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We’re in for a heatwave this weekend, so to speak—temperatures are expected to reach the upper 30s—and after the week we’ve had, that’s reason enough to get out and celebrate.

Start the weekend off partying like it’s 1925 (except the alcohol will be legal). Check out a couple of thought-provoking films. Listen to some bluegrass. The city is your oyster.

Here are five things to do this weekend.

Friday, Feb. 21

From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward St., will host a Yisod Speakeasy Shabbat Dinner, transporting guests a hundred years back in time with 1920s decor, cocktails and music. Tickets are $18.

Saturday, Feb. 22

From 1 to 2 p.m., the Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St., will screen “Máhccan – Homecoming,” a film about repatriation of museum objects and the colonial displacement of the Sámi people. This is a 76-minute film in Finnish with English subtitles. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for non-members,

From 7 to 8:30 p.m. Ari and Mia Friedman, New England sisters who make Americana music together, will perform a concert, “Glimmer of Warmth,” at the Allen Center, 35 Webster St. Tickets are $25.

Sunday, Feb. 23

From noon to 3:30 p.m.: West Newton Cinema will show Nickel Boys, the Oscar-nominated film about two Black boys sent to reform school, followed by a panel discussion featuring local filmmakers and academics. This is 140-minute film is rated PG-13. Tickets for the film are $12. The panel discussion is free, but registration is requested.

From 2 to 4 p.m.: The First Unitarian Universalist Society, 1326 Washington St., will host a free concert, featuring a range of music from classical to jazz to bluegrass. Admission is free, but donations are accepted.

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