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Things to Do This Week in Boston

Your frequently updated guide to getting off the couch and out of the house.


News

The 18 Best Noah Kahan Gifts, According to a Noah Kahan Fan

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Sneak Peek: View Boston’s Rooftop Bar, Stratus, Is Decked out for the Holidays

Guides

Where to Find Outdoor Skating Rinks in Boston This Winter


Latest Stories

Boston Magazine Events

Video: A Night with Maker’s Mark®

Part of Taste 2020

Am I the Only One Who Still Knows What GBH’s Zoom Was?

The nationally-syndicated children’s show, produced in Boston, arrived decades before today’s video-conferencing service of the same name.

Boston Magazine Events

Video: A Taste of Two Dishes with MIDA’s Douglass Williams

Part of Taste 2020

Boston Magazine Events

Video: Boston Home Rising Star Awards

Presented by Boston Home

Boston Magazine Events

Video: Power Talks featuring Linda Henry

Presented by ETHIC, a Wealth bank

Boston Magazine Events

Video: Power Talks featuring Tiffani Faison

Presented by ETHIC, a Wealth bank


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Best of Boston, arts and city life

Best of Boston, arts and city life

Including theaters, museum options, and other ways to explore the city.

Why Doesn't Boston Give New Edition Their Due?

Why Doesn't Boston Give New Edition Their Due?

Forget New Kids on the Block—New Edition is the greatest pop group Boston has ever produced. So why doesn't their hometown show them more love? G. Valentino Ball's story from our archives still resonates.


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Video: Power Talks featuring Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito

Presented by ETHIC, a Wealth bank

Longform

Wally’s World

Nearly 75 years after the birth of the legendary nightspot, the people who lived it retell the making of the city’s coolest and most important jazz club ever.

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Make the Most of Winter with a Stroll through Castles Carved Out of Ice

And don’t miss the Mystic Forest light walk.

A Team of Artists Will Turn the Hatch Shell into a “Four Week Illumination and Sound Experience”

The project, called Hatched: Breaking through the silence, will give Boston what it desperately needs: Something safe and fun to do outdoors.

How Did Boston’s Black Nativity Production Come to Be?

Now in its 50th year, the production is the longest-running of its kind.

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Seven Can't-Miss Events, Every Month

Seven Can't-Miss Events, Every Month

From theater to pop concerts to comedy stars, don't miss our monthly list.


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Learn about One of the Year’s Best Films at a Q&A with the Filmmakers

Rev up your Zoom login for a moderated discussion of the film The Outpost, and the impact of cannabis access on veterans’ lives.

Where to Go to Have Fun in the Snow around Boston

The temperature may have dropped, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of ways to get some fresh air close to home.

Guides

Nine Not Terrible Things to Do for a Quarantine Thanksgiving

Months and months into quarantine, it’s time to get creative.

Seven Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving Weekend Outdoors

Enjoy some of New England’s beautiful green spaces this November.