January 30-February 7, 2012: Valentine’s Cruise Giveaway, Hasty Pudding, Winter Carnivals, Robot Contests, Animal Tracking & Owl Night Hikes
01/30/12 by
Johnny Monsarrat
This Week in Review
We’re having a wonderfully mild winter here in Boston. I actually miss the snow. So don’t sit around. Get out and do some of the wonderful outdoor activities that I’m listing this week. It’s a slow month, so I’m including a dozen state park activities like guided nighttime tours and searching for owls and eagles!
I hope you are having an awesome week. Now get out there and do something fun!
-Johnny
Valentine’s Dinner Cruise – tix giveaway
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This is it! If you’re looking for that special Valentine’s Day treat, a dinner cruise with a live band has got to be at the top of your list. And I’m giving away two pairs of tickets for the Feb 11 cruise! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. (Click ‘more’ for details)This is it! If you’re looking for that special Valentine’s Day treat, a dinner cruise with a li…
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Hasty Pudding Man of t…
The Man of the year is Jason Segel, the actor from Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Muppets, with a roast at 8pm that’s sold out, but there may be a parade through Harvard Square beforehand. Click for my review of the Woman of the Year and a preview of the Hasty Pudding’s upcoming shows. (Click ‘more’ for details)The Man of the year is Jason Segel, the actor from Forgetting Sarah Marshall and T…
Zero Arrow Street Theater, Cambridge, MA
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Zero Arrow Street Theater, Cambridge, MA
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The Last Testament: A …
The head comedy writer of The Daily Show is coming to Harvard, dressing up like God, and performing some comedy for the humanists (they’re like atheists with a heart). It is bound to be fantastic, beyond fantastic! 1:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The head comedy writer of The Daily Show is coming to Harvard, dressing up like God, and performing some co…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Franklin Park Winter S…
I love being outdoors and that’s why I’m glad for winter festival season! Franklin Park is easy to get to, even if you don’t have a car. If there’s snow, you can borrow sleds and snowshoes, and they’ll have an animal tracking class and a guided cross-country ski tour. Drink hot chocolate and play board games. 12-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)I love being outdoors and that’s why I’m glad for winter festival …
Clubhouse at Franklin Park, 1 Circuit Dr, Dorchester, MA
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Clubhouse at Franklin Park, 1 Circuit Dr, Dorchester, MA
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Acton, Winter Carnival…
This one’s in Acton, with a cardboard sled race, human sled dog race, snowball toss, model rocket launches, snowball toss competition, and a lot more. Plus an encampment of re-enactors playing minutemen from the American Revolutionary War! 12-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This one’s in Acton, with a cardboard sled race, human sled dog race, snowball toss…
NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA
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NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA
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Greenfield 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. Wow! (Click ‘more’ for details)Further out along Route 2 in Western Massachusetts, Greenfield has a festival, too. Make a cardboard sled…
Greenfield, MA
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Greenfield, MA
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Frederick Douglass Rea…
February is African-American History Month, and to celebrate, volunteers will read from The Narrativeof theLife of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave. Will they read the entire thing? Could be! 2-6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)February is African-American History Month, and to celebrate, voluntee…
Friends Meeting House, 83 Spring St, New Bedford, MA
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Friends Meeting House, 83 Spring St, New Bedford, MA
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Full Moon Owl Prowl for All Ages
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February is a low point for fun events, so this week I’m including several from state parks and the Audubon sanctuaries. Here are two evenings of full moon hiking and owl-seeking. Owl see you there! Haha. I crack myself up. I slay me. (Click ‘more’ for details)February is a low point for fun events, so this week I’m including several from …
Broadmoor, 280 Eliot St, Natick, MA
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Broadmoor, 280 Eliot St, Natick, MA
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New England Sled Dog Races
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Sleds… dogs… Sled dogs. Sled dogs? Sled dogs!! 9am. (Click ‘more’ for details)Sleds… dogs… Sled dogs. Sled dogs? Sled dogs!! 9am.
Appleton Farms, Hamilton, MA
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Appleton Farms, Hamilton, MA
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Science on Screen: Bi…
A science expert will talk about the physics of time travel before a showing of Keanu Reeves’ breakout film. Most excellent! 7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)A science expert will talk about the physics of time travel before a showing of Keanu…
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
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Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, 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:
Maslab Robotics Contest
MIT 6.370 Robot Competition
MIT IAP (Independent Activities Period)
Charm School at MIT
“A Glorious Fellow”: Dickens at Longfellow House
The Origin of Cellular Life
Harvard Square Winter Carnival Chili Cook-Off & Volleyball
Chelmsford Winterfest
Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival
Howl at the Moon
Ippi’s SuperBowl Ice Derby on Sluice + The Seelley Memorial
Lunar New Year
Year of the Dragon at Fox
Chinese New Year Celebration
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Love Letters by the Fire
North Shore CDC Polar Plunge
Temple Con
King and Queen’s Champions of Rapier Combat
Why New England is Awesome
Moonlight Snowshoeing for Adults
Free “Space Junk” at the Musem of Science
Hike Beneath the Hunger Moon
Follow the Snow Moon
Guided Snowshoe Walk
Full Storm Moon
Backyard Sugaring
Tap a Tree
Groundhog Day at Drumlin Farm
Owl Moon
The Art of Nature: Animal Tracks
Eagles and Owls
Bald Eagles of the Merrimack River
Full Moon Snowshoe Hike
Snowshoeing by Moonlight in Fitchburg
The Global Forests of Greenhouse Earth
Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival
USS Constitution Museum Model Show
Burr Co-Op Winter Concert & Festival
BITAHR 2012 Film Forum: Fighting Trafficking Through Film
Inspiration Series: An Evening with Mark Kabban
After Kim Jong Il: The Korean Peninsula and East Asian Security
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Auditions
IAP Math Music Recital
Gangsters in Love
Auburn Winter Festival
Caribou Winter Carnival
Burlington Winter Festival