🌱 Patch AM: Planning your perfect Back Bay–to–waterfront holiday lights walk

Hi Back Bay! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Planning your perfect Back Bay–to–waterfront holiday lights walk
• How a forgotten Back Bay-linked painter is finally getting his due

Also on today's calendar: Commonwealth School Virtual Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 54 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 71, low: 44.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 61 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boston Emerges Alongside Seaport Cambridge and More With Magical Christmas Market Worlds (travelandtourworld.com) — Back Bay and nearby Copley Square are highlighted as elegant holiday hubs, with seasonal tree lighting, decorated shopping streets, and easy walks to Boston Common's official city tree and lights. The guide maps out how visitors can string together Snowport, SoWa, Faneuil Hall, Downtown Crossing, Harvard Square, and South End displays into one car-free festive route through Boston's winter neighborhoods.
   

• John Leslie Breck is Boston's most important artist you've never heard of (bostonglobe.com) — A long-overlooked Impressionist painter with strong Boston ties is being rediscovered, including his exhibitions and mysterious 1899 death at a private Back Bay club. Local art lovers and researchers are now restoring John Leslie Breck's legacy, even commissioning a new headstone and planning an October 22 "Breck Fest" ceremony to honor his work and life.
   

📸 Around Back Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester St, Brookline
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Toddler Story Time
  Egleston Square Branch Library, 2044 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury
  10:30 am
• Explore and Play (Ages 0-5)
  Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  10:30 am
• Boston Yoga Collaborative
  Fenway Community Center, 1282 Boylston Street, Boston
  12:30 pm
• Unraveling the News: Knitting and Crochet Conversation Circle
  Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  4:00 pm
• Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help
  Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  4:00 pm
• Columbia University School of Nursing Information Session
  Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  6:00 pm
• Banned in Boston: Is Censorship Still Stifling Free Speech? (A Talk
  Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Family Storytime
  Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner , Coolidge Corner
  10:30 am
Saturday October 17
• Spruce Street Nursery School Admissions Open House! →
  Spruce Street Nursery School, 5 Avery St, Boston
  9:00 am
• Open House for pre-K to Grade 6 →
  The Advent School, 15 Brimmer St, Boston
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

South End

• South End Historical Society House Tour set for Oct. 17 (thebostonsun.com)
• October 2026 (thebostonsun.com)
• SoWa Artists Guild to offer events in October (thebostonsun.com)

North End

• In 1919, a steel tank in Boston's North End collapsed and sent 2.3 million gallons of molasses through the streets; 21 people died, and the company paid $628,000 in damages (newsbreak.com)
• Chef Tony Susi's Delicious Comeback at Little Sage (modernluxury.com)

Boston

• Debris Field Found As Search Continues For Missing Aircraft With 6 Aboard Off Nantucket: USCG (patch.com)

Ok Back Bay! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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