#BosTen: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are throwing a three-night blowout
Ten not-lame things to do in Boston this weekend.
BosTen is your weekly guide to events and cool happenings in and around Boston. Skip Netflix this weekend—here are 10 ways to get out of your home and not be bored in the Hub.
Mighty Mighty BossTones Hometown Throwdown The Boston ska legends return for their annual post-Christmas residency, bringing along many special local guests (including The Real Kids and The Upper Crust) and that one dude in the band who just dances (see below). (Saturday, December 26 at 7 p.m. to Monday, December 28 at 7 p.m.; House of Blues; $25-40; all ages)
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Final night of the Boston Pops Holiday Concert Keith Lockhart and the Pops wrap up their holiday run on the most Christmas-y non-Christmas day there is: Christmas Eve! (Thursday, December 24 at 5 p.m.; Symphony Hall; $31-139; all ages)
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Christmas Eve Mass at Old South Church For some, Christmas Eve is the one time a year when going to church is in the plans. For others, it’s part of the regular schedule. Either way, it’s another way to get in the Christmas spirit. (Thursday, December 24 at 5, 8, and 11 p.m.; Old South Church; free; all ages)
Matzo Ball 2015 Hanukkah may have come and passed, but for Boston’s Jewish singles, the party is just getting started. Your Christmas Eve matchmaker: Royale. The hope: that Christmas Day’s movies and Chinese food can be ordered for two. (Thursday, December 24 at 9 p.m.; Royale; $35; 21+)
Joy opening Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Robert De Niro star in this David O. Russell film shot in Boston about a single mother whose invention changes her family’s life. (Opens Friday, December 25; various theaters and prices; PG-13)
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Ivan Amodei Magic Show Make the holiday magic last with a post-Christmas show at the Omni Parker House with master magician Ivan Amodei. (Saturday, December 26 at 2 p.m. to Sunday, December 27 at 6 p.m.; Omni Parker House; $65; all ages)
#SpartanOnNBC Viewing Party If you weren’t able to make it to the Spartan Race when it hit Fenway this past fall, you can watch some of the best Spartans in America duke it out on live TV. (Saturday, December 26 at 4 p.m.; Hard Rock Cafe; free; all ages)
Loud Minds party at Good Life 2015 has been kind to Roxbury native Michael Christmas, who released another album and toured the country with Mac Miller. Now he returns to town to host a night of hip-hop, trap, and party jams at Good Life. (Saturday, December 26 at 9 p.m.; Good Life; $15 after 11 p.m.; 21+)
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction This traveling comedy show and podcast features 10 local comedians who will write and perform their own erotic fan fiction based on audience suggestions. Things are guaranteed to get weird. (Saturday, December 27 at 7 p.m.; Great Scott; $5; 18+)
Artie Lange at the Wilbur The foul-mouthed Stern comrade will appear at the Wilbur in case you didn’t get enough racy humor from your drunk uncle over the holidays. (Sunday, December 27 at 7:30 p.m.; The Wilbur Theater; $32-54; all ages)
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