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Daily Email - Friday - 8/22/2025

Daily Email - Friday - 8/22/2025

August 22, 2025

“How Sweet It Is” that you’re starting your weekend with us. To say thanks, we’re hooking up one lucky reader with tickets to see James Taylor at MGM Music Hall on Tuesday. Enter to win!

JUST ANNOUNCED

Welcome to fair season, where the food is as fun as the rides. The Big E will satisfy your cravings with 90+ new items, like Dubai strawberries, White Christmas martinis and deep-fried everything.
Quinn XCII hits MGM Music Hall on September 5th with the LOOK! I’m Alive Tour. Expect big hooks, bigger energy and zero reasons to stay home. Secure your seat now.*
Lucky for us, Adrian Nunez doesn’t want the party to end just yet. Catch him at The Sinclair on October 10th for the Don’t Wanna Go Home Tour.
Good times, good people and music that brings us all together. Sound good? Grab tickets to see The Movement at Citizens House of Blues on November 23rd.
Plus, announcements from Mobb Deep, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Jesse McCartney, Of Monsters and Men, Devora and more!

FREE STUFF FRIDAY: THINGS TO DO

Photo: We Make Noise Boston

Is your bank account actually safe this weekend? Hey, stranger things have happened. We pulled together the best wallet‑friendly picks (including plenty of FREE FUN) to pack your calendar with.

IN THE FUTURE

👠 RuPaul’s Drag Race

Monday at MGM Music Hall (8PM)

Ready for something fabulous? RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq the World Tour struts into town next week with Jimbo, Derrick Barry and surprise queens in tow. Enter to win tickets + a VIP meet & greet!*

📚 Bookstore Blowout Sale

Tomorrow-Sunday at Harvard Book Store Warehouse (9AM)

Thousands of books across every genre marked 40-80% off, plus literary merch from totes to tchotchkes? We’ll be between the stacks all weekend long.

🍻 Pickleball Tournament

Tomorrow at Harpoon Brewery (10AM)

Serve up one last summer Saturday at this action-packed pickleball tournament, complete with friendly competition and craft brews flowing all day long.

🇺🇦 Ukrainian Festival

Saturday at City Hall Plaza (12PM)

Boston’s going blue and yellow this weekend! Celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day with a flag‑raising, authentic eats, live performances, local businesses and more.

🎶 One-Day Choir: “Landslide”

Sunday at Arts at the Armory (2PM)

Curious about singing in a choir? Skip the auditions and commitment — just show up, learn Fleetwood Mac songs and hear what it sounds like to sing together.

FEATURED SPOTLIGHT

ROB GRONKOWSKI & JULIAN EDELMAN

Two Pats legends, one stage, endless fun. Gronk & Jules bring the Welcome To The Nuthouse podcast to MGM Music Hall on Thursday with games, surprise guests and more. Win tickets + an exclusive merch pack!*

GET TICKETS.

LOCALS ONLY

Standard Italian is throwing a garden party tonight with peak-season produce, colorful cocktails and a 4-course feast straight from local farms.
You know the Charles, but when’s the last time you explored the Neponset? There will be free kayaking, local food trucks and more fun on deck in Dorchester tomorrow.
Meet other trainers, spin to win prizes and battle with community ambassadors at the first-ever Pokémon GO Fest at Faneuil tomorrow.
Gear up for fun with cycling enthusiasts, guest speakers and more at the Museum of Science tomorrow (and free bike valet if you pedal over).

FEATURED

May your Friday be as wild as our inbox on Monday.