365 Things to Do in Boston - New Tips Daily

Do you like to jump?! If so....Sky Zone offers open-jump times and fitness classes for kids, teens,and adults, year 'round, plus "3-D Dodgeball," on its 10,000 square feet of trampolines.

Sky Zone offers fun physical activities, games and entertainment for people of all ages, size and abilities. We host birthday parties for kids, corporate team building events for adults, SkyRobics fitness classes, high performance cross training for athletes at the high school and collegiate level to the professional level, intramural sports for colleges and more.

Where: 91B Sprague St. | Hyde Park, MA, 02136
When: 

Open Jump

Monday-Closed

Tuesday-Thursday-3pm-8pm

Friday-12pm-11pm

Saturday-10am-10pm, Sky Jam 10pm-12am,ages 18

Sunday-12pm-8pm

SkyRobics

Monday- 9am-10am

Wednesday-9am-10am & 10am-11am

Tuesday 6-7pm & 7-8pm

Thursday- 6pm-7pm

Price: 30 min jump-$8; 1 hour jump-$12; 90 min jump-$16;2 hour jump-$18 Classes are $12 if you want to get your fitness on!

...mind you without the oompa loompa's.

A chocolate factory in town where you can go behind the scenes and watch sweets being created, bean to bar, no golden ticket required. Better yet, the tour is of Taza, the only producer in America of 100 percent stone-ground organic chocolate, roasted and wrapped by hand. And, yes, the one-hour tour includes samples. Make sure to stop by the factory shop afterward for some sweet reminders of your visit. Or skip the tour and just make for the store.

Taza buys its criollo and trinitario chocolate directly from small producers in the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Mexico, and Belize, and its sugar from a company in Brazil that uses the waste cane fiber to generate electricity for its factory and the surrounding town.

Where: Taza Chocolate | 561 Windsor St. near Inman Square |Somerville, MA, 02143
617.284.2232

When: Factory store open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tours Thursday and Friday, 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at noon, 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.

Price: $5

Did you know that the Rose Kennedy Greenway has food vendors sprawled out along the way? If it's not to gross out today, go fill up on some fun food and take a nice stroll!

Here is a list of vendors. Or click here to see for yourself.

The 12 vendors who were selected for the 2011 were chosen based on the distinctiveness of their 
offerings, the quality of their product, and their prices. From South to North they include: 
 
BBQ Smith – new! – Food Truck – Chinatown Park (near Beach Street and Surface Road) – Healthy, 
flavorful American BBQ for people on the go, from a husband and wife team who met in culinary school. 
 
Clover Food Lab – Food Truck – Dewey Square Park (across from South Station) – This popular food 
truck, which recycles cooking oil to help power the truck, offers a wide variety of local, seasonal, and 
delicious vegetarian food. Clover has been named one of the 10 best lunch trucks in the U.S. by the Wall 
Street Journal.  
 
DosaMobile – new! – Food Truck – Dewey Square Park (across from South Station) – The fun, fresh, and 
lighter side of Indian “street food” will be served from an eco‐friendly truck (solar panels, compostable 
containers), by the owner of eight local restaurants.

Lefty’s Silver Cart – new! – Trailer – Dewey Square Park (between Congress Street and Atlantic Avenue) 
– Named for its two left‐handed owners, Lefty’s will offer sandwiches and soups with ingredients from 
local farms and bicycled‐powered smoothies. They will also loan out red‐checkered picnic blankets, to 
complete the outdoor dining experience. 
 
Equal Exchange Free Range Cafe – new! – Roaming Bike Cart (State Street to Pearl Street) – Will sell 
organic, locally roasted Fair Trade coffee. 
 
Silk Road BBQ – Mobile Kiosk – Rowes Wharf Plaza (High Street and Atlantic Avenue) – Charcoal‐ grilled 
global fusion BBQ, salads, and free hot tea. Silk Road BBQ will be appearing soon on the TV Food 
Network. 
 
Grilled Cheese Nation – new! – Food Truck – across from the Rings Fountain (Milk Street and Atlantic 
Avenue) – Will sell items like grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, and salads, using produce from 
local farms and suppliers.  
 
Cupcake Cart – new! – Food Cart – Rings Fountain (Milk Street and Atlantic Avenue) – Cupcakes baked 
and sold by a Greenway neighbor and restaurateur.  
 
Beantown Franks ‘n Spuds – Food Cart – Rings Fountain (Milk Street and Atlantic Avenue) – Enjoy 
summer favorites such as locally‐sourced hot dogs, sausages, and roasted rosemary potatoes from this 
solar‐powered cart.  
 
Going Bananas – Food Cart – at the Carousel (across from Quincy Market) – Going Bananas provides 
fresh fruit smoothies, Italian ice, and bottled drinks.   
 
Streatery – new! – Food Cart – at the Carousel (across from Quincy Market) – Global street food 
including sausages, Greek Souvlaki, and weekly specials.  
 
Boston Pushcart – Food Cart – North End Parks/Freedom Trail (Hanover Street and Surface Road) – 
Community favorite Joe Bono, owner of North End restaurants Al Dente and Benevento’s, will offer a 
classic pushcart menu including Italian sausages, Italian ices, and lemonade. 

That's right people, it's that time of the year again! Get your beer drinking festivities on at Harpoon Fest. (click the name to get specific details).
Friday May 20 and Saturday May 21.

HarpoonFest 2011: Save the Date!  Join us on May 20th and 21st as we kick off the summer here at the brewery at HarpoonFest.  Celebrate 25 years of Harpoon with good friends and great beer!   

What is HarpoonFest?

• A celebration of the best of Summer – Fresh beer and live music
• Boston’s Harpoon Brewery offers the ideal outdoor venue for celebrating summer
• A wide selection of different styles of fresh beer from Harpoon and UFO
• Delicious food sold by a variety of vendors
• Come sit back, relax and enjoy the summer with friends at the Harpoon Brewery
• Featuring popular Boston bands and DJs
• Come run in the Harpoon 5-Miler on Sunday morning, May 22

When is HarpoonFest?

So Susurrus does not officially start until tomorrow, but hey, I thought I would give you heads up!

Susurrus is a play without actors and without a stage. It is part radio play, part recital, part lesson in bird dissection, and part stroll in the park. Audiences follow a map around Boston's Public Garden as they listen to the piece on headphones; the different elements form a “perfect melding of location and text to create a theater experience in which there are no actors and only one member in the audience: you.” (The Guardian)

Get more information here. They are even providing umbrella's because it rains in Boston. I know..news flash.

So it's kind of funny, that being we are a Things to do in Boston site, and we have never posted the Freedom Trail....WHHHAAAT?! I know! Shame on us!

So here it is:

Visitors to Boston, school children, teachers, historians, history buffs, citizens, and friends, welcome to the Freedom Trail. There is no other place in the United States where you can take in the rich history of America’s Revolution — the events that led up to the historic break from Britain and the brave people who shaped our national government.

The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile red-brick walking trail that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure. Preserved and dedicated by the citizens of Boston in 1958, when the wrecking ball threatened, the Freedom Trail today is a unique collection of museums, churches, meeting houses, burying grounds, parks, a ship, and historic markers that tell the story of the American Revolution and beyond.

Take a virtual trip to the Freedom Trail here on this site, then plan your visit to see the real thing. It’s fun, it’s entertaining, it’s really interesting — it’s American Revolutionary history but not the same old story....

Visit their site for more information on guided tours...or just follow the red brick in the middle of the sidewalk...be caustious when crossing the street folks!

The Old South Church - 645 Boylston Street, is hosting this festival. Local choirs perform popular and traditional works during this fifth annual concert. Proceeds benefit the Back Bay Ringer's Chime Donation Program.

Participants include:
Back Bay Carillon
Back Bay Ringers
Merrimack Valley Ringers
New England Ringers
Old South Ringers
Wheeler School Concert Handbell Ringers

This weather is unberable...you want to know what is bearable?! Pops new bar menu! Head to Pops Restaurant at 560 Tremont Street every Monday-Thursday between 5pm-6:30pm for $5 food at the bar!

Flat bread pizza, short rib mushroom caps, baked mac and cheese... warm up is all I can say here!

Weapons and war bonds helped the cause during World Wars I and II, but so did propaganda posters including Norman Rockwell's "Save Freedom of Speech," Howard and Adolf Treidler's "Care for Her Through the YWCA." Enlist interest at "Paper Wars." - June Wulff, Globe Staff

Where:  205 Newbury St. | International Poster Gallery
When: Sunday, May 8 12:00p to 6:00p
Price:

You know spring is here, and summer is right around the corner when the Swan Boats come out.

Take a 15-minute ride around the Boston Public Garden lagoon on a pedal-powered Swan Boat, a Boston tradition since 1877.

Saturday, May 14 10:00a to 4:00p
BOSTON COMMON area

Adults $2.75
Children $1.50 (age 2 to 15 years)
Seniors $2.00