knizerJul 31, 2025
Back again, your #BostonWeekend thread - Jul 31-Aug 3, 2025. Please Boost for reach! Thu’s rain wraps Fri morning, Sat/Sun dry, <85F. ~30 events this round - Highlights: Linkin Park, 50501 Protest, World Naked Bike Ride, HTML Day, Lesbian Clothing Swap and Mending demo, New Bomb Turks, The Fray, Lord Huron, Clipse, Cymande, Feet Keep the Beat, Museum of Who Let Who Let the Dogs Out Out, Neko Case, Somer Fest, Fundraiser for Theatre @ First. (1/?)
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#BostonWeekend 2/x
Each week I pan for gold across several streams, and bring only the best. Used this week:
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/89-free-things-to-do-in-boston-this-week-july-28-august-3-2025
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/87-things-to-do-in-boston-this-weekend--6
https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1meb2f6/things_to_do_in_boston_this_weekend_july_31st/
https://www.bostonartreview.com/weekly-happenings
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/things-to-do/weekend/
https://www.bostoncompassnewspaper.com/happs
https://www.cambridgeday.com/events-ahead/
https://mailchi.mp/pleasurepie/july20252 &https://mailchi.mp/pleasurepie/july2025
https://communitykangaroo.com
https://www.bostonbikeevents.net
https://bostonshows.org
https://www.timeout.com/boston/things-to-do/things-to-do-this-weekend-in-boston
https://pvdeye.org/events/category/culture-calendar/
https://www.bostoncentral.com/
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#BostonWeekend 3/x Thu ECOLOGY x MUSIC - #NekoCase chats with Connecticut native and renowned ecological horticulturist Rebecca McMackin at the MOS 7pm $15 https://www.mos.org/events/subspace/sing-science-featuring-neko-case-and-rebecca-mcmackin
#Podcasts #Boston #CambridgeMA #Science #Gardening #ecology #Horticulture #MuseumOfScience #NewPornographers #TheNewPornographers #SingForScience
Sing for Science featuring Neko Case and Rebecca McMackin

Join Grammy-nominated musician Neko Case and acclaimed ecologist Rebecca McMackin for a live taping of the Sing for Science podcast — an evening where artistic creativity and environmental science intertwine.

Museum of Science
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#BostonWeekend 4/x
Thu #PUNK - New Bomb Turks, The Drowns, Gossip Collar, Static Friction - at Sonia - 630 show, 32$ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcajGgW2kNE&t=32s https://www.ticketweb.com/event/new-bomb-turks-the-drowns-sonia-tickets/14326083
#BostonMusic #NewBombTurks #TheDrowns #CambridgeMA #CentralSquare
New Bomb Turks - Id Slips In (Live) - London July 2024

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#BostonWeekend 5/x
Thu #FUNK - #Cymande - the best british funk band that you've never heard of - at the paradise, 7pm show, $44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCCSQtRXCnU https://cymande.bandcamp.com/album/promised-heights
https://www.whosampled.com/Cymande/Dove/https://crossroadspresents.com/pages/more-info-event?eventid=vv1AvZk1eGkdBO9CI #BostonMusic #Funk #BandcampFriday
Cymande - KCRW session - Brothers On The Slide

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#BostonWeekend 6/x
Thu KINK Bondage skillshare, 7pm doors, Joy St in #SomervilleMA, sliding scale https://bondagenboston.com/class-offerings/
#Kink #Bondage #Ropes #boston
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#BostonWeekend 7/x
Thu & Fri ROCK Linkin Park at the Garden https://youtu.be/j5l09JTXPD4?list=RDJYNRhzX6gw8&t=30 https://www.ticketmaster.com/linkin-park-from-zero-world-tour-boston-massachusetts-07-31-2025/event/01006184B9B242D4 #Boston #LinkinPark #Rock #LinkedIn #Park #90s #NuMetal
The Samples: Linkin Park Edition

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#BostonWeekend 8/x
Thu-Sun #FEAST in the #NorthEnd #Boston https://www.saintagrippinaboston.com
Saint Agrippina Boston

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#BostonWeekend 9/x
Fri DANCE Feet Keep the Beat an annual multicultural percussive dance event at the Armory in #SomervilleMA - Lineage performance fri night, sun has workshops https://artsatthearmory.org/our-programs/feet-keep-the-beat/ #Boston #BostonDancing #BostonMusic #Beats
Jul 31, 2025 at 9:17pmWeb
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#BostonWeekend 10/x
Fri ANIMATION Song of the Sea (lovely animated film by the fooks who made one of my faves, #SecretOfKells) outside at #MIT, free, 6pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCvR5YBcpR8 https://calendar.mit.edu/event/outdoor-movie-song-of-the-sea #CartoonSaloon #SongOfTheSea #Breadwinner #Wolfwalkers
Song of the Sea Official Trailer

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#BostonWeekend 11/x
Sat #JAMAICA Independence party at Carson Beach, free, 10am start - ‘**125 William J Day Blvd**, Carson Beach-Mother's Rest, where we'll have music, dance, food, and more to celebrate Jamaican culture. Come and enjoy a day filled with fun and festivities as we honor this special occasion.’ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jamaica-63rd-independance-celebration-tickets-1371910644669
#BostonMusic #Jamaica #Boston #massachusetts
Jamaica 63rd Independance Celebration

Let's celebrate Jamaica's 63rd Independence with a bang, featuring live music, delicious food, and good vibes all around!

Eventbrite
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#BostonWeekend 12/x
Sat #PROTEST x #CONCERT 50501 - Rage Against the Regime, buncha bands including @evangreer noon-4, Cambridge Common #CambridgeMA https://www.mass50501.org/events/aug22025
#BostonMusic #50501protest #Mass50501
Event | Rage Against the Regime — Mass 50501

Join Mass 50501 on August 2nd on Cambridge Common for a festival of nonviolent resistance! Enjoy art, live music, education, and community from 12-4 PM.

Mass 50501
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#BostonWeekend 13/x
Sat #AFRICA Food fest in #WalthamMA - Noon start, free entry, buncha vendors https://www.eventbrite.com/e/africa-connect-food-festival-tickets-1485180989319
#BostonAfrica #Waltham #Boston #BostonFood
Africa Connect Food Festival

Get ready to experience the vibrant flavors and rich culinary traditions of Africa at our Africa Connect Food Festival!

Eventbrite
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#BostonWeekend 14/x
Sat #POSTROCK Innovative 80s #Boston group Primitive Romance hosts a retrospective matinee listening party at O’Briens - 1pm start https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIkCnTlAMM4 https://primitiveromance.bandcamp.com/album/the-spirits-still-there-1981-1986 #BandcampFriday https://obrienspubboston.com/show/matinee-primitive-romance-listening-party-w-ghost-painted-sky/ #PrimitiveRomance #Rock #Bandcamp
Primitive Romance ►Bound To Happen

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#BostonWeekend 15/x
Oh hey - Our weekly thread compiles Boston area events worth the trip - enjoy, enjoy our northeastern Americas!
Knowing that folks like you look forward to our work keeps me working on this ad-free, human-curated project. I receive no compensation for this work, I just like growing community here and finding out about the craziest events. Please, get the word out with a boost.
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#BostonWeekend 16/x
Follow #BostonWeekend to keep in touch - following #Boston, #Massachusetts, and your local city/town is probably wise too. I tag posts with interest areas too, like #BostonMusic or #BostonDancing. And, lets use #Bostodon for planning local meetups!
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#BostonWeekend 17/x
Wanna promote a #Boston event? Use the #BostonWeekend tag plus the corresponding neighborhood to aid discovery, and @ me to boost. Going to one? Confirm event info - I make mistakes! Following on bsky via Bridgy? Check https://toot.boston/@knizer as our edits (reschedules, etc) don’t carry over.
knizer (@[email protected])

13.8K Posts, 1.35K Following, 936 Followers · Jim 'Nye-zur', said like Pfizer, hopes you live deliciously. I build community with #BostonWeekend. Jaded product manager - AI fanboys: DNI. Eldritch, millennial. Quadragenarian, 340ppm. Neuro-spicy anti-fascist intersectional feminist pinko. Spoused. Protect yr corps: seatbelts, bike helmets, & N95s. #CovidCautious #Novid #NoBot End Money Bail; Abolish the death penalty; Black Lives Matter. 🌹🍉

Toot Boston
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#BostonWeekend 18/x
Sat #WEB Its #HTML Day! Cambridge Crossing, 3-5pm, free hosted by fediverse’s own @cxli and @kayserifserif - come write HTML with us, no experience required
https://icosahedron.website/@cxli/114914202375756748
https://boston-html-day.neocities.org #Bostodon
#FrontEnd #WebPages #textEditor #hacking #Boston #CambridgeMA #Firefox #chrome #W3C #HTMLDay #Markup #Markdown #javascript #Typescript #python #code #browser #software #language
cynthia (@[email protected])

HTML day, boston edition 💫 august 2, 2025 3pm-5pm the commons @ CX (cambridge crossing) (or cafe beatrice in case of rain or heat advisory) hosted by myself and @[email protected] come hang out and write some html with us!! more info ➡️ https://boston-html-day.neocities.org not in boston? other locations + online event here: https://html.energy/html-day/2025/index.html #HTMLDay

Icosahedron
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#BostonWeekend 19/x
Sat #MUSIC Somer Fest in #SomervilleMA 3-530p @ #DavisSquare #SomervilleMA, free
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/somer-fest-2025-tickets-1315467150659
#bostonMusic #Boston
Somer Fest 2025

We level the playing field by providing performance and vendor opportunities to people of color.

Eventbrite
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#BostonWeekend 20/x
Sat THEATRE x DEVELOPERS Reading of new play (The Lot Next Door) about a real life real estate development in #DorchesterMA 4-6p, free https://www.boston.gov/calendar/lot-next-door
#BostonTheatre #RealEstate #Gentrification #Dorchester #boston #community
The Lot Next Door

Boston.gov
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#BostonWeekend 21/x
Sat #HIPHOP Cypher at City Hall in Boston, 6-10p, Free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ-BJRKuLBE
https://bridgecyph.com https://www.instagram.com/p/DMXtNfUO--e/ #BostonHipHop #cypher #Boston #Rap #breakers #dj #graffiti
Bridgeside Cypher - 8/31/24 (Part 1)

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#BostonWeekend 22/x
Sat #BIKES #Boston World Naked Bike Ride 730-11p - meets on #BostonCommon at Beacon x Charles Streets.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DM0u4PQRxy2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY4nOR7Wgg4&rco=1https://www.facebook.com/events/493053157231916/
#massachusetts #wnbr #nudity #BikeTooter
Boston WNBR (WNBRBoston) on Instagram: "✨🚲 LOCATION 🚲✨ 🗣️🗣️ BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND 🗣️🗣️ CORNER OF BEACON ST & CHARLES ST in the BOSTON COMMON! - We will begin and end the ride in the same location - There are multiple bike rental stations within the area - There is a 24hr parking garage in the Common for those driving in!! - We are meeting at 7:30pm - We are rolling out at 8pm, promptly - There are no official afters this year ✨🚲 SEE YOU ALL THERE! 🚲✨ #everybikeisaprotest #bikingforsaferstreets #bikingfortheenvironment #allbodiesarebeatutiful #lessgasmoreass #funbetweenyourlegs #bareasyoudare #lessgasmoreass #doyouseeusnow"

42 likes, 2 comments - boston_wnbr on August 1, 2025: "✨🚲 LOCATION 🚲✨ 🗣️🗣️ BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND 🗣️🗣️ CORNER OF BEACON ST & CHARLES ST in the BOSTON COMMON! - We will begin and end the ride in the same location - There are multiple bike rental stations within the area - There is a 24hr parking garage in the Common for those driving in!! - We are meeting at 7:30pm - We are rolling out at 8pm, promptly - There are no official afters this year ✨🚲 SEE YOU ALL THERE! 🚲✨ #everybikeisaprotest #bikingforsaferstreets #bikingfortheenvironment #allbodiesarebeatutiful #lessgasmoreass #funbetweenyourlegs #bareasyoudare #lessgasmoreass #doyouseeusnow".

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#BostonWeekend 23/x
Sat #80S Chicago (the band) at the Pavilion in Boston (not the band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A3HZvGN0qs https://www.livenation.com/event/vv1AvZkkaGkdnaVqz/chicago
#BostonMusic #BOSTON #ChicagoBand #Chicago
Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 (Official Audio)

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#BostonWeekend 24/x
There’s no algorithm - take a sec to share this thread with a friend, especially someone not fully committed to ActivityPub/Fediverse/Mastodon social media.

Invest in your community & non-commercial projects, start something new and keep good things going. #JoinIn

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#BostonWeekend 25/x
EDIT: Sat #LIBRARIES Book Sale at the Central #Boston Library from 10-4p https://www.citywidefriendsbpl.org//
#BostonBooks #Library #BookSale #bookstodon
City-Wide Friends of the Boston Public Library

City-Wide Friends of the Boston Public Library

City-Wide Friends of the Boston Public Library
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#BostonWeekend 26/x
Sun #MEMORIALDRIVE closes to cars 11-7 in #CambridgeMA - perfect day for it, sunny and low 80s - walk or roll slow and carefully and enjoy a quieter waterfront, its a lovely time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCFINzOOsg
https://www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtransportation/memorialdrive
#Cambridge #Boston #Harvard #BikeTooter
Car Free Sundays - Cambridge's Memorial Drive

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#BostonWeekend 27/x
Sun #ICECREAM x #WILDWEST Free ice cream social in #DorchesterMA with a Wild West theme https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-ice-cream-social-family-day-rodeo-event-tickets-1308099303229
#Rodeo #Dorchester #Boston #Cowboys #cones
3rd Annual Ice Cream Social Family Day Rodeo Event

Saddle up, Boston! The Ice Cream Social Family Day Rodeo is BACK! Wrangle up the whole family, Cause this rodeo is gonna be legendary!

Eventbrite
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#BostonWeekend 28/x
Sun FUNDRAISER Theatre @ First troupe hosts a gala at the Armory, suggested 20, 6pm start, creative attire encouraged https://artsatthearmory.org/events/tf-gala/
#BostonTheatre #Fundraiser #BostonDancing #BostonMusic #SomervilleMA #Somerville
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#BostonWeekend 29/x
Sun HIPHOP Clipse at Roadrunner #Neptunes #Pharrell #PharrellWilliams https://roadrunnerboston.com/events/detail/?event_id=1002241
#BostonHipHop #HipHop #Clipse #Boston
Roadrunner Boston

The Bowery Presents The Roadrunner Boston, located at 89 Guest Street, Boston MA.

Show threadyour auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦Jul 31, 2025

this song still slaps after all these years, but WTF does "25 or 6 to 4" mean?!?!?

@knizer

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@blogdiva RIGHT?!? Lots of speculation on the meaning; wikipedia has some citations if you want to spoil the magic.
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@knizer @cxli thanks for sharing! :)
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@kayserifserif @cxli heck yeah! there's a lot going on Saturday and I am not sure I can squeeze this in but I hope you all have a fantastic time and that you close all your tags appropriately. <marquee>HAVE FUN</marquee>
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@knizer @cxli <blink>oh ofc!!</blink>