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  • Friday, February 6, 7:00 pm – Mardi Gras Benefit for Friends of Copley Square

    Buy tickets before the December 5 deadline for savings on one of Boston’s most exciting benefit events – Mardi Gras a Boston 2015.  The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel will host.  Tickets are $125 per person before December 5, $150 thereafter.  For $475 purchase two tickets and an overnight stay in the Back Bay (always desirable during the winter), but there is limited availability so book today.  Visit http://www.focsmardigras2015.eventbrite.com, or send a check to The Friends of Copley Square, PO Box 170124, Boston, MA 02117-0124.

    Mardi Gras a Boston 2015 Save the Date

  • Friday, February 28, 7:30 pm – Friends of Copley Square Fourth Annual Mardi Gras

    The Friends of Copley Square, a non-profit organization that provides funding to assist the City of Boston with the preservation, maintenance, and beautification of the Copley Square, will host its fourth annual Mardi Gras Celebration on Friday, February 28, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at The Fairmont Copley Plaza.

    The evening will bring the feeling of the French Quarter into the heart of Boston’s Back Bay. The event will include a New Orleans dinner buffet, live music by The Bo Winiker Band and the Slippery Sneakers Zydeco Band, dancing, and auction prizes. Guests are encouraged to come in festive Mardi Gras attire, including masks if desired.

    Individual tickets are $175 per person. For revelers who want to make a night of it, guests may purchase two tickets to the event, as well as accommodations on the evening of February 28 donated by The Fairmont Copley Plaza and The Lenox Hotel, for $400 per couple. Hotel availability is limited so guests are encouraged to buy tickets early.

    To purchase tickets, please visit www.friendsofcopleysquare.org. All of the proceeds from the event benefit The Friends of Copley Square. The organization’s activity includes maintenance of the fountain, care of the trees and the development of programming to create a vibrant park for all to enjoy.

    For more information on The Friends of Copley Square or to make a reservation, visit www.friendsofcopleysquare.org or email friendsofcopleysquare@gmail.com. The Friends of Copley Square is a registered 501(c)3 organization.

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  • Friday, February 28, 7:30 pm – Mardi Gras

    Friday, February 28, 7:30 pm – Mardi Gras

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  • Friday, February 8, 7:30 pm – Mardi Gras

    Friday, February 8, 7:30 pm – Mardi Gras

    The Friends of Copley Square invite you to celebrate Mardi Gras a Boston on Friday, February 8 at 7:30 pm at The Fairmont Copley Plaza, 138 St. James Avenue in Boston. Enjoy New Orleans cuisine, live music by The Winiker Band, dancing, and a live auction.  Mardi Gras festive attire and masks are encouraged.  For tickets ($150, or two tickets with an overnight stay on February 8 at The Copley Square Hotel, The Fairmont Copley Plaza, or The Lenox Hotel for $350) visit www.FriendsofCopleySquare.org and pay through PayPal.  All proceeds benefit The Friends of Copley Square, which provides funding to assist the City of Boston with the preservation, maintenance, and beautification of Copley Square.

  • Friday, February 17, 7:30 pm – Friends of Copley Square Second Annual Mardi Gras Celebration

    The Friends of Copley Square, a non-profit organization that provides funding to assist the City of Boston with the preservation, maintenance, and beautification of the Copley Square, will host its second annual Mardi Gras Celebration on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel.

    The evening will bring the feeling of the French Quarter into the heart of Boston’s Back Bay. The event will include a New Orleans dinner buffet, live music and dancing, and auction prizes. Guests are encouraged to come in festive Mardi Gras attire, including masks if desired.

    Tickets are $300 per couple, which includes two tickets to the event, as well as accommodations on February 17 donated by The Copley Square Hotel, The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel and The Lenox Hotel. Hotel availability is limited so guests are encouraged to make their reservations early. Individual tickets are available for $175 per person.

    To purchase tickets, please visit www.friendsofcopleysquare.org. All of the proceeds from the event benefit The Friends of Copley Square. The organization’s activity includes maintenance of the fountain, care of the trees and the development of programming to create a vibrant park for all to enjoy.

    For more information on The Friends of Copley Square  email friendsofcopleysquare@gmail.com. The Friends of Copley Square is a registered 501(c)3 not for profit corporation.  Photo by Courtney Sacco from www.backbay.patch.com.

  • Friday, September 18 – Sunday, October 4 – The Big E

    There’s no better place to enjoy the sights, sounds and taste tempting aromas of the fall season than at The Big E, New England’s Autumn Tradition and the largest fair in the northeast. It’s a New England extravaganza with top name entertainment, major exhibits, The Big E Super Circus, the Avenue of States, New England history and agriculture, animals, rides, shopping, crafts, a daily parade and a Mardi Gras parade and foods from around the world for 17 glorious days during New England’s most colorful season. How can you visit all six New England states in less than one hour? Visit The Big E, the only fair in the country with multiple states participating! Take a stroll along the Avenue of States and see impressive replicas of each New England state’s original statehouse sitting on land actually owned by that state. Take a step inside and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and tastes and of quintessential New England.

    Eastern States Exposition, home of The Big E, was founded by Joshua L. Brooks in 1916 when he convinced the National Dairy Show to hold its annual event on the Exposition grounds. In 1917, the first Eastern States Exposition took place. Brooks’ desire was to bring together all six New England states in one location to share ideas and improve regional agriculture. Brooks dreamed of having state buildings at the fair that would showcase the traditional and new products and attractions that make each New England state unique.

    Walking through the life-size replicas of each state’s original capitol you can learn about the people, products and attractions each New England state has to offer. A trip down the Avenue of States allows you to have a taste of what New England has to offer, from Maine to Connecticut and all points in between. You can begin your journey at whichever state you prefer - just be sure not to miss any!

    Take a step into the past at the Historic Deerfield exhibit in Massachusetts. Learn about wildlife in The Pine Tree State in the Maine building. Shop for a wide array of local products stocked at the Connecticut General Store. Find authentic handmade one-of-a-kind gifts in New Hampshire. Browse fine Rhode Island Coastline-inspired jewelry and art. Bring home unique Vermont-made flannel and woolen products. Explore the Avenue of States and you can do all this and more without ever leaving.  The Gates open at 8 a.m., and most exhibits are open between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.  Avenue of States opens from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the Midway is open weekdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays until 11 p.m.  Advance tickets $10 adults, $8 children six and over.  Passes for multi day admissions also available.  To order, call 413-205-5049.  Online, log on to www.thebige.com for secure purchases.

  • Sunday, September 13, 12 – 7 pm – Cambridge Carnival at Kendall Square

    Not exactly a garden event, but something of interest to our Boston members is the 17th Annual Cambridge Carnival International.  This is a colorful and festive celebration rooted in African traditions.  The festival attracts over 150,000 people, making it the largest festival in Cambridge, Massachusetts  The highlight of this annual Mardi Gras style festival is a grand costume parade accompanied by rich rhythmic musicality promoting all types of cultures.  The festival combines food and craft exhibits, costumes, masks, wire-bending, live music, steel pan, street parades and dancing, displaying the history and culture of the Caribbean traditions based on the models of Trinidad, Tobago, and Brazil.  For more information log on to www.cambridgecarnival.org.  The Children’s Museum will feature “Meet Me at the Table,” and will focus on food and art activities that relate to six different cultures around Boston: Brazilian, Haitian/Caribbean, Puerto Rican and Dominican, Cape Verdean, Chinese and Vietnamese. They will be setting a table with beautiful, artist-made play food, and will encourage festival participants to eat and play together. Activities will include making collage place mats that will then go back to the museum for use at our big end-of-summer party in September.

    Carnival Close-up by Steve_C.