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-Johnny
The Week in Weird | |||
| Bedford Minuteman Company's Pole Capping | Apr 11 | Metro West | |
| It's not Patriot's Day yet! But taking a cue from St. Patrick's Day, we're going to start celebrating anyway. First up are three re-enactments, all on the same day but conveniently in different towns. The days starts with "Pole capping", which is apparently what the minutemen would do when they weren't farming. There'll be a parade, and then volunteers risk damage to their old-timey costume by climbing a tall pole. With a cap. 10:30am. Wilson Park, Bedford, MA.(978) 369-6993. more more more | |||
| Meriam's Corner Exercise | Apr 11 | Metro West | |
| It's followed by an assembly of re-enactors. 1pm. Meriam's Corner, Lexington Road, Concord, MA.(978) 369-6993. more more | |||
| Paul Revere Capture Ceremony | Apr 11 | Metro West | |
| And they'll recreate the point when Paul Revere, after signalling trouble, got caught. I love how the website gives locations that no tourist could possibly find on a map. This event is literally listed as happening at the "Paul Revere Capture Site". So basically you drive up and down Rt 2A hoping to spot it. 3pm. Rt 2A, Lincoln, MA.(978) 369-6993. more | |||
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | Apr 11 | Southern Mass | |
| Minutemen used to love nighttime walks, also. Especially those without horses. This one's free. Cormier Woods, 217 Chapin St., Uxbridge, MA.781-784-0567. more | |||
| The Great Burlesque Expo | Apr 10 - Apr 12 | Boston Metro | |
| Another favorite minutemen pasttime involves a pool party, workshops, and a major burlesque show. Hyatt Regency, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA. more more | |||
| Lazer Tag Tournament | Apr 10 | Southern Mass | |
| You would often find minutemen dressing up as stormtroopers from "Star Wars" and having a lazer tag battle to benefit the Jimmy Fund! A big favorite of George Washington. Fall River, MA. more more | |||
| ProCon | Apr 10 - Apr 12 | Rhode Island | |
| Brown University's annual live roleplaying festival, ProCon, is coming up. I've been a few times and recommend checking it out! It's one intense weekend. You will feel right at home in your minuteman costume. Brown University, Providence, RI. more | |||
| Science on Screen: Night of the Living Dead | Apr 13 | Boston Metro | |
| Perhaps the most popular minuteman hobby is attending a zombie film festival preceded by a "scientific" lecture on the neuroscience of zombies by a Harvard professor. Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA. more | |||
Also Fun | |||
| Intergalactic Cardboard Sled Race @ Mt. Sunapee | Apr 11 | New Hampshire | |
| The ski areas are still open and they're trying to remind us with fun events like sled racing. It's getting warmer here but there's still snow in New Hampshire mountains! Mt. Sunapee, Newbury, NH. more | |||
| Athol-Orange River Rat Race | Apr 11 | Western Mass | |
| And in what is perhaps the first real outdoor festival of the Spring, this "river race" of canoes and parade goes without description or schedule at the following website. Athol, MA.978-249-9038. more | |||
| Revere Spring Carnival | Mar 25 - Apr 19 | Metro Boston | |
| The Revere carnival continues. It's a traveling carnival, so the rides are smaller and somewhat rickety, but surely safe. Showcase Cinemas, Revere, MA. more | |||
Easter | |||
| Easter Egg Hunt -- Winslow Farm | Apr 4 - Apr 11 | Southern Mass | |
| Easter is here! It is a festival of chocolate, sugar, bad nutrition, and worse dental hygiene. Here are some places to go that aren't religious. (You really don't need Johnny's List to find a church if you prefer that.) Winslow Farm has perhaps the most interesting celebrating because they are a working farm with forest trails. Winslow Farm, Norton, MA. more | |||
| Easter Egg Hunt at Belkin Family Lookout Farm | Apr 11 | Metro West | |
| Belkin Lookout Farm is a working farm and amusement park as well. Even if you don't have kids (and only kids are permitted in most easter egg hunts, alas!) its' fun to go and watch. 10am-12pm. 89 Pleasant Street, South Natick, MA.508 653-0653. more | |||
| Easter Egg Hunt @ Casey Farm | Apr 11 | Rhode Island | |
| This farm I haven't been to, but the have piglets and chicks! 10:30am egg hunt. Casey Farm, Saunderstown, RI. more | |||
| Easter Sunday Brunch and Concert on the Old Manse's 1864 Steinway Piano | Apr 12 | Metro West | |
| Plenty of restaurants will entice you in for brunch, but the classiest place has got to be the Old Manse, a historic home. Start at the Colonial Inn (Where there will be an easter egg hunt) and it's a short walk to the Old Manse for a piano concert. Old Manse, 269 Monument Street, Concord, MA.978-369-3909. more | |||
| Easter Brunch @ Museum of Science | Apr 12 | Boston Metro | |
| Or visit the Museum of Science for brunch in their penthouse overlooking the Charles River. (But they have these brunches weekly if you miss it.). Museum of Science, Boston, MA. more | |||
| Easter Egg Hunt - Charlestown Mothers Association | Apr 11 | Boston Metro | |
| You may want to crash the Charlestown event. Note!! They hide the eggs at 8am!! A perfect opportunity to prep your kid. Take photos and plug it all into a GPS tracking device. That's what I'd do if I had kids. 10am sharp. Shipyard Park, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA.617-824-4215. more | |||
| Easter Egg Hunt - Falmouth | Apr 11 | Cape Cod | |
| The Easter Bunny will visit this one, and kids are limited to 9 years old. Falmouth, MA. more | |||
| Easter Egg Hunt - Wellfleet, MA | Apr 11 | Cape Cod | |
| Also on the Cape, this one includes a pancake breakfast, egg painting, and games. Welfleet, MA. more | |||
| Easter Egg Hunts - Grafton | Apr 11 | Northern Mass | |
| The Friends of the Grafton Libraries hosts this one, with kids stories after. Personally, after exploiting a loophole in the rules to enter as an adult, and collecting all the eggs because of my superior height and speed, I would not hang around after for the kids stories. I would be busy hustling the chocolate on the street to addicts. Nelson Memorial Library field, Grafton, MA. more | |||
| Easter Egg Hunt - Wilmington Town Common | Apr 11 | Northern Mass | |
| Yet another egg hunt. 2pm. Town Common, Wilmington, MA. more | |||
| Easter Egg Hunt - Marblehead | Apr 11 | North Shore | |
| This one says you have to bring your own basket. It is very important to read the egg rules if you are to be a world-class competitor. 10:45am. Chandler Hovey Park (the Marblehead Lighthouse), Marblehead, MA. more | |||
| Easter Egg Hunt - West Springfield, MA | Apr 11 | Western Mass | |
| 10:30am. Kids are limited to 7 years old. At 6'4", I am a remarkable 6-year-old, especially when I forget to shave. West Springfield, MA. more | |||
Performance | |||
| Ricky Jay @ Somerville Theater | Apr 10 | Boston Metro | |
| Ricky Jay is one of the most talented magicians out there. In terms of sheer skill, you really need to go out and see Ricky Jay. Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA. more | |||
| Demetri Martin | Apr 10 | Boston Metro | |
| But only if you can't get tickets to Demetri Martin, who is the sweetest comedian ever. I wonder really how his non-edgy, pun-filled humor is going to survive the Chris Rock / Sarah Silverman phenomenon. Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA. more | |||
| Speech & Debate | Mar 27 - Apr 25 | Boston Metro | |
| This smart comedy caught my attention, about a debate club. Lyric Stage, Boston, MA. more | |||
| Big Apple Circus | Apr 4 - May 10 | Boston Metro | |
| And the annual circus tour of Big Apple returns. Buy tickets in advance. City Hall Plaza, One City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA.(800) 922-3772. more | |||
Travel | |||
| Eastern Haunters Convention | Apr 10 - Apr 11 | Pennsylvania | |
| Road trip!!!! Not much would entice me to Pennsylvania. I've been there only twice, to visit CMU. But how about the largest Halloween exhibitors convention in the USA? Now there's a place you could easily blow $10,000 and build the perfect traveling haunt to go scare the Amish. King of Prussia, PA. more | |||
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