Welcome to your #BostonWeekend thread for May 29 to June 1 2025. Leave the house if that's an option - enjoy, enjoy your metropolitan region of
#Boston, #Massachusetts #NewEngland
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My weekly #BostonWeekend thread is a human-curated list of events worth the trip around Boston. Please help get the word out with a boost, favorites are always appreciated - I’m not building a business, this project is a self-inflicted favorites-driven serotonin machine.
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Highlights: New England Hong Kong Festival, WBUR festival, Shakira (cancelled), Jay Leno, Teddy Swims, OK Go, Youth Bike Festival, Copaganda book talk, TRIPLE Porchfest (Malden AND Dorchester and South Boston), SomerStreets Carnaval, and Cazi Con!
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knizer (@knizer@toot.boston)

10.7K Posts, 1.27K Following, 813 Followers · Your #BostonWeekend project human, 'Nye-zur', said like Pfizer Eldritch, millennial. Quadragenarian, b. 340ppm. Sometimes neuro-spicy, always anti-fascist. Intersectional Feminist. Pinko. Product manager. Spoused. Seatbelts, bike helmets, N95s - It's Super Effective! #CovidCautious #Novid #NoBot End Cash Bail; Abolish the death penalty; Black Lives Matter. 🌹🍉

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ugh, this is going out late Thursday because stupid-heads showed up in town and I had to put on my adorable cold-season big-stompy-shoes to deal with the reported frozen water, and delays compounded. Whatever. Thursday!

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NPR News Quiz Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me is @ the Wang

https://www.wburfestival.org/wait-wait-don-t-tell-me (sold out)
#Boston #WBUR #NPR #WaitWait

WAIT WAIT... | The WBUR Festival

The WBUR Festival
Shakira - Whenever, Wherever (Official HD Video)

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martha_speaks on Instagram: "Are you gaymers ready to RISE UP???? Join us for a nerdy night out to celebrate all walks of gaymer life! From Animal Crossing to Baldur’s Gate, all genres are welcome 💜👾🎮 Introducing the cast for GAYMERS RISE UP Cambridge edition!!! Featuring: @ariola_drag @etoileonline @jack.the.st.ripper @kierankittycreative Leo Pardo @liv.a.little_drag @l___mnop @missjaderock @mister_gentlethem @therajkirani Come watch these absolute NERDS put on an amazing show at Satellite on May 29th! No cover! #drag #dragshow #gaymersriseup #cambridge #gaming"

its_martha_speaks on May 3, 2025: "Are you gaymers ready to RISE UP???? Join us for a nerdy night out to celebrate all walks of gaymer life! From Animal Crossing to Baldur’s Gate, all genres are welcome 💜👾🎮 Introducing the cast for GAYMERS RISE UP Cambridge edition!!! Featuring: @ariola_drag @etoileonline @jack.the.st.ripper @kierankittycreative Leo Pardo @liv.a.little_drag @l___mnop @missjaderock @mister_gentlethem @therajkirani Come watch these absolute NERDS put on an amazing show at Satellite on May 29th! No cover! #drag #dragshow #gaymersriseup #cambridge #gaming".

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Woburn Greek Festival

Woburn Greek Festival
The WBUR Festival - Boston, MA, USA

Imagine if The New Yorker Festival and the Aspen Ideas Festival had a baby — one with a Boston accent and Big Papi’s swagger. That’s The WBUR Festival, coming in May 2025. We’re celebrating WBUR's 75th birthday with a big bash for the city we love. And we hope you'll join us.

The WBUR Festival
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Friday
Jason Aldean (SUCKS) and Brooks & Dunn (BY ASSOCIATION, SUCKS) concert at Fenway Park is abruptly CANCELLED.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeJXF55HXRI
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/tickets/concerts/jason-aldean-brooks-and-dunn
#BostonMusic #RedSox #Boston
What Makes This Song Stink Ep. 8 - Jason Aldean "Try That in a Small Town"

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Teddy Swims - Lose Control (Live)

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OK Go - Here It Goes Again (Official Music Video)

REMASTERED IN HD!Official Music Video for Here It Goes Again performed by OK Go.Directed by OK Go, Choreographed by Trish Sie.Website | http://www.okgo.netIn...

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Jay Leno Says He Injured Face in Nasty Fall, Wears Eye Patch | TMZ

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Events Calendar 📚 Pollard Memorial Library

Youth Bike Summit

Youth Bike Summit -

Lilo & Stitch | Official Trailer | In Theaters May 23

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Movie Night at the Plaza: Spirited Away

**NEW DATE** Join us for a entertaining night under the stars as we watch a classic anime movie

Eventbrite
BERSERK – A Viking Festival for All 2025 | scandicenter.org

⚔️ BERSERK RETURNS! ⚔️Sharpen your axes and gather your clan—BERSERK, our epic Viking festival, is storming back into town on Saturday, May 31st! 🏕️ TWO Rival Viking Encampments will take over the front lawn—witness warriors crafting tools of the past, playing traditional Viking games, and clashing in combat demonstrations throughout the day. It all leads

scandicenter.org |

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Sat, 1pm

Afternoon Punk/Hardcore show at the #Charlestown branch of the

Boston Public Library

*bring books to donate* in support of Rosie's Place https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/682349ac6a8e723700c1cbcc
#Boston #hardcore #BostonMusic #Libraries remain #punk as #fuck

Punk Show and Book Drive to Benefit Rosie's Place

There will be no shushing in the library on Saturday, May 31! Four punk bands are coming together at the Charlestown Branch to play music with a purpose: to collect book donations to benefit Rosie's Place, the country's first women's shelter, located in the South End. So bring your safety pins and your paperbacks—these punks are putting on a book drive! The lineup includes: Breakout From OppressionColoSeikilosSilent SpringAccessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting the Library, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website: https://bplfund.org/

BiblioEvents

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EDIT - Rain Date, now SUNDAY 11-5
Community run #HongKong festival in #DavisSquare #SomervilleMA

https://newenglandhkfest.com
#BostonAsia #AANHPI

Home Page

New England Hong Kong Festival is a community-run festival dedicated to bringing the Hongkonger community together and celebrating Hong Kong culture. Through food, music, performances, games, and interactive activities, we hope to create a space for people to gather and build connections, exchange stories and experiences, and for those with a connection to Hong Kong to find a sense of home and belonging.

newenglandhkfest.com
@knizer "Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Shakira performance originally scheduled for May 29 at Fenway Park has been canceled."

@knizer argh, I had the opportunity to maybe go in person and I didn't even realize it??? 😭 ARGH.

Idk if you saw my "Wait Wait" parody for American Indian Law class final project, but I finished the captioning and posted it last week on YT.

https://youtu.be/q-pbJWokNpQ?si=BohpOsTqZZHK4YoC

"Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" -- American Indian Law Edition

Spring of 2025, Professor Jon Witten (Tufts University) encouraged us to be creative with our final projects, and do something that demonstrated our learning...

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WWDTM: OH NO
YT: AMAZING