Aug 8-16, 2011: Chinatown, India, Revere Fests, Air & Car Shows, Puzzle Hunt, Rocket Launch, Meteors, & Cruise Giveaway
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| Odyssey Cruises Dinner Cruise – ticket giveaway | Boston Metro
Sat 1/1 – Sat 12/31 |
 Everybody wanted those cruise tickets last week, so this week I have two pairs of tickets to give away, this time for a dinner cruise around Boston Harbor! Boston, MA. |
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| Chinatown August Moon Festival | Boston Metro
Sun 8/14 |
 Chinatown is having a celebration where dancing dragons go door to door, sort of a trick or treat experience, leaving the street literally covered with firework casings and lettuce leaves! They’ll also have a stage with cute kids doing martial arts and dance. I’ve been and this is a must see! Highly recommended! Most likely 10am-5pm. Main Street, Chinatown, Boston, MA.617-350- 6303. |
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| Perseids Meteors | Metro West
Sat 8/13 |
 The Perseids (August) and the Geminids (December) are the most reliable of the annual meteor showers. It’s unfortunate that the full moon will drown own the view but you’ll see plenty in the weeks before and after the peak on August 13. Get to a beach or a very large field with no streetlights to wash out the night sky. And here’s a park event where an astronomer will help you find them! Broadmoor, 280 Eliot Street, Natick, MA. |
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| Model Rocket Launch at Acton | Metro West
Sat 8/13 |
 While you’re in the area, go see the model rocket launches! 10am-4pm. There’s another August 27 in Acton and also in Amesbury year ’round. School St. field, Acton, MA. |
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| Celebrate Revere | Boston Metro
Sat 8/13 |
 This festival seems a little too “family fun” for me — face painting and magic and balloons for kids — but they end with live music and fireworks at 9pm! Revere Beach, Revere, MA. |
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| India Day – Festival & Concert | Boston Metro
Sun 8/14 |
 I’ve been to this festival at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston. They have performers and a huge crowd with dozens of booths. As the only South Asian-themed event I know of in Boston, it’s definitely worth a trip. Esplanade, Boston, MA. |
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| Boston Area Puzzle Hunt League | Boston Metro
Sat 8/13 |
 A normal scavenger hunt is pretty tame — mainly tourist trivia and they end up sending you to restaurants and retail stores where they get a commission. However, this Puzzle Hunt has no sponsors and is meant for people who love puzzles. Teams choose whether to solve “normal” or “hard” puzzles. Unless you’ve heard of the MIT Mystery Hunt, choose “normal”. Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. |
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| Carnival in Provincetown | Cape Cod
Sun 8/14 – Fri 8/19 |
 You don’t speak the name of New England’s big gay carnival. You sing it, thusly, It’s time for CAAAAARN-I-VAAAAL!! This year features Charo, a parade, oh heck, the entire town is basically a parade for a week! All Over, Provincetown, MA.800-637-8696. |
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| Please help test my new events mobile app | Boston Metro
Fri 8/12 |
 Have you heard that I’ve created a mobile app with events? I need volunteers with the iPhone and BlackBerry (okay, I’ll take more Droid, too) to test! Please email me at johnny@eventsINSIDER.com and volunteer! It will take just a couple of minutes to play around with it and will really help me out. Thanks! Cambridge, MA. |
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| MG Rover Day at Larz Anderson Auto Museum | Boston Metro
Sat 8/13 |
 Boston’s wonderful auto museum has another lawn day, this time with MGs. 15 Newton Street, Brookline, MA.617-522-6547. |
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