Profound and funny, this play set in Harvard Square, Cambridge features “four longtime friends facing too much past and too little future.” See our review and I’ve got 4 tickets to give away to the performance Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 7:30pm. Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win! Calderwood Pavilion, BCA, Boston, MA. event website on twitter on facebook

It’s a scavenger hunt where you dress like a zombie — makeup is included in the $15 — and stampede around Davis Square! Assembly at 6pm and Uprising at 7pm. Live music by FlowTribe until 9pm. It sounds like great fun, and I have 4 tickets to give away! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. Johnny D’s, Somerville, MA. event website on facebook on twitter

Whether you love it or love to hate it, the vampire emo movies, the Twilight series, are being spoofed at ImprovBoston, my favorite comedy club. I’ve got 4 tickets to give away to your choice of November 9 or 16! It’s all part of the “Comedy Lab” show that also features “The True-ish Hollywood Story”, a parody of E! Television, and a comedy about roommates. Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. ImprovBoston, Cambridge, MA. event website on twitter on facebook

The Society for Creative Anachronism is a medieval-ish re-enactment group. You’ll find history classes on cooking, warfare, and culture. Plus they’ll have a mock battle as well. Very few of the SCA events are this close to Boston. Check it out! Church, 495 Canton Ave, Milton, MA. event website

Boston’s Veterans Day Parade begins at 11:30am from Charles St & Beacon St, up Boylston St, left onto Tremont st, ending at City Hall. Others in MA include Amesbury, Andover, Ashland, Attleboro, Bedford, Beverly, Brockton, Cambridge, Canton, Chelsea, Dudley, Holyoke, Medford, Melrose, Middleboro, Newburyport, Norwood, Rehoboth, Shrewsbury, Spencer, Springfield, Webster, Westfield, Westford, West Springfield, and Woburn. Boston Common, Boston, MA.617-635-4455. event website on twitter on facebook

The warm weather is not going to last much longer! Get OUTDOORS and enjoy it! I’m sure this kite festival will be worth seeing. No details are given about kite competitions or vendors, so I’m guessing basically it’s people flying kites in a park with no real scheduled ‘event’. Pope John Paul II Park, Dorchester, MA. event website on facebook

Let’s do some science lectures now. Here’s a series running for a month about scientists’ best guesses about whether life could exist beyond Earth. This one’s titled “Why Mars Matter”. MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA. event website on twitter on facebook

An open studios is an excuse to walk around town, visiting artists in their studios or private homes. It’s interesting to chat directly with the artists rather than merchants, and of course they hope you’ll buy something. This one seems pretty small, being focused on just four buildings. 12-6pm. 1 Braintree Street, Allston, MA.617-254-3333-. event website

For a small museum, this historic mansion in Waltham has a ton of creative events. This one is a special tour that shows how people used to live at night before electric lights. 7:30pm. 52 Gore Street, Waltham, MA.781-894-2798. event website on twitter on facebook

Are you starting a company? Do you like technology? This local club for “innovators” hosts a bunch of demos, where entrepreneurs show off their recent inventions. This one’s the MassChallenge, a competition. 6-8:30pm. One Marina Park Drive 14th Fl, Boston, MA. event website on twitter on facebook

A couple of times a year the Sun and the Earth align just right to be seen down the length of MIT’s 1/4-mile corridor. They call that MIT Henge. I’ve never seen it, but it’s sure to be 20 minutes of joy. 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA. event website

Here’s your last chance to see some original texts while children still know what books are. They’ll have talks by book collectors and serious workshops for hobbyists and professionals. Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.617-954-2000. event website

I’m not a big fan of sitting in the dark, but several actors and directors will show up for Q&A at this film event, making it a real festival! James Hong, the guy from Blade Runner and Big Trouble in Little China and Kung Fu Panda will be there. Various venues, Boston, MA. event website on twitter on facebook

This fest also features plenty of directors and celebrities coming to speak and take questions. So it’s not just sitting in a dark room idly watching movies. Just mostly. Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA. event website on twitter on facebook

The Museum of Science, Boston has a scavenger hunt that gives you yet another reason to go to their world-class science museum in Boston. There’s no particular date or time. Just stop by sometime in November for this. Museum of Science, Boston, Boston, MA. event website on twitter on facebook

Apparently a lot of people love this presumably student-run magazine at Emerson College, because to celebrate their 40th anniversary they are pulling in Denis Leary, Alice Hoffman, Sebastian Judger, and Cam Neely. Having people read on stage is the best performance you can think of, eh? The Paramount Theatre, 120 Boylston St, Boston, MA. event website on twitter on facebook

While he’s in town Denis Leary, along with other stand up stars, is doing a benefit for cancer research at BU’s enviable arena. 7:30pm. Agganis Arena, 925 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA.617-931-2000. event website on twitter on facebook

The Boston Comedy Festival was SO much fun the year I went. Highly recommended! The really big deal is finals night, the last night of the week. Various downtown venues, Boston, MA. event website

Commedia dell’ arte is an ancient form of theatre where actors ad-lib from a basic plot rather than memorize a script. It’s a comedy where two villainous temptresses stumble across a rich miser trying to raise the Devil. The CRMI always has fun events so this one’s bound to be good. Sunday 2pm. Also, you can learn about pocketwatches, Saturday 1-3pm. Charles River Museum of Innovation, Waltham, MA. event website on twitter on facebook

Set just before the Civil War, here’s a re-imagining of the Cinderella tale, where an indentured servant girl (Ashpet) who, with the help of the Old Witch Woman on the mountain, falls in love with a newly-enlisted soldier, her Prince Charming. Proceeds go to benefit anti-bullying efforts, which I hope means more juvenile jail time for bullies. First Parish, 3 Church St, Cambridge, MA. event website on facebook

The Australian Pink Floyd is the biggest and best-loved tribune band of Pink Floyd’s music, and they have backing from some of the band’s original members. Click for our review of their recent show in Boston! Wang Theatre, Boston, MA. our review event website