The First WGBH Craft Beer Fest will be Saturday, July 13 from 7:00pm-10pm. The event will be at the WGBH studios in Brighton and have an amazing assortment of local brews and snacks from local food truck vendors. 

Some of the participating local breweries include Boston Beer Works, Harpoon Brewery and White Bird Brewing. Food truck options include Bon Me and Roxy's Gourmet Grilled Cheese! 

Alongside the beer and snacks will be endless entertainment. Roy Sludge, Will Dailey and The Rare-Sights will all be performing at this event.

The ticket price is $40 for members and $50 for non-members. It includes all of the beer, the live music entertainment and access to WGBH's educational brewology booths. Food from the food trucks is an additional cost based on their menu prices. Tickets are available online through eventbrite. 

For those of you who aren't familiar with Social Boston Sports, it is a great organization was created for other young professionals who are "active, fun-loving and are always up for a great time."

SBS provides members with the opportunity to organize events, parties, and coed recreational sports leagues and activities throughout Boston. The mission of SBS is to "provide young professionals with the opportunity to live life to the fullest by staying active through sports leagues, social events, and weekend adventure trips, friendly atmospheres, and opportunity to hang out with/meet new friends and old, all while having as much fun as possible. "

Below is a list of sports that are currently available for sign up. League registration close one week prior to the league start date, unless the league is sold out.  Please check the SBS website for pricing and details! 

Paul McCartney is in town and now is your chance to see him! The "Out There" tour will be coming to Fenway Park, Tuesday, July 9th and will be starting at 7pm. The tour announced that additional tickets have been released and are available through  the Red Sox ticket office, LiveNation.com, the Orpheum Theatre box office at 1 Hamilton Place in Boston, or by calling at 800-514-3849. 

Paul McCartney is known as one of the most successful songwriters of all time. He has multiple hits with the Beatles, such as "Yesterday" and "Yellow Submarine". He has collaborated with various artists throughout his career and has performed all over the world. See one of the legends before ticket sell out! 

The French Cultural Center's Bastille Day Party returns to Marlborough Street on Friday, July 12.  The block party will be from 6pm-11pm. There will be music and wonderful French food and drinks to purchase, including alcoholic beverages.

The acts include "Atlas Soul, whose music blends spicy hot Afro-Mediterranean grooves and melodies with a generous dose of jazz, funk and rock and Madame Moustache, a country-rock band hailing from Québec whose entertaining music is marked by humor and folly, seducing the most eclectic audiences.

Back Bay's beautiful Marlborough Street will be blocked off between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets to accommodate 2,000 revelers dancing in the street. "

Tickets are $25 online and $30 at the door (subject to availability). Get your tickets online now. 

The Gloucester Garden Tour will be on Saturday July 13 between 10 AM and 4 PM. This is a self guided tour that will showcase the beauty of various flowers and plants.  The profits will benefit the plantings in the Fishermen’s Wives Memorial and the new HarborWalk Butterfly Gardens. Tickets are $20 before July 4th and $25 after and can be picked up at the beginning of the tour. 

"Start at exit 12 off Route 128 North. Gardens one through five, with lovely views of the confluence of the Annisquam and Little River, are accessible from this point and parking is available at Grand Banks as well as along Biskie Point Road. Garden number six, in West Gloucester, is the fabulous garden of Hillarie Holdsworth which was featured in 2012 in the Boston Globe Magazine. Parking for the Holdsworth garden is available along Walker Street and in a field next to the property. Gardens seven through ten are located along the Stacy Boulevard with parking at Stage Fort Park. The Elizabeth Gordon Smith Park, Picture Garden and Perennial Gardens are easily accessed on foot or by trolley with a flag stop at the Fishermen’s Wives Memorial. The trolley also stops at the Harborwalk Butterfly Gardens, garden eleven, along the harbor. Kim Smith, designer of the Butterfly Gardens will be speaking and conducting tours of the Butterfly Gardens at 1:00PM and 2:00 PM starting at St. Peter’s Park. Lunch is available at local restaurants."

Happy 4th of July! Today is the day! Grill it up, hit the beach and come to Boston to get a great view of the Boston Fireworks Spectacular this year! 

The concert is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., followed by the fireworks, which are scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. This year, performances will include Susan Tedeschi, Howie Day, Ayla Brown, Ellis Hall, The Tanglewood Festival Chorus and Keith Lockhart and The Boston Pops. The show will conclude with "Overture of 1812", which will be performed by the Boston Pops as the fireworks go off! The concert and fireworks will end at approximately 10:00pm. 

The Esplanade, like most years, will be crowded so make sure you get there early! The Mass Ave Bridge will be closed this year as well as half of the Longfellow Bridge. On top of the items that are normally not permitted, no backpacks or coolers will be allowed this year as well. 

So plan accordingly, stay safe and most importantly, enjoy your Independence Day!

For further information, please check the CBS Boston and the Boston Pops Firework Spectacular website. 

The Boston Harbor Hotel's Summer in the City is in full swing! From June 13-August 30th, this waterfront hotel will be hosting numerous bands and movies alongside their fantastic food and drink menu! 

"With each night sporting a fun theme, Summer in the City 2013 brings back favorites like Summer Soul Tuesdays, Blues Barge Thursdays and Music & Movies Fridays, while introducing two new themes – Rat Pack Mondays and Country Pop Wednesdays! Harbor breezes, passing yachts, Chef Daniel Bruce’s award-winning cuisine and cocktails al fresco all paint a lively summer scene not to be missed."

Music includes such acts as the Adrian Sicam Group, Pulse of Boston and Jeff Pitchell. The Friday line up includes favorites such as Mary Poppins, Rear Window and, this Friday, E.T.! Check out the full entertainment line up here. 

Want to see the fireworks but aren't sure if you want to go into Boston? Here are a list of surrounding towns that will be celebrating Independence Day this week. 

July 3
Andover 7/3/2013 9:20 PM Andover High School [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Brockton 7/3/2013 10:00 PM Brockton Fairgrounds [Rain Date 7/6/2013]
Danvers 7/3/2013 9:30 PM Plains Park [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Foxborough 7/4/2013 9:30 PM Patriot Place parking lot [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Haverhill 7/3/2013 Riverside Park, Fireworks 9PM [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Harvard 7/3/2013 9:15 PM Fruitlands Museum [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Lexington 7/3/2013 at dusk
Lowell 7/3/2013 9:30 PM 450 Aiken Street [Rain Date 8/15/2013]
Lynn 7/3/2013 9:00 PM Barge near Red Rock [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Milford 7/3/2013 10:00 PM Plains Park [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Needham 7/3/2013 Dusk - at the high school. Big show!
North Andover 7/3/2013 9:30 PM Hayes Stadium [Rain Date 7/8/2013]
Randolph 7/3/2013 9:30 PM Randolph High School [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Sharon 7/3/2013 9:30 PM Lake Massapoag [Rain Date 7/7/2013]
Stoughton 7/3/2013 9:00 PM West School Complex [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Swampscott: 7/3/2013 at dusk
Walpole 7/3/2013 9:30 PM Joe Morgan Field [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Weymouth 7/3/2013 9:30 p.m., at Wessagusset Beach
Worcester 7/3/2013 Central park Concert at 8pm Fireworks 9:30PM [Rain Date July 5, 2013]


July 4
Acton 7/4/2013 9:30 PM Behind Nara Park [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Attleboro 7/4/2013 9:20 PM Hayward Field [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Bellingham 7/4/2013 9:00 PM 100 Blackstone Street [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Beverly 7/4/2013 9:15 PM Barge off West Beach [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Bridgewater 7/4/2013 9:30 PM Legion Field [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Boston 7/4/2013 **9:30 PM ** on the Charles River **new time for 2013**
Brockton 7/4/2013 10:00 PM Brockton Fairgrounds [Rain Date 7/6/2013]
Lawrence 7/4/2013 9:30 PM Field across from High School [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Lincoln 7/4/2013 9:15 PM Codman Field [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Nahant 7/4/2013 9:00 PM Nahant Beach [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Newton 7/4/2013 9:00 PM Albermarle Field
N. Reading 7/4/2013 8:00 PM Ipswich River Park [Rain Date 7/6/2013]  
Salem 7/4/2013 9:00 PM Derby Wharf [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Salisbury 7/4/2013 10:15 PM Barge off Salisbury Beach
Wakefield 7/4/2013 9:00 PM end of Beacon Street [Rain Date 7/5/2013]
Wilmington 7/4/2013 9:00 PM Wilmington High Field [Rain Date 7/6/2013]


July 5
Hudson 7/5/2013 9:00 PM 99 Park Street
Lowell 7/5/2013 9:30 PM 432 West Sixth Street [Rain Date 7/7/2013]
Waltham 7/5/2013 9:30PM at John J. Leary Field at 19 Athletic Field Rd.


July 6
Ayer 7/6/2013 9:15 PM Pirone Park [Rain Date 7/7/2013]
Brockton 7/6/2013 10:00 PM Brockton Fairgrounds
Hudson 7/6/2013 9:00 PM 99 Park Street [Rain Date 7/6/2013]
Salisbury 7/6/2013 10:15 PM Barge off Salisbury Beach
Wilmington 7/6/2013 9:00 PM Wilmington High Field [Rain Date 7/7/2013]

For more information, please go to Bostoncentral.com or Boston.com. 

Boston Harborfest

Boston Harborfest is a wonderful patriotic event that spans from July 2-7 and has various events, entertainment and great food! This festival is fun and family friendly! These events will start and/or take place in Boston City Hall Plaza. 

"Over the years, Harborfest has grown from a local event to a national celebration. In 1982 there were 35 activities over the course of three days. Now in its 32nd year, Harborfest is considered to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors enjoying more than 200 activities during the Festival."

Explore the Freedom Trail, take a sailing trip. and enjoy a scavenger hunt! There are also multiple companies, including Boston Duck Tours & Old Town Trolley, that are having tours throughout the day that will explore all of Boston! 

July 3rd will be Children's Day for Harborfest. There will be multiple arts and crafts, music and outdoor activities available. Kids will get a chance to have fun and learn about history at the same time! There will even be balloon art and face painting! 

Saturday, July 6 is Party on the Plaza where there will be multiple bands playing throughout the day. Such artists include Town Hall Blues Band, Down City Band and Primal Funk!

On Sunday, Harborfest will be having their Chowderfest! From 11am-6pm try out New England's Greatest Chowder! Adult tickets are only $13.00 and children's tickets are $9.00. Taste all the chowders and put in your ballot for your favorite!