Boston Events, Week of March 3 – 9
- Hockey East Semi-Finals & Finals
What: The 24th annual Hockey East Championship.
When: Friday, March 7 – Sunday, March 9
Where: TD Banknorth Garden, 1 Fleetcenter Pl, Boston
Cost: $19.50 - $40.50 - Next Generation
What: Boston Ballet celebrates the next generation of choreographic talent with Next Generation, four ballets: In on Blue, Gone Again, Eventide, and Ein von Viel.
When: Thursday, March 6 – Sunday, March 9
Where: Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St, Boston
Cost: $45 - $110 - Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley
What: This children's musical follows the world travels of Flat Stanley.
When: Friday, March 7 – Sunday, March 9
Where: Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St, Boston
Cost: 12.50 – 37.50 - World of Sports Expo
What: The World of Sports Expo will feature retailers and manufactures showing sports gear, sports training, nutrition, celebrity appearances, activities, and on-site training in baseball, hockey, tennis, boxing, golf and more.
When: Friday, March 7 – Sunday, March 9
Where: World Trade Center, Boston
Cost: Adults $12, children under 12 free - Classical Masters
What: Christopher Hogwood leads Mozart and Haydn favorites with Boston Symphony Orchestra principal horn James Sommerville.
When: Friday, March 7 and Sunday, March 9
Where: Boston Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston
Cost: $15 – $67 - The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards
What: Celebrity Series of Boston presents the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, pipers, drummers, and highland dancers who perform Irish, Scottish, English, and Welsh music.
When: Saturday, March 8 at 2 pm
Where: Boston Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston
Cost: $32 - $50 - The 80s Rock!
What: Relive the '80s with the Brattle's repertory series, featuring Rock'n'Roll High School, Desperately Seeking Susan, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, This Is Spinal Tap, Roadie, Repo Man, Class of 1984, Purple Rain, Flash Gordon, Streets of Fire, and Stop Making Sense.
When: Friday, March 7 – Thursday, March 13
Where: Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St, Cambridge
Cost: $9.50 / $7.50 students & matinees / $6.50 seniors & children under 12 - International Women's Day Breakfast
What: The 11th Annual International Women's Day Breakfast at Simmons College celebrates women's economic self-sufficiency globally and locally.
When: Saturday, March 8 from 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Where: Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston
Cost: Suggested donation $5; RSVP - 2008 New England Spring Flower Show March 8-16
- Restaurant Week Boston Winter 2008 March 9-14 & 16-21
Boston Events, Week of March 10 – 16
- The 80s Rock!
What: Relive the '80s with the Brattle's repertory series, featuring Rock'n'Roll High School, Desperately Seeking Susan, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, This Is Spinal Tap, Roadie, Repo Man, Class of 1984, Purple Rain, Flash Gordon, Streets of Fire, and Stop Making Sense.
When: Friday, March 7 - Thursday, March 13
Where: Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St, Cambridge
Cost: $9.50 / $7.50 students & matinees / $6.50 seniors & children under 12 - Restaurant Week Boston Winter 2008 March 9-14 & 16-21
- 2008 New England Spring Flower Show March 8-16
- 2008 Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade
What: Boston's 107th annual St. Patrick's Day parade in South Boston, one of the city's most Irish neighborhoods, will feature marching bands, pipe bands, and floats. The parade route begins at the Broadway T Station and ends at Andrew Square. Arrive early to stake out a good spot on Broadway. For more information, call (617) 268-7955.
When: Sunday, March 16 at 1 pm
Where: Broadway T Station to Andrew Square, South Boston
Cost: Free
Boston Events, Week of March 17 – 23
- Boston Underground Film Festival
What: The annual Boston Underground Film Festival celebrates independent and experimental films.
When: Thursday, March 20 – Sunday, March 23
Where: Various locations
Cost: General $8, students/seniors $6, festival pass $75 - Sea Creatures in Glass
What: Years before they created the Harvard Museum of Natural History's famous Glass Flowers, Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka made these lifelike glass marine animals, many of which will be on display for the first time since they were acquired in 1878. Learn more about the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
When: Exhibit opens Friday, March 21
Where: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge
Cost: Adults $9, students/seniors $7, children $6 - Anime Boston 2008
What: The Northeast's largest Japanese animation expo.
When: Friday, March 21 – Sunday, March 23
Where: Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St, Boston
Cost: $25 - $50 - Avenue Q
What: This hit musical comedy about life in New York City features puppets and some mature themes.
When: Tuesday, March 11 – Sunday, March 23
Where: Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St, Boston
Cost: Starting at $90
Boston Events, Week of March 24 – 31
- Spirit of Uganda
What: Twenty-two young dancers and musicians perform East African music and dance.
When: Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29
Where: Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachussetts Ave, Boston
Cost: $28 - $40 - A Taste of Power: 18th Century German Porcelain for the Table
What: Works examine the use of porcelain figurines as decorations at baroque court festivals and banquets.
When: Saturday, March 29 – Monday, June 30
Where: Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, 32 Quincy St, Cambridge
Cost: General $9, seniors $7, students $6 - 23rd Big Apple Circus
What: The 30th anniversary season of the Big Apple Circus features acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, dancers, clowns, and more.
When: Saturday, March 29 - Sunday, May 4
Where: 1 City Hall Plaza, Boston
Cost: $15 - $100
