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Boston Events Insider: January 30-February 7, 2012: Valentine's Cruise Giveaway, Hasty Pudding, Winter Carnivals, Robot Contests, Animal Tracking & Owl Night Hikes

This Week in ReviewJohnny Monsarrat

We're having a wonderfully mild winter here in Boston. I actually miss the snow. So don't sit around. Get out and do some of the wonderful outdoor activities that I'm listing this week. It's a slow month, so I'm including a dozen state park activities like guided nighttime tours and searching for owls and eagles!

I hope you are having an awesome week. Now get out there and do something fun!

-Johnny

Valentine's Dinner Cruise - tix giveaway at Boston Events INSIDER Valentine's Dinner Cruise - tix giveaway
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This is it! If you're looking for that special Valentine's Day treat, a dinner cruise with a live band has got to be at the top of your list. And I'm giving away two pairs of tickets for the Feb 11 cruise! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. (Click 'more' for details)This is it! If you're looking for that special Valentine's Day treat, a dinner cruise with a li... Boston, MA .

Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Parade & Awards at Boston Events INSIDER Hasty Pudding Man of t...
The Man of the year is Jason Segel, the actor from Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Muppets, with a roast at 8pm that's sold out, but there may be a parade through Harvard Square beforehand. Click for my review of the Woman of the Year and a preview of the Hasty Pudding's upcoming shows. (Click 'more' for details)The Man of the year is Jason Segel, the actor from Forgetting Sarah Marshall and T... Zero Arrow Street Theater, Cambridge, MA .

The Last Testament: A Satirical Memoir by God at Boston Events INSIDER The Last Testament: A ...
The head comedy writer of The Daily Show is coming to Harvard, dressing up like God, and performing some comedy for the humanists (they're like atheists with a heart). It is bound to be fantastic, beyond fantastic! 1:30pm. (Click 'more' for details)The head comedy writer of The Daily Show is coming to Harvard, dressing up like God, and performing some co... Cambridge, MA .

Franklin Park Winter Snow Festival at Boston Events INSIDER Franklin Park Winter S...
I love being outdoors and that's why I'm glad for winter festival season! Franklin Park is easy to get to, even if you don't have a car. If there's snow, you can borrow sleds and snowshoes, and they'll have an animal tracking class and a guided cross-country ski tour. Drink hot chocolate and play board games. 12-3pm. (Click 'more' for details)I love being outdoors and that's why I'm glad for winter festival ... Clubhouse at Franklin Park, 1 Circuit Dr, Dorchester, MA .

Acton, Winter Carnival at NARA Park at Boston Events INSIDER Acton, Winter Carnival...
This one's in Acton, with a cardboard sled race, human sled dog race, snowball toss, model rocket launches, snowball toss competition, and a lot more. Plus an encampment of re-enactors playing minutemen from the American Revolutionary War! 12-4pm. (Click 'more' for details)This one's in Acton, with a cardboard sled race, human sled dog race, snowball toss... NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA .

Greenfield Winter Carnival at Boston Events INSIDER Greenfield Winter Carnival
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Further out along Route 2 in Western Massachusetts, Greenfield has a festival, too. Make a cardboard sled and race. Fireworks, snowshoeing, ice skating, ice bowling, snow volleyball, a tug o' war, and a snowman competition with an entire snow village. Wow! (Click 'more' for details)Further out along Route 2 in Western Massachusetts, Greenfield has a festival, too. Make a cardboard sled... Greenfield, MA .

Frederick Douglass Read-A-Thon at Boston Events INSIDER Frederick Douglass Rea...
February is African-American History Month, and to celebrate, volunteers will read from The Narrativeof theLife of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave. Will they read the entire thing? Could be! 2-6pm. (Click 'more' for details)February is African-American History Month, and to celebrate, voluntee... Friends Meeting House, 83 Spring St, New Bedford, MA .

Full Moon Owl Prowl for All Ages
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February is a low point for fun events, so this week I'm including several from state parks and the Audubon sanctuaries. Here are two evenings of full moon hiking and owl-seeking. Owl see you there! Haha. I crack myself up. I slay me. (Click 'more' for details)February is a low point for fun events, so this week I'm including several from ... Broadmoor, 280 Eliot St, Natick, MA .

New England Sled Dog Races at Boston Events INSIDER New England Sled Dog Races
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Sleds... dogs... Sled dogs. Sled dogs? Sled dogs!! 9am. (Click 'more' for details)Sleds... dogs... Sled dogs. Sled dogs? Sled dogs!! 9am. Appleton Farms, Hamilton, MA .

Science on Screen: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure at Boston Events INSIDER Science on Screen: Bi...
A science expert will talk about the physics of time travel before a showing of Keanu Reeves' breakout film. Most excellent! 7pm. (Click 'more' for details)A science expert will talk about the physics of time travel before a showing of Keanu... Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA .

This week's top items are below, or see the complete Boston Events Insider.

 

And a lot more this week at Boston Events Insider, the most popular events blog in New England, including:

Maslab Robotics Contest
MIT 6.370 Robot Competition
MIT IAP (Independent Activities Period)
Charm School at MIT
"A Glorious Fellow": Dickens at Longfellow House
The Origin of Cellular Life
Harvard Square Winter Carnival Chili Cook-Off & Volleyball
Chelmsford Winterfest
Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival
Howl at the Moon
Ippi's SuperBowl Ice Derby on Sluice + The Seelley Memorial
Lunar New Year
Year of the Dragon at Fox
Chinese New Year Celebration
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Love Letters by the Fire
North Shore CDC Polar Plunge
Temple Con
King and Queen's Champions of Rapier Combat
Why New England is Awesome
Moonlight Snowshoeing for Adults
Free "Space Junk" at the Musem of Science
Hike Beneath the Hunger Moon
Follow the Snow Moon
Guided Snowshoe Walk
Full Storm Moon
Backyard Sugaring
Tap a Tree
Groundhog Day at Drumlin Farm
Owl Moon
The Art of Nature: Animal Tracks
Eagles and Owls
Bald Eagles of the Merrimack River
Full Moon Snowshoe Hike
Snowshoeing by Moonlight in Fitchburg
The Global Forests of Greenhouse Earth
Salem's So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival
USS Constitution Museum Model Show
Burr Co-Op Winter Concert & Festival
BITAHR 2012 Film Forum: Fighting Trafficking Through Film
Inspiration Series: An Evening with Mark Kabban
After Kim Jong Il: The Korean Peninsula and East Asian Security
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Auditions
IAP Math Music Recital
Gangsters in Love
Auburn Winter Festival
Caribou Winter Carnival
Burlington Winter Festival

By Johnny Monsarrat on January 30, 2012 8:40 AM | | Comments (0) Content by Jon Monsarrat.

Boston Events Insider: January 23-31, 2012: Comedy Fest, Clare Danes, Chinese New Year, Snow & Ice Sculpting, Sled Dogs, & Subway Breakdancing

This Week in ReviewJohnny Monsarrat

This week, please pay special attention to the private subway breakdancing that I want to set up for Events INSIDERs. You need to email me to find out the place and time.

I hope you are having an awesome week. Now get out there and do something fun!

-Johnny

Magners Comedy Festival - tix giveaway, interview at Boston Events INSIDER Magners Comedy Festival - tix giveaway, interview
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I've been to the Magners Comedy Contest -- and it's fantastic. They bring in comedians of national talent, who then compete. And you can drink! I'm giving away 4 tickets for the Upright Citizens Brigade, Thursday, 1/26 at the Wilbur Theatre. Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win and click to see my interview with executive producer John Tobin! (Click 'more' for details)I've been to the Magners Comedy Contest -- and it's fantastic. They bring in comedians... Boston, MA .

Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Parade & Awards at Boston Events INSIDER Hasty Pudding Woman o...
Speaking of national celebrities, act now and maybe you can get tickets for the Woman of the Year Roast on this Thursday. Or if not, you can still catch the parade! Actress Clare Danes is this year's winner of the theatre troupe at the school that has no drama department. The parade begins at 3:15pm, starting at the Inn at Harvard in Harvard Square and going to the Pudding Theatre. Then the roast at 12 Holyoke Street at 5pm, with a preview of the Hasty Pudding theatre season afterwards. (Click 'more' for details)Speaking of national celebrities, act now and maybe you can get tickets for the Woman of the Ye... 12 Holyoke St, Cambridge, MA .

Rock of Ages - tix giveaway at Boston Events INSIDER Rock of Ages - tix giveaway
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I also have four tickets to give away for the Jan 27 show, at 8pm, of this Tony Award-nominated rock musical from the 1980s. Winners will also get tickets to the super secret afterparty where they could meet the cast! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. (Click 'more' for details)I also have four tickets to give away for the Jan 27 show, at 8pm, of th... Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St, Worcester, MA .

Chinese New Year Parade at Boston Events INSIDER Chinese New Year Para...
This is the Chinatown festival where different lion dance clubs go door to door eating lettuce and throwing around fireworks. They go to every door to accept these "offering", and the ground ends up literally covered with lettuce and fireworks shells! This is not the festival with stages for music and dance. That's one's in August. 11am-5pm. (Click 'more' for details)This is the Chinatown festival where different lion dance clubs go door to door eati... Harrison Ave & Essex St, Boston, MA .

Snow Sculpting Competition at Boston Events INSIDER Snow Sculpting Competition
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This snow sculpture, in New Hampshire, will have real professionals. Pretty neat. Oh, and amateurs can join in, too! Each day has a different location. (Click 'more' for details)This snow sculpture, in New Hampshire, will have real professionals. Pretty neat. Oh, and amat... Black Mountain, Jackson, NH .

Newburyport Winter Carnival at Boston Events INSIDER Newburyport Winter Ca...
This festival looks more like a winner! There's no shopping mall involved. They just got a little confused naming the local park. It features horse-drawn hayrides, skating on the pond, sledding, and a "human dog sled race"! Let's hope they fix their website as the date gets closer. (Click 'more' for details)This festival looks more like a winner! There's no shopping mall inv... Bartlett Mall (which is really a park), Newburyport, MA .

Sled Dog Derby at Boston Events INSIDER Sled Dog Derby
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While you're in the area -- perhaps going skiing? -- why not check out this sled dog race? (Click 'more' for details)While you're in the area -- perhaps going skiing? -- why not check out this sled dog race? Tamworth, NH .

Evening Snowshoe Adventure by Candlelight and Stars at Boston Events INSIDER Evening Snowshoe Adve...
What's better than snowshoeing at night and looking up at the stars? I can't think of anything. If there's no snow, the event will become a hike. But do they rent snowshoes? 4-5:30pm. (Click 'more' for details)What's better than snowshoeing at night and looking up at the stars? ... Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, 280 Eliot St, Natick, MA .

Mystic River Polar Plunge at Boston Events INSIDER Mystic River Polar Pl...
Diving into freezing water to raise money for charity is pretty daft. But this one... doesn't involve a charity? 9:10am. Pre-register if you want to go in. (Click 'more' for details)Diving into freezing water to raise money for charity is pretty daft. But this on... Mary O'Malley Waterfront Park, Chelsea, MA .

MIT IAP (Independent Activities Period) at Boston Events INSIDER MIT IAP (Independent Activities Period)
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The school that never sleeps, MIT holds a month of creative classes, lectures, and special events, many of which are open to the public. I'll highlight some of my favs throughout the month, but check their calendar! (Click 'more' for details)The school that never sleeps, MIT holds a month of creative classes, lectures, and special... MIT, Cambridge, MA .

This week's top items are below, or see the complete Boston Events Insider.

 

And a lot more this week at Boston Events Insider, the most popular events blog in New England, including:

Head of the Zeisinger Carboard Boat Regatta
MidWinter Celebration
Teen Birding at Drumlin Farm: Superbowl of Birding
Superbowl of Birding at Joppa Flats
St. Moritz Winter Wonderland
Decordova Park Snowshoe Sculpture Tours
Winter Star Search
Winter Tracking Hike With Dave Brown
Amherst Railway Society - Big Railroad Hobby Show
Mary Johnson - An Unquenchable Thirst
Experience the Way of Tea - Japanese Tea Ceremony
Tour of Wallace Astrophysical Observatory
Subway Dance!
MIT Science Fiction Marathon
Science on Screen: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?
Volcanoes on the Verge - a lecture
Fire & Ice Days
Beautiful Types: Transcendentalism at Mount Auburn
Poetic Convergence at Forest Hills Cemetery
Groundhog Day Celebration
Annual Robert Burns Celebration
Kimball Farm Horse-Draw Sleigh Rides
Free Community Skating Party
Winter Carnival Go Green Walk/Ride Friday
Taste of Chocolate Festival
AIDS Action's Dance Party
IAP Math Music Recital
Camden WinterFest
Norway SnowFest
Auburn Winter Festival
Bennington Winter Festival
North Bennington Penguin Plunge

By Johnny Monsarrat on January 23, 2012 2:04 PM | | Comments (0) Content by Jon Monsarrat.

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