January Babies Need Birthday Parties Too
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January Babies Need Birthday Parties Too
Does your favorite transit nerd have a January birthday and just about everything they could possibly want after the holidays? I can’t guarantee it, but they might be missing this fab IoT MBTA TrainTrackr! It’s a little WiFi-connected circuit board with embedded LEDs to track every train and line of the T in real time, including the newly extended Green Line stops. Shout out to Lisa Jacobson for throwing hers on Twitter and into my feed Christmas morning!
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Today
Back to the Future meets queer YA lit at Porter Square Book’s night with David Valdez and his newest book ‘Spin Me Right Round.’ Valdez will read from and discuss his work with 2021 National Book Award Finalist Malinda Lo. 7 p.m.//free
Tomorrow
Join Lamplighter and Cambridge Public Library for Brewery Book Club. This month’s pick: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. 7 - 8:30 p.m.//free
Open Mic Night returns to Aeronaut for an evening of fresh voices and the latest brews. 7 - 9:30 p.m.//free
Thursday
Gallery 263’s human nature group exhibition opens. 4 - 7 p.m.//free
Get to Dorchester Brewing Co.’s first annual Mario Kart Grand Prix - complete with vintage N64 units, prizes, and more. 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.//$10 entry
The Guild Sanctuary and The Huntington have teamed up to present a live theatre adaptation of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. Guests will be seated with the director and invited into a sanctuary of healing and communal-storytelling. 7 p.m.//free
Tune in for the first installment of The World According to Sound Winter Listening Series. Register now and get an eye mask and listening instructions delivered to your door for this uniquely immersive audio experience. 9 p.m.//$25
Friday
Hear from Kenneth Gloss of the oh-so-photogenic Brattle Book Shop on how to get in on the thrill of hunting, collecting, and appraising rare books. 4 - 5 p.m.//free
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, hockey is The Best spectator sport. Save a little cash by skipping the Bruins and grabbing tickets for a BU game at Agganis ASAP. 7:30 p.m.//$23
Saturday
Get to the Washington Street Art Center in Somerville for the Co-Incidence Festival’s Final Concert, a symposium turned group performance rolling all of the fest’s artists into one last jam. 4 - 6 p.m.//donations encouraged
Celebrate the Allman Brothers at the Aeronaut Cannery with the boys’ beloved cover band, Idlewild. 8 - 11:59 p.m.//$10
Sunday
Get cozy and crafty with the Somerville Public Library and reserve a kit to make your own embroidered bookmark. 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.//free
Kickstart your New Year’s projects with a visit and tour of the Boston Makers Makerspace. 12 - 1 p.m.//free
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