Time & Date
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Event Location
WBUR CitySpace890 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215Open in Google Maps
Ticket Price
$10.00–30.00
Fresh off the Boston Celtics’ record-setting 18th title, Gary Washburn, national basketball writer and Celtics reporter for the Boston Globe, has compiled an illustrated history of the team’s most memorable moments – some even the most diehard Cs fans may have forgotten. Come relive the epic domination from this year’s championship team, as well as the glory days of past giants – Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, Larry Bird, John Havlicek and Paul Pierce to name a few.
WBUR reporter Simón Rios moderates the conversation with Washburn, which will feature photos and video from marquee moments throughout the years. Copies of Washburn’s book, “The Boston Celtics: An Illustrated Timeline” will be available for purchase from our bookstore partner Brookline Booksmith and he will sign following the conversation.
CitySpace Tickets
Premiere: $30.00 (includes reserved seating in the front of the theater)
General: $20.00
BU Faculty/Staff: $15.00 (must present a valid BU ID upon arrival)
Student: $10.00 (must present a valid student ID upon arrival)
Ways To Save
WBUR’s Legacy Circle, Murrow Society and Members save $5.00 on tickets to this event. To apply the discount to your ticket purchase online, you’ll need to enter a promo code. You can get your code by emailing membership@wbur.org.
Registrants may be contacted by CitySpace about this or future events.
About “The Boston Celtics: An Illustrated Timeline”
The Boston Celtics are the most storied franchise in NBA history, with a record 18 championships, 24 retired numbers and dozens of Hall of Fame players. From Bob Cousy to Chuck Cooper to Bill Russell to Dave Cowens to John Havlicek to Larry Bird to Robert Parish to Dennis Johnson to Paul Pierce to Kevin Garnett to Jayson Tatum, “The Boston Celtics: An Illustrated Timeline” covers all the greats and their paramount moments, including the dominant 2024 championship.
The franchise began as a member of the Basketball Association of America and then became an NBA cornerstone, with Hall of Famer Red Auerbach leading the Celtics to nine championships in a 10-year span, including eight in a row with Russell, Cousy and Tom Heinsohn. The Celtics would make history by naming Russell as the first African American coach in American team sports, and Russell went on to lead the Celtics to two more championships as a player-coach. The dominance continued with two more titles in the 1970s, three more in the 1980s, one in 2008 and most recently in 2024.
This book tells the illustrated story with detailed descriptions about all those special moments of this benchmark franchise, with a focus on 2024’s championship team. The ups. The downs. The big plays. The game-winning shots. “The Boston Celtics: An Illustrated Timeline” conjures up all these special memories. Written by longtime beat writer and columnist Gary Washburn, who selected these 170-plus moments, the book is a must for those who bleed Celtics green and those who love NBA basketball then, now and forever.