Happy Saturday, B-Siders!
🍷 Galentine's Day came early this year! Join us Feb. 5 at M Fine Arts Galerie with Pana Tastings for a members-only wine tasting night (led by a fellow B-Sider, no less)! Bonus: You get to take your wine glass home. Grab your ticket here — there are only 17 spots!
👀 What’s on tap today:
The ultimate Valentine’s plan
North End date night deal
You MUST see this show
Up first…
B-SIDE GUIDE
Pasta, painting, and Pink Rinks
Illustration: Emily Schario.
Sooo … how’re those resolutions going? If your resolution was “have a stacked social calendar that doesn’t break the bank,” obviously, GREAT.
Here are the best bites, bargains, and buys to keep you going through the New Year:
⛸️ Ice skating, but make it pink. The Pink Rink is taking over Canal District Kendall on Feb. 21 for an 18+ skating night with DJ Starjuice spinning tunes. Think: The club and a *very* pink ice rink had a baby. Tickets are $29, but B-Side members save $7. <3
🧶 Ditch doom-scrolling. Start yarn-pulling. Citizen Crochet’s beginner beanie-making class at Boston Figure Art Center on Jan. 28 is giving cozy grandma in the best way. Walk in with a can-do attitude, walk out with a new hat. Our only ask: Bring a sweet treat to share with the class! Members get $5 off.
😘 B-Side bachelors, this is your moment: Our matchmaking night at WBUR’s CitySpace is almost at single-man capacity. Buy your ticket here (members save $5), then fill out our dating quiz. We’ll match you up and send you off on an organized blind date.
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💋 $59 Date Night, All Included
🍜 Soup Fest Is Back Feb. 1
🍝 Pasta-Making Date Night ($50)
🍣 AYCE Sushi, Crab & Dumplings
🎨 Paint + Sip With Free Drinks
✍️ Make Your Own V-Day Card
👀 Plus, our members get access to curated Boston Globe content every Saturday — paywall-free. Here are this week’s reads:
🤑 What does $10 million get you in Boston? Here’s a snapshot of some of the ritziest homes around Boston. This elevator is giving bank vacuum tube.
💔 Say goodbye to “pahk the cah in Hahvahd yahd.” The Boston accent is disappearing. How much longer will its music linger?
🤤 Boston’s foodie scene is POPPIN’. See: This funky retro listening lounge and this slurpable ramen spot perfect for the office girlies.
👯 Ask yourself: Do you have enough close friends? Who are the most important people in your life? The Globe’s love columnist wants to hear from you …
🍖 How much red meat should you actually eat? Here’s what real nutrition experts say. Spoiler: Not a ton.
🏆 And the Oscar goes to … The Globe’s movie critic shared who he thinks will get a nomination this season. His take: “Sinners” not getting a best pic nom would be a major upset.
✈️ White Castle sliders? Pac-Man? Logan Airport is trying boost customer satisfaction in … unusual ways. At least this one was nice.
😬 Well, this was awkward. We thought this blind date between two engineers was a match-made in heaven … then things got weird.
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