The Boston Traveler

It’s almost time for a not-so-cheap annual event that helps a very, very good cause. Thursday, April 10, Boston and American Express will host the 20th annual Taste of the Nation Boston.
Billed as a “Premier Culinary Event” that will help “make sure no kid in America grows up hungry,” Taste of the Nation Boston takes place at Hynes Convention Center (900 Boylston Street, Boston, 617-954-2000). Tickets can be purchased at the door, and they cost $95 (general admission, 6:30pm–9pm) and $145 (VIP admission, 5:30pm–9pm) per person.
The amount might sound like a hefty price to pay. But, keep …read more

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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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Thank goodness!
The renowned downtown Boston branch of Filene’s Basement might have closed last year, following in the footsteps of the flagship Filene’s department store in the Downtown Crossing area, but that’s not going to stop one of its most popular events. If you’ve been wondering what would become of the twice annual Running of the Brides wedding gown sale, wonder no more, because the savings sprint will go on.
Filene’s Basement has made arrangements to hold 2008’s first installment of the legendary event at Hynes Convention Center (900 Boylston Street, Boston) this Friday, February 22. As usual, doors …read more

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