April 16-24, 2012: Robin Hood, Pirates, Catapult Contest, Cambridge Science Festival, Meteors, and Longfellow!

04/16/12 by
This Week in ReviewJohnny Monsarrat

Don’t stop reading! Now that spring is finally here, there’s a LOT more to read about than the top 10 events that you get by email. You owe it to yourself to see the crazy ass stuff that I’ve found for you further down the list.

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

-Johnny

Ticket Giveaways

Pirate Lives! The Musical! tix giveaway at Boston Events INSIDER

Pirate Lives! The Musical! tix giveaway

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Will the pirate crew of The Coward prove themselves brave? I have 2 pairs of tickets to give away for the Thursday 4/26 show of this swashbuckling fun musical! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. (Click ‘more’ for details)Will the pirate crew of The Coward prove themselves brave?…
Arsenal Center for the Arts Black Box 321 Arsenal St Watertown, MA

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The Week in Weird

Cambridge Science Festival at Boston Events INSIDER

Cambridge Science Festival

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It’s the largest science festival in North America and it’s free! There’s so much happening this week, foremost an entire science carnival. Keep reading for my favorites of just click through to the website schedule. (Click ‘more’ for details)It’s the largest science festival in North America and it’s free! There…
Various venues Cambridge, MA

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Trebuchet Design Challenge at Boston Events INSIDER

Trebuchet Design Challenge

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Build a catapult and then see them launch projectiles! The build competition starts Sun 4/22 at 4pm and the launch competition is on Cambridge Common on Sun 4/29 at 4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Build a catapult and then see them launch projectiles! The build compe…
Artisan’s Asylum 10 Tyler St Somerville, MA

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Science Carnival at Boston Events INSIDER

Science Carnival

This truly fantastic free event now comes with a circus?? It now comes with a circus!! *happy dance* 12-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This truly fantastic free event now comes with a circus?? It now comes with a cir…
Cambridge Public Library 449 Broadway Cambridge, MA

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Robin Hood Day at Boston Events INSIDER

Robin Hood Day

The Higgins Armory is a museum of medeival armor and swords and they are continually having fun events. It’s my favorite Worcester destination, and this week, it is dressed up like Nottingham Castle from the Robin Hood story for a swashbuckling festival. Come dressed in costume! 10am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The Higgins Armory is a museum of medeival armor and swords and they are continuall…
Higgins Armory Worcester, MA

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New England Folk Festival at Boston Events INSIDER

New England Folk Festival

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You can dance! You can sing! NEFFA is a sprawling weekend of participatory activities and performance that I’ve been to three times and recommend. While it doesn’t have the professional feel of many festivals, the people who go are creative and inclusive and you’re bound to feel right at home! (Click ‘more’ for details)You can dance! You can sing! NEFFA is a sprawling weekend of participato…
Mansfield High School Mansfield, MA

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Longfellow Visits the North End at Boston Events INSIDER

Longfellow Visits the North End

The poet who made Paul Revere famous is being re-enacted. What a creative way to learn youse some hist’ry! 1-4pm. It’s free and there are two performances: at 1pm and at 3:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The poet who made Paul Revere famous is being re-enacted. What a crea…
The Paul Revere House 19 North Sq Boston, MA

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Dawn Salute & Arrival of the Sudbury Militia at Boston Events INSIDER

Dawn Salute & Arrival of the Sudbury Mili…

Did you miss the re-enactment of militia men for Patriot’s Day last week? Here’s a dawn event that I’m going to sleep through — thanks cannon and musket salute guys! — and a re-enactment that I would love to catch. 10:30am. (Click ‘more’ for details)Did you miss the re-enactment of militia men for Pa…
North Bridge Concord, MA

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Set a World Picnic Record with The Nature Conservancy at Boston Events INSIDER

Set a World Picnic Record with The Nature Con…

The best way to celebrate Earth Day? Join Radio 92.9 and hundreds of picnickers and try to set a world picnic record by Frog Pond on Boston Common! They’ll have vendors too. 12-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The best way to celebrate Earth Day? Join Radio 92.9…
Boston Common near Frog Pond Boston, MA

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Lyrids Meteor Shower at Boston Events INSIDER

Lyrids Meteor Shower

Let’s watch the Earth get pummelled by rocks from space! You should be able to see 10-20 meteors per hour. Drive at night out to a pond or field where there aren’t any city lights, to watch the meteors. (The last time I tried this, I didn’t plan my destination and got stuck in an area with streetlights. Make sure to have a place to go in mind!) And see satellites fly by anytime through this list on the third website. 11pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Let’s watch the Earth get pummelled by rocks from space! You should be able to see…
Anywhere Anywhere

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Earth Day Observation of Lyrid Meteor Showers at Boston Events INSIDER

Earth Day Observation of Lyrid Meteor Showers…

Unsure how to look for a meteor shower? Just look up, silly! Or join a hobbyist astronomers at this event. Wow! 10-11:59pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Unsure how to look for a meteor shower? Just look …
100 Hemlock Street Wakefield MA

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Urban Astronomy: Bringing the Stars to the Street at Boston Events INSIDER

Urban Astronomy: Bringing the Stars to the St…

And here’s another astronomy event in two different locations — Central Square and Harvard Square in Cambridge, where you can try a real telescope. I’ve been to events like this and it’s a must-see. If cloudy, goes to the next day. 8-11pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)And here’s another astronomy event in two differe…
Cambridge City Hall 795 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA

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What If? Alternative Histories of Science at Boston Events INSIDER

What If? Alternative Histories of Science

Comedy + Science = Wowzers. Let’s face it, most brilliant ideas come as part of a movement and there are few times when one person like Einstein really advanced science a decade ahead. But, it’s fun to speculate! And it’s free. 7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Comedy + Science = Wowzers. Let’s face it, most brillian…
Havard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford St Cambridge, MA

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Math and Origami (but mostly origami) at Boston Events INSIDER

Math and Origami (but mostly origami)

This plus anime and tentacle porn makes Japan awesome! Reverse folds?? Please show me how to make origami! 12:30-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This plus anime and tentacle porn makes Japan awesome! Rever…
MIT Campus, Rockwell Gymnasium 120 Vassar Street Cambridge, MA

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Greek Independence Day Parade & Expo at Boston Events INSIDER

Greek Independence Day Parade & Expo

This parade will be small, but full of energetic people. Last year it was followed by a festival on Boston Common and preceded Saturday by a dinner. 1pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This parade will be small, but full of energetic people. Las…
Boylston Street to Charles Street Boston, MA

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Boston Comic Con at Boston Events INSIDER

Boston Comic Con

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Like the equally popular Anime con, Boston comic con features workshops, artists, lectures, and tons of cool vendors. (Click ‘more’ for details)Like the equally popular Anime con, Boston comic con features workshops, artists, le…
Hynes Convention Center 900 Boylston St Boston, MA

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Larpercalia: Festival of the LARPs at Boston Events INSIDER

Larpercalia: Festival of the LARPs

Live roleplaying is like improvising a play where there is no sit-down audience. The players are their own audience. This weekend at Brandeis have a free weekend of several games where you can play a prince or a murder mystery detective or a muppet! Wow – I’m impressed by the variety of games they’ll have, plus most of the sessions are short, so you can mix and match. (Click ‘more’ for details)Live roleplaying is like improvising a play where there is no sit…
Brandeis University Waltham, MA

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SCA May Day at Boston Events INSIDER

SCA May Day

Also at Brandeis, party like it’s 1299! Dance, sing, and see Commedia dell’Arte! (I don’t know what that is, but it has a cool name!). (Click ‘more’ for details)Also at Brandeis, party like it’s 1299! Dance, sing, and see Commedia dell’Arte! (I don’…
Brandeis University 415 South St Waltham, MA

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Man Food Fire: The Evolution of Barbecue at Boston Events INSIDER

Man Food Fire: The Evolution of Barbecue

OMG BBQ! This is the best thing evah! It’s not just a lecture at one of the most prestigious museums in the world. It’s a Barbecue Lecture — with real barbecue! You have to go to the lecture to attend the reception. 6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)OMG BBQ! This is the best thing evah! It’s not just a lec…
Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA

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Mrs. Paul Revere + Patriot Fife & Drum at Boston Events INSIDER

Mrs. Paul Revere + Patriot Fife & Drum

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Oh, Misus Reveah! It’s so nice to meet youse! The Paul Revere House hosts a bunch of re-enactors this week, doing Paul Revere, his wife, and the poet Longfellow. (It is just me who thinks Longfellow is a great porn name?). (Click ‘more’ for details)Oh, Misus Reveah! It’s so nice to meet youse! The Paul Rev…
The Paul Revere House 19 North Sq Boston, MA

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Battle Road Heroes at Boston Events INSIDER

Battle Road Heroes

Spoiler Alert: The British lose. Patriots Day closes out with this minute man gathering and walk down a nighttime candle-lit path, as re-enactors tell Revolutionary War stories. How enchanting. 7-8:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Spoiler Alert: The British lose. Patriots Day closes out with this minute man gat…
Minute Man National Historic Park Concord, MA

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See the 1812 Marines in Action at Boston Events INSIDER

See the 1812 Marines in Action

They fire cannons, they fire muskets, they fire blacksmith ovens, and they sew. That’s right! It’s the men of the marines plus their “matrons”, whatever that means. It’s freeeeeeeee and they have multiple dates this summer. 9am-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)They fire cannons, they fire muskets, they fire blacksmith ovens, and …
Boston, MA

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Longfellow: The Poet and His Songs at Boston Events INSIDER

Longfellow: The Poet and His Songs

Longfellow is an awesome porn name, but this re-enactment comes fully clothed. It’s free and truly superior. Let’s face it, if you’re a bit put off by history or poetry, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. When else are you going to sample youse some real culture if not through a re-enactment? 3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Longfellow is an awesome porn name, but this re-enactment comes fu…
Nahant Public Library 15 Pleasant St Nahant, MA

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Cook Your Own Pickles! at Boston Events INSIDER

Cook Your Own Pickles!

Surely a sign of the End Times, you can go to this major Boston arts center and learn to make pickles. Ooh! That tickles! 2-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Surely a sign of the End Times, you can go to this major Boston arts center an…
Mills Gallery 551 Tremont St Boston, MA

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Rock-paper-scissors Championship at Boston Events INSIDER

Rock-paper-scissors Championship

Test your mettle at the ultimate psych-out game: Rock Paper Scissors. And this time, you’re doing it for prizes. What I want to know is, how can they stretch such a rapid sport into an entire evening’s entertainment? 8:30pm. $5. 21+. (Click ‘more’ for details)Test your mettle at the ultimate psych-out game: Rock Paper Scis…
PA’s Lounge 345 Someville Ave Somerville, MA

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Discover Mount Auburn: The Civil War at Boston Events INSIDER

Discover Mount Auburn: The Civil War

Yes, there are Civil War veterans buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery. Come take a tour and learn about this period in history that’s in the past but seems so accessibly recent. 1-2:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Yes, there are Civil War veterans buried in Mount Auburn Ceme…
Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mt Auburn St Cambridge, MA

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Anderson Cooper lecture at Salem State at Boston Events INSIDER

Anderson Cooper lecture at Salem State

He’s brainy and looks FABULOUS in a flak jacket. Hear the famous newscaster speak. 8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)He’s brainy and looks FABULOUS in a flak jacket. Hear the famou…
Salem State University O’Keefe Center 225 Canal St Salem, MA

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Tommy Lee Jones & John Lithgow at Boston Events INSIDER

Tommy Lee Jones & John Lithgow

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Wait. You can go see Tommy Lee Jones and John Lithgow for FREE? The trick is to grab tickets immediately when they open to the public April 19. (Click ‘more’ for details)Wait. You can go see Tommy Lee Jones and John Lithgow for FREE?…
Sanders Theatre 45 Quincy St Cambridge, MA

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Faneuil Hall Marketplace Street Performers Audition Performances at Boston Events INSIDER

Faneuil Hall Marketplace Street Performers Au…

Fanueil Hall invites a bunch of street performer to try out this weekend in advance of their big festival. You get to come watch! 11am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Fanueil Hall invites a bunch of street performer to …
Faneuil Hall, West End Promenade Boston, MA

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Earth Day

Earth Day at the Franklin Park Zoo at Boston Events INSIDER

Earth Day at the Franklin Park Zoo

Once I saw a gorilla at the Franklin Park Zoo eat his own poop! And for Earth Day they’ll have a bunch of speakers and animal keepers do interactive stuff, mainly feed the animals, I guess. 10am-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Once I saw a gorilla at the Franklin Park Zoo eat his own poop! An…
Franklin Park Zoo, One Franklin Park Road Boston, MA

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Earth Day Kite Fly at PJPII Park at Boston Events INSIDER

Earth Day Kite Fly at PJPII Park

Why is there a park named after a Pope? Did the Pope contribute money or something? Is the Pope an important Bostonian? Hmm. Well, anyway, here’s a kite event that you can get to even if you don’t have a car! 10am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Why is there a park named after a Pope? Did the Pope contribute …
Dorchester, MA

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Earth Day on the Greenway at Boston Events INSIDER

Earth Day on the Greenway

I know that Earth Day is all about learning, but this is a party too, right? I mean, I really enjoy the party part of Earth Day. And the free food samples from vendors. Um, and learning to compost. Right. 11am-1pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)I know that Earth Day is all about learning, but this is a party too, right…
Dewey Square Park, Summer St at Pearl St Boston, MA

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Earth Day Charles River Cleanup at Boston Events INSIDER

Earth Day Charles River Cleanup

On St. Patrick’s Day, you drink. On Earth Day, you pick up trash. Which do you like better? 9am-12pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)On St. Patrick’s Day, you drink. On Earth Day, you pick up trash. Whi…
Boston, MA

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Earth Day 5K

Earth Day 5K “Race Against Extinction”

This charity race benefits the WWF, (the World Wrestling Federation, I think) You don’t have to actually run, it’s also a charity walk. 11am. (Click ‘more’ for details)This charity race benefits the WWF, (the World Wrestling Feder…
Artesani Park Boston, MA

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Suffolk Green Film Fest for Earth Day at Boston Events INSIDER

Suffolk Green Film Fest for Earth Day

This isn’t just sitting in the dark — each film comes with a filmmaker Q&A. Oh! And free vendor food samples. Yum. 11:30am-6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This isn’t just sitting in the dark — each film comes with a f…
Suffolk University Boston, MA

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Terrific Tree Treasure Hunt at Boston Events INSIDER

Terrific Tree Treasure Hunt

I guess there’s an invasive beetle. Learn to stop the beetles and — the scavenger hunt isn’t just looking for beetles, right? You guys haven’t added a bunch of beetles just so kids can find them, right? 10am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)I guess there’s an invasive beetle. Learn to stop the beetles and — the …
Breakheart Reservation 177 Forest St Saugus, MA

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Earth Day at Garden in the Woods at Boston Events INSIDER

Earth Day at Garden in the Woods

This year they only say “half off admission” but are they repeating last year’s programs with scavenger hunts, special tours, and the “Invasive Plant Jail” where criminal plants do hard hard time. (Er, you guys have seen Jurassic Park, right? How safe is this jail?) 9am-5pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This year they only say “half off admission” but are they repeat…
180 Hemenway Road Framingham, MA

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Earth Week Festival at the EcoTarium at Boston Events INSIDER

Earth Week Festival at the EcoTarium

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Not my favorite zoo, but they’ll have interactive displays about animal locomotion and see their tree canopy tour to discover what animals live above the ground. Their Earth Day festival April 20 is half off admission! (Click ‘more’ for details)Not my favorite zoo, but they’ll have interactive displays ab…
Worcester, MA

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Heritage Museums & Gardens Earth Day at Boston Events INSIDER

Heritage Museums & Gardens Earth Day

I can’t say enough good things about the Heritage Museums and Gardens. It’s expansive enough that you can get lost even during a festival, and their automobile museum and arts museum are top notch. This one’s really worth your time! 10am-5pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)I can’t say enough good things about the Heritage Museums …
Heritage Museums & Gardens Sandwich, MA

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Monadnock Earth Day Festival at Boston Events INSIDER

Monadnock Earth Day Festival

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This one is more like it. As well as some panel talks, get outside, take a nature tour, do some nature service projects. How do birds get in through those tiny holes in birdhouses? (Click ‘more’ for details)This one is more like it. As well as some panel talks, get outside, take …
Antioch University 40 Avon St Keene, NH

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Party for the Planet at the Roger Williams Park Zoo at Boston Events INSIDER

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Roger Williams Park Zoo will host six days of eco-themed activities starting with an Earth Day celebration. See energy-saving demos and it takes place in an ZOO!! What more do you need? (Click ‘more’ for details)Roger Williams Park Zoo will host six days of ec…
Roger Williams Park Zoo 1000 Elmwood Ave Providence, RI

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Also Fun

Hudson Elks Carnival at Boston Events INSIDER

Hudson Elks Carnival

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The Fiesta Shows traveling carnivals are hokey and meant to pack up onto a truck, but they are so much fun! (Click ‘more’ for details)The Fiesta Shows traveling carnivals are hokey and meant to pack up onto a truck…
Elks Lodge, Park St Hudson, MA

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Weymouth Carnival at Boston Events INSIDER

Weymouth Carnival

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The Fiesta Shows traveling carnivals are hokey and meant to pack up onto a truck, but they are so much fun! (Click ‘more’ for details)The Fiesta Shows traveling carnivals are hokey and meant to pack up onto a …
Weymouth High School 1 Wildcat Way South Weymouth, MA

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Free Day at the MIT Museum

Have you ever seen the MIT Museum? Now’s your chance to see it freeeeeeeeee with special exhibits on video games, marine mammal noises, and slide rules. 10am-5pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Have you ever seen the MIT Museum? Now’s your chance to see it freeeeee…
MIT Campus, Rockwell Gymnasium 120 Vassar Street Cambridge, MA

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Rivers of Ice: What's Your Question? at Boston Events INSIDER

Rivers of Ice: What’s Your Question?

If you don’t know the name David Breashears, you probably know him as that documentarian who went to Mt. Everest. He’s hosting a panel Q&A about glaciers melting. Sounds kind of depressing, but they’ll have stunning photos! 4-6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)If you don’t know the name David Breashears, you probably kno…
MIT Stata Center Kirsch Auditorium 32 Vassar St. Cambridge, MA

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Cambridge Water Department Tour at Boston Events INSIDER

Cambridge Water Department Tour

Wait. You guys get garlic growing naturally around Fresh Pond? And I get to tour the water treatment plant? Niiiiiiice! 6-7:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Wait. You guys get garlic growing naturally around Fresh Pond? And…
Cambridge Water Department 250 Fresh Pond Parkway Cambridge, MA

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Foundations of the Fells at Boston Events INSIDER

Foundations of the Fells

This nature tour goes to some mill town ruins. The nice thing about the Middlesex Fells is it’s a good place to go hiking that you can get to on public transit. 11am-12pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This nature tour goes to some mill town ruins. The nice thing about the Mi…
Virginia Wood parking area – Gate 42, Pond Street Stoneham, MA

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Signs of Life at Boston Events INSIDER

Signs of Life

Ha! This nature trail description says “we may discover signs of forest animals…” You’re referring to poop, right? Those are the signs of forest animals that we’re looking for? 11am-12pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Ha! This nature trail description says “we may discover signs of forest animals…” You…
Camp Nihan Environmental Education Center 131 Walnut St Saugus, MA

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The Undiscovered Country: Shakespeare and Mount Auburn at Boston Events INSIDER

The Undiscovered Country: Shakespeare and Mou…

Did you know that Shakespeare is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery? If so, you are an idiot. However, some Shakespearian actors are buried here and some tombs have Shakespearian epitaphs. Eh, it’s an excuse for a guided tour around a beautiful park that just happens to have dead people. 1-2:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Did you know that Shakespeare is buried at Mt. Au…
Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mt Auburn St Cambridge, MA

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Red Sox Fenway Park Open House at Boston Events INSIDER

Red Sox Fenway Park Open House

You can explore Fenway Park for free! That’s amazing. When I saw this I just assumed it was a $250 fundraiser or something. 9am-7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)You can explore Fenway Park for free! That’s amazing. When I saw this …
Fenway Park Boston, MA

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Brand-Name Genes at Boston Events INSIDER

Brand-Name Genes

Please can I clone a supermodel and keep her? Damn! Foiled again by ethical and legal concerns. Hear all about it at this lecture. 6:30-8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Please can I clone a supermodel and keep her? Damn! Foiled again by ethical and lega…
C. Walsh Theater, Suffolk University 55 Temple St Boston, MA

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Love, Fear and Greed: Why We Should Go to the Asteroids at Boston Events INSIDER

Love, Fear and Greed: Why We Should Go to the…

Someone named Martin Elvis — who may be Martian Elvis in disguise? Oh shit, I think I just stumbled upon something HUGE — wants to send people to asteroids and will try to convince us to fork over money that could go to cancer research, foreign aid, or education. Good luck, crazy scientist! Your passion is beautiful. 7:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Someone named Martin Elvis — who may be Martian …
Cambridge, MA

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Jorge Cham cartoonish of Piled Higher and Deeper at Boston Events INSIDER

Jorge Cham CANCELLED

Jorge Cham is a popular Internet cartoonist. THIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. (Click ‘more’ for details)Jorge Cham is a popular Internet cartoonist. He s…
Harvard Coop 1400 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA

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The International Human Rights Movement: A History at Boston Events INSIDER

The International Human Rights Movement: A Hi…

What’s more important than human rights? I’m sure this talk will be fascinating. 2-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)What’s more important than human rights? I’m sure…
Harvard Law School – Wasserstein 3013 1563 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA

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Opening Reception for TO EXTREMES at Boston Events INSIDER

Opening Reception for TO EXTREMES

Fire! Earthquake! Art! See it all and meet the artists at this reception at MIT. It’s free but you gotta RSVP. Hey, that rhymes! 7-9pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Fire! Earthquake! Art! See it all and meet the artists at this r…
MIT Maseeh Hall 305 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA

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Victorian Egg Hunt at Boston Events INSIDER

Victorian Egg Hunt

You guys know that Easter is over, right? I wonder what a Victorian Egg Hunt does that is different from a Mylar Bodysuit Future Egg Hunt. 1pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)You guys know that Easter is over, right? I wonder what a Victorian Egg Hunt does …
Forbes House Museum 215 Adams Street Milton, MA

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Fish Kite Fly at Boston Events INSIDER

Fish Kite Fly

Kites shaped like fish? Or kites MADE of fish?? Yum! 10am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Kites shaped like fish? Or kites MADE of fish?? Yum! 10am-4pm.
Bug Light Park 1 Madison Street. South Portland, ME

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Kite Day at Hamilton/Wenham Library at Boston Events INSIDER

Kite Day at Hamilton/Wenham Library

Kite events are great fun. The hobbyists are energetic and inclusive. They’ll let you fly stunt kite with two strings! 10am-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Kite events are great fun. The hobbyists are energetic and incl…
14 Union St Hamilton, MA

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Nerdnite Boston Nerdtacular at Boston Events INSIDER

Nerdnite Boston Nerdtacular

Nerdnite, a small, regular event where people give funny or poignant lectures on nerdy topic, upgrades to a Nerdtacular for the Cambridge Science Festival! Featuring talks, tunes, beers, and potentially awkward interaction with other nerds. 8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Nerdnite, a small, regular event where people give funny or poignant l…
Oberon 2 Arrow Street Cambridge, MA

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Aleppo Shriners' Circus at Boston Events INSIDER

Aleppo Shriners’ Circus

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I read that you can ride an elephant at this circus? Can that possibly be true? (Click ‘more’ for details)I read that you can ride an elephant at this circus? Can that possibly be…
99 Fordham Rd Wilmington, MA

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Evening at the Beaver Ponds at Boston Events INSIDER

Evening at the Beaver Ponds

Who doesn’t love chasing a beaver at night? 6:30-8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Who doesn’t love chasing a beaver at night? 6:30-8pm.
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Road Lenox, MA

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Froggy Night Walk at Boston Events INSIDER

Froggy Night Walk

Or looking for frogs? 7-8:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Or looking for frogs? 7-8:30pm.
Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary 208 South Great Road Lincoln, MA

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Earth Day Celebration at Mystic Aquarium at Boston Events INSIDER

Earth Day Celebration at Mystic Aquarium

Meanwhile, the Mystic Aquarium fights back by trying to draw you out to see sharks! Frogs & Beaver vs. Sharks, who will win? 11am-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Meanwhile, the Mystic Aquarium fights back by trying to draw…
Mystic Aquarium Mystic, CT

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Spring Nature Scavenger Hunt at Boston Events INSIDER

Spring Nature Scavenger Hunt

It’s a scavenger hunt to find things in nature and they say it’s not just for kids! Now that I like. 1-2:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)It’s a scavenger hunt to find things in nature and they say it’s no…
500 Columbian St S. Weymouth, MA

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NERF Night: The Replicated Wars

This rec center seems bursting with awesomeness, such as Nerf combat. Nerf is a brand name for soft, kid-friendly boffer type weapons. (Click ‘more’ for details)This rec center seems bursting with awesomeness, such as Nerf com…
103 Terrace Hall Ave Burlington, MA

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Red-tailed Hawks! at Boston Events INSIDER

Red-tailed Hawks!

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There are red-tailed hawks nesting outside of the Alewife Brook Parkway! (I think!) They could take off at any time in the near future, so if you want to see them, don’t wait. This is probably the most convenient (and coolest) birdwatching opportunity on the Red Line. Somebody please email johnny@eventsinsider.com and confirm that the birds are there, please. (Click ‘more’ for details)There are red-tailed hawks nesting outside of the Alewife Brook Parkway! (I thin…
185 Alewife Brook Parkway Cambridge, MA

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Boston International Film Festival at Boston Events INSIDER

Boston International Film Festival

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Holey smokes! This festival includes more than 100 films and comes with two galas. They say that every single show comes with a filmmaker Q&A! (Click ‘more’ for details)Holey smokes! This festival includes more than 100 films and comes…
Lowes Theatre Boston Common Boston, MA

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New England Regional Genealogical Conference at Boston Events INSIDER

New England Regional Genealogical Conference

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Your ancestors didn’t have Facebook. You’re going to have to work a bit to track them down. But who knows whom you might find in your past? A bank robber? Thomas Jefferson? Ghengis Khan? (Click ‘more’ for details)Your ancestors didn’t have Facebook. You’re going to…
Radisson Hotel 700 Elm St Manchester, NH

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Massachusetts Poetry Festival at Boston Events INSIDER

Massachusetts Poetry Festival

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It’s not just poetry, they’ll also have workshops, film, and performances, and they say that 1,500 attend. It’s basically an excuse to visit Salem off-season and its dozens of historical sites. Why not? Just please don’t buy any New Age crap while you’re there. (Click ‘more’ for details)It’s not just poetry, they’ll also have workshops, film, and performance…
All over…. Salem, MA

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Uncommon Threads Quilt Show at Boston Events INSIDER

Uncommon Threads Quilt Show

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I’ve been to a quilt show — yes, I was trying to impress a woman — but I was surprised to find that the best quilts really are works of art. This isn’t just your grandmother’s checkerboard pattern! Give this one a chance. (Click ‘more’ for details)I’ve been to a quilt show — yes, I was trying to impress a woman — but…
Smith Barn 38 Felton St Peabody, MA

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New England Metal and Hardcore Festival at Boston Events INSIDER

New England Metal and Hardcore Festival

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I’m not much for head-banging but it’s a festival so I’m listing it! It’s your band’s chance to get talent-scouted. (Click ‘more’ for details)I’m not much for head-banging but it’s a festival so I’m list…
All Over Boston, MA

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Performance

Tigers Be Still - our review at Boston Events INSIDER

Tigers Be Still – our review

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In this dark comedy, a young woman tries to get a handle on her life when a tiger escapes from the zoo. Click for our review, 4 out of 5 stars! (Click ‘more’ for details)In this dark comedy, a young woman tries to get a handle on her life whe…
Black Box Theatre for the Arts 539 Tremont St Boston, MA

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28 Seeds w/ Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys at Boston Events INSIDER

28 Seeds w/ Walter Sickert and the Army of Br…

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It’s steampunk! It’s dance! It’s… I don’t know what it is, but everything that Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys does is awesome and this sci-fi performance-o-rama will most likely BLOW YOUR STEAM POWERED HAT OFF! (Click ‘more’ for details)It’s steampunk! It’s dance! It’s… I don’t know wha…
Boston Center for the Arts 539 Tremont St Boston, MA

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Atwater-Donnelly Duo in Concert at Boston Events INSIDER

Atwater-Donnelly Duo in Concert

Atwater-Donnelly is my favorite folk band, and they so rarely come up to within touch of Boston. Trust me, you will want to see these guys if you like folk music. 7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Atwater-Donnelly is my favorite folk band, and they so rarely com…
Framingham Public Library, Costin Room 49 Lexington St Framingham, MA

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Grammy Nominated Electric Harpist Deborah Henson-Conant at Boston Events INSIDER

Grammy Nominated Electric Harpist Deborah Hen…

You can get nominated for a Grammy for playing an electric harp? Wait a second. They *have* electric harps?? Why am I just hearing about this now? Get me to Rockport! 8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)You can get nominated for a Grammy for playing an …
Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street Rockport, MA

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A Musician's Take on Art: the Songs and Paintings of Karien de Waal at Boston Events INSIDER

A Musician’s Take on Art: the Songs and Paint…

Here’s another art reception, featuring a flamenco ensemble, because what’s more Arabian than a flamenco ensemble — oh shit, apparently it was invented in Iraq, that just blew my mind — and the artist will discuss her paintings supporting womens’ rights. 6:30-8:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Here’s another art reception, featuring a flamenco e…
American Islamic Congress Center 38 Newbury Street Suite 702 Boston, MA

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Travel

Juleps & Viragoes Ball of the Rebellion at Boston Events INSIDER

Juleps & Viragoes Ball of the Rebellion

Not only is this Civil War period dance, with live music, food and dancing, it’s OK to show up without a costume, especially if you’ll take a class and learn one the dances! “Dancers of all levels will be welcome.” 6:30-11pm. $25. (Click ‘more’ for details)Not only is this Civil War period dance, with live musi…
Cromwell Town Hall 43 West St Cromwell, CT

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Connecticut Poetry Party at the Hill-Stead Museum at Boston Events INSIDER

Connecticut Poetry Party at the Hill-Stead Mu…

Jazz and open-mic poetry. How bad could that be? Oh, it’s a potluck. Yum, homemade food. 3-6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Jazz and open-mic poetry. How bad could that be?…
Hill-Stead Museum 35 Mountain Rd Farmington, CT

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Let me build you a website! at Boston Events INSIDER

Let me build you a website!

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Need a website? I just built the official website for Liv Tyler’s new film. Hire me to build yours on the cheap! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com. (Click ‘more’ for details)Need a website? I just built the official website for Liv Tyler’s new fil…
Boston, MA

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