- Boston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
What: The 24th Annual Boston Gay and Lesbian Film/Video Festival includes an international roster of films exploring the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience and culture. This year's festival has 24 programs, including A Four Letter Word, The World Unseen, Manuela y Manuel, She's A Boy I Knew, The Curiosity of Chance, and more.
When: Wednesday, May 7 – Sunday, May 18
Where: Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Cost: Festival full pass: $150/$175; festival half pass: $84/$96. See website for individual show prices. - 79th Beacon Hill Hidden Gardens Tour
What: This popular annual tour is the only day of the year that the public may enter the beautiful private gardens of the members of the Beacon Hill Garden Club. See website for details.
When: Thursday, May 15 from 9 am to 5 pm
Where: Beacon Hill, Boston
Cost: $25 before May 15 / $30 day of - "3 Masterpieces"
What: Boston Ballet finishes off the season with works by three master choreographers: George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco; Antony Tudor's Dark Elegies, and Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room.
When: Thursday, May 15 – Sunday, May 18
Where: Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St, Boston
Cost: $45 – $110 - NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships Weekend
What: The 2008 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships is a three-day event that includes the Division I, II, and III championships, as well as youth lacrosse clinics, interactive sponsor fan zones, and community-oriented initiatives.
When: Sunday, May 18 – Monday, May 26
Where: Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Pl, Foxboro, Mass.
Cost: $70 – $125
Boston Events, Week of May 19 – 25
- Earthfest
What: Head down to the Hatch Shell for the 15th annual free Radio 92.9 Earthfest. The concert features performances by Cake, Cracker, the English Beat, BoDeans, and the EarthFest OurStage Boston Band winner. See website for details.
When: Saturday, May 24
Where: Hatch Shell, 10 Storrow Memorial Dr, Boston
Cost: Free - NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships Weekend
What: The 2008 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships is a three-day event that includes the Division I, II, and III championships, as well as youth lacrosse clinics, interactive sponsor fan zones, and community-oriented initiatives.
When: Sunday, May 18 – Monday, May 26
Where: Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Pl, Foxboro, Mass.
Cost: $70 – $125 - Faneuil Hall Street Performers Festival
What: Browse the shops at Faneuil Hall and watch the market's many street performers, including magicians, musicians, puppeteers, and jugglers. Great fun for the whole family—and free!
When: Friday, May 23 – Sunday, May 25
Where: Faneuil Hall Market, Quincy Market Colonnade, Boston
Cost: Free
Boston Events, Week of May 26 – 31
- MFA Memorial Day Open House
What: Boston's Museum of Fine Arts offers free general admission and a day of activities focusing on Spain, as well as countries and people who have a connection to Spanish culture.
When: Monday, May 26 from 10 am to 4:45 pm
Where: MFA, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston
Cost: Free - NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships Weekend
What: The 2008 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships is a three-day event that includes the Division I, II, and III championships, as well as youth lacrosse clinics, interactive sponsor fan zones, and community-oriented initiatives.
When: Sunday, May 18 – Monday, May 26
Where: Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Pl, Foxboro, Mass.
Cost: $70 – $125 - Dido and Aeneas
What: Mark Morris Dance Group brings Dido and Aeneas back to Boston's Majestic Theatre where it had its American debut in 1989.
When: Wednesday, May 28 - Sunday, June 1
Where: Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St, Boston
Cost: $42 – $72 - Anish Kapoor: Past, Present, Future
What: The first United States museum survey of the sculptor's work in more than 15 years, this exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art will feature works made since 1980.
When: Friday, May 30 – Sunday, Sept. 7
Where: ICA, 100 Northern Ave, Boston
Cost: $12 adults / $10 seniors and students / children 17 and under free
