Jan 30 – Feb 8, 2011: 8 Winter Carnivals, 5 Eagle & Owl Tours, Jay Leno, 6 Ticket Giveaways, and Chinese New Year
Welcome to Boston Events Insider! I am doing something awesome this week. I can’t say what it is, but the last time I did something awesome I got to speak with filmmaker Kevin Smith. Email me to help at johnny@eventsinsider.com. I also have one ticket (just one!) for someone to join me Tuesday to see the free movie preview of Sanctum, the new James Cameron film.
This week’s top items are below, or see the complete Boston Events Insider.
| Sat 2/5WorcesterAntique Sleigh Rally at Old Sturbridge – free tix |
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| Old Sturbridge Village is my favorite re-enactment museum. You’ll meet dozens of people portraying 19th century characters. And now — dozens of horse-drawn sleighs! And I have free tix to give away!!! 11am. Email johnny@eventsinsider.com. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA.508 347-3362.  see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Tue 2/1Boston MetroThe Emperor of Atlantis – Free Tix |
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| In a WWII concentration camp, Death quits and fights for the little guy. My theatre reviewer is unavailable, so if you’d like to attend and review this performance, I have a pair of tickets for you. Email johnny@eventsinsider.com and convince me that you can write something respectable. :). BCA, 527 Tremont St, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 2/5Boston MetroLife Listers’ Ball & “Sanctum” – Free Tix |
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| MyLifeList is a website for people with big goals who want a network of people to help motivate them. They’re having a black-tie ball, a “high-energy party”. It’s normally $125, but I have a pair of tickets to give away! I also have one ticket (just one!) for someone to join me Tuesday to see Sanctum, the new James Cameron film. Email johnny@eventsinsider.com. Lighthouse Ballroom, Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Lane, Boston, MA, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 2/5Western MassRory Scovel – Free Tix |
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| I also have two pairs of tickets to give away for Rory Scovel, nation-level comedian, who’s performing in Western Massachusetts. What a great excuse to visit the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, one of my favorite museums in New England! Email johnny@eventsinsider.com. Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 2/5 – Sun 2/6Boston MetroTreasure Island show – ticket giveaway |
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| This is probably meant for kids, but I don’t care! Pirates!! And I’m giving away two pairs of tickets to the Feb 5 show and another two pairs for the Feb 6 show. Email johnny@eventsinsider.com and tell me which show you want and how many tickets. Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA, Arlington, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 2/5Boston MetroFranklin Park Snow Festival |
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| It’s Winter Festival season! Franklin Park is easy to get to, even if you don’t have a car. You can borrow sled and snowshoes, and they’ll have an animal tracking class. 1-4pm. Clubhouse at Franklin Park, 1 Circuit Dr, Dorchester, MA.617-442-4141. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Fri 2/4Boston MetroHasty Pudding Man of the Year Parade & Awards |
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| The Man of the year is Jay Leno. Buy tickets immediately for the roast. They always sell out. But you can see the parade through Harvard Square for free! Zero Arrow Street Theater, Cambridge, MA.617-495-5205. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 2/5Boston MetroHarvard Square Winter Carnival Chili Cook-Off & Volleyball |
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| Harvard Square is holding a chili competition. Details are few but hit up Harvard Square from 1-3pm and look around for it. And they’ll have live music. Plaza, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
And a lot more this week at Boston Events Insider, the most popular events blog in New England, including:
Lowell’s WinterFest Celebration, Chelmsford Winterfest, Acton, Winter Carnival at NARA Park, Greenfield Winter Carnival, Cedariver Winter Festival, North Shore CDC Polar Plunge, Grace Chapel’s Annual WinterBlast, Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival, Love Letters by the Fire, Backyard Sugaring, Ippi’s SuperBowl Ice Derby on Sluice + The Seelley Memorial, Harvard Book Store presents V.S. Ramachandran: The Tell-Tale Brain, Groundhog Day at Drumlin Farm, Love Stories Written in Stone, History of Somerville, 2010-2100 Lecture, Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival, Snowy Owl Prowl, Winter Raptors, Tap a Tree, Eagles and Owls, Owl Festival, Bald Eagles of the Merrimack River, Ira Glass, Radio Stories and Other Stories, Celebrating 50 Years of Music & Technology @ MIT, Chinese New Year Celebration at Highland Country Club, The Chinese New Year, Black History Month Celebration
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