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My friend Yan is putting on a comedy show at Cloud & Spirits this Thursday. Tickets are limited; go check it out I promise you'll have fun.

Tapered Expectations XXI: "Above the Clouds" - A Standup Comedy Event @ Cloud & Spirits @ 7PM Acquired Taste Comedy is back at Cloud & Spirits with another signature Standup Comedy Event. Catch a carefully curated selection of the area's funniest comics along with a special musical guest at a breathtaking cocktail bar in Central Square!

Red Sox vs Rays @ Fenway Park @ 7:10PM

Asi Wind’s Magic Show @ The Wilbur @ 7:30PM Being one of the most-watched magicians in the world, Asi Wind presents a new show where he pushes the limits of belief even further with unbelievable mind-reading and astonishing magic.

Candlelight: A Tribute to Adele in Concert @ Temple Ohabei Shalom @ 7PM / 9PM

Marc Martel & One Vision of Queen Concert @ Symphony Hall @ 7:30PM The Pops will rock you when Marc Martel brings the iconic anthems of Queen to Symphony Hall.

Diana Ross @ Wang Theatre @ 7:30PM See the iconic and legendary Diana Ross perform the hits that have defined her career.

Cooper Alan @ Paradise Rock Club @ 8PM With Thomas Mac

Lords of Acid @ Brighton Music Hall @ 6:30PM

Ben Beal @ City Winery @ 7:30PM

Bruins vs Panthers @ TD Garden

Madeleine Peyroux @ The Wilbur @ 8PM

Neil Young & Crazy Horse @ Xfinity Center @ 7:30PM

Wild Child @ Paradise Rock Club @ 8PM

Soen @ Brighton Music Hall @ 8PM

Tye Tribbett and Friends @ Orpheum Theatre @ 7:30PM

Galantis @ Big Night Live @ 9:30PM

Hermanos Gutiérrez @ Royale @ 6PM

Tinlicker @ Royale @ 10PM

Buck Meek of Big Thief @ Crystal Ballroom @ 8PM

Anders Osborne Trio @ City Winery @ 7:30PM

Watertown Porchfest @ Watertown @ All day

Revolution vs Philadelphia Union @ Gillette Stadium @ 7:30PM

Dancing on the Charles @ Marsh Post #442 @ 3PM Montreal deep house DJ Fred Everything headlines this marathon outdoor dance party, running from late afternoon into the night.

Ales & Tales @ Stone Zoo @ 5:30PM Walk on the wild side while enjoying local craft beverages. This popular beer tasting event is a favorite among animal and beer lovers alike!

Kite & Bike Festival @ Franklin Park @ 12PM This Boston tradition brings families together to enjoy picnicking, kite flying, bicycles & music.

Ongoing - Artisan Market @ Rose Kennedy Greenway @ 11AM

Kevin James Comedy Show @ Chevalier Theatre @ 4:30PM / 7:30PM

Jimmy Failla Comedy Show @ Shubert Theatre @ 8PM

‘Encanto’ in Concert @ Symphony Hall @ 2PM Disney’s Academy Award-winning film comes to life in a concert event, featuring the entire feature-length film with a full orchestra performing the score.

The String Cheese Incident @ MGM Music Hall @ 7:15PM

Robyn Schall Stand Up @ The Wilbur @ 7PM

Sorry Papi @ House of Blues @ 9PM

James Arthur @ Roadrunner @ 8PM With Forest Blakk

The Music of Talking Heads & More for Kids @ Paradise Rock Club @ 11AM *Presented by The Rock and Roll Playhouse

Orgy + COLD @ Brighton Music Hall @ 8PM

Gimme Gimme Disco @ Big Night Live @ 5:30PM

Arty @ Big Night Live @ 10:30PM

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis @ Crystal Ballroom @ 8PM

Chris Smither + Peter Mulvey @ City Winery @ 7:30PM

Celtics vs Cavaliers @ TD Garden

Kite Festival @ Revere Beach Kick off beach season with a fun day for the whole family complete with build-your-own kite stations, professional kite flyers, live music, and other activities!

Ongoing - Open Market @ SoWa @ 11AM One of the largest open-air farmer and artist markets returns this summer season!

‘Dropouts’ Podcast Live @ Paradise Rock Club @ 7PM Come see internet stars Zach Justice, Tara Yummy & Jared Bailey discuss latest hot topics, celebrity gossip, and personal dramas live!

Electric Callboy @ MGM Music Hall @ 7PM

Deko @ Brighton Music Hall @ 7PM With Yameii

Mk.gee @ The Sinclair @ 7:30PM

Guppy @ The Rockwell @ 7:30PM

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ The Wilbur @ 7PM

Compaq Big Band @ City Winery @ 7:30PM

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Amanda Seales Stand Up @ Laugh Boston

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Zach Brazao Stand Up @ Nick’s Comedy Stop @ 8PM

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - ‘Bluey’s Big Play’ Show @ Wang Theatre ‘Bluey’s Big Play’ is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy award-winning children’s television series featuring new music and new character adventures.

All weekend - Jukebox The Ghost @ The Sinclair @ 8PM

All weekend - Nantucket Wine & Food Festival Enjoy food and drinks tastings, seminars, brunches, and parties as the annual festival uncorks the island for the summer!

All weekend -’Hallyu Hits: Korean Films that Moved the World @ MFA See the best of Korean cinema including ‘Oldboy,’ ‘Parasites,’ and ‘Burning.’

All weekend - ‘Spring Experience’ Ballet @ Citizens Bank Opera House LAST CHANCE - Explore Boston Ballet’s dynamic and captivating Spring program composed of three masterful ballets featuring classical and modern dance elements.

All weekend - ‘BABYBABYBABY’ Dance Performance @ Calderwood Pavilion This contemporary dance production taps into the feeling of falling in love and reflects on the human impulse for connection and intimacy.

All weekend - ‘A Strange Loop’ Musical @ Wimberly Theatre Winner of Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, Michael R. Jackson’s blisteringly funny masterwork exposes the heart and soul of a young Black artist grappling with desires, identity, and instincts he both loves and loathes.

All weekend - ‘Jersey Boys’ Musical @ North Shore Music Theatre LAST CHANCE - Featuring legendary hits, this award-winning musical tells the behind-the-scenes drama of the international sensation boy band The Four Seasons.

All weekend - ‘Toni Stone’ Play @ The Huntington Theatre The Huntington’s season finale is a beautiful, rich portrait of a trailblazing woman. Follow the inspiring and life-affirming story of baseball legend Toni Stone.

All weekend - ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Play @ Calderwood Pavilion Brought to life by Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Shakespeare’s most famous duo return in a flurry of forbidden love, exhilarating fight scenes, and tragic fate.

All weekend - ‘Mermaid Hour’ Play @ Arrow Street Arts LAST CHANCE - Fast-paced, funny, and heartfelt, ‘Mermaid Hour’ follows two parents and their trans teen kid as they all seek to understand who they are and who they wish to be.

Ongoing - Immersive Disney Animation @ Boch Center Step into the art and legacy of Walt Disney Animation Studios and celebrate the music, artistry and animation from the creators of Frozen, The Little Mermaid, Big Hero 6 and many more.

Ongoing - Musical Shows @ MoS Planetarium
Museum of Science puts on special experiences adapting the music of Pink Floyd, Rihanna, Beyoncé, and The Divas to immersive visuals in the Charles Hayden Planetarium.

Ongoing - ‘Firelei Báez’ Exhibition @ ICA One of the most exciting painters of her generation, Báez explores the multilayered legacy of colonial histories and the African diaspora in the Caribbean and beyond.

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.

Ongoing - ‘Hallyu! The Korean Wave’ Exhibition @ MFA Enjoy an immersive and multisensory journey through Korea’s fascinating history, and celebrate its contemporary vibrant creative force.

Ongoing - ‘Dress Up’ Exhibition @ MFA Through more than 100 works from the MFA’s collection including 20th- and 21st-century clothing, jewelry, accessories, illustrations, and photographs, this exhibition explores adornment and its role in the creation of a look.

Ongoing - ‘Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party’ Exhibition @ MFA This exhibition brings together 27 powerful photographs by Stephen Shames that feature the women of the Black Panther party and showcase their crucial work for the movement.

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.

Ongoing - ‘Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West’ Exhibition @ ISG Museum Shaw’s images of magic and mystery combine Western artistic tradition with ornamental elements derived from the Japanese, Persian, and Indian cultures that he vividly remembers from his youth.

Ongoing - ‘Picasso: War, Combat, and Revolution’ Exhibition @ Harvard Art Museums The exhibition explores the dictator Francisco Franco’s Spain, imagery of death, struggles of good and evil, political and artistic revolution, and issues of desire and capture.

Ongoing - ‘Our Time on Earth’ Exhibition @ Peabody Essex Museum This traveling exhibition from the Barbican Centre in London celebrates the power of global creativity to transform the conversation around the climate emergency.

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.

Hey r/Boston

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Quite some time ago, I made a Reddit post asking for bar and coffee shop recs for places where people are social and not afraid to meet new people. Today I went to a bar recommended in one of the comments on that post. It's called A.T. O'Keeffe's and it's so much fun! I had conversations with like 6 different people, and walked away with a new friend. As soon as I walked in people were super welcoming and I didn't have to sit by myself at all before meeting someone new. The music wasn't too loud, other people were just coming in solo and it wasn't awkward. Everyone was including other random people in their conversations. There were outlets everywhere at the bar, and they even had a non-alcoholic beer, which is perfect for someone like me who still enjoys the bar scene, but can't drink because of health reasons. I will of course be going back. One of the best experiences I've had at a city bar in the middle of the day. 🥰

https://www.geotab.com/time-to-commute/

Nyc, dc, and Boston are all 40 mins or above in commute time

Seattle, San Diego, LA and Philly are markedly shorter on a percentage basis

Esp San Diego

Wouldn’t have guessed San Diego was almost half the commute time

I’m a regular at a bar in Fenway, and in the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed that the bartenders automatically charge a 20% tip for every drink I order. I understand this kind of thing for large parties at a restaurants, but in this case its just me ordering a beer. Is this normal? I generally tip 20% for drinks anyway but it feels weird that its not my choice anymore. Let me know if you guys have experienced this too in Boston.

I live in Boston and, in February this year, an Uber driver drove off while I was trying to open the car's door. He charged a cancellation fee after. Two weeks ago, same thing, the driver almost ran over my foot. He drove off because it was hard for him to open the door. I couldn't do it, he tried from inside, and since he also couldn't, he drove off and almost ran over me. When I looked at the app, the info about this 2nd driver had immediately disappeared, but was charged for the whole trip.

Last week, two drivers miraculously arrived less than 1 minute after the app found them. And both of them canceled the trip within 40 seconds. I was charged for the whole trip by one of them. The other one charged me a cancelation fee. But, again, the info about the guy who charged me the whole trip, disappeared from the app. The charge, however, could be seen on my bank account.

On top of all of this, I was also charged $4.90. I have no idea what this charge is for. I called their safety concern line - because they don't have a costumer service number. I was instructed to ask for help through message. But they use a bot to answer. The bot send me the "cancelation fee police" twice after I texted about the issues.

To make it clear, I live in North Cambridge.

I'm intrigued about all of this. I'm suddenly having so much bad luck. Does anyone is also experiencing this? Are all uber drivers in Boston jerks? Or it is just bad lucK?

Getting married in 364 days and apparently it's "gauche" to wear a 20 year old band t-shirt, jeans and Vans. What are some decent places around the city to find a nice, fun suit that'll have me looking sharp as fuck on the big day? Gracias, mi amores.

Does anyone know of a store other than Total Wine in the Greater Boston area where you can find Austrian beer that isn't just Stiegl? Stiegl is great, just wondering if I'd be able to find beer from other Austrian breweries as well. Thanks!

This is a total shot in the dark - but I accidentally left my daughter’s prized teddy bear on an Air France flight into Boston this afternoon. I’ve emailed with Air France there and they said that nothing was turned in from the flight but I’m pretty sure it was wrapped up in one of the blankets they provide. I know those get sent out to be laundered and I’m wondering is anyone has any idea who the large commercial launderers in Boston are so I could start calling around. She’s absolutely gutted and heartbroken and it’s 100% my fault. Any (helpful) advice would be greatly appreciated.

Was considering going but have never been. Is it worth putting aside alternative plans or is it mostly just an expensive way to join a crowd for a couple of hours?

I am now in the position of needing to buy my own health insurance. I can afford private insurance and want to look at that in addition to looking at MassHealth.

Any health insurance brokers to recommend? I can do all the research myself, but would love to find someone else who has already done it.

Funny how Boston is now more bike-friendly but yet this event no longer happens.

For recent transplants, it was an event that happened in the fall on a Sunday. You would start at Government Center/City Hall Plaza. And there was a 10 mile, 30 mile and 50 mile ride loop.

• On the first part, they would close down Storrow Drive for only bikes.
• The rest of the ride was amazing and went through places like Arnold Arboretum, Stony Brook reservation, and would return to Boston right on the harbowalk. There would be a party at the end back at Government Center/City Hall Plaza.
• There were multiple Rest Stops where vendors had free food and water.
• Mayor Menino would give a speech at the start and claim that "it wasn't a bike race", although to some people it certainly was lol.

How can we bring this event back? I feel like attendance would be even bigger than before, since over the past 5 years the amount of people biking in this city has grown substantially.

And to the anti-bikers that I know will comment: It was 1 day out of the year for like 3 hours that Storrow Drive was closed to cars. HoW CoUld yOu PoSsibly HaNdle tHat?

My friend graduated undergrad today, which marks the end of her doing my hair — going on for 3 years.

Any recommendations y’all know? Preferably cost-efficient because it’s my natural hair (not using additional hair), plus I’ll wash my hair before coming in. My hair type is 3C and I’ve never cut my hair, making it ideal for braiding since all hairs are roughly same length.

I have never gone to a salon/shop for myself before, any tips on how to be respectful… or just be kind?

This article sums it up better than I ever could, but (as any housing advocate has known), the MBTA communities law really isn’t going to impact housing in the way it’s intended because of where towns are placing their districts. Sudbury, Wayland and Chelmsford put their districts entirely over existing apartments. North Andover put theirs in areas that almost certainly won’t be developed on. And it doesn’t help that the state reduced requirements for units in many towns last year (over 60,000 zoned units across the state were removed, and in Norwood’s case, 700 more units would’ve been required). The 15 units per acre threshold is already being met in enough town centers or apartment complexes that it really isn’t gonna mean anything, but of course the NIMBY crowd thinks otherwise and will block some towns from even ZONING for housing — when if there really wasn’t a demand for multi family residential, there wouldn’t be a need to ban it.

https://archive.is/5gumc

Does anyone know why are roads in such bad condition in Everett? I recently moved to the city, and it is really surprising to see the condition of roads. They're definitely hurting car suspensions.