Feb 28-Mar 8, 2011: Free theatre & movie tickets, Maple Syrup, Insect, LARP, and Latke Festivals, Boston Massacre Re-enactment, and more!
Welcome to Boston Events Insider! It’s the low point of the year for creative events, but I managed to find you 40! This week’s top items are below, or see the complete Boston Events Insider.
| Fri 3/4 – Sat 4/2Boston MetroReasons to be Pretty – ticket giveaway |
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| I have two pairs of tickets to give away for the Saturday 3/5 at 4pm show of this drama about the American obsession with beauty. “How much is ‘pretty’ worth? Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA.  see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Tue 3/1Boston MetroFree movie preview tix – Win Win |
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| I have free movie preview tickets for Win Win, the indie comedy about an attorney who becomes a wrestling coach, with Paul Giamatti. 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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| Sat 3/5Boston MetroBoston Massacre Re-enactment |
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| The event of the week is the re-enactment of the Boston Massacre. And it’s free! It’s the historical event that got the British fighting with the American colonists before the War of Indepdendence. Sat 11am & 2pm little kids re-enact the massacre in a strange combination of cute and horrid. 11:30 & 2:30 Trial of the Century w/ John Adams. Then 7pm Boston Massacre re-enactment, to which you should arrive at least an hour early to get a good view, and at which the real show starts about 30 minutes before the scheduled start. Old State House, Boston, Boston, MA.617-720-1713 x27. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Fri 3/4 – Sun 3/6Northern MassInterCon (LARP) |
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| Live roleplaying is a kind of theatre where there is no audience. The audience joins the cast for a massive improv drama that spans an entire hotel and can be comedy, drama, horror, mystery, fantasy, or any genre. It’s completely unique and this is the biggest and best convention in our region for LARPing. See the website and sign up for games in advance. Waltham, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 3/5Boston MetroTropical Fiesta, Jamaica Plain |
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| I don’t really understand this event, which goes undescribed on both websites, but I have confirmed that it is really happening, and it features music by the Latin American group that does the amazing Day of the Dead Festival at Forest Hills Cemetery. From 12-4pm, learn dances from the Caribbean, rainforest arts & crafts for kids, and then 7pm-2am, a nighttime 18+ party, with three afro world beat bands. 45 Danforth Street, Jamaica Plain, MA.617-524-6373 or 857-498-2438. see details on the complete Events Insider more |
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| Sat 3/5Boston MetroInsect Planet Festival |
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| Every year the Harvard Museum of Natural History holds a “family festival”, a day of lectures and activities, and this year’s theme is insects! It’s kid-oriented but if you’re a kid at heart you’ll enjoy it too! 9am-5pm. Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 3/5Boston MetroAlloy Orchestra performing live to Metropolis (the landmark 1928 silent sci-fi film) |
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| This classic silent film comes with live music! What a treat — I’ve seen this performance and it’s amazing! Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 3/5Boston MetroMaple Syrup Boil Down Festival |
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| It’s maple syrup season! They will boil down sap into maple syrup and you can try some and learn how it works. 10am-2pm. The Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave., Somerville, MA.617-628-9988. 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:
IHOP National Pancake Day, Winter Trees and Maple Syrup for Adults, Maple Science, Dr. Seuss Breakfast, Maple Sugaring, Meet the Sugar Maples, 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps, FAST Thinking, MIT Annual Latke-Hamentashen Debate, The Hidden Reality, Frederick Douglass NOW, Abraham Lincoln At 200 with R.I. Supreme Court Justice Frank Williams, AAA Travel Marketplace, Annual Keene Ice & Snow Festival, Mardi Gras at Nick’s in Natick, Cajun and Zydeco Mardi Gras Ball, Murder Mystery at The Governor’s Inn, The Flower & Patio Outdoor Living Show, Boston Jewish Music Festival, Salem Film Festival, Cabin Fever Festival, Edward Gorey Exhibit at the Boston Athenaeum, Leprechaun Leap, Dancing with the Stars – Needham 300th, Boston Restaurant Week – Winter, Taste of the South End, Restaurant Reviews, KitschInSync, Atwater-Donnelly, Jazz Club Performances, Massachusetts Poetry Recitation Semi-Finals
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