January 17-24, 2012: Historical Re-enactments, Science Lectures, Chinese New Year, Ice Carving, and Snodeo!
01/17/12 by
Johnny Monsarrat
This Week in Review
We’ve finally gotten some snow in Boston. Don’t complain about the weather! It turns out that we have awesome weather in New England, and see my list of 100 Reasons Why New England is awesome in my New England Manifesto!
I hope you are having an awesome week. Now get out there and do something fun!
-Johnny
The Week in Weird
Edwards Twins at Stoneham Theatre
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Do you like impersonations? Two brothers impersonate famous women! And I’ve got 2 pairs of tickets to give away for any date, your choice, Jan 20 or 21 at 8pm. Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win! (Click ‘more’ for details)Do you like impersonations? Two brothers impersonate famous women! And I’ve got 2 pa…
Stoneham Theatre, Stoneham, MA
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Stoneham Theatre, Stoneham, MA
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Edgar Allan Poe Birth…
Compete in Poe trivia, see Poe re-enacted, and hear a lecture about his life at this birthday party for everyone’s favorite Boston author! 7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Compete in Poe trivia, see Poe re-enacted, and hear a lecture about his life at this birth…
Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
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Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
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Welcome to Our House’…
They don’t have Poe, but here’s another re-enactment at the home of the author of Little Women. Or as I like to say it, “Leetle Weemen”. They do these tours every month year-round and during school vacations. 4:45-5:45pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)They don’t have Poe, but here’s another re-enactment at the home of the autho…
Orchard House, 399 Lexington Road, Concord, MA
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Orchard House, 399 Lexington Road, Concord, MA
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Strange New Worlds: F…
Also Poe-less, the Museum of Natural History at Harvard sponsors talks after hours, many of which are free. Here’s one on the scientific search for life beyond Earth. 6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Also Poe-less, the Museum of Natural History at Harvard sponsors talks aft…
HAH-vid Museem a’ Nat’ral Hist’ry, Cambridge, MA
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HAH-vid Museem a’ Nat’ral Hist’ry, Cambridge, MA
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Science Social: A Day…
What’s better than exploring Pompeii, the new exhibit at the Museum of Science that features the ancient city covered (and preserved) by volcanic ash? A social with food and music! Would the dead appreciate being remembered? I hope so. 6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)What’s better than exploring Pompeii, the new exhibit at the Museum of Science that fe…
Museum of Science, Boston, Boston, MA
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Museum of Science, Boston, Boston, MA
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Wachusett Mountain Po…
Brrrr! Insane people will dive into cold water to raise money for charity at Wachusett Mountain, the ski resort. 1-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Brrrr! Insane people will dive into cold water to raise money for charity at Wachusett Mou…
Wachusett Mountain, Princeton, MA
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Wachusett Mountain, Princeton, MA
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MIT IAP (Independent Activities Period)
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The school that never sleeps, MIT holds a month of creative classes, lectures, and special events, many of which are open to the public. I’ll highlight some of my favs throughout the month, but check their calendar! (Click ‘more’ for details)The school that never sleeps, MIT holds a month of creative classes, lectures, and special…
MIT, Cambridge, MA
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MIT, Cambridge, MA
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Annual Hummus Taste O…
Also at MIT: free food! Yum! 12-1:30pm. Preceded by hummus making events on Jan 18. (Click ‘more’ for details)Also at MIT: free food! Yum! 12-1:30pm. Preceded by hummus making events on Jan 18.
MIT, Cambridge, MA
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MIT, Cambridge, MA
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Free Star Parties
Bundle up! A real astronomer will bring a telescope and show you the stars. 7-10pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Bundle up! A real astronomer will bring a telescope and show you the s…
Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 293 Moose Hill St, Sharon, MA
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Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 293 Moose Hill St, Sharon, MA
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Solar Dynamics Observ…
Harvard’s observatory is doing a public speech about sunspots and such. I’ve been to one of these and it was fun! 7:30pm. Free. Free parking. (Click ‘more’ for details)Harvard’s observatory is doing a public speech about sunspots and such. I’ve been …
Observatory, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA
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Observatory, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA
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Family Owling-An Owl …
Although this is oriented towards kids, everyone is welcome. They’ll show you real owls indoors, then go for a walk and try to hear and spot some! Then hot cocoa. 4-6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Although this is oriented towards kids, everyone is welcome. They’ll show you real o…
Blue Hills Trailside Museum, Milton, MA
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Blue Hills Trailside Museum, Milton, MA
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Chinese New Year of t…
The Museum of Natural History and nearby Peabody Museum both have Chinese New Year events, but they are very much for real kids, not big kids like me. 9am-5pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The Museum of Natural History and nearby Peabody Museum both have Chinese N…
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge, MA
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Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge, MA
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Also Fun
Chinese New Year Flower Street on the Greenway
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This is an event? They’re going to… Sell flowers? There has to be more to it? 9am-6pm. Free. (Click ‘more’ for details)This is an event? They’re going to… Sell flowers? There has …
Harrison Ave & Essex St, Boston, MA
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Harrison Ave & Essex St, Boston, MA
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Winterfest Weekends at Fruitlands Museum
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Is there snow? This museum has a slope called the “OMG Hill”! It’s not really a “festival” if it lasts 6 weeks, but they’ll have bonfires, sledding, ice skating, and snowshoes. How about rentals? Saturdays & Sundays, 11am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Is there snow? This museum has a slope called the “OMG Hill”! It’s not r…
102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard, MA
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102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard, MA
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Healthy Family Expo a…
Also for kids, here’s a health expo at a sports/playground center. The expo is free, but pay to try the giant trampolines. Ooo!! Trampolines! (Click ‘more’ for details)Also for kids, here’s a health expo at a sports/playground center. The exp…
Sky Zone, 69 Norman Street, Suite 1B, Everett, MA
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Sky Zone, 69 Norman Street, Suite 1B, Everett, MA
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Hooked on Who
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I love Doctor Who, at least I used to before I gave up TV for good. Here’s a mini-marathon at the Brattle. Unfortunately, if they are doing anything social, like a costume contest or live music, they aren’t saying in their description. (Click ‘more’ for details)I love Doctor Who, at least I used to before I gave up TV for good. Here’s a mini-marathon at the Brattl…
Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA
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Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA
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Concord Museum is Fre…
The Concord museum is free on Sundays this month, and a Pulitzer-prize winning author and historian put together this exhibition on Concord’s 125th Anniversary. 1-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The Concord museum is free on Sundays this month, and a Pulitzer-prize winning author and histor…
Concord Museum, Concord, MA
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Concord Museum, Concord, MA
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Ice Day
In the old-timey days, before refigeration, they used to cut out blocks of ice and try to store them through the summer! In this free event you can watch ’em do it. 9am-2pm. Rain date 7 days later. (Click ‘more’ for details)In the old-timey days, before refigeration, they used to cut out blocks of ice and try to store th…
Kezar Lake’s Horse Beach, North Sutton, NH
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Kezar Lake’s Horse Beach, North Sutton, NH
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Greater Boston Antiques Festival
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And if you have any cash left after buying holiday gifts, you can spend it on old stuff. Um, antiques. Yea, we’ll call them antiques and charge double… (Click ‘more’ for details)And if you have any cash left after buying holiday gifts, you can spend it on o…
Shriner’s Auditorium, Wilmington, MA
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Shriner’s Auditorium, Wilmington, MA
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Performance
God of Carnage – our review
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The Tony and Olivier Award-winning New York smash hit by the author of Art comes to the Huntington! Click for our review, 4 out of 5 stars! (Click ‘more’ for details)The Tony and Olivier Award-winning New York smash hit by the author of Art comes to the Huntington! Click for…
Boston MA
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Boston MA
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As You Like It at the A.R.T
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One of my favorite Shakespeare comedies comes to Harvard’s A.R.T. (Click ‘more’ for details)One of my favorite Shakespeare comedies comes to Harvard’s A.R.T.
Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA
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Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA
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Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
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This is the regional portion of the nation’s foremost college-level theater festival. I went one year and it’s surprisingly fun. (Click ‘more’ for details)This is the regional portion of the nation’s foremos…
University of New Hampshire, Durham, Durham, NH
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University of New Hampshire, Durham, Durham, NH
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Travel
Things That Go Bump i…
Go exploring for owls and look at the stars through a telescope! Sounds awesome. 7:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Go exploring for owls and look at the stars through a telescope! Sounds awesome. 7:30pm.
Hillstead Museum, Farmington, CT
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Hillstead Museum, Farmington, CT
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Snodeo
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With a parade, and an entire “rodeo” on ice, I’d love to see this someday! (Click ‘more’ for details)With a parade, and an entire “rodeo” on ice, I’d love to see this someday!
Rangeley Lake, Rangeley, ME
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Rangeley Lake, Rangeley, ME
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Maine Lakes Mushers Bowl
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Dog sledding, snowmobile rides, horse-drawn carriage rides… Yum. (Click ‘more’ for details)Dog sledding, snowmobile rides, horse-drawn carriage rides… Yum.
Bridgton, ME
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Bridgton, ME
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Stowe Winter Carnival
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Ice carving competition — I’d love to try that! And snow volleyball… Awesome. (Click ‘more’ for details)Ice carving competition — I’d love to try that! And snow volleyball… Awesome.
Stowe, VT
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Stowe, VT
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