365 Things to Do in Boston - New Tips Daily

Take a night out in Jamaica Plain and go see America's oldest community theatre: The Footlight Club. The 2012-2013 season marks the incredible 136th year of this great organization. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat just wrapped up, and casting is set for January's show: Wait until Dark. I went to Joseph, and the venue is very cool historic old building called Eliot Hall. Take a weeeknd night and enjoy one of JP's great restaurants and then saunter on over to a performance by the talented actors and actresses of the Footlight Club....

As we approach the depths of winter, as the NHL slips deeper into its frozen labor dispute, and as the sports options start to dwindle down, I highly suggest going to see a college hockey game in our fair city. Boston is rich in tradition and history as far as hockey goes, and this is perhaps no more visible than at some of our Universities. Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern are all within the city limits, and offer some exciting and competitive Divi sion 1 College hockey (both men's and women's). BC and BU have won 4 of the past 5 Men's National Titles (3 for my alma mater BC of course!!!). The 2 powerhouse schools had 32 former players suit up in NHL last year. 

Factor in UMASS-Amherst, UMASS-Lowell, Merrimack, UNH, UVM, and Maine, and the Northeast is to College Hockey what the SEC is to College Football. Not to mention, college hockey is a great value, as most tickets are around $10....Some upcoming games are:

Dec 10th:

UMASS Lowell at Harvard at 7pm

Dec 29th: 

Northeastern at Harvard at 7pm 

Jan 4th:

Yale at BC at Conte Foum at 7pm

RPI at BU at Aggannis Arena at 7pm

Santa got a lot of ink on our blog this week, so it's time we show some of that Holiday Spirit for the Jews. What better place to do so than at Chanukah In The City on Sunday December 9th at 10am at The Back Bay Events Center located at 200 Berkeley Street in Back Bay. Sing, dance, play, make crafts and eat latkes at this event designed for families with children under 7 years old (though all are welcome). The event is being presented by Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Mazel Tov!!!

Come participate or watch one of Boston's most unique and fun charity events on Saturday December 8th at 1pm in Back Bay at Lir Tavern on Boylston St.: The Annual Santa Speedo Run. This year's run will benefit the Play Ball Foundation. The run is +-1 mile down and back up Back Bay and is limited to 500 participants strutting a combination of skin, speedos and holiday themed accessories. As of today there are a limited number of spots still open to run.