Jan 30 – Feb 8, 2011: 8 Winter Carnivals, 5 Eagle & Owl Tours, Jay Leno, 6 Ticket Giveaways, and Chinese New Year
01/30/11 by
Johnny Monsarrat
I am doing something awesome this week. I can’t say what it is, but the last time I did something awesome I got to speak with filmmaker Kevin Smith. Email me to help at johnny@eventsinsider.com. I also have one ticket (just one!) for someone to join me Tuesday to see the free movie preview of Sanctum, the new James Cameron film.
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| Sat 2/5WorcesterAntique Sleigh Rally at Old Sturbridge – free tix |
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| Old Sturbridge Village is my favorite re-enactment museum. You’ll meet dozens of people portraying 19th century characters. And now — dozens of horse-drawn sleighs! And I have free tix to give away!!! 11am. Email johnny@eventsinsider.com. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA.508 347-3362. more |
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| Tue 2/1Boston MetroThe Emperor of Atlantis – Free Tix |
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| In a WWII concentration camp, Death quits and fights for the little guy. My theatre reviewer is unavailable, so if you’d like to attend and review this performance, I have a pair of tickets for you. Email johnny@eventsinsider.com and convince me that you can write something respectable. :). BCA, 527 Tremont St, Boston, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Boston MetroLife Listers’ Ball & “Sanctum” – Free Tix |
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| MyLifeList is a website for people with big goals who want a network of people to help motivate them. They’re having a black-tie ball, a “high-energy party”. It’s normally $125, but I have a pair of tickets to give away! I also have one ticket (just one!) for someone to join me Tuesday to see Sanctum, the new James Cameron film. Email johnny@eventsinsider.com. Lighthouse Ballroom, Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Lane, Boston, MA, Boston, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Western MassRory Scovel – Free Tix |
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| I also have two pairs of tickets to give away for Rory Scovel, nation-level comedian, who’s performing in Western Massachusetts. What a great excuse to visit the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, one of my favorite museums in New England! Email johnny@eventsinsider.com. Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5 – Sun 2/6Boston MetroTreasure Island show – ticket giveaway |
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| This is probably meant for kids, but I don’t care! Pirates!! And I’m giving away two pairs of tickets to the Feb 5 show and another two pairs for the Feb 6 show. Email johnny@eventsinsider.com and tell me which show you want and how many tickets. Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA, Arlington, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Boston MetroFranklin Park Snow Festival |
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| It’s Winter Festival season! Franklin Park is easy to get to, even if you don’t have a car. You can borrow sled and snowshoes, and they’ll have an animal tracking class. 1-4pm. Clubhouse at Franklin Park, 1 Circuit Dr, Dorchester, MA.617-442-4141. more |
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| Fri 2/4Boston MetroHasty Pudding Man of the Year Parade & Awards |
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| The Man of the year is Jay Leno. Buy tickets immediately for the roast. They always sell out. But you can see the parade through Harvard Square for free! Zero Arrow Street Theater, Cambridge, MA.617-495-5205. more |
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| Sat 2/5Boston MetroHarvard Square Winter Carnival Chili Cook-Off & Volleyball |
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| Harvard Square is holding a chili competition. Details are few but hit up Harvard Square from 1-3pm and look around for it. And they’ll have live music. Plaza, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA. more |
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| Fri 2/4 – Sat 2/5North ShoreLowell’s WinterFest Celebration |
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| This one looks even better! Fireworks, hot soup competition, snowman competition, and a “human dog sled championship”. Lowell, MA.(978) 459-6150. more |
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| Fri 2/4 – Sun 2/6Northern MassChelmsford Winterfest |
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| The winter festivals don’t just stop, though. Chelmsford’s lasts all weekend, with nighttime snowshoeing, nature walks, sledding & skiing, a chowder festival, and a pancake breakfast. Chelmsford, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Metro WestActon, Winter Carnival at NARA Park |
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| This one’s in Acton, with a cardboard sled race, dog sledding and a human sled race, fire spinners, model rocket launches, tethered hot air balloon rides, curling demonstrations, snowball toss competition, and a lot more. 4-7:30pm. NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA. more |
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| Fri 2/4 – Sun 2/6Western MassGreenfield Winter Carnival |
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| Further out along Route 2 in Western Massachusetts, Greenfield has a festival, too. Make a cardboard sled and race. Fireworks, snowshoeing, ice skating, ice bowling, snow volleyball, a tug o’ war, and a snowman competition with an entire snow village. Greenfield, MA. more more |
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| Sat 2/5Metro WestCedariver Winter Festival |
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| Carnivals continue! Bring a sled or tube, and enjoy the campfire and do animal tracking in the snow! Cedariver, 161 Forest Rd., Millis, MA. more |
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| Sun 2/6North ShoreNorth Shore CDC Polar Plunge |
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| In Salem and Beverly, insane people dive into the water for charity! Then, they party. Salem, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Metro WestGrace Chapel’s Annual WinterBlast |
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| I’m not too big on church events, but they had a mechanical bull once! How about this year? They’ll have a moonbounce and martial arts demonstrations too. That’s pretty weird! Community Life Center, 59 Worthen Road, Lexington, MA. more |
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| Fri 2/4 – Sun 2/6New HampshireMount Washington Valley Ice Festival |
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| If you dare, you can climb a waterfall of ice, and take on other adventures that all sound insane. International Mountain Climbing School, North Conway, NH. more |
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| Fri 2/4Boston MetroProject Cupid Date Auction: Boston’s Best Bachelors and Bachelorettes |
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| Valentine’s Day is coming up, and you’ll find bachelors and bachelorettes up for “auction” at this charity fundraiser for cancer! 7-10pm. Whisky Park, 64 Arlington St, Boston, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Boston MetroLove Letters by the Fire |
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| This local restaurant will do a reading of the love letters between former US president and Massachusetts boy John Adams and his wife. (Guys, you’re a week early. Valentine’s Day is next week.). The Fireplace, 1634 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Metro WestBackyard Sugaring |
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| Or go maple sugar tapping! I really want to go! There are a ton of different dates. Drumlin Farm, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA. more |
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| Sun 2/6North ShoreIppi’s SuperBowl Ice Derby on Sluice + The Seelley Memorial |
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| What is ice fishing? You cut a hole in the ice and wait. Is that fun? Well, it would be fun to see it, I’m sure, if not to do it! Lynn, MA. more |
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| Wed 2/2Boston MetroHarvard Book Store presents V.S. Ramachandran: The Tell-Tale Brain |
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| I don’t list many book talks, but this one’s a neuroscientist looking for what makes us human. Sweet. Cambridge, MA. more |
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| Wed 2/2Metro WestGroundhog Day at Drumlin Farm |
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| It’s free, but when they say “special activities”, you know that means “for kids”. The groundhog appears at 9:30am! 9:30am-4pm. Drumlin Farm, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA. more |
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| Thu 2/3Boston MetroLove Stories Written in Stone |
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| To celebrate Valentine’s Day, take a tour of people of the gravestones of people who loved — and died. But they loved! Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5 – Sun 2/6Boston MetroHistory of Somerville, 2010-2100 Lecture |
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| It’s weird. It’s creative. I love it! Come see a lecture on future. The speaker has researched local hopes and fears and will forecast society, government, and the human soul. Nave Gallery, 155 Powderhouse Blvd, Somerville, MA. more |
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| Fri 2/4 – Mon 2/14North ShoreSalem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival |
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| This is not really a festival. Downtown Salem will have ice sculptures around town and there are a few store events. Salem, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5South ShoreSnowy Owl Prowl |
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| I love owls!! I really want to see one of these owl or eagle events. 9am. Tour and try to find them in the wild. RSVP. North River, 2000 Main Street, Marshfield, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Boston MetroWinter Raptors |
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| This one is, what, an all day trek? You’ll see eagles, hawks, and cute duckies. 9am-5pm. Reserve ahead. Blue Hills Trailside Museum, 1904 Canton Ave, Milton, MA. more |
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| Sun 2/6Southeast MassTap a Tree |
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| It’s true! Candy does grow on trees. Well, maple sugar grows inside trees. Have some! 1-2:30pm. RSVP. Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, Sharon, MA. more |
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| Sun 2/6North ShoreEagles and Owls |
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| Eagles and Owls. Owls and Eagles. Owls! Eagles! <3 8am-12pm.
Ipswich River, 87 Perkins Row, Topsfield, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Metro WestOwl Festival |
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| Owls in the wild follow an indoor owl presentation. 4:15-5:30pm. Broadmoor, 280 Eliot St, Natick, MA. more |
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| Sun 2/6North ShoreBald Eagles of the Merrimack River |
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| Eagles. Bald eagles, and those wearing toupees. 9am-12pm. Joppa Flats, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Boston MetroIra Glass, Radio Stories and Other Stories |
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| If you listen to NPR, you’ve heard of This American Life, perhaps NPR’s most popular radio show. They’re in town this week, if you can get tickets. Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Boston MetroCelebrating 50 Years of Music & Technology @ MIT |
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| MIT is celebrating its 150 year anniversary, and they’ll have a full day of lectures and performances. 9am-10pm. Cambridge, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Southeast MassChinese New Year Celebration at Highland Country Club |
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| The big Chinese New Year events are next week, but here are a couple! Martial arts demonstrations, lion dance, food, and fun. Highland Country Club, 104 Mechanic St, Attleboro, MA.(508) 222-2933. more |
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| Thu 2/3Metro WestThe Chinese New Year |
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| The Discovery Museum is a science museum for kids. You can “meet a real rabbit” and join in the dragon parade. Discovery Museum, Acton, MA. more |
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| Sat 2/5Boston MetroBlack History Month Celebration |
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| February is Black History Month, and I always have trouble finding interesting events. Maybe people are worn out after Martin Luther King Day? Well, here is the first one and I will keep looking! Eat soul food and see music and dance performances by youth and community groups. 85 W. Newton St, Boston, MA. more |
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| Fri 1/7 – Sun 2/6Boston MetroRuined |
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| A Savvy business woman Mama Nadi knows how to survive in the midst of the Congo civil war: don’t take sides. Click for our review! B.U. Theatre, Boston, MA. more our review |
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