Mar 14-22, 2011: St. Patrick’s Day, Evacuation Day, Tattoo Festival, and Giveaways for Adventure Expo, Prometheus Bound, and 8 Movie Previews
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| Fri 3/18North Shore2011 Adventure Expo & Party – tix giveaway |
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| I’m curious about paragliding, hot air ballooning, and other outdoor adventures — but are they fun? Is it worth the money and the time? Now there’s an event that brings together nearly 20 sporty activities into one indoor/outdoor expo. You pay one price and get to try snow tubing, off-road segway rides, winter rafting, and playing with sled dogs. And it’s also a party with live music, a ski/snowboard competition, and drinking games. It’s called the 2011 Adventure Expo & Party, and I have 5 tickets to give away! So that’s two pairs, and I hope one of you with a car will bring me along as the 5th ticket! Email me at johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. 6-11pm. Amesbury Sports Park, 12 South Hunt Rd., Amesbury, MA.  see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Fri 3/4 – Sat 4/2Boston MetroPrometheus Bound – tix giveaway |
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| Alert! Alert! I have two pairs of tickets to give away to the Prometheus Bound, for the show Wednesday, March 16. This is the show that my reviewer gave 4 stars too, and I concur. A musical similar in theme to The Donkey Show, the ancient greek play about infighting gods is transformed with modern music, this time heavy rock and roll. Email me at johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. And click for our review! Oberon, 2 Arrow St, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Fri 3/18Boston Metro100th Anniversary of Alexander Ragtime Band – tix giveaway |
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| Happy birthday, Irving Berlin’s Alexander’s Ragtime Band! One of the most popular songs in history, it was published on March 18, 1911 and they’re holding a talk at 7pm and a concert at 7:30pm to celebrate. I have two pairs of tickets to give away. Email me at johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. Pickman Hall, Longy School, 27 Garden St, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Tue 3/15Boston MetroEIGHT free full-length movie previews |
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| Also alert! I have free movie preview tickets for Boston! This week I have EIGHT free movie previews. (You guys know that when I say ‘preview’, they are full length films, right? Just you see them before general release.) The Lincoln Lawyer (Mon 3/14, Fenway) is about an up-and-coming lawyer with Matthew McConaughey’s patented maverick attitude. The Music Never Stopped (Mon 3/14, Boston) is a father-son drama with J.K. Simmons. Lord of the Dance (Mon 3/14, Boston) is the famous Michael Flatley show, combining the traditional of Irish stepdancing with the future of unnecessary 3D effects. Win Win (Wed 3/16, Fenway) is a drama about a high stress businessman who coaches high school sports and… you already can guess the ending. Source Code (Mon, 3/21) is a Sci-Fi thriller with that guy from Donnie Darko, Jake Gyllenhaal. Paul (Tue 3/15) is the new Simon Pegg comedy that also has Sigourney Weaver. And I Saw the Devil, (Wed 3/16, Kendall), an action flick with that actor from Oldboy. Email me at johnny@EVENTSinsider.com and let me know what you want to win! AMC Boston Common Theatre, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sun 3/20Boston Metro501st New England Storm Troopers in Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade | |
| Boston has the second largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the country. Look for local re-enactors portraying the stormtroopers from Star Wars! Have you already “done” St. Patty’s in Boston? Events INSIDER lists TONS of other St. parades and events if you want to get out of town. Just keep reading! East along Broadway, then west along 4th St, 5th St, and Dorchester St, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider more |
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| Fri 3/18 – Sun 3/20Boston MetroVERICON fandom convention |
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| It’s not as big as Arisia, but it’s chock full of creativity! Run by Harvard students, it features Monopoly, Scrabble, and plastic ‘boffer’ tournaments, a Dance Dance Revolution Contest, a Masquerade Party, and capture the flag with Calvin & Hobbes rules! Sever Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Thu 3/17Boston MetroMurder at Harvard | |
| How crazy is this? A Harvard chemistry professor was put on trial in 1849 for murder of a famous businessman . Now there’s a documentary and the makers will attend to talk and screen it — and they’ll do it at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, where the victim was buried! Come “discover the truth” about who was really behind the killing. 5:30pm, followed by a reception. Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Thu 3/17Boston MetroEvacuation Day Ceremony (Revolutionary War) |
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| During the American War of Independence, the British loyalists — mainly rich Bostonians — were pushed into Boston proper and then fled for Britain in boat. That’s “Evacuation Day” and this event in Dorchester is a re-enactment. Actors will dress up in revolutionary war costumes and there will be singing, a musket firing demo, a proclamation by local politicians, and ranger tours. 9-11am. Dorchester Heights National Monument, Boston, MA.617-242-5629. 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:
Evacuation Day Lecture: “Washington’s First Spy Ring, Meet Smart Sarah!, Opening Day at Plimoth Plantation & Rare Breeds Animal Parade!, South Shore Model Railroad Club Open House, Wind Power in Rhode Island, To Build a Fire, New Hampshire Maple Festival & Parade, All-American Beard and Moustache Competition, Boston Cream Pi Fight, Nowruz Celebration – Persian New Year, Balkan Music Night, Blooms! Boston Flower & Garden Show, Massachusetts Tattoo & Art Festival, Naughty Bingo, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Boston, St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn!, The Irish in Concord, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Abington, MA, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Scituate, St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Road Race – Holyoke, MA, St. Patrick’s Day Kite Fly, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Providence, RI, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – New London, CT, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Bridgeport, CT, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Meriden, CT, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Greenwich, CT, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Mystic, CT, American Humanist Association Conference – 4 tix giveaway, Creature Feature at Ravenswood Park, Health and Nutrition, Lunch Line, The Great American Meat Out, LibrePlanet, Danvers Pancake Festival, Paradise City Arts Festival (Spring), Volunteer Mug-Up at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Cardboard Box Race at Loon Mountain, Spring Carnival Day at Crotched Mountain, You Just Missed Seeing Jimmy Carter – DAMN IT, Events INSIDER Restaurant Reviews, Events INSIDER Question of the Week, Agrippina – review, Revels: Spring Sing, Death and the Powers – A Robot Opera, New England Irish Harp Orchestra and Réagánta, Crimes of the Heart, Breaking the Code, PuppetSLAM
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