3/8/10 – 3/17/10: St. Patrick’s Day, Re-enactments, Free Movie Previews, Author, LARP, Auto, Jewish Music, Maple Syrup, Chili, & Bacon Fests
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Here are this week’s top items, and
| Lincoln’s 2nd Inauguration and Presidential Ball | 3/13 | Southern Mass |
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| You can tell Spring is here because there’s plenty of weird this week — finally! First is a re-enactment of Abraham Lincoln’s second inauguration. Shows include a meal and are at 10am, 1pm, and 4pm. Call ahead for tickets. Will sell out. Good News Hall, 235 West Street, Attleboro, MA.508-226-8020. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| Evacuation Day Ceremony (Revolutionary War) | 3/13 | Boston Metro |
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| Also a re-enactment, actors will dress up in revolutionary war costumes and re-enact the evacuation of Boston by loyalists as the revolutionaries were taking over. Dorchester Heights, Boston, MA.617-817-5862. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| Annual Kerouac Birthday Celebration | 3/11 – 3/13 | Metro West |
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| Jack Kerouac, the 1950s American novelist who wrote “On the Road”, had some connection to Lowell and they’re doing a whole weekend to celebrate his birthday. Movies / book readings with discussions, live music, and more. It’s the first ALL-CAPS festival schedule I’ve ever seen. Quite painful to read. Lowell, MA. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| Boston Cream Pi Fight | 3/14 | Boston Metro |
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| Gather at 1:30pm to smoosh whipped cream pies in each others faces, in celebration of the fact that the mathematical symbol “Pi” is 3.14159 and Today is March 14th (3/14). Yes, it’s completely silly. Bring a real pie or a whipped cream pie. Boston Common, at the Bandstand, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| Free Movie Previews This Week | 3/8 – 3/15 | Boston Metro |
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| I’ve got free movie preview tickets all this week: TONIGHT MONDAY Kick-Ass, TUESDAY see next entry, WEDNESDAY Remember Me, WEDNESDAY City Island, THURSDAY Our Family Wedding. All shows in Boston around 7:30pm but plan to arrive an hour early to get a seat. See the website for movie descriptions and email me to win, johnny@weirdbostonevents.org. Boston, MA. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| Boston Underground Film Festival Launch Party | 3/9 | Boston Metro |
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| The Boston Underground Film Festival doesn’t start for three weeks, but they’re showing trailers and giving out free food and beer and other stuff to build word-of-mouth. No ticket needed, just go and arrive early to get in. Woot! 6pm. Stuart Street Playhouse, 200 Stuart St, Boston, MA. see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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| St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Boston | 3/14 | Boston Metro |
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| I can’t put it off any longer. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! I’d love to see the parade. 1pm, from Broadway T stop (Thomas Park) to Andrew Square. West Broadway, South Boston, MA.617 268-7955. see details on the complete Johnny’s List see details on the complete Johnny’s List |
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501st New England Storm Troopers Garrison, South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast and “Roast, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Scituate, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Worcester, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Milford, CT, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – New Haven, CT, St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Bridgeport, CT, H.P. Lovecraft Tribute Service, Atwood’s Tavern – Bacon Eating Contest, Sailing lecture, underwater Robots, Sea Chanteys @ MIT Museum, InterCon (LARP), Indoor Beach Party @ Fitchburg, CoCo Key Water Resort at the Royal Plaza Hotel, Israel Folk Dance Festival of Boston, Balkan Music Night, Adult Spelling Bee – Brookline, World of Wheels, Boston Jewish Music Festival, Taste of the South End, 9th Annual Poetry & Chili Festival, Blue Hills Maple Sugar Days, Mass Audubon’s Maple Sugaring Festival, Maple Syrup Boil Down Festival, Maple Day, Sugar Maple 101 at Appleton Farms, Cabin Fever Festival, Best in Show” movie with veterinarian lecturer, USS Constitution Museum Model Shipwright Guild Model Show, TourFest at PEM, King Pine Test Dummy Race, Dummy Big Air Contest @ Mt. Sunapee, and more.
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