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Good afternoon Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend, October 24th - 27th

October 24, 2024

Have a great weekend everyone.

THURSDAY - OCTOBER 24th

The Moth Live @ The Wilbur @ 7:30PM The Moth events bring raw, emotional, and true stories of strangers in a unique format.

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics @ Temple Ohabei Shalom @ 7PM / 9PM
Enjoy a special concert featuring songs from ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Psycho,’ ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Beetlejuice,’ and other Halloween classics.

Rise Against @ Roadrunner @ 7:30PM With L.S. Dunes & Spiritual Cramp

FRIDAY - OCTOBER 25th

Late Nites @ MFA @ 8PM This after-hours party features dancing and DJs, pop-up performances, exploring the galleries, art-making activities, and more.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Emerson Colonial Theatre @ 8PM Join the original 'Columbia' — Nell Campbell — for a screening of the unedited movie with The Full Body live shadow cast, audience participation, a costume contest, and more!

NieR: Orchestra Concert @ Wang Theatre @ 8PM This multimedia production includes symphony orchestra and chorus, solo vocals by series singers Emi Evans and J’nique Nicole, and a special visuals.

Mania: The ABBA Tribute Concert @ Hanover Theatre @ 7:30PM Don’t miss the world’s No. 1 touring ABBA tribute in Boston!

Drug Church @ Royale @ 5:30PM With Modern Color, SOul Blind, & Pony

SATURDAY - OCTOBER 26th

Boston Book Festival @ Copley Square The festival hosts author presentations, panels, and hands-on demonstrations at outdoor venues throughout the Copley Square area.

80s Halloween Party @ ICA @ 8PM Flashback to ‘Flash Dance,’ ‘Purple Rain,’ ‘Ghostbusters,’ and the iconic music, art, and culture of the 1980s!

The Gipsy Kings @ Wang Theatre @ 8PM With Nicolas Reyes + Jules Olson

SUNDAY - OCTOBER 27th

Ongoing - Open Market @ SoWa @ 11AM LAST CHANCE - This popular Sunday event features dozens of vendors selling their own jewelry, clothing, household items, art, and more.

FOUND Boston Vintage Market @ Time Out Market @ 12PM Shop unique vintage finds, small business creations, records, art, collectibles, & more!

Set It Off @ Palladium @ 5:30PM With From Ashes to New, New Years Day, & If Not For Me

Lebanese Night @ Royale @ 8PM Featuring Lartiste & Artbeatz

Foxing @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With From Indian Lakes & Gollylagging

ALL WEEKEND

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Boo at the Zoo @ Franklin Park Zoo @ 9AM
This year’s Haunted Happenings include a trick-or-treat trail, costume contests, education stations, tasty treats, and more family-friendly activities.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Spooky Science Week @ MoS This Halloween-themed weekend will include a family-friendly costume contest, design challenges, live presentations, and more educational and fun activities.

All weekend - Salem Haunted Happenings There is no better place to spend this spooky weekend than Salem’s special town-wide Halloween festival!

All weekend - AppleFest @ Wachusett Mountain This fall festival celebration includes over 100 craft exhibitors, a farmers' market, kids entertainment, and peak fall foliage viewing from the SkyRide.

All weekend - GlobeDocs Film Festival @ The Brattle The festival returns for its 10th installment with area premieres of documentary features and shorts from award-winning filmmakers and local Boston-area talents.

All weekend - Boston Asian American Film Festival LAST CHANCE - This year, BAAFF celebrates 16 years of empowering Asian American filmmakers and showcasing Asian American experiences and perspectives.

All weekend - Cirque of the Dead @ Arts at the Armory Enjoy this haunted Halloween spectacular from Boston Circus Guild.

All weekend - ‘Fall Experience’ Ballet @ Citizens Bank Opera House Enjoy a dazzling and dynamic program from the Boston Ballet, including a highlight from the season - Crystal Pite’s powerhouse ‘The Seasons’ Canon.’

All weekend - Strauss & Liszt in Concert @ Symphony Hall This dazzling program includes Strauss’ metaphysical ‘Also sprach Zarathustra’ as well as selections from Liszt and Hannak Kendall.

All weekend - ‘Nassim’ Play @ Calderwood Pavilion LAST CHANCE - Touchingly autobiographical yet powerfully universal, ‘Nassim’ is a striking theatrical demonstration of how language can both divide and unite us.

All weekend - ‘Pru Payne’ Play @ Roberts Studio Theatre Pulitzer Prize nominee Steven Drukman’s newest play explores questions of memory, identity, and connection with signature wit, verve, and above all, heart.

All weekend - ‘Baby Jane’ Play @ Company Theatre LAST CHANCE - Inspired by the classic 1962 film, this play leads you to a decaying Hollywood mansion to discover the twisted memories and dark secrets that lurk within.

ONGOING

Ongoing - Boston’s Wicked Haunted Festival @ Charlestown Experience the thrills of spooky season through different ghoulish activities and haunted house, a beer garden, autumnal food, photo ops, & more! Ends 11/3.

Ongoing - ‘Sinister Streets’ Walking Tour @ Peabody Essex Museum This indoor/outdoor walking tour takes visitors through the dark side of Salem history - highlighting landmarks from the 1600-1800s. Ends 11/17.

Ongoing - ‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ @ CambridgeSide Celebrate some of your favorite moments, authentic props and costumes, characters, and locations from the extended Harry Potter universe. Ends 1/5/2025.

Ongoing - Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience @ Franklin Park Zoo
Prepare to be dazzled by the magic of all-new lantern displays, immersive walkthroughs, enchanting interactive displays and Instagrammable moments at every turn. Ends 11/3.

Ongoing - Artisan Market @ Rose Kennedy Greenway @ 11AM LAST CHANCE - Saturdays and Sundays. Ends 10/27.

Ongoing - ‘Wordplay’ Exhibition @ ICA Highlighting the rich interplay between imagery and text, the exhibition showcases how contemporary artists have played with words to animate and expand their art practices. Ends 1/5/2025.

Ongoing - ‘Tau Lewis: Spirit Level’ Exhibition @ ICA Inspired by different social, cultural, and physical landscapes from her life, Tau Lewis upcycles found materials into intricately detailed soft sculptures, quilts, masks, and other assemblages. Ends 1/20/2025.

Ongoing - ‘Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore’ Exhibition @ MFA First of its kind, the exhibition brings two of the 20th century’s biggest artists into conversation, using compelling visual juxtapositions to explore their common ways of seeing. Ends 1/20/2025.

Ongoing - ‘Dalí: Disruption and Devotion’ Exhibition @ MFA The exhibition juxtaposes nearly 30 paintings and prints by the outlandish and iconoclastic artist Salvador Dalí. Ends 12/1.

Ongoing - ‘Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale’ Exhibition @ MFA Featuring 15 intriguing objects from 17th-century Netherlands such as paintings, prints, silver medals, and books, this exhibition compels viewers to reconsider their relationship to the world around them. Ends 11/3.

Ongoing - ‘Hyman Bloom: Landscapes of the Mind’ Exhibition @ MFA The exhibition invites visitors in the imagination of Hyman Bloom as he strived to capture the wilderness and mysticism of the natural world and its connection to the human psyche. Ends 12/1.

Ongoing - ‘Manet: A Model Family’ Exhibition @ ISG Museum ‘Manet: A Model Family’ is the first exhibition to explore Manet through the lens of his complex familial relationships, shedding new light on the life and masterpieces of the “father of modernism.” Ends 1/20/2025.

Ongoing - ‘Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums The exhibition takes an unprecedented look at German art since 1980, exploring the notions of German identity and the idea of ethnic and cultural homogeneity. Ends 1/5/2025.

Ongoing - ‘Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum Explore the essential role art and objects played for mediums and magicians “communicating” with the dead during the 19th- and 20th-century Spiritualism movement in the U.S. and Europe.

Ongoing - ‘Draw Me Ishmael: The Book Arts of Moby Dick’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum ‘Draw Me Ishmael’ is the first exhibition focused on the book arts of the hundreds of editions of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick - the most persistently pictured of all American novels. Ends 1/4/2025.

Ongoing - ‘AI: Mind the Gap’ Exhibition @ MIT Museum
MIT Museum presents its latest riveting, interactive exhibit exploring the tremendous promise, unforeseen impacts, and everyday misconceptions of AI.

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