This list will continue to be updated as new event information becomes available.
Ongoing February Boston Events
- 19th Annual Boston Wine Festival
What: The Boston Wine Festival is the nation's longest running annual wine and food pairing series, taking place from January through April 2008 with dinners hosted by winemakers and proprietors.
When: Friday, January 11 – Friday, April 4
Where: Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes Wharf, Boston
Cost: Varies - Celebrity Chefs Culinary Saturdays
What: Meet some of Boston's top chefs, learn some of their cooking secrets, enjoy a delicious meal paired with complementary wines, and get a bound copy of the afternoon's recipes.
When: Saturday, January 12 – Saturday, February 16, 1 pm - 3 pm
Where: Fairmont Copley Hotel, 138 St. James Ave, Boston
Cost: $50 per session - Chocolate Trolley Tours
What: Join Old Town Trolley Tours for a flavorful afternoon sampling chocolate creations from various landmarks in Boston.
When: Saturday, January 12 - April 2008
Where: See website.
Cost: $75 - "Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914–1939"
What: Examines the impact of Futurism and Cubism on British modernist printmaking from the beginning of World War I to the beginning of World War II
When: Wednesday, January 30 – Sunday, June 1
Where: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Torf Gallery, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Cost: Adults $17,seniors/students $15, youth (7-17) $6.50, ages 6 and under free - The World as Stage
What: A new exhibition at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art, The World as a Stage features 16 international artists exploring the ways that a sense of theatre can impact the museum experience.
When: Friday, February 1 – Sunday, April 27
Where: ICA, 100 Northern Ave, Boston
Cost: $12 adults / $10 seniors and students / children 17 and under free - "Luxury For Export: Artistic Exchange between India & Portugal around 1600"
What: A look at the artistic exchange that took place after the Portuguese establishment of trading ports throughout the Indian Ocean.
When: Friday, February 8 – Sunday, May 4
Where: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway, Boston
Cost: $12 / $10 seniors / $5 college students / children under 18 free - "Julius Caesar"
What: The American Repertory theatre's first production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
When: Saturday, February 9 – Saturday, March 22
Where: Loeb Theater, 64 Brattle St, Cambridge
Cost: $15 - $79 - 8th Annual African Film Festival
What: The MFA's annual presentation of a selection of feature films from the New York African Film Festival and new releases from the California Newsreel.
When: Friday, February 1 – Friday, February 29
Where: Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Cost: $9 / $8 members, seniors, students $8; general admission $9 / matinees prices $6, $7 - Lizards & Snakes: Alive!
What: This visiting show features more than 60 live Squamates (a group of legged and legless lizards, including snakes).
When: Sunday, February 17 – Sunday, April 27
Where: Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston
Cost: $17 – $21 (exhibit halls & show)
Boston Events, Week of February 1 – 3
- Shoghaken Ensemble
What: Armenia's premier folk ensemble in concert.
When: Friday, February 1
Where: Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA
Cost: $28 - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
What: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with conductor Mariss Jansons, part of the Celebrity Series.
When: Friday, February 1 at 8 pm
Where: Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston
Cost: $37 – $80 - Going Green Exposition Boston
What: Vendors, demonstrations, and other resources for learning more about how to make the transition to a sustainable future.
When: Saturday, February 2 – Sunday, February 3
Where: Bayside Expo Center, 200 Mount Vernon St, Columbia Point, Boston
Cost: $10 / children 15 and under free
Boston Events, Week of February 4 – 10
- "My Fair Lady"
What: This celebrated revival of My Fair Lady premieres in the United States directly from its 50th Anniversary London production and UK national tour.
When: Tuesday, February 5 – Sunday, February 17
Where: Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St, Boston
Cost: $27.50 – $88.50 - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
What: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world's most successful modern dance companies, performs as part of this year's Celebrity Series.
When: Thursday, February 7 – Sunday, February 10
Where: Citi Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St, Boston
Cost: $42 – $70 - 17th Boston Wine Expo
What: Meet winemakers, see celebrity chef demos and guided tastings/seminars, sample wines from more than 400 producers, and more at the 17th annual Boston Wine Expo.
When: Friday, February 8 – Sunday, February 10
Where: Seaport World Trade Center, 164 Northern Ave, Boston
Cost: Starting at $75 - Roxbury Film Festival at the ICA
What: Screenings of shorts and youth-produced videos from New England's largest festival of films celebrating people of color.
When: Thursday, February 7 – Sunday, February 10
Where: Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, 100 Northern Ave, Boston
Cost: $9 / $7 members, students, and seniors - Great Romances III
What: A festival of classic, quirky romances, this year's Great Romances series features Harold & Maude, Wings of Desire, Beauty and the Beast, Adam's Rib, Bringing Up Baby, Amelie, Better Off Dead, The Science of Sleep, and the traditional Valentine's Day showing of Casablanca.
When: Friday, February 8 – Thursday, February 14
Where: Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St, Cambridge
Cost: $9.50 / $7.50 students & matinees / $6.50 seniors & children under 12
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