Sean Mason Quartet 

Pianist and composer Sean Mason artfully navigates the confluence of contrasts, masterfully blending the past and the future, the fresh and the timeless, uptown glamor and downtown grit, the blues joint and the church pew. This visionary young bandleader illuminates the rich tapestry of jazz history to show a new path forward.&nbsp; Thursday, March 13 at 7:00pm&nbsp; Thursday, March 13 at 9:00pm&nbsp; Tickets will go on sale January 14 at noon.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=NmRzcjVlZGYyMTRiMDB1YW5ma3B2ODZyNGYgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com" target="_blank">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!</a> (for the 7pm) <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=M3VxcHJjcTBkaTlwODhtb2Rla3M3cDBqamsgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com" target="_blank">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!</a> (for the 9pm)

Arrow Street Arts

Linda May Han Oh 

Malaysian Australian bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh shares her remarkable musicianship and distinctive voice with Celebrity Series audiences. Celebrated for her pivotal role as both the inspiration for a character and a featured bassist in the Pixar movie Soul, Linda also earned a Grammy Award for her contributions to Terri Lyne Carrington’s New Standards, Vol. 1 in 2023. The Financial Times lauded “her vibrant tone, close control, and confident attack,” underscoring her status as a highly sought-after talent in the music world.&nbsp; Tickets will go on sale January 14 at noon.&nbsp; Friday, March 14 at 7:00pm&nbsp; Friday, March 14 at 9:00pm&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=NDJvMmtka3A5aGEydTY2YzNxNjR0Yzhjc2QgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com" target="_blank">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!</a> (for the 7pm) <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=NmZjN2s2NGhxZHI5bGFkbDF2a25iZGZocXIgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com" target="_blank">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!</a> (for the 9pm)

Mali Obomsawin Quartet 

Mali Obomsawin, from Odanak First Nation, is a multifaceted artist known for her prowess as a bassist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Recognized as one of GRAMMY.com’s top ten emerging jazz artists to watch in 2023, Obomsawin stands out among the vibrant community of up-and-coming Indigenous jazz artists.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tickets will go on sale January 14 at noon. Saturday, March 15 at 7:00pm&nbsp; Saturday, March 15 at 9:00pm&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MHBodnM1ZGhoa2pqOWppZ202aGtyMmF1ZzIgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com" target="_blank">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!</a>&nbsp;(for 7pm show) <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=NWFycmFucWczN2RpZjZmanR2NmVpYXE3cWEgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com" target="_blank">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!</a> (for 9pm show)

An Evening with Meow Meow 

International cabaret goddess Meow Meow returns to Boston for her Series debut, An Evening with Meow Meow, featuring an array of the chansons, cabaret classics, and covers that have made her a favorite around the world. Expect mischief, mayhem, marvelous singing, and, perhaps, a little audience participation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tickets will go on sale January 14 at noon.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MDNycGNxNmkzZzJvamJrNmJlNnZuYTQ2cWQgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com" target="_blank">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!&nbsp;</a>

Sanders Theatre (in Memorial Hall, Harvard) 

Brandee Younger Trio 

Harpist Brandee Younger, current Resident Artistic Director at the illustrious SF Jazz, is carving a unique path in the music world while honoring the legacy of those who paved her way. Her most recent album, Brand New Life, pays tribute to jazz harp trailblazer Dorothy Ashby, a Black female musician who defied expesactations by becoming a bandleader and composer on an unconventional instrument.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tickets will go on sale January 14 at noon.&nbsp; Sunday, March 16 at 5:00pm&nbsp; Sunday, March 16 at 7:00pm&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=NW1maG9oMmJzZ3BpbjljMzVhdTRmNmc2dTYgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com" target="_blank">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!</a> (for 5pm show) <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MGJpbGswamtuaHJzMjA5aDRuMDc0dnJwNHIgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com" target="_blank">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!</a> (for 7pm show)

Human Movement Project Presents Roots & Renewal: A Spring Equinox Sound Journey

Human Movement Project, founded by choreographer and Certified Personal Trainer Kim Holman, is celebrating its launch in its permanent Hyde Park home at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.humanmvmtlab.com/">Human Movement Lab&nbsp;</a>with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.humanmvmtproject.com/general-6">two weekends of events March 16-30</a>&nbsp;that celebrate its spaces for professional dance, performance, and physical wellness. Combining fitness, dance, and accessible rehearsal space, the spaces serve as a unique hub for movement artists, performers, and fitness enthusiasts alike.&nbsp; &nbsp; Join somatic practitioner Jessica Morris for a restorative community sound bath at Human Movement Lab. Celebrating the Spring Equinox, this event will help you relax and find balance, strength &amp; renewal through sound and stillness as we welcome the changing season. &nbsp; As we enter the season of renewal, this sound bath experience will help you reconnect with your inner strength. Like the trees, we need deep roots to weather life’s storms and strong foundations to rise with purpose. &nbsp; Through immersive sounds of handpan, gongs, and singing bowls, we’ll ground ourselves in resilience and stability and release what no longer serves us to make space for new growth.&nbsp;Together, we’ll honor the stillness and the momentum of this seasonal shift—finding balance, embracing transformation, and nurturing the roots that sustain us. &nbsp; What to Bring:&nbsp;A blanket, pillow, eye mask, comfy clothes, or anything to keep you comfortable while lying on the floor during the experience. The Lab has yoga mats to borrow.

Human Movement Lab

Human Movement Project Presents Somatic Movement: Balance, Agility, Mobility Class

Human Movement Project, founded by choreographer and Certified Personal Trainer Kim Holman, is celebrating its launch in its permanent Hyde Park home at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.humanmvmtlab.com/">Human Movement Lab&nbsp;</a>with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.humanmvmtproject.com/general-6">two weekends of events March 16-30</a>&nbsp;that celebrate its spaces for professional dance, performance, and physical wellness. &nbsp; Join this popular Human Movement Lab offering with Lab/Project founder Kim Holman. Train your somatic awareness, mobility, and reflexes in this open-to-all movement class. Our goal as a group is to work skills that let us better inhabit our bodies, learn into vulnerability, and consider what we need for longevity. Wear comfortable clothes and bring water if desired.&nbsp;

Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano & Kunal Lahiry, piano 

Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and pianist Kunal Lahiry’s program, The Power and the Glory, weaves together works from Latin America, Europe, and Asia, bringing a new voice to traditional and historical works, and showcasing contemporary creations.&nbsp; Together, Barron and Lahiry create meaningful moments of profound beauty, making space for empathy and understanding.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tickets will go on sale January 14 at noon.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=NGM5dTBuNGExanZldDZuOWV0bm9hZ2RudXEgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com" target="_blank">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!&nbsp;</a>

Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music (Bard College) 

Ailey Revelations Celebration 

&nbsp;Learn iconic movements from&nbsp;Revelations You'll have an opportunity to learn iconic choreography from an American masterpiece when teaching artists from the Ailey organization share the power and joy of&nbsp;Revelations&nbsp;in four free events across Boston, March 22 &amp; 23. Learn gestures, movements, and adapted steps from the dance that means so much to generations of audience members. You won't need any special equipment, just a willingness to try something new: these workshops are for everyone! The approximate running time for each event will be two hours, including a get-together with refreshments to follow.

Boston Renaissance Charter School 

Brooke Charter High School  

Learn iconic movements from Revelations You'll have an opportunity to learn iconic choreography from an American masterpiece when teaching artists from the Ailey organization share the power and joy of Revelations in four free events across Boston, March 22 &amp; 23. Learn gestures, movements, and adapted steps from the dance that means so much to generations of audience members. You won't need any special equipment, just a willingness to try something new: these workshops are for everyone! The approximate running time for each event will be two hours, including a get-together with refreshments to follow.

Roxbury YMCA  

Human Movement Project Presents Mover Health Workshop with Artistic Athlete Health Collective

Human Movement Project, founded by choreographer and Certified Personal Trainer Kim Holman, is celebrating its launch in its permanent Hyde Park home at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.humanmvmtlab.com/">Human Movement Lab&nbsp;</a>with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.humanmvmtproject.com/general-6">two weekends of events March 16-30</a>&nbsp;that celebrate its spaces for professional dance, performance, and physical wellness. &nbsp; Join Artistic Athlete Health Collective at Human Movement Lab for a workshop on injury prevention and overall health for dancers and movers. Dr. Stephanie Heroux will guide the group through an informative session to help teach participants more about their moving bodies and how to keep them safe. There will be opportunities for questions and networking. &nbsp; $20 general/$15 early bird and HML members

Calidore String Quartet  

With over a decade of shared experiences, the Calidore Quartet has cultivated a deep chemistry and musical kinship that demonstrates “the kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime searching [for]” (Los Angeles Times).&nbsp; Tickets will go on sale January 14 at noon.&nbsp; <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MHZibGs2MGdjMjFzNzBudmwzM2J1bnZzcTQgY2VsZWJyaXR5c2VyaWVzMTkzOEBt&amp;tmsrc=celebrityseries1938%40gmail.com" target="_blank">Click here to add this event to your Google Calendar!</a>&nbsp;

NEC's Jordan Hall

Chez-Vous Roller Skating Rink  

Human Movement Project Presents Open Rehearsal with Human Movement Project

Human Movement Project, founded by choreographer and Certified Personal Trainer Kim Holman, is celebrating its launch in its permanent Hyde Park home at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.humanmvmtlab.com/">Human Movement Lab&nbsp;</a>with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.humanmvmtproject.com/general-6">two weekends of events March 16-30</a>&nbsp;that celebrate its spaces for professional dance, performance, and physical wellness. &nbsp; Curious to learn more about how dance is made, and more specifically, how dance is made at Human Movement Lab? Join Kim Holman and the incredible company of Human Movement Project as they rehearse a portion of their award-winning dance theatre work&nbsp;Contradictions + Casual Self Loathing&nbsp;that will debut in the neighborhood this fall.&nbsp; &nbsp; Participants will have a chance to watch movement being created, learn about audio description for visually impaired audience members, and get a chance to ask questions and meet the company. Free. Email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@humanmvmtproject.com">info@humanmvmtproject.com</a>&nbsp;to RSVP.

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

Recs 💬

Community recs 💬

S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

Hot & new

Hot & new 🔥

S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

This wknd

This weekend for you

S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

Roundups ⭐️

Curated by Joyraft ⭐️

S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S19: interest based

Discover kid-friendly fun in Boston, Massachusetts, and surrounding areas! Enjoy hands-on exhibits at the Boston Children’s Museum, explore the New England Aquarium, and visit the Franklin Park Zoo. Find parks, playgrounds, and seasonal events perfect for families across Massachusetts.

Top 20 kid-friendly things to do in Boston, MA

Kid-friendly things to do in Boston

Kid-friendly events

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.