6/29-7/7: Free movies, Historical Re-enactments, 330 July 4th Celebrations, 22 Outdoor Movies / Theatre, and 131 Outdoor Concerts
I’ve really outdone myself this time, creating not only the largest list of July 4th celebrations, but the largest list that ever has been and ever will be, because nobody would be stupid enough to spend this much work on it ever again, including me. Every item has been personally checked and comes with 2010 dates, times, rain dates, websites, and whether there will be fireworks or a parade.
I’ve also updated the look of the website so that you can “Facebook share” individual events. (That’s why every event has a not-too-useful ‘details’ page.) In the future I’ll clean up the look even more. I’ve also created a Facebook “Organization” page to replace the Facebook group. Please join. Please note the first item this week is free tickets to The Last Airbender. If you were on the Twitter or Facebook, you could have gotten those yesterday. So join already. 🙂
Here are this week’s top items, and
| The Last Airbender free movie preview: TONIGHT | 6/29 | Boston Metro |
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| I have free movie tickets to The Last Airbender, M. Night Shyaminoimnot’s latest movie for Tuesday at 7pm (but plan to arrive by at least 6pm). Email me through the website. AMC Boston Common Theater, Boston, MA. Share see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Continental Congress re-enactment | 7/3 | Boston Metro |
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| I’ve seen this and it’s a must-see. It’s a re-enactment of the Continential Congress! Join re-enactors like former US President John Adams and talk about issues like slavery, federalism, and taxes. A must see! 11am-12pm. Old State House, Boston, MA. Share see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| No Tax on Tea Town Meeting Re-Enactment | 7/3 – 7/4 | Boston Metro |
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| Also as part of Boston Harborfest, you too can dump tea to protest taxation. Over 5,000 people attend. Website only works in Internet Explorer. Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street, Boston, MA.617-482-6439. Share see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| A Morning with the Alcotts | 7/1 | Metro West |
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| Or meet the Alcotts and see how little their women are. It says it’s for people ages 7 and up. That’s me!! I’m ages 7 and up! Um, mostly the up part. Orchard House, 399 Lexington Road, Concord, MA.978-369-4118. Share see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Birthday | 7/3 – 7/4 | Metro West |
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| The Old Manse is also doing a celebration favoring an old-timey New England author. 269 Monument Street, Concord, MA.978-369-3909. Share see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Boston Adventure of Mystery & Danger & Stuff | 7/3 | Boston Metro |
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| Also part of Harborfest, run around town on a ‘scavenger hunt’ collecting information about Boston and solving a mystery. 3:30-5pm. Downtown Boston, Boston, MA. Share see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Opening Day @ Frog Pond | 6/30 | Boston Metro |
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| Every year Frog Pond opens for wading with a big festival. They’ll have vendors, jugglers, live music, storytellers, and the ubiquitous face painting. Boston Common, Boston, MA.617-635-4505 or 617-854-7667. Share see details on the complete Events Insider |
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And a lot more this week at the Events Insider (was Weird Boston Events), including:
Boston Harborfest, Cape Verdean Festival, Boston By Foot’s Benjamin Franklin Tour During Harborfest, Master Sand Sculpting Competition @ Hampton Beach, Mashpee Wampanoag Pow-wow, Round Hill Highland Games, Brockton Fair, Free ice cream @ Brockton, East Longmeadow, Attleboro, The Dinosaur Encounter, Reception for TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles, Free Fun Fridays: Plimoth Plantation & Stage Combat Workshop, Free Grounds Tour at Gore Place, Afternoon Kite Fly & Fireworks, New England Summer Nationals, Taste of Cambridge, Berkshires Arts Festival, Cultural Survival Bazaar, Marblehead Festival of Arts, Boston Chowderfest, Boom Town Festival, Annual Children’s Day On the Plaza at City Hall, Family Fun Olympics @ Davis Farmland, FAC Pinewoods Weekend and FolkDays, Lexington Lions Club Carnival, Matchbox Car Race Day!, Bawdy Language: a Burlesque Show, P.T. Barnum 200th Anniversary Festival, Sterling Renaissance Festival, and 330 individually researched July 4th celebrations in New England. Plus the usual outdoor movies, theatre, and events — the largest lists in New England.
And don’t forget on the main site I maintain the Largest List of Outdoor Summer Movies, Theatre, and Music in New England, tracking over 150 summer series!
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