• A new England-based style of bowling
• Which iconic player announced he will retire (again), ending his NHL career in black and gold, ranking fifth on the Bruins’ all-time games played list with 1,032
• The oldest continuously running Italian Feast in Boston

• Harvard Art Museums at Night | Thursday, Aug. 31 | 5-9 p.m. | Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge | Free | Unwind among world-class collections of art, enjoy smooth sounds from DJ C-Zone, and chat over a snack or drink at Jenny’s Cafe.

• Tis The Damn Season: A Taylor Swift Dance Party | Friday, Sept. 1 | 8 p.m. | Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub, 472-480 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge | $25 | Dance the night away with fellow Swifties at this all-Taylor dance party with photo ops, bracelet trading, and costume contest.
• WeAreLofi | Friday, Sept. 1 | 4-6 p.m. | Emerson College, 120 Boylston St., Boston | Free | Fall into the atmospheric + nostalgic soundscapes of this award-winning duo.

• Walking Tour of Stony Brook | Saturday, Sept. 2 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Stony Brook T Stop, 100 Boylston St., Jamaica Plain | Free | No reservations are required to attend this free walking tour with the Jamaica Plain Historical Society.
• Stories of Harvard Square Food Tour | Saturday, Sept. 2 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Off The Beaten Path Food Tours and Experiences, 1350 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge | $80 | Take a local foodie tour and try Mark Zuckerberg’s favorite college pizza, tiki eats, and Greek cuisine.

• The Green Line is shutting down between Lechmere Station and Union Square, starting Monday, Sept. 18. T riders should take the bus since there won’t be a shuttle bus service. At least the closure will be shorter than initially planned — 25 days instead of 42. (Boston Globe)

• See the completed Sumner Tunnel after its closure for eight weeks. It is expected to reopen by Friday morning. Look forward to improved lighting + drainage during your weekend travels. (WCVB)

• The Patriots have finalized their 53-player roster. The cuts include waiving backup quarterbacks Bailey Zappe + Malik Cunningham, both of whom were signed to the practice squad. See the full roster. (Boston Globe)

• $41 million. That was the amount Azora Exan — a real estate investment firm based in Miami — offered for the 62,000-sqft building on 70 Federal St. This is the first sale of an office building in downtown Boston in over a year. (Boston Business Journal)

• A new family-owned Israeli eatery — Asaro Bakery and Cafe — is coming to 1629 Cambridge St. (taking over the Darwin’s space). The menu may include breakfast + lunch items like avocado toast, sandwiches, and fresh challah on Fridays. (Boston Restaurant Talk)

• Applications are now open for the Rapid Rehousing program, a grant designed to help nonprofits meet the housing needs of those being released from correctional facilities. Organizations must apply by Wednesday, Oct. 25.

• Harvard physicist Avi Loeb may have proof of ancient aliens. Loeb’s expedition team, the Galileo Project, concludes that metallic orbs from a meteor crash site have interstellar origins. Whether or not those orbs are evidence of alien tech is still up for debate... but we want to believe. (WFXT)

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