Arrive Magazine - January/February 2011

Celtic
Connection
Before the St. Patrick’s Day
shenanigans of March, Boston
welcomes contemporary and
traditional Celtic arts

The Emerald Isle is celebrated in Boston and Cambridge throughout January and February. The Boston Irish Theatre Festival runs Jan. 19–Feb. 13, starting with a collaboration with Emerson College, when Katherine Bates debuts The Color of Rose, a play in three parts about the life of Kennedy matriarch Rose Kennedy (Jan. 19–30). At the Paramount Main-stage (Feb. 2–6), the Druid theater company of Galway o ers its Boston debut of The Cripple of Inishmaan, a comedy filled with eccentric island characters sharing embellished and elaborate stories. Terminus, from the famed

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BOSTON UNIVERSITY

the

Cirque du
Soleil
Jan. 5–9

The avant-garde Canadian troupe performs Dralion, a hypnotic and exotic acrobatic display.

cirquedusoleil.com

SEAPORT
Body Against
Body
Institute of
Contemporary
Art
Feb. 4–6
Bill T. Jones returns to
his roots with a reper-
tory program that
revives and reconsid-
ers duets and solos in
contemporary dance.
icaboston.org

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Abbey Theatre, runs Feb. 8–13. Terminus is the energetic tale of three people put into a trippy world where it’s di cult to tell angels from demons. 617-824-8000; artsemerson.org.

longest-running
food and wine-
pairing event,
runs Jan. -
April . Chef
Listen In

Across the river Jan. – . Live per-in Cambridge, formances include explore the a Celtic music region’s strong cruise around Bos-ties to the Celtic ton harbor and the traditions of Ire- Boston Urban Ceil-land, Scotland and idh (pronounced Cape Breton at the KAY-lay), a tradi-eighth annual Bos- tional social event ton Celtic Music packed with danc-Fest, taking place ing and singing. at various venues bcmfest.com

Daniel Bruce has yet to repeat a dish while showcasing wines from America and around the world. boston winefestival.net

For one weekend, Jan. – , the Seaport World Trade Center becomes the tasting ground for more than , winesfrom from some

Something to
Wine About
The nd annual
Boston Wine
Festival,
the nation’s
w ineries, at
the th Boston
Wine
Expo.
wine-
expos.com/
bosto n.

SEAPORT
Boston Globe
Travel Show
Feb. 11–13
Seminars and travel
advice, along with cook-
ing demonstrations,
cultural performances
and children’s activities.
bostonglobetravelshow.com

DOWNTOWN CROSSING
Mary Poppins
Feb. 17–March
20
The supercalifragilistic-
expialidocious nanny
and her umbrella take
the stage in song and
dance. broadway
acrossamerica.com/
boston