8 Ways to Relax in Boston After the Stress of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is great, but once it’s over, it’s time to take a You Day to recuperate. Here’s a couple of things to do in the Boston area, regardless of how you like to celebrate you.
If you want to sit in a cold, dark room:
Benedict Cumberbatch kicking Nazi butt? Who could ask for more. “The Imitation Game,’’ the true story of British computer scientist and codebreaker Alan Turing, is released on Friday.
If you’re a sports nerd:
Being a nerd has become cool in the last couple of years, but being a sports nerd has always been cool. Just ask Craig Breslow, the baseball pitcher and molecular biologist, right? Anyway, head down to Mansfield for a sports card and memorabilia fair this Friday. Meet former Bruins Derek Sanderson and Johnny McKenzie, and buy as many baseball cards as your heart desires!
If you still have to entertain the kids:
Newton Free Library is hosting a screening of Disney’s classic “Sleeping Beauty.’’ This might be the perfect time to explain to your kids what a library is.
If you want to see a live performance:
There’s a whole gang of live events over the weekend for you to check out. Roots rocker Bob Seger is playing at the TD Garden, if that’s your thing. On the other end of the scale, hip-hop duo Run the Jewels will be at the Paradise Rock Club. If it’s comedy you’re after, Carlos Mencia is performing at The Wilbur.
If you’re feeling all the carbs you just ate:
Friday is the perfect day to burn off that turkey fat. Go ice skating at the Frog Pond in the Common, or at the waterfront at the Boston Harbour Hotel rink. There’s are many yoga and fitness classes open over the weekend, but if you’re really dedicated, Barry’s Bootcamp is running classes from 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning.
If you really, really, really like the tuba:
For the 29th year in a row, Faneuil Hall is hosting the Annual Boston Tuba Christmas Concert. More than 150 tuba players will serenade you with all the best Christmas songs. If that isn’t enough noise for you, check out Blink!, Faneuil Hall’s “state-of-the-art light & sound extravaganza.’’
If Thanksgiving makes you feel patriotic:
Experience what the first Thanksgiving was (probably) like with The Boston Tea Party Museum’s Boston Tea Party Junior Fife & Drum Invitation Tattoo. Three Fife and Drum Corps will compete for cash prizes (just like the pilgrims did) and for the chance to lead the annual Tea Party reenactment in December.
If you’re ready to start the Christmas season:
Friday marks the opening night for this season’s production of The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s classic Christmas ballet. The Boston Ballet are regularly ranked as one of the best in the country, so it’ well worth taking the family to. Of course, if the Boston Ballet is too highbrow for you, there are at least 14 different production of the Nutcracker in the area.
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