February 20-28, 2012: Oscars, Circus & Johnny Cash & Blood Rose Rising giveaways, Stephen Tobolowsky, Thomas Jefferson re-enactment, and tons of winter festivals!
02/20/12 by
Johnny Monsarrat
This Week in Review
Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you have to stay indoors! This week I list a ton of outdoorsy park and night hike events, plus the usual fantastic giveaways, including a Johnny Cash tribute.
I hope you are having an awesome week. Now get out there and do something fun!
-Johnny
Bohemian Bacchanalia – tix giveaway
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I’ve seen the Boston Circus Guild and their for-adults acts are nation-class. You really have to see it at Club Oberon, where everything is magic. And I have a pair of tickets to give away for each night! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win and let me know which nights work for you. (Click ‘more’ for details)I’ve seen the Boston Circus Guild and their for-adults acts are nation…
Club Oberon, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA
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Club Oberon, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA
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Ring Of Fire – Johnny Cash Tribute – tix give…
Would you like to know what’s crazy? I’ve always disliked Johnny Cash because of his criminal thing, but it turns out — just looked it up — he was never a criminal. Ha! Okay, he is officially awesome. I have four tickets to give away for this tribute show! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. 7:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Would you like to know what’s crazy? I’ve always disliked Johnny Cash …
23 Patriot Place, Foxboro, MA
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23 Patriot Place, Foxboro, MA
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Blood Rose Rising – tix giveaway
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I love serialized shows like 24 and The Walking Dead because the story doesn’t end. Now a local troupe is applying the concept to a Murder Mystery Theatre! Each show advances the story, you can order dinner, and you watch the performances you don’t catch live online. GO SUPPORT RISK-TAKING THEATRE! I have two pairs of tickets to give away, email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. (Click ‘more’ for details)I love serialized shows like 24 and The Walking Dead because the s…
Davis Square Theater, 255 Elm St., Somerville, MA
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Davis Square Theater, 255 Elm St., Somerville, MA
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Will the Mentalist – ticket giveaway
Will is a stage magician and expert in sleight-of-hand and psychological illusions! (And he doesn’t pretend to have New Age-y powers, despite the term ‘mentalist’.) I’ve got 4 tickets to give away for the 7:30pm show, and there is also a 9:30pm show! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. (Click ‘more’ for details)Will is a stage magician and expert in sleight-of-hand and p…
Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA
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Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA
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The New England Home Show – tix giveaway
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If you own a home, here’s where you can learn about remodeling, decorating, and housewares — they’ll have an entire crafts show. It’s the largest home show in New England. And I have two pairs of tix to give away. Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. (Click ‘more’ for details)If you own a home, here’s where you can learn about remodeling, decor…
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA
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Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA
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Stephen Tobolowsky, Character Actor
You’ll recognize Stephen Tobolowsky from character roles in dozens of movies, like the Klan leader in Mississippi Burning and Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day. I subscribe to his podcast where he tells remarkably touching and engaging stories from his Hollywood life that make you laugh and think. Trust me, you NEED to see him perform this week! And check out his podcast, too. 7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)You’ll recognize Stephen Tobolowsky from character rol…
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
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Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
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Sean Faircloth – Attack of the Theocrats
The Secular Coalition for America is the political group of the anti-religious movement, and Sean Faircloth is their Executive Director. Come hear him lecture about how religions demand control over laws and politics. 1:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The Secular Coalition for America is the political group of the anti-religious mo…
12 Eliot St, Cambridge, MA
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12 Eliot St, Cambridge, MA
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Presidents’ Family Festival Day
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Come see presidential re-enactors, Tue Feb 21, and the entire school vacation week is full of activities like arts and crafts and ice cream. The JFK Museum is great to visit anytime — interactive and interesting — and you can even try giving a presidential speech from their podium. (Click ‘more’ for details)Come see presidential re-enactors, Tue Feb 21, and the entire school…
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, MA
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, MA
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Attleboro Winter Night Festival
Oh Attleboro Carnival, you had me at Snowzilla, the giant toboggan run. They’ll have a bonfire, drummers, and fire jugglers, and it’s free! 5-9pm. Rain date the next day. (Click ‘more’ for details)Oh Attleboro Carnival, you had me at Snowzilla, the giant toboggan run. T…
Attleboro Museum, 86 Park St, Attleboro, MA
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Attleboro Museum, 86 Park St, Attleboro, MA
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Westford Winterfest
It’s winter! Let’s have a festival! Music, campfires, snow sculpture contest if there’s snow, hay rides, ice fishing, & more. 1-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)It’s winter! Let’s have a festival! Music, campfires, snow sculpture contest if there’s snow, hay…
East Boston Camps, Westford, MA
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East Boston Camps, Westford, MA
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This week’s top items are below, or see the complete Boston Events Insider.
And a lot more this week at Boston Events Insider, the most popular events blog in New England, including:
Longfellow Birthday Celebration at Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Henry W. Longfellow and Dante
Free Star Parties
Winter Campfire Festival
Total Confusion
Illuminated Garden
Newport Winter Festival
Winter Carnival at Tower Hill Botanical Gardens
On the Prowl for Owls
SCA’s Baronial Birthday
Rhode Island Spring Flower and Garden Show
From Democratic Consensus to Cannibalistic Hordes: The Principles of Collective Behavior
Let me build you a website!
Oscar Gala at Brattle Theatre
RIIFF Providence Oscar Night America Celebration
Oscar Night Hartford
Johnny’s Movie List of Underappreciated Gems
Hip Hop Dance Festival
Washington’s Headquarters Open House
Maya and the Idea of Empire: A View from the Field
Film Director Bob Rafelson Lecture
A Century of Black Voices
Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival
WinterFest North Adams
A Walk Under the Stars
Capture the Night Sky & Stars – with your Camera!
February Flapjack Fling & Sugaring Tours
Take a Walk on the Wild Side: Bald Eagles
Owls and Omelets
Tracking Workshop at F.G.Hills in Foxboro
Winter Campout at Rocky Woods
Tavern Games
Cruising the Connecticut River for Eagles
I Love The Nightlife: Black And White At Night
Beach Combers Bingo
From Les Demoiselles d’Avignon to Pour Your Body Out
The Little Pricks – our review
An Evening of POEMJAZZ
Suzanne Vega
Comedy Beanpot
What Time is It Mr. Fox, Mali Sastri, Sarah Rabdau, and Mary Bichner
Colin’s Crew Plunge
Cabin Fever Festival and Charity Chowder Cook-off at Olde Mistick Village
Connecticut Flower & Garden Show
Winter Carnival in Old Orchard Beach
Bethel WinterFest
Brattleboro Winter Carnival
Lyndon/Burke Snowflake Festival