Feb 13-21, 2012: Lincoln, Poe, Thoreau, Roosevelt re-enactments, Train & Fandom Fests, Campfires, 1812 Ball, Owl Tracking, & more!
02/13/12 by
Johnny Monsarrat
This Week in Review
Not bad! I managed to find you 50 things to do this week, even though it’s the dead of winter. Do me a favor and go to this Poe event. It’s inexpensive but you get a $50 performance… you really must see it. Hmm, what’s the the black images this week? Ignore that, please. 🙂
I hope you are having an awesome week. Now get out there and do something fun!
-Johnny
Edgar Allan Poe: Love and Death – t…
I’m an expert in awesome events, and trust me, the best thing you can do for Valentine’s Day is see Edgar Allan Poe rip it apart “in person”. I have 2 tickets to give away! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. Just $6, or $10 per couple. 7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)I’m an expert in awesome events, and trust me, the best …
Elizabeth Peabody House, 277 Broadway, Somerville, MA
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Elizabeth Peabody House, 277 Broadway, Somerville, MA
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Isn’t it Romantic? – tix giveaway
Or more traditionally, how about hearing some of the best songs about love from Broadway. I have 2 pairs of tickets to give away. Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win! 1pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Or more traditionally, how about hearing some of the best songs…
Reagle Music Theatre, 617 Lexington St, Waltham, MA
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Reagle Music Theatre, 617 Lexington St, Waltham, MA
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A Visit with Abraham Lincoln
I have a soft spot for historical re-enactments, especially when it’s Lincoln. Reserve immediately! 1-2pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)I have a soft spot for historical re-enactments, especially when it’s…
Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA
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Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA
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Meet Henry David Thoreau Winter Wal…
Ooh! And for this one, “Thoreau” himself will lead you on a winter walk to his old house site and tell tales of living deeeeeeeep in nature just 2 miles from the Concord town center. 1-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Ooh! And for this one, “Thoreau” himself will lead you on a winter walk to h…
Walden Pond, Rt. 126, Concord, MA
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Walden Pond, Rt. 126, Concord, MA
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Model Engineering Show
Personally I’d rather see the steam engines, aircraft engines, machinists tools, and trains at this engineer’s festival! It’s free with admission to the museum, which is great to visit any day. (Click ‘more’ for details)Personally I’d rather see the steam engines, aircraft engines,…
Charles River Museum of Industry, 154 Moody Street, Waltham, MA
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Charles River Museum of Industry, 154 Moody Street, Waltham, MA
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N-Scale Model Train Show
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This free museum is featuring a train show, too, perhaps less engineering and more hobby / artistic. I’ve always wanted to see it. It’s only $5 and the museum itself is free! (Click ‘more’ for details)This free museum is featuring a train show, too, perhaps less engineering and more hobby / ar…
33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA
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33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA
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Carnival in Venice
The Society for Creative Anachronism likes to re-enact the medeival era, and they’re holding a carnival with old-timey entertainment, mask-making, and even commedia dell’arte. (Click ‘more’ for details)The Society for Creative Anachronism likes to re-enact the medeival era, and they’re holding a …
Church, 495 Canton Ave, Milton, MA
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Church, 495 Canton Ave, Milton, MA
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Boskone
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Do you like Battlestar Galactica WAY too much? Did you miss Arisia? Here’s the other major science fiction convention in Boston. Their guest of honor is John Scalzi, a science fiction author whose first novel, Old Man’s War, is being made into a movie. Yeah, I’ve never heard of him, either. (Click ‘more’ for details)Do you like Battlestar Galactica WAY too much? Did you miss Arisia? Here’s the other major science fiction conv…
Westin Waterfront, Boston, MA
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Westin Waterfront, Boston, MA
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Newport Winter Festival
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This festival features a Beatles tribute band, ice sculpting, a scavenger hunt, a polar plunge, food cook-offs, a kids festival, and it’s a great excuse to visit Newport in the off-season. Make sure to tour the historic mansions, too. (Click ‘more’ for details)This festival features a Beatles tribute band, ice sculpting, a scavenger hunt, a polar plunge, f…
Various venues, Newport, RI
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Various venues, Newport, RI
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Free Star Parties
Yes, I love these outdoor astronomy events. I’ve even been to a few. Hint: always call in advance if it might be cloudy. 7-10pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Yes, I love these outdoor astronomy events. I’ve even been to a few. H…
Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 293 Moose Hill St, Sharon, MA
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Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 293 Moose Hill St, Sharon, MA
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This week’s top items are below, or see the complete Boston Events Insider.
And a lot more this week at Boston Events Insider, the most popular events blog in New England, including:
Cedariver Winter Festival
Elm Bank Sledding Party
On the Prowl for Owls
Revenge of the Ice Weasel: Seven Deadly Weasels
Come To The Otter Side: Otter And Owl Outing
Snowfest
Queen City Kamikaze
Presidents’ Family Festival Day
Experience Economies 6: Innovate or Die
Eyes on Owls at Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Into the Silence
The Life of Super-Earths
Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival
Joe Val Bluegrass Festival
The 1812 Ball
Cajun & Zydeco Mardi Gras Ball
Animal Tracking at Broadmoor by Snowshoe
RI: Presidents’ Day Weekend Prowl
Tracking and Animals Signs at Laughing Brook
Owl Prowl
Tavern Games
Marblehead Festival of Arts Film Festival
Film Director Bob Rafelson Lecture
Miss Boston 2012 Pageant
Passim Celebrates Valentine’s Day with Sweethearts’ Night Out
Valentine’s Day Ball w/ Latin Dancing
Jane Austen Tours
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, “A Venetian Valentine”
Mortified Doomed Valentine’s Day Show – tix giveaway
New Britain Winterfest
Mardi Gras in Ogunquit
Mardi Gras in Hallowell – 250th Celebration
Brewer Waterfront Winterfest
Torchlight Parade & Fireworks – Ludlow
Chester Winter Carnival
Island Pond Winter Carnival
Brattleboro Winter Carnival
Lyndon/Burke Snowflake Festival
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