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JUST ANNOUNCED

• 20 years later and The Way It Is still hits. Keyshia Cole is turning the anniversary into a full-blown party and we’ve got your tickets for MGM Music Hall on Thursday. Win your way in!*

• Cancel Dry January: the Boston Wine & Food Festival kicks off January 23rd, serving up luxe dinners, tastings and enough vino to forget how cold it is out.

• Rare orchids meet wild animals at Orchid Adventure. Hundreds of exotic blooms are waiting to be discovered at this botanical wonder, blooming next month at Franklin Park Zoo.

• Banana Ball is coming to Foxboro and it’s not your average nine-inning ordeal. Expect stunts, dancing and zero regard for the rulebook when the Savannah Bananas take the field in August.

• Plus, announcements from Bruno Mars, Ty Myers, Stephen Wilson Jr., The Antlers, Sooshi Mango and more!

HOW TO HONOR MLK DAY IN BOSTON

MLK Jr. Day isn’t just a day off, it’s the only national holiday marked as a Day of Service. Honor the legacy and give back with our roundup of celebrations around Boston, including volunteering, concerts, free museum days and more.

• Community Over Chaos: MLK Weekend Kickoff

• Free MLK concert

• Embrace Friends & Family

• Free admission to the Gardner

• MLK Day of Service

• Free zoo admission

THIS WEEK

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• Still celebrating the Pats win last night? It was their first playoff victory since Super Bowl LIII, which is reason enough to raise a glass… here’s where to do it.

• Put your paws to the test at tonight’s trivia for a cause, where every entry helps support Quincy Animal Shelter. Grab a drink and prove who’s top dog when it comes to useless facts.

• New research from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute says sea levels are swelling more than twice as fast as they were 125 years ago, despite a recent DOE report acting like nothing’s changed.

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