Things to do in Boston this week
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From Journey and Hadestown to cat art, cookies and free museum nights, here's what to do around Boston this week.
Monday, 11/9
🎬 Double Indemnity at Brattle Theatre gives Billy Wilder's classic film noir a crafty twist with a screening where audience members can work on small craft projects, 6pm.
📚 Tom Drury with Jayne Anne Phillips at Brookline Booksmith brings the novelist together with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author to discuss his new book, West of Loveland, 7pm. RSVP encouraged.
🎶 Passim Monday Discovery Series at Club Passim spotlights rising folk musicians Ada Arwen and Micah John, known as the John Sisters, 8pm.
Tuesday, 11/10
🍁 Fall Foliage Walk at Franklin Park takes visitors on a guided walk with Boston Park Rangers to learn about the park's history, landscape and changing leaves, 11am–noon. Free.
🎸 Pokey LaFarge at Arts at the Armory in Somerville brings his blend of roots music, country and blues to town in support of his album Rent Money, 7pm.
🍪 Joanne Chang presents The Joy of Cookies at MassBay Community College's Wellesley Hills campus features the Flour Bakery founder discussing her new cookbook with Spoonfuls founder Ashley Stanley, plus a tasting and book signing, 7pm.
- Admission is $37.50, including a copy of the book.
🎤 Journey at TD Garden brings its Final Frontier Tour to Boston with classic rock hits including "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Faithfully," 7:30pm.
🎭 Hadestown at Emerson Colonial Theatre kicks off a five-day Boston run of the Tony-winning musical retelling the Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice, 7:30pm.
Wednesday, 11/11
🎥 My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile at Brattle Theatre premieres the first three chapters of Julia Loktev's documentary following Russian independent journalists living in exile, 4pm and 7:30pm.
📖 Rachel Maddow with Nicolle Wallace at Orpheum Theatre brings the political commentators together to discuss Maddow's new book, The Department of Fate, about the history of the Justice Department, 8pm.
Thursday, 11/12
🎨 Free Thursday Night at the Gardner at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum explores Persian Jewish culinary traditions with chef and food historian Sara Gardner, along with food samples and sketching, 5–9pm.
- Free; timed-entry reservations open Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10am.
📰 Drop-in Zine Making at the Jamaica Plain branch of the Boston Public Library invites aspiring DIY publishers to make their own zines and meet other creators, 6–7:30pm.
🌎 Great Decisions: A New Nuclear Age at the Central Library in Copley Square brings ambassador-in-residence Mark Libby and nuclear policy scholar Rebecca Gibbons together to discuss deterrence, proliferation and arms control, 6pm. Registration required.
🏒 Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens at TD Garden rekindles one of hockey's oldest rivalries with an Original Six matchup, 7pm.
🎤 John Legend and Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes at MGM Music Hall at Fenway perform at The 'Quin House's fifth-anniversary celebration, 7:15pm. Ages 21+; ticket access appears restricted to members.
🎭 Sub Rosa: The Emperor's Feast at The Allston Abbey invites audiences into a secret society for an immersive theatrical ritual inspired by Roman feasts and occult traditions. Also Friday; ages 18+.
Friday, 11/13
🛍️ New England Craft & Specialty Food Fair at Topsfield Fairgrounds Indoor Arena features more than 200 booths selling handmade crafts, jewelry, home goods and specialty foods, 10am–5pm.
- Runs through Sunday; $12 at the gate or $10 online, plus fees. Admission covers all three days.
🎬 Raise the Red Lantern at Brattle Theatre brings Zhang Yimou's acclaimed 1991 Chinese drama starring Gong Li back to the big screen in a new 4K restoration, 6pm.
🐈 A Celebration of Cats Art Exhibition at M Fine Arts Galerie in Boston's SoWa Arts District showcases feline-themed artwork by local and regional artists, presented by Catvocates, which supports MSPCA-Angell, 6–8pm.
- Free; continues through Sunday.
📊 Mona Chalabi: Ten Lives at WBUR CitySpace features the Pulitzer Prize-winning data journalist discussing her new book about wealth and financial security with WBUR's Zeninjor Enwemeka, 6:30pm.
🎻 Punch Brothers at Boch Center's Shubert Theatre brings the progressive bluegrass quintet led by mandolinist Chris Thile to the Theater District, 8pm.
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