March 21-29, 2011: Poe, Jugglers, Kites, Celtic Warriors, Stargazing, & a Lecture by the Guy Who’s Indiana Jones In Real Life
Hello, New England! Spring is not quite here yet, so now’s your chance to check out local museums and brainy lectures before I start to list outdoor festivals! Don’t just sit around, get out there and do something fun! –Johnny
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| Thu 3/24 – Sun 4/10Boston MetroThe Rimers of Eldritch – Giveaway |
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| The murder of a teenage girl leads to many secrets unraveling in a mining town. Sounds thrilling! I have 2 pairs of tickets to give away. Please choose a show date when you email me at johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. 395 Main Street, Stoneham, MA.  see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Thu 3/24 – Sat 4/2Boston MetroThe Spitting Image – ticket giveaway |
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| He paints. She models. But as the painting emerges, so do their secrets. Art is an illustration of life in this “metamorphosis” inspired by ancient Greek myths. I have two pairs of tickets to give away for the Saturday 3/26 show. Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. Factory Theatre, 791 Tremont St, Boston, MA.617-817-6600. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Fri 3/18 – Sat 3/26Boston MetroCrimes of the Heart – ticket giveaway & review |
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| Skeletons are also revealed in this small town Mississippi drama where troubled Magrath sisters are still haunted by the hurricane five years before. I have two pairs of tickets to give away to the Thursday, 3/24 show. Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. Church, 85 Seaverns Ave, Jamaica Plain, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Thu 3/17 – Sun 3/27Boston MetroLiving in Exile – ticket giveaway & review |
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| This haunting take on The Iliad compares ancient Greek battles to those in Vietnam and Iraq. I have two pairs of tickets to give away. Make sure to tell me which performance date when you email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. The Storefront on Elm, 255 Elm Street, Somerville, MA.866-811-4111. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Thu 3/24 – Sun 3/27Boston MetroIrish Film Festival giveaway — other free movie previews |
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| The Irish Film Festival returns! I went last year and was really impressed by the selections, which come with social aftgerparties and plenty of celebrity and director Q&As. So this is very much a real festival, and I have three pairs of tickets to give away to each of the following screenings: MY BROTHERS, NICE GUY JOHNNY, and SNAP, and CUP CAKE. In My Brothers (Sat 3/26 at 2pm), pa is dying and we steal the local bread van and have an “epic quest” to show our love for him. In Nice Guy Johnny (Sat 3/26 at 7:30pm), we are tempted to give up our radio DJ dream to earn more money for our fiancees. In Snap (Sat 3/26 at 9pm), we tell mysteriously different mother and son stories about the snatching of our toddler. And in Cup Cake (Sun 3/27, 2:30pm), our down on its luck bakery is rescued through the antics of a robot engineer (no, not Iron Man) and others. See the IFF schedule for details and email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com and let me know which you want to win! You’re allowed to ask for multiple (but may not win them all). I also have free movie preview tickets for Soure Code (Monday 3/21, Boston), Certified Copy (Monday 3/21, Kendall Square), and Sucker Punch (just one, not a pair, Wed 3/23, Boston). Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 3/26Boston MetroVanilla Fudge Farewell Tour – ticket giveaway |
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| Vanilla Fudge, whose first “farewell concert” was in 1970, is an American rock band best known for their hit cover of “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”, by The Supremes. Come see their latest farewell. I have two pairs of tickets to give away! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. 8pm. Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA, Arlington, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Sat 3/26Boston MetroIgudesman and Joo: A Little Nightmare Music – tix giveaway |
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| I love PDQ Bach — which turns classical music into comedy, in a classy, intelligent way — and I’m so excited to see Igudesman and Joo, serious musicians who aren’t too smug to make us laugh. This isn’t a giveaway but I was invited as press and can bring a guest if anyone wants to go. Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. 8pm. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachussetts Avenue, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider |
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| Fri 3/25 – Sat 3/26Metro WestThird Conference On Middle-earth (C.O.M.E.) |
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| In 1969, Boston’s Lord of the Rings fans organized a conference so epic that it passed into legend. Now it returns! The Conference on Middle Earth is the One Convention of the Hard Core to Rule Them All. Featuring a dance at Sauron’s Downfall Party, a LOTR Costume Party, panels with Tolkien scholars, a vendor room, “Great Hall” feast, and hundreds of fantasy-reveling fans who want to be elves. Or sleep with one. Count me in for both! Westford Regency, 219 Littleton Road, Westford, MA. see details on the complete Events Insider more |
And a lot more this week at Boston Events Insider, the most popular events blog in New England, including:
Edgar Allan Poe: Ever Love Boston, Edgar A. Poe: Master of the Macabre, Margaret Fuller at the Manse, Slavery and Anti-Slavery at the Manse, Shoebox Tour: Master Jugglers, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Manchester, NH, Stacked Kite Fly, Kite Month flying at Pope John Paul II Park, Kite Day at the South Shore Country Club, Northeast Henna and Bellydance Gathering, Moustache-a-Thon Hootenanny, Celtic Warrior Arms and Armor Show, Earth Hour Stargazing, Clay Center’s Public Observatory Nights re-open, American Humanist Association Conference – ticket giveaway, If Indiana Jones Were Real, This Would be His Lecture, The Teotihuacan Cosmogram and Polity: Update on the Sacred City and its Three Monuments, The Moral Lives of Animals, Arab Voices with Dr. James Zogby, Physics of the Future, What Art Tells Us About the Brain, REI: Introduction to Geocaching, The Boston Tea Party – Swing Dance Festival, Woolapalooza, Metropolitan WaterWorks Museum, Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Boston Underground Film Festival, Boston Turkish Film Festival, Events INSIDER Question of the Week, Events INSIDER Restaurant Reviews, Educating Rita – our review, Prometheus Bound — our review, Doctor Who: Starship of Madness, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella – Quarterfinals, SlamBoston, Mariachi Veritas de Harvard at the MFA, Death and the Powers – A Robot Opera, Annual International Folk Music Festival, SOKOLOW NOW!
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