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• “Massachusetts” by the BeeGees — Brendan S.
• “Boston” by Kenny Chesney — Holly H.
• “The Wellerman” by Nathan Evans — Jan M.

• Black Heritage Trail Tour | Thurs., Sept. 29 | 10-11:30 a.m. | Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial, 24 Beacon St. | Free | Join a Park Ranger from the National Parks of Boston to learn about Beacon Hill’s 19th century Black community.
• Comedy at Back Bay Social | Thurs., Sept. 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Back Bay Social, 867 Boylston St. | $20 | Doors open at 6:30 p.m. to experience the country’s funniest stand-up comedians. 🎤

• Skate the Greenway | Fri., Sept. 30 | 5-9 p.m. | Rose Kennedy Greenway | Free | Check out the first day of the two-day roller skating event — rentals are available first-come, first-served. 🛼
• Lizzo: The Special Tour | Fri., Sept. 30 | 8 p.m. | TD Garden | $181+ | It’s “About Damn Time” to see the award-winning singer + rapper.
• La Boheme | Fri., Sept. 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St. | $25+ | See the Boston Lyric Opera’s take on Puccini’s opera. 🎭

• Boston Veg Food Fest | Sat., Oct. 1-Sun., Oct. 2 | Hours vary | Reggie Lewis Athletic Center, 1350 Tremont St. | Free admission | Check out plant-based food and lifestyle products, speakers and chefs + educational exhibitors. 🥬
• Butterfly Stories Open House | Sat., Oct. 1 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Boston City Hall, 1 City Hall Sq. | Free | See 1,000+ butterflies decorated by Boston Public Schools students. 🦋
• Cambridge Residents Day | Sat., Oct. 1 | 12-5 p.m. | MIT Museum, 314 Main St., Cambridge | Free | Residents can enjoy a sneak peek of the MIT Museum before it opens to the public.
  

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• The team behind Greek restaurants Greco + Krasi is bringing a new concept to Brookline this fall. Bar Vlaha will highlight the nomadic dishes and hospitality that originated from Central Greece. The hospitality group plans to open another local Greek restaurant in the second half of 2023. 🍽️ (Boston Magazine)

• Bom Dough is now open in Cambridge’s Inman Square. The Brazilian eatery features dishes like pão de quejo (cheese bread), pesto gnocchi, and chicken and corn pot pie. Plus, sip the specialty drinks like a mango matcha latte or honey chamomille latte. 🥖 (Boston.com)

• The city has reopened the beer garden at City Hall Plaza, which is operating Wednesdays-Sundays from 12-7 p.m. until early November. 67 Degrees Brewing — a Black, woman, and veteran-owned craft brewery based in Franklin — is operating the space.

• Cambridge-based biotech firm Biogen and its partner Eisai announced that their experimental Alzheimer’s disease therapy was successful in a recent large clinical trial. The drug could potentially be approved next year. (Boston Globe)

• This Salem home has put a spell on us. Airbnb is hosting an exclusive one-night stay on Thurs., Oct. 20 at a recreation of the Sanderson Sisters’ cottage. Booking opens here at 1 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 12. In the meantime, run amok to these Hocus Pocus filming locations. 🧹 (Afar Magazine)

• Explore the great outdoors + meet fellow Bostonians next month with a new series of guided community hikes along the Walking City Trail, created by local writer Miles Howard. The trail will be split into eight sections of three-four miles. Register here. 👟

• Black Owned Bos has raised more than $2 million for 100+ local businesses to date. Shop the agency’s new brick-and-mortar storefront in the South End or check out the public directory of area Black-owned businesses.

• A large-scale mural honoring the 100th anniversary of the King Tut tomb discovery is now complete in the South End. “Tutankhamun’s Journey into the Afterlife” was created by the Mayor’s Mural Crew + is located on the Leon Electric building at the corner of Harrison Avenue and Perry Street.

• Officials are warning New England residents about possible electricity shortages this winter due to the natural gas shortage. Learn more. (Boston Globe)

• Niche released a list of the top 10 high schools in the Bay State — nine of which are private institutions. Phillips Academy in Andover earned the top spot, with Groton School + Commonwealth School following just behind. See the full list. ✏️ (Mass Live)

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• The perfect fall getaway does exist, and it looks like this modern mountain cabin in Virginia wine country. This chalet-style rental offers three bedrooms and one bath, and did we mention there’s a huge deck?*

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