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Hello Back Bay! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Back Bay gallery turns climate change into haunting memory
  • What leadership shake-up just hit Back Bay's Clarendon Street bank?

Also on today's calendar: Cape Cod Pottery Trail and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 62, low: 52.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 61 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Goethe-Institut Boston Hosts Berlin-based Turkish Artist Öğrenci's Exhibition Centered on Lake Van, Memory, Migration, and Displacement (mirrorspectator.com) — A new exhibition at the Goethe-Institut Boston's Back Bay brownstone transforms its Grand Hall into an evocative landscape exploring Lake Van, memory, and forced migration. Berlin-based Turkish artist Pınar Öğrenci uses film, photography, and drone imagery to connect environmental change with hidden histories of violence and displacement. It's a timely, thought-provoking show local residents can experience in their own neighborhood.
   

• Beacon Bank's CEO Paul Perrault to retire, Sean Gray to take over top role (bostonglobe.com) — A major Boston-area bank headquartered on Clarendon Street in Back Bay is undergoing a leadership change, with longtime CEO Paul Perrault retiring and Sean Gray stepping into the top role. The bank, which employs about 2,000 people and holds $22 billion in assets, says it plans to keep decisions locally focused even as it grows. Residents may notice this Back Bay-based institution playing an even bigger role in the regional economy.
   

📸 Around Back Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay

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Other local events
    Tuesday September 22
  • Star Party at Boston Nature Center
    Egleston Square Branch Library, 2044 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury
    6:30 pm
    • Wednesday September 23
  • All-Ages Story Time
    Parker Hill Branch Library, 1497 Tremont Street, Roxbury
    10:30 am
  • Information Session for Adult English Learners
    West End Branch Library, 151 Cambridge Street, Boston
    11:00 am
  • Movie Matinee
    Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner , Coolidge Corner
    1:15 pm
  • Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help
    Egleston Square Branch Library, 2044 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury
    4:00 pm
  • An Evening With: Mari Froes →
    Brighton Music Hall, 158 Brighton Ave, Allston
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday September 24
  • Brookline Community Playgroup
    Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner , Coolidge Corner
    10:30 am
  • Music with Matt Heaton
    South End Branch Library, 685 Tremont Street, Boston
    10:30 am
  • Kids Crafternoon
    Meeting Room - Coolidge Corner , Coolidge Corner
    3:30 pm
  • FCC's 10th Birthday Party
    Fenway Community Center, 1282 Boylston Street, Boston
    6:00 pm
  • English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Conversation Gr
    Parker Hill Branch Library, 1497 Tremont Street, Roxbury
    7:00 pm
    • Sunday September 27
  • Reiki & Rest Series →
    Back Bay Studio, 364 Boylston St, Boston
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Boston Village Presents: "Super Aging: The Next Frontier In Human-Centered Design" —David Thomson Read on Patch

🗞 Nearby News

North End

  • Mass. gastropub with rooftop bar to close after nearly 10 years: 'It has been an honor' (masslive.com)

Boston

  • Diverted flights line up in Boston amid FAA ground stops at other airports (wcvb.com)

Somerville

  • Large State Grant Plants The Seeds For Somerville Tree Effort (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: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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