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bostonglobe.com | Adelaide Parker
Savor unlimited ice cream at the 42nd annual Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl. This three-day festival features games, entertainment, and all-you-can-eat frozen treats from Ben & Jerry’s, Häagen-Dazs, Lizzy’s Ice Cream, and more. All proceeds support cancer research and treatment. From noon to 8 p.m. at Boston City Hall Plaza; all ages welcome. On Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m., enjoy a 21+ Scoop at Night happy hour. $15 to $35.
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thenation.com | Elsie Carson-Holt |Adelaide Parker
The Gutting of the Department of Education Is Worse Than You ThinkFour experts on public education in the US spoke to The Nation about how the dismantling of the Department of Education will hurt students immediately and in the years to come. Ad Policy President Donald Trump signs an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2025.
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bostonglobe.com | Adelaide Parker
Jonathan Ernst, the custodian at Needham Public Schools’ High Rock Middle School, used to take out nine barrels of trash each lunch period — barrels taller than some of High Rock’s students. In an effort to limit waste and be more sustainable, the school and its 441 students had adopted compostable lunch trays.
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bostonglobe.com | Adelaide Parker
Editor’s note: This edition of Your Week Ahead covers two weeks. Look for the next Globe Magazine on June 1. Marvel at the night sky at the North Shore Astronomy Club’s Crane Beach StarParty. Gather at 8:30 p.m. in the beach parking lot, where club members will share their knowledge of the cosmos to help you spot constellations, double star systems, nebulae, and more. Use the astronomy club’s equipment or come equipped with your own telescope, binoculars, or star-finding apps.
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4 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Adelaide Parker
Wish you were at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show? The Grand National Tour is your chance to see Kendrick Lamar and SZA live in concert. At 7 p.m. at Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium, hear hits such as SZA’s “Kill Bill” and Lamar’s Grammy-winning Song of the Year, “Not Like Us.” Tickets start at $177. ticketmaster.comLearn how to negotiate at A Forensic Psychologist’s Guide to Negotiation.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Adelaide Parker
At Seeing and Understanding the Unknown, MIT physicists and curators will guide you through centuries of scientists’ work picturing the unseen — from 16th-century zoologists exploring life underwater to modern physicists modeling black holes. Afterward, enjoy a special tour of the MIT Museum’s Monsters of the Deep exhibition. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. $15 general admission, $5 for MIT ID holders. mitmuseum.mit.eduWhat’s more romantic than cornhole?
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Adelaide Parker
Sample great food and celebrate LGBTQ chefs at the Big Queer Food Fest, a weeklong culinary extravaganza. Monday through Friday, enjoy dinners, cocktails, panels, and parties all over Boston. On the weekend, party at the Grand Tasting — a bash in and around Boston’s High Street Place food hall that features drink samples and unlimited food from over 50 chefs. Weekday events range from free to $500; Grand Tasting admission starts at $95.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Adelaide Parker
The Boston Marathon is back for its 129th year. From 8:50 a.m. to 4 p.m., cheer on the best long-distance runners from around the globe as they complete one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious marathons. Watch from the starting line in Hopkinton, the finish line in Copley Square, or along the route at any of the 26.2 miles in between. Free. baa.orgCelebrate Boston’s largest neighborhood at the 17th Annual Taste of Dorchester.
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bostonglobe.com | Adelaide Parker
Later that summer, the writer and her grandfather harvest honey in full beekeeper suits.photograph from adelaide parker; illustration by giulia walkerThe summer I turned 16, I moved in with my grandparents. Because of the pandemic, I hadn’t seen them in over a year. Unloading my bags from my car, I noticed lavender bushes stretching behind their house. When I was little, my parents had planted similar clumps of lavender beside our porch. They terrified me.
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bostonglobe.com | Adelaide Parker
Decode the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term with policy experts Juliette Kayyem and Kori Schake at Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days. Kayyem chairs national security initiatives at Harvard and is an analyst for CNN; Schake directs foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. At 5:30 p.m. at MIT, they’ll walk through Trump’s actions so far and predict what the rest of his presidency holds for America — and the globe. Free.
