Best of Boston
Best Event
The Munich Philharmonic’s performance of Brahms’s Fourth Symphony
Conducted by the legendary Sergiu Celibidache at Mechanics Hall in Worcester in April. Magnifique. read more»
1986 Best Event, Special
Hearst’s Celebration of Its Acquisition of Channel 5
The part cost $300,000 and included Itzhak Perlman and the Pops. Revere-bowl party favors, and enough champagne to float Symphony Hall. read more»
1986 Best Event, Amateur
Head of the Charles Regatta
A world-class gathering of rowers on the Charles. read more»
1985 Best Event, Special
Concerts on the Common
Second year in a row and better than ever. read more»
1985 Best Event, Media
The Announcement That Hitler’s Yacht Would Be Set Up on Permanent Exhibit
The Herald reported the site would be Plymouth. The selectmen there were outraged. Then it turned out the owner meant Plympton. Never mind. read more»
1985 Best Event, Television
Phil Donahue’s Broadcast from Channel 5’s Studios in Needham Featuring Male Strippers
Las Vegas and New York outlets refused to air the program. No problem, here, though. As long as there were no lesbian nuns in the [...] read more»
1984 Best Event, Annual
Concerts on the Common
It would be a shame to lose them. But it would be a blessing to get rid of their attendant three-card-monte games, and the hoods [...] read more»
1983 Best Event, Multimedia
The Series of Dance Installations at the Institute of Contemporary art.
1983 Best Event, Art
First Night
The city's best effort at recapturing its Athens of America image. Too bad it's not held on Memorial Day. read more»