CITY GUIDE
Boston
Dog Days of
December
Four days of canine contests
The Bayside Exposition Center in South
Boston goes to the dogs Dec. 4-7 for the Bay
Colony Dog Show, an annual competition
ave
Date
SHARON
the
Driving
Home the
Point
Nov. 15
A car dealership on the
Automile plays host
to local TV and radio
personality Billy Costa’s
second annual “TV
Diner Platinum Plate
Gala,” a dine-around
to raise funds for
Community Servings.
Necn.com/tvdiner
BOSTON UNIVERSI TY
Laughter Is the
Best Medicine
Nov. 15
Denis Leary and a hand-
ful of his funny friends
return to Agganis Arena
for “Comics Come
Home” to raise funds for
the Cam Neely Founda-
tion. 617-931-2000,
camneelyfoundation.org
and demonstration event for American
Kennel Club (AKC) registered dogs. The
four days of canine contests include lots
of grooming and primping from the seven
groups of purebred dogs: hound, terrier, herding, sporting, nonsporting, toy and working,
which vie for “Best in Group” and “Best of
Breed” each day to qualify for the highly coveted dog trainer raison d’être, “Best in Show.”
Demonstrations include “Meet the Breeds”
(newly recognized breeds this year include
the Tibetan mastiff, plott, Glen of Imaal terrier), interactive petting areas, and police and
working dog demonstrations. Groups can
make arrangements for “backstage tours,”
and to pamper the pooch in your life the
show offers hand-knitted sweaters, specialty
T-shirts and hats, professional grooming
supplies and pet exercise equipment. Woof.
508-533-1153; baycolonydogshow.com.
Soul of Le Witt
Thanks to clever
planning and a
collaboration with
Yale University
before his death,
artist Sol Le Witt’s
geometric designs, patterns
and swirling colors
will go on display
at MASS MoCA
Nov. 16. Almost
SEAPORT
Kick the Tires
Dec. 3-7
The latest in auto design
and technology comes
to the Boston Conven-
tion & Exhibition Cen-
ter for the New England
International Auto
Show. 877-322-5161,
paragonexpo.com
FENWAY
Hallelujah
Dec. 5-7
The Handel and Haydn
Society belts out the
Hallelujah Chorus
and other holiday favor-
ites. 617-266-3605;
handelandhaydn.org
as impressive as
the 27,000 square
feet of LeWitt’s
architectural art
pieces on display—
and his pieces are
jaw-dropping in
both scope and
execution—is the
coming together
of three venerable
art institutions to
make the installation happen (Yale,
MASS MoCA and
Williams College of
Art). 413-662-2111;
massmoca.org.
DOWNTOWN
Away in the
Manger
Dec. 5-21
Black Nativity sings and
dances the story of Jesus’
birth from Langston
Hughes’ perspective.
617-442-9289;
ncaaa.org
