Student Discounts…
Looking for something great to do OFF campus? All of the following listings are accessible by public transportation from Harvard Square. Take a chance and venture into the city for these great deals:
Visual Arts
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston
http://www.mfa.org/
FREE to Harvard students with ID! Check out their annual college night coming in September 2008, 8pm - midnight.
Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum, 280 the Fenway, Boston.
www.gardnermuseum.org
$5 with current ID
Institute of Contemporary Art, Fan Pier, South Boston
www.icaboston.org
$10 Students with ID, Free after 5pm on Thursdays.
Dance
Boston Ballet, 19 Clarendon Street, Boston.
www.bostonballet.org
$20 College Student Rush Tickets available at the Wang Center Box Office 2 hours before performance. Valid for most shows, does NOT include The Nutcracker. (cash only; 1 ticket per student with ID)
Music
Bank of America Celebrity Series,
www.celebrityseries.org
Student Rush tickets available for select performaces at Symphony Hall, NEC’s Jordan Hall, Tsai Center, Sanders Theatre, Shubert, and Wang Theatres (cash only; 2 tickets per student with ID)
Boston Chamber Music Society
www.bostonchambermusic.org
Student rush tickets for $5 for the Jordan Hall or Sanders Theatre performances, available at the Sanders Theatre and Jordan Hall box offices when you show your student ID, on the evening of the concert. For a complete calendar of BCMS’s concerts this season, visit their website.
Boston Lyric Opera, Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston www.blo.org
Student Rush provides 50% discount off single tickets on day-of performances. 1 ticket per student ID; purchase at Shubert Theatre Box Office.
Boston Symphony Orchestra, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston www.bso.org
There are many ways to get to the BSO - here are 3:
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is again offering area college students the opportunity to attend certain BSO performances.
Start Date: 10/01/2007
End Date: 04/24/2008
By purchasing the BSO College Card for only $25, you have the opportunity to attend up to 27 BSO performances (19 concerts and 8 open rehearsals). Beginning at 9:30am on the morning of each concert listed, students may call the designated phone line to confirm that tickets are available for that performance. The tickets can then be picked up between the hours of 10 am to 6 pm the same day at the BSO Box Office at Symphony Hall on Massachusetts Avenue.
The card is available for sale through the BSO website and through SymphonyCharge, 617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200.
2. $8 Rush Tickets. A limited number of Rush Tickets are available for Boston Symphony concerts during the 2007-08 season. Rush Tickets are limited to one per customer, and must be paid for with cash only. Rush tickets are available in the Main Box Office at the Massachusetts Avenue entrance.
Tuesday evening concerts: Rush Tickets available beginning at 5 pm
Thursday evening concerts: Rush Tickets available beginning at 5 pm
Friday afternoon concerts: Rush Tickets available beginning at 10 am
Friday evening concerts: Rush Tickets unavailable
Saturday evening concerts: Rush Tickets unavailable
3. Free tickets also available to select performances for Harvard undergraduates through the Office for the Arts BSO ticket program.
Boston Pops, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
www.bso.org
(Spring) $10 Rush Tickets. 50-100 tickets day of the performance available for rush tickets for Tuesday nights during the season, except for Opening Night. Rush tickets are available in the Main Box Office at the Massachusetts Avenue entrance, with a maximum of 2 per customer, and must be paid for with cash.
Opera Boston, Emerson Majestic Theater
www.operaboston.org
Opera Boston is pleased to offer student rush tickets for $10 on the day of the performance, but tickets sell quickly and availability will be limited. This offer is valid on three performances of each of our three productions on Fridays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 3:00 pm and Tuesdays at 7:30 pm. (Cash only; 1 ticket per student with ID.)All performances are at the Emerson Majestic Theater, conveniently located two blocks away from the Red Line’s Park Street station. Call 617-451-3388 for more informaion.
Theater
Broadway in Boston,
www.broadwayacrossamerica.com
$25 Student Rush tickets to participating shows at the Colonial Theatre, Wilbur Theatre, and Opera House productions (cash only; 1 ticket per student with ID)
Blue Man Group, Charles Playhouse, 16 Warrenton Place, Boston. www.blueman.com
$25 Student Rush tickets available for Wednesday and Thursday 8pm shows starting at 10am for that night’s show. (cash only; 1 ticket per student with ID) Subject to availability; call 617.426.6912. Also ask about seeing the show for FREE by being an usher.
Huntington Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. www.huntingtontheatre.org/events/
College Night See a Huntington production then join after the show for a special backstage tour and party! $15 student-rate tickets are available online - just enter promo code 674 on the ticket login screen - or by calling the Box Office at 617 266-0800.
Pay-Your-Age Previews Theatregoers 35 and under - pay your age to preview performances! Purchase your tickets in-person at the Box Office for preview performances and pay only your age as the price of your ticket (valid ID required). All ticket buyers must be present at the Box Office at the time of purchase for Pay-Your-Age discount. Subject to availibility.
American Repertory Theatre, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge www.amrep.org
The A.R.T. Student Pass is just $60 for five admissions which can be reserved ahead. Available now for the 2006/7 Season - see the Student Pass order form for details.
American Repertory Theatre has launched a new program — 50 @ $15 @ noon— offering fifty tickets at $15 for each performance during the 2007-08 Season. The tickets will become available at noon on each performance day, either by phone or in person. Purchases will be limited to two tickets per customer and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The program does not apply to performances for which tickets are no longer available. Information about availability will also be on line.
Some other general options:
www.artsboston.org Almost all the events in the greater boston area listed in one place available for discounted prices. Also check out the BosTix booths at Copley Square and Faneuil Hall as a great resource offering half price tickets the day of events..
Also, check out printed publications like the The Boston Phoenix and the Boston Globe Calendar sections on Thursdays for added arts listings.
Compiled in 2007. All information accurate at the time of posting. Always call/visit the organization online to confirm details and availability for a specific date.
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