Feb 22 – Mar 1, 2011: Stephen Fry & Humanism, Oscar Night, Presidential Re-enactments, Longfellow’s Birthday, Maple Sugaring, and Bald Eagles, and Restaurant Reviews!
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| Tue 2/22Boston MetroFree movie preview tix – Hall Pass |
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| I have free movie preview tickets for Hall Pass, the comedy with Owen Wilson. His wife gives him a “free pass” to date other women and antics ensue. Feb 22 at 7pm in Boston. Email me at johnny@EVENTSinsider.com and let me know what you want to win! AMC Boston Common Theatre, Boston, MA.  see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sun 2/27Boston MetroBoston Cookie Takedown – ticket giveaway |
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| I’m not sure I really get this event. Tables with cookies… you eat, you vote, there’s milk… it’s a party!! And I have two pairs of tickets to give away. Email me at johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. 2pm! Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA.917 902 7765. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Thu 2/24 – Sun 2/27Boston MetroThe New England Home Show – ticket 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. I have tickets to give away — email me! Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Thu 2/24Boston MetroThe Great Boston Molasses Comedy Disaster Show – ticket giveaway |
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| This is a real story. In 1919, a storage tank of molasses exploded and flooded the streets of Boston, killing a few people. Now some creative geniuses have turned tragedy into comedy, a stand-up and sketch show. And I have two pairs of tickets to give away. 8pm. Local band Hot Molasses will perform and Burnin’ Love sauces will be on-site selling their Great Molasses Disaster-inspired sauce, too. Mottley’s Comedy Club, 61 Chatham St, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Tue 2/22Boston MetroStephen Fry speaks about Religion & Reason |
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| It’s the defining Boston celebrity event of the year! Stephen Fry, perhaps the greatest atheist media star after Brad Pitt, visits Harvard, which has the strongest humanist college group. Boston has plenty of academic superstars, but we get few from Hollywood. And when we do, they don’t have a cause, or they support a cause that’s well under steam. I love cancer research and Martin Luther King, but it’s not like those causes are going nowhere without Whoopi Goldberg. But non-belief — now that’s an edgy, interesting topic that’s just hitting the mainstream. Here’s a charity leverage point where a celebrity — and you — can make a real difference! If you’re a non-believer, come and be counted. It’s important to show that we are not alone. Or if you’re a believer who’s curious how the “other half” lives, check it out. You’ll find the community friendly, and we won’t feed you wafers and tell you later it’s Jesus. 8pm. Buy your tickets immediately. This will sell out. Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Thu 2/24Boston MetroPresidents’ Family Festival Day |
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| The JFK Library and Museum is hosting a day long festival of presidential re-enactors! See Abraham Lincoln (played by Fritz Klein), Theodore Roosevelt (played by Gib Young), John and Abigail Adams (played by Thomas Macy and Patricia Bridgman), and participate in arts and crafts and a tour of the museum and a “”make your own sundae” bar. Yum!! Kids activities 10:00am-3:00pm, and a presentation of the Love Letters of John and Abigail Adams from 3-4pm. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Thu 2/24 – Sun 2/27South ShoreTotal Confusion |
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| This claims to be the largest gaming convention in New England. It’s all about roleplaying, miniatures, and board games at Totalcon. Note, use Internet Explorer to view their website. Holiday Inn, Mansfield, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 2/26Boston MetroSpecial Olympics Passion Plunge |
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| Dive into cold water to raise money. I’m not sure what the connection is exactly… In Revere and also at Nantasket Beach in Hull, MA. Revere Beach & Nantasket Beach, Revere, 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:
Longfellow Birthday Celebration at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Longfellow Birthday Celebration at The Wayside Inn, Longfellow and the Arsenal at Springfield, Springfield’s 375th Anniversary Fabulous February, Snow Day at Webb Park, Snowshoe Tours at the DeCordova Museum, Winter At Williams Barn, Rhode Island Spring Flower and Garden Show, Rock-paper-scissors Championship, MIT Annual Latke-Hamentashen Debate, Johnny’s Spring 2011 Event Guide, Oscar Gala at Brattle Theatre, Oscar Night America at Hard Rock Café, Academy Awards Party at Beacon Cinema, RIIFF Providence Oscar Night America Celebration, Oscar Night Hartford, Johnny’s Movie List of Underappreciated Gems, Free Breakfast, IHOP National Pancake Day, February Flapjack Fling, Maple Science, Sugar Maple Tree Tapping, ABC’s of Tracking Animals – All Ages Program!, Topics in Field ID: Winter Raptors, Bald Eagles of the Merrimack River, Newport Winter Festival, Tavern Games, Georges Island Winter Fortress, History of Somerville, 2010-2100 Lecture, The Evolution of Childhood: The Role of Development in Explaining Human Uniqueness, Visible Language Series Lecture: The Living Sign: Maya Hieroglyphs and Vitalized Writing, Eyewitness Gaza, African American Read In, Black History Month Gala, Sonia Sanchez, Spoken Word Speak Easy at the BCA, Steampunk Meetup, Chinese New Year Lion Dancing & Treats, BYOB: Bring Your Own Broadway, Annual Hip Hop Dance Festival, Restaurant Reviews
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