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Social Profile Food & Drink There is a wide variety of very good restaurants. Boston has many ethnic communities, and culinary opportunities range from Greek and Portuguese to Chinese and Syrian. Seafood is a speciality throughout Massachusetts, including local lobster, scallops, scrod and delicious clam chowder. The legal age for the purchase of alcohol is 21 (with valid identification). Theatres & Concerts Boston is the traditional review town for Broadway shows. The theatrical season is mainly in the autumn and winter. The Boston Symphony Orchestra, one of the greatest of all international ensembles, has a full schedule of autumn and winter concerts, and makes its summer home at Tanglewood in the Berkshires (in western Massachusetts). ‘Boston Pops’ concerts are staged in the spring and summer, as well as at Christmas. Nightlife Boston offers a variety of jazz clubs, dance clubs and intimate piano bar lounges, as well as pubs such as the Bull & Finch Pub, the inspiration for the TV show Cheers. Shopping The high-fashion district in Boston is Newbury Street in Back Bay. Two shopping and restaurant complexes near Newbury Street are Copley Place and The Shops at Prudential Center. Department stores and Filene’s Basement are in the town centre. Faneuil Hall Marketplace, which is similar to London’s Covent Garden, contains shops and restaurants. Statewide, there are a number of factory-outlet stores that offer designer and other items at bargain prices. Sport The famous Boston Red Sox baseball team plays at the eccentric yet cosy Fenway Park stadium. Special Events A complete list of events held throughout the State is available online from the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (website: www.massvacation.com). The following is a selection of special events occurring in Massachusetts in 2005: Jan 29-30 Boston Wine Expo. Feb 12 Chocolate Festival, Deerfield. Mar 12-13 Pembroke Arts Festival. Mar 20 St Patrick’s Day Parade, South Boston. Apr 18 Battle of Lexington Green Re-enactment, Lexington; Patriot’s Day Celebration, Lexington; Boston Marathon. May 14-22 Annual Cape Cod Days. May 18-22 Nantucket Wine Festival, Nantucket Island; Higgins Faire, Worcester. May 21-23 CraftBoston, Boston. May 29-31 Faneuil Hall Marketplace (street performers festival), Boston. Jun 15-19 Nantucket Film Festival. Jun 29-Jul 4 24th Annual Boston Harborfest. Jul 4 Boston Pops Fourth of July Celebration. Jul 9 Blackstone Valley Celtic Festival, Sutton. Jul 15-16 19th Annual Green River Festival, Greenfield. Aug 1 Chinatown Festival, Boston. Aug 7-8 38th Annual Pembroke Arts Festival. Aug 27-28 Festival of the Lion, Grafton. Sep 4-Oct 24 King Richard’s Faire, Carver. Sep 8-11 Franklin County Fair, Greenfield. Sep 16-Oct 2 The Big E/Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield. Sep 23-25 Bourne Scallp Festival. Oct 2 Cape Cod Oyster Festival, Hyannis. Oct 17-18 Head of the Charles Regatta, Boston/Cambridge. Nov 24 Old Sturbridge Village – Thanksgiving Day Celebration, Sturbridge; Plymouth Plantation Thanksgiving Celebration. Dec 3 64th Annual Boston Holiday Tree Lighting. Dec 12 Re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party, Boston. Dec 31 First Night, Boston. |