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Happening soon: 2026 South End Open Studios on the Back Bay Patch calendar

Greetings Back Bay! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Marlborough Street roadwork could affect your Back Bay commute.
Also on today's calendar: 2026 South End Open Studios and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 49 degrees.
- Sunday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 63, low: 58.
- Monday: Cloudy with a bit of rain, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Boston Weekly Neighborhood Infrastructure Projects (beaconhilltimes.com) — Back Bay residents should watch for resurfacing work on Marlborough Street between Massachusetts Avenue and Dartmouth Street, which may affect parking, traffic, and walking routes. The city's latest neighborhood infrastructure update outlines this project alongside other Boston street, sidewalk, and lighting improvements, all dependent on weather and subject to schedule changes.
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📸 Around Back Bay
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay
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★ Featured events ★
- 2026 South End Open Studios →
11:00 am - Amazing Commonwealth Avenue - Boston At Its Best! →
Alexander Hamilton Statue, Across from 5 Commonwealth Ave, Boston,
3:00 pm - ART 101 - Paper →
The Foundry, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge
6:00 pm - Cape Cod Pottery Trail →
Cape Cod,
10:00 am - Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
Virtual,
6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
Monday September 21
Saturday September 26
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- 2026 Greek Festival →
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England, 162 Goddard Ave, Brookline
12:00 pm - Reiki & Rest Series →
Back Bay Studio, 364 Boylston St, Boston
1:00 pm - The Happily-Ever-After Book Club Reads... Small-Town Romances
Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
2:30 pm - All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-7)
Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
3:30 pm - Edible Bird Feeders with Hands on Nature
Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner , Coolidge Corner
10:30 am - Eustis Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Market →
Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center, Historic New England, 1424 Canton Ave, Milton
10:00 am - School of Fashion Design: Info Session & Tour with Live Demos! →
School of Fashion Design, 31 St James Ave, Boston
10:00 am
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
Sunday September 27
Saturday October 3
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🗞 Nearby News
South End
- Former Ben Franklin Institute campus in South End now being pitched as apartments (thebostonsun.com)
- Colette Bakery plans fourth eastern MA location. What to know (wickedlocal.com)
- This $5 'bin sale' only happens once a month, across four Boston neighborhoods (bostonuncovered.com)
North End
- North End student awarded Elaine Wilson Scholarship (northendregionalreview.com)
- The North End desperately needs trees (northendregionalreview.com)
- News, Notes and Whatever 9-17-26 (northendregionalreview.com)
Boston
- Back Bay Greek Restaurant Making Big Weekend Menu Addition (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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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