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Great Caesar’s Ghost! A #BostonWeekend thread pour l'arrière du mois d'août 2025. Your billionaire-free #Boston calendar stays #fediverse-only and DIY - Please Boost! Ragweed is peaking, highs in the mid 70s, and down to 55F nights, t-storms Fri. Schools are back open - Labor Day Weekend x Allston Christmas, Rave, free repair cafe, WWDTM, NIN, Fireworks, Critical Mass, BJ Fest, Bowling for Soup, Campfire Folk Festival, Coheed and Cambria, & a Feline Film Festival. Ooh la la! (1/?)

Thu BOOKS #JodiPicoult in #Boston $25 https://www.ticketmaster.com/kiss-108-lisas-book-club-with-boston-massachusetts-08-28-2025/event/010062F2B1A56F8F
#BostonBooks #Books #kiss108

#BostonWeekend 3/x Thu REPAIR Fixit clinic at #ArtisansAsylum 630-930, free https://toot.boston/@knizer/115104057548426502
#Allston #Boston #RepairCafe

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#Boston: #ArtisansAsylum in #Allston hosts a free, public #Fixit Clinic on Thursday Aug 28 starting at 630pm.I hope to attend - Is anyone else interested to join? https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artisans-asylums-inaugural-fixit-clinic-tickets-1607447742469 "We're excited to partner with Peter Mui and the existing #FixitClinic network and the City of Boston's Environment Department to bring you Artisans Asylum's inaugural Fixit Clinic! Fixit Clinics are do-it-together community-based exploration workshops staffed by volunteer Fixit Coaches who generously share their time, tools and expertise to consult with you on the disassembly, troubleshooting, and repair of items. Bring your broken belongings -- electronic gadgets, vital appliances, cherished toys, bicycles, fabric items, jewelry etc.-- for assessment, disassembly, and hopefully repair! Fixit Coaches will be available for consultation: we will provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to help you disassemble and troubleshoot your item. Whether you fix your item or not, you'll learn more about how it was manufactured and how it worked, ready to share your new-found confidence and insight with your friends, neighbors, and the community at large." #DIY #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #Massachusetts #enshittification

Toot Boston

#BostonWeekend 4/x Thu NPR Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me at Tanglewood 8pm with #PaulGiamatti https://www.bso.org/events/wait-wait-dont-tell-me-2025?performance=2025-08-28-20:00 #WaitWait #WWDTM #WaitWaitDontTellMe #NPR #Quiz #BostonGeek #Tanglewood #BSO #Boston

Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! | Tanglewood

BSO

#BostonWeekend 5/x Thu FIREWORKS on #Boston Harbor tonight 830 - get ya dogs some earmuffs https://www.bostonharbornow.org/fireworks/

Annual Illuminate the Harbor Fireworks Celebration - Boston Harbor Now

Are You On Board?

#BostonWeekend 6/x Thu Through Sunday #Gloucester has a #Schooner festival https://www.maritimegloucester.org/schooner-festival https://www.bostoncentral.com/events/fair/p16920.php
#NorthShore #Boston #Schooners #Boats #GloucesterMA

Schooner Festival | Maritime Gloucester

Join the Gloucester Schooner Festival—an annual celebration of maritime heritage featuring historic schooners, waterfront activities, live music, and family-friendly fun in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Maritime Gloucester

POSTPONED - due to lightning - vote on when to reschedule here: https://www.instagram.com/stories/criticalmassboston/3710056382457801662/

#BostonWeekend 7/x Fri BIKES Critical Mass start in #Copley at 630p and rolls about #Boston https://linktr.ee/criticalmassboston #BikeTooter #BostonBikes

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#BostonWeekend 8/x Fri INDUSTRIAL Trent’s in town, #NIN at the Garden https://youtu.be/maJEAdY7A7w?list=RDmaJEAdY7A7w&t=16 https://www.tdgarden.com/events/detail/nine-inch-nails
#Boston

Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole: Couch Covers by The Student Loan Stringband

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#BostonWeekend 9/x Fri POP-PUNK #BowlingForSoup opens for SimplePlan, #3OH!3, #LØLØ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K38xNqZvBJI https://crossroadspresents.com/pages/more-info-event?eventid=vv177Zb0GkX9HVec
#BostonMusic #PopPunk

Bowling For Soup - 1985

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#BostonWeekend 10/x JAZZ Fri through Sat BJ Fest in Seaport https://bostonjazzfest.org
#BostonMusic #Jazz #Boston

BOSTON JAZZ FEST

The Best Jazz in All of it's Forms

BOSTON JAZZ FEST

#BostonWeekend 11/x FOLK Fri Through Mon FOLK Campfire Festival in #CambridgeMA at #Passim #CampfireFestival
Wanna hear a bunch of folk performers who are probably not on your radar? A really good deal if that's your genre. #CambridgeMA
https://www.passim.org/live-music/club-passim/campfire-festival/ #BostonMusic #Boston #Folk

campfire. festival | Passim | fun things to do Labor Day

Passim

#BostonWeekend 12/x CATS x FILM Through thurs, https://brattlefilm.org/film-series/cat-fancy/ h/t https://mastodon.mit.edu/@marielgm/115058199672881474 et al #BostonFilm #CATS #CAT #felines #meow #Brattle #CambridgeMA #Harvard #HarvadSquare #FLOW

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

Friday Film Matinee • Co-presented with ScreenBoston.com

The Brattle

#BostonWeekend 13/x Sat GAMES x FANTASY Side Quest Bookstore in #SomervilleMA gaming and costume contest event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-side-fest-side-quests-first-birthday-tickets-1485136837259
#BostonGeek

THE SIDE FEST: Side Quest's First Birthday!

Celebrate our birthday with us! An epic fantasy costume party with games, prizes, a photo booth, and more!

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#BostonWeekend 14/x Sat MAHJONG club, beginners welcomed, Aeronaut #SomervilleMA $13 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-tile-club-mahjong-at-aeronaut-tickets-1461843345799
#Mahjong #BostonAsia #BostonGames

Saturday Tile Club: Mahjong at Aeronaut

Join our Saturday Tile Club and play mahjong at Aeronaut!

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#BostonWeekend 15/x Sat ASIA Night Market in #HarvardSquare #CambridgeMA https://www.instagram.com/p/DMTFoNoxeBu/
#BostonAsia #Boston

Harvard Square Asian Night Market on Instagram: "🎉✨ The 1st Inaugural Harvard Square Asian Night Market is coming! ✨🎉 📍 40 Brattle Street, Brattle Square, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA 🗓 Saturday, August 30, 2025 | ⏰ 5 PM – 10 PM 🌧 Rain Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025 🎟 FREE & Family-Friendly! The Harvard Square Asian Night Market is a vibrant, first-of-its-kind celebration of Asian culture, cuisine, and community — right in the heart of Cambridge! ⸻ 🌟 What to Expect: 🍜 Authentic Asian Street Food 🛍️ Artisan Vendors 🍻 Lively Beer Garden 🎭 Cultural Performances 🎤 Karaoke Contest – Prizes: $250 | $150 | $50 🎧 Celebrity DJs 🎯 Carnival Games 🏀 Basketball Hoop Trailer & 3-Point Shootout – Top Prize: $250 🎈 Activities for All Ages! Dance Battle & Mochi Eating Contest ⸻ 💥 Bring your appetite, your curiosity, and your love for community. Let’s light up Harvard Square with the sights, sounds, and flavors of Asia! 📌 Stay tuned for full entertainment and vendor lineup! https://www.facebook.com/share/16jBjp1DxN/?mibextid=wwXIfr ⸻ 📋 Want to get involved? Sign up below: 🔗 Vendor Application → https://forms.gle/XkaQzzERjVrSwTSB9 🎭 Performer Sign-Up → https://forms.gle/QG334qQgnH5Ypnnr6 🎤 Karaoke Contest Registration → https://forms.gle/taXCMaspALoPb7AR6 🏀 3-Point Shootout Registration → https://forms.gle/SiDWhgVbmAtESDHi9 🙋 Volunteer Application → https://forms.gle/EFr8STpvoeCdNdLQ7 ⸻ 📲 Follow @hspaa.org for updates #AsianNightMarketHarvard #HSPAA #HarvardSquareEvents #AsianCulture #StreetFoodFestival #KaraokeBattle #CambridgeMA #familyevent"

190 likes, 4 comments - harvardsquareasiannightmarket on July 19, 2025: "🎉✨ The 1st Inaugural Harvard Square Asian Night Market is coming! ✨🎉 📍 40 Brattle Street, Brattle Square, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA 🗓 Saturday, August 30, 2025 | ⏰ 5 PM – 10 PM 🌧 Rain Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025 🎟 FREE & Family-Friendly! The Harvard Square Asian Night Market is a vibrant, first-of-its-kind celebration of Asian culture, cuisine, and community — right in the heart of Cambridge! ⸻ 🌟 What to Expect: 🍜 Authentic Asian Street Food 🛍️ Artisan Vendors 🍻 Lively Beer Garden 🎭 Cultural Performances 🎤 Karaoke Contest – Prizes: $250 | $150 | $50 🎧 Celebrity DJs 🎯 Carnival Games 🏀 Basketball Hoop Trailer & 3-Point Shootout – Top Prize: $250 🎈 Activities for All Ages! Dance Battle & Mochi Eating Contest ⸻ 💥 Bring your appetite, your curiosity, and your love for community. Let’s light up Harvard Square with the sights, sounds, and flavors of Asia! 📌 Stay tuned for full entertainment and vendor lineup! https://www.facebook.com/share/16jBjp1DxN/?mibextid=wwXIfr ⸻ 📋 Want to get involved? Sign up below: 🔗 Vendor Application → https://forms.gle/XkaQzzERjVrSwTSB9 🎭 Performer Sign-Up → https://forms.gle/QG334qQgnH5Ypnnr6 🎤 Karaoke Contest Registration → https://forms.gle/taXCMaspALoPb7AR6 🏀 3-Point Shootout Registration → https://forms.gle/SiDWhgVbmAtESDHi9 🙋 Volunteer Application → https://forms.gle/EFr8STpvoeCdNdLQ7 ⸻ 📲 Follow @hspaa.org for updates #AsianNightMarketHarvard #HSPAA #HarvardSquareEvents #AsianCulture #StreetFoodFestival #KaraokeBattle #CambridgeMA #familyevent".

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@knizer
delicious food and a peek into "Other" cultural practices is cute but it makes me wonder about these #nightmarket pop-up trends, and the simultaneous lack of support for establishing more frequent markets and/or more diversity in businesses across the metro area

@audrinabell how might we tackle this problem? Is this a regulatory problem that more progressive local govt leadership might help to facilitate?

@knizer
have you been curious about this also, or are you trying to tell me that I described a problem without knowing the answer? Regardless, it sounds like you're pointing to something solution-adjacent. Governments appear "progressive" in short bursts (look at this grant we delivered/ ribbon we cut etc) but making more seats at the table many election cycles in a row is very difficult and people who want to get in and support "different" policies need strong community support

@knizer
it's one thing for folks at the city to make having a single street festival easy, but what it might come down to is something about the influence of real estate holders and *their* values, which are likely more conservative -- otherwise why do we have so many chains and franchises. Now I'm thinking we need to see some maps about real estate holdings and compare that to city budget lines and relate those to neighborhood upkeep decisions. *same "problems" in boston also btw

@audrinabell progressive leadership ideally sees value in preserving space for public market use in a thickly settled, expensive area like near Harvard.

No one solution solves it- my take is 1. getting money, especially real estate investor adjacent money, out of politics is crucial, as is fighting corruption and cronyism
2. supporting candidates with a history of pro-people advocacy.
3. fight tooth and nail to keep and add to public spaces near transit hubs where events like this are expected and safe (more anti-car infrastructure, more public restrooms etc) and
4. increase taxes on orgs and the wealthy to fund muni improvement efforts, eg millionaires tax

@knizer
Leadership comes in many definitions also -- there are "leaders" who want to get reelected then there are leaders who want strong communities who don't necessarily get into government level politics. I love a good festival but I stand by my theories ...once a year "ethnic" festivals do not a progressive community make.
I was just in the UK and the capital of colonizers has many well-established *neighborhoods* full of very good shops from the diasporas.

@audrinabell sorry, are we disagreeing, and if so, where? on tactics?

@knizer
do you think I'm arguing about something? The festival post inspired me to declare on a social media that I don't see pop-up markets as an indicator of strong communities. Also I don't have a great sense of gov workings in Camber-ville (*who ARE the leaders?) but we aren't as radical or progressive as we pretend to be in the metro Bos/Cam area, and I am constantly on the hunt for the expansion of long term support for folks who are still excluded from most opportunities.