9 things to do in Boston during Halloween week
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Catch KATSEYE and John Summit at TD Garden, celebrate Rocky Horror, hear from Ina Garten or explore free literary and cultural events around Boston this week.
Monday, 10/26
📚 Emily St. John Mandel at First Parish Church in Cambridge hosts the novelist for a literary conversation hosted by Harvard Book Store, 6pm.
🏀 Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls at TD Garden brings Chicago to the parquet for an early-season Eastern Conference matchup, 7:30pm.
Tuesday, 10/27
🎃 The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Emerson Colonial Theatre has original Magenta actress Patricia Quinn at a screening with a live shadow cast, costume contest and audience participation, 7:30pm.
📖 Taylor Grothe at Harvard Book Store discusses the horror-romance novel Lethal Kiss with fellow horror writer Christa Carmen, 7pm. Free.
Wednesday, 10/28
🎤 KATSEYE at TD Garden shows the international pop group's WILDWORLD Tour has appeal in Boston, 8pm.
🍽️ Simply Ina: An Evening Conversation with Ina Garten at Emerson Colonial Theatre features the Barefoot Contessa discussing cooking, hospitality and her new cookbook, 7pm. Also Thursday.
📚 Nicholas Boggs: Baldwin: A Love Story at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square examines the life of James Baldwin in a conversation moderated by Harvard professor Jesse McCarthy, 6pm. Free.
Thursday, 10/29
🎧 John Summit takes his CTRL ESCAPE arena tour to at TD Garden for a night of electronic music, 7pm.
Friday, 10/30
🎙️ Michael Feinstein in My Celebration at Emerson Colonial Theatre pays tribute to Johnny Mathis and Henry Mancini with a concert of classic American songs, 8pm.
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