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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Back Bay theater habit helped launch a first-time playwright
  • How a Back Bay e-bike death is reshaping Boston delivery rules
  • Which New Year’s events will light up Back Bay and beyond?

Also on today's calendar: 19-Pc Compaq Big Band @ 'Boston's Big Band Christmas' w/ Special Guest Vocalist Anaïs Reno - Late and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 39 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy and windy, temps: high: 48, low: 22.
  • Monday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 34 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Short Play Penned by Beacon Hill Resident Rob Whitney to Premiere Next Month in Newburyport (thebostonsun.com) — Back Bay theatergoers may recognize Lyric Stage Boston as one of the small venues inspiring Beacon Hill resident Rob Whitney, whose new short play “Puck” will premiere at Newburyport’s Firehouse Center New Works Festival in January. The nine-minute comedy-drama, drawn from conversations with his hockey-playing son, will be performed twice during the two-day festival and marks Whitney’s debut as a playwright.
   

• New Regulations for Boston Food Delivery Companies Set for January as Safety Concerns Rise around e-bikes and Scooters (thebostonsun.com) — New safety rules for food delivery companies are coming to Boston in January, prompted in part by a deadly September collision involving an e-bike delivery driver in Back Bay. The ordinance will require insurance, licensing and data-sharing from delivery apps, while police step up enforcement against unsafe scooter and moped riding in nearby neighborhoods like Beacon Hill.
   

• Boston's biggest New Year's events for 2025–26 (axios.com) — If you’ll be in or near Back Bay on New Year’s Eve, First Night Boston’s free performances, ice shows and fireworks will spill through the neighborhood, Downtown and the Common. You can also choose harbor fireworks, Pops concerts, cruises, rooftop parties, skating shows and more to ring in 2026 across the city.
   

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    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

    Saturday December 20
  • Somerville Winter Farmers Market
    Arts at the Armory , 191 Highland Ave #1c , Somerville
    9:30 am
  • Sip & Sculpt | Brookline, MA
    Far Out Ice Cream , 419 Harvard St , Brookline
    10:00 am
  • Somerville Peking Opera Recital
    Auditorium , 79 Highland Ave , Somerville
    1:00 pm
  • The Food Group: Bodega Bakes
    Brighton Branch Library , 40 Academy Hill Road , Brighton
    2:00 pm
  • Junk Journaling
    Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
    3:00 pm
  • The Del Fuegos
    City Winery Boston , 80 Beverly St , Boston
    6:00 pm
  • Hayes 5th-8th Chorus Students at Providence Bruins Hockey Game
    Heath School , 100 Eliot St. , Brookline
    7:00 pm

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