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Good afternoon Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend, October 5th - October 8th

October 05, 2023

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THURSDAY

Wurlitzer Organ Concert @ Hanover Theatre @ 12PM Enjoy an entertaining and informative musical journey featuring the largest and most versatile theatre pipe organ in New England.

Yves Tumor @ Roadrunner @ 8PM With Crack Cloud, Izzy Spears, & Thoom

FRIDAY

First Fridays @ ICA @ 6PM This month’s ICA party theme is Fire + Ice! Wear your fiery reds or ice-cold whites and blues and enjoy the museum’s special after-hours program.

‘Living a Triggered Life’ Podcast Live @ MoS @ 7:30PM Join Keith and Roxann, a Black couple who have their own trauma histories, talk about current events, love, mental health, relationships, and family dynamics.

Bobby Lee & Andrew Santino LIVE @ MGM Music Hall @ 8PM Comedians and Internet personalities Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino take their hit podcast ‘Bad Friends’ to a live audience.

SATURDAY

South Boston Street Festival @ East Broadway Enjoy live entertainment, dance performances, local food vendors, and a market with over 100 merchants.

Oktoberfest @ Hood Park @ 12PM Enjoy live music, beer garden food vendors, a local artisan market, and other family-friendly activities.

Opening Night @ Symphony Hall @ 6PM Enjoy BSO’s From Austria to America program including the repertoire of Beethoven, Mozart, Ellington, & Simon.

‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ in Concert @ Emerson Colonial Theatre @ 2PM / 7PM Experience the iconic hip-hop based score interpreted for classical orchestra.

Candlelight: A Tribute To Taylor Swift @ Cambridge First Church @ 7PM / 9PM Discover the classical reiteration of Taylor Swift’s music at First Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Jazz Along the Charles @ DCR Charles River Esplanade @ 2PM One hundred Boston-based musicians, in twenty-five jazz ensembles, will perform a single Boston-inspired setlist in their own style.

SUNDAY

Game Grumps LIVE @ House of Blues @ 7PM Arin Hanson and Dan Avidan’s comedy gaming show presents the live Tournament of Gamers.

All weekend

THURSDAY & FRIDAY - Mozart, Beethoven, Maskats, & Strauss in Concert @ Symphony Hall BSO and Andries Nelson present a rich program of classical compositions.

FRIDAY & SUNDAY - Handel + Haydn Society in Concert @ Symphony Hall Jonathan Cohen launches his first season as Handel + Haydn's artistic director with Handel’s epic tale of triumph over adversity.

All weekend - New England Renaissance Festival @ King Richard’s Fairgrounds King Richard’s Faire is the premiere fall entertainment event for all things Renaissance.

All weekend - HONK! Festival of Activist Street Bands HONK! Is a free, grassroots festival with fun activities, live entertainment, and music for the whole family.

All weekend - ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Play @ The Hanover Theatre A family drama of great tenderness, charm, and beauty, ‘The Glass Menagerie’ is an icon of the American theater.

All weekend - ‘Fat Ham’ Play @ The Huntington Theatre Don’t miss the Huntington’s production of this smart and sharp reinvention of Shakespeare’s masterpiece that took Broadway by storm.

All weekend - ‘The Full Monty’ Musical @ North Shore Musical Theatre LAST CHANCE - This heartwarming musical comedy is filled with great music, hilarious characters, and the most highly anticipated closing number of any musical ever!

All weekend - ‘POTUS’ Musical @ BCA Calderwood Pavilion Inspired by real-life events, this uproarious, all-female farce took Broadway by storm in 2022.

All weekend - ‘DIASPORA!’ Play @ Mosesian Center for the Arts An exploration of identity and familial love, the play follows Sunny, a black writer from Boston on a journey uncovering the mysterious story of her lineage and family.

All weekend - ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ Play @ The Huntington Theatre LAST CHANCE - Written by the acclaimed playwright Joshua Harmon, the play follows generations of a Jewish family in Paris as they are forced to question their sense of home and belonging.

All weekend - ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Play @ Marblehead Little Theatre Perfect October play, this black comedy revolves around the Brewster family, descendants of the Mayflower settlers, now composed mostly of maniacs and murderers.

Ongoing

Ongoing - ‘Revolution’s Edge’ Play @ Old North Church @ 5PMHistory comes to life in this three-man play set in the 1770s before the famous steeple lighting that warned of British troop movements. Running Thursday and Saturday.

Ongoing - Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience @ Franklin Park Zoo @ 6PM Come face-to-face with an ice-breathing dragon and more fantastical creatures in a frozen mythical land brought to you by Boston Lights.

Ongoing - Musical Shows @ MoS PlanetariumMuseum of Science puts on special experiences adapting the music of Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Lady Gaga, and The Divas to immersive visuals in the Charles Hayden Planetarium

Ongoing - ‘Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s - Today’ Exhibition @ ICA NEW - Anchored in the concept of diaspora, the exhibition surveys the works of 28 artists of Caribbean descent and aims to challenge conventions and propose new ways of looking at and understanding the region.

Ongoing - ‘Strong Women in Renaissance Italy’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition explores the lives and experiences of women in Renaissance Italy and offers new perspectives on female creativity, power, and agency.

Ongoing - 'Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances' Exhibition @ MFASee the full scope of Wong's works created during his short but vibrant career.

Ongoing - 'Tiny Treasures: The Magic of Miniatures' Exhibition @ MFAFeaturing ancient and contemporary works in a surprising array of forms, this exhibition explores miniaturization in art and how artists and artisans play with our perception of scale.

Ongoing - 'Wedding Fashion and Traditions' Exhibition @ MFAThe exhibition explores the origins and development of wedding customs in the United States through fashion, jewelry, and photography.

Ongoing - 'E.Jane: Drenched in Light' Exhibition @ MFAE. Jane's work explores the labor and inner lives of Black women and the future of Blackness and queerness.

Ongoing - ‘Otherworldly Realms of Wu Junyong’ Exhibition @ MFAInspired by Chinese folklore and Greek mythology, Wu Junyong’s mixed-media works seamlessly blend diverse historical traditions with his contemporary experience to express human emotions, conflicts, and aspirations that transcend time and borders.

Ongoing - ‘Gio Swaby: Fresh Up’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum Swaby’s mixed media art explores the intersections of Blackness and womanhood, creating unique portraits using photography and textile.

Ongoing - ‘Gu Wenda: United Nations’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex MuseumGu Wenda’s awe-inspiring installations immerse visitors in a vision of shared humanity, global connectivity, and mass participation.

Ongoing - ‘Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums The exhibition explores the entwined histories of the opium trade and the Chinese art market between the late 18th and early 20th centuries.

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

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