The world-renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) produces and executes one of America’s most innovative music programs. In 2014, the symphony welcomed a new conductor, the dashing, young Andris Nelsons. Since 1900, the BSO plays at Symphony Hall, which was designed to ensure impeccable sound. Indeed, Symphony Hall doesn’t trap or muffle one note of music. Violins strings reach right in to penetrate the...

The city’s newest comedy club, Laugh Boston is in the Westin (attached to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center). It’s more formal  than some of the other venues around, but no less funny! In fact, its sister club is Improv Asylum: now you can laugh at many of the same bits in more comfortable surroundings. Favorite shows include Sh¡t-faced Shakespeare and Trump Takes...

Elegant, artistic and eclectic, the Beehive is a super-cool South End spot, where hipsters sip fancy cocktails and check each other out. It’s a jazz club with a diverse line-up for free nightly shows. But the scene is more about seeing and being seen, rather than listening to music. In the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA), the Beehive has...