Boston at a Bargain: 15 free ways to fill your October

With October here, Bostonians are dipping into sweater weather and are ready to see the foliage show off its stuff. Save your money for the cider doughnuts and check out a handful of free events featuring everything from Dvořák to dirndls. 3:40 p.m.

LOVE LETTERS

We’re probably not a fit. Now what?

Given that I’m now in my mid-30s, I wonder … should I continue working on the relationship or stop it now? 3:00 p.m.

This debut hotel restaurant sets a new standard in Boston

LPM, the Four Seasons' newest dining room, serves French Riviera fantasy with substance to match. 2:08 p.m.

Here’s why experts say now is an ideal time to protect yourself from flu

Medical experts urge getting a flu vaccination soon, before influenza starts spreading widely — and to get up to date on protection against other fall respiratory viruses, too. 12:31 p.m.

autopilot

Before ‘The Sopranos’ came HBO’s boundary-shattering prison drama ‘Oz’

The series set the stage for what kinds of storytelling would be possible in television. 12:20 p.m.

NH EDUCATION

Artist hired as part of Dunkin’s UNH store redesign couldn’t resist painting herself into massive mural

“I had to take the opportunity to just, you know, do a ‘Where’s Waldo’ moment in there,” the artist, a UNH alumna, said. 10:54 a.m.

MUSIC REVIEW

At TD Garden, virtual band Gorillaz flaunt very real chops

Band leader Damon Albarn and his ever-expanding roster of collaborators invaded TD Garden with their latest extravaganza, with the cartoon band appearing onscreen overhead. 9:37 a.m.

chris vognar

‘Youth,’ ‘War,’ and more new TV pilots: Watch or skip?

As fall premieres continue, here's what TV to check out. 8:00 a.m.

Eric Idle on the enduring appeal of ‘Spamalot,’ 21 years later: ‘One of the best experiences of my life’

The show comes to the Wang Theater on Oct. 8. 6:00 a.m.

TABLES

Chef Sherry Pocknett, a James Beard award-winner, cooks with culinary students in Watertown

Restaurant comings and goings, as well as events, around town, including the closure of a beloved Medford burger joint and a James Beard award-winning chef cooking with culinary students at Watertown High School. 5:30 a.m.

Mark shanahan

If you want a great Boston movie, forget Scorsese. This is the film that makes the 617 a character, not a conceit.

Twenty years after "The Departed" came out, Mark Shanahan settles the debate definitively. 5:30 a.m.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK | ODIE HENDERSON

‘The Departed’ and its brutal Boston men turn 20

For its 20th anniversary, Globe film critic Odie Henderson looks at how Martin Scorsese pulled it off. 5:30 a.m.

CONNECTIONS

I lived with a family in London in high school. It shaped my life.

Our family’s informal exchange with my mother’s English pen pal launched me on an unforgettable six months. 5:00 a.m.

watch party

‘Camp Miasma,’ ‘Scrubs,’ plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

Catch up on the latest entry in the "Evil Dead" franchise. 2:00 a.m.