Boston - August 25, 2005

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Hot damn, this weekend’s looking good. And damn, it’s looking hot.

HEAR
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
What: Preview the start of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2006 season.
Why: The Beet goes on.
When: Sun., 2:30 p.m.
Where: Tanglewood, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox.

EAT
Steak Frites Friday at Pigalle
What: Salad, steak frites, and homemade summer sorbet for $30.
Why: Take a break from Restaurant Week with another phenomenally cheap meal.
When: Fri., 5:30-10:30 p.m.
Where: Pigalle, 75 Charles St. South, at Stuart St.,  Theater District (617-423-4944).

SEE
Silver and Shawls: India, Europe, and the Colonial Art Market
What: Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century luxury goods.
Why: Drop some birthday hints.
When: Sat. thru Jan. 29, 2006.
Where: Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway St., Cambridge (617-495-9400).

BUY
Fall on the Cape Trunk Show
What: Preview the Lilly Pulitzer 2005 fall and resort lines.
Why: It’s never too soon to start thinking about next year’s warm-weather wardrobe.
When: Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: Puritan, 573 Main St., Chatham (508-945-0326).

DO
New England Revolution vs. DC United
What: Boston’s professional soccer team takes on Freddy Adu and his teammates.
Why: Their legs make the Sox’s look like phone poles.
When: Sat. at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Gillette Stadium, One Patriot Place, Foxborough (877-GET-REVS).