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YOUR GUIDE TO MUSEUM EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER WORDS: NATALIE HARRINGTON | PHOTOS: ETHAN PELLEGRINO
We’ve reached that beautiful point in an enthusiast’s summer when car spotting has once again become a daily activity, we’ve already spent hours behind the wheel, and yet there’s still so much to look forward to. Cars & Coffee For the Larz Anderson community, the long-awaited outdoor season officially launched with Cars & Coffee on May 13th. Boston Cars & Coffee events are held at the Museum one Saturday every month from May through October, and they look a little different this year: “This season, we have a lot more folks helping with parking and organizing on the day,” says Museum Trustee Mez Polad. “Because of this, getting in and parking is so much smoother than in years past.” We have also boosted capacity by expanding the footprint of the event—critical because registration is exclusively offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Great weather made for a full house at the June 10th Cars & Coffee. Embodying the “something for everyone” tradition of the event, Boston Motorsports brought a wideranging collection of cars that included a Ferrari Roma and a Ford Bronco Raptor. Meanwhile, Porsche became something of an unofficial “featured marque” of the day, as many attendees who started their days on the Larz Anderson lawn were then headed to one of the nearby events celebrating the brand’s 75th anniversary. That’s the beauty of Cars & Coffee: Each one reflects the collective spirit of its participants at that particular moment in
time. And because of that ever-changing nature, each is a unique occasion, not to be missed. Join us for the next one! It’s free, thanks to our generous sponsors: AVI Boston, Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management – The Keeney Group, Boston Motorsports, Art of the Automobile, and CAV Insurance. Calendar Months of warm weather stretch ahead of us. Lawn Event season is in full swing, and there are still many fan favorites to come, including American Car & Truck Day on July 23rd, Tutto Italiano on now on September 17, and European Motorcycle Day on September 24th. Keep an eye on our calendar for more family-friendly programming in the coming months! Families with small kids can look forward to a Free Family Day at the Museum on Tuesday, August 15th, part of the Highland Street Foundation’s annual “August Adventures” month-long program. For those who feel the need for speed, our “Laps with Larz’’ rolling event returns on Saturday, October 7th. “Each one gets bigger and better,” says Museum board Vice President and event organizer Bill Keeney. The annual excursion to Palmer Motorsports Park gives Museum members an opportunity to get out on the track in their own vehicles or for ride-alongs. Convertibles are allowed and helmets are not required, but take it from this writer: The pace is far from poky.
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