{"id":3112,"date":"2017-05-01T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=3112"},"modified":"2017-04-27T12:18:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T16:18:09","slug":"stacy-boston-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2017\/05\/01\/stacy-boston-on-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacy: Boston on a Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no secret that Boston can be expensive. With finals season approaching, you might need to take a study break or two. Rather than stay indoors or just get the usual Sunset or Super 88 with your squad&#8230;. why don&#8217;t you go on an adventure too? There are plenty of free things to do, especially with great weather just around the corner. Check &#8217;em out!<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2017\/05\/giphy-25.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"195\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3114\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Lawn on D<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signatureboston.com\/lawn-on-d\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/signatureboston.com\/lawn-on-d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out this outdoor venue on D Street in Southie. It&#8217;s a large grassy area with live music, lawn games, fun ~Instagram-able~ swings, and other events! It opens <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 4th<\/span><\/span> for the season.<\/p>\n<p>SoWa Open Market\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sowaboston.com\/sowa-open-market\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.sowaboston.com\/sowa-open-market\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SoWa Open Market is Boston&#8217;s largest gathering of local artisans and entrepreneurs. Each weekend features over 150 vendors, and it&#8217;s fun to explore and shop around! It&#8217;s open every <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday<\/span><\/span> starting <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">April 29th<\/span><\/span> from <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10am-4pm<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Vamos a la playa!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reverebeach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/reverebeach.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The beach isn&#8217;t as as far away as you think! Take the Blue line of the T to Wonderland, or take a $10 uber to Revere Beach! It might not be the exclusive, resort-like beach you&#8217;d plan a vacation to&#8230; but it will get your beach fix in!<\/p>\n<p>Museum of Fine Arts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.mfa.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t been here yet, go! It is free for students with your student ID.<\/p>\n<p>Free Concerts at the Hatch Shell<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.landmarksorchestra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.landmarksorchestra.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Boston Landmarks Orchestra holds free summer concerts weekly! There are also tons of free things held at the Hatch Shell &#8211; but I can attest that this group is extra awesome. Quality concerts and a fun way to enjoy the community.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Adams Brewery\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samueladams.com\/brewery-and-craft\/brewery-tours\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.samueladams.com\/brewery-and-craft\/brewery-tours<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are free Sam Adams Brewery tours, with a $2 donation suggestion. This beer, whether you like it or not, hold a great place in Boston history. Check it out! Maybe enjoy a pint or two while you&#8217;re there too.<\/p>\n<p>So, enjoy &amp; good luck on finals!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no secret that Boston can be expensive. With finals season approaching, you might need to take a study break or two. Rather than stay indoors or just get the usual Sunset or Super 88 with your squad&#8230;. why don&#8217;t you go on an adventure too? There are plenty of free things to do, especially &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2017\/05\/01\/stacy-boston-on-a-budget\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Stacy: Boston on a Budget<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44404],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3112"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3112"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3115,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3112\/revisions\/3115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}