What Bostonians need to know this week
Hey, Boston. Hope you enjoyed what was largely a pretty nice late-summer weekend in New England. Meanwhile, the nation watches as Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida.
What you missed over the weekend:
Irma: The massive hurricane made landfall in Florida on Sunday as it began its calamitous, soaking ascent along the the Sunshine State’s west coast. Check for the latest updates here.
Unity concert: Meanwhile, concertgoers in Boston came out to support some victims of Hurricane Harvey. The Bell Biv DeVoe-organized Harvey benefit filled donation boxes with school supplies for students in the Houston area.
‘I murdered four people’: The Boston Globe has a disquieting interview with neighbors who encountered the man suspected in the gruesome quadruple killing in Groton.
In lighter news: Somerville held its eighth annual dog festival, and there were many, many good dogs.
What to know this week:
9/11: Monday marks 16 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks. There’ll be a wreath-laying ceremony at the Boston Public Garden’s 9/11 memorial at 7:30 a.m., followed by a flag lowering, moment of silence, and reading of names at the State House. And here’s how some other New England locales are commemorating the anniversary.
Ready, set: Registration for the 122nd Boston Marathon opens Monday — if you can run really, really fast.
Back to school: Monday also marks the first day of kindergarten for Boston Public Schools, while it’s the first full week of school for all other BPS students. Here’s the full school-year calendar.
The clock is ticking: Massachusetts’s Cannabis Control Commission — the agency tasked with deciding many of the rules and regulations policing the state’s legal recreational marijuana industry — meets for the first time Tuesday. They’ve got a lot to work out before the first pot shops open July 1, 2018.
Honor roll: We already know what U.S. News & World Report thinks about the state of Massachusetts. But what about the area’s schools? Their famous (and much debated) college rankings come out Tuesday.
The ‘Sweet Tomatoes trial’: A pre-trial hearing is scheduled Thursday in the case of a Newton man charged with vehicular homicide for crashing into a local pizzeria, killing two people. The Boston Globe reports the driver has multiple sclerosis and blamed the crash on his chronic illness. His lawyer has told reporters that his client wants to plead guilty to the charges.
Gonna have to search for that sticky bun recipe: Boston’s own James Beard Award-winning baker Joanne Chang is releasing a cookbook Tuesday, inspired by Myers and Chang, the South End restaurant she runs with her husband and fellow chef, Christopher Myers.
What’s happening in Boston:
The Weeknd on a weeknight and more big names:
Ms. Lauryn Hill and Nas are playing Boston’s Blue Hills Bank Pavilion on Tuesday. That same night, The Weeknd is doing a show at the TD Garden. Bob Seger follows at the Garden on Thursday for a midweek change of pace. Then at the end of the week, Big Boi, the Atlanta rapper and one half of legendary hip-hop duo Outkast, makes a rare small-club appearance Sunday at The Paradise.
All I ask of you… is to excuse this cheesy subheading: The Phantom of the Opera opens its two-and-a-half-week run at the Boston Opera House on Wednesday.
Ribs with a cause: Some of the area’s finest barbecue joints are joining forces to hold Operation BBQ Relief Benefit, a fundraiser feast Wednesday evening at The Smoke Shop in Kendall Square to raise money to feed Hurricane Harvey victims and first responders. In addition to helping those in need, the $35 tickets include two cocktails and appetizers.
Sit, then stretch: Yogis are taking over Fenway following the Red Sox’s day game Thursday. Those who sign up for “FenwaYoga” will get a ticket for the 1:35 p.m. game against the A’s and admission to the post-game yoga class on the field warning track. Here’s more info about the deal.
Watch one of the year’s most acclaimed movies. For free. Outside: The MFA and the Roxbury International Film Festival are teaming up to present an outdoor screening of Jordan Peele’s Get Out Thursday night at 8 p.m. on the MFA’s Huntington Avenue Lawn. No tickets required.
Chicken and Rice Guys is getting competition: Halal Guys, the NYC street-food staple that provided a model for the Boston chain, is opening six locations in the area. The first one opens downtown Friday.
No such thing as too many Porchfests: Roslindale holds its 3rd annual festival Saturday.
A sure sign it’s nearly fall: A pair of local breweries are holding their respective Oktoberfests this weekend: Everett brewery Night Shift is partying all day Saturday with a full slate of German beers and food, while Notch is teaming up with Karl’s Sausage Kitchen for Sunday festivities in Salem.
This week’s Patriots schedule:
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 17: 1:00 p.m. at the New Orleans Saints on CBS
This week’s Red Sox schedule:
Monday, Sept. 11: no game
Tuesday, Sept. 12: 7:10 p.m. versus the Oakland Athletics on NESN
Wednesday,Sept. 13: 7:10 p.m. versus the Oakland Athletics on NESN
Thursday, September 14: 1:35 p.m. versus the Oakland Athletics on NESN
Friday, September 15: 7:10 p.m. at the Tampa Bay Rays on NESN
Saturday, September 16: 6:10 p.m. at the Tampa Bay Rays on NESN
Sunday, September 17: 1:10 p.m. versus the Tampa Bay Rays on NESN
