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Local Theatre, Music, Museums, Art, and Comedy:

BOSTON THEATRE DISTRICT:
The Downtown Boston Theatre District is a fifteen-minute walk or a short cab ride (under $10) away from the Newbury Guest House. Boston's Theatre District has a well documented and colorful past… Edgar Allen Poe was born here and grew up in neighboring Bay Village during the 1860's where most actors and theater people lived at the time. In fact, his parents were traveling actors. Nearly a century later, in November of 1942, one of the largest nightclub fires in history occurred at the Cocoanut Grove, resulting in the death of 492 people. This single tragedy lead to major fire code reforms and the establishment of stringent fire code regulations. These are just some examples of the neighborhood's lore.

THEATERS:
Several theaters still remain in the area and continue to be working theaters today. The Wang Center with its majestic three-floor lobby remains one of the grandest theaters in Boston. The intimate Shubert Theatre, the ornately decorated Colonial Theatre, Emerson College's Majestic Theatre, the Boston Common Movie Megaplex and the soon to reopen Opera House are some of the attractions of this colorful neighborhood. Bordering Chinatown makes the Theatre District a convenient destination for dinner and a show.

Another fifteen minute walk from Newbury Guest House and across town from the Theatre District, is Boston University's Huntington Theatre located across the street from Boston Symphony Hall (home of the BSO and the Boston Pops) and a few blocks from the New England Conservatory of Music.

The American Repertory Theatre is yet another wonderful theater located in Harvard Square, Cambridge. From the Newbury Guest House, it is just a short subway or bus ride across the Charles River. Located on Clarendon Street in the Back Bay, The Lyric Stage is a small, local theater that really offers an intimate setting that many people prefer over larger theater productions. For thirty years, LSC has been providing audiences with entertaining, provocative and challenging productions that even the larger theatres dare not - and cannot - present.

COMEDY CLUBS:
Faneuil Hall is the home of the Comedy Connection, and in the North End is the Improv Asylum. The Charles St Playhouse, exclusive venue of performances by the Blue Man Group, and the Comedy Club are also located in the Theatre District.

ARTS:
The well known Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) is steps away from the Newbury Guest House. For nearly 65 years, the Institute of Contemporary Art has been introducing to Boston and the country some of the most important contemporary artists of our time, from Pablo Picasso and Robert Rauschenberg to Andy Warhol and Cindy Sherman. Both the Museum of Fine Arts http://www.mfa.org/ and the Isabella Gardner Museum are located in the Fenway area of Boston, within walking distance, or an easy subway ride from the Newbury Guest House.

Newbury Street itself is the premier location of over 20 of Boston's most prestigious art galleries. A few blocks away in the South End, a community of artists is rapidly growing in an area commonly known as SOWA. Across town, at the waterfront, are the Fort Point Channel Studios, a community of artists' homes and studios. Likewise, Fenway Studios is the home and workplace of several local artists. Both of these live-in communities open to the public only on certain days in the spring and fall.

The Boston Gallery Guide features listings of ongoing art shows throughout the City.