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Good day Back Bay! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 19-Pc Compaq Big Band @ 'Boston's Big Band Christmas' w/ Special Guest Vocalist Anaïs Reno - Late at City Winery Boston
• BIG BIG Designer Floor Sample Event!! at Ethan Allen
• United in Prevention: Human Trafficking Current Trends and Prevention Strategies Conference 2026 at Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Windy with rain, with a high of 59 and low of 29 degrees.
• Saturday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 41, low: 35.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 48 and low of 22 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• 19-Pc Compaq Big Band @ 'Boston's Big Band Christmas' w/ Special Guest Vocalist Anaïs Reno - Late
  City Winery Boston, 80 Beverly St, Boston
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• BIG BIG Designer Floor Sample Event!!
  Ethan Allen, 840 Willard St, Quincy
  9:00 am

Wednesday April 15

• United in Prevention: Human Trafficking Current Trends and Prevention Strategies Conference 2026
  Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor, 101 Harborside Dr, Boston
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Boston Baked Books
  Fenway Community Center , 1282 Boylston Street , Boston
  6:00 pm
• Custom Candle Making and Sip Party
  CandleLux - Boston Candle-Making Studio & Gift Shop , 176 Newbury St , Boston
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Junk Journaling
  Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
  3:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Knit & Crochet
  Fenway Community Center , 1282 Boylston Street , Boston
  5:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• CENTER CLOSED for the Holidays
  Fenway Community Center , 1282 Boylston Street , Boston
• Library Drop-In Hours at Chill on Park
  Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
  1:00 pm

Monday December 29

• CENTER CLOSED for the Holiday
  Fenway Community Center , 1282 Boylston Street , Boston

Wednesday December 31

• The Resolution Ball
  The Westin Copley Place, Boston , 10 Huntington Ave , Boston
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Drop-In Craft
  Watertown Free Public Library , 123 Main St , Watertown
  10:00 am
• Mosaic Workshop (Three-Class Series)
  Lower Mills Branch Library , 27 Richmond Street , Dorchester
  10:00 am
• Baby Lapsit & Story Time
  Brighton Branch Library , 40 Academy Hill Road , Brighton
  10:30 am
• Story Time (Ages 0-5)
  South Boston Branch Library , 646 East Broadway , South Boston
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

South End

• Uber Drivers Worried about Lack of Safety Protocols (eastietimes.com)
• Mayor Wu Announces Expansion of the City's Annual Toy Drive (einpresswire.com)

North End

• Full performance schedule released for 50th First Night Boston (nbcboston.com)
• Property tax divisions clear on process, policy fronts (nbcboston.com)
• Beacon Hill Democrats bristle at proposed ballot question to lower the income tax (wbur.org)

Boston

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-- The Patch AM Team

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