Memorial Day Weekend around Boston

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Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start to summer, the weather is forecast as HOT!! Here's my @bostonattitude picks on what to do this weekend. I hope get out and enjoy it!! 

Boston Calling -  Boston's city hall plaza turns in to a music festival venue this weekend with three days featuring some of the area's most talented bands and local comedy. 

Lightsaber Battle - A massive glowing sword battle in Boston Common to Benefit Make-A-Wish Massachusetts & Rhode Island hosted by the Cats in Space Tour. 

37,000 American Flags placed on Boston Common by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund. #NeverForget

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Live Music and Cider at Lookout Farms - Enjoy the sounds of Eric Salt & The Electric City at the Lookout Farm tap room along with some awesome local ciders. 

Stop off and see 37, 000 Flags on the Boston Common - Stop by and see the Flag Garden this weekend, each of the 37,000 American flags represents a fallen service member from Massachusetts who died in service.

MFA Open House -  Free admission for all from  10 am–5 pm on Memorial Day at the Museum of Fine Arts,  enjoy exhibitions and programs for and by visitors of all ages.

Memorial Day Weekend at Lawn on D - Now with extended hours stop and enjoy Boston's favorite outdoor space with live music, family friendly activities, local food and beverage and of course the interactive art piece Swing Time".

Saturday is #NationalBurgerDay and Roost Bistro is offering a build your own Burger special for $10.00

Cirque du Soleil - Returning to Boston with the full-scale production of Kurios, enter a world where seeing is believing. Experience mind-blowing circus tricks and amazing acrobatics with costumes that leave you mesmerized. Here in Boston now through July 10, 2016  

Heads Up!!! Off-premises sale of alcohol is prohibited in Massachusetts on Memorial Day 

Vivian, the amazing violinist

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Meet Vivian, the BEST MBTA performer I have seen in a long time.. She told me her name is Vivian, she has no twitter account but is on Instagram. 

Hey Vivian, You Rock!!!

What the Fluff is going down at Brass Union?

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Brass Union will celebrate all things Fluff with Fluff-laced beverages and confections during Somerville’s annual Fluff Festival on September 27th 

 

The 9th annual Fluff Festival "What the Fluff" takes place in Somerville's Union Square (The Fluff Birth Place) every year, The tribute celebrates all things "Fluff" with performances, "Fluff" cooking contests, and "Fluff" treats , t-shirts, and lots more.. 

This Year the NEW Union Square Hot Spot Brass Union joins in on the fun with some special menu items offered for the " What the Fluff" Festival. 

Brass Union has a Moon Pie ($4) a dark chocolate shell filled with homemade Graham crackers and well you guessed it Marshmallow Fluff!!

They also will offer up Fluff & Fig Donut Holes ($4) bite-sized cake donuts that are filled with mission fig puree and the guest of honor "Fluff"!! 

Now what's a "Fluff Party" without a cocktail!!

Brass Union has stepped up the bar game with this Fluff inspired cocktail offered this day, Seriously Fluff ($8) this cocktail is a creation made up with Deep Eddy vodka, St. George Raspberry liquor, house made cinnamon syrup and lemon, topped of with a Fluff-coconut foam. 

Brass Union will keep the season real with Harpoon Brewery's Pumpkin UFO and Downeast Cider each topped off with the Fluff coconut foam. ($6)

Moon Pie ($4), a dark chocolate shell filled with homemade Graham crackers and marshmallow Fluff filling,

Seriously Fluffed ($8) cocktail, a concoction of Deep Eddy vodka, St. George Raspberry liquor, housemade cinnamon syrup and lemon that is topped with Fluff-coconut foam

Where: Brass Union | 70 Union Square, Somerville 

When: Saturday, September 27th (Rain Date Sunday, September 28th)

Time: 3:00pm

For more information visit  brassunion.com | @BrassUnion

  

DoorDash Boston's NEW On-demand delivery service

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DoorDash!! Boston's NEW On-demand delivery service

Boston has a NEW On-demand delivery service, I tried it,  It's user friendly, I approve, and this is how things went down!!

First off the website/app is easy to use, It really is the Uber of Take-out. The hardest part was deciding what to order. You can track your order step by step, even select the time to have your meal delivered. They send you a confirmation email as soon as the order is received.

They had a great selection of locations for me to choose for my location (Brookline).  My choice was to go with Lulu's Allston they happen to have one of my favorite dishes Short Rib Mac & Cheese. 

I had created the account earlier so they already had my address, all I had to do was add my credit card info.

  • I Picked a Restaurant (Click)

  • Picked two items I wanted, Short Rib Mac & Cheese & Truffle Tots (Click - Click)

  • Check out (Click) and then choose the Gratuity and send.. (Click)

This really was an easy way to order out. I was updated that my order was received before I could even log off.

  • Ordered Time: 6:51pm 

  • Confirmed Time: 6:53pm

  • Picked Up Time: 7:21pm

  • Arrival Time: 7:40pm  ( Note**** Driver arrived before 7:40pm the complications of my location to my apartment makes things take a  moment longer)

Driver: Marvin was friendly, smiling, and pleasant. Very professional, introduced himself and thanked me for choosing DoorDash. 

Food: My meal was what I ordered, it as hot and very well prepared. 

Extras: The meal came in a DoorDash bag and had everything I needed. They also added a Biscotti from Modern Pastry with a thankyou card. 

Thoughts: I would and will use DoorDash again, I noticed you can choose an arrival time so I could pre-order my meal a few hours before I needed it. I love this idea. I really liked how easy the order process was. The Hardest part was choosing what to order and where.

Sign up and try DoorDash before October 1st with my promo code: BostonAttitudeDD and recieve $7 credit on your first deleivery.

DoorDash is now serving Boston neighborhoods of (South End, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Allston-Brighton) + Brookline and Chestnut Hill.

 

 

This week Boston Remembered Robin Williams

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Boston Remembers Robin Williams 

This week as you know the world lost the great man, actor, and comedian Robin Williams. We may never understand what brought Robin to take is own life, but his life touched all of us and he will be remembered always.

On Tuesday Bostonian's showed up at the site of his famous scene from the movie Good Will Hunting and paid respect. 

The chalk messages may have washed away in the rain on Wednesday but Robin Williams will never be forgotten by the people of Boston.  

All Photo's by @BostonAttitude