Directions & Parking
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The Real Deal Jazz Club & Cafe at CMAC
Sanders Theatre
Somerville Theatre

 


(a map is provided below)

The Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center is located at 41 Second Street in Cambridge, MA.

BY CAR:
From 93N
1) Take "Storrow Drive/Cambridge". Stay in the right lane (follow signs for "Cambridge/ Somerville".) Take exit "North Station".
2) Turn left at the lights and bear right, following the signs for "Msgr. O'Brien Highway/Somerville/28N".
3) Go straight through the next set of lights. (You will pass the Museum of Science on the left.) Stay to the left of the fork and go through two more sets of lights. (The Lechmere subway station will be on the right at the second light.)
4) Turn left at the next set of lights onto Second Street.
5) The entrance of CMAC (41 Second Street) is located 1 block down on the right.

From 93S
1) Take exit "Storrow Drive/North Station." Stay in the right lane (follow the signs for "Cambridge/ Somerville".) Take exit "North Station".
2) Take a left at the lights and bear right. Follow the signs for "Msgr. O'Brien Highway/Somerville/28N".
3) Go straight through the next set of lights. (You will pass the Museum of Science on the left.) Stay to the left of the fork and go through two more sets of lights. (The Lechmere subway station will be on the right at the second light.)
4) Turn left at the next set of lights onto Second Street.
5) The entrance of CMAC (41 Second Street) is located 1 block down on the right.

From I-90 (Mass. Pike) East/West:
1) Take exit 18 "Cambridge". Stay in the right lane. Following the signs for "Cambridge".
2) Go through the first set of lights. Cross the Charles River and make a right hand turn on to Memorial Drive.
3) Follow the directions "From Memorial Drive" below.

From Storrow Drive (approaching from the west of Boston):
1) Follow the signs for expressway North/South until Leverett Circle.
2) Stay in the left lane (after passing the exit "Government Center").
3) Follow the signs for Cambridge/ Somerville. (DO NOT FOLLOW 93N/S OR 1 N/S.) This lane makes a U-turn. Stay in the outermost lane halfway through the U-turn and follow the signs for "Msgr. O'Brien Highway/Somerville/28N."
4) Go straight through the next set of lights. (You will pass the Museum of Science on the left.) Stay to the left of the fork and go through two more sets of lights. (The Lechmere subway station will be on the right at the second light.)
5) Turn left at the next set of lights onto Second Street.
6) The entrance of CMAC (41 Second Street) is located 1 block down on the right.

From Memorial Drive (Rt.3 and 2A) East Bound:
1) Follow the signs for Government Center. You will pass M.I.T. on the left. Stay in left two lanes as you go under the Mass. Avenue overpass.
2) Move to the right lane after this and follow the signs for The Royal Sonesto Hotel and Lechmere/Cambridge Parkway. Stay to the right. (DO NOT exit left to "Government Center"). The road veers tight and goes under the Longfellow bridge overpass. At the first set of lights take a left. Take the next right onto First Street. CMAC is one block over, there is a parking lot on Spring Street, one block from CMAC.

By Subway:
1) Lechmere Station is currently accessed by shuttle bus. From Government Center (on the Blue Line & Green Line) and Haymarket (on the Orange Line)
2) Lechmere T station is above the ground. Take a left on exiting the station onto McGrath Highway.
3) Take immediate left onto Second Street.
4) Walk through the first intersection of Second Street and Cambridge Streets. (The Cambridge Courthouse will be on the right at this intersection).
5) The entrance of CMAC (41 Second Street) is located 1 1/2 blocks down on the right, just past Centanni Park.

By Bus:
1) From Harvard Square, Cambridge, take the #69 bus down Cambridge Street toward the Cambridge Courthouse.
2) Get off at the intersection of Cambridge Street and Third Street (by the courthouse).
3) Walk down 1/2 a block toward the Lechmere subway stop (or toward Boston).
4) Take a right onto Second Street.
5) The entrance to CMAC (41 Second Street) is 1 1/2 blocks on the right.

PARKING:
The East Cambridge Parking garage is entered off Spring Street, between First & Second Streets, one block from CMAC. The charge is a flat rate of $3.00 for a weekday night after 5:30pm until midnight and all day (until midnight) on weekends.
There is also limited metered parking in the area.



Directions to the Berklee Performance Center
(a map is provided below)

The Berklee Performance Center is located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, just south of Boylston Street. Situated in Boston's Back Bay, the theater is easily accessible by "T," car, and bus.

By Car
From points west: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) east to exit 22 (Prudential Center exit), which begins in a tunnel. When you reach this exit, bear left onto street level and stay left onto Huntington Avenue. Stay in the right lane and turn right at the third traffic light onto Massachusetts Avenue. The Berklee Performance Center is on your right, just past the third light.

From points due south: Take Route 93 north (Southeast Expressway) to the Massachusetts Avenue/Roxbury exit (a right-lane exit). Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue at the traffic light. Continue on Massachusetts Avenue. The Berklee Performance Center is on your right, at the intersection of Mass Ave. and Boylston Street.

From points due north: Take Route 93 south or Route 1 south. These roads converge at Boston's central artery. Follow the signs for Storrow Drive heading west and stay in the center lane. Take the Fenway exit and get into the left lane. Make a hard left onto Boylston Street and continue to the Massachusetts Avenue intersection. Turn right. The Berklee Performance Center is on the left, about 30 yards from the corner.


Subway
By "T": Take the Green Line to the Hynes Convention Center/ICA stop. Exit left onto Massachusetts Avenue and cross Boylston Street. The Berklee Performance Center is about 30 yards from the corner. Consult the MBTA web site for schedule.

By Bus
Take the Route 1 (Harvard/Holyoke Gate--Dudley Station) Massachusetts Avenue bus running from Harvard Square in Cambridge directly to The Hynes Convention Center stop on Massachusetts Ave. Across from The Virgin Records Store.
Consult the MBTA web site for the bus schedule.

Parking
Limited parking is available on the streets surrounding the Berklee Performance Center and Berklee College of Music.

Parking is also available at nearby parking garages:

•The Back Bay Hilton garage located on Dalton Street. Heading north on Massachusetts Avenue, take a right onto Boylston Street and then another right at the first light, just before the Hynes Convention Center. Their rates are $9.00 for the evening if parked after 4:00pm. (The parking rate is subject to change without notice.)

•There is parking available at The Prudential Center Garage on Boylston Street, just past the Hynes Convention Center. The garage may offer a discount if you present your Berklee ticket stub to the garage attendant. For more information or directions, call the garage office at 617-236-3060 or visit their website at www.prudentialcenter.com.


 


Directions to Sanders Theatre
(a map is provided below)

Directions by public transportation:

Sanders Theatre is located in Memorial Hall, a large Victorian structure on a piece of land surrounded by Cambridge Street, Quincy Street and Kirkland Street just north of Harvard Yard. Access by the T is a short walk through Harvard Yard from the Red Line (and many bus lines) stop at Harvard Square.

Directions by automobile:

Water Music is pleased to offer concert patrons complimentary parking at Harvard's nearby Broadway Parking Garage on Felton Street.

From downtown Boston and points North and South:

Take Storrow Drive West, toward Cambridge/Newton. Exit right at the Harvard Square/Cambridge signed exit onto JFK Street. Cross the Anderson Bridge, which spans the Charles River, to reach JFK Street.

OR take Memorial Drive West, toward Cambridge/Newton. Exit right at the Harvard Square/Cambridge signed exit onto JFK Street.

From points West:

Take Soldiers Field Road/Storrow Drive East, toward downtown Boston. Exit right at the Harvard Square/Allston exit, then take your first left , crossing the Anderson Bridge, which spans the Charles River, to reach JFK Street.

OR take Memorial Drive East, toward downtown Boston. Exit left at the Harvard Square/Cambridge signed exit onto JFK Street.

Once on JFK Street, travel through three (3) sets of lights (not including the lights at the intersection of Memorial Drive and JFK Street). Pass the Nini's Corner Newspaper Stand and the Harvard Coop on the left, and the Out of Town Newpaper Stand on the right. Get into the right hand lane heading toward the next set of lights (located directly in front of the Johnston Gate at the entrance to Harvard Yard). Going through the lights, bear right at the fork ahead. Travel beneath the Underpass, (on emerging, you will see Memorial Hall on your left) and at the next fork (with a fire station in the middle), bear left onto Cambridge Street. Take the third right onto Felton Street. The entrance to the Broadway Garage will be on your right . Tell the attendant that you are attending the concert in Sanders Theatre. Please park only on the third level and above.





Directions to The Somerville Theatre

The theatre is in the center of Davis Square, where Holland Street meets Day Street. Davis Square is located at the intersection of College Avenue, Highland Avenue, Elm Street, Holland Street and Dover Street in West Somerville. Directions are as follows:

From Harvard Square/Massachusetts Avenue:

Travel West on Massachusetts Avenue toward Porter Square/Arlington. Five blocks past Porter Square take a right onto Russell Street. At the end of Russell Street take a left onto Highland Avenue. Follow Highland Avenue into Davis Square. You will see the theatre straight ahead.

From I-90/Mass Pike traveling East from Western and Central Massachusetts:

Follow I-90/Mass Pike East to I-95/Route 128 North (Continue with I-95 directions below).

From I-95/Route 128 traveling North or South:

Follow I-95/Route 128 to the Route 2 East exit. (Continue with Route 2 directions below--note that the distance along Route 2 from I-95/Route 128 to the set of traffic lights at the junction of Route 16 is about 5 miles.)

From Route 2 traveling East:

Follow Route 2 East until you come to a set of traffic lights at the junction of Route 16. Bear left through the traffic lights onto Route 16 East. You will immediately come to the Massachusetts Avenue intersection. Continue straight through the intersection on Route 16 for about a mile until you reach the intersection with Broadway (a Foodmaster supermarket is on the corner). Take a right onto Broadway and follow through two sets of traffic lights. At the third set of traffic lights take a right onto Holland Street. Follow Holland Street 1/2 mile into Davis Square. The theatre is located on your right next to the T station.

From I-93 traveling North:

Take I-93 North to Exit 31 (Route 16 Arlington Exit). Follow Route 16 West for about 3 miles until you come to the intersection with Broadway (a Foodmaster supermarket is on the corner). Take a left onto Broadway and follow through two sets of traffic lights. At the third set of traffic lights take a right onto Holland Street. Follow Holland Street 1/2 mile into Davis Square. The theatre is located on your right next to the T station.

From I-93 traveling South:

Take I-93 South to Exit 31 (Route 16 Revere Exit). At the bottom of the ramp take your first right onto Harvard Street. Follow Harvard Street about 1 mile until you come to the Powderhouse Circle rotary. Go through the rotary, following the Davis Square-Somerville sign onto College Avenue. Follow College Avenue into Davis Square . Take a hard right onto Holland Street and you will see the theatre on the left.

Parking:

There is NO theatre parking lot. There is some metered parking (free after 6:00pm) on streets and in city parking lots in the area, but many surrounding streets have no meters and are limited to cars bearing Somerville resident stickers. Somerville Theater management advises parking at the Alewife T Station and taking the Red Line to Davis Square, particularly if arriving later in the evening.

Public Transportation:

Take the Red Line to the Davis Square stop. Get out onto Holland Street.
The Theatre is on your right.



Directions to Symphony Hall
(a map is provided below)

Symphony Hall is located at 301 Massachusetts Avenue at the corner of Huntington Avenue.

By Car

From the North: Take Route 93 South to Storrow Drive to the Fenway exit.
From the South: Take Route 93 (the Southeast Expressway) to the Massachusetts Avenue exit.
From the West: Take Storrow Drive to the Fenway exit or, from the Mass Pike Extension, take the Prudential Center/Copley Square exit.

By Subway

Take the Heath Street/Brigham Circle "E" Green Line train to the Symphony stop, any other Green Line train to the Hynes Convention Center stop, or the Orange Line to the Massachusetts Ave stop.

By Bus
Take the Route 1 (Harvard/Holyoke Gate--Dudley Station) Massachusetts Avenue bus running from Harvard Square in Cambridge directly to Symphony Hall.


Parking

The rates listed below are current rates, and are subject to change without notice.

The Prudential Center Garage offers a rate of $10.00 for patrons attending events at Symphony Hall, if parked after 5:00pm. You need your ticket stub for that evening's performance to receive the discounted rate.

The Church Park Garage, located around the corner from Symphony Hall on Westland Avenue above Bread & Circus, offers event parking at the flat rate of $17.00.

The Back Bay Hilton Garage located on Dalton Street. Heading north on Massachusetts Avenue, take a right onto Boylston Street and then another right at the first light, just before the Hynes Convention Center. Their rates are $9.00 for the evening if parked after 4:00pm.

The Uptown Garage, located one block west down Huntington Avenue, then one block south on Gainsborough Street (just past Jordan Hall), offers event parking at the flat rate of $15.00 with your ticket stub.


Limited street parking is also available.




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