Today is Monday, February 18 – Presidents’ Day and the start of school vacation week in Massachusetts.
Here’s everything you need to know for the week ahead.
6:30PM Marketplace Movie Night: Incredibles 2. Faneuil Hall Marketplace is hosting “Marketplace Movie Nights” for February school vacation week. There will be four free movies starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Lower Rotunda of the Quincy Market building. Monday’s movie is Incredibles 2.
Notable News:
At Aquarium, MBTA plans to fight water with water
In an effort to keep away harbor water from flooding the Long Wharf entrance to the Aquarium Blue Line stop, the MBTA is testing “tiger dams” for future nor’easters and other flooding situations, read more on Universal Hub.
Small City Details:
Plan your events with the Community Calendar:
Tuesday, February 19
1:00PM Exploring Home at the Paul Revere House. Come explore some materials, techniques, and designs used in three centuries of construction in Boston. Facilitated by a staff member, families will have a chance to see some historic building materials up close and learn about the architecture found in and around the Paul Revere House at 19 N Square.
2:00PM Caravan Puppets Production for Kids at the North End Library. Caravan Puppets (est. 1991) has delighted countless children and families throughout the USA, Canada and Japan. The Four Season Bear is a delightful tale of the year of a young bear with memorable songs, beautiful puppets, storytelling and audience participation!
4:00PM DCR Presentation on Paul Revere Park Playground. Stop by EF Education First Regional Hub at Two Education Circle in Cambridge where DCR will present design plans for the Paul Revere Park Playground Improvements Project.
5:00PM Wharf District Council Meeting at 30 Rowes Wharf. Stop by the Norman Leventhal Center at 30 Rowes Wharf for the Wharf District Council Meeting.
6:30PM Marketplace Movie Nights: Hotel Transylvania 3. Faneuil Hall Marketplace is hosting “Marketplace Movie Nights” for February school vacation week. There will be four free movies starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Lower Rotunda of the Quincy Market building. Tuesday’s movie is Hotel Transylvania 3.
Wednesday, February 20
10:00AM Children’s Winter Festival. Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be bringing the annual Children’s Winter Festival to Boston Common in partnership with the Highland Street Foundation during school vacation week, see additional details here.
10:30AM Mayor Walsh to Announce New Funding for Affordable Housing. Join Mayor Walsh, representative from the Department of Neighborhood Development, Neighborhood Housing Trust Fund and the Community Preservation Committee at Knights of Columbus Hall at 41 North Margin Street to hear about new funding for affordable housing projects across the city, see additional details here.
5:45PM A Revolutionary Harbor: Boston’s Maritime Underground Railroad. Join the National Park Service and Boston Harbor Now in the second of three winter lectures exploring our Revolutionary Harbor, see additional details here.
6:30PM Marketplace Movie Nights: Coco. Faneuil Hall Marketplace is hosting “Marketplace Movie Nights” for February school vacation week. There will be four free movies starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Lower Rotunda of the Quincy Market building. Wednesday’s movie is Coco.
6:30PM Adult Book Discussion Club: A Man Called Ove. February’s book is Fredrik Backman’s 2008 novel A Man Called Ove, a tale about the unlikely friendship that develops between a solitary, curmudgeonly older man and the gregarious young family that moves in next door, see additional details here.
From The Community:
St. Leonard’s Lenten Parish Mission
Join St. Leonard’s Parish for their Lenten Mission on March 11, 12 and 13 from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. John and Colleen Willard will present on three topics, continue reading.
Basketball Tournament at BCYF Nazzaro Center
The Nazzaro Center, located at 30 N. Bennet Street in the North End, will be hosting a basketball tournament on Thursday, February 21 at 11 a.m, continue reading.
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Aquarium Station does smell bad whenever it stops there when I’m on it.