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Check out the lucy Light Forest at the Esplanade today! The lucy Light Forest will be along the Charles River until Sunday, October 13th. 

lucy®, a performance apparel company for active women, put together an "inspirational and interactive light experience along the Esplanade in Boston. 

Consisting of over 10,000 solar-powered LED lights, the lucy light forest responds to movement and transforms daily exercise into an enchanting and awe-inspiring experience."

Along with the lucy Light Forest, lucy is promoting various exercise events with different instructors. Work outs include boot camps, pilates and yoga. The full schedule is available on lucylightforest.com/events. 

Now is the best time of year to visit Salem, Massachusettes. Salem is greatly known for the Salem Witch trials of 1692, in which numerous townspeople were on trial and hung for suspected witchcraft. Because of this eerie and historic event, Salem is particularly popular during the Halloween season.

Here are a few reasons to check out Salem during the month of October:

Shops: There are a lot of small shops in the city center, most of which are themed for the spirit of Salem. It is especially fun to check out these small shops during this time of year but be mindful of store hours. Shops like Enchanted, Hex: Old World Witchery and the Scarlet Letter Press & Gallery are just a few to check out. 

Bars & Restaurants: Like Boston, there are some bars and restaurants in Salem that go all out for Halloween with decorations, costume contests and festive music! Not only is this a fun destination to go to but might serve as a nice break in between walking. In addition to the bars and restaurants, there will be a food court from October 12th to the 31st for those who want to grab something and go! 

Tours: There are multiple ghost and historical tours going on now in Salem! Some of them are 21+ but most are great for all ages! 

For further information on Salem's culture and events, please check out Salem.com and HauntedHappenings.org. 

The Boston Local Food Festival will be at the Rose Kennedy Greenway on Sunday, October 6th. The event will be held for most of the day, from 11:00am to 5:00pm and promote wonderful local food. 

The festival, produced by the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts, is a free outdoor event. The Boston Local Food Festival is the "nation's largest local and sustainable food hub"! It will feature "local food vendors, farmers, fishermen, lively chef & DIY demos, butchering demos, a seafood throw-down competition, diverse music and performances, and more. Festival goers learn about the benefits of sustainably grown and produced food,eat delicious local food, participate in fun, educational activities, engage with top local chefs, and enjoy local music."

There is also a Local Craft Brewfest on Saturday, October 12th at the Moakley U.S. Courthouse. The Brewfest is the major fundraiser for the Boston Local Food Festival. For further information on the Local Craft Brewfest event, please click here. 

On Saturday, October 5th, the JDRF Boston Walk to Cure Diabetes will be held by the Hatch Shell at the Esplanade. The 5k walk starts at 10:30am.  The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) website allow visitors to register and donate online prior to the start of the event. 

"The  JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes is a fun-filled charity walk held in locations all around the world. The Walk raises funds for the millions of people living with and affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D). Participants, walking alone or in teams, raise money for JDRF—the largest nongovernmental funder of T1D research.

Each year, more than 15,000 children and 15,000 adults—approximately 80 people per day—are diagnosed with T1D in the U.S."

The critically acclaimed cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, will be coming to Symphony Hall in Boston on October 3-5 and 8. 

"French conductor Stéphane Denève is joined by universally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma for one of the 20th century's great concertos, Dmitri Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1. This intense, highly personal work was composed for Mstislav Rostropovich, who premiered it in 1959. Also on the program is Serge Prokofiev's Suite from his opera The Love of Three Oranges, based on an 18th-century Carlo Gozzi farce and featuring some of Prokofiev's most characterful and familiar passages. Richard Strauss's tone poem Ein Heldenleben ("A Heroic Life") quotes liberally from the composer's own earlier tone poems summing up the first phase of his musical life in a powerful orchestral tour de fource."

Tickets for Yo-Yo Ma's performance are available through the Boston Symphony Orchestra website. 

The Harpoon Octoberfest will be on Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th. The event is going on its 24th year and will have music, food, and of course, beer!

The Harpoon Octoberfest is celebrated in honor of the sixteen day German festival known to the locals as "die Wiesn". 

The event will have a wide selection of Harpoon beers, including Oktoberfest, IPA and UFO Hefeweizen! The three stages will be filled with New England’s premiere German Oompah bands!

Unlike some Harpoon events, the tickets will not be sold in advance. There is a $20 cover for this event and includes a souvenir pint cup and one drink ticket! The event will be held at the Harpoon Boston Brewery in the Seaport District. For further general information, including hours, please click the Harpoon Brewery link here. 

The Cambridge 5K is a group that organizes 5k events throughout the year. This upcoming month, the Cambridge Brewing Company will be sponsoring the Cambridge 5K's Oktoberfest race!

The event will be held on Sunday, October 6th in Kendall Square.

"Get in the spirit! Run the race in your Lederhosen or Dirndl and you could win a great prize in our German costume contest! Unleash your inner-Bavarian!

Registration includes a race shirt + food & beverages at the post-race Oktoberfest party sponsored by Cambridge Brewing Co., Jacob Wirth & Cambridge Marriott."

Please click here to find out more information on registration. 

On Sunday, September 29th, participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer's. The walk will take place at Canal Park at CambridgeSide Galleria in Cambridge. Registration and participation starts at 8:30am. Participants can also register as an individual or group online. 

"The Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, this inspiring event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to reclaim the future for millions. Together, we can end Alzheimer’s disease, the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s unites the entire community — family, friends, co-workers, social and religious groups and more --- in a display of combined strength and dedication in the fight against this devastating disease. While there is no fee to register, each participant is expected to fundraise in order to contribute to the cause and raise awareness. The Alzheimer’s Association provides free, easy-to-use tools and staff support to help each participant reach their fundraising goal."

Michael Buble is coming to Boston! On Friday, September 27th, you can see this Grammy Award winning singer at TD Garden! 

The tour is promoting his latest album, that was released in April, named To Be Loved. "The lead single, 'It's A Beautiful Day,' was released on February 25th, 2013. To Be Loved debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the crooner's fourth consecutive number one album on the chart." Michael's To Be Loved tour is scheduled to wrap up in mid May 2014 in Australia. 

Michael Buble has also had success from previous albums like It's Time and Crazy Love. In additional to his three Grammys, he has also won various awards around the world, including multiple Juno Awards. 

Tickets for his Boston concert are available through ticketmaster.com. 

Check out the Boston Seafood Gala and Festival by the Seaport District! There will be a ton of music, incredible food, cooking demonstrations and a oyster shucking contest. 

The Boston Seafood Gala will be on Friday, September 27th at the Exchange Conference Center. The event will feature live music, a cocktail hour, passed hors d'oeuvres and spectacular seafood dishes. Participating chefs include Arwi Odense of the Fairmont Battery Wharf, Dante de Magistris of Restaurant Dante and Toni Susi of Mondrian Hotel Soho. The various Boston all-star chefs " will serve up 20+ varieties of seafood showcasing the best that Boston has to offer."

The Seafood Festival on Saturday is a all day family friendly event at the Bank of America Pavilion. For only $10 admission, guests can enjoy "live entertainment, the oyster shucking contest, chef cooking demonstrations, and activities for kids". There will be food vendors offering free samples and small plates throughout the day. 

For further general and ticket information, please go to the Boston Seafood Festival website.