The best things to do in Boston this weekend: Mar. 28-30

The Berkeley at Hotel AKA Back Bay is shaking things up at the start of the spring season with a hands-on mixology experience. The Spring Cocktail Class on Mar. 28 at 6:30-8pm is the perfect event for cocktail enthusiasts looking to learn and sip. Led by beverage expert Julia Buccieri, you'll discover the secrets behind the restaurant's upcoming seasonal menu while you mix, shake, and sip your way through an interactive evening of fresh flavors. Your ticket includes two cocktails to create and enjoy, light snacks, and a take-home cocktail shaker.

Get ready to PAW-ty like never before in a fantastic new Paw Patrol Adventure at the Boch Center. With heroic action, catchy tunes, and bark-loads of interactive fun, this electrifying new show will leave tails wagging and audiences cheering for two days of performances - Mar. 29 at 10am, 2pm, and 6pm and Mar. 30 at 11am and 3pm. After Chase, Marshall, Skye and the gang save Adventure City with their Mighty Pup Powers, it’s time for the paw-some-est street party ever. But when Supervillain Scientist Victoria Vance feels left out of the festivities, she unleashes her latest invention to crash the party and steal the spotlight for herself. Can the Mighty Pups, armed with their super-charged powers, outsmart Victoria to ensure Adventure City’s biggest bash goes off without a hitch? It’ll take the power of paw-sitivity and mighty teamwork to foil her plans and keep the party pumping.

Pride shouldn't be limited to the month of June, according to Boston’s Grammy-winning Handel and Haydn (H+H) Society. Which is why Boston's vibrant, diverse community is celebrated year round by this beloved chorus and period instrument orchestra at its second annual Pride celebration. The event includes the H+H Orchestra and Chorus performing Haydn + Beethoven, featuring Haydn's "Spring" from The Seasons and Beethoven's Mass in C Major on Mar. 28 to 7:30pm and Mar. 30 at 3pm at Symphony Hall. Partnering with local, LGBTQ+-focused organizations, H+H brings you a special celebration of diversity with teen artists from Artists for Humanity leading a collaborative art activity. Following both performances all concert guests are invited to join event partners for a reception featuring a community singalong. The HHYC New Voices and Treble Chorus ensembles will perform prior to Sunday's concert.

Feeling a little stuck? Get rid of all that stagnant energy, stress, and anxiety from your body with a Somatic Breathwork: Clear Stress/Anxiety class at Boston Yoga Union. Through this practice led by Jon Orsini, a certified breathwork guide at Kripalu Center, you’ll release deeply held patterns that no longer serve you and create space to face the new season more balanced and with a deeper level of consciousness, creativity, and self expression. The class is held on Mar. 30 from 6-7:30pm at the Brookline location in Coolidge Corner, and followed up by a repeat in April at their Back Bay spot.

The Brighton Bazaar is going back in time again for its annual love letter to the vintage scene. Retrospective Expo in Boston features more than 120 vendors showcasing vintage fashion, collectible classics, and nostalgic goods. Touted one of the largest events of its kind in the Northeast (you’l stroll 50,000 sq. ft. of indoor space), the highly curated event is held from 11am-7pm (11-noon is 1st Dibs) and offers up tens of thousands of unique finds, including true vintage clothing, jewelry, glassware, homewares, collectibles, knick-knacks, and much more. There will also be anachronistic media like records, tapes, books, comics, ephemera, posters, archaic consoles and classic games, and maybe even an 8 track or wax cylinder. Check out the other retro art, crafts, and artisanal products, all made of reclaimed vintage materials or inspired by vintage styles. There will be a second floor pop-up food court, VIP lounge (upstairs), vinyl DJ, and more.
 

Go on an unforgettable adventure with your BFF when you board the Bestie Bus for a luxury round-trip to Canyon Ranch in Lenox, in collaboration with Yankee magazine. Departing Boston on May 1 at 1:30pm and returning May 4 at 12:30pm (but you can make your reservations now here), the journey from Boston to the Berkshires comes complete with onboard spa treatments, bubbly, and special road-trip playlists – plus, a few surprises along the way. Once on property, you’ll both enjoy a special double occupancy room rate, four spa treatments each, 30-plus daily activities, and much more. The event’s schedule includes group dinners, a tequila tasting, sound baths, a Kentucky Derby hat decorating and watch party, campfire with s'mores, and more. And of course, you'll enjoy unlimited meals and snacks, as well as use of the facilities, classes, two pools, property hikes, and more.