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• Introduction to Backyard Birding with Mass Audubon | Wednesday, Nov. 29 | 6:30-7 p.m. | Boston Public Library — Adams Street, 690 Adams St., Dorchester | Free | Learn how to use binoculars + facts about the most common birds in Boston at this all-ages class.
• “Possessor” | Wednesday, Nov. 29 | Times vary | The Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge | $13-$16 | It’s never too late in the fall to squeeze in one more modern horror flick.

• An Evening of Poetry | Thursday, Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. | Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline | $0-5 | Rachel DeWoskin, Robert Pinsky, and Kirun Kapur read their work at the independent bookstore.
• Chevy Chase and “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” | Thursday, Nov. 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Chevalier Theatre, 30 Forest St., Medford | $50-$77 | Hang out with Chase for a Q&A after a screening of the classic holiday comedy.
• Hunter Hayes: Flying Solo Tour | Thursday, Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. | Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston | $35 | Sing along with the “Wanted” artist at the historic venue.

• Carolers and Cocoa | Friday, Dec. 1 | 4-6 p.m. | Shops at the Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St., Boston | Free | Get in the holiday spirit with a cup of hot cocoa + tunes from a professional a cappella quartet.

• Bust out your wallet — Busta Rhymes’ North American tour will stop at the House of Blues on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m.

• Ribs, pulled pork, and smoked meats have moved in at 5 Sunburn Ct. in Somerville, where Wade BBQ has opened in Union Square. The new restaurant takes the place of Littleburg, a Greek eatery that occupied the space for two years. (Boston Restaurant Talk)

• Something’s fishy at Squibnocket Pond. The Marine Biological Laboratory of Woods Hole + the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe are tagging striped bass to learn if the fish are still migrating. The results could confirm that stripers live in the Martha’s Vineyard pond year-round. (WBUR)

• Calling Dorchester residents — city officials are collecting donations for families affected by a recent six-alarm fire on Ellington Street. Clothing, diapers, strollers, formula, and shoes can be dropped off at 5 Erie St., or at Thumbprint Realty at 472A Washington St. (Universal Hub)

• Longroad Energy Holdings LLC has collected some serious green for new green infrastructure. The Boston renewable energy developer has raised $600 million for additional solar, wind, and other energy projects in the US. The business already owns and operates ~30 projects, seven of which are located in New England. (Boston Business Journal)

• Hainan Airlines has resumed direct flights between Boston and Beijing, offering the first non-stop routes between the two cities since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese airline now offers three round-trip flights from Logan every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. (Boston Globe)

• We aren’t given many 21-month grace periods. Oil checks, doctor appointments, Tax Day... time speeds by between them. But The Ascent found a credit card offering 0% intro APR on balance transfers for 21 months — among the longest we’ve seen to avoid interest charges. Learn more.*

• We’re teaming up with The Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport to give one lucky Bostonian a spa treatment at Breve Spa and a two-night stay with paid parking + breakfast. Enter to win now through midnight on Thursday, Dec. 7.*

• Which ugly Christmas sweater would you choose? We’re liking: the Santa hat-topped wine glass or the “Home Alone” print featuring Catherine O’Hara.*