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Good afternoon Boston, here is your list of things to do this weekend, September 12th - 15th

September 12, 2024

Have a great weekend everyone. Let’s go Red Sox!

THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 12th

Black Joy Day @ ICA @ 5PM Join the ICA and the visionary Thaddeus Miles for a celebratory outdoor concert for the fourth annual Black Joy Day in the City of Boston.

After Dark @ MIT Museum @ 6PM Enjoy an adult-only lively evening of entertainment, science, and tinkering.

Devotchka @ The Sinclair @ 8PM With Savoir Faire

FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 13th

Small Mart @ Crystal Ballroom @ 5PM Visit this curated market featuring 25+ of favorite local artisans, vintage, makers and experiential vendors.

Symphonic Anime in Concert @ Symphony Hall @ 7:30PM The concert features the original soundtrack and songs from popular Anime series, performed by a leading orchestra and choir.

beabadoobee @ MGM Music Hall @ 7:30PM With Hovvdy & Keni Titus

SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 14th

Caribbean Rum & Food Festival @ Roxbury Community College @ 12PM Experience the infusion of Caribbean products, renowned rums and Caribbean cocktails, and foods from exotic destinations.

‘Cowboy Bebop’ in Concert @ The Wilbur @ 7PM The Bebop Bounty Big Band brings together storytelling and high-octane jazz while the critically acclaimed anime plays on the big screen.

Polaris @ Roadrunner @ 7PM With Blessthefall, Thousand Below, & Nerv

Leprous @ The Sinclair @ 7PM With The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die and Fight the Fight

SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 15th

Boston Local Food Festival @ Rose Kennedy Greenway @ 11AM Shop and taste from nearly 100 local food vendors and enjoy a spectacular day celebrating local food and community in downtown Boston.

International Dot Day @ MFA @ 10AM Enjoy free activities in celebration the 15th anniversary of the International Dot Day, a global celebration of the children’s book ‘The Dot.’

Sonic Symphony in Concert @ Symphony Hall @ 7PM Sonic Symphony is an immersive live concert experience that celebrates more than three decades of music from SEGA’s iconic mascot.

Badflower @ House of Blues @ 6PM With Slothrust & Missio

Jpegmafia @ Roadrunner @ 8PM With Jane Remover

The Femmes + Pop-Up Market @ Crystal Ballroom @ 4PM Join The Femmes, Boston’s favorite women and nonbinary party band, while exploring a vibrant marketplace featuring local LGBTQ+ vendors.

ALL WEEKEND

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - ‘The Thorn’ Show @ Wang Theatre Often described as cirque meets the passion of Jesus, The Thorn combines dance, martial arts, aerial acrobatics, and emotionally powerful performances.

All weekend - The Big E @ West Springfield The New England tradition is back for another 17 days of big rides, big animals, big food, and big fun!

All weekend - Wormtown Music Festival @ Camp Kee-Wanee Featuring Max Creek, Dopapod, Mihali, DIrtwire, The Nth Power, Yes Darling, & more

All weekend - ‘Global Cinema Now’ Film Program @ MFA See the most lauded new releases from Cannes, Venice, and other film festivals, featuring ‘Mountains,’ ‘Sisi and I,’ and ‘Evil Does Not Exist.’

All weekend - ‘Shrek’ Musical @ Emerson Colonial Theatre Everyone’s favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure in this fantastic Broadway musical based on the Oscar-winning animated film.

All weekend - ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Play @ Loeb Drama Center All-star cast and production team including Rudy Pankow and Emilia Suarez stage Shakespeare’s iconic love story.

All weekend - ‘Leopoldstadt’ Play @ Huntington Theatre The latest masterpiece and most personal play from Tom Stoppard, ‘Leopoldstadt’ is a stirring and epic story of love, family, and enduring bravery set in Vienna at the rise of the 20th century.

All weekend - ‘Laughs In Spanish’ Play @ BCA Calderwood Pavilion Stylish and vibrant, this play offers a light-hearted look at the struggles many Latinas go through to gain entry into cultural and artistic spaces that have historically excluded them.

All weekend - ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ Play @ Central Square Theater The world's most famous literary detective Sherlock Holmes comes to life in this adaptation if the classic thriller from Arthur Conan Doyle.

ONGOING

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.

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 - The Lawn on D @ South Boston Waterfront This playground for adults offers interactive installations, foodie-friendly bites and drinks, community events, fitness classes, and fun lawn games all summer long!

Ongoing - Summer Market @ Seaport Seaport’s summer bazaar returns with a mix of popular returning artisans and new entrants, all offering a unique assortment of products from clothing to home décor, pet goods, food, and much more. Ends 9/22.

Ongoing - Artisan Market @ Rose Kennedy Greenway @ 11AM *Saturdays and Sundays. Ends 10/26.

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 - ‘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 - Ancestors and Place: Indigenous North American Prints’ Exhibition @ MFA The exhibition features more than 30 works by Indigenous artists from the United States and Canada that explore the nuanced ideas of stewardship, history, colonization, and community. Ends 10/16.

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 - ‘Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums NEW - 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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