Jan 9-18, 2011: Edgar Allan Poe, Thoreau, Lovecraft, Buckminster Fuller Re-enactments, Sci-Fi Convention, Gorillas, Martin Luther King, and Campfires
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| Mon 1/10Boston MetroFree movie preview tix for Green Hornet |
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| I’m giving away tickets to Green Hornet for Monday, Dec 10 in Boston. Email me at johnny@EVENTSinsider.com! :). Boston, MA.  see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 1/15 – Sat 2/5Boston MetroR. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe |
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| And I have tickets to give away for the run of Buckminster Fuller! Bucky is re-enacted on stage and talks about science, invention, and his life story. Choose anytime January 14, 15,16. And one to join me as my guest for my press review Jan 19. Email me! Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Fri 1/14Boston MetroPoe: An Evening of the Macabre |
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| This is your big chance to meet Edgar Allan Poe, the spooky 19th century author! I’ve seen this re-enactor, and it’s a must see. He doesn’t perform very often — consider this worth changing your plans for. 7pm. Gore Estate, 52 Gore St, Waltham, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Wed 1/19Boston MetroEdgar Allan Poe: Born in Boston |
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| It’s Poe’s 202nd birthday party at the Boston Public Library! This one features the same re-enactor as Poe, and a scholar, and bring a reading if you want to speak. 7-8pm. Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Fri 1/14 – Mon 1/17Boston MetroArisia Fan Convention |
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| Not geeky enough? Try going to Arisia, the largest science fiction (and anime, and roleplaying, you get the idea) convention in New England. I guess they’re against posting up photos to entice you to come. They won’t have Poe, but they’ll have parties, panels, vendors, a costume ball. They’ll re-enact H.P. Lovecraft, do Rocky Horror (and the new thing, Repo: The Genetic Opera), and have a funny monologue about Shakepeare. See their entire calendar. Westin Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Thu 1/13Boston MetroGorillas to Grizzlies: Conservation in Action from Africa to the United States |
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| Also Poe-less, the Museum of National History at Harvard sponsors talks after hours, many of which are free. Here’s one on the preservation of gorillas in Rwanda. 6pm. HAH-vid Museem a’ Nat’ral Hist’ry, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 1/15All OverThe New England Manifesto! |
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| Are you glum about the weather? Wake up! New England is awesome and Californians are big winers. We’re not! We’re tough, tough like Vikings! Click through and see my annual New England Manifesto, a well-researched study of why Boston is the Hub of the Universe and we should stop being such stoic Yankees about being so. Boston is awesome! It’s ON, California!, Massachusetts!. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Mon 1/3 – Fri 1/28Boston MetroMIT IAP (Independent Activities Period) |
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| While most colleges shut down for winter break, MIT holds an entire month of creative classes, lectures, and special events, many of which are wonderfully weird and open to the public. I’ll highlight some of my favorites throughout the month, but you should really check their calendar!! MIT, Cambridge, MA.617-253-1000. 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:
Civil Disobedience for MLK Day at Walden Pond, Martin Luther King Day at Old Sturbridge Village, Martin Luther King Day Celebration at Harvard Square, Martin Luther King Day Concerts, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Martin Luther King Day Open House at MFA, Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday at Battleship Cove, World of Wellesley Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast, Happy Birthday to Ben Franklin: A Walking Tour Celebrating The Man, Full Moon Owl Prowl, Oceanside Campfire, Annual Flax Ice Derby, Intro to Contra Dancing, with Live Folk Music, Tour of Wallace Astrophysical Observatory, MIT Mystery Hunt, Integration Bee, Chinese Yo-Yo Workshop, Winterfest Weekends at Fruitlands Museum, Campfire Dining, Moonlight Stroll, Greater Boston Antiques Festival, Steampunk Exhibit comes to Boston Antiques and Design Show, Concord Museum is Free, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival at Salem, Night Skiing & Fireworks at Cranmore, Winter Volunteer Day at Franklin Park, Japanese New Year, The Starship of Madness, a Doctor Who audio drama, Joyful Noise w/ the Harlem Gospel Choir, Agent Spy at ImprovBoston, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute Concert, and more than 25 ongoing holiday attractions in New England!
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