40 | Meet Boston Live music venues include Big Night Live, Brighton Music Hall, City Winery, Citizens House of Blues, MGM Music Hall Fenway, Orpheum Theatre, Paradise Rock Club, Roadrunner, Regattabar and Scullers Jazz Club. In the spring and summer months, enjoy outdoor concerts at City Hall Plaza, Fenway Park, the Hatch Shell, Gillette Stadium and Leader Bank Pavilion. Theater & Dance Each season, you will find unforget- table productions at American Reper- tory Theater, Boch Center’s Wang and Shubert Theatres, Boston Center for the Arts, Broadway in Boston, Citizens Bank Opera House, Emerson Colonial Theatre, Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, Emerson Paramount Center, Huntington Theatre Company, Lyric Stage Company and SpeakEasy Stage Company. Performances of Blue Man Group can be seen throughout the year at the Charles Playhouse, and Boston Ballet performs at Citizens Bank Opera House. In July and August, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s Shakespeare on the Common offers free perform- ances on Boston Common. Music & Entertainment Cruises Year-round, dine, dance and see the sights with a dinner cruise aboard Odyssey and Spirit with Boston Harbor City Cruises. During the summer, music and entertainment cruises are offered by Bay State Cruise Company. Special Events & Festivals Boston is a welcoming and cosmopol- itan city that embraces all world cultures and visitors. Seasonal special events take place throughout the Greater Boston area and annual cross cultural festivals celebrate Boston’s diversity. See page 44 for a list of annual events and festivals. Shopping With a low sales tax of 6.25% in Massachusetts and no sales tax on clothing under $175, a day of shop- ping is an attractive option for visitors. For detailed shopping listings, see page 125. Groups can browse the glass- enclosed arcades at Copley Place, Prudential Center and Cambridge- Side, meander the open-air Faneuil Hall Marketplace, stroll the brown- stone boutiques and shops along Newbury Street and Charles Street or visit the Downtown area for major retailers and kiosks, all easily accessi- ble on the pedestrian mall along Summer, Winter and Washington Streets. The ever-evolving Seaport offers experiences you won’t find anywhere else, including new-to-Boston brands, unique dining options, seasonal arti- san markets and The Current, a new approach to pop-ups to wander and explore. Discover Black Market Nubian, which serves as an anchor platform for spe- cial exhibitions and projects show- casing art from an African diasporan lens, Garage B at The Speedway, a vibrant community marketplace fea- turing maker and vintage markets, and the SoWa Art + Design District, home to 200+ art galleries, studios, shops, restaurants and the SoWa Open Market. Bow Market offers a variety of locally owned shops, experimental pop-ups and local entertainment. Boston Landing features unique shops, restaurants and seasonal events throughout the year. South of Boston, explore Patriot Place, adjacent to Gillette Stadium, for shop- ping, dining and entertainment, and Wrentham Village Premium Outlets for designer and brand-name outlet stores. From top: Blue Man Group Boston ©Tricia Baron; ©Commonwealth Shakespeare Company; ©Prudential Center; ©SoWa Art + Design District/SoWa Open Market; ©Boston Landing
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