🖼️ Plus, four exhibitions to see at local museums
 
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🎨 These exhibitions will make an impression

Four new museum exhibitions to see this fall
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Bonus: The 2023 James and Audrey Foster Prize exhibition is also on display at the ICA. | Photo by BOStoday team
Tired of your weekend plans getting rained out? Us too. Save this list of new and upcoming museum exhibitions to explore this fall.

Institute of Contemporary Art: Tammy Nguyen
Now — Jan. 28, 2024
Head to the fourth floor gallery to immerse yourself in this series that is inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The exhibition explores the relationship between people + nature, landscape, and wilderness.

Museum of Fine Arts: Strong Women in Renaissance Italy
Now — Jan. 7, 2024
Browse over 100 works from the 14th to the early 17th century that take a closer look at the lives of women in Renaissance Italy. The art is a mix of sculptures, paintings, textiles, and prints that tell the story of the challenges + perspective of female creativity and agency.

Boston Athenaeum: Developing Boston: Bernice Abbott and Irene Shwachman
Now — Saturday, Dec. 30
See this exhibit featuring the work of two photographers who captured Boston’s developing landscape during the mid-twentieth-century: Berenice Abbott and Irene Shwachman.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Inventing Isabella
Oct. 19 — Jan. 15, 2024
Plan a visit to the Hostetter Gallery this month to dive into the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a Bostonian who used art, fashion, and photography to share her identity. While we can always visit the museum she created, there is still much about her that we don’t know — this exhibition will look at pictures she chose to preserve of herself and examples of her wardrobe to analyze how she created her public image.
 
Events
Tuesday, Oct. 3
  • Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals | Tuesday, Oct. 3 | 7 p.m. | TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston | Prices vary | Clear bag policy will be in place for this NHL pre-season match.
  • Yumi Zouma | Tuesday, Oct. 3 | 8 p.m. | Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Sq., Somerville | $20 | The New Zealand band brings a refreshing spin on alt-pop and their new single “KPR.”
  • Play It By Fear | Tuesday, Oct. 3 | 6 p.m. | The Rocks, 111 Harbor Way, Boston | Free | Join Seaport and Provincetown Brewing for a night of haunted harmonies, ghoulish grooves, and foodie specials.
Wednesday, Oct. 4
  • Queer Knitting | Wednesday, Oct. 4 | 6-9 p.m. | Lamplighter Broadway, 284 Broadway, Cambridge | Free to attend | Knit, crochet, or embroider your heart out at this queer knitting circle hosted by Boston Queer Fiber Arts.
  • Buddy Guy: Damn Right Farewell | Wednesday, Oct. 4 | 8 p.m. | Chevalier Theatre, 30 Forest St., Medford | $50-$125 | Witness the final tour from this 87-year-old blues legend + Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
Thursday, Oct. 5
  • Latinx Cinema (Fiesta en la Plaza) | Thursday, Oct. 5 | 3-6 p.m. | City Hall, 1 City Hall Sq., Boston | Free | Take in two Latino films as part of the city’s free festivities for Hispanic Heritage month.
Friday, Oct. 6
  • Hike Boston: Allandale | Friday, Oct. 6 | 10-11 a.m. | Allandale Woods, 19 VFW Parkway, Boston | Free | Wear suitable shoes and meet for the guided tour near the daycare.
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News Notes
Award
  • Massachusetts native Drew Weissman is part of a team that won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their work on mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Weissman grew up in Lexington and will be invited to the award ceremony on Dec. 10 in Oslo. (Boston.com)
Environment
  • The MBTA has restructured to add a new group that will oversee the organization’s long-term climate goals. The new office will work with state officials on sustainability planning and projects like electrifying the bus fleet by 2040. (WBUR)
Tech
  • MIT graduate Apolline Deroche is prepping to launch a new startup called Cappella in November that will use AI to help translate baby noises. The app will train AI to differentiate various baby noises and analyze how babies respond to different sounds to find the right calming noises for each infant. (BostInno)
Arts
  • Local nonprofit organizations can now apply for grants of up to $10,000 via the 2024 Boston Cultural Council. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 17 at 11:59 p.m.
Concert
  • The Foo Fighters will bring the “Everything or Nothing At All Tour” to Fenway Park on Sunday, July 21, 2024. Tickets to see the “Best Of You” band go on sale Friday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m.
Seasonal
  • All I want for Christmas is tickets to see Mariah Carey at TD Garden on Monday, Dec. 11. Tickets to see her Christmas extravaganza go on sale Friday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m.
Closed
  • Hing Shing Pastry has closed its doors at 67 Beach St. The owners of the long-running Chinatown bakery are reportedly retiring after years of baking treats like almond cookies, moon cakes, cream sponge cake, and egg custard buns. (Boston Restaurant Talk)
Wellness
  • Make this fall a season of personal growth and warmth. Nearly 5 million people get professional online therapy with BetterHelp — try it for 25% off today.*
Civic

More SPACE grants coming soon

24 businesses receive $2.8 million from SPACE Grant program
Looking up at the buildings in downtown Boston.
The SPACE program aims to help local businesses expand and move into vacant storefronts. | Photo by @mahernandezg
The Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion is now accepting applications for the second round of SPACE grant recipients, providing up to $200,000 in funding to individual businesses to open a new storefront.

Short for Supporting Pandemic Affected Community Enterprises, SPACE grants use funding from the American Rescue Plan to help expand local businesses and fill vacant storefronts.

In addition to the grants, the city will assist each business with needs like lease negotiation, accounting, taxes, and marketing. The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce + the Associated Industries of Massachusetts are also offering free one-year memberships for additional support.

In the second round of applications, up to 20 businesses will be selected to receive funding. The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 5 p.m.
Answered

Last week, we asked if you would try the new Dunkin’ Spiked products. Here’s what you said:
The four Dunkin Spiked Teas in front of a white box.
There are four Iced Tea flavors to try. | Photo by BOStoday team
We teamed up with local foodie influencer Key (aka @wannabestayathomedad) to taste test the new Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Coffees. When asked if you would try them, 20% of voters said that they would + 35% might give them a try now.

Stay tuned for us to spill the tea on the four Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Tea flavors later this week on Instagram.
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The Wrap
 
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Today’s edition by:
Jessica
From the editor
Wednesday is National Taco Day and since tacos are my favorite food group, I need your help to find who’s shelling out the best ones in our city.

Let me know your go-to spot + if anyone is offering Taco Day deals.
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