• Frost Fit 2024: Dance/Zumba with Life Time Athletic | Tuesday, Jan. 30 | 4-4:45 p.m. | Fiedler Field, Charles River Esplanade, Boston | Free | Follow dance moves from around the globe, like salsa, merengue, and bellydancing.
• Speed-Friending | Tuesday, Jan. 30 | 7-9 p.m. | Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 338 Newbury St., Boston | $19 | Folks in their 20s are encouraged to meet new friends inside the cafe and bookstore.

• Trivia in the Main Bar | Wednesday, Jan. 31 | 7-9 p.m. | PKL, 64 C St., Boston | Free to attend | Reserve your spot for multi-round trivia that could earn you a $50 or $25 gift card.
• ZuZu MO:MO Pop Up | Wednesday, Jan. 31 | 5-9 p.m. | Lamplighter Broadway, 284 Broadway, Cambridge | Price of purchase | Bite into tasty dumplings and Nepali culture at the Broadway taproom.

• Netflix and Knitting | Thursday, Feb. 1 | 5-7 p.m. | Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St., Boston | Free | Bring your own yarn and knitting needles to this night of relaxing multitasking.
• “Joan Baez: I Am a Noise” | Thursday, Feb. 1 | 6:30 p.m. | The Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge | $13-$15 | Get to know Baez, a staple of Harvard Square folk scene, in this portrait of the legendary singer and activist.
• A Taste of Time Out Market to benefit the Jimmy Fund | Thursday, Feb. 1 | 6-9 p.m. | Time Out Market Boston, 401 Park Dr., Boston | $40-$50 | Enjoy each delicious Time Out Market vendor, drinks courtesy of Harpoon Brewery, a silent auction, and live entertainment to support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — plus, save $10 with code BOSTODAY.*

• Stanley Quencher | $45 | The internet’s favorite tumbler
• Owala FreeSip | $37.99 | Patented straw design to sip upright
• Owala Tumbler | $37.99 | Car cup-holder friendly
• Hydro Flask Tumbler | $44.95 | Flexible straw + dishwasher safe

• After a two-year pilot program, free fares on the 23, 28, and 29 MBTA buses through Mattapan, Dorchester, and Roxbury will end on Friday, March 1. Mayor Wu has promised to secure funding to continue the program for two additional years. (Boston Globe)

• The Xfinity Center amps up its roster of rock acts this summer with two show announcements: Train with REO Speedwagon on Sunday, Aug. 4 and Rob Zombie with Alice Cooper on Friday, Sept. 6. Tickets for both shows go on sale this Friday, Feb. 2

• No. 44. That’s where US News and World Report placed Boston on its “Best Places to Live in the US in 2023-2024″ list. Boston is the highest-ranked Massachusetts city on the list of 150 locations, followed by Worcester (No. 77) and Springfield (No. 108). (Boston 25 News)

• The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is offering free sports clinics for kids during February school vacation week. Parents can sign up their children for softball + baseball hitting and fielding clinics at Carter Field.

• Amazon has backed out of a $1.4 billion proposition to acquire iRobot. Amazon must pay a $94 million termination fee to the Bedford-based company, which specializes in consumer robot development. (Boston Globe)

• MIT researcher Sarah Fay has invented a new way to get your kicks. Fay’s 3D printing model has the potential to custom-fit running shoes using information about an athlete’s body and gait. Adidas partially sponsored Fay’s research. (Boston Business Journal)

• $850,000. That’s how much money was raised for first responders and the military at the eighth annual BFit Challenge. Hosted by the Boston Bruins Foundation and National Grid, 2,200 people participated in the annual benefit at TD Garden. (WBZ)

• Former Red Sox manager Jimy Williams has died at 80 years old. Williams, who worked with the Boston team from 1997 to 2001, earned the title “American League Manager of the Year” in 1999. (WCVB 5)

• Grab a friend for the Palentine’s Yoga session at Burro Bar South End on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. For $22, guests can unwind at a vinyasa flow yoga class, followed by a complimentary Partida Champagne Margarita. Reserve your spot on the mat.

Winner: “Reflections” by Meredith K.