Weekend Picks – June 13th

2.7 min readBy Published On: June 12th, 2014Categories: Arts and Entertainment, Lifestyle0 Comments on Weekend Picks – June 13th

Eat:
Fork in the Road Food Festival!  On Saturday, June 14th the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion will come alive with music, beer and food trucks. The festival will feature at least 15 of greater Boston’s most popular food trucks all serving up a variety of dishes including: Asian fusion; fresh, local seafood; BBQ, gourmet grilled cheese, decadent desserts and more. The event will run from noon to 10pm and will feature live music on the main stage including Township, The Rationale, and Airport. Harpoon Brewery will bring fan-favorite beers including Harpoon IPA, Harpoon Summer, UFO White, and UFO Big Squeeze Shandy.
The festival is rain or shine, and admission is $15 with kids under 12 admitted for free. Trucks will have items available ranging from $4 to $10.  Here are just a few of the trucks that will be on hand: The Bacon Truck, Bon Me, Stoked Woodfire Pizza, The Taco Truck, The Whoo(pie) Wagon and more!  You can purchase tickets here: http://tinyurl.com/krtlagn

Drink:
Raise your Man-mosa – it’s Father’s Day!  Treat dear old Dad to a little brunch at Local 149 (149 P Street).  They’ve got everything dad likes – Mac n’ Cheese fritters, Lobster McMuffin and of course – a  Man-mosa!  Call to reserve a spot – 617-269-0900.

Cheer:
Olay!  Olay! Olay! Olay!  It’s the World Cup!  Stats will be showcasing the World Cup and we’re sure it will be bustling with soccer fans come Thursday!  According to the Boston Globe, Stats (77 Dorchester Street) promised sound on all 24 of their HD TVs for USA matches.  Atlantic Beer Garden )146 Seaport Blvd.) and Stephi’s in Southie (130 Dorchester Ave.) will also be turning on the World Cup.  As for other suggestion of where to watch – here’ our go to list of best spots to watch a game: https://caughtinsouthie.com/restaurants-bar/7-places-watch-game  USA!  USA!

Shop:
Get “tanked” at Ku De Ta (663 East Broadway).  With a fresh shipment just in time for summer, Ku De Ta has plenty of adorable cropped tank tops in bright colors, florals and stripes.  Perfect with maxi skirts, shorts and denim.  Stop by this weekend and pick one up!

Participate:
UFC’s John “Doomsday” Howard will be at Ultimate Self Defense on Saturday, June 14th from 9am to 12pm for a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Seminar.  Damien Trites – 5 MMA Wins by submission  – will also be on there too.  All levels are encouraged to participate.  Tickets are $100 and can be ordered online at: www.ultimateselfdefense.com.  Partial proceeds for the to the Mixed Martial Arts Scholarship Fun. 

Support:
Help Turn the Wheel!  On Thursday, June 12th from 7pm to 10pm the Annual Turning the Wheel Fundraiser will take place at Grand Ten Distilling in South Boston.  This event will help Medicine Wheel move forward on their goals to support their current and future programs and will be co-hosted by Mayor Marty Walsh and Senator Linda Dorcena Forry.  Enjoy live music, handcrafted cocktails and mocktails, food, silent auction, raffles and a live auction hosted by celebrity auctioneer Tom Tinlin.   To purchase a ticket you can visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/medicine-wheels-13th-annual-turning-the-whee…