Aerosmith’s star-studded Hollywood Bowl lineup has me convinced I need a quick trip out west. I’ll work from the road and see the show from the nosebleeds for a few hundo, right? The most delulu part might be thinking a few hundred bucks would even cover the flight.

Guess I should scrap that plan and get crazy with the cheez whiz right here in Boston. We’re giving away tickets to see Beck this weekend for the Ride Lonesome Tour. Enter to win.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Why settle for browsing when you can bring home a masterpiece? The Affordable Art Fair is next weekend and we’ve got your all-access pass. Enter to win and find something worthy of your walls.*

• Need a good laugh? Emmy winner and Grammy nominee Jim Gaffigan brings his signature self-deprecating humor to the Wang Theatre on October 25th.*

• “Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Iris” in the same night? Def Leppard and Goo Goo Dolls hit TD Garden on March 17th with special guests The Struts.

• We could all use a little more joy. Leon Bridges is bringing some to MGM Music Hall on July 24th with his Happiness Anytime Tour.

• More plans, right this way →

NEW ENGLAND FESTIVAL LINEUP

Crisp air, mulled cider and a festival on the calendar? Sounds pretty perf. Fall is too nice to spend inside, especially when food, art and music are in the mix. Pick your niche, grab a sweater and make a day of it.

• The Great Halloween Festival

• PoutineFest

• Seafood Festival

• ContigoFest

• Jewish Food Festival

• Lagers and Leaves Fall Festival

THIS WEEKEND

LOCALS ONLY

• 12,000+ athletes, 300,000+ spectators and a whole lot of boats; the Head of the Charles brings world-class rowing to Cambridge all weekend long.

• I’m volunteering at the Boston Book Festival on Saturday, so if you're going, come say hi! I'll be at the Boston Public Library Fund table with a running list of recommendations.

• Sweater Weather Fest takes over City Hall Plaza with big-screen movies, hands-on activities and a chance to meet the people behind the scenes of the film industry.

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