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Boston Movie Mile Walking Tour: Visit Famous Spots from Movies and TV 

Boston Common Visitor's Center (Boston, MA)
Sunday, Jul. 27 @ 2:00pm
Monday, Jul. 28 @ 2:00pm
and 24 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
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Experience Boston's movie magic by visiting filming hotspots made famous by your favorite TV shows and movies. Learn behind-the-scenes trivia and insider gossip about Good Will Hunting, The Departed, Ally McBeal , Mystic River, Cheers and many more. The most filmed part of Boston, the Boston Movie Mile, includes more than 30 filming locations.  Learn More

When It's Hot It's Cole!: American Repertory Theatre Presents Cole Porter Songs in Revue

American Repertory Theatre - Zero Arrow Theatre (Cambridge, MA)
Sunday, Jul. 27 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $39.00   Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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When summer gets too darn hot, come cool off at the Zero Arrow Club, where four long-time stars from the American Repertory Theatre will be presenting a revue featuring the sparkling songs of Cole Porter. One of this country's greatest songwriters, Porter combined wit, longing, parodic patter, heartache, sophistication, and romance in such beloved musicals as Kiss Me Kate and Anything Goes.  Learn More

Assassins: Stephen Sondheim's Acclaimed Musical at the Plaza Theatre

The Plaza Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts (Boston, MA)
Sunday, Jul. 27 @ 2:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 31 @ 7:30pm
and 8 more dates.
Full Price: $30.00 - $38.00   Our Price: $15.00 - $19.00*
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Part vaudeville extravaganza, part exposé, and wholly electrifying, this Tony Award-winning musical reveals uneasy truths about the American Dream. Assassins is Stephen Sondheim's controversial investigation into the personalities of nine individuals who attempted to assassinate a President of the United States.  Learn More

QED: A Play About Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Richard Feynman

Central Square Theater (Cambridge, MA)
Sunday, Jul. 27 @ 3:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 27 @ 7:00pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
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In the play QED, the audience will see an intimate portrait of Richard Feynman — Nobel Prize-winning physicist, brilliant and controversial theorist, prankster, safecracker, and lover of Tuvan throat singing. A series of post-performance discussions will be led by scientists of the MIT and Harvard communities, many of whom knew Feynman personally.  Learn More

Coming Up For Air: An AutoJAZZography at Central Square Theater

Central Square Theater (Cambridge, MA)
Monday, Jul. 28 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Aug. 1 @ 10:00pm
and 8 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
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Eight instruments, twelve characters, one man! Conceived and performed by Boston's favorite jazzman, Stan Strickland, Coming Up For Air is based on Strickland's near-death experience when his life and career flash before his eyes after being overtaken by rogue waves in Hawaii. This riff about life and art takes the audience on a musical odyssey of soulful discovery.  Learn More

Lost In Boston... Improv Send-Up Of The Wickedest City

Improv Asylum (Boston, MA)
Wednesday, Jul. 30 @ 8:00pm
Wednesday, Aug. 6 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
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It's wicked pissah! Lost in Boston is a wildly imaginative improv production featuring scenarios that revolve around Boston's, ah, "unique" character. Dorchester, South Boston, Brighton or the Back Bay—this show sends it all up with hilarious observations about one of America's most eccentric—and lovable—towns.  Learn More

Folk Singer-Songwriter Bill Staines at Historic Gore Place

Gore Place (Waltham, MA)
Wednesday, Jul. 30 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
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For over thirty five years, Bill Staines has traveled back and forth across North America, singing his songs and delighting audiences at festivals, folksong societies, colleges, concerts, clubs and coffeehouses. Radio and TV appearances have included A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, The Good Evening Show and a host of local programs on PBS and network TV.  Learn More

Going To St. Ives: Gloucester Stage Presents Fascinating Drama Starring Oscar Nominee

Gloucester Stage (Gloucester, MA)
Wednesday, Jul. 30 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 31 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $35.00   Our Price: $17.50*
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Gloucester Stage Company presents Lee Blessing's Going To St. Ives. The lives of two powerful women, an affluent English doctor and the mother of an African dictator, become irrevocably intertwined in this captivating juxtaposition of black and white, order and chaos, heroism and hell. Academy Award nominee Lindsay Crouse and Elliot Norton Award winner Jacqui Parker star.  Learn More

The Hump: The Ultimate Comedy Championship at Improv Boston

ImprovBoston (Cambridge, MA)
Wednesday, Jul. 30 @ 8:00pm (Head to Head Skills Challenge/Awards Ceremony)
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
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Improv Boston presents The Ultimate Comedy Championship, part of The Hump, their series of cutting-edge Wednesday comedy shows. Watch as four local comedy troupes — Neutrino Boston, ImprovJones, Hard Left Productions and Rebels Without Applause — compete in a variety of written and improvised comedy disciplines.  Learn More

Noel Coward's Hay Fever: Brilliantly Witty Comedy at Publick Theatre 

The Publick Theatre at Christian Herter Park (Brighton, MA)
Wednesday, Jul. 30 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, Jul. 31 @ 7:30pm
and 18 more dates.
Full Price: $32.00   Our Price: $16.00*
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The Publick Theatre presents Hay Fever by legendary British comic playwright Noel Coward. Displaying the sophisticated wit for which Coward is renowned, the beloved play tells the story of the eccentric, artistic Bliss family, who each invite a guest to stay at their country house for the weekend, with chaotic results.  Learn More

The Tragedy of Carmen, A Powerful Adaptation, from Boston Midsummer Opera

Tsai Performance Center at Boston University (Boston, MA)
Wednesday, Jul. 30 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 1 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Aug. 3 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $50.00   Our Price: $25.00*
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In this gripping adaptation of Bizet's famous late-19th century opera, all of Bizet's most celebrated music is retained, with a pared-down cast of four singers and three actors, and an orchestra of 15 players. Performed in a superb English translation by Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me), this is Carmen like you've never seen it before—intense, intimate and bitingly tragic.  Learn More

Visit Boston's Movie & TV Filming Locations on Theater-on-Wheels Bus Tour

Boston Common Visitor's Center (Boston, MA)
Thursday, Jul. 31 @ 11:00am
Friday, Aug. 1 @ 11:00am
and 8 more dates.
Full Price: $35.00   Our Price: $17.50*
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See your favorite Boston movies and TV shows come to life as you visit their actual filming locations. Ride the themed Theater-on-Wheels bus as Hollywood experts entertain you with behind-the-scenes details and insider gossip. The tour visits locations from Scorsese's "The Departed," "Good Will Hunting," "Mystic River" and more, as well as all the historic Boston landmarks filmmakers love.  Learn More

Improv Asylum's Main Stage Show - Live Improv & Sketch Comedy

Improv Asylum (Boston, MA)
Thursday, Jul. 31 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 1 @ 8:00pm
and 25 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
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Improv Asylum's Main Stage Show features a troupe of actors plus a musician who bring together improvisation and sketch material in front of a live audience. Their performers develop hilarious scenes based solely on the audience's suggestions. Because the shows are improvised on the spot, nothing is predictable and anything can happen — no two shows are ever the same.  Learn More

Bastards Inc. Comedy: Sketch, Improv, and Stand-Up at ImprovBoston

ImprovBoston (Cambridge, MA)
Thursday, Jul. 31 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 7 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
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Sketch comedy troupe Bastards Inc. hosts a comedy show featuring sketch and improv groups, plus stand-up acts from around the city and beyond.  Learn More

Summer Party Cruise for Young Professionals 

Bay State Cruise Company (Boston, MA)
Thursday, Jul. 31 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
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Boston Events Guide's summer party cruise features three floors of entertainment with a large top deck for dancing under the stars. The cruise features DJs spinning great top 40 dance music, complimentary henna tattoos, and more. Afterwards, there will be a free party nearby with a live band. All guests will be welcomed with party favors and entered to win cool prizes.  Learn More

Gardner Summer Night: DJ Concert & Contemporary Art

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, MA)
Thursday, Jul. 31 @ 6:00pm
Full Price: $12.00   Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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The sounds of Swiss DJ Fa Ventilato will fill the galleries of the Gardner Museum as he spins from the courtyard, sampling and mixing, pulling from disparate music genres. The night starts off with DJ Die Young spinning in the outside gardens as the ICA's VJs do a live projection feed of the night, mixing off the sounds of DJ Die Young. All galleries open and a cash wine bar all night long.  Learn More

After School Special: Company One Presents Absurd High School Comedy

The Plaza Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts (Boston, MA)
Thursday, Jul. 31 @ 10:30pm
Friday, Aug. 1 @ 10:30pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $17.00   Our Price: $8.50*
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Company One presents After School Special. The play tells the story of Janet, a perky teen-ager who, in order to save the life of her faithful dog Duke, must become wicked popular. Along the way, she outwits the school bully, befriends nerds, defies her sociopathic mother, discovers her true secret identity, and figures out who is killing all the contestants in the high school beauty pageant. The Boston Globe called After School Special "deliciously dadaesque".  Learn More

The Persuasions: "Kings of A Cappella" at Scullers Jazz Club

Scullers Jazz Club (Boston, MA)
Friday, Aug. 1 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
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Scullers Jazz Club presents the legendary Persuasions. Since the 1960s, this quartet has been at the forefront of the a cappella singing world. Discovered by rock legend Frank Zappa, they've released dozens of critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums, and continue to perform live today.  Learn More

Swing City Boston with Philadelphia's City Rhythm Orchestra

Hyatt Regency Cambridge (Cambridge, MA)
Friday, Aug. 1 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
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Swing City Boston presents a special event at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge. This fun-filled extravaganza will feature a free swing dance lesson, followed by dancing to the sounds of the City Rhythm Orchestra, a top swing band direct from Philadelphia. Enjoy beer and wine for sale, meet new people and dance the night away.  Learn More

South City Theater Presents Mosaic: Satirical Comedy Show at Improv Boston

ImprovBoston (Cambridge, MA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
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Taking the audience through songs, sketches, musical numbers, monologues, a little bit of improv and a lot of audience interaction, the cast of Mosaic uncovers 18 social, political and personal pictures of today. With what the Boston Globe called "material that embodies the fast-paced laughs of Saturday Night Live and the satirical zing of The Daily Show," Mosaic is not just a funny show, but a memorable satire of modern trends, politics and culture.  Learn More

Salsa Boston's Salsa & Latin Dance Cruises 

Boston Harbor Cruises (Boston, MA)
Sunday, Aug. 3 @ 6:30pm
Friday, Aug. 8 @ 7:00pm
and 6 more dates.
Full Price: $21.00   Our Price: $10.50*
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Now celebrating their eighth year, Salsa Boston's Salsa and Latin Dance Cruises are a great way to have fun dancing, meet new people, and see the Harbor. The event includes two separate floors with DJs spinning the hottest salsa and Latin music, hundreds of Boston-area salsa fans, a pre-boarding salsa lesson, a post-cruise party at Mojitos Lounge, and more.  Learn More

Enjoy Shopping & Freebies at Shecky's Girls Night Out

Boston Center for the Arts- Cyclorama (Boston, MA)
Tuesday, Aug. 5 @ 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Wednesday, Aug. 6 @ 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 7 @ 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: $15.00*
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America's favorite shopping party, Shecky's Girls Night Out, returns to Boston! Shop the latest trends in emerging fashion and accessories, sip delicious complimentary cocktails, sample fabulous products and services, and score Shecky's famously overstuffed Goodie Bags. It'll be your best girl's night out of the season!  Learn More

The Seagull: The Publick Theatre Presents Chekhov's Masterpiece 

The Publick Theatre at Christian Herter Park (Brighton, MA)
Wednesday, Aug. 6 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, Aug. 7 @ 7:30pm
and 13 more dates.
Full Price: $32.00   Our Price: $16.00*
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The Publick Theatre presents Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. This masterpiece blends comedy and tragedy to expose the lives of the wealthy and their servants on a fading country estate in rural Russia. The story of unrequited love, irony, jealousy, regret and artistic ambition is brought to life in director Diego Arciniegas' original translation.  Learn More

Groove Collective: Funk-Jazz Stars at Scullers Jazz Club

Scullers Jazz Club (Boston, MA)
Wednesday, Aug. 6 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $22.00   Our Price: $11.00*
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Scullers Jazz Club welcomes New York's Groove Collective. For over a decade, this legendary group has refined the stylistic cross-pollination of funk, jazz, house, Latin, hip hop, rock and every party-inducing sound in-between. In 2007, they were nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.  Learn More

Jazz/R&B Guitarist Jonathan Butler at Scullers Jazz Club

Scullers Jazz Club (Boston, MA)
Thursday, Aug. 7 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $38.00   Our Price: $19.00*
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Scullers Jazz Club welcomes guitarist Jonathan Butler. A native of South Africa, Butler was a musical prodigy; in the apartheid era, he became the first black artist whose music was played on white radio stations in his homeland. Jonathan's soulful blend of jazz, R&B, and African music earned him two Grammy nominations, including one for the pop hit "Lies".  Learn More

Swing City Boston: Swing Lesson Plus Dancing to a Live Orchestra

Springstep (Medford, MA)
Friday, Aug. 8 @ 7:30pm (TBA)
Friday, Aug. 15 @ 7:30pm (TBA)
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
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Swing City Boston returns to town. This fun-filled extravaganza will feature a free swing dance lesson, followed by dancing to the sounds of New England's best swing bands. Enjoy beer and wine for sale, meet new people and dance the night away.  Learn More

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Tony Award-Winning Musical

North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, MA)
Tuesday, Aug. 12 @ 7:30pm
Wednesday, Aug. 13 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $50.00   Our Price: $25.00*
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North Shore Music Theatre presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This Tony® Award-winning musical comedy follows six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. This tuneful, offbeat and at times heartwarming show was developed in the Berkshires before becoming a hit on Broadway.  Learn More

Speed Dating with DateandDash: That Special Someone — Fast!

Lir Irish Pub (Boston, MA)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 @ 8:30pm (Ages 22-34)
Full Price: $35.00   Our Price: $17.50*

Meet up to twenty potential dates at Lir Irish Pub in a fun, laid-back atmosphere where friends meet over drinks and maybe you'll meet The One. Speed dating allows you to skip the excruciating hit-or-miss first date experience. Instead, with DateandDash you can chat with a large pool of people, choose your favorites, and see if they choose you.  Learn More

Dinner and a Show: Claddagh Bing: Italian-Irish Comedy Wedding

Anthony's of Malden (Malden, MA)
Friday, Aug. 22 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $45.00   Our Price: $22.50*
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The Morgan's (Irish-Southie) and the Grappa's (Italians-North End), separated by the Big Dig, come together for their children's wedding for the first time. At this interactive comedy dinner show, you not only watch the show — you're part of the show. You'll be the friends and relatives of Gino Grappa and Gillianne Morgan. Witness them exchange wedding vows, join in dancing the Tarantella, and look out for some unexpected guests and family feuding.  Learn More

Falsettos: Turtle Lane Playhouse Presents Tony Award-Winning Musical

Turtle Lane Playhouse (Newton, MA)
Sunday, Sep. 14 @ 2:00pm
Thursday, Sep. 18 @ 8:00pm
and 15 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
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William Finn and Jame's Lapine's Falsettos won 1992 Tony Awards for best book and musical score. It is the tale of Marvin, who leaves his wife and young son to live with another man. Two years later, Marvin is reunited with his lover on the eve of his son's bar mitzvah, just as AIDS is beginning its insidious spread.  Learn More

Jane Austen Tour of Gore Place Mansion in Waltham

Gore Place (Waltham, MA)
Sunday, Sep. 21 @ 11:00am
Sunday, Sep. 21 @ Noon
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
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Gore Place, a historic mansion in Waltham, presents the Jane Austen Tour. The manor house was built in 1806 by Christopher and Rebecca Gore, who lived in England from 1796 to 1804, the same time that the author of Pride and Prejudice and Emma was writing her earliest works. A guide in period costume will use Austen's own words to describe the decor of the mansion and the gracious lifestyle of the Gores.  Learn More

Benjamin Pasternack Plays Beethoven with the Boston Classical Orchestra at Faneuil Hall

Faneuil Hall (Boston, MA)
Saturday, Sep. 27 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Sep. 28 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $36.00   Our Price: $18.00*
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The Boston Classical Orchestra welcomes award-winning pianist Benjamin Pasternack for a concert at Faneuil Hall. Pasternack will be the featured soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. Also on the program: Mendelssohn's "Hebrides" Overture and the charming Symphony No. 3 of Schubert.  Learn More

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