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Dates:Monday, October 13, 2014 - Monday, October 13, 2014
Hours:10 am to 4 pm
Ages:Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:Free see below
Category:Fairs & Festivals

Enjoy theatre workshops with the Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston Children’s Theatre, and the Huntington Theatre Company; indoor kite flying with Kite Education; art-making with SPARC!

The Artmobile; Open Studios at Fenway Studios, walking tours of the Back Bay Fens; chimes and an organ performance at The First Church of Christ, Scientist; musical performances from the New England Conservatory, Handel and Haydn, ZiliMisik, and ZUMIX; and beautiful public art installations including Sparkle and Chime by Jean Kim and his team at Shepley Bulfinch; Crossroads on the Emerald Necklace by the Energy Necklace Project; a Geocache Treasure Hunt, and a community mural painting piece directed by local artist Alex Cook, and more, all free of charge!

Also enjoy free admission to a few of Boston’s finest museums, such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, MassArt’s Bakalar and Paine Galleries, Wheelock College’s Towne Art Gallery, and The Mary Baker Eddy Library Mapparium.

The Kick-Off celebration begins at 10:00 AM on the Christian Science Plaza in Boston—Mass Ave side Performances by the Boston Children’s Chorus, a Kids Parade led by the Hot Tamale Brass Band, and free cupcakes provided by Oakleaf Cakes will begin the day-long free festival.

In the event of rain, all Christian Science Plaza events will be held in the Reflection Hall on the Plaza, the building at the end of the Reflecting Pool near Mass Ave.

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FREE

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fenwayculture.org/

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Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA, 02118 map
Phone: 617.437.7544

Complete list and map of activities can be found at www.fenwayculture.org . An Opening Our Doors Smartphone App will be released 7 days before the event to help plan people plan their day. Additional updates available via the Alliance’s Twitter FenwayCulture

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  • Complete list and map of activities can be found at: www.fenwayculture.org . An Opening Our Doors Smartphone App will be released 7 days before the event to help plan people plan their day. Additional updates available via the Alliance’s Twitter FenwayCulture (#OOD14) and Facebook FenwayCultureBoston
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