Make with MAAM: Birthday Party!

Celebrate MAAM’s 5th birthday with us. Join us for artmaking with visiting artist <a href="https://www.julia-norton.com/">Julia Norton</a>, pop-up talks about our current exhibitions, prizes and, of course, birthday cake!<ul><li>Experiment with repurposed and found materials in the Barkan Family Big Ideas Studio alongside visiting artist Julia Norton from 1-3pm. </li><li>Enjoy hands-on activities inspired by our current exhibition, <a href="https://maam.massart.edu/exhibition/future-fossils">Future Fossils</a>. All day. </li><li>Experience short, conversational pop-up talks offered by museum staff and MassArt student museum employees. All day. </li><li>Enter our raffle to win the newest edition of our colorful MAAM socks, and limited edition vibrant MAAM tote bag. </li></ul>Julia Norton  Julia Norton is a multimedia visual artist, arts educator, and researcher with a primary focus on natural color materials, including pigments, inks, and dyes. In her art practice, she aims to work with imagery and materials that correlate with her interest in life cycles and regeneration. She envisions working with natural materials as a form of collaboration, rather than mere usage. As integral components of her practice, these resources are valued for their distinctive characteristics that may relate to where they come from in nature, what their global histories are, and how they add to artwork through their living and nuanced qualities. As an educator with over a decade of experience teaching in museum spaces and other cultural institutions, Julia believes in fostering creative exploration, self determination, cultural connections, open inquiry, and a critical mindset as she engages with her students. She has taught a broad range of workshops and multi-session programs at art spaces such as Dia Beacon, Swiss Institute, Queens Museum, and Harvard Art Museums with an emphasis on the natural world and the color materials connected to it. Through these education offerings, she hopes to center and inspire ongoing exploration, curiosity, and conversation with participants of all ages. Free! Advance registration required This event is intended for individuals and small groups of 5 or less. Adults must accompany children age 14 and under.  Content Note Our current exhibition, <a href="https://maam.massart.edu/exhibition/future-fossils">Future Fossils</a>, contains works of art for which we've developed a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RrA8Lco4yqaROdHdf9k8tb31EYpn2QmW/view?usp=sharing">content note</a>. We invite you to review this note and familiarize yourself with the content of the exhibition prior to your visit. Ticketing Notice This event is free with advance registration. MAAM may accommodate unregistered walk-up guests on the evening of this event only as capacity allows; walk-up tickets on the evening of the event are not guaranteed. Evening events often sell out; plan ahead and register in advance.  Documentation Notice Photos and/or videos will be taken at this event. By attending this event, you acknowledge and agree that your likeness may be included in photos and videos of the event and that those photos and videos may be used by MassArt in connection with MassArt and MassArt Art Museum communications. If you do not agree with this usage, please notify a staff member upon arrival to receive a no-photo sticker.  Access MassArt Art Museum is committed to creating a welcoming, accessible, and inclusive environment during in-person and virtual programs and events. To request an access or disability-related accommodation, please contact MassArt Art Museum at <a href="mailto:maam@massart.edu">maam@massart.edu</a> at least two weeks before the date of the event.

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Material Transformations: Natural Pigments Workshop with Julia Norton

Transform natural materials into vibrant pigments in this free workshop with artist Julia Norton! Learn more about the history and sustainability of natural materials, gather inspiration from Julia’s own practice, engage with others while you experiment with natural pigments, and create your own work of art. This workshop is offered in connection with our current exhibition <a href="https://maam.massart.edu/exhibition/future-fossils">Future Fossils</a> and explores the ways in which materials transform and take on new life. Workshop participants are encouraged to visit Future Fossils during your museum experience.  Detailed Workshop Description In the first half of this workshop, learn about historic natural color materials by exploring their origins, cultural implications, and uses dating from the past to the present. Dive deep into these histories and investigate the work of contemporary artists that consider color materials in their practices. In the second half of the workshop, take a closer look at some of these raw materials first hand, and learn how to make watercolor paint from scratch using different pigments. To complete the experience, explore working with these pigments on paper to create an original work of art! Julia Norton  Julia Norton is a multimedia visual artist, arts educator, and researcher with a primary focus on natural color materials, including pigments, inks, and dyes. In her art practice, she aims to work with imagery and materials that correlate with her interest in life cycles and regeneration. She envisions working with natural materials as a form of collaboration, rather than mere usage. As integral components of her practice, these resources are valued for their distinctive characteristics that may relate to where they come from in nature, what their global histories are, and how they add to artwork through their living and nuanced qualities. As an educator with over a decade of experience teaching in museum spaces and other cultural institutions, Julia believes in fostering creative exploration, self determination, cultural connections, open inquiry, and a critical mindset as she engages with her students. She has taught a broad range of workshops and multi-session programs at art spaces such as Dia Beacon, Swiss Institute, Queens Museum, and Harvard Art Museums with an emphasis on the natural world and the color materials connected to it. Through these education offerings, she hopes to center and inspire ongoing exploration, curiosity, and conversation with participants of all ages. <a href="https://www.julia-norton.com/">www.julia-norton.com</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/juliapnorton/">@juliapnorton</a> Free! Advance registration required This event is intended for individuals and small groups of 5 or less. Adults must accompany children age 14 and under. Participants must have availability for the duration of the workshop.

Twilight at MAAM: Lights Out

As we approach the darkest evening of the year and the final days of our current exhibition, <a href="https://maam.massart.edu/exhibition/displacement">Displacement</a>, embrace the night at Twilight at MAAM: Lights Out. Featuring an immersive, sensory-awakening performance by percussionist, composer, and digital media artist Maria Finkelmeier. Her dynamic performance on marimba, percussion, and electronics will offer moments of reflection juxtaposed with moments of energizing rhythm, accompanied by live projected visuals coded and co-designed with Supreetha Krishnan. Enjoy live music, complimentary mocktails, and hands-on fun to round out the night. Maria Finkelmeier  Named a “one-woman dynamo” by the Boston Globe, and a “Creative Revolutionary” by CODAworx, Maria is a percussionist, composer, professor, and digital media artist. Whether it’s scoring conceptual art films, creating dance beats out of audio samples from everyday life, to serving as both director and performer in productions and interactive installations, her work continually transcends both genre and medium. <a href="https://www.mfdynamics.com/about-maria">Learn more</a> about Maria. <a href="https://www.mfdynamics.com/">mfdynamics.com</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mfdynamics/">@mfdynamics</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mariafinkelmeier/">@mariafinkelmeier</a>

Hollow Tree: A Film Screening and Conversation

<a href="https://hollowtreefilm.com/">Hollow Tree</a> is a feature-length documentary that follows three teenagers coming of age in their sinking homeplace of Louisiana. For the first time, they notice the Mississippi River’s engineering, stumps of cypress trees, and polluting refineries. Their different perspectives — as Indigenous, white, and Angolan young women — shape their story of the climate crisis. Offered in connection with MAAM’s current exhibition, <a href="https://maam.massart.edu/exhibition/displacement">Displacement</a>, this film screening will be followed by a short conversation featuring Kira Akerman, director of Hollow Tree, with Brian Hone, Curator of Education at MassArt Art Museum. Audience Q&amp;A to follow.  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hollowtree_documentary/">@hollowtree_documentary</a> <a href="https://hollowtreefilm.com/">hollowtreefilm.com</a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19dAVsVlnILOW0iS5A-7n8nImewv4BkZz/view">Hollow Tree Trailer</a> Complimentary popcorn provided.    MassArt Art Museum will open at 5:00pm on the evening of this event. The galleries will be open for viewing between 5:00-8:00pm for individuals who have registered in advance for this event. The film screening will begin at 6:00pm. The Museum will be accessible to registered event guests only.

Twilight at MAAM: Earth Studies

Experience the museum through all of your senses. Join sound designer and artist Skooby Laposky for Earth Studies: Ancient/Future Sounds, a soundscape created in real time utilizing a pop-up garden teaming with ancient and future life. Create a work of art with natural and found materials in the Studio. And activate your tastebuds with a craft-your-own mocktail experience.  About Earth Studies: Ancient/Future Sounds  Earth Studies: Ancient/Future Sounds is a sound installation and “live mix” performance from artist Skooby Laposky in conversation with artist Katie Paterson’s olfactory piece, To Burn, Forest, Fire. Laposky will use his deep listening and biodata sonification practice to speculate on what the first forest and last forest on earth would sound like.  Skooby Laposky (he/him) is a sound designer and artist based in Cambridge, MA and Hudson, NY. Through the use of biodata sonification, acoustic ecology and deep listening techniques, Laposky creates generative real-time sound installations, musical recordings, and live performances based on the dynamics of ecosystems that are often hidden or unconsidered. Recent work includes the public art project Hidden Life Radio and his ongoing site-specific project, Palm Reading, with LA-based guitarist Charles Copley. Palm Reading’s debut location releases were Malibu: Point Mugu and Joshua Tree on the Myndstream wellness music label. Upcoming location releases include Walden Pond and oases in Palestine and Israel. Hidden Life Radio was awarded NYFA’s Tomorrowlands Project Award in 2022 and broadcast in 2023 from New York’s Hudson Valley. Laposky was most recently a Luminary in the Neighborhood Salon program at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Sensory Experience Notice: This event will feature the burning of incense and is not recommended for individuals with scent sensitivities.

Twilight at MAAM: Noodle & Doodle featuring Doctor Gasp

The category is eco-spooky! Come in your best environmentally-friendly, spooktacular costume and doodle to live music featuring New England legend, Doctor Gasp. Enjoy a complimentary Autumnal mocktail while you’re here. This event is co-produced by MAAM and Associate Professor of Illustration Robert Maloney ’96, M’14 with the Illustration Department.   Collaborator Bios Doctor Gasp  <a href="https://doctorgasp.com/">doctorgasp.com</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danblakesleemusic">@danblakesleemusic</a> Beneath the mask is New England folk musician Dan Blakeslee with his unique bag of all original songs of Halloween oozing with vampires and ghastly creeps. Blakeslee's songs are a throwback to old-time cult horror themes, giving nods to Bobby Pickett (Monster Mash), Alfred Hitchcock, John Zacherle and the cavernous voice of Paul Frees. Each October the unexpected spectacle Doctor Gasp rises from the shadows delivering an earful of eerie for the young, old and immortal!   Robert Maloney  Robert Maloney is a Boston-area native who creates multimedia pieces influenced by the many layers of the urban landscape. His recent work focuses on the connections between the temporary materials of our man-made structures and how these fragile forms relate to the erosion of our memories over the course of time.

The Art of Climate Action: Creativity at the Forefront of Change

Offered in connection with our current exhibition,&nbsp;<a href="https://maam.massart.edu/exhibition/displacement" target="_blank">Displacement</a>, this panel discussion will seek to position the mitigation of earth's changing climate as a shared responsibility and will explore the role that the creative economy–artists, designers, makers, educators–plays in shaping our future. With featured panelists&nbsp;<a href="https://massculturalcouncil.org/about/staff/michael-j-bobbitt-bio/" target="_blank">Michael J. Bobbitt</a>, Executive Director of Mass Cultural Council;&nbsp;<a href="https://probablefutures.org/about/team/spencer-glendon/" target="_blank">Spencer Glendon</a>, Founder of Probable Futures;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/office-of-climate-innovation-and-resilience" target="_blank">Melissa Hoffer</a>, Commonwealth of Massachusetts's first ever Climate Chief; and moderated by&nbsp;<a href="https://massart.edu/about/leadership/president-mary-grant/#:~:text=She%20is%20the%20President%20of,Arts%20Expansion%20Arts%20Advisory%20Board" target="_blank">Dr. Mary Grant</a>, President of Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Join us vat MassArt Art Museum after the discussion to view&nbsp;<a href="https://maam.massart.edu/exhibition/displacement" target="_blank">Displacement</a>&nbsp;and connect with friends and community. &nbsp; PANELISTS <a href="https://massculturalcouncil.org/about/staff/michael-j-bobbitt-bio/" target="_blank">Michael J. Bobbitt</a> Michael J. Bobbitt is a distinguished theater artist. As the Executive Director of Mass Cultural Council, he is the highest-ranking public official in Massachusetts state government focused on arts and culture. Since 2021, he has led the Agency through several initiatives, including the development of its first Racial Equity Plan, d/Deaf &amp; Disability Equity and Access Plan, and Native American &amp; Indigenous Equity Plan; the launch of the nation’s first statewide Social Prescribing Initiative; the securing and distribution of $60.1 million in pandemic relief funding; and the design and implementation of a strategic plan for fiscal years 2024-2026. Recently, Michael was listed as one of the&nbsp;Boston Business Journal’s&nbsp;Power 50 Movement Makers. He has been appointed by Governor Maura Healey to serve on both the Governor’s Advisory Council on Black Empowerment and the newly established Massachusetts Cultural Policy Development Advisory Council, and he recently received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts,&nbsp;honoris causa&nbsp;from Dean College. He is a proud alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. &nbsp; <a href="https://probablefutures.org/about/team/spencer-glendon/" target="_blank">Spencer Glendon&nbsp;</a> Spencer Glendon is working to make the consequences of climate change more vivid, intuitive, and useful. Collaborating with scientists, designers, technologists, and other concerned generalists like him, he founded the initiative Probable Futures, to bridge the gap between climate science and culture. Probable Futures is a climate literacy initiative that makes practical tools and resources available online to everyone, everywhere. It offers educational information about the Earth's climate and its role in human life as well as projections of local changes (hot and cold days and nights, precipitation, drought, wildfire risk, etc.). Spencer is also a pro bono consultant to institutions including McKinsey and Co., and is a Fellow at both the Woodwell Climate Research Center and Harvard Business School. He has worked in Michigan, Chicago, Germany, Russia, China, and Boston. For many years he conducted and directed research as a Partner at Wellington Management. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering and a PhD in Economics. &nbsp; <a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/office-of-climate-innovation-and-resilience" target="_blank">Melissa Hoffer&nbsp;</a> Melissa Hoffer is Massachusetts’s first ever Climate Chief. She joined the Biden Administration as a Day 1 political appointee, serving as the Acting General Counsel and Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency. She led the EPA’s Office of General Counsel through the transition until November 2021, and continued to serve as Principal Deputy General Counsel. Prior to that, she worked in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office as Chief of the Environmental Protection Division beginning in 2012 and was named Chief of AG Healey’s newly formed Energy and Environment Bureau in 2015. Hoffer oversaw the work of the Bureau’s attorneys on matters including prosecuting civil and criminal enforcement of environmental laws, proceedings before the DPU, energy policy, and defensive cases. She led the Office’s litigation against ExxonMobil for deceiving Massachusetts investors and consumers about the risk climate change poses to Exxon’s business and global financial markets, and the impacts of its fossil fuel products on climate change. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Hoffer held senior roles at the Conservation Law Foundation and practiced for many years as a litigator and environmental lawyer at WilmerHale. She also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Joyce London Alexander, Boston Federal District Court. She received a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, Certificate in Environmental Management from Tufts University, M.Ed. from the University of Massachusetts, and B.A. from Hampshire College. In her spare time, she raises a small herd of Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats at her farm in Barre, Massachusetts. &nbsp; MODERATED BY <a href="https://massart.edu/about/leadership/president-mary-grant/" target="_blank">Dr. Mary K Grant&nbsp;</a> Dr. Mary K. Grant is a national leader in public higher education with more than 30 years of experience championing the arts, deepening community partnerships, cultivating civic engagement, and fostering access, diversity, equity, and inclusion across higher education. She is the President of Massachusetts College of Art and Design, the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Board Chair of National Campus Compact,&nbsp;Secretary of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), Member of EdVestors BPS Arts Expansion Arts Advisory Board, Member of the Boston Public Schools Committee Nominating Panel, and Member of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Higher Education Leadership Council. She has also served on the search committee for the Commissioner of Higher Education for Massachusetts, as a juror for the prestigious Brother Thomas Fellowship, and is a regular guest on GBH’s The Culture Show with Jared Bowen. &nbsp; TICKETING NOTICE This event is free with advance registration. MAAM may accommodate unregistered walk-up guests on the evening of this event only as capacity allows; walk-up tickets on the evening of the event are not guaranteed. Evening events often sell out; plan ahead and register in advance.&nbsp; &nbsp; DOCUMENTATION NOTICE Photos and/or videos will be taken at this event. By attending this event, you acknowledge and agree that your likeness may be included in photos and videos of the event and that those photos and videos may be used by MassArt in connection with MassArt and MassArt Art Museum communications. If you do not agree with this usage, please notify a staff member upon arrival to receive a no-photo sticker.&nbsp; &nbsp; ACCESS MassArt Art Museum is committed to creating a welcoming, accessible, and inclusive environment during in-person and virtual programs and events. To request an access or disability-related accommodation, please contact MassArt Art Museum at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:maam@massart.edu" target="_blank">maam@massart.edu</a>&nbsp;at least two weeks before the date of the event. &nbsp; FREE ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Grounded: Awaken Your Senses featuring Maria Finkelmeier with Greg Jukes

Immerse yourself in a multi-sensory journey through time at MAAM with an activation of <a href="https://maam.massart.edu/artist/katie-paterson">Katie Paterson’s</a> scent-based artwork To Burn, Forest, Fire followed by a slow listening sound session composed by Maria Finkelmeier, founder of <a href="https://www.mfdynamics.com/">MF Dynamics</a>, with Greg Jukes.  To Burn, Forest, Fire involves the burning of two incense sticks–one evoking the scents of the earth’s earliest forest and the other imagining the aroma of the last forest.  Offered as a moment of calm and reflection, this experience seeks to remind us of humanity’s role in increasing levels of extinction around the globe.  Maria Finkelmeier  <a href="https://www.mfdynamics.com/">mfdynamics.com</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mfdynamics/">@mfdynamics</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mariafinkelmeier/">@mariafinkelmeier</a> Named a “one-woman dynamo” by the Boston Globe, Maria is a percussionist, composer, new media artist, and Associate Professor of Creative Entrepreneurship at Berklee College of Music. Whether it’s scoring conceptual art films or serving as director, composer, and performer in multi-sensory experiences, her work continually transcends both genre and medium.  Empowered by sonic exploration and obsessed with making noise, she transformed Fenway Park into a percussive playground and turned the Roebling Bridge into a sound and light instrument. She's used AI to investigate gender bias through music and poetry, flipped a bus into a mobile electronic bucket drumming program, and performed at iconic global venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Smithsonian, and Théatre des Champs-Elysées. Along with her projects at MF Dynamics, she's played with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Silkroad Ensemble, and Baltic Sea Philharmonic. Her cutting-edge work has been featured in the Boston Globe, National Parks Magazine, Boston Magazine, Vulture, SunSentinel, I Care if you Listen and on WGBH, WBUR, and CBS.  Maria received a Bachelor of Music degree from The Ohio State University and a Master of Music degree from Eastman School of Music, where she was granted a Performer’s Certificate in recognition of her artistic achievements and Arts Leadership Certificate. Maria is a Yamaha Performing Artist.    Greg Jukes  <a href="https://www.gregjukes.com/">gregjukes.com</a> Greg Jukes (he/him) is a versatile and innovative performer, educator, and arts administrator whose career spans a wide range of disciplines and achievements. From his early days of drumming on pots and pans to co-founding the hybrid arts ensemble The Fourth Wall, Greg’s life has been driven by his love for music and performance. Greg lives in Somerville, MA just outside Boston with his wife <a href="https://www.alexishedrick.com/">Alexis Hedrick</a> (an amazing circus artist!) and many house plants. When not performing or advising, Greg enjoys cooking, spending time in nature, and indoor rock climbing. Greg's multifaceted talents and passion for the arts make him a dynamic and influential figure in the arts community, continually pushing the boundaries of performance and education.   SENSORY EXPERIENCE NOTICE This event will feature the burning of incense and is not recommended for individuals with scent sensitivities.    TICKETING NOTICE This event is free with advance registration. MAAM may accommodate unregistered walk-up guests on the evening of this event only as capacity allows; walk-up tickets on the evening of the event are not guaranteed. Evening events often sell out; plan ahead and register in advance.    DOCUMENTATION NOTICE   Photos and/or videos will be taken at this event. By attending this event, you acknowledge and agree that your likeness may be included in photos and videos of the event and that those photos and videos may be used by MassArt in connection with MassArt and MassArt Art Museum communications. If you do not agree with this usage, please notify a staff member upon arrival to receive a no-photo sticker.    ACCESS MassArt Art Museum is committed to creating a welcoming, accessible, and inclusive environment during in-person and virtual programs and events. To request an access or disability-related accommodation, please contact MassArt Art Museum at <a href="mailto:maam@massart.edu">maam@massart.edu</a> at least two weeks before the date of the event.    FREE ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Twilight at MAAM: Fall Party

Reconnect with friends after a summer away, or make new connections, during Twilight at MAAM: Fall Party. Featuring MAAM’s current exhibition: <a href="https://maam.massart.edu/exhibition/displacement">Displacement</a> with Boston favorite, <a href="https://www.xoxodayglow.com/">DJ Dayglow</a> serving an eclectic mix of pop and disco vibes throughout the galleries. Start the evening by awakening your senses during an activation of <a href="https://maam.massart.edu/artist/katie-paterson">Katie Paterson</a>’s artwork, To Burn, Forest, Fire, beginning promptly at 6:30pm*. Get creative in the Studio as you make a one-of-a-kind print using natural materials gathered from the Fenway neighborhood’s iconic <a href="https://www.emeraldnecklace.org/">Emerald Necklace</a> greenspace. And enjoy complimentary small bites, mocktails, and beverages from the bar.  DJ Dayglow | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/djdayglow/?hl=en">@djdayglow</a> | <a href="https://www.xoxodayglow.com/">www.xoxodayglow.com</a> Kara Stokowski is DJ Dayglow, a queer DJ living in Providence, RI. She spins eclectic pop and disco at art events and parties. Kara has been collecting vinyl records for the past 10 years in order to deepen her knowledge of the history of underground dance music.

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

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S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

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S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

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S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

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S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

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S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

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S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

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S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

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S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

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S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

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S19: interest based

Discover kid-friendly fun in Boston, Massachusetts, and surrounding areas! Enjoy hands-on exhibits at the Boston Children’s Museum, explore the New England Aquarium, and visit the Franklin Park Zoo. Find parks, playgrounds, and seasonal events perfect for families across Massachusetts.

Top 20 kid-friendly things to do in Boston, MA

Kid-friendly things to do in Boston

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S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.