One of my coworkers invited me and my boyfriend to see a play that her friend is directing and…read moreproducing. I enjoyed the play very much. It reminds me of families in the south and just a great story line. I wish a lot of people knew about this play and came to see it. I have not been in Hibernian hall in a long time maybe over 10 years but it was good to come back and see that it is still being used in the community.

Amazing customer service. Amazing accommodations. Definitely goes above and beyond to make magic…read morehappen with special affects for events. The planning and logistics were well strategized and executed from A-Z. If you rent the space ask for Asad Hardwick. Really coordinated everything for my event tailored to our needs.

A renovated church tucked into a sleepy street in the South End, this cultural center/performance…read morespace has retained some serious spirit, and has hosted a myriad of cool, underground community events. Because of the sheer openness and shape of the space are acoustics are solid. The pulpit was converted into a sizeable stage with a broad audience area where the pews once were. There's also excellent views from the expansive two tiered balcony. When I first visited for Soul Revival in 2001 (a now defunct deep house party) the ceiling was painted midnight blue with stars, and people came together once a month to relive the reverence of its foundation through movement and sound. It was consistently one of the most beautiful experiences of my lifetime. Keepin' Jeebus proud, folks. I only wish they kept the organ.

I think this is an old church, which is now converted to a…read morerental space. ATMOSPHERE: Simply stunning space... the SPIRAL STAIRCASE that curves you from the top to the bottom floor makes for perfect photos! The STAINED GLASS windows are striking as well. THE DEAL: This is a hidden gem in Boston's South End. You can rent this superior space reasonably for the area.

OWL CAFE Be prepared to loose your socks, its that good!…read more The menu changes a little bit but when we were there she had an amazing garlic focaccia and pizza. Both had a perfect bake with rich flavor. The pizza was sauce heavy and cheese light and a wonderful balance.

The Cultural Center has an amazing staff. The Center not only helps bring art and entertainment to…read morethe Cape, it also has preserved a beautiful historic building. I recently held an event at the center and all the staff helped us get everything we needed in order to make the event amazing. I cannot thank Bob and the staff enough. The Cultural Center is very welcoming if you stop by, and the artists that have collections range from traditional Cape Cod scapes to amazing and provocative modern art. People of all ages will enjoy a trip there!

I did the Ebru class and it was amazing. I'm not an artist at all but found the class to be very…read moreinteresting and informative also easy to do. It's a fun way to learn something new on a Saturday afternoon. The TCC is located in good area with easy parking and close to public transportation. I am looking into the other classes they offer and hope to go back soon.

Wonderful art class. Great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. The instructor was knowledgable and…read morewe had time to do two paintings each. My ebru paintings are beautiful. Everyone wanted to stay and do more! I highly recommend.

*DANGER* Asbestos exposure from train cars built in the 1940's. Questionable functioning toilets on…read moretrain cars. Wear a HAZMAT suit instead of pajamas.

This whole experience exceeded my expectations! I brought my 3 year old son and was completely…read moreblown away by how interactive the staff was with him throughout the whole train ride. They remembered his name throughout the experience and taught him songs, dances, played "snow ball fight" and one of the workers even asked him to hold her little stuffed animal she keeps in her pocket throughout one of the dances. My son typically is shy with people he doesn't know but was very involved and engaged with the staff. We purchased the polar express book as well which Santa saw and signed it for him also. This was a magical experience I'll absolutely be recommending to friends.

This review is just for the Kaffestugan on Saturdays from 11 AM - 3 PM. I know they have a whole…read morehost of cultural events, which I look forwrd to attending. I was delighted to find a place that has kannebuller (Swedish cinnamon rolls). First Saturday of the month is Danish, where they also serve open face sandwiches - including shrimp (yum), meatballs, and salmon. My only complaint is that I wished they had it on denser bread. They also had delicate waffles that they made to order with jam and whipped cream. Loved the snegels (Danish cinnamon rolls with just a drizzle of icing)! Looking forward to coming back!

Small museum with a big heart. Our guide was knowledgeable. The museum has some Tewksbury Hospital…read morehistory and some public health history...I learned things I never knew. We took a timed, socially distanced tour - it worked! We hope to visit in the spring to take the outdoor tour next time.

The museum is fine. It's nothing fancy and oddly enough, completely inaccessible to people with…read moredisabilities, and I had to search for a staff member to answer my question about an unlabeled item. But for $5 and a half hour, if you're in the area, fine. Public health is important. Anti vaxxers would hate it but that's their problem. What I am actually sad about is the tour of the hospital grounds, led by an older white woman who seemed informed enough but whose knowledge of history and psychiatric care, etc, was easily outmatched by the children and adults in our group (because the people taking a 90 minute walking tour of a state hospital are not just curious tourists, we all had a specific interest in the history of health.) She simply did not seem to have any real sympathy or empathy for the poor souls held there against their will, and her cheerful demeanor as she led us around would probably be appropriate at another historic site, but not one where people were locked up for life for the crimes of being poor or disabled. She showed us a picture of a row of fat babies in a crib, admitted it was probably staged as most of the kids would be thinner, but didn't mention the well known fact that the majority of infant inmates there died before their first birthday and that their bodies were sold to be dissected. (http://homenewshere.com/tewksbury_town_crier/article_fade0809-5eb1-5269-a6f3-9fbfcb056845.html https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/issues/tewksbury-almshouse-investigation/) To me, a disabled woman, the hospital grounds are a sacred space, a space where thousands upon thousands lived and died and suffered due to the fact that society at the time did not want to deal with them. These attitudes persist today when businesses do not want to make their stores accessible or when schools deny a disabled child needed accommodations. At the time of its opening, Tewksbury hospital was a model for the nation, and today, it has offices for Mass health, the direct model for Obamacare and one of the best public insurance programs in the nation. There is a direct link between yesterday and today, and today, our guide did not even attempt to make it. A small amount of online research makes the place come alive as it did not during the tour, because you are able to find out the actual names and stories of people - very few stories, unfortunately, but many names. This tour had no stories whatsoever, simply random facts about how at that end of that building, the more 'dangerously violent insane' were kept, and how wonderful the farm worked, and how hard people worked, (until their workshops were forced to shut down because there was a law made saying that people had to be paid. This is said as if it were a bad thing......) It is largely just the pointing out of what population was held in this building that is now used for (some program) or, in about half the case, in this building that no longer exists. (Why in heavens name is there a daycare in the building formerly used as the main asylum for mentally ill men?) It is stories that make people come alive. These people are dead, many not very long ago, and their stories are all gone with them. The tour is completely inaccessible to people with sensory disabilities. There are many sections of rotting asphalt road, many stops and starts, few near a place you can sit down, also with one exception you don't get close enough to touch the buildings and not many visual descriptions are given even with a blind person in our group. And although the museum uses up to date language - saying, for example, 'people with mental illness' as has been the standard for years - the guide doesn't bother to, because, she ever-cheerfully explains, they just said 'the insane' then, so that's what she does. It's a poor choice of language and it's a poor tour in general. I do hope that other tour guides are better than ours was. Do go down the road a bit to the cemetery and pay your respects, over 10,000 people are buried there with metal markers that peep up through the leaves. Do think about the lives they led, and the choices that were taken from them as they were locked inside those cells and crowded rooms. Do think about their death and what they mean today to you as a person who maybe benefits from the great public health system of Massachusetts.

My wife and I went here over the weekend for here college reunion. The function space used to be…read morethe old Trio and for the amount of people (~100), it was cramped. Both rooms were difficult to navigate with everyone so close to one another and it was hard to walk past the bars because there were large waste bins on the ends and people would collect there to throw their bottles away. The event had a 4-hour open bar with only one bartender per bar. From what my wife and I could tell, the two bartenders were the only employees there. This proved to be a major problem because if the bartender needed something that wasn't stocked at their station or had to walk the space to clear tables, they would have to leave the bar completely unmanned. There were a lot of times that patrons would get behind the bar and take bottles from the shelves and when the bartenders came back, they'd pretty much shrug it off and continue to serve. One bar was for beer and wine, the other for cocktails. The cocktail line was always busy and the bartender couldn't keep up with demand, typically not remembering who had ordered first. From what I was told by other patrons, the drinks were quite weak. I stuck to hard cider and beer solely because the line was faster. But every time I wanted a Guinness, the bartender would leave the bar to go and get it from somewhere else. Luckily the event was only four hours long and my wife and I didn't stay through the whole thing. What's so concerning is that the management didn't think to staff properly and created a liability for themselves.

Me and my wife had our wedding reception here on April 17, 2021 and let me tell you, everything was…read morenothing short of amazing. Jesse, Stephanie, and the staff are superb and are there to help you every step of the way in planning your event. We had a full service: appetizers, cheese and cracker table, Portuguese soup, family style salad, roast beef w/ mashed, stuffed scrod w/ rice, and cake & ice cream. All the food provided and cooked by All-star Chef Octavio Gomes was fantastic. I worked with Octavio for some time at the Venus de Milo so I know his work is nothing but the best! Hall is very spacious and we were able to bring in a good capacity of people even within the midst of COVID restrictions. The lights and decorations in the hall definitely set the tone of a nice ballroom wedding. All the staff was absolutely professional, friendly and helpful. No complaints and no regrets booking here. 5 STARS!