Pink Floyd, Cambridge Science Festival, Abe Lincoln, Folk Festival, & Kite Day
04/23/09 by
Johnny Monsarrat
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| Pink Voyd: The Ultimate Pink Floyd Trip for All Ages | Apr 25 | Western Mass | |
| Pink Voyd is unique amongst Pink Floyd tribute bands in playing no backing tracks, CDs, or robotic “click tracks” to be married to. Without exception, everything you’ll hear is played live. This allows the band to stop, speed up, slow down, interact with the audience, and reproduce the most faithful Pink Floyd concert in the world. The secret is a lot of work into the sound design of each note, not just the melodies. And each member of Pink Voyd plays multiple instruments, sometimes at once, so just four people can play what took Pink Floyd 12 artists to perform on tour. This small size allows Pink Voyd to coordinate and jam together and recreate everything from the early 1960s Floyd up to the modern era. Come this Saturday April 25 in Amherst MA and see the laser show from the 2008 world Rush tour and the original Pink Floyd 40-foot inflatable pink pig. Mullins Center @ UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA. more |
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| Extravaganja | Apr 25 | Western Mass | |
| Speaking of the huge pig, it will be on display at this outdoor festival with a political action theme I will let you guess at. Come take pics and touch the real Pink Floyd pig and participate in the closing parade around 6pm marching from the festival to the Mullins Center for the Pink Floyd show. Amherst Town Center, College Street at Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA. more |
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| Abraham Lincoln at 200 | Apr 24 – Apr 25 | Boston Metro | |
| Harvard University’s Houghton Library, Cambridge, MA. more | |||
| The Great Big Green Party in Harvard Square | Apr 24 | Boston Metro | |
| Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. more | |||
| Free admission at the Harvard Museum of Natural History | Apr 26 | Boston Metro | |
| Free as part of the Cambridge Science Festival. They’ll have a presentation “How Snakes Slither” at 2pm. Harvard Natural History Museum, Cambridge, MA. more |
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| Cambridge Open Studios – North/West | Apr 25 – Apr 26 | Boston Metro | |
| 12-6. Local arts exhibition. Cambridge, MA. more |
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| Battle Road Heroes | Apr 18 – Apr 25 | Metro West | |
| Candle-lit path and listen to personal stories by re-enactors of Revolutionary War heroes. Minute Man National Historic Park, Concord, MA. more |
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| Boston College Arts Festival | Apr 23 – Apr 25 | Boston Metro | |
| 617-552-2787. Boston College, Boston, MA. more |
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| Earth Day Charles River Cleanup | Apr 25 | Boston Metro | |
| Cambridge, MA. more | |||
| Breakonomics – Breakdance Competition | Apr 25 | Boston Metro | |
| 12-9pm. La Sala De Puerto Rico, MIT Student Center, 84 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA. more more |
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| Gore Place Sheepshearing Festival | Apr 25 | Boston Metro | |
| 52 Gore Street, Waltham, MA.(781) 894-2798. more | |||
| Milford Living Magazine 2nd Annual Kite Fly | Apr 25 | Connecticut | |
| Walnut Beach, Milford, CT. more | |||
| Higgins Armory Presentation – Storm Troopers | Apr 25 | Worcester | |
| Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA. more | |||
| Rhode Island Comedy Festival | Apr 25 | Rhode Island | |
| Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre, 28 Monument Square, Woonsocket, RI.401-762-4545. more | |||
| Greater Newburyport Earth Day Celebration | Apr 18 – Apr 26 | North Shore | |
| Also, Earth Day isn’t over yet, in Newburyport… Newburyport, MA. more |
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| New England Folk Festival | Apr 24 – Apr 26 | Metro West | |
| F 7pm-11:30pm, S 9am-11:30pm, Sun 9am-5:30pm. Mansfield, MA. more |
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| Annual Kite Day @ Bose Mountain | Apr 26 | Metro West | |
| Framingham, MA. more | |||
| Hamilton/Wenham Kite Festival | Apr 26 | North Shore | |
| Sponsored by the Wenham Council on Aging. Try calling Trudy Reid at 978-468-5529. Gordon Conwell College, Wenham, MA. more more |
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| Cambridge Explores the Universe | Apr 26 | Boston Metro | |
| Cambridge, MA. more | |||
| CRWA River Science Festival | Apr 27 | Boston Metro | |
| Cambridge, MA. more | |||
| The Captain Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Awards Dinner | Apr 26 | Boston Metro | |
| With Lincoln re-enactor. Contact Dave Smith at 781-647-332 or cwrtmass@comcast.net. National Archives Regional Center, 380 Trapelo Rd, Waltham, MA. more |
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| Spring Fair @ Gilbert Stuart Birthplace & Museum | Apr 27 | Rhode Island | |
| Gilbert Stuart Museum, 815 Gilbert Stuart Rd., Saunderstown, RI.401-294-3001. more | |||
| Independent Film Festival | Apr 22 – Apr 28 | Boston Metro | |
| Boston, MA. more | |||
| MIT/Cambridge Science Expo | Apr 28 | Boston Metro | |
| 2-6pm. Volunteers needed. 350 seventh and eighth grade students from 14 local public schools. MIT, Cambridge, MA. more |
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| Radio Lab Listening Party | Apr 29 | Museum of Science, Boston | |
| Boston, MA. more | |||
| Third Annual Science Trivia Challenge! | Apr 29 | Boston Metro | |
| Cambridge, MA. more | |||
| NOVA: Meet the Producers | Apr 29 | Boston Metro | |
| Cambridge, MA. more | |||
| Boston Poetry Slam – Championships | Apr 29 | Boston Metro | |
| 8pm-midnight. This is the biggest event of the year for this regular Wednesday night event. Semi-finals April 5th, and finals April 12th. Cantab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA. more |
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Also Fun |
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| Annual Pawcatuck River Duck Race | Apr 25 | Rhode Island | |
| 20,000 rubber ducks racing down the river. Broad St. at Main St., Westerly, RI.401-596-7761. more |
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| Boston International Film Festival | Apr 17 – Apr 26 | Boston Metro | |
| This film festival features, amongst other films, “Tricks of a Woman” on 4/22, and you can’t tell from the website but apparently much of the cast and crew will be there to discuss the film. Boston, MA. more |
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| Geek Week | Apr 22 – Apr 26 | Boston Metro | |
| Improv Boston, Cambridge, MA. more | |||
| Nantucket Daffodil Festival | Apr 24 – Apr 26 | Newport Area | |
| 10,000 attend, but so what? It’s just a good excuse to see the island. Cape Air, 800-352-0714, Nantucker Airlines 800-635-8787, Island Airlines 800-248-7779, or ferry from Cape Cod. Annual Antique and Classic Car Parade, and the Annual Tailgate Picnic, as well as activities such as hiking, fishing, bird watching, and seal cruises. Nantucket Island.508-228-1700. more |
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| Arbor Day Weekend Celebration @ Tower Hill Botanical Garden | Apr 24 – Apr 26 | Worcester | |
| 11 French Drive, Bolyston, MA. more | |||
| Boston Sailing Center – Open House | Apr 25 – Apr 26 | Boston Metro | |
| They do a big one in April and then regular open houses. Free rides around the harbor and 10% off courses. 1-5pm. Dress warm. No experience necessary. Large parties might wait an hour to get a ride but it’s worth it. They server wine, soda, and water on their river boat while you’re waiting. Lewis Wharf, Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA.617-227-4198. more |
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| Run of the Charles Canoe and Kayak Race | Apr 26 | Boston Metro | |
| Herter Park, Soldiers Field Road, Brighton, MA.508-698-6810. more | |||
| Art in Bloom @ MFA | Apr 25 – Apr 27 | Boston Metro | |
| MFA, Boston, MA. more | |||
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| Speech & Debate | Mar 27 – Apr 25 | Boston Metro | |
| This smart comedy caught my attention, about a debate club. Lyric Stage, Boston, MA. more |
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| Pirates of Penzance | Apr 16 – Apr 26 | North Shore | |
| The Pirates of Penzance is my favorite Gilbert & Sullivan performance and comes highly recommended. Salem State College, Salem, MA. more |
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| Banned in Boston | Apr 29 | Boston Metro | |
| skits, songs, in a benefit, to feature local politicians and celebrities. Event usually sells out. Avalon, Landsdowne Street, Boston, MA.617-524-7045. more |
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| Michael Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance | Apr 30 | Northern Mass | |
| UMass Amherst Mullins Center, Amherst, MA. more | |||
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