Jan 17-25, 2011: Edgar Allan Poe, Snowshoeing, Polar Drip, Wildlife Tracking, & Literary Death Match

01/17/11 by Johnny Monsarrat

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The Week in Weird
Wed 1/19 – Thu 1/20Boston MetroFree movie preview tix to No Strings Attached
I’m giving away tickets to No Strings, the comedy with Ashton Kucher and Natalie Portman, in Boston. Either Wed Jan 19 or Thu Jan 20 eve in Boston. Email me at johnny@EVENTSinsider.com and let me know which show you’d like to win! :). Boston, MA. more
Sat 1/22Boston MetroWinter Wildlife Tracking
How awesome is this. Learn to track animals, and it’s near the subway. Meet at the Washington Street gate to the Arboretum across from Forest Hills T. 1pm. Bussey Brook Urban Wild, Jamaica Plain, MA. more
Sun 1/23Boston MetroBigfoot Stomp: A Snowshoe Hike
This surreal hike through the Blue Hills should be fun. I’ve always wanted to try snoeshowing. 1pm. Blue Hills, Canton, MA.617-698-1802 x212. more
Wed 1/19Boston MetroEdgar Allan Poe: Born in Boston
It’s Poe’s 202nd birthday party at the Boston Public Library! This one features the same Poe re-enactor as last week, and a scholar from Boston College. Bring a reading if you want to speak. 7-8pm. Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA. more more
Thu 1/20Boston MetroMysterious Gamma-Ray Bubbles in the Milky Way
Harvard’s observatory is doing a public speech of unknown interest to the layman. 7:30pm. Free. Free parking. Observatory, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA. more
Tue 1/25Boston MetroLiterary Death Match
And this is an attempt to make reading literature sexy. I don’t know if it works, but I know that the venue, The Enormous Room, is actually quite small. Enormous Room, 567 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA. more
Sat 1/22WorcesterWachusett Mountain Polar Dip
Insane people will dive into cold water to raise money for charity at Wachusett Mountain, the ski resort. 1-3pm. Wachusett Mountain, Princeton, MA. more
Wed 1/19Boston MetroMidWinter Celebration
Like folk dancing? Like pretending to take part in old timey celebrations of the solar year? Check out this song, dance, and storytelling. It’s free! The dancing will be pretty cool; I have seen it. 7:30-9:30pm. Church, 1326 Washington St, West Newton, MA. more
Sat 1/22North ShoreNewburyport Winter Carnival
This festival looks more like a winner! There’s no shopping mall involved. They just got a little confused naming the local park. It features horse-drawn hayrides, skating on the pond, sledding, and a “human dog sled race”! Let’s hope they fix their website as the date gets closer. Bartlett Mall (which is really a park), Newburyport, MA. more
Sat 1/22 – Sun 1/23Southeast MassNative American Winter Traditions
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA.508-347-3362. more
Tue 1/11 – Tue 1/25Boston MetroIntro to Contra Dancing, with Live Folk Music
Contra dancing is a social folk dance that’s easy to pick up! And there are a bunch of other dances on the calendar. 8pm. Student Center, Room 491, MIT, Cambridge, MA. more
Also Fun
Sat 1/22Boston MetroAnnual Science Fiction Marathon at MIT LSC
Why so much Somerville and Cambridge? Is Boston a cultural wasteland of “recurring” rather than one-shot events? Well, here’s another sci-fi marathon in case you missed last week’s. It includes a free sneak preview of District 13: Ultimatum which will no doubt be awesome! 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA. more
Wed 1/19ConnecticutFull Ice Moon Hike at Knox Preserve
A full moon. The night. Ice. And walking. Sounds awesome, if you don’t get eaten by werewolves. 6pm. Stonington, CT. more
Sat 1/22New HampshireMoonlit Snowshoe Tour
Also making you werewolf bait is this event. You can rent snowshoes. 7-8:30pm. Gorham, NH. more
Sun 1/9 – Sun 1/23Metro WestConcord Museum is Free
The Concord museum is free on Sundays this month. Concord Museum, Concord, MA. more
Mon 1/24Boston MetroScience on Screen: FULL METAL JACKET
A science expert will lecture on trauma before a showing of Full Metal Jacket, a war film. Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA. more
Fri 1/21Boston MetroAIDS Action’s Dance Party
This used to be a dance marathon and now it’s only 4 hours long. Benefits AIDS research. Marriott Hotel, 110 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA. more
Tue 1/18Boston MetroIntegration Bee
You’d have to be a little loco to participate, but it might be fun to watch math wizards compete. MIT, Cambridge, MA. more
Tue 1/25North ShoreSalem Adult Spelling Bee
This seems to be a straightforward spelling bee, not a spelling bee with naughty adult words. 8pm. Monthly. I guess you can tell it’s a really slow events month since I’m listing this. In A Pigs’ Eye, Derby St., Salem, MA.978-741-4436. more