— Nantucket Comedy Festival, Jul 28-Aug 2, Nantucket Island, MA. 508-228-1515. http://nantucketcomedyfestival.org/events.html The August Moon Festival in Chinatown, Boston is slippery. While promoted for August 3rd, I have reason to believe it is actually August 17. http://www.chinatownmainstreet.org Tip of the week. Here’s how to see bats. Near any pond at night, throw some pebbles or grit way into the air. You may trick some bats into appearing, who mistake the pebbles for flying insects. Tip 2: Always bring a blanket or chairs for outdoor theatre, movies, or concerts. That ought to keep you for a week.-Johnny p.s. Please tell your friends about this blog. Get it as a weekly email at http://tiny.cc/uYULq and see my huge list of 2000 New England Activities updated fresh at http://www.crossintotheabyss.org/johnnys-list.xls
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New Format: This Week in Weird
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Kingston, RI. Rt 95S to ex 9. Rt 4S, 10.4mi joins Rt 1, then Rt 138W, 401-783-1770. http://www.wakefieldrotary.com The Barnstable County Fair is yet another agricultural faire, and they claim to be the biggest annual event on Cape Cod. Jul 18-26. Rt 151, East Falmouth, MA. 508-563-3200. Rt 28S to Rt 151E, 4.7 mi. http://www.barnstablecountyfair.org Have you ever wanted to try fishing? Mainly it involves sitting there with a pole, I believe. My father showed me once how to be a man and I was so terrified of the tiny fish we caught that we released it and I went back to my computer programming and comic books. Whitman’s Pond Family Fish Festival. Jul 19. Weymouth, MA. 10am-2:30pm. Fishing rods available for you to try your luck with angling. http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/education/aep/aep_calendar.htm Finally, Scituate, Massachusetts also has an Outdoor Movie Night. They are
Hey-o, Woops! I left out a bunch of stuff this week. What a big week in events. Get out there and do some fun stuff! No excuses...
40 Strange Events this Week
Hey-o,
Here are over 40 strange events to do this week!
My top pick of the week -- you really must try this! -- is the Declarati...