St. Patty’s Parades, Storytelling, Folk Dance & Green Festivals, Wolves, & Film
03/15/09 by
Johnny Monsarrat
Frankly there’s not much happening this week so it might be a good time to highlight some local attractions instead of specific events. Everyone knows about Fall Foliage but Early Spring is also a good time to go hiking in New England. The remaining snow is beautiful and you can walk as fast as you want without sweating in the cool air. Just bring solid boots because all that beautiful melting snow creates puddles. Some good local places to go hiking near Boston are below.
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| St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Road Race – Holyoke | – Mar 21 | Mar 22 | |
| Springfield, From the K-Mart plaza in Holyoke..Holyoke, MA. | |||
| St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Abington | – Mar 22 | Mar 22 | |
| 781 878-1570 or 781-878-7785. South Shore, From Abington Center.Abington, MA. |
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| St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Manchester, NH | – Mar 22 | Mar 22 | |
| Western Mass, From Elm Street, Downtown Manchester.Manchester, NH. | |||
| Irish Festival | – Mar 21 | Mar 21 | |
| 617 784-4519. Boston Metro, St. Catherine of Siena, Parish Hall.Charlestown, MA. |
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| LibrePlanet | – Mar 21 | Mar 22 | |
| Boston Metro, Harvard Science Center, Harvard University Main Campus.Cambridge, MA. | |||
| Green Fair 2009 | – Mar 21 | Mar 21 | |
| Southern Mass, Ted Williams Camp.Lakeville, MA. | |||
| Overnight at the Museum of Science, Boston? | – Mar 20 | Mar 20 | |
| Boston Metro, You don’t know where the Museum of Science is?.Boston, MA. | |||
| South Shore Model Railroad Club Open House | – Mar 21 | Mar 22 | |
| 781-740-2000. South Shore, Bare Cove Park, Bldg 51, 19 Fort Hill St.Hingham, MA. |
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| Plimoth Plantation Rare Breeds Animal Parade! | – Mar 21 | Mar 21 | |
| (508) 746-1622. South Shore, 137 Warren Avenue.Plymouth, MA. |
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| Sharing the Fire, Northeast Storytelling Conference | – Mar 20 | Mar 22 | |
| New Hampshire, The Crowne Plaza.Warwick, RI. | |||
| Israel Folk Dance Festival of Boston | – Mar 21 | Mar 22 | |
| (617) 253-2982. Boston Metro, Kresge Auditorium @ MIT.Cambridge, MA. |
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| Balkan Music Night | – Mar 21 | Mar 21 | |
| Boston Metro, Friends of the Performing Arts in Concord (FOPAC), 51 Walden Street.Concord, MA. | |||
| Salem Spring Fling | – Mar 21 | Mar 21 | |
| North Shore, Old Town Hall.Salem, MA. | |||
| Sugar Maple 101 at Appleton Farms | – Mar 18 | Mar 18 | |
| North Shore, Appleton Farms, 219 County Road.Ipswich, MA. | |||
Also Fun |
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| Wolf Hollow Preserve | – Apr 1 | Oct 31 | |
| 978 356-0216. North Shore, 114 Essex Rd.Ipswich, MA. |
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| Crane Beach | – Apr 1 | Sep 30 | |
| 978-356-4354. North Shore, 300 Argilla Road.Ipswich, MA. |
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| Castle Hill | – Apr 1 | Oct 31 | |
| 978-356-4351. North Shore, Argilla Road.Ipswich, MA. |
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| Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary | – Apr 1 | Oct 31 | |
| 978-887-9264. North Shore, 87 Perkins Row.Topsfield, MA. more |
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| Boston Underground Film Festival | – Mar 19 | Mar 26 | |
| 617-202-5059. Boston Metro, Various Places.Boston, MA. |
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| Massachusetts Tattoo & Art Festival | – Mar 20 | Mar 20 | |
| Worcester, Sturbridge Host Hotel.Sturbridge, MA. | |||
| Revels: Spring Sing | – Mar 20 | Mar 20 | |
| Boston Metro, St. John’s Church, 80 Mt. Auburn St.Watertown, MA. | |||
| The Great American Meat Out | – Mar 20 | Mar 20 | |
| All Over, Various Places.All Over. | |||
| Paradise City Arts Festival (Spring) | – Mar 20 | Mar 22 | |
| 800.511.9725. Metro West, Royal Plaza Trade Center.Marlborough, MA. |
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| King Pine Cardboard Box Derby | – Mar 21 | Mar 21 | |
| New Hampshire, King Pine.Purity Spring Resort, NH. | |||
| MobileCampBoston | – Mar 21 | Mar 21 | |
| Boston Metro, MIT Stata Center.Cambridge, MA. | |||
Performance |
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| International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella – Semifinals | – Mar 21 | Mar 21 | |
| Boston Metro, Kresge Auditorium, MIT, 48 Massachusetts Avenue.Cambridge, MA. | |||
| Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Competitions, regionals | – Mar 21 | Mar 21 | |
| 617-627-3493. Boston Metro, Cohen Auditorium, Tufts University, 40 Talbot Avenue.Medford, MA. |
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| WCRB Classical Cartoon Festival | – Mar 21 | Mar 21 | |
| Boston Metro, Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue.Boston, MA. | |||
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| Blue Hills | – Mar 1 | Nov 30 | |
| 617 698-1802. South Shore, 695 Hillside St.Milton, MA. |
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| Middlesex Fells | – Mar 1 | Nov 30 | |
| 781 322-2851. Boston Metro, Fellsway West at South Border Road.Stoneham, MA. |
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| Wachusett Mountain | – Mar 1 | Nov 30 | |
| 978 464-2987. Worcester, Mountain Rd.Princeton, MA. |
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| Mt. Monadnock | – Mar 1 | Nov 30 | |
| 603-532-8862. New Hampshire, Rt 124.Jaffrey, NH. |
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