Winteractive + Live Music Brunch + 19 Fun MA Events This Weekend

MASSACHUSETTS — It isn't so much a question of what there is to do in the Boston area and beyond, but rather, what should locals do?

Welcome to Patch's latest weekly roundup of highlight-worthy events across the city and surrounding areas. We've compiled them into one, easy-to-follow list, for your weekend planning.

For fans of brunch, this weekend marks the debut of a weekly live music series at Joe's Waterfront. Hosted each Sunday during brunch service, Joe’s Waterfront will feature a showcase of local talents whose styles range from acoustic to soul and indie pop.

Performances slated in January and February include the following:

• Jan. 18 and Feb. 16: Everett Pendelton
• Jan. 26: Jay Psaros
• Feb. 2: Erin Wilson
• Feb. 23: Ken Freeman

Located atop Boston Harbor, Joe’s Waterfront features brunchtime raw bar offerings as well as a collection of benedicts, sandwiches and selections.

This week also marked the start of Downtown Boston's Winteractive, a series of public art installations on display through March 30.

After an inaugural event in 2024 that attracted 650,000 visitors to the heart of Boston, this year's event features an expanded footprint for the free, walkable exhibit.

Here's what else to know this weekend:

Friday

• Winteractive (through March 30) — Downtown Boston
• Malpaso Dance Company at Emerson Paramount Center — Boston
• Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 | Beethoven & Romanticism at Symphony Hall — Boston
• Jessy J at Scullers Jazz Club — Boston
• Boyz II Men at MGM Music Hall — Boston
• Grass is Green, Speedy Ortiz and Pile at Arts at the Armory — Somerville
• An Evening With Branford Marsalis at The Cabot — Beverly
• Colette Shade at Harvard Book Store — Cambridge
• Jenny Howe at All She Wrote Books — Somerville

Saturday

• Joe's Waterfront Brunch Performance — Boston
• U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky at Regattabar — Cambridge
• Tom the Mail Man at Sonia — Cambridge
• Unrequited Love | Beethoven & Romanticism at Goethe-Institut Boston — Boston
• Symphonies Nos. 6 Pastoral & 7 | Beethoven & Romanticism at Symphony Hall — Boston
• The Elovaters at MGM Music Hall — Boston
• Nile & Six Feet Under at Palladium — Worcester
• The Vaccines at Royale — Boston

Sunday

• Robert Glasper at City Winery (Sunday through Tuesday) — Boston
• Mekki Leeper at The Comedy Studio — Cambridge