crossing with a stage between Macy's and Roche Bros. on the first Wednesday of every month through September. All block parties are free 21+ events to be inside the gated areas, but anyone can stand nearby and listen. Beer and wine is available for purchase.
And don't forget the Boston Calling Music Festival will be at City Hall Plaza May 22nd - 24th. Click here for more info and to purchase tickets.
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Flash Forward Boston: [Photo]gogues: New England (Part 3) at Lafayette City Center Passageway Thru May 15th
Flash Forward Boston is a 10-day festival of international and New England photography in Boston. Through May 15th, the exhibit "Photo]gogues: New England (Part 3)" will be on display for free at the Lafayette City Center Passageway.
The exhibition "is not a definitive study of New England Photography Pedagogues, rather it is a sampling of faculty members from the region." Paula Tognarelli and Frances Jakubek, executive director and associate director of the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA, invited 10 photography instructors to exhibit their work during the Flash Forward Photography Festival 2015 in Boston. The exhibition is open to the public 10 am - 9 pm Monday to Thursday, 10 am - 9:30 pm Friday and Saturday, and 10 am - 9 pm on Sunday. The Lafayette City Center Passageway links Macy's with the Hyatt Regency Hotel at 2 Avenue De Lafayette. |
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Rory Cuddyer, Boston's 'Startup Czar' & BID Board Member Speaking at Boston Youth Entrepreneurs Event on May 19th
Rory Cuddyer, Boston's "Startup Czar" and BID board member, is speaking at the DCU Center of Excellence in Fintech on May 19th. This is a Boston Young Entrepreneurs event, which is a collaboration between Workbar and ONEin3 Boston. As "Startup Czar" Cuddyer is a liaison to the startup community while representing the community's needs in City Hall. This event is taking place at the DCU Center (695 Atlantic Ave.) at 6 pm. Click here for tickets. |
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King's Chapel Sunday Forum: Daniel McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson Senior Lecturer on May 17th
King's Chapel presents a Sunday Forum with Dr. Daniel McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Divinity School on May 17th at 12:30 pm.
This lecture will examine the roots of Unitarianism in Europe and the evolution of religious tolerance and reason in faith and practice. How King's Chapel adopted Christian Unitarian theology and its contribution to religious thought and post-colonial independence will also be examined, together with how this identity has been sustained as American Unitarianism has expanded outside the Christian faith.
This forum is free and open to the public at King's Chapel (58 Tremont St.). Light refreshments will be served in the foyer. Contact [email protected] for more information. |
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Irish International Immigrant Center's Black and Green of Boston Event on
May 17th
The Irish International Immigrant Center (100 Franklin St.) and the Montserrat Aspirers are hosting its annual Black and Green of Boston event. This year's event is called One Boston: Celebrating Unity and Boston's Diversity on Sunday, May 17th with Boston's first ever Chief Diversity Officer Shaun Blugh as the guest speaker.
There will be performances by Zumix, OrigiNation, Inc., the Heavey Quinn Academy of Irish Dance, and Jamele Adams. This event is being held at Medicine Wheels Production (110 K St. 2nd Floor, Boston) from 2 to 5 pm. Admission is a donation of $10, and free to children 12 and younger. Advance registration is appreciated and available by clicking here. Call Johanna Meleance at 617-542-7654 x. 13 or email her at [email protected]. |
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PAUL Bakery Opens on Washington Street with Red Carpet Ribbon Cutting!
Iconic French bakery PAUL brought red carpet style and class to their ribbon cutting on Thursday night before opening to the public today.
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Left to right: Christopher Moore, City of Boston's Manager of International Relations & Marketing;
Rosemarie Sansone, President, Downtown Boston BID; Philippe Sanchez, President and CEO, PAUL USA; Fabien Fieschi, Consul General of France; and Jeremy Grossman, Senior Vice President & Principal, CBRE/Grossman Retail Advisors.
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Established in Lille, France in 1889, PAUL is a 125-year-old family-owned bakery that has passed down its bread-baking "savoir faire" for five generations. And now PAUL is open on the ground floor of the BNY Mellon Center at One Boston Place.
"We are thrilled to open Le Restaurant de PAUL in Boston's booming Downtown Crossing neighborhood," said Philippe Sanchez, President & CEO of Paul USA. "For the first time in the US, Le Restaurant de PAUL offers a full-service restaurant with an extensive menu of classic French cuisine fares reminiscent of what our parents served in our family's dining room when we were children." "It is not just a bakery," said Rosemarie Sansone, President of the Downtown Boston BID. "It's an authentic French restaurant put together with French passion." |
| | All photos by Lisa Richov for PAUL USA |
Some of the full-service offerings include seared short ribs with morel mushroom sauce and French green beans, pictured above, and turbot with saut�ed leeks, puff pastry and lobster sauce.
There is also a more casual seating section where patrons can order croissants, sandwiches or salads from cashiers at the main bakery case and sit down for a quick meal. Alongside the expansive bakery case is a coffee and juice bar for patrons to pick up made-to-order Lavazza coffee or a fresh-squeezed juice drink.
PAUL also offers catering for breakfast and lunch to offices and stores. PAUL is located at 201 Washington St., and can be reached at 617-725-2713. Initial hours are Monday to Friday 7 am to 3 pm this week.
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Painting, Mulching and More: Downtown Boston Businesses Pitch in for
Boston Shines
On Friday Downtown Boston area businesses got their hands dirty volunteering for the City of Boston's annual Boston Shines neighborhood cleanup.
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| | Employees of peerTransfer painted planters at the corner of Chapman Place and School Street. They were joined by Riley the dog. |
"Boston Shines provided a great opportunity for peerTransfer to give back to the community and spend some quality time together as a company," said Claire Ferrante. "It was nice to be part of a day dedicated to cleaning up the Downtown Crossing neighborhood where members of our team work and live."
Thank you to all the companies who had employees donate their time to volunteer. And a special thank you to Capital One 360 Cafe for donating coffee (iced and hot!) for all volunteers.
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| | Employees from The Ritz-Carlton painted tree wells at the China Trade Center. |
The BID identified projects for volunteers to perform such as painting tree wells at the China Trade Center, mulching the plant area outside of 125 Summer St., and painting electrical boxes.
"On behalf of the city of Boston and our intrinsic Hyatt Thrive pillars, Hyatt Regency Boston looks to care for our communities, where our associates are proud to work, our neighbors want to live and our guests want to visit," said Emily Sharp, Hyatt Regency Boston. "And we take that very seriously. Boston Shines is one of our favorite days of the year, and the city certainly does shine brighter for months to come!"
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| | The Hyatt Regency Boston squad, and BID Ambassador Ray, orange shirt, got their hands dirty volunteering for Boston Shines. |
Click here for more information about the City of Boston's Boston Shines cleanups. There are no more for this year, but it's never too early to get involved for next year.
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Sign Up for Chicken & Rice Guys Newsletter and Receive $1 Off
The Chicken & Rice Guys (85 Bedford St.) is offering $1 off when you sign up for their newsletter. Click here to sign up for the newsletter.
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MBTA Monthly and Weekly Passes Discounted 15% for May Available Through May 15th
The MBTA is offering a 15% discount on all MBTA monthly and weekly passes for May. This deal is available through May 15th. This discount applies to the general public as well as monthly passes for commuters, students, seniors and persons with disabilities. However, it excludes semester and one-day passes.
You can purchase passes at fare machines. Click here for more info about Charlie Card passes. Click here for prices of regular passes and their cost including the 15% discount. Please note - standard parking rates will apply at all MBTA parking lots. |
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New Offer: Get Plenti Rewards Card to Use at Macy's and Other Locations
Starting May 4th, get rewards at Macy's by using the Plenti Rewards program. Join for free to earn points at one retail store and use them at others such as Rite Aid, Exxon, at&t or Mobil, all with a single rewards card.
See a Macy's sales associate or click here to sign up and get more details. Plenti points cannot be earned or used on fees and services or on some purchases, such as at certain food establishments and leased departments within Macy's stores.
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Free Samples! Roche Bros.' Events Continue in Downtown Boston
There will be more free samples provided by multiple vendors on Summer Street outside of Roche Bros. on Thursday, May 21st from 10 am - 6 pm as part of the continued celebration of Roche Bros.' opening.
Also, the Bull Radio Show will be live on May 21st outside the supermarket on Summer Street. Dalton & The Sheriffs will perform a free and open to the public concert on June 4th from 5 to 7 pm.
And don't forget to go into the brand new Roche Bros. supermarket! There are two easy to access entrances into Roche Bros.- one at street level on Summer Street, which also provides an escalator to the basement level, and a second entrance from the MBTA concourse below ground.
The new 25,000-square-foot market is open from 7 am to 10 pm, Monday through Saturday, and 8 am to 9 pm on Sundays.
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Join or Renew AMC Stubs for Only $8 - Waived Online Ticketing Fees, Free Food & Drink Upgrades and More
Join or renew in the AMC Stubs program for only $8 a year (normally $12) and you will reap some great benefits from your membership. This is open to all new members and renewals through June 22nd.
Membership benefits include $10 rewards for every $100 spent, free upgrades on popcorn and fountain drinks, waived online ticketing fees and member exclusive giveaways. Click here for more info.
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Construction & Utility Work Updates
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Millennium Tower Continues to Reach for the Sky and More
Downtown Boston is continually transforming, with new buildings rising, as well as transportation projects taking place underground and at street level. Looking for the latest updates on developments, construction, sidewalk closings, and more? Click here.  |
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BID Ambassador Services & Links
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BID Ambassadors Provide Walking Escorts 24 Hours a Day in Downtown
The Downtown Boston BID Ambassadors provide hospitality services seven days a week, nearly 24 hours a day, creating a welcoming environment for everyone. BID Ambassadors provide walking escorts all day or night - they'll even tote an umbrella if it's snowing!
Please call 617-261-0066 to arrange an escort or for other BID Ambassador services. Please call 20 to 30 minutes prior to desired escort. You can also email [email protected], which is encouraged.
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Additional BID Ambassador Services
- Friendly, welcoming downtown presence: helping visitors with directions, notifying fire and police personnel of incident, etc.
- Making sure handicapped ramps are not obstructed and storm drain openings are not clogged.
- Cleaning and powerwashing in Downtown Boston during warm weather.
- Landscaping, watering flowers during warm weather.
- Remove litter and graffiti
- Contact [email protected] for more.
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BID Internships Available
The Downtown Boston BID is seeking qualified, enthusiastic interns to assist with the following projects: - Office administration and customer service
- Policy research and analysis
- Data collection, input and management
Please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. |
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Downtown Boston BID Weekly News Update
For questions and comments, please contact David Ertischek, newsletter editor, at: [email protected] |
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