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• Vertical Gardening Workshop | Thursday, May 11 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Boston Community Gardens, 88 Norton St., Dorchester | Free | Learn about a variety of trellising techniques for crops and how to construct them yourself.
• The People’s Karaoke | Thursday, May 11 | 9 p.m. | Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub, 472-480 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge | Free | Join “The People’s Karaoke” to sing your heart out each Thursday night.

• Beer Garden Grad Party | Friday, May 12, Friday, May 19, Friday, May 26 | 5-8 p.m. | Samuel Adams Boston Brewery, 30 Germania St., Boston | Free | Every Friday in May the Jamaica Plain brewery is turning the beer garden into a cap decoration station with live music and food trucks.
• The Devil Wears Drag | Friday, May 12 | 8-11 p.m. | Jacques Cabaret, 79 Broadway St., Boston | $20 | Dress to impress at this “The Devil Wears Prada"-themed performance.

• The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Mother’s Day Celebration | Saturday, May 13 | 11 a.m. | Brighton Music Hall, 158 Brighton Ave., Allston | $17 | This family-friendly event will showcase music from The Beatles.
• Somerville PorchFest | Saturday, May 13 | 12-6 p.m. | Locations vary, Somerville, MA | Free | Take your love of music to the porch (or driveway, yard, etc.) with this city-wide festival.

• Duckling Day | Sunday, May 14 | 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Parkman Bandstand, Boston Common, Boston | $35-$40 | Register to participate in the annual parade that will begin in Boston Common and end in the Public Garden near the Make Way for Ducklings sculptures.

• The Fallon Co. is pursuing design approval for the final building in the Fan Pier development. Plans for the residential building include an approximately 15-story glassy building across from the Institute of Contemporary Art. Check out the rendering. (Boston Globe)

• You don’t need a getaway car to leave the Taylor Swift concerts at Gillette Stadium. MBTA Commuter Rail and Keolis will offer $20 round-trip tickets between the event and Boston + Providence. Use the MBTA’s mTicket app to purchase train tickets starting Friday, May 12, at 11 a.m. (WCVB)

• $100 million. That’s the amount Brigham and Women’s Hospital received from the CEO of BioLegend, Inc. It is the largest donation the hospital has received to date and will be used to create an immunology + inflammation institute. (Boston.com)

• Down but not out. The Celtics face a do-or-die Game Six tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers tonight at 7:30 p.m. Stream the game with Sling TV and get 50% off your first month.

• Guten tag, Pat Patriot. The New England Patriots are headed to Germany. On Nov. 10, they’ll take on the Indianapolis Colts (hey, INDYtoday) at Frankfurt Stadium for New England’s first regular-season game in Germany. (WCVB)

• Tom Brady’s sports therapy store, TB12 Boston, has closed after almost four years. The location at 699 Boylston St. has brown paper on its windows and sign removed. (Boston.com)

• Celebrate National Nurses Week and Teacher Appreciation Week with a free pretzel. Harpoon Beer Hall in the Seaport will offer all nurses and teachers a free pretzel until Friday, May 12. Don’t forget to bring an ID.

• World Cocktail Day is this Saturday, May 13, and we’re helping you celebrate with the help of our online shop (Six & Main). Mix things up with flavorful drinks from Simple Time Mixers and satisfying syrups from Portland Syrups. Cheers.

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