🌱 Patch AM: Complimentary Holiday Lunch for Veterans and Active Military: Boston Restaurant Gives Back and 11 more events

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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
• Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session at Virtual
• United in Prevention: Human Trafficking Current Trends and Prevention Strategies Conference 2026 at Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 44 and low of 23 degrees.
• Monday: Sunny, breezy and colder, temps: high: 34, low: 29.
• Tuesday: Snow at times, 1-3", with a high of 34 and low of 31 degrees.

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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

Thursday January 8

• Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session
  Virtual,
  7:00 pm

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

Monday December 22

• Complimentary Holiday Lunch for Veterans and Active Military: Boston Restaurant Gives Back
  1928 Rowes Wharf , 30 Rowes Wharf , Boston
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Little Wonders: Chanukah - Brookline
  Center Communities of Brookline – 108 Centre Residences , 108 Centre St , Brookline
  10:00 am
• Boston Ballet - The Nutcracker
  Citizens Opera House , 539 Washington St , Boston
  1:30 pm
• Anthony Williams' Urban Nutcracker
  Boch Center - Shubert Theatre , 265 Tremont St , Boston
  5:30 pm
• Oz The Mentalist
  Chevalier Theatre , 30 Forest St , Medford
  7:00 pm
• Sunday Blues with Bruce Bears & Friends
  Beehive Restaurant , 541 Tremont St , Boston
  7:30 pm
• Samantha Fish, Cedric Burnside and Jon Spencer: Shake Em' On Down Tour
  The Wilbur , 246 Tremont St , Boston
  8:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Winter Break - Schools and offices closed
  Everett SD Everett, MA 02149
• All Ages Take & Make Kit: Button Snowman
  Take and Make Kits Maynard Public Library , 77 Nason St , Maynard
• ESOL Class: Beginner Level, In-Person
  Charlesview , 123 Antwerp St , Brighton
  9:30 am
• Music and Movement with Miss Julie at Central
  Auditorium , 79 Highland Ave , Somerville
  10:30 am
• Creative Drama
  Auditorium , 79 Highland Ave , Somerville
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Back Bay

• Hidden Valley Ranch maker recalls thousands of cases of salad dressing over ‘foreign objects' (bostonherald.com)
• Globe Top 20 boys' hockey poll: Some tweaks and a new team after one week (bostonglobe.com)
• Imprisoned ex-state senator Dean Tran pleads guilty in federal court to obstruction, lying to obtain pandemic unemployment pay (bostonglobe.com)

Chelsea

• Chelsea recovers to draw 2-2 at Newcastle in Premier League after Woltemade's early double (wtop.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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