Intimate gatherings

• Accommodates 60 seated, 125 standing guests
• 6,500 sqft
• Key features: The modern venue is located in the heart of Kendall Square’s Canal District and is nearby MIT and Harvard. It offers sliding glass doors, an outdoor patio overlooking the Charles River, and is located in the Whitney Hotel so guests can stay steps away.

• Accommodates 180 seated, 440 standing guests
• 11,500 sqft
• Key features: This venue located next to North Station boasts brick walls, over-sized geometric tiles, and proximity to the downtown concert venue Big Night Live.

• Accommodates 160 seated, 240 standing guests
• 3,300 sqft
• Key features: This Brighton industrial event space features five floor-to-ceiling glass garage doors that can be opened to expand to the courtyard.

• Accommodates 110 guests
• Second floor venue
• Key features: This Somerville private event space is tucked away on the second floor of Bow Market. It includes an outdoor balcony, a private bar, and an A/V-enabled main room.

• Accommodates 126 seated guests
• 4,000 sqft
• Key features: This smaller area of the power station includes a bar, pendant lighting, and a brick rotunda.

• Accommodates 126 seated guests
• 2,500-4,000 sqft
• Key features: Find this venue inside a 1920s Tudor-style building. Don’t miss the Vintage Ballroom with white chandeliers, high ceilings, and a mezzanine that looks over the venue. There’s also the Modern Club, which features gold-leaf-adorned ceilings, gold chandeliers, and balcony access.

Multiple options

• Accommodates 50-330 seated guests
• Multiple indoor and outdoor spaces available
• Key features: There are multiple options at the Central Location of the BPL, including the McKim Courtyard, Bates Hall, and the Abbey Room, just to name a few — each with its own personality. Packages are available to help pair your guest list with the best floor plans.

• Accommodates up to 1,600 seated guests on the main floor
• 25,000 sqft
• Key features: This adapted property used to be a power generation plant — it now features 60-ft vaulted ceilings, 20-ft windows, original brick walls, and steel trusses.

• Accommodates up to 250 seated, 700 standing guests
• Multiple rooms available
• Key features: Enjoy vino before vows at this venue with in-house services include all food and beverage, a dedicated event staff, tables, and chairs.

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• Accommodates 100 seated and 200 standing guests on the second floor; accomodates 60 seated and 100 standing guests on the first floor
• 540-1,100 sqft
• Key features: Hampshire House is located in the heart of Beacon Hill, overlooking the Boston Public Garden. It features two separate floors for private events and supplies a preferred vendor list.

• Accommodates up to 1,800 seated guests
• 100,000 sqft
• Key features: Located in the Seaport, this hotel has seven unique dining options to serve up something for every wedding guest.

• Accommodates up to 1,100 guests
• 25,000 sqft
• Key features: This Back Bay hotel offers a variety of event spaces, including a Grand Ballroom with balconies and gilded, 30-ft ceilings; the Oval Room with a blue sky mural on the ceiling; and the Venetian room with gold chandeliers and mirrors.

• Accommodates 50-500 guests
• 650-4,300 sqft
• Key features: This venue over looks the Public Garden and has eight room options to explore. The event team will help coordinate your event, offering many services and an extensive vendor list.

• Accommodates 180 seated, 200 standing guests
• 450-3,000 sqft
• Key features: Indoor and outdoor venue options are available at this historic hotel in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Each event will have a dedicated wedding specialist and customized food options.

• Accommodates 50-300+ guests
• 2,800-5,500 sqft
• Key features: If you’re a Jimmy Choo fan, the shoe might just fit on this venue. Events booked on a Friday or Sunday will receive an exclusive after-hours consultation at the Jimmy Choo Boutique in Copley Place to pick out a complementary pair of wedding shoes.

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• Accommodates up to 300 seated guests
• 13,600 sqft
• Key features: This venue hosts a wedding planning team on site and features seven spaces to use for your event, from classic ballrooms to historical rooms to outdoor features.

• Accommodates up to 250 guests
• Indoor and outdoor spaces available
• Key features: Your guests will remember the one-of-a-kind views at a waterfront wedding reception and get a peek at aquatic animals in the aquarium.

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• Accommodates 19-120 guests
• 7 acres of historic property
• Key features: The rental fee includes a educational tours for your guests, specific furniture and decor items, and individual rooms for the bride and groom throughout the event.

• Accommodates 230 seated and up to 400 guests with a tent
• 3,000 sqft
• Key features: This venue is located about 30 minutes outside of Boston and features 36 acres of exclusive space with ten gardens.

• Accommodates 250 guests
• Multiple spaces including apple orchard, outdoor tent, and barn.
• Key features: This 300-year-old farm provides both indoor and outdoor options in a rural venue located ~25 minutes north of Boston.

• Rise Up Interactive Beer & Ingredient Tasting | Thursday, Feb. 23 | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | Lamplighter Broadway, 284 Broadway, Cambridge | $0-$25 | Tickets for the guided tasting with Curio Spice Co. include a flight of four beers.
• Gumbo Stories: A Black History Celebration Concert | Thursday, Feb. 23 | 8 p.m. | Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston | $5-$25 | Enjoy music ranging from second line to congregational and jazz to bounce.
• February Vacation @ The Speedway: Kids Movie Night | Thursday, Feb. 23 | 4-7 p.m. | The Charles River Speedway, 525 Western Ave., Brighton | $5 | The kids are taking over for movie night — BYO chairs and blankets to see “Encanto.”
• NexGen-ish Cholent Cooking Workshop | Thursday, Feb. 23 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | The Boston Synagogue, 55 Martha Rd., Boston | Free | Learn how to make this traditional Shabbat stew.

• Girl Scout Cookie and Beer Pairing | Friday, Feb. 24 | 4-11 p.m. | Turtle Swamp Brewing, 3377 Washington St., Boston | $20 | Head to the Jamaica Plain brewery for this self-guided experience, including a flight, eight cookies, and a box of sweets to take home.
• Candlelight: A Tribute to Beyoncé | Friday, Feb. 24 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Old South Church, 645 Boylston St., Boston | $60 | The 60-minute concert will feature hits like “Love on Top” and “Halo.”

• February Play Date: Puppets! | Saturday, Feb. 25 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr., Boston | Free, $5 donation encouraged | Join the Puppet Showplace Theater for a performance, interactive demonstration, and puppet-making workshop.
• Fenway Flea | Saturday, Feb. 25-Saturday, March 25 | Times vary | Time Out Market, 401 Park Dr., Boston | Free | Shop a curated selection of small businesses, vintage finds, records, art, and collectibles inside the food hall.

• Harpoon x Knitly - Beginner Knitting Class | Sunday, Feb. 26 | 12-2 p.m. | Harpoon Brewery , 306 Northern Ave., Boston | $65 | Tickets for this two-hour beginners class include knitting supplies and a beer.

• 37º | Snow | 90% chance of snow ❄️

• Reminder: The City of Boston’s Election Department is collecting information for the 2023 Annual Resident Listing. The listing helps provide information for the fair planning and distribution of City services. Complete the census here.

• The South End staple Stella will reopen this spring in a new location at 549 Commonwealth Ave., Newton. Chef Evan Deluty will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner specials like potato pancakes, a Chicken Parmesan sandwich, and a crispy pork sandwich.

• Boston-based Temu has surpassed Amazon and Walmart as the most downloaded app in the US. The new online shopping platform offers everything from home goods to apparel and electronics.📱 (MassLive)

• Nucar has signed on as a new title sponsor for the Fenway Concert Series. The automotive company will join for the 20th year of the concert, which will be known this year as the “Nucar Fenway Concert Series Presented by Wasabi Technologies.” 🎵(Boston Business Journal)

• Two Bay Staters have won the “Brick Factor” competition and will join LEGO as Assistant Master Model Builders. Kari McBride Betting from Billerica and Merlin Katz of Brookline competed against nine other LEGO lovers and will be working at the company’s new Discovery Center in Somerville. (7 News)

• Thirsty for a new brew made with the latest technology? Night Shift Brewing has tapped the A-IPA, which is Boston’s first beer partially made using Artificial Intelligence. The brewers asked AI a series of questions and used the results to create the new release. 🍺

• A sick owl was rescued from Faneuil Hall, where it was exhibiting symptoms of poisoning for several days. Thanks to the owner of Tall Pines Tree School + the Cape Ann Wild Bird Rescue, the Barred Owl is receiving treatment. (WCVB 5)

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• Zola, Meredith’s daughter, fell in love with a STEM school in Boston and tells Meredith this over a lobstah roll.
• Meredith was offered a job to help find a cure to Alzheimer’s, much like the work MIT is doing as its scientists conduct more research on the disease.
• Meredith has already had many connections to Boston. Mass General outranked Seattle Grace as one of the top teaching hospitals, Lexie Grey was supposed to start her residency locally, her mother Ellis Grey moved here + her stepsister Maggie was born in our city.