2.3 min readBy Published On: August 17th, 2017Categories: Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyle0 Comments on Weekend Picks – August 18th

Eat:
Dine out Boston (aka Restaurant Week) summer session ends on Friday, August 18th.  Make a plan to enjoy lunch for $15, $20, and $25 and dinners for $28, $33 and $38. Perfect excuse to get out of the house and support local restaurants!  To view restaurants that are participating by neighborhood, visit here!

Drink:
It’s baaack! For a limited time, Grand Ten Distilling is offering its Peach Brandy!  It’s peachy keen!  Stop by this weekend and pick up a bottle.  While you’re there you might as well have a drink at their bar and let one of their mixologists make you a delicious craft cocktail!

Shop:
Shop Southie! There are lots of sales going on in the neighborhood!  Celebrate with a closet refresh and shop local!  Here’s a quick guide of where to shop in Southie!

See:
Laugh Boston is hosting the Best of Laugh this weekend including our favorite Will Noonan!  Shows are Friday and Saturday at 8pm.  You can order your tickets here!

Listen:
Enjoy a free concert at Castle Island on Saturday, August 19th at 2pm featuring Berklee College of Music’s artists!

Ride:
Ride on! The Handle Bar is celebrating its new renovations with 5 free classes and a party! The fitness fun takes place on Saturday, August 19th with classes all day long followed by cocktails from Bully Boy from 5-7pm!

Climb:
On Saturday, August 19th Rock Spot Climbing in Southie  is hosting free indoor climbing from 10am until 4pm. This event is part of North Face’s global brand campaign “WALLS ARE MEANT FOR CLIMBING.” For every person that enters Rock Spot Climbing on August 19, North Face will donate $5 to Paradox Sports with a total donation of up to $50,000. Paradox is the nation’s premier adaptive climbing organization focusing on giving adults, youth and military veterans with disabilities the skills needed to climb!  Sounds like fun for a good cause!

Workout:
Have you checked out Southie’s newest fitness studio yet?  BTone Fitness is officially open and offers an amazing reformer workout to tone and strengthen.  And for new clients you can purchase a 3 pack of classes for just $30 (must be used within 30 days of purchase date.) For more information visit here!

Celebrate:
Celebrate Summer! Head to Fort Point on Sunday, August 20th for the  2nd Annual Fort Point Festival! Enjoy  a day of food, beer, music, games, and more. The Fort Point Festival is a free community street party from 12-5pm on Thomson Place and Stillings Street in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood. Visit here to check out the full list of participating organizations, programs, artists, performances and more at the Festival!  To purchase tickets to the Eat portion of the festival visit here! 

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