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Oct
30
Sun
Pru Boo!
Oct 30 @ 11:00 am
Pru Boo! @ Prudential Center | Boston | Massachusetts | United States

Join the Prudential Center for a spooktacular day of fun the Sunday before Halloween! Parents, bring your children to trick-or-treat at over 50 participating stores and restaurants. Other activities include face painting, magic shows, and activities by New England Aquarium, JFK Library and Museum, The Freedom Trail Foundation, and much more.

Their nonprofit partner this year is Horizons for Homeless Children, whose mission is to help alleviate the trauma and stress of homelessness on both children and their families by providing world-class early education, vital opportunities for play, support for parents, and crucial advocacy on behalf of some of our most marginalized citizens.

PRU BOO is sponsored by Star Market.

This year, the Prudential Center is proud to support Teal Pumpkin Project by providing non-food items at many of their stores for trick-or-treating. Check the map day-of for a list of stores handing out these goodies!

WHERE IS IT?
Prudential Center, Center-wide! Activities will take place throughout the Center on the day of the event, so wear your walking shoes and wander around to experience all the spooky fun!

WHEN IS IT?
Sunday, October 30
11:00 AM-1:00 PM: Trick-or-Treating
1:30 PM: Kids Concert with Stacey Peasley(South Garden, weather permitting. Rain location: Belvidere Pavilion)

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
For a $4 donation to nonprofit partner, Horizons for Homeless Children, your child gets a trick-or-treat bag to use for collecting candy at participating stores. You can purchase a bag starting October 1st at the Customer Service Desk and beat the crowd, or come early on the day of the event as bag sales start at 9:00 AM. Visit the check-in area in Center Court to make your donation, get a trick-or-treat bag and pick up a map of activities.

Activities include:
-Trick-or-Treat (11:00 AM-1:00 PM)
-Face Painting
-Magic Shows
-Kids Concert with Stacey Peasley
-Children’s activities, details to come!

PARKING?
Parking for the day will be $16. Pick up a discounted parking pass on the day of the event at one of the check-in stations.

For more information, please click here.

Jan
25
Wed
Climate Change in Back Bay
Jan 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Join the Back Bay Association
&
the Newbury Street Collaborative 

For an Informational Meeting on
Global Warming & Climate Change
and It’s Effects on
Newbury Street and Back Bay

Featuring Guest Speaker
Carl Spector
Commissioner of the Environment for the City of Boston

January 25, 2017, 10 am
Taj Boston, 15 Arlington Street

Space is extremely limited.  RSVP is required.

RSVP Now

Hosted by

Mar
2
Thu
Member Event: Tour Shakespeare Unauthorized
Mar 2 @ 10:00 am
Member Event: Tour Shakespeare Unauthorized @ McKim Exhibition Hall at the Boston Public Library | Boston | Massachusetts | United States

Join Us for a
Private Tour of

Shakespeare Unauthorized

at the Boston Public Library

March 2, 2017
700 Boylston Street
McKim Exhibition Hall

Two tours are available exclusively for Back Bay Association members at 10:00 am and 11 am.

Space is extremely limited, so please RSVP below today.

RSVP NOW

May
1
Mon
94th Annual Meeting of the Back Bay Association
May 1 @ 8:30 am

Back Bay Association Members are Invited to Attend the 

94rd Annual Meeting of the

 Back Bay Association

 Featuring

 The Honorable Charlie Baker
Governor of Massachusetts

and

The Honorable Martin J. Walsh
Mayor of Boston

Join Back Bay business and community leaders for a morning of networking and looking forward to another successful year in Back Bay.  Enjoy an delicious breakfast from the Boston Park Plaza’s new menu and take a peek at the hotel’s $100 million renovation.

RSVP Now

Sponsored by:

Park Plaza Hotel 2

Jun
15
Thu
Join Us: Round Table with At-Large City Councilors
Jun 15 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Back Bay Association Members
 are
Cordially Invited to Attend a

 City Council Round Table

 Featuring

Councilor Michelle Wu
City Council President, Councilor at-Large

 Councilor Michael Flaherty
Councilor at-Large

Councilor Annissa Essaibi – George
Councilor at-Large

 Councilor Ayanna Pressley
Councilor at-Large

 June 15, 2017
8:30 am

The Colonnade Hotel
120 Huntington Avenue

RSVP Now

Sponsored by

Mar
20
Tue
Back Bay Update featuring Stephanie Pollack
Mar 20 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Back Bay Association Members are Cordially Invited to Attend a

Back Bay Update

Featuring

Stephanie Pollack
Secretary and CEO
Massachusetts Department of Transportation

March 20, 2018
8:30 am

The Lenox Hotel
61 Exeter Street


Sponsored by:

May
5
Sat
Derby de Mayo Party
May 5 all-day

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!

 

Derby de Mayo

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.

Derby Day at OAK Long Bar + Kitchen
May 5 @ 4:00 pm – May 6 @ 1:00 am

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.

Derby

 

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

Nov
7
Wed
Back Bay Update with Commissioner William Gross
Nov 7 @ 8:30 am

 

The Back Bay Association Cordially Invites You to Attend a

Back Bay Update

Featuring Guest Speaker
William G. Gross
Commissioner
Boston Police Department

November 7, 2018
8:30 – 9:30 am

The Colonnade Hotel
120 Huntington Avenue

To RSVP, please click here or call 617.266.1991

*This is a members-only event

Apr
27
Sat
Bow Market on the Precinct Patio
Apr 27 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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!


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