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Massachusetts - Green Lodgings
“Green hotel” and “green-certified hotel” are becoming familiar terms for travelers as hotels and lodgings from the smallest bed and breakfast or country inn to the largest urban hotel or motel jump onto the environmental bandwagon. In general, green certification means that hotels, motels, and other lodgings have begun using environmental conservation practices to achieve standards that various state or federal programs require for certification – a sort of Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval for environmentalism. Practices can range from linen reuse programs, in which guests can opt to reuse towels and linens rather than have them laundered daily, to use of energy-efficient appliances, florescent lighting, alternate fuels, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and non-toxic cleaners. The growing trend is being driven in large part by the demands of environmentally friendly guests and competition among lodgings to woo these guests.
In Massachusetts, the state is contemplating establishing a state-operated green hotel certification process, but at present it helps lodgings’ owners work with three national programs: EPA Energy Star, Green Seal, and LEED (which is oriented more toward new construction). Massachusetts hotels and Boston hotels now include 20 lodgings certified by the EPA Energy Star program.
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Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort
37 Corey Road Route 43
Hancock, MA 01237
Phone: 413-738-5500
Toll-Free: 800-882-8859
Fax: 413-738-5729
The only mountain resort in North America to generate its own energy using alternative wind power
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Jiminy Peak strongly believes in preserving the Earth for future generations. We are showing our commitment by being the first Mountain Resort in North America to install a wind turbine in order to generate clean, natural energy. Together we can shape a sustainable community for the future. Every Country Inn suite at the Resort includes a master bedroom with a king-size bed, a living room with a brand new queen-size sleep sofa with memory foam, and a fully equipped kitchenette. We are open year-round, and invite you to sample each of the seasons of Massachusetts here with us.
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Back Bay Hotel
350 Stuart Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-266-7200
Toll-Free: 877-587-9774
Fax: 617-532-3897
Boston is the USA’s most walkable city
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Located at the former Boston Police Headquarters in the heart of the Back Bay area, THE BACK BAY HOTEL offers something unique for vacationers and business travelers who seek a distinctive location and at the same time, are conscious about doing their part for the environment. Accepted as an ENERGY STAR HOTEL in 2006, THE BACK BAY HOTEL has put in place programs for water and energy conservation, waste management and reduction, procurement and local purchasing, educating and training our team members, the installation of several chemical neutral systems and in 2008, offsetting 100% of our energy use with the purchase of renewable energy credits.
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Boston Marriott Burlington
One Burlington Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone: 781-229-6565
Fax: 781-229-7973
A Leader in Green Lodging
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Located in the suburbs of Boston, the Boston Marriott hotel in Burlington provides the ideal location for a trip to New England and comfortable lodging that you can feel good about. This ENERGY STAR certified property uses only post-consumer paper, water-saving shower heads and toilets, motion sensor and timed light switches, and an on-site green house supplying our restaurant with fresh herbs and vegetables. Our Green Meeting facilities feature things like biodegradable pens and notepads made from recycled material, paperless proposal options, and an eco-friendly water service using a filtered water system. All this, plus the benefit of all the things you’ve come to expect from the Marriott; the comforts of our well-appointed guest rooms, new Marriott Revive beds, and luxurious linen, two on-site restaurants, indoor and outdoor pools and an extensive fitness center.
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Hyatt Harborside Boston Logan Airport
101 Harborside Drive
Boston, MA 02128
Phone: 617-568-1234
Fax: 617 567 8856
Green Business Award Recipient
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Hyatt Harborside at Boston's Logan International Airport, one of 12 businesses selected out of more than 70 nominees, for 2007’s Green Business Award, highlighting businesses in Boston that perform exemplary sustainable business practices and produce green products or deliver green services. Located on the edge of Boston Harbor, Hyatt Harborside at Boston’s Logan International Airport overlooks the historic city of Boston. We are a hotel that combines the perfect balance of elegance and energy, featuring 270 elegantly appointed, newly renovated guestrooms, great dining, an on-site gym and more. Gain easy access to virtually anywhere in the city with a myriad of options like the water taxi – a 7-minute ride across the Harbor – or our 24-hour complimentary shuttle to airport terminals.
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Hyatt Regency Boston
One Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-912-1234
Fax: 617-451-2198
Experience the excitement of the city at Hyatt Regency Boston
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Just one block from the Boston Common and within walking distance of attractions, shopping and theaters, our downtown Boston hotel is ideal for leisure or business. Tour the Freedom Trail, shop at Faneuil Hall, visit museums, or catch a game at Fenway Park. Delight in this newly renovated Boston Commons hotel – just steps from Chinatown and connected to the T. Rejuvenate your body and spirit in our spa, sauna, Eucalyptus steam room, pool, sun terrace and lounge. The first Boston member of the Green Hotels Association, our award-winning accommodations are eco-, family- and pet-friendly. Contemporary-style rooms, delicious dining and more await you at this luxurious Hyatt hotel in downtown Boston.
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Irving House
24 Irving Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-547-4600
Toll-Free: 877-547-4600
Fax: 617-576-2814
Welcome to Irving House
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Since 1945 Irving House has had affordable rates and the best proximity to Harvard Square. It's a large guesthouse that feels like home. With a variety of room rates, 24-hour desk service and walking distance to all the major attractions of Cambridge, you'll find just what you need in our environmentally friendly accommodations. Telephones, TVs (in rooms with private bath), central air conditioning, a continental buffet breakfast, parking in our adjacent lot are just some of the things that will make your stay more comfortable. We also offer wireless internet access throughout the house and have a computer in our parlor for guest use.
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Lenox Hotel
61 Exeter Street at Boylston
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-536-5300
Toll-Free: 800-225-7676
Fax: 617-267-1237
Conde Nast "Green List" member
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Built in 1900, The Lenox is a family owned and operated 4-diamond historic property. As the flagship of Saunders Hotel Group's industry-leading effort, The Lenox conserves significant precious natural resources, minimizes chemicals and waste, and improves air and water quality via a number of green practices and programs throughout the hotel. It also helps raise awareness for millions of guests, employees, community members, students and businesspeople. Each of our classically decorated and freshly-renovated rooms is carefully appointed with rich, dark wood furniture, high ceilings adorned with brass chandeliers and exceptionally comfortable beds. Accommodations at the Lenox include spacious corner rooms, some with wood burning fireplaces, with spectacular views of the Charles River and the Back Bay neighborhood. Eco Friendly practices for hotel guests include Hybrid car service and purchase of renewable, wind energy to offset 100% of the Global Warming impact of the hotel's electricity use. The Lenox – Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future.
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Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston
40 Edwin H. Land Boulevard
Cambridge, MA 02141
Phone: 617-806-4200
Toll-Free: 800-SONESTA
Fax: 617-806-4232
On the Cambridge banks of the Charles River, overlooking the Boston skyline.
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All of the Royal Sonesta’s 400 luxurious, environmentally friendly guest rooms offer breathtaking views of the Charles River, Cambridge, or Boston’s stunning skyline, and amenities that are both high-tech and high-touch. The Royal Sonesta Hotel is a smoke free property. Summer Fest is back. Stay at the Royal Sonesta and enjoy free boat rides, bicycles and ice cream all summer long every Thursday through Sunday! Book online and kids eat and stay free. Rates start at just $159 per night!
Free bicycles, boat rides, and ice cream are back! Book online and your kids stay and eat free at ArtBar.
- Complimentary use of bicycles
- Free boat rides on the Charles River
- Free ice cream each afternoon
- Atrium style indoor/outdoor pool and sundeck
- Courtesy van service to points in Cambridge and Boston
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Tao: The Martial Art of Drumming – Storrs March 16, 2010 |
Erin Go Bragh Whiskey Tasting -- Boston March 17, 2010 |
St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Hunt – Mount Sunapee, Newbury March 17, 2010 |
St. Patrick's Day Fireworks – Sugarloaf, Carrabassett Valley March 17, 2010 |
Celtic Crossroads -- Worcester March 17, 2010 |
St. Patrick's Day Activities at the Children’s Museum – Boston March 17, 2010 |
The Glengarry Bhoys -- Salisbury March 17, 2010 |
St Patrick’s Day Beer Tasting and Lunch -- Litchfield March 17, 2010 |
Dervish -- Burlington March 17, 2010 |
Francois Clemmons and Friends: St. Patrick's Day Concert -- Middlebury March 17, 2010 |
The Luck of the VSO Farmers’ Night Concert– Montpelier March 17, 2010 |
New London Saint Patrick's Day Parade 2010 March 17, 2010 |
Pendragon -- Westerly March 17, 2010 |
Natalie MacMaster -- Rutland March 18, 2010 |
Art Garfunkel -- Portsmouth March 19, 2010 |
Broadway Rocks II – Warren March 19, 2010 |
St. Patrick's Dinner and Music -- Cabot March 19, 2010 |
Richie Havens-- Salisbury Beach March 19, 2010 |
Jane Monheit -- Norfolk March 19, 2010 |
Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Green Thumb -- Kingston March 19, 2010 to March 21, 2010 |
Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida" - South Kingstown March 19, 2010 to March 21, 2010 |
Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm -- Gardiner March 19, 2010 |
Ailey II dance performance – Concord March 19, 2010 |
Providence: A Jewel of a City Walking Tour March 19, 2010 |
Dublin City Ramblers concert -- Mystic March 19, 2010 |
Harlem Globetrotters Magical Memories Tour -- Hartford March 19, 2010 |
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy -- Storrs March 19, 2010 to March 20, 2010 |
40-Mile Meal with New England Farm 2 Fork Project -- East Waterboro March 19, 2010 to March 21, 2010 |
Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm – Gardiner March 19, 2010 |
Vermont Symphony Orchestra -- Burlington March 20, 2010 |
Plymouth Rock Blues Festival -- Plymouth March 20, 2010 |
Maple Sugaring Festival -- Washington March 20, 2010 |
Chicken and Biscuits Heathside Dinner at the Remick Museum & Farm -- Tamworth March 20, 2010 |
Harlem Globetrotters -- Manchester March 20, 2010 |
The Edwards Twins: Two Brothers, 100 Stars -- Woonsocket March 20, 2010 |
Eagle Cruise on the Connecticut River – Smithfield, RI, to Haddam, CT March 20, 2010 |
Shawnn Monteiro presents a Tribute to Carmen McRae -- Cranston March 20, 2010 |
Whitingham Maple Festival -- Whitingham March 20, 2010 to March 21, 2010 |
Le Grand Cirque -- Springfield March 20, 2010 |
Planetarium Show on Black Holes – West Hartford March 20, 2010 |
Opening Day at Plimoth Plantation -- Plymouth March 20, 2010 |
Kiddie Rock & Costume Concert - Lebanon March 20, 2010 |
Robert Cray Band -- Salisbury Beach March 21, 2010 |
Vermont Symphony Orchestra -- Rutland March 21, 2010 |
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy-- Norfolk March 21, 2010 |
"I" Squared Tenors Sing Irish and Italian Songs -- Norwalk March 21, 2010 |
Mystic Irish Parade 2010 March 21, 2010 |
Lawrence St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010 March 21, 2010 |
Salute to Spring Celebration -- Woonsocket March 21, 2010 |
Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010 March 21, 2010 |
Manchester St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010 March 21, 2010 |
Greenwich Saint Patrick's Parade 2010 March 21, 2010 |
Maple Sugar Demonstration -- Glastonbury March 21, 2010 |
Three Grey Beards at the Court of King Frederick the Great -- Tiverton March 21, 2010 |
Choral Concert: An Evening of Cole Porter -- Burlington March 22, 2010 |
Wine Dinner Series: Tempranillo -- Boston March 22, 2010 |
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Pawtucket March 24, 2010 |
Tao: The Martial Art of Drumming -- Portsmouth March 25, 2010 |
Flavors of Neponset Valley – Foxboro March 25, 2010 |
Soul Sound Revue-- Norfolk March 26, 2010 |
Lighten Up with Loretta LaRoche -- Worcester March 26, 2010 |
Tags & Treasures Sale -- Old Wethersfield March 26, 2010 to March 28, 2010 |
Susie Burke & David Surette -- Gardiner March 26, 2010 |
New Hampshire Maple Festival – North Woodstock March 26, 2010 to March 28, 2010 |
Jane Condon and Friends -- Old Greenwich March 26, 2010 |
Wood’s Tea Company with Patti Casey -- Middlebury March 26, 2010 |
The Met@The Music Hall with “Hamlet”-- Portsmouth March 27, 2010 |
Camouflaged Egg Hunt –Bristol, Smithfield, Exeter March 27, 2010 |
America's Mattress Race -- Shawnee Peak, Bridgton March 27, 2010 |
Cardboard Box Race – Saddleback, Rangeley March 27, 2010 |
Seal Watch and Prudence Island Tour – Bristol March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010 |
Maura O'Connell -- Norfolk March 27, 2010 |
Brookfield Film Festival March 27, 2010 |
Maple Open House Weekend -- Shelburne March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010 |
Rhode Island Philharmonic Presents: Rossini, Schubert, Handel and Ginastera -- Providence March 27, 2010 |
Spring Benefit Dance -- Wethersfield March 27, 2010 |
Annual East Egg Hunt - Westerly March 27, 2010 |
Maple Sugaring -- Tamworth March 27, 2010 |
Gershwin's “Porgy and Bess” -- Worcester March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010 |
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Band -- Lancaster March 27, 2010 |
Maple Festival -- Lunenburg March 27, 2010 |
Greene's Ox Pasture Maples Open House Weekend – East Berkshire March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010 |
Sea Music/Folk Concert -- Centerbrook March 27, 2010 |
New Hampshire Maple Weekend -- Statewide March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010 |
March Maple Madness – Mount Washington Valley area March 27, 2010 to March 28, 2010 |
Sap Gathering Contest – West Keene March 27, 2010 |
Stuart Highland Pipe Band Concert -- North Chelmsford March 27, 2010 |
Wine Tasting and Five Course Dinner -- Plymouth March 27, 2010 |
Black and Blue Bash -- Stratton March 27, 2010 |
Violinist Garrett – Concord March 27, 2010 |
African-American Spirituals Meet the Orchestra -- Brattleboro March 28, 2010 |
Ray Vega Jazz Quintet "Ray on Ray" -- Burlington March 28, 2010 |
Vermont Philharmonic Family Concert -- Barre March 28, 2010 |
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni -- Rockland March 28, 2010 |
Eat the Heat Chili Cook-off and Firefighters Race -- Sunday River Ski Resort, Newry March 28, 2010 |
Maine Maple Sunday Breakfast -- East Waterboro March 28, 2010 |
Moscow Festival Ballet: Cinderella-- Portsmouth March 28, 2010 |
Manchester St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010 March 28, 2010 |
Maine Maple Sunday -- Statewide March 28, 2010 |
Dublin's Traditional Irish Cabaret -- Concord March 28, 2010 |
Ray Charles Tribute with the Boston Pops -- Boston March 29, 2010 to May 29, 2010 |
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Pawtucket March 31, 2010 |
Harriet Tubman's Freedom Train - Foxboro March 31, 2010 |
Trans-Siberian Orchestra with “Beethoven’s last Night” – Providence March 31, 2010 |
The Fabulous Thunderbirds -- Salisbury Beach April 1, 2010 |
James Cotton-- Norfolk April 1, 2010 |
The Junkman -- Randolph April 1, 2010 |
The Hot Seats -- Gardiner April 2, 2010 |
Jo Dee Messina -- Salisbury Beach April 2, 2010 |
Judy Collins – New Bedford April 2, 2010 |
Wild Egg Hunt –Mystic April 2, 2010 |
Visit with the Easter Bunny -- Providence April 2, 2010 to April 3, 2010 |
Bunny Bonanzoo -- Stoneham April 3, 2010 |
Pond Skimming Contest -- Saddleback, Rangeley April 3, 2010 |
Graham Parker-- Norfolk April 3, 2010 |
Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch -- Newport April 3, 2010 |
Easter Egg Hunt – Stamford April 3, 2010 |
Watching Woodcocks Supper and Saunter -- Smithfield April 3, 2010 |
Easter Egg Hunt -- Newport April 3, 2010 |
Springtime at the Farm -- Woodstock April 3, 2010 |
Easter Weekend at Sunday River -- Newry April 3, 2010 to April 4, 2010 |
Easter Weekend Eggstravaganza -- Waterville Valley Resort April 3, 2010 to April 4, 2010 |
Easter Egg Hunt – Brooklyn April 3, 2010 |
Egg Hunt Safari -- Providence April 3, 2010 |
Easter Egg Hunt at Okemo – Okemo, Ludlow April 4, 2010 |
Zolotoi Plyos – Middlebury April 4, 2010 |
Easter Egg Hunt and Costume Parade at Saddleback -- Rangeley April 4, 2010 |
Waterville Valley Easter Sunrise Service and Easter Egg Hunt – Waterville Valley April 4, 2010 |
Easter Sunrise Service at Loon Mountain -- Lincoln April 4, 2010 |
Alpine Easter Egg Hunt at Wildcat Mountain -- Jackson April 4, 2010 |
Star Chefs at Gracie’s – Providence April 5, 2010 |
“Sleeping Beauty” Performed by Moscow Festival Ballet -- Worcester April 6, 2010 |
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Woonsocket April 7, 2010 |
Wilco – Concord April 7, 2010 |
The United States Air Force Band of Liberty -- Worcester April 7, 2010 |
Cherryholmes – Woodstock April 8, 2010 |
“Forever Plaid” presented in dinner theater – Manchester April 9, 2010 to April 11, 2010 |
Riverdance Farewell Performances -- Worcester April 9, 2010 to April 11, 2010 |
Revision -- Gardiner April 9, 2010 |
Pacifica Quartet -- Randolph April 9, 2010 |
Thank You, Gregory! – Concord April 9, 2010 |
Clelia and Rafe Stefanini -- Burlington April 9, 2010 |
The Pacifica Quartet -- Randolph April 9, 2010 |
Paula Poundstone -- Portsmouth April 9, 2010 |
Intragalactic Cardboard Sled Race -- Mount Sunapee, Newbury April 10, 2010 |
Richard Marx & Matt Scannell -- Salisbury Beach April 10, 2010 |
Seal Watch and Prudence Island Tour – Bristol April 10, 2010 to April 12, 2010 |
Average White Band -- Norfolk April 10, 2010 |
Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years – Ledyard April 10, 2010 |
Latin Dance Fest 2010 – Storrs April 10, 2010 |
Martha Dana, the Puppet Lady -- Randolph April 10, 2010 |
Franklin County Quilt Show – St. Albans April 10, 2010 to April 11, 2010 |
Ruthie Foster and the Family Band -- Rockland April 10, 2010 |
Craftopia - Pawtucket April 11, 2010 |
Wine Dinner Series: Alsace – Maison Hugel -- Boston April 12, 2010 |
In The Mood -- Worcester April 12, 2010 |
Celebrate Seafood Dinner Series -- Boston April 13, 2010 |
Family Take a Hike Week -- Stamford April 13, 2010 to April 15, 2010 |
Blackstone Culinaria Secret Ingredient Food Tour -- Pawtucket April 14, 2010 |
Takács Quartet -- Middlebury April 14, 2010 |
“Girls Night: The Musical” -- Worcester April 15, 2010 |
Straight No Chaser -- Hartford April 15, 2010 |
Mark Miller & his Boomer Blues Band -- Gardiner April 16, 2010 |
The Rat Pack Is Back – Storrs April 16, 2010 to April 17, 2010 |
Joan Osborne -- Salisbury Beach April 17, 2010 |
Chicken and Biscuits Heathside Dinner at the Remick Museum & Farm -- Tamworth April 17, 2010 |
Defending the Caveman -- Worcester April 17, 2010 |
Cowboy Junkies -- Rockland April 17, 2010 |
Rocks Rock – Manchester April 18, 2010 |
“Oliver” -- Worcester April 23, 2010 |
Valencia Robinson -- Gardiner April 23, 2010 |
Cherish the Ladies-- Rockland April 23, 2010 |
Bangor Garden Show – Bangor April 23, 2010 to April 25, 2010 |
Cherish the Ladies -- Rockland April 23, 2010 |
Curtis Adams -- Springfield April 24, 2010 |
Fabrications Quilt Show -- North Kingstown April 24, 2010 to April 25, 2010 |
Earth Day at Garden in the Woods -- Framingham April 24, 2010 |
Beaucoup Blue -- Lancaster April 24, 2010 |
Wine Dinner Series: Austria -- Boston April 26, 2010 |
Wine Dinner Series: Austria -- Boston April 26, 2010 |
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet –Storrs April 29, 2010 |
Aerospacefest 2010 --Concord April 30, 2010 to May 2, 2010 |
Sampling of International Wine & Food -- Worcester April 30, 2010 |
Donna Lee and Landslide: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac -- Chicopee May 1, 2010 |
The Met@The Music Hall with “Armimda”-- Portsmouth May 2, 2010 |
Boston Pops Season Opening Night -- Boston May 4, 2010 |
Idina Menzel and the Boston Pops -- Boston May 5, 2010 to May 6, 2010 |
Lord of the Dance -- Springfield May 6, 2010 to May 7, 2010 |
Butterfly Pavilion and Plant Sale -- Norwich May 6, 2010 to May 9, 2010 |
“Murder’s In the Heir” presented in dinner theater -- Manchester May 7, 2010 to May 9, 2010 |
Wine Dinner Series: Blind Tasting -- Boston May 10, 2010 |
Farm Day -- Scotland May 15, 2010 |
Star Chefs at Gracie’s – Providence May 16, 2010 |
The New Kids on the Block – Ledyard May 21, 2010 |
The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers -- Boston May 21, 2010 to May 22, 2010 |
Maureen Mcgovern and the Boston Pops -- Boston May 25, 2010 to May 26, 2010 |
Ray Charles Tribute with the Boston Pops -- Boston May 29, 2010 |
Dave Brubeck with the Boston Pops -- Boston June 1, 2010 to June 2, 2010 |
A Tribute to Duke Ellington with the Boston Pops -- Boston June 4, 2010 to June 5, 2010 |
From the Top with the Boston Pops -- Boston June 8, 2010 |
An Evening with Cole Porter with the Boston Pops -- Boston June 9, 2010 to June 11, 2010 |
Shalin Liu Performance Center Grand Opening -- Rockport June 10, 2010 |
Garrick Ohlsson Plays Chopin -- Rockport June 11, 2010 |
Gospel Night with the Boston Pops -- Boston June 12, 2010 |
Herbie Hancock – Portsmouth June 16, 2010 |
The World of Arlo Guthrie with the Boston Pops -- Boston June 17, 2010 to June 18, 2010 |
Father's Day Family Concert With Daniel Bernard Roumain and the Boston Pops -- Boston June 20, 2010 |
Afro Cuban All Stars – Portsmouth June 30, 2010 |
Artists Weekend, Exhibition, and Sale -- Newbury July 24, 2010 to July 25, 2010 |
Clydesdale camera day –Merrimack August 7, 2010 |
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