1/14/2010: SF films & fest, Ice Fishing, Japanese New Year, MLK Day re-enactors, and Adult Puppet Show
Welcome to the Week in Weird! This week: finally, I find something truly weird for Martin Luther King Day beyond standing in the cold listening to overly serious speeches. But what’s with websites not offering photos of their events?
Here are this week’s top items, and click to see the complete Johnny’s List of Weird Boston Events.
| SPS Marathon of Fiction Science | 1/14 | Boston Metro |
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| TONIGHT! Students at MIT are showing a ton of science fiction films, including a free sneak preview of “District 13”, the awesome action flick. MIT, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| Arisia Fan Convention | 1/15 – 1/18 | Boston Metro |
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| Not geeky enough? Try going to Arisia, the largest science fiction (and anime, and roleplaying, you get the idea) convention in New England. I guess they’re against posting up photos to entice you to come. Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| MIT Mystery Hunt | 1/15 | Boston Metro |
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| Even more geeky, which is saying something, is the MIT Mystery Hunt, which people from the Boston community can probably find a team to sneak into. Join a team that unpuzzles a clue path and spends all weekend chasing down the location of a hidden coin. My suggestion: shadow the hunt’s organizers as they hide the coin. MIT, Cambridge, MA. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| Annual Flax Ice Derby | 1/17 | North Shore |
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| Have you ever wanted to try ice fishing? Me neither! But it would be cool to at least see it. Someplace with ice and fish, Lynn, MA. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| Japanese New Year | 1/17 | Boston Metro |
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| Also, Asia is several times zones behind us, so they’re still celebrating New Years in Japan. Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| Civil Disobedience @ Walden Pond | 1/17 | Metro West |
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| It’s also Africa’s New Year, and Walden Pond is doing a fun outdoor/indoor program with a re-enactor talking about Henry David Thoreau, the american author who like Martin Luther King believed in civil disobedience. Walden Pond, Concord, MA.978-369-3254. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| Martin Luther King Day Concerts | 1/18 | Boston Metro |
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| Nobody seems to really “nail” Martin Luther King Day with a parade or fireworks or festival containing more than just speeches. But they’ll have some lectures at Faneuil Hall. Their website doesn’t mention music but they’ve had music in past years, too. Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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And a lot more this week at the Complete Johnny’s List of Weird Boston Events, including:
Martin Luther King Day Celebration @ Harvard Square, Anti-Slavery Programs at Concord’s Old Manse, Martin Luther King Day @ Old Sturbridge Village, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Martin Luther King Day Open House @ MFA, Joyful Noise w/ the Harlem Gospel Choir, Benjamin Franklin in Boston: A Walking Tour, Greater Boston Antiques Festival, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival @ Salem, Winterfest Weekends @ Fruitlands Museum, Sleep No More, Sleigh rides & smores at Point of View Farm, Kimball Farm Horse-Draw Sleigh Rides, Breakdance Classes, MIT IAP (Independent Activities Period), Concord Museum is Free, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), PuppetSLAM, Freestyle Motorcycle Stunts (Nuclear Cowboyz), and more.
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