The Last Word

Your long day of corporate drudgery is over. Get out and enjoy the city! Here are a few ideas to get you started, lovingly picked by Boston Daily.

Words are hard. We should know– we use them all day long. If you think you’ve got the stuff, head to the Boston Public Library for a Define-a-Thon. American Heritage Dictionary Senior Editor and all-around nice guy Steve Kleinedler conducts the game for word geeks.

The Smashing Pumpkins are still in town, rocking like it’s 1995. And they have some new stuff too.

Biodynamic Wines sounds like a great name for a band. But it’s actually the product of grapes grown organically, and with a twist of mysticism that many claim tastes better than regular wine. Find out for yourself tonight at UpStairs on the Square.

Bestselling author Tom Perrotta has made his living writing about the underbelly of the ‘burbs, and he’s done it again with The Abstinence Teacher, which he reads and signs at the Coolidge Corner Theater tonight.