Boston Events, Week of February 11 – 17
- Talking Soul with Marc Willis
What: "Talking Soul with Marc Willis: History About Music and Meaning (1965–1980), Black Musicians Living in the Soul of the Era" is a film and lecture with Marc Willis, president and CEO of Soulsville Foundation/Stax Museum of American Soul Music.
When: Tuesday, February 12 at 4 pm
Where: David Friend Recital Hall Berklee College of Music, 921 Boylston St, Boston
Cost: See website - "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 - 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 - Valentine's Day
What: See resources and events for Valentine's Day in Boston.
When: Thursday, February 14 - Guarneri & Johannes String Quartets
What: The Guarneri and Johannes String Quartets collaborate for the first time, with new and old works.
When: Friday, February 15 at 8 pm
Where: NEC Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston
Cost: $40 – $58 - Mozart's Requiem
What: The Handel and Haydn Society presents a program of masterworks by Mozart, featuring his Requiem.
When: Friday, February 15 – Sunday, February 17
Where: Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston
Cost: $15 – $83 - Altan
What: An evening concert by traditional Irish band Altan.
When: Saturday, February 16 at 8 pm
Where: Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA
Cost: $28 – $35 - Disney's "High School Musical: The Ice Tour"
What: Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour is a new ice show inspired by the hit Disney Channel movies High School Musical and High School Musical 2.
When: Friday, February 15 – Sunday, February 24
Where: TD Banknorth Garden, 150 Causeway St, Boston
Cost: $21.50 – $76.50 - Hugh Masekela's Chissa All-Stars
What: South African music legend Hugh Masekela his seven-member band blend Afro-beat, funk, and jazz.
When: Sunday, February 17 at 8 pm
Where: Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston
Cost: $28 – $37, reserved seating - Boston Ballet's "Romeo and Juliet"
What: Set to a score by Sergei Prokofiev's, Boston Ballet's performance of Romeo & Juliet launches the company's 2008 season.
When: Thursday, February 14 – Sunday, February 17 & Thursday, February 28 – Sunday, March 2, 2008
Where: Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St, Boston
Cost: $30 – $85 - Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival
What: The 33rd annual Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival 24-hour marathon.
When: Sunday, February 17 starting at noon
Where: Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA
Cost: $55
Boston Events, Week of February 18 – 24
- Boston School Vacation Week
When: Monday, February 18 – Friday, February 22 - Soul Caribbean
What: An evening of music featuring the Bob Marley Ensemble, the Afro-Cuban Ensemble, and the Steel Pan Ensemble.
When: Thursday, February 21 at 8:15 pm
Where: Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston
Cost: $10 / $5 seniors - Filene's Basement "Running Of The Brides"
What: Filene's Basement's famous "Running Of The Brides" event offers designer gowns on sale from $249 to $699.
When: Friday, February 22
Where: Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St, Boston
Cost: Event is free, dresses run from $249 to $699 - USA Track & Field 2008 Indoor: Championships
What: The concluding event of USA Track and Field's Indoor Visa Championship Series, the AT&T USA Indoor Track & Field Championships is the world's oldest indoor track championship.
When: Saturday, February 23 & Sunday, February 24
Where: Reggie Lewis Athletic Center, 1350 Tremont St, Roxbury
Cost: $13.50 – $30 - Disney's "High School Musical: The Ice Tour"
What: Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour is a new ice show inspired by the hit Disney Channel movies "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2."
When: Friday, February 15 – Sunday, February 24
Where: TD Banknorth Garden, 150 Causeway St, Boston
Cost: $21.50 – $76.50
Boston Events, Week of February 25 – 29
- Boston Ballet's "Romeo and Juliet"
What: Set to a score by Sergei Prokofiev's, Boston Ballet's performance of Romeo & Juliet launches the company's 2008 season.
When: Thursday, February 14 – Sunday, February 17 & Thursday, February 28 – Sunday, March 2, 2008
Where: Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St, Boston
Cost: $30 – $85 - Fred Wesley and the Music of James Brown Ensemble
What: Trombonist Fred Wesley, former musical director and band leader for James Brown's band The J.B.'s, performs with Berklee's Music of James Brown Ensemble.
When: Thursday, February 28 at 8:15 pm
Where: Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston
Cost: $10 / $5 seniors - "Long Life Cool Light: Photographs by Moyra Davey"
What: View an installation of forty works by photographer Moyra Davey in the artist's first major museum exhibition.
When: Thursday, February 28 – Monday, June 30
Where: Fogg Art Museum, 32 Quincy St and Broadway, Cambridge (next to Harvard Yard)
Cost: $9 / $7 seniors / $6 college students / under 18 free
