Please note, this event is open to Back Bay Association members only.
Make your lunch break a little sweeter with some champagne and cupcakes at DVF!
Pop into the Newbury Street location from 12pm – 2pm — RSVP and you’ll also enjoy 20% off your purchase all day!
Join Post 390 for the fifth of a 6-part “Farm to Post” dinner series in 2106. This dinner will highlight the best of Kimball Fruit Farm, a third generation family-run farm owned and operated by Carl and Marie Hills. The evening will start with a reception, followed by a four course dinner.
Tickets are limited and are available for $55.
The final date for the the dinners series will be November 2nd for their “Novemberfest” celebration.
About Kimball Fruit Farm
Kimball Fruit Farm grows a variety of fruits and vegetables for the retail and wholesale trade at their Pepperell store and 12 farmers markets throughout New England. Aside from over 70 varieties of award-winning heirloom tomatoes, they are swimming in peaches (white and yellow freestone), corn (white and two color), apples (nearly 40 varieties), pears (6 varieties), and an amazing array of other fruits, vegetables, greens and herbs.
On June 21, Fairmont Copley Plaza will celebrate one of the longest days of the year with a White & Bright Summer Solstice Party.
Break out your whitest of whites or brightest of brights and toast to the start of summer. Bubbles and cocktails will be provided including Billecart Salmon Champage, Square One Vodka, New Age White, and Charles de Fere “Cuvée Jean Louis” Blanc de Blanc “Ice.”
Chef Laurent Poulain has created a menu of sophisticated hors d’ouevres to complement perfectly with the cocktails.
The White & Bright Summer Solstice Party will be on Wednesday, June 21 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person, including cocktails, hors d’ouevres, taxes and gratuity.
If you can’t decide if you want to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or the Kentucky Derby then just celebrate both at this Boston bar in Back Bay and the home to one of the best outdoor patios. Guests can enjoy classics like a Mint Julep or Caballo Picante for the holidays and are encouraged to come dressed with hats and bowties. Plus, prizes will be awarded to the best dressed guest!
Mint Julep
* 2 oz. Bulleit Bourbon
* 1 oz. Simple Syrup
* Crushed Mint Garnish and Fresh Mint Sprig
Serve in a Highball with crushed ice
Caballo Picante
* 1oz. Don Julio Blanco
* 1oz. Montelobos Mezcal
* .5oz. Pineapple
* .5oz. Lime
* .5oz. Simple Syrup
* 1 Jalapeño sliced and shaken with ice server in a rocks glass.
Garnish with Jalapeno slices and lime wedge
*** For more information, please click here.
Fourth Annual Kentucky Derby Party at OAK Long Bar + Kitchen
On Saturday, May 5, giddyup to OAK Long Bar + Kitchen for its fourth annual Kentucky Derby Party! Mint Juleps will be flowing all afternoon, along with many Derby-inspired special cocktails. Purchase of a specialty cocktail gets you a raffle ticket with a randomly selected horse’s number – after the race winning tickets can be redeemed for a Maker’s Mark prize. The regular food menu will be available plus two southern-inspired specials: Hush Puppies and Hot Fried Chicken Sliders.
Derby attire is highly encouraged. Break out your finest seersucker, sundresses, bowties and hats – prizes will be awarded to “Best Dressed” and “Best Hat.” A big screen TV will be in the dining room for guests to catch all the action.
New this year: Saddle up at the best seats in the house! For $750, reserve a High-Top table with standing room for 12 people at 4:00pm in the heart of the restaurant. Table will include a round of Mint Juleps, two bottles of G.H. Mumm Courdon Rouge (the Official Champagne of the Kentucky Derby) and plenty of bar snacks. Only two High-Tops available, will book fast. Call 617-267-5222 to reserve.
No tickets required. Join the party starting at 4:00pm; the post time is 6:34pm and race time is 6:46pm. For reservations, please call 617-267-5222 or book via OpenTable.
DRINK SPECIALS
Mint Julep – 15
Maker’s Mark Bourbon, mint, lemon, crushed ice
Triple Crown – 15
peach infused Maker’s 46 old-fashioned
Winner’s Circle – 18
G.H. Mumm Brut Cordon Rouge, raspberries, lemon, titos vodka
Talk Derby To Me – 15
house rum blend, fresh juices, crushed ice
Horsing Around – 15
Sipsmith Gin, cucumber, jalapeno, agave, lemon
Frozen Margarita (because, Cinco De Mayo!) – 15
house margarita mix
MENU SPECIALS
Hush Puppies – 9
with remoulade
Hot Fried Chicken Sliders – 12
dukes, lettuce, cheddar, bread and butter pickles
Somerville’s popular Bow Market comes to Precinct’s patio for one day only!
Precinct Kitchen + Bar invites you to join them on their patio for a one-day Bow Market pop-up. Vendors include:
- Adelante, custom shoes, handmade by craftsman in Guatemala
- Blue Bandana Relics, a curated collection of vintage Americana and quality American brands.
- Buenas, all sorts of South American goodness you can eat on the spot or take home to use in your own recipes. Think: take-n-bake empanadas, pastry dough to make your own empanadas (and other stuff), and sauces you can use for everything from roasting chicken and salmon, to topping oysters.
- In Season Food Shop, made-to-order meals and drinks, local food products, and a curated selection of grocery essentials
- Maca, chic and cheeky, regular and character macarons that range in flavors from vanilla to blueberry basil cheesecake.
- Peston, unique accessories, fleeky home goods and apparel.
- Happy Cactus, succulents, cacti, air plants, exotic plants, ethically sourced butterflies, crystals, gems, fossils and pretty much anything extraordinary Mother Nature creates.
- Additionally, guests will also enjoy soaps and creams from the Sentas Family Farm and much, more!
Precinct will be serving their regular breakfast, brunch and lunch menus all day long, so reserve your table and head over!
Join Bright Horizons Back Bay for a pizza dinner in the park!
Bright Horizons at Back Bay invites you and your family to join us at the Frieda Garcia Park for Pizza in the Park. Meet and socialize with other Back Bay families — and enjoy some sheet painting fun with your little ones!
The Lenox and Reading with Robin present an evening with author Susan Isaacs.
Susan Isaacs will chat with Robin Kall to discuss her newest novel, “Takes One to Know One”, which will be published October 1, 2019
TICKETS INCLUDE:
- Admission to the program, a hardcover copy of Susan’s new release “Takes One to Know One” (and other surprises!)
- Hors ‘d ouevres and sweets
- Cash bar available
Reserved seating is available for groups, please email lburns@lenoxhotel.com with details/names.
Special rate available for overnight guest rooms, please email reservations@lenoxhotel.com for details!
The Lenox and Reading with Robin present an evening with author Elizabeth Berg.
The Lenox and Reading with Robin present an evening with author Elizabeth Berg, in conversation with Robin Kall, to discuss her newest novel, “The Confession Club” – an uplifting novel about friendship, surprising revelations, and a second chance at love, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Story of Arthur Truluv.
TICKETS INCLUDE:
- Admission to the program, a hardcover copy of Elizabeth’s new release “The Confession Club” (and other surprises!)
- Hors ‘d ouevres and sweets
- Cash bar available
Reserved seating is available for groups, please email lburns@lenoxhotel.com with details/names.
Special rate available for overnight guest rooms, please email reservations@lenoxhotel.com for details!
