Treat yourself to a girls’ night out – holiday edition
Holiday crafts and pageants with kids. Celebratory dinners with extended family. End-of-the-year lunches with work colleagues. Sneaking a lunch with your sweetie while you’re Christmas shopping together.
Sure, it’s all part of the holiday shebang. But what’s missing from this picture? A proper girls night out, holiday style. That means dressing up a little, hitting the town, ordering a round of drinks, and getting creative with how and where you relax with your favorite ladies.
And there are lots of options this year around Boston that balance COVID safety with fun. Many are outdoors, some start happening as of this week, lasting through December. Some are even extending through the entire winter season.
Some are classic holiday traditions — or just great reasons to start a new one.
Here are a few to start planning:
You go, curl!
What: Grab a group of gals and reserve time or hot boozy drinks and snacks over a game of curling, the storied winter sport, in the Liberty Hotel’s private courtyard. And on Thursday nights, stay into the evening for drinks at “Fashionably Late,” the hotel’s long-running series of fashion shows presented with local retailers.
Where: The Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles St., 617-2244000, libertyhotel.com.
When: Starting Monday, and through the winter season. Time slots are every Mon.-Fri. from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.; 5 to 7 p.m.; or 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Wear: Bundle up, baby. Think heavy and luxe — like the Cascade faux suede coat with faux fur trim by Fabulous Furs ($399 on neimanmarcus.com).
Witness a Miracle
What: “Miracle,” the much-loved holiday pop-up bar at Kimpton Marlowe Hotel, is back and beckoning you for revelry. The Lobby Bar turns into a coolas-can-be Santa’s Workshop — complete with bartenders donning ugly sweaters, presents, train sets, ornaments hanging from the ceiling and carols.
Where: Kimpton Marlowe Hotel, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge.
When: Daily through December every Sun.-Thurs., 4:30-9:30 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 5-10:30 p.m.
Wear: A cocktail frock as festive as the decor — like the shining, emerald Sequined Open-Back Mini Dress ($198 on anthropologie.com).
Pamper, primp and pick up presents
What: Multitask with your besties (hair touch-ups, nails and fantastic makeup) at my salon, then hit the Copley boutiques for a round of power shopping. Before you know it, you’re gorgeous — and finished with all your holiday gift buying.
Where: Grettacole, Copley Place, 617-266-6166, grettastyle.com.
When: Whenever you reserve for — no private bookings necessary.
Wear: Cool flats (you’ll be tracking some serious mileage through all the stores), such as Christian Louboutin’s Mamadrague Camo Suede Red Sole Ballerina Flats ($645 on bergdorfgoodman.com).
Flannel Friday
What: Tell the ladies to pull out their plaid buttondowns and go soak up a big dose of holiday cheer. Each Friday late afternoon, an a la carte bar at the Revere Hotel will start shaking up seasonal cocktails by the fire, and a fun feature will roll out. This week will spotlight a decadent makeyour-own hot chocolate bar.
Where: The lobby and adjacent bar at the Revere Hotel, 200 Stuart St., 617482-1800, reverehotel.com.
When: Every Friday evening starting at 4 p.m., throughout December.
Wear: Flannel shirts, of course. But with some panache. See: Karl Lagerfeld’s Buffalo Plaid Shirt ($89.50 on bloomingdales.com).