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Boston "Ahts" Festival This Weekend

Just a few blocks from FP3 is the annual Boston Arts Festival this weekend. The Fort Point neighborhood is the perfect location for this 2-day celebration showcasing local artistic talent. It will feature over 60 juried Boston artists in addition to many of Boston’s best performing arts groups (past performances by Boston Ballet, Blue Man Group, Everyday Visuals, Zili Misik, Opera Boston and many more).  The festival will take place in the beautiful Christopher Columbus Park on Boston’s Waterfront this Saturday and Sunday.

If you love the art-rich neighborhood of Fort Point, the Boston Arts Festival is an event that you don’t want to miss! For more information about the festival click here.

While in the area, stop by FP3 to visit our wonderful art gallery and see the other benefits of “living FP3″ at our Open House on Sunday, September 11^th from 1-3pm.

Boston Waterfront Continues to Expand…

More developments are on the way for the Boston Waterfront that will continue to transform the neighborhood around FP3 into the hottest spot in town.

Construction is set to begin on Pier 4 next year to draw more activity to the Waterfront with the addition of a 21-story tower that will boast 357 apartments, retail stores and an underground parking garage near the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Already new restaurants and bars at Liberty Wharf are generating lines out the door. And although the historical restaurant Anthony’s will be taken down, it may reopen again on the property in the future.

For more about this latest development, please read the Boston Globe article, “Waterfront in Bloom.”

Boston's Pier 4 - Site of New Development

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at the ICA!

SPECIAL EVENT!

The sixth stop on its global tour, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series—the most prominent competitive platform for the sport—will be jumping off the Institute of Contemporary Art at Fan Pier on August 20.

Rather than natural cliffs, the divers will use a specially built platform on the cantilever roof of the ICA building on Fan Pier, which soars 80 feet above the water’s edge.

The Boston leg of the tour will be the Series’ first-ever east coast stop in the US, and for the first time in the competition’s three-year history, two-time Olympic Gold medalist Greg Louganis serves as one of the five judges on the global tour. Eleven divers from nine countries, between the ages of 25 and 46, will compete in seven events in 2011.

The public can view the festivities free of charge on the ICA Grandstand and Water Café, the best vantage points for viewing the competition. Public areas along Fan Pier provide additional space for spectators.

With ICA gallery admission, visitors are also invited to view the event in the John Hancock Founders Gallery.

To read more about the event, please visit the official Red Bull website, www.redbullusa.com, as well as Globe columnist, Kevin Dupont’s article, “Going off the Deep End at ICA”.

Date and Time:

August 20, 2011
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free and open to the public

Location:
ICA
Boston Harbor
Boston, MA

Cocktails and Doggy Tails

If you’re in the Seaport district and have a pup or canine companion, then you’ll want to check out Yappy Hour in the Tamo Terrace of the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center. What better way to mingle with fellow dog owners and with your best friend by your side?! It’s sure to be a blast.

Cocktails and Canine Companions every Wednesday Night in the Seaport District

Details:

Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center

Join us for Yappy Hour

Wednesday Nights through mid-September

5:30 – 7:30pm Tamo Terrace

One Seaport Lane, Boston

Aquatic Exhibit Makes a Splash in the Boston Globe

Globe Correspondent Cate McQuaid writes about the current exhibition at the FP3 Gallery in yesterday’s Boston Globe.

She calls the summery show “Aquatic’’ at FP3 Gallery “ a refreshing diversion.”

She adds:  ”Of the three photographers working with water, my favorite is William Hamlin, who shoots tiled swimming tools, then cuts and weaves the photos, as in “Pool Step on Right.’’

The exhibition is a collaboration with The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown and is on display through September 28, 2011.  Other featured artists include Lora Brody and Thomas Lussier.

Read the full article here:

Flying off the Edge of Expected – Boston Globe Article

Summer Fitness at Fort Point

Getting tired of your same old routine at the gym? Mix it up this summer with these different free fitness programs in the Fort Point area.

Sunrise Yoga

Every Saturday between now and September 3^rd the Intercontinental Boston will be hosting free Sunrise Yoga between 8-9 am. After a stressful week in the office this is the perfect way to start off your Saturday morning in a relaxing way. Taught by certified instructors, this class is open to participants of all different experience levels. While the class itself doesn’t cost anything, participants can rent a mat and blocks for the session for $10 (or you can bring your own).

Sunset Boot Camp at Fort Point Channel

Sunset Boot Camp

Master Trainer Erica Duggan of CHANNEL FITNESS here in the Fort Point, offers free Sunset Boot Camp sessions for this who live and work in the neighborhood.  The class takes place outdoors on the Children’s Museum Green and is the perfect mix of card, weight training, and strengthening for all fitness levels.

Channel Fitness also offers reduced health club memberships to residents of FP3, so your training sessions can continue into the fall and winter months!

Seaport District's Growing Popularity Seen in MBTA Ridership Surge

Boston’s Waterfront is a Popular Destination Year-Round!

A recent article in the Boston Herald discussed how the MBTA Silver Line has experienced huge increases in ridership due to the newfound popularity of Boston’s waterfront.

Legal Sea Foods’ CEO Roger Berkowitz commented on Boston’s waterfront saying that the “streets were teeming with people as if the Tall Ships were in town.”   Berkowitz is not the only one noticing the growing popularity of Boston’s Seaport District as one of Boston’s most exciting destinations for residents and tourists looking  for  great dining, shopping, and cultural actives.

The area’s increasing popularity is also reflected in much of the high end commercial and residential development happening in the area.  Luxury loft condos, like FP3 Boston, are reminiscent of localized cultural explosions seen in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.  Art exhibitions, posh restaurants, and exciting nightlife make Boston’s Seaport District the newest, hottest part of the city!

What’s your favorite thing to do in the Seaport/ Waterfront area?  Comment below!

Read the full Boston Herald article here: http://bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1354356

Dock Hop and Dine

Explore the Waterfront District by boat!

What better way to explore all that Boston’s Waterfront District has to offer than traveling by waterway? This summer, the Friends of Fort Point Channel and Seaport TMA encourage you to take advantage of water transportation to visit various points of interest along the Fort Point Channel and South Boston Waterfront.

Water taxis are now offering discounted rates, making it easier than ever to use water transit to visit your favorite restaurants in the Waterfront District. It only costs $5 to travel one-way using Rowes Wharf Water Transport or City Water Taxi. Additionally, if you want to make a full day of your “dock hop and dine” experience it only costs $25 per person to jump on/off the Cityside Harbor Shuttle for an entire day.

A fabulous dining experience at one of the many great new restaurants in the FP3 neighborhood is just a short boat ride away!

FP3 Gallery Presents AQUATIC

The FP3 gallery is pleased to present “AQUATIC,” a new exhibit featuring artists Lora Brody, William Hamlin, and Thom Lussier. The exhibit, a collaborative show with The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, begins this Thursday, July 14th and runs until September 28th. The artists featured have each utilized water as the subject or source in distinct ways for their work.

LORA BRODY is an award-winning Boston and Provincetown-based photographer best known for her “Pinhole” photographs of swimmers. She uses a Nikon SLR camera fitted with a pinhole cap to capture images of bodies moving through water. Her photos have appeared on the cover and in feature articles in The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, The Cape Cod Times, Cape Cod Magazine, Woman’s Day and Cooking Light.

WILLIAM HAMLIN created his unique style of photography through the study of both photography and art history at NYU. Hamlin formed his own technique – the woven photograph – after he created a series of collages in the style of David Hockney and a series of photographic extensions inspired by Lucas Samaras. Hamlin has received numerous awards and has been featured in many exhibitions throughout the Northeast. For this exhibition Hamlin presents a series of woven photographs of tiled swimming pools.

THOM LUSSIER is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art (BFA, photography) and received his Master’s from Yale University (MFA, photography). Lussier has worked with a large panoramic camera for many years. His work for this exhibition is a set of images from a series titled “Underneath.” The images are not digitally altered in any way and are featured in suspended shadow boxes in order to preserve the fluidity of the material on which they’re printed. Lussier’s work has been exhibited all over the world – New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin, Milan, and London… And now, Boston!

Visit FP3 this Thursday evening for an artist’s reception between 6-8 pm and enjoy this amazing new exhibit, a great way to spend a summer evening.

Night Life @Children's Wharf Concert Series

Though the Children’s Wharf, right outside The Children’s Museum, is dominated by children throughout the day, there’s a new, free concert series now entertaining adults!

“Night Life @Children’s Wharf,” just a block from FP3, features live music, ranging from Latin dance rhythms to Polynesian lounge tunes , and creative cocktails for those 21+ [with proper ID.]

This free concert series, besides offering great music, is the perfect showcase for spectacular views of the waterfront, dancing and appropriately themed cuisine and drinks. Head to Children’s Wharf this Wednesday, July 13^th and enjoy a night out on the Channel as the Polynesian group WAITIKI takes the stage.