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Celebrate the new year 🐇

2024 Lunar New Year Celebrations
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You can’t miss the Chinatown arch at the Beach Street entrance. | Photo by BOStoday team
The Lunar New Year begins Thursday, Feb. 9-Friday, Feb. 10, depending on your location and the new moon.

There are plenty of ways to celebrate around the Greater Boston area. Here are just a few events about to take flight.

Lunar New Year Flower Market | Friday, Feb. 2-Friday, Feb. 9 | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | China Trade Center, 2 Boylston St. | Price of purchase | Shop flowers, decorations, and more to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

35th Annual Táșżt Day Festival | Sunday, Feb 4 | 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Flynn Cruiseport, 1 Black Falcon Ave. | $3 in advance, $5 at the door | Join the Vietnamese American Community of Massachusetts to celebrate the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, aka the Year of the Cat, with over 80 vendors serving up food, art, music, culture, and tradition.

Lunar New Year Crafts for Kids | Tuesday, Feb. 6 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Boston Public Library — Chinatown Branch, 2 Boylston St, | Free | Register to create a red envelope using printmaking techniques guided by local artist Maria Fong.

Lunar New Year Festival | Saturday, Feb. 10 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St., Salem | Cost of admission | Check out the dance performances, dragon puppet making + self-guided tours of “Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home.”

2024 Chinese New Year Concert | Tuesday, Feb. 13 | 8 p.m. | Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave. | $12 in advance, $17 at the door | Usher in the Year of the Dragon with a dazzling spring festival concert featuring a collaboration of three guest performers: Budaya, CTM, and IMIX, with Berklee student performers.

Lunar New Year Celebration | Sunday, Feb. 18 | 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. | Pao Arts Center, 99 Albany St. | $10 suggested donation | Activities for all ages include dragon puppet making, Korean dasik cookie stamping, and a lion dance performance.

Chinatown’s Lion Dance Parade | Sunday, Feb. 18 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | Chinatown | Free | The opening ceremony will begin at Phillips Square. Spectators can expect elaborate costumes, street food, and music.
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Thursday, Jan. 12
  • Porter Square Books: Silent Reading Party | Thursday, Jan. 12 | 6 p.m. | 50 Liberty Dr., Boston | Price of purchase | BYO book or buy a new one at this hour-long silent reading party, followed by discussion.
  • Beer Mug Painting | Thursday, Jan. 12 | 6-9 p.m. | Break Rock Brewing, 534 Victory Rd., Quincy | $20 | All materials needed to paint your own mug are included.
  • 20th Boston Celtic Music Festival | Thursday, Jan. 12 | 7 p.m. | Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge | $22-$25 | Kick off the weekend festival with performances by Scottish Fish, Matt and Shannon Heaton, and Copley Street.
Friday, Jan. 13
  • GrubStreet: Seaport Free Writes | Friday, Jan. 13 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | 15 Channel Center St., Boston | Free | Add some creativity to your day at this free writing session.
  • The Whiskey of the Rockies | Friday, Jan. 13 | 6:30 p.m. | The Smoke Shop, 8 Holyoke St., Cambridge | $55 | Join a whiskey expert from Breckenridge Distillery for a three-course BBQ feast.
Saturday, Jan. 14
  • Immersive Yoga with Bentley Fazi | Saturday, Jan. 14 | 8:30 a.m. + 9:30 a.m. | 130 Columbus Ave., Boston | $60 | Challenge your body and mind during this yoga class, choreographed to match the music, sounds, and moving images from Monet’s work.
  • AprĂ©s Ski Party | Saturday, Jan. 14 | 4-11 p.m. | High Street Place, 100 High St., Boston | $10-$35 | Enjoy fondue, waffles, and mulled wine at this off mountain ski party.
Sunday, Jan. 15
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Weather
  • 42Âș | Showers | 40% chance of rain
Coming Soon
  • Puritan Oyster Bar is expected to open the first week of February in Inman Square. The new 30-seat eatery from the team behind Puritan & Co. will be located at Cambridge Crossing, at 1164-1166 Cambridge St. Guests can expect fresh oysters and other local dishes. đŸŠȘ (Boston Business Journal)
Biz
  • The 70th annual Beanpot Tournament will now officially run on Dunkin’. The collegiate hockey tournament has brewed up a deal with the new corporate sponsor ahead of the games scheduled for the first two Mondays in February at TD Garden. The coffee chain’s name will be on the tournament’s logo and all promotions. (Boston Business Journal)
Civic
  • Wondering what’s been going on in the City of Boston? Tune in on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. for Mayor Wu’s first State of the City Address. The event will be streamed from MGM Music Hall at Fenway with remarks beginning around 7:30 p.m.
Travel
  • Flights between Boston and Beijing and Shanghai are expected to resume on Friday, Feb. 17 with scheduled departures three times a week. Additionally, Logan Airport has added international flights to Panama City, Panama + SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, and flights from Boston to BogotĂĄ, Colombia will begin in March. ✈ (Boston Business Journal)
Community
  • Mayor Wu and the #ARTSTAYSHERE Coalition released a plan for the artists and musicians that were displaced from the from the Sound Museum in Allston-Brighton. Beginning in March, The Record Co., located at 55 Morrissey Blvd. in Dorchester, will offer 80+ rehearsal rooms for up to two years.
Arts
  • Mount Auburn Cemetery is accepting Artist-in-Residence applications for 2023. The temporary position will create new artwork, programming, and events through March. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Feb.1.
Announced
  • The Boston Athletic Association has shared the men’s professional field for the 127th Boston Marathon. This year, 109 competitors representing 21 countries will take on the 26.2 miles, including 15 professional athletes, the current world record holder, and several past champions. 👟
Number
  • 134. That’s how many hours the average Boston driver spent in traffic last year, according to the Inrix 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard. The mobility study ranked Boston No. 4 on its list of cities with the highest traffic delay times, which is a 72% increase from 2021. 🚗
Sports
  • The Red Sox announced that “Truck Day,” aka the day the the equipment truck will load up and head south for spring training, will happen on Friday, Feb. 3 outside of Fenway Park. The first full team spring workout is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 20. Catch all the details from the full spring game schedule. ⚟
Wellness
  • Oh hey, January. The key to keeping your spirits up and avoiding seasonal affective disorder this time of year? Sunlight. Magic up more sunshine indoors with a light therapy lamp. This glare-free mood light is height and angle adjustable, while this subtly designed lamp lets you adjust light warmth and brightness. ☀*
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Unlock your crafty side ✂

Creative hobbies to explore in Boston
Wall sign inside the ClayLounge.
Pictures first or the pottery class didn’t happen. | Photo by @cluuurrr
On the hunt for a new hobby and a creative outlet? Check out one of these local businesses that might be just the stitch.

Artisan’s Asylum, 96 Holton St.
This new 56,000-sqft workshop in the heart of Allston-Brighton offers classes and special events in everything from building your own charcuterie boards to crafting jewelry and programming a circuit board.

Clay Lounge, 75 Thayer St.
Try your hand at the pottery wheel during a one-time workshop, or sign-up for a beginners series at this SoWa studio.

Tutuland, 115 Brighton Ave.
Reservations are recommended for this Allston tufting shop where you can create your own rugs.

Do you have a favorite creative community space? Let us know.
THE WRAP

Today’s issue was written by Jessica.

Editor’s pick: For those not partaking in a boozy break, backbar is back and shaking up the new year with a new winter menu.

Head to the Somerville bar for a “yellow episode” cocktail inspired by the new Netflix miniseries “Kaleidoscope.” If you are sticking to your Dry January goals, here are a few places with mocktails to sip instead.

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