The Boston Traveler

Boston has been hopping with all kinds of arts-related conventions and festivals of late. Just last weekend, Boston Comic Con was underway, and the weekend before that, area residents and visitors had the International Women’s Day Film Festival to enjoy.
This Saturday and Sunday, Hynes Convention Center (900 Boylston Street, Boston, 617-954-2000) will host yet another winning major event that is the largest of its kind in the northeastern United States. What else could I be speaking of but Anime Boston?
The annual Japanese animation convention began in 2003, under the auspices of the non-profit organization the New England Anime …read more

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If you’re in the Boston area right now or intend to be soon, can’t stay away from the night life, and love art, then do I have an event for you. Sunday night marked the launch of Boston’s first ever Artweek, a seven-day extravaganza combining live music entertainment, free food and spirits, and—you guessed it—art, courtesy of local creative talent.
The undertaking geared toward an adult professional audience is sponsored by two familiar names on the Boston nightlife scene: Enrique Florendo and Tim Whitehair. Both promoters have been intimately involved with arts-oriented events in the Boston area in the …read more

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