April 16-24, 2012: Robin Hood, Pirates, Catapult Contest, Cambridge Science Festival, Meteors, and Longfellow!
04/16/12 by
Johnny Monsarrat
This Week in Review

Don’t stop reading! Now that spring is finally here, there’s a LOT more to read about than the top 10 events that you get by email. You owe it to yourself to see the crazy ass stuff that I’ve found for you further down the list.
I hope you are having an awesome week. Now get out there and do something fun!
-Johnny
Ticket Giveaways

Pirate Lives! The Musical! tix giveaway
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Will the pirate crew of The Coward prove themselves brave? I have 2 pairs of tickets to give away for the Thursday 4/26 show of this swashbuckling fun musical! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. (Click ‘more’ for details)Will the pirate crew of The Coward prove themselves brave?…
Watertown, MA
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Watertown, MA
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The Week in Weird

Cambridge Science Festival
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It’s the largest science festival in North America and it’s free! There’s so much happening this week, foremost an entire science carnival. Keep reading for my favorites of just click through to the website schedule. (Click ‘more’ for details)It’s the largest science festival in North America and it’s free! There…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Trebuchet Design Challenge
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Build a catapult and then see them launch projectiles! The build competition starts Sun 4/22 at 4pm and the launch competition is on Cambridge Common on Sun 4/29 at 4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Build a catapult and then see them launch projectiles! The build compe…
Somerville, MA
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Somerville, MA
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Science Carnival
This truly fantastic free event now comes with a circus?? It now comes with a circus!! *happy dance* 12-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This truly fantastic free event now comes with a circus?? It now comes with a cir…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Robin Hood Day
The Higgins Armory is a museum of medeival armor and swords and they are continually having fun events. It’s my favorite Worcester destination, and this week, it is dressed up like Nottingham Castle from the Robin Hood story for a swashbuckling festival. Come dressed in costume! 10am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The Higgins Armory is a museum of medeival armor and swords and they are continuall…
Worcester, MA
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Worcester, MA
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New England Folk Festival
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You can dance! You can sing! NEFFA is a sprawling weekend of participatory activities and performance that I’ve been to three times and recommend. While it doesn’t have the professional feel of many festivals, the people who go are creative and inclusive and you’re bound to feel right at home! (Click ‘more’ for details)You can dance! You can sing! NEFFA is a sprawling weekend of participato…
Mansfield, MA
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Mansfield, MA
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Longfellow Visits the North End
The poet who made Paul Revere famous is being re-enacted. What a creative way to learn youse some hist’ry! 1-4pm. It’s free and there are two performances: at 1pm and at 3:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The poet who made Paul Revere famous is being re-enacted. What a crea…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Dawn Salute & Arrival of the Sudbury Mili…
Did you miss the re-enactment of militia men for Patriot’s Day last week? Here’s a dawn event that I’m going to sleep through — thanks cannon and musket salute guys! — and a re-enactment that I would love to catch. 10:30am. (Click ‘more’ for details)Did you miss the re-enactment of militia men for Pa…
Concord, MA
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Concord, MA
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Set a World Picnic Record with The Nature Con…
The best way to celebrate Earth Day? Join Radio 92.9 and hundreds of picnickers and try to set a world picnic record by Frog Pond on Boston Common! They’ll have vendors too. 12-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The best way to celebrate Earth Day? Join Radio 92.9…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Lyrids Meteor Shower
Let’s watch the Earth get pummelled by rocks from space! You should be able to see 10-20 meteors per hour. Drive at night out to a pond or field where there aren’t any city lights, to watch the meteors. (The last time I tried this, I didn’t plan my destination and got stuck in an area with streetlights. Make sure to have a place to go in mind!) And see satellites fly by anytime through this list on the third website. 11pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Let’s watch the Earth get pummelled by rocks from space! You should be able to see…
Anywhere
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Anywhere
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Earth Day Observation of Lyrid Meteor Showers…
Unsure how to look for a meteor shower? Just look up, silly! Or join a hobbyist astronomers at this event. Wow! 10-11:59pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Unsure how to look for a meteor shower? Just look …
Wakefield MA
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Wakefield MA
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Urban Astronomy: Bringing the Stars to the St…
And here’s another astronomy event in two different locations — Central Square and Harvard Square in Cambridge, where you can try a real telescope. I’ve been to events like this and it’s a must-see. If cloudy, goes to the next day. 8-11pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)And here’s another astronomy event in two differe…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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What If? Alternative Histories of Science
Comedy + Science = Wowzers. Let’s face it, most brilliant ideas come as part of a movement and there are few times when one person like Einstein really advanced science a decade ahead. But, it’s fun to speculate! And it’s free. 7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Comedy + Science = Wowzers. Let’s face it, most brillian…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Math and Origami (but mostly origami)
This plus anime and tentacle porn makes Japan awesome! Reverse folds?? Please show me how to make origami! 12:30-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This plus anime and tentacle porn makes Japan awesome! Rever…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Greek Independence Day Parade & Expo
This parade will be small, but full of energetic people. Last year it was followed by a festival on Boston Common and preceded Saturday by a dinner. 1pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This parade will be small, but full of energetic people. Las…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Boston Comic Con
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Like the equally popular Anime con, Boston comic con features workshops, artists, lectures, and tons of cool vendors. (Click ‘more’ for details)Like the equally popular Anime con, Boston comic con features workshops, artists, le…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Larpercalia: Festival of the LARPs
Live roleplaying is like improvising a play where there is no sit-down audience. The players are their own audience. This weekend at Brandeis have a free weekend of several games where you can play a prince or a murder mystery detective or a muppet! Wow – I’m impressed by the variety of games they’ll have, plus most of the sessions are short, so you can mix and match. (Click ‘more’ for details)Live roleplaying is like improvising a play where there is no sit…
Waltham, MA
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Waltham, MA
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SCA May Day
Also at Brandeis, party like it’s 1299! Dance, sing, and see Commedia dell’Arte! (I don’t know what that is, but it has a cool name!). (Click ‘more’ for details)Also at Brandeis, party like it’s 1299! Dance, sing, and see Commedia dell’Arte! (I don’…
Waltham, MA
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Waltham, MA
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Man Food Fire: The Evolution of Barbecue
OMG BBQ! This is the best thing evah! It’s not just a lecture at one of the most prestigious museums in the world. It’s a Barbecue Lecture — with real barbecue! You have to go to the lecture to attend the reception. 6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)OMG BBQ! This is the best thing evah! It’s not just a lec…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Mrs. Paul Revere + Patriot Fife & Drum
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Oh, Misus Reveah! It’s so nice to meet youse! The Paul Revere House hosts a bunch of re-enactors this week, doing Paul Revere, his wife, and the poet Longfellow. (It is just me who thinks Longfellow is a great porn name?). (Click ‘more’ for details)Oh, Misus Reveah! It’s so nice to meet youse! The Paul Rev…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Battle Road Heroes
Spoiler Alert: The British lose. Patriots Day closes out with this minute man gathering and walk down a nighttime candle-lit path, as re-enactors tell Revolutionary War stories. How enchanting. 7-8:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Spoiler Alert: The British lose. Patriots Day closes out with this minute man gat…
Concord, MA
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Concord, MA
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See the 1812 Marines in Action
They fire cannons, they fire muskets, they fire blacksmith ovens, and they sew. That’s right! It’s the men of the marines plus their “matrons”, whatever that means. It’s freeeeeeeee and they have multiple dates this summer. 9am-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)They fire cannons, they fire muskets, they fire blacksmith ovens, and …
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Longfellow: The Poet and His Songs
Longfellow is an awesome porn name, but this re-enactment comes fully clothed. It’s free and truly superior. Let’s face it, if you’re a bit put off by history or poetry, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. When else are you going to sample youse some real culture if not through a re-enactment? 3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Longfellow is an awesome porn name, but this re-enactment comes fu…
Nahant, MA
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Nahant, MA
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Cook Your Own Pickles!
Surely a sign of the End Times, you can go to this major Boston arts center and learn to make pickles. Ooh! That tickles! 2-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Surely a sign of the End Times, you can go to this major Boston arts center an…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Rock-paper-scissors Championship
Test your mettle at the ultimate psych-out game: Rock Paper Scissors. And this time, you’re doing it for prizes. What I want to know is, how can they stretch such a rapid sport into an entire evening’s entertainment? 8:30pm. $5. 21+. (Click ‘more’ for details)Test your mettle at the ultimate psych-out game: Rock Paper Scis…
Somerville, MA
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Somerville, MA
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Discover Mount Auburn: The Civil War
Yes, there are Civil War veterans buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery. Come take a tour and learn about this period in history that’s in the past but seems so accessibly recent. 1-2:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Yes, there are Civil War veterans buried in Mount Auburn Ceme…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Anderson Cooper lecture at Salem State
He’s brainy and looks FABULOUS in a flak jacket. Hear the famous newscaster speak. 8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)He’s brainy and looks FABULOUS in a flak jacket. Hear the famou…
Salem, MA
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Salem, MA
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Tommy Lee Jones & John Lithgow
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Wait. You can go see Tommy Lee Jones and John Lithgow for FREE? The trick is to grab tickets immediately when they open to the public April 19. (Click ‘more’ for details)Wait. You can go see Tommy Lee Jones and John Lithgow for FREE?…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Faneuil Hall Marketplace Street Performers Au…
Fanueil Hall invites a bunch of street performer to try out this weekend in advance of their big festival. You get to come watch! 11am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Fanueil Hall invites a bunch of street performer to …
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Earth Day

Earth Day at the Franklin Park Zoo
Once I saw a gorilla at the Franklin Park Zoo eat his own poop! And for Earth Day they’ll have a bunch of speakers and animal keepers do interactive stuff, mainly feed the animals, I guess. 10am-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Once I saw a gorilla at the Franklin Park Zoo eat his own poop! An…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Earth Day Kite Fly at PJPII Park
Why is there a park named after a Pope? Did the Pope contribute money or something? Is the Pope an important Bostonian? Hmm. Well, anyway, here’s a kite event that you can get to even if you don’t have a car! 10am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Why is there a park named after a Pope? Did the Pope contribute …
Dorchester, MA
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Dorchester, MA
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Earth Day on the Greenway
I know that Earth Day is all about learning, but this is a party too, right? I mean, I really enjoy the party part of Earth Day. And the free food samples from vendors. Um, and learning to compost. Right. 11am-1pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)I know that Earth Day is all about learning, but this is a party too, right…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Earth Day Charles River Cleanup
On St. Patrick’s Day, you drink. On Earth Day, you pick up trash. Which do you like better? 9am-12pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)On St. Patrick’s Day, you drink. On Earth Day, you pick up trash. Whi…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Earth Day 5K “Race Against Extinction”
This charity race benefits the WWF, (the World Wrestling Federation, I think) You don’t have to actually run, it’s also a charity walk. 11am. (Click ‘more’ for details)This charity race benefits the WWF, (the World Wrestling Feder…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Suffolk Green Film Fest for Earth Day
This isn’t just sitting in the dark — each film comes with a filmmaker Q&A. Oh! And free vendor food samples. Yum. 11:30am-6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This isn’t just sitting in the dark — each film comes with a f…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Terrific Tree Treasure Hunt
I guess there’s an invasive beetle. Learn to stop the beetles and — the scavenger hunt isn’t just looking for beetles, right? You guys haven’t added a bunch of beetles just so kids can find them, right? 10am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)I guess there’s an invasive beetle. Learn to stop the beetles and — the …
Saugus, MA
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Saugus, MA
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Earth Day at Garden in the Woods
This year they only say “half off admission” but are they repeating last year’s programs with scavenger hunts, special tours, and the “Invasive Plant Jail” where criminal plants do hard hard time. (Er, you guys have seen Jurassic Park, right? How safe is this jail?) 9am-5pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This year they only say “half off admission” but are they repeat…
Framingham, MA
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Framingham, MA
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Earth Week Festival at the EcoTarium
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Not my favorite zoo, but they’ll have interactive displays about animal locomotion and see their tree canopy tour to discover what animals live above the ground. Their Earth Day festival April 20 is half off admission! (Click ‘more’ for details)Not my favorite zoo, but they’ll have interactive displays ab…
Worcester, MA
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Worcester, MA
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Heritage Museums & Gardens Earth Day
I can’t say enough good things about the Heritage Museums and Gardens. It’s expansive enough that you can get lost even during a festival, and their automobile museum and arts museum are top notch. This one’s really worth your time! 10am-5pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)I can’t say enough good things about the Heritage Museums …
Sandwich, MA
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Sandwich, MA
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Monadnock Earth Day Festival
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This one is more like it. As well as some panel talks, get outside, take a nature tour, do some nature service projects. How do birds get in through those tiny holes in birdhouses? (Click ‘more’ for details)This one is more like it. As well as some panel talks, get outside, take …
Keene, NH
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Keene, NH
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Party for the Planet at the Roger Williams Pa…
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Roger Williams Park Zoo will host six days of eco-themed activities starting with an Earth Day celebration. See energy-saving demos and it takes place in an ZOO!! What more do you need? (Click ‘more’ for details)Roger Williams Park Zoo will host six days of ec…
Providence, RI
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Providence, RI
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Also Fun

Hudson Elks Carnival
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The Fiesta Shows traveling carnivals are hokey and meant to pack up onto a truck, but they are so much fun! (Click ‘more’ for details)The Fiesta Shows traveling carnivals are hokey and meant to pack up onto a truck…
Hudson, MA
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Hudson, MA
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Weymouth Carnival
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The Fiesta Shows traveling carnivals are hokey and meant to pack up onto a truck, but they are so much fun! (Click ‘more’ for details)The Fiesta Shows traveling carnivals are hokey and meant to pack up onto a …
South Weymouth, MA
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South Weymouth, MA
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Free Day at the MIT Museum
Have you ever seen the MIT Museum? Now’s your chance to see it freeeeeeeeee with special exhibits on video games, marine mammal noises, and slide rules. 10am-5pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Have you ever seen the MIT Museum? Now’s your chance to see it freeeeee…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Rivers of Ice: What’s Your Question?
If you don’t know the name David Breashears, you probably know him as that documentarian who went to Mt. Everest. He’s hosting a panel Q&A about glaciers melting. Sounds kind of depressing, but they’ll have stunning photos! 4-6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)If you don’t know the name David Breashears, you probably kno…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge Water Department Tour
Wait. You guys get garlic growing naturally around Fresh Pond? And I get to tour the water treatment plant? Niiiiiiice! 6-7:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Wait. You guys get garlic growing naturally around Fresh Pond? And…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Foundations of the Fells
This nature tour goes to some mill town ruins. The nice thing about the Middlesex Fells is it’s a good place to go hiking that you can get to on public transit. 11am-12pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This nature tour goes to some mill town ruins. The nice thing about the Mi…
Stoneham, MA
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Stoneham, MA
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Signs of Life
Ha! This nature trail description says “we may discover signs of forest animals…” You’re referring to poop, right? Those are the signs of forest animals that we’re looking for? 11am-12pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Ha! This nature trail description says “we may discover signs of forest animals…” You…
Saugus, MA
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Saugus, MA
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The Undiscovered Country: Shakespeare and Mou…
Did you know that Shakespeare is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery? If so, you are an idiot. However, some Shakespearian actors are buried here and some tombs have Shakespearian epitaphs. Eh, it’s an excuse for a guided tour around a beautiful park that just happens to have dead people. 1-2:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Did you know that Shakespeare is buried at Mt. Au…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Red Sox Fenway Park Open House
You can explore Fenway Park for free! That’s amazing. When I saw this I just assumed it was a $250 fundraiser or something. 9am-7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)You can explore Fenway Park for free! That’s amazing. When I saw this …
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Brand-Name Genes
Please can I clone a supermodel and keep her? Damn! Foiled again by ethical and legal concerns. Hear all about it at this lecture. 6:30-8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Please can I clone a supermodel and keep her? Damn! Foiled again by ethical and lega…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Love, Fear and Greed: Why We Should Go to the…
Someone named Martin Elvis — who may be Martian Elvis in disguise? Oh shit, I think I just stumbled upon something HUGE — wants to send people to asteroids and will try to convince us to fork over money that could go to cancer research, foreign aid, or education. Good luck, crazy scientist! Your passion is beautiful. 7:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Someone named Martin Elvis — who may be Martian …
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Jorge Cham CANCELLED
Jorge Cham is a popular Internet cartoonist. THIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. (Click ‘more’ for details)Jorge Cham is a popular Internet cartoonist. He s…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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The International Human Rights Movement: A Hi…
What’s more important than human rights? I’m sure this talk will be fascinating. 2-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)What’s more important than human rights? I’m sure…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Opening Reception for TO EXTREMES
Fire! Earthquake! Art! See it all and meet the artists at this reception at MIT. It’s free but you gotta RSVP. Hey, that rhymes! 7-9pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Fire! Earthquake! Art! See it all and meet the artists at this r…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Victorian Egg Hunt
You guys know that Easter is over, right? I wonder what a Victorian Egg Hunt does that is different from a Mylar Bodysuit Future Egg Hunt. 1pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)You guys know that Easter is over, right? I wonder what a Victorian Egg Hunt does …
Milton, MA
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Milton, MA
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Fish Kite Fly
Kites shaped like fish? Or kites MADE of fish?? Yum! 10am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Kites shaped like fish? Or kites MADE of fish?? Yum! 10am-4pm.
South Portland, ME
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South Portland, ME
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Kite Day at Hamilton/Wenham Library
Kite events are great fun. The hobbyists are energetic and inclusive. They’ll let you fly stunt kite with two strings! 10am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Kite events are great fun. The hobbyists are energetic and incl…
Hamilton, MA
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Hamilton, MA
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Nerdnite Boston Nerdtacular
Nerdnite, a small, regular event where people give funny or poignant lectures on nerdy topic, upgrades to a Nerdtacular for the Cambridge Science Festival! Featuring talks, tunes, beers, and potentially awkward interaction with other nerds. 8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Nerdnite, a small, regular event where people give funny or poignant l…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Aleppo Shriners’ Circus
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I read that you can ride an elephant at this circus? Can that possibly be true? (Click ‘more’ for details)I read that you can ride an elephant at this circus? Can that possibly be…
Wilmington, MA
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Wilmington, MA
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Evening at the Beaver Ponds
Who doesn’t love chasing a beaver at night? 6:30-8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Who doesn’t love chasing a beaver at night? 6:30-8pm.
Lenox, MA
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Lenox, MA
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Froggy Night Walk
Or looking for frogs? 7-8:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Or looking for frogs? 7-8:30pm.
Lincoln, MA
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Lincoln, MA
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Earth Day Celebration at Mystic Aquarium
Meanwhile, the Mystic Aquarium fights back by trying to draw you out to see sharks! Frogs & Beaver vs. Sharks, who will win? 11am-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Meanwhile, the Mystic Aquarium fights back by trying to draw…
Mystic, CT
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Mystic, CT
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Spring Nature Scavenger Hunt
It’s a scavenger hunt to find things in nature and they say it’s not just for kids! Now that I like. 1-2:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)It’s a scavenger hunt to find things in nature and they say it’s no…
S. Weymouth, MA
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S. Weymouth, MA
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NERF Night: The Replicated Wars
This rec center seems bursting with awesomeness, such as Nerf combat. Nerf is a brand name for soft, kid-friendly boffer type weapons. (Click ‘more’ for details)This rec center seems bursting with awesomeness, such as Nerf com…
Burlington, MA
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Burlington, MA
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Red-tailed Hawks!
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There are red-tailed hawks nesting outside of the Alewife Brook Parkway! (I think!) They could take off at any time in the near future, so if you want to see them, don’t wait. This is probably the most convenient (and coolest) birdwatching opportunity on the Red Line. Somebody please email johnny@eventsinsider.com and confirm that the birds are there, please. (Click ‘more’ for details)There are red-tailed hawks nesting outside of the Alewife Brook Parkway! (I thin…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Boston International Film Festival
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Holey smokes! This festival includes more than 100 films and comes with two galas. They say that every single show comes with a filmmaker Q&A! (Click ‘more’ for details)Holey smokes! This festival includes more than 100 films and comes…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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New England Regional Genealogical Conference
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Your ancestors didn’t have Facebook. You’re going to have to work a bit to track them down. But who knows whom you might find in your past? A bank robber? Thomas Jefferson? Ghengis Khan? (Click ‘more’ for details)Your ancestors didn’t have Facebook. You’re going to…
Manchester, NH
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Manchester, NH
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Massachusetts Poetry Festival
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It’s not just poetry, they’ll also have workshops, film, and performances, and they say that 1,500 attend. It’s basically an excuse to visit Salem off-season and its dozens of historical sites. Why not? Just please don’t buy any New Age crap while you’re there. (Click ‘more’ for details)It’s not just poetry, they’ll also have workshops, film, and performance…
Salem, MA
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Salem, MA
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Uncommon Threads Quilt Show
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I’ve been to a quilt show — yes, I was trying to impress a woman — but I was surprised to find that the best quilts really are works of art. This isn’t just your grandmother’s checkerboard pattern! Give this one a chance. (Click ‘more’ for details)I’ve been to a quilt show — yes, I was trying to impress a woman — but…
Peabody, MA
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Peabody, MA
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New England Metal and Hardcore Festival
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I’m not much for head-banging but it’s a festival so I’m listing it! It’s your band’s chance to get talent-scouted. (Click ‘more’ for details)I’m not much for head-banging but it’s a festival so I’m list…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Performance

Tigers Be Still – our review
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In this dark comedy, a young woman tries to get a handle on her life when a tiger escapes from the zoo. Click for our review, 4 out of 5 stars! (Click ‘more’ for details)In this dark comedy, a young woman tries to get a handle on her life whe…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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28 Seeds w/ Walter Sickert and the Army of Br…
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It’s steampunk! It’s dance! It’s… I don’t know what it is, but everything that Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys does is awesome and this sci-fi performance-o-rama will most likely BLOW YOUR STEAM POWERED HAT OFF! (Click ‘more’ for details)It’s steampunk! It’s dance! It’s… I don’t know wha…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Atwater-Donnelly Duo in Concert
Atwater-Donnelly is my favorite folk band, and they so rarely come up to within touch of Boston. Trust me, you will want to see these guys if you like folk music. 7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Atwater-Donnelly is my favorite folk band, and they so rarely com…
Framingham, MA
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Framingham, MA
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Grammy Nominated Electric Harpist Deborah Hen…
You can get nominated for a Grammy for playing an electric harp? Wait a second. They *have* electric harps?? Why am I just hearing about this now? Get me to Rockport! 8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)You can get nominated for a Grammy for playing an …
Rockport, MA
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Rockport, MA
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A Musician’s Take on Art: the Songs and Paint…
Here’s another art reception, featuring a flamenco ensemble, because what’s more Arabian than a flamenco ensemble — oh shit, apparently it was invented in Iraq, that just blew my mind — and the artist will discuss her paintings supporting womens’ rights. 6:30-8:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Here’s another art reception, featuring a flamenco e…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Juleps & Viragoes Ball of the Rebellion
Not only is this Civil War period dance, with live music, food and dancing, it’s OK to show up without a costume, especially if you’ll take a class and learn one the dances! “Dancers of all levels will be welcome.” 6:30-11pm. $25. (Click ‘more’ for details)Not only is this Civil War period dance, with live musi…
Cromwell, CT
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Cromwell, CT
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Connecticut Poetry Party at the Hill-Stead Mu…
Jazz and open-mic poetry. How bad could that be? Oh, it’s a potluck. Yum, homemade food. 3-6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Jazz and open-mic poetry. How bad could that be?…
Farmington, CT
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Farmington, CT
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Let me build you a website!
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Need a website? I just built the official website for Liv Tyler’s new film. Hire me to build yours on the cheap! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. (Click ‘more’ for details)Need a website? I just built the official website for Liv Tyler’s new fil…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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