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The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce invitations the general public to affix members in seeing the Boston Celtics play the Orlando Magic at TD Backyard in December.
The sport takes place Sunday, Dec. 18, at 3 p.m., at TD Backyard, Boston.
Tickets are $59.99 every, and seats are situated in Balcony Part 308. Cost should accompany orders and no refunds or cancellations can be found.
At Hozier’s performance on day three of Boston Calling, he didn’t shy away from world politics, touching on the importance of topics such as LGBTQIA+ rights, the women’s suffrage movement and apartheid in South Africa. He also made vague mentions to the Israel-Hamas war.
During his over-five-minute monologue, he talked about the importance of people showing up for one another, the legacy of protest and the revolution of love and kindness.
Prior to the monologue, Hozier had several other moments with fans including warming up their vocals and teasing one man in the crowd with a t-shirt cannon, saying “It’s like this man has torn a limb off Jack the Pumpkin King” and comparing it to “the world’s longest rainstick.”
Being in Boston, he connected his speech to the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution, talking about the importance of the movements.
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The Boston Tea Party, which happened Dec. 16, 1773, is one of the nation’s most well-known events and propelled the country down the road to revolution.
His speech stressed the importance of kindness to one another.
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Hozier performs at Boston CallingSebastian Restrepo
“I just think these small acts of kindness, these small acts of love and solidarity, I genuinely think they hold the world together — in no sort of lofty, no sort of highfalutin, no sort of high concept way. I genuinely think it holds the world together. The small ways that we show up every single day and the way that we witness in our mess, in our best mates and in our friends, and we see it in our parents,” Hozier said.
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Hozier also vaguely touched upon the Israel-Hamas war.
“We wouldn’t want our neighbors to live with racism or the fear of hatred around the corner. We wouldn’t want them. We wouldn’t want better for them. We wouldn’t want them to live with Islamophobia. We wouldn’t want them to have to face antisemitism. And I believe the core of people on the whole is good. I genuinely do,” Hozier said.
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Hozier continued, adding that people “wouldn’t want to see the enabling of war going on” or the “kind of violence that we’re seeing on our TV screens,” but rather safety and security for everyone and Palestine freed from violence.
On Oct. 7, Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took roughly 250 hostages. Israel, vowing to stamp out Hamas, attacked Gaza, leading to tens of thousands of deaths, many of them civilians. Estimates vary on the exact number of Palestinian deaths, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs puts it at about 36,000 as of May. An additional 81,000 Palestinians have been reported injured, the United Nations reports.
Protests and encampments related to the Israel-Hamas war have played out on campuses across the country, and Massachusetts is no exception. Many of the student actions have resulted in suspensions and in some cases arrests.
At the end of his performance, Hozier brought out a LGBTQIA+ flag and threw his fist up in the air.
While Hozier was preaching about kindness, concert-goers said they felt unsafe due to the amount of people at the festival.
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“There was just nowhere to go. So everyone was just kind of being like moved in a wave. And all I could think was, if God forbid there was some kind of panic that we were going to get trampled,” concert-goer Samantha Baron said.
BOSTON – After cruising past the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, the Boston Celtics are headed to the NBA Finals.
The Celtics completed a sweep of the Pacers with another comeback win in Game 4 on Monday night, and are now four wins away from earning the 18th championship in franchise history.
What is the NBA Finals schedule?
Here is a complete look at the upcoming schedule for the Celtics in the NBA Finals.
Game 1: Thursday, June 6, 8:30 p.m. in Boston Game 2: Sunday, June 9, 8 p.m. in Boston Game 3: Wednesday, June 12, 8:30 p.m. in Dallas or Minneapolis Game 4: Friday, June 14, 7 p.m. in Dallas or Minneapolis Game 5 (If necessary): Monday, June 17, 8:30 p.m. in Boston Game 6 (If necessary): Thursday, June 20, 8:30 p.m. in Dallas or Minneapolis Game 7 (If necessary): Sunday, June 23, 8 p.m. in Boston
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Who will the Celtics play in the NBA Finals?
The Celtics appear to be on a crash course with Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals.
Like Boston, the Mavs stormed to a 3-0 series lead against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The teams play Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night. If Dallas wins, they’ll earn a trip to Boston on June 6.
If the Timberwolves complete the impossible and erase a 3-0 deficit, they’d earn at date at TD Garden.
The Celtics had no problems against Dallas in their two meetings this year. Boston defeated the Mavs 119-110 on January 22, and 138-110 on March 1.
Boston and Minnesota split their two meetings this year, with both games decided in overtime. The Timberwolves won 114-109 on November 6 while the Celtics prevailed 127-120 on January 10.
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Matt Schooley
Matt Schooley is a digital producer at CBS Boston. He has been a member of the WBZ news team for the last decade.
Kornet finished the regular season with averages of 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 blocks per contest while shooting 70.0% from the field in 63 games.
He is in his second stint with Boston and has been with the team for each of the previous three seasons.
In addition to the Celtics, Kornet has also spent time with the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks over seven seasons.
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May 9, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) called for the foul against Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet (40) in the second half during game two of the second round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports / David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
The Celtics are the first seed in the Eastern Conference and beat the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first two rounds of the 2024 playoffs.
They are currently up 3-0 on the Pacers, so a victory on Monday would end the series in a sweep.
If the Celtics lose, Game 5 will be on Wednesday evening in Boston.
Whoever wins the series will advance to the NBA Finals and face off against either the Dallas Mavericks or the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Mavs lead the Timberwolves 3-0 with Game 4 on Tuesday in Dallas.
