These 342 events are worth leaving the house for.
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Nov. 7 & Nov. 8 at 10am
Institute of Contemporary Art · South Boston Waterfront
Trace ninety years of boundary-pushing art in this museum-wide exhibition. The show revisits pivotal moments from the ICA's history, featuring iconic works and new commissions that highlight the museum's evolution.
November 8 at 10am (This weekend)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · LMA
Boston Family Days offers free admission to the museum for Boston school-aged children and up to two guests. Simply present your Program Pass or reserve tickets online using the designated promotion code.
November 8 at 1pm (This weekend)
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
This two-part program invites art-curious adults to explore contemporary works by Rose B. Simpson, Yayoi Kusama, and Andy Warhol with friendly ICA educators, no art-speak required. The experience wraps with a live waterfront performance by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company.
November 8 at 1pm (This weekend)
Institute of Contemporary Art · South Boston Waterfront
Skip the art-speak and dive straight into contemporary art with ICA educators, then catch the legendary Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company live in the waterfront theater.
November 8 at 10:30am (This weekend)
Lyrik · Fenway–Kenmore • Free
Little Groove brings outdoor, hands-on music classes to Lyrik. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are invited to learn and interact through sound, sight, and touch in a live music setting.
November 7 at 10am (This weekend)
Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library · Hyde Park • Free
Bring your broken items to this community clinic for hands-on troubleshooting and repair guidance from volunteer coaches.
November 8 at 11am (This weekend)
Artisans Asylum · Lower Allston • Free
Bring your broken gadgets, appliances, or textiles to this free workshop. Volunteer coaches work alongside you to troubleshoot and repair your items, building hands-on skills and a culture of reuse.
November 8 at 10am (This weekend)
MUDFLAT STUDIOS · East Somerville • $50
Noni Armony leads this high-fire glazing workshop, moving beyond the basics to explore advanced techniques like wax and tape resist, plus painting with glazes on glazes.
Every day from Oct. 29 to Nov. 8
Huntington Theatre · Fenway–Kenmore
Atticus Finch takes the stand in Aaron Sorkin's sharp stage adaptation of Harper Lee's classic. The beloved courtroom drama lands at The Huntington with the national touring production.
Every day from Oct. 13 to Nov. 8
Huntington Theatre · Fenway–Kenmore
Atticus Finch takes the stand in Aaron Sorkin's sharp stage adaptation of Harper Lee's beloved novel. A courtroom drama about justice and conscience that still hits hard.
November 8 at 8pm (This weekend)
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre · Downtown
Blanche DuBois flees to her sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley in a new Boston Lyric Opera co-production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, set to André Previn's luminous score and sung in English with supertitles.
November 7 at 7:30pm (This weekend) +1
Calderwood Pavilion / The Huntington Calderwood · South End
Before he was Peter Pan, he was just a boy on a ship full of pirates. This Tony-winning prequel serves up jungle tyrants, unlikely heroes, and pure theatrical magic.
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Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
Wally's Cafe Jazz Club · Roxbury
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:30 PM
Empire · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
McCarthy's & Toad · North Cambridge
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 PM
Icon Nightclub · Downtown
$24.34-$47.43
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 AM
Ma Maison · Beacon Hill
$484
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 PM
Russell House Tavern · Riverside
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 PM
The Grand Boston · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
Capo Restaurant & Supper Club · South Boston
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 PM
Venu Nightclub · Downtown
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
Prudential Center Boston · Prudential / St. Botolph
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 PM
Parish Cafe & Bar · Back Bay
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
McCarthy's · North Cambridge
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 PM
Wally's Cafe Jazz Club · Roxbury
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
Bar Moxy · Downtown
$24.79
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
D's Keys Dueling Pianos & Sing Along Bar · D Street / West Broadway
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 PM
Empire · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 PM
The Grand Boston · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM
Charles Playhouse Theater 2 · Downtown
Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
SideBar · Downtown
$
Sat, Nov 7 · 5:00 PM
The Hong Kong · Downtown
$
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 PM
Icon Nightclub · Downtown
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 PM
Icon Nightclub · Downtown
$18.57-$24.34
Sat, Nov 7 · 5:00 PM
Viale · Cambridgeport
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM
Modern Pastry - Underground · North End
$
Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 AM
Downtown
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM
The Burren · Davis Square
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 5:00 PM
BLIND DUCK · Prudential / St. Botolph
$$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 AM
Boston · Boston
Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 PM
Time Out Market Boston · Fenway–Kenmore
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 5:00 PM
Vera's · Prospect Hill
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 12:00 PM
Greater Boston Zen Center · Cambridgeport
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
The Mary Baker Eddy Library · Back Bay
Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM
Vinodivino · Fenway–Kenmore
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM
Boston Common Visitors Center · Beacon Hill
$59
Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM
Hue Boston · Prudential / St. Botolph
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 AM
Forest Hills Cemetery · Jamaica Plain
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM
MUSEUM OF ICE CREAM · D Street / West Broadway
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM
The Harvard Museum of Natural History · Baldwin
Sat, Nov 7 · 5:00 PM
Brick & Mortar · Central Square
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
The Greenway Carousel · Downtown
Sat, Nov 7 · 12:00 PM
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · Fenway–Kenmore
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM
SWETSTUDIO · South End
$25
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
The Anchor · Charlestown
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 3:00 PM
Posto South End · South End
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM
American Ancestors · Back Bay
$10
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston · Downtown
Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM
The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments at the Putnam Gallery · Baldwin
Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM
Newsfeed Café · Back Bay
$
Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 AM
Back Bay
Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM
Vinodivino · Fenway–Kenmore
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:15 AM
Old South Meeting House · Downtown
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
Borrachito Taqueria & Spirits · D Street / West Broadway
$
Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM
vinodivino · West End
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 PM
Time Out Market Boston · Fenway–Kenmore
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
Seaport Common · D Street / West Broadway
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:30 AM
Dorchester Brewing Company · Dorchester
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 AM
Bunker Hill Monument · Charlestown
Sat, Nov 7 · 5:00 PM
Rochambeau · Prudential / St. Botolph
$39
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