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Letchworth State Park’s “Grand Canyon” Has Both Beauty and Luxury (5 stars)
Set just east of Buffalo, for your next trip to Niagara Falls, Letchworth State Park may be the best canyon system on the East Coa
Secret Caverns are the Awesome Discovery of The Goonies Brought to Life (5 stars)
Although New England has no natural caves, you can find them just across the border in New York! Most of the caves require you to
Howe Caverns is the Ultimate Cave Destination: Safe, Comforable, and Easy for Anyone (5 stars PLUS)
New England doesn't have any actual caves, despite what advertisements might tell you. Those "caves" in New Hampshire are just roc
The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MOCA) Must Make Your Next Berkshires Trip (5 stars)
My favorite museum in western Massachusetts is Mass MOCA, The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, out in the northwest corne
The Northeast Balloon Festival (4 stars)
Most people have at least one fond childhood memory of The Wizard of Oz in which Dorothy almost heads home in a hot air balloon.
Muse Paintbar is a Painting Class, Party, and Night Out at a Bar (4.5 stars)
What's better than going to a bar? A painting party at Muse Paintbar, where you learn to paint in a social atmosphere that happens
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On the Run Tour II Lives Up to Its Hype (5 stars PLUS)
by Perrie Isidore and Johnny Monsarrat
Opening act DJ Khaled called the On the Run Tour the biggest tour in the world, and this c
Mendon Twin Drive-In Theater is a Night Under the Stars (5 stars PLUS)
I have long loved the Mendon Drive-In Theater, so I knew before I came to review it this week that it would fetch high marks. It i
TreeTop Adventures is a Safe, Fun Challenge High in the Trees (5 stars)
Instead of running an obstacle course on the ground, how about taking to the trees at TreeTop Adventures? You put on a harness, ge
You’ll Love to Hate Richard’s Cheating His Way to the Throne in Richard III (4.5 stars)
Richard III, by William Shakespeare, Directed by Steven Maler, Scenic and Lighting Design by Eric Southern, Costume Design by Jess
Abbadia Mare Renaissance Festival at Hammond Castle Takes You Back to Olde Days (3.5 Stars)
What child didn’t dream of living in a real castle when they were young? Perhaps you wanted to be a dragon slayer wearing a su
Ceramics Date Night at Brookline Arts Center (4 stars)
Especially in the winter, it's easy to feel that your only choice for going out on the town is a bar or restaurant. Taking an art
Meet Ghosts of the Past in Outdoor Theatre at ‘We The People’ (5 stars)
We The People, which I also reviewed last year (5 stars), is an indoor/outdoor spectacle, a play that takes place all across a far
30 Creative Events for the End of July 2018
Summer is high time for outdoorsy, interactive events, and here are some great recommendations.
The Revere Beach Sandcastle Sc
Escape the Room’s Clock Tower is a Challenge but Lacks Story (3.5 stars)
Escape the Room is a puzzle adventure, a sort of miniature theme park that takes place in a single room. First, they lock you in t
Whitewater Rafting with Northern Outdoors in Maine (5 stars)
Northern Outdoors is the oldest and best adventure sport destination in upstate Maine, with a focus on whitewater rafting on the K
Cruise Boston Harbor in Style with the Pirate Ship Formidable (5 stars)
Boston has several harbor cruises but there's only one HARRRRR-bARRRRr cruise, joining pirates for an adventure aboard the Pirate
Reality Zombies Brings Next-Level Realism to the Arcade Experience (4.5 stars)
Perhaps you can’t get enough of the Walking Dead. Or maybe you have always wonder with your buddies about who would last longe
Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags New England (4.5 stars)
It's summertime at Six Flags, so of course you should visit their water park, called Hurricane Harbor. It's all based conveniently
Performer Interviews at Cirque du Soleil: Luzia
by Megan McCurdy and Johnny Monsarrat
As part of the tour of Cirque du Soleil's Luzia through Boston, three of their performers k
Backstage Interviews at Cirque du Soleil: Luzia
by Megan McCurdy and Johnny Monsarrat
As part of the tour of Cirque du Soleil's Luzia through Boston, their "PR Ninja" Francis Ja
It’s July 4th All Week in Massachusetts
You can find fireworks and parades all week in New England as different towns celebrate the holiday on different days. Everyone it
Cirque du Soleil: Luzia Amazes with Mexican Feats and Feelings (5 stars plus)
I've seen other Cirque du Soleil shows, and Luzia is the best one yet. The show is themed like Mexico and when you arrive you'll f
Grammy Winner Bebe Winans Was “Born For This”: Celebrating Life, Love & Resiliency at the Majestic Theatre (5 stars)
In the midst of imminent sociopolitical divisiveness, hegemony, jingoism and xenophobia in America, comes “Born For This”, a p
Park Fest at the deCordova Sculpture Museum and Park (5 stars)
Park Fest is the annual festival at my favorite museum in New England, the deCordova Sculpture Museum and Park, just west of Bost