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Photo of a crowd of BU students checking out booths, hanging around, eating, and just generally having fun on Nickerson Field, a soccer field with a track a red track surrounding it. The brick walls on one side of the field have large red letters that read "Boston University"

Weekender

The Weekender: September 8 to 11

September 7, 2022

Photo of the Boston University Band wearing matching red shirts and black pants as they play their instruments in a middle stand. Inthe foreground are blurry profiles of two BU women soccer players in white uniforms.

Things-to-do

How to Get the Most Out of Your Labor Day Weekend

September 1, 2022

Photo of an attendee of Fan Expo Boston dressed up in a Deadpool costume, i.e. a red and black body suit that covers the person's face and has two white ovals for eyes. The person holds two fake guns and points them towards a crowd of onlookers. A woman also dressed as Deapool is seen behind the person on the red carpet. At left, lighting equipment is seen.

Things-to-do

To Do This Weekend: Fan Expo Boston

August 10, 2022

A person sits on a grass lawn with a bucket of popcorn next to them, as other people sit nearby. All are looking at a large movie screen outdoors

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Free Outdoor Screening of Sing 2 in Roslindale

August 8, 2022

Small groups of people sit on a grassy lawn in Boston in front of an outdoor bandshell

In the City

To Do Today: ParkARTS Outdoor Neighborhood Concert in the South End

August 4, 2022

Photo of the St. Agrippina’s Feast celebration. A group of men hoist an ornate statue as the parade and shout during the night in the North End street.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: North End Celebrates Annual St. Agrippina’s Feast

August 3, 2022

Photo of Little Brewster Island. A small, white lighthouse and house sit on a small island surrounded by a large body of water.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Visit Boston Harbor Islands

August 2, 2022

Black and white photo of Bill Russell, of the Boston Celtics, driving to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers in the teams' final NBA playoff game in Los Angeles, May 5, 1969.

Boston Sports

POV: Remembering Boston Celtics Legend Bill Russell (Hon.’02)

August 1, 2022

Photo of the company of Much Ado About Nothing during a dress rehersal. On stage, seven people people are seven. At right, a person dressed as a park ranger looks upset and shakes a baton at young people dresses in camoflauge pants and green vests at right. Behind those folks, what appear to be cub scouts are seen. At the back, underneath a trellis, a Black woman reads from a binder.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Shakespeare on the Common

July 26, 2022

Photo: A group of people watching as a whale surfaces from the water with seagulls scattering around it

Things-to-do

To Do Today: New England Aquarium Whale Watch

July 24, 2022

A picture of a tiger at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Visit the Franklin Park Zoo

July 21, 2022

BUTI student Dorian Parker stands outdoors in a black shirt with glasses on

Music

Bringing Different Voices to BU Tanglewood Institute

July 20, 2022

A band with drums, trombone, bass, and keys plays in Boston on an overcast day

In the City

Together Again—Boston Event Series Aims to Bring Back the Fun to Downtown

July 18, 2022

Photo of Michael Cox, right, a black man with glasses and grey, faces reporters as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, an Asian woman with long black hair, looks on during a news conference, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.

Boston Police

Questrom Alum Won Civil Rights Case against Boston Police. Now He’s the Commissioner

July 15, 2022

Photo of a sea lion poking it's head above water. It's body can be seen underwater as it pokes its head above the water.

Photography

To Do Today: Space to Sea Photography Exhibition at the New England Aquarium

July 13, 2022

A large group of people gathered to watch a movie on the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston MA on a summer evening

Boston

To Do Today: Free Outdoor Screening of Tremors on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

July 12, 2022

Image: collage of artists either hosting concerts in Boston in July 2022 or with new albums coming out in July. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of The Weeknd, Beyonce, and The Backstreet Boys. Each photo has white, polaroid-style borders. At left, the Weeknd performs at Coachella in a black outfit, mic in hand; he is a young Black man with a small afro. At right, Beyonce, flanked with dancers on either side, all of whom wear bright, highlighter yellow dresses with feathers, during her Oscars performance. The The Backstreet Boys perform during The DNA World Tour at iThink Financial Amphitheatre on June 22, 2022 in West Palm Beach, Florida. All five are seen on stage in different black outfits, dancing. Behind them, a huge screen is lit with red and white jagged lines. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern.

New Music

New Music July 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

July 6, 2022

photo of a group of young women with small backpacks and knee-length skirts or dresses stopping at a booth at the market called "fat cactus." The table underneath a white pop-up tent has fruits on it, such as pineapple, and a sign below the table reads "Fat Cactus" and is decorated with a smiling sun, a palm tree, and a flower. other white tents are seen in the background. A man in a white hat and black shirt, as well as a woman in gray sweatshirt that holds up a bottle of something are seen behind the table.

Things-to-do

To Do This Weekend: Seaport Summer Market

July 5, 2022

Photo of A visitor taking in the gallery space at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston’s Revival: Materials and Monumental Forms show. They stand before a very large art piece hung in the gallery.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Brilliant Trash at the ICA Watershed

June 30, 2022

Photo of The Boston Pops performing their annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. In the photo, the Hatch Shell is lit in red white and blue. The backs of spectators' heads are seen as the look up towards about a dozen fireworks that shoot up from the shell into the black sky.

Things-to-do

Boston 4th of July Events: How to Celebrate this Weekend

June 29, 2022

Boston 4th of July Events: How to Celebrate this Weekend