March 6, 2009

Galeria Cubana Boston

Owner Michelle Wojcik makes three trips to Cuba annually, so she can showcase contemporary art sourced directly from La Isla Grande (and holds one of only 30 licenses in the country that permits travel to acquire such artwork).

  South End, Culture

November 8, 2007

Citi Performing Arts Center Boston

Nonprofit arts org includes the Wang Theatre and the Shubert Theatre. Partnerships with the Boston Lyric Opera and Alvin Ailey mean programming variety.

  Chinatown, Culture, Artsy, Good Clean Fun

May 3, 2007

Boston Center for the Arts Boston

Sprawling South End space has been hosting visual and performance art since the ’60s.

  South End, Culture, Artsy

January 4, 2007

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston

Take in three stories of art surrounding a gorgeous courtyard garden (and get in for free if you’re named Isabella), or attend one of the museum’s many concerts. Every third Thursday evening is an after-hours dance party.

  Fenway, Culture, Alfresco, Live Music

October 10, 2006

The Coolidge Corner Theatre Kids Boston

Not just your standard art house fare — the theater has must-see series like Coolidge After Midnite, regular late-night screenings of cult favorites (so-bad-it’s-good The Room, John Hughes classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off), and Off the Couch, monthly post-screening talks led by professional members of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.

  Coolidge Corner, Culture, Birthday Parties, Film Buff

September 8, 2009

Chase Gallery Boston

  South End, Culture

March 5, 2007

Flamepoeira Gallery Cafe Boston

Enjoy tea with tapioca pearls, a portobello and mozzarella sandwich, or spicy beef pozole while perusing bright, impressionistic paintings and enjoying free Wi-Fi at this funky gallery/cafe.

  North End, Culture, Good for Groups, Private Parties

March 5, 2009

Laconia Gallery Boston

South End gallery furnishes local artists with noncommercial space to exhibit their works.

  South End, Culture, Contemporary Art, Local Artists