Community Corner
Five Things to Know: The Lantern Parade is This Weekend
Essential daily information at a glance, including that this weekend is the big Lantern Parade around the Pond.
1. Forecast: Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
2. Lantern Parade: The Spontaneous Celebrations Lantern Parade is Saturday and Sunday starting at 6 p.m. each day. Thousands of people, many of them in costume, will walk around the Pond carrying homemade lanterns, or ones purchased for the occasion.
3. Lantern-Making Workshops: If your family hasn't made your lanterns yet, Spontaneous Celebrations has a workshop on Friday, 6-9 p.m., where you can make yours. The City Feed on Centre will host a similar workshop on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. where, for a donation, you can either get a kit to create a new lantern or get one that's already been created.
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4. JP Business and Professional Association Facebook Page: The local business group has a new Facebook page, which I encourage everyone to "like" if you're a fan of our small neighborhood businesses.
5. Reality Show Open Call: Casting for a new reality series on TNT with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is happening in Boston this Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Jillians, 3 Lansdowne Street in Boston.
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