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Let's Make a Deal
Yankee thrift gains artistic expression at the BosTix booths at Faneuil Hall Mar-
ketplace, on the south side of Faneuil Hall (T: Green or Blue Line to Government
Center, or Orange Line to Haymarket), and in Copley Square at the corner of
Boylston and Dartmouth streets (T: Green Line to Copley or Orange Line to Back
Bay). Same-day tickets to musical and theatrical performances are half price,
subject to availability. You must pay cash in person, and there are no refunds or
exchanges. Check the board or the website for the day's offerings. The booths
are also Ticketmaster outlets. Both are open Tuesday through Saturday from
10am to 6pm (half-price tickets go on sale at 11am), and Sunday from 11am to
4pm. The Copley Square location is also open Monday from 10am to 6pm.
BosTix ( & 617/262-8632; www.artsboston.org) also offers full-price advance
tickets; discounts on more than 100 theater, music, and dance events; and tick-
ets for trolley tours. Tip: Sign up for email updates (you can always unsubscribe
after you return home).

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time), as well as sporting events. 925 Commonwealth Ave. & 617/353-4628 (ticket office) or
617/931-2000 (Ticketmaster). www.agganisarena.com. T: Green Line B to St. Paul St. or Pleasant St.
Bank of America Pavilion One of the most pleasant venues in the area, this giant
white tent encloses a 5,000-seat waterfront pavilion. It schedules pop, rock, country, rap,
folk, and jazz on evenings from May through September. Check ahead for information
about water transportation. 290 Northern Ave., South Boston. & 617/728-1600 or 617/931-2000
(Ticketmaster). www.bankofamericapavilion.com. T: Waterfront Silver Line bus to Silver Line Way.
Berklee Performance Center The Berklee College of Music's theater features
professional artists (many of them former Berklee students, both alumni and
dropouts), instructors, and students. Offerings are heavy on jazz and folk, with plenty
of other options. 136 Massachusetts Ave. & 617/747-8890 or 617/747-2261 (box office).
www.berkleebpc.com. T: Green Line B, C, or D to Hynes Convention Center.
Boston Center for the Arts Multiple performance spaces and an anything-goes
booking policy make the BCA a leading venue for contemporary theater, music and
dance performances, and visual arts exhibitions. The BCA and the Huntington
Theatre Company (see “Theater,” below) are partners in the Theatre Pavilion, which
incorporates 350- and 200-seat theaters. 539 Tremont St.

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617/426-5000. www.

bcaonline.org. T: Orange Line to Back Bay.
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center Concerts, plays, art and photography
exhibits, dance performances, and films jam the schedule at this renovated courthouse
not far from the CambridgeSide Galleria mall. CMAC is also home to the Real Deal
Jazz Club & Cafe ( & 617/876-7777; www.concertix.com), a 200-seat cabaret that
books local, national, and international performers. 41 Second St., Cambridge & 617/577-
1400. www.cmacusa.org. T: Green Line Lechmere.
Citi Wang Theatre This Art Deco palace books numerous and varied national
companies. Through the end of the 2008-09 season, it's home to Boston Ballet
(except for The Nutcracker ). Part of Citi Performing Arts Center, it's sometimes still
called the Wang Center, its pre-Citicorp name. 270 Tremont St. & 800/447-7400 (Telecharge) or
617/482-9393. www.citicenter.org. T: Green Line to Boylston or Orange Line to New England Medical Center.