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The Week Ahead + Sports
Sunday, November 8, 2026 |
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| | Know 9,000 runners are signed up for the B.A.A. Boston Half Marathon, which starts in Franklin Park at 8am and runs the Emerald Necklace past the Arboretum and Jamaica Pond, per the B.A.A. No parking in the park. Spectator tips → |
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| | Ride | Green Line: no trains between North Station and Babcock St (B), Cleveland Circle (C), Kenmore (D) and Heath St (E) through Sunday, Nov. 15; take the buses to Copley/Back Bay or the Orange Line between North Station and Back Bay. Red Line, Orange Line and Blue Line are normal. Commuter Rail: buses replace Worcester Line trains between Framingham and Boston today; Haverhill Line trains run express from Ballardvale. Status → | | Drive | Boston Half Marathon: Circuit Drive, Morton St, the Arborway, Pond Ave, the Jamaicaway and the Riverway closed about 7:30-11am. No other daytime work. Tonight: I-93 both directions, Somerville-Medford, from 9pm; I-95 in Waltham from 9pm; Route 1A SB in Revere, Winthrop Ave ramp, from 8pm. Live → |
| The week ahead Two home games today, then a week without the Green Line downtownToday is the sports day: the Bruins host the Panthers at TD Garden at 1pm, the Patriots host the Packers in Foxborough at 4:25pm, and the Celtics play in Milwaukee at 8pm. First, 9,000 runners start the Boston Half Marathon in Franklin Park at 8am, closing the Jamaicaway and the Riverway until about 11am. The week turns on two things: Veterans Day on Wednesday, a federal holiday with the city’s flag celebration on City Hall Plaza at 9am, and the Green Line, closed between North Station and Kenmore through next Sunday, Nov. 15. Plan downtown trips around the Orange Line. | | | Mon | Vertigo on 35mm at the Harvard Film Archive, 7pm. Commuter Rail signal work: Greenbush and Kingston trains end at Braintree, Needham trains at Forest Hills, all day. | | Tue | BU vs. Harvard men’s hockey, Agganis Arena, 7pm. Celtics at 76ers, 8pm. | | Wed | Veterans Day, a federal holiday. Flag celebration on City Hall Plaza, 9am, free. The Bad Plus play a farewell-tour show at the Sinclair, 8pm. | | Thu | The BSO premieres Osvaldo Golijov’s Creation at Symphony Hall, 7:30pm; it repeats Friday at 7:30pm and Saturday at 8pm. Bruins vs. Canadiens, TD Garden, 7pm. | | Fri | Peter Pan Goes Wrong opens at the Lyric Stage, 7:30pm, running through Dec. 31. Needham Line trains stop at 11pm for the weekend. | | Sat | MFA Artisan Market, 10am-5pm, included with admission. Bruins vs. Wild, TD Garden, 7pm. Blue Line trains share one track between Wonderland and Revere Beach all weekend. | | Sun | Patriots vs. Lions from Munich, 9:30am, with coffee. Celtics vs. Mavericks, TD Garden, 6pm. Green Line trains are due back downtown Monday morning. |
| | | 1 | What happened: Bruins 6, Penguins 2 (Thu., Pittsburgh); they are 12-4-1, first in the Atlantic. Celtics 119, Hornets 80 (Fri., Charlotte), on 24 threes. | | 2 | Today: Bruins vs. Panthers, TD Garden, 1pm (NESN). Patriots vs. Packers, Gillette, 4:25pm (Fox). Celtics at Bucks, 8pm. | | 3 | Tue. Celtics at 76ers, 8pm. Wed. Celtics at Raptors, 7pm. Thu. Bruins vs. Canadiens, TD Garden, 7pm. | | 4 | Sat. Bruins vs. Wild, TD Garden, 7pm. Next Sun. Patriots vs. Lions in Munich, 9:30am (Fox). Celtics vs. Mavericks, TD Garden, 6pm. | | 5 | Also: Rob Gronkowski is the newest member of the Patriots Hall of Fame. MassLive Read → | | 6 | Getting there: no Green Line trains downtown through Nov. 15; take the Orange Line to North Station. For Gillette, check for MBTA event trains from South Station. |
| | Puck drops at 1, kickoff is at 4:25, tipoff is at 8. It is the only day this week all three teams play, and the Bruins and Celtics both arrive on two-game winning streaks. The Patriots, 5-3, get the Packers at home, then fly to Munich. Scores and schedules → | | Overnight showers clear early; mostly sunny and 58 today with west gusts to 26 mph. Mostly sunny in the upper 50s Monday through Veterans Day. Cooler Thursday, 52, with a chance of rain Thursday night into Friday, high 48. Full forecast → | | | | Cheer · 8am · Franklin Park, Pierpont Rd 9,000 runners loop the Emerald Necklace from Franklin Park and back; the leaders finish around 9am, per the B.A.A. No spectator parking in the park, so take the Orange Line to Forest Hills. |
| | | Hear · 7pm · ICA, 25 Harbor Shore Drive The violinist and producer performs with Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians in the ICA’s theater, a BSO-ICA collaboration. $25 for ICA members and students, $30 otherwise, per the ICA. Silver Line to Courthouse. |
| | | Listen · 7:30pm · NEC’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St The New England Conservatory piano faculty member plays the full first book. Our listing has admission as free with a ticket required, so confirm with NEC before you go. Orange Line to Massachusetts Ave. |
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