What Bostonians need to know this week
Happy long weekend Boston — whether you’re celebrating Columbus Day or not. May you all approach the week with an enthusiasm comparable to that of Hanley Ramirez after hitting an RBI double.
What you missed over the weekend:
Not finished yet:
Thanks in part to Hanley Ramirez, David Price, Mookie Betts, and Rafael Devers, the Red Sox fought off elimination in Game 3 of the ALDS Sunday against the Houston Astros. In stark juxtaposition to their first two games, the team played inspiringly in the 10-3 win at home. And as Chad Finn notes, the “Don’t Back Down” Sox owe much of their prolonged season to Price’s near-impeccable relief work and Ramirez’s clutch hitting.
You’ll hear it at least one more time this year: Ever wonder why Sweet Caroline has became the iconic anthem of Fenway Park. Boston.com’s Kevin Slane gave us the story this weekend.
Big restaurant news: Eventide, the nationally acclaimed Portland seafood restaurant, opened their highly anticipated second location in Fenway this weekend. I’m trying not to be jealous of all the people who went.
Compromise: In the wake of the mass shooting last weekend in Las Vegas, lawmakers appear to perhaps closing in on some consensus on incremental gun reform. On the local front, Rep. Seth Moulton’s debate with a Republican congressman Sunday epitomized the national political divide over gun laws.
Meanwhile on Twitter: President Donald Trump continued to vaguely suggest forthcoming military action against North Korea, traded barbs with a Republican senator, and took credit for Vice President Mike Pence’s decision to leave an NFL game after some players took a knee during the national anthem
Oops: Publicly, Gov. Charlie Baker has said he’s staying neutral in the Republican primary to challenge Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2018. But one candidate is privately telling fellow Republicans that he has Baker’s behind-the-scenes support.
Restofus for the rest of us: JFK’s humorously named, mahogany speedboat was sold at an auction in New York this weekend, as well as a bunch of other miscellaneous Kennedy regalia. The Globe also has a full write-up of the auction.
What to know this week:
For your Columbus Day plans
: Hurricane Nate (now a tropical storm) is forecasted to bring heavy rain to New England Monday through Tuesday morning. Officials told The Boston Globe that urban flooding and hazardous driving conditions are a possibility.
[Mon/Mon eve] Two rounds of locally heavy rainfall. The first is early Mon am followed by a second round Mon afternoon/early evening.
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) October 8, 2017
If they’re not rained out: The Red Sox are set to play Game 4 of their series after the Astros on Monday. Boston needs to win this game and then a potential Game 5 Wednesday back in Houston to advance. According to MassLive, a rainout Monday could actually be beneficial for the Sox. More on their schedule below.
Rain helping up north, too: The continuing weekend showers are helping firefighters battle a forest fire in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Officials still aren’t exactly sure how the blaze started, but some say it was by a meteorite.
42 coming to town: Northeastern University is hosting the Clinton Global Initiative University conference Friday through Sunday. Former President Bill Clinton will open the conference with a speech Friday.
What’s happening in Boston:
HUBweek, all week:
Curious about all of the geodesic domes and shipping containers across City Hall Plaza? That’s sort of the point. From Tuesday through Sunday, the futuristic ideas festival known as HUBweek will feature a stacked lineup of events and speakers.
Countdown to Halloween: Somerville Theatre’s Terrorthon continues this week with special big-screen showings of Shaun of the Dead, Scream, May, and Poltergesist.
Story time part 1: Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman is doing a reading from a special edition of his recently released children’s book Tuesday at the Jewish Community Center in Newton.
Story time, part 2: Get a jump on the NPR broadcast and take in the art of storytelling in person at The Moth’s live show Thursday night at The Wilbur.
Can’t spell party without art: The MFA’s new 2017-18 Late Nites program kicks off Friday night, staying open late with outdoor dancing, Japanese street food, a “moonlight beer garden,” and a number of performances and art exhibitions.
Good spirits: The second annual Local Craft Spirits Festival will be pouring samples from more than 30 New England craft spirit-, cider-, and craft brew-makers Friday evening in Cambridge.
Open house: The Boston Athenaeum is opening their entire building — including the “iconic” fifth floor reading room — to the public Saturday, a rare opportunity to explore areas usually reserved for members of the historic reading room.
This week’s Red Sox schedule:
Monday, Oct. 9: ALDS, Game 4 1:08 p.m. or 7:08 p.m. (depending on whether the Yankees win Sunday night) versus the Houston Astros on FS1
Wednesday, Oct 11: ALDA Game 5 (if necessary), 4:08 p.m. at the Astros on FS1
This week’s Patriots schedule:
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 15: 1:00 p.m. at the New York Jets on CBS
This week’s Bruins schedule:
Monday, Oct. 9: 1 p.m. versus the Colorado Avalanche on NESN
Wednesday, Oct. 11: 9:30 p.m. at the Colorado Avalanche on NESN
Saturday, October 14: 9 p.m. at the Arizona Coyotes on NESN
Sunday, October 15: 7 p.m. at the Las Vegas Golden Knights
