Social Studies
A Party with a Legit Guacamole Bar
Renaming yourself after 88 years is a bold maneuver, but the Celebrity Series of Boston, which has mounted some of the city’s most remarkable live […]
“I Loved Him on ‘Frasier,’ Even If He Is a Yalie.”
It must be all those GLP-1s, because there was no fat lady singing at the Boston Lyric Opera’s Opera Gala featuring Ride of the Valkyries! […]
“I Laughed So Hard, I Thought My Pants Would Never Dry”
It’s a good sign when Boston’s swankiest socialites are willing to schlep up to Salem for a gala. It’s an even better sign when the […]
Where the Crowd Skews Young—Or Maybe You’re Getting Old
Unlike most cancer charities, Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation isn’t racing toward a cure—it’s trying to prevent the disease by determining the environmental factors […]
The Kowloon 75th Anniversary Party Was Mai-Tai-Riffic
Several Route One landmarks, like the dinosaur putt-putt and Hilltop Steakhouse, have sadly gone the way of the dodo, but the Kowloon Restaurant endures in […]
“Can We All Agree That Kale Only Belongs in a Wood-Chipper?”
A drag show on Boston Common? Well, sort of. In As You Like It, Rosalind spends most of the play dressed as a man, trying […]
Turning the Newbury Boston Hotel into Babylon (in the Best Way)
The décor at the Green & White gala gave the Hanging Gardens of Babylon a run for their money, transforming the Newbury Boston hotel into […]
“The First Time I’ve Worn Pantyhose in Five Years!”
The Boston Lyric Opera Gala began with a performance of Aida at the Emerson Colonial Theater, continued with a cocktail reception at the BLO’s headquarters […]
A Spaghetti Dinner for People Who Don’t Eat Cold Pasta
A welcome departure from the standard gala fare of vulcanized chicken, the Spaghetti Dinner for the Women’s Lunch Place was held at the Fairmont Copley […]
How Many James Taylors Does It Take to Screw in a Lightbulb?
Even the most jaded of socialites couldn’t help but be wowed by the Boston Arts Academy Foundation Honors Gala, held at the MGM Music Hall […]
Threatening Divorce at BSO’s Opening Night Gala
There were varying levels of enthusiasm during the cocktail hour at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Opening Night Gala, ranging from “This is the only thing […]
Provincetown, Raúl Esparza, and a Parade of Scary Exes
You could probably hear the standing ovation all the way in Boston when beloved businesswoman Lynne Kortenhaus was honored by the Fine Arts Work Center […]
Overheard: “My Phone Auto-Corrected Your Name to ‘Nasty’”
Only the American Repertory Theater could pull off a Gatsby-level gala in a hockey arena, and, in fact, the main topic of conversation during cocktails […]
Gala-Hopping with Bentley Owners and Leslie Odom Jr.
If there were a high school yearbook for Boston monuments, we know who’d be voted most popular. Some 300 people in formalwear came out to […]
Bookworms Unite! Scenes from the Literary Lights Dinner at the Boston Public Library
As event cochair Lisa Pierpont astutely pointed out, “Hollywood might have actors and movies, but Boston has writers and books.” Accordingly, the Associates of the […]