Through October 31, 2010
“Poetry and Power: The Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy”

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Boston
9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. | $10 | $8 for seniors over 62 | $7 for children 13-17 | Free for children 12 and under
1 866 JFK-1960 | jfklibrary.org

Check out this great exhibits at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Month of October

Isle Inn Tours -- Magical Ireland - Self drive castle package

Isle Inn Tours
1023 Queen Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
$425 | 1-800-237-9376 | isleinntours.com

Enjoy breathtaking scenery on this magical journey. Immerse yourself in Irish culture & cuisine while exploring the Ring of Kerry, Dingle Peninsula, Gap of Dunloe, Blarney Castle and more, all from your castle hotel. Then journey to historic Cabra Castle in Co. Cavan, ideal for a day of relaxation in their new spa, or 9-hole golf course, or take a stroll through the nearby National Park. This package has flexibility.

Through October 10

Bus Stop

Huntington Theatre Company
The Boston University Theatre
264 Huntington Avenue, Boston
617 266-0800 | huntingtontheatre.org

A snowstorm strands a bus outside of Kansas City, and its passengers — including a stubborn, lovestruck cowboy and the nightclub singer he hopes to marry – seek shelter and warmth at a roadside diner.

Through October 17

Broadway Across America Presents: Wicked

The Opera House
539 Washington Street, Boston
$38.00 - $98.00 | 1-800-982-2787 | broadwayacrossamerica.com

On Broadway and around the world, Wicked has worked its magic on critics and audiences alike. Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy® and three Tony® Awards, Wicked is “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” and “the defining musical of the decade” (The New York Times).

October 2

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill

Blackstone River Theatre
Cumberland, RI
401 725-9272 | www.riverfolk.org

The Blackstone River Theatre (BRT), a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit cultural arts center where the music, dance and folk arts traditions of the Blackstone River Valley come to life. With an emphasis on the ethnic groups that settled in the Blackstone Valley, BRT presents weekly world and roots music concerts, monthly dances and children's events, as well as special events on a year-round basis.

October 3

Celtic Thunder

Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
Mortensen Hall
166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT
860 987-5900
bushnell.org | celticthunder.ie

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October 4

Celtic Thunder

Verizon Wireless Arena
555 Elm Street
Manchester, NH
603 644-5000 | celticthunder.ie

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October 6

Celtic Thunder

Springfield Symphony Hall
Springfield
413 788-703
8:00 pm | $45- $75 | celticthunder.ie

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October 6-17

Rock of Ages

Colonial Theatre
106 Boylston Street, Boston
broadwayacrossamerica.com

In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA’s most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80s.

October 9

Celtic Thunder

Wang Theatre
Citi Performing Arts Center
270 Tremont Street, Boston
617 482-9393 | celticthunder.ie

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October 10

Irish Heritage Festival

Adams Corner
Dorchester, MA
IrishHeritageFestival.com | Directions | Entertainment

Featuring Mairin Ui Cheide (World renown Seanos/Celtic Singer), Boston Urban Ceili, Aoife Clancy, Celtic Cougars, Harney Set Dancers, Liam Harney, Aiden Maher, Erin's Melody, Robbie O'Connell, Larry Reynolds (pictured left) & CCE, Micheal O'Leary, Seoige, as well as Cuman na Gailge

October 15-November 14

Circle Mirror Transformation

Huntington Theatre Company
Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
527 Tremont Street, Boston
617 266-0800 | huntingtontheatre.org

Three Boston theatre companies engage in a landmark local collaboration to produce breakout writer Annie Baker’s first three major plays — Body Awareness, produced by SpeakEasy Stage Company, Circle Mirror Transformation, produced by the Huntington, and The Aliens, produced by Company One — together in the first-ever festival dedicated to the work of this remarkable young writer.

October 16

Annalivia

Blackstone River Theatre
Cumberland, RI
401 725-9272 | www.riverfolk.org

The Blackstone River Theatre (BRT), a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit cultural arts center where the music, dance and folk arts traditions of the Blackstone River Valley come to life. With an emphasis on the ethnic groups that settled in the Blackstone Valley, BRT presents weekly world and roots music concerts, monthly dances and children's events, as well as special events on a year-round basis.

October 23

Donna Hebert & John Whelan

Blackstone River Theatre
Cumberland, RI
401 725-9272 | www.riverfolk.org

The Blackstone River Theatre (BRT), a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit cultural arts center where the music, dance and folk arts traditions of the Blackstone River Valley come to life. With an emphasis on the ethnic groups that settled in the Blackstone Valley, BRT presents weekly world and roots music concerts, monthly dances and children's events, as well as special events on a year-round basis.

October tbd

Charitable Irish Society Silver Key Awards

Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street, Boston
charitableirishsociety.org 

This year’s honoree tba.