February 27-March 6, 2012: LARPing, Longfellow re-enactment, Iceland & Maple Syrup Fests, Guided night hikes, and Moustache-a-Thon!

This Week in ReviewJohnny Monsarrat

Hang in there! Spring is coming but meanwhile weird, outdoorsy events are few this week. It’s a great time to visit some museums. My favorites? The DeCordova Sculpture Museum, the Museum of Science, Boston, the Fuller Museum, and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

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

-Johnny

An American Journey - tix giveaway at Boston Events INSIDER

An American Journey – tix giveaway

What do Italian, Irish and Eastern European families do in 1907 on their way to America? They sing! All of Revels shows are good and this one comes with a preceding lecture on genealogy! I have four tickets to give away. Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win! 3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)What do Italian, Irish and Eastern European families do…
Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St, Watertown, MA

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InterCon (LARP) at Boston Events INSIDER

InterCon (LARP)

Live roleplaying is a kind of theatre where there is no audience. The audience joins the cast for a massive improv drama that spans an entire hotel and can be comedy, drama, horror, mystery, fantasy, or any genre. It’s completely unique and this is the biggest and best convention in our region for LARPing. See the website and sign up for games in advance. (Click ‘more’ for details)Live roleplaying is a kind of theatre where there is no audience. The audience joi…
Radisson Hotel, 10 Independence Drive, Waltham, MA

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Longfellow Victorian Wine Dinner at Boston Events INSIDER

Longfellow Victorian Wine Dinner

The annual birthday party for the 19th century’s most beloved poet includes a Victorian dinner and a re-enactor will portray Longfellow himself, and he’ll do shots off the ass of a Brazilian prostitute. I mean, um, he’ll read poetry. $75 per person, includes gratuity. Reservations required. 6:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The annual birthday party for the 19th century’s most beloved poet includes a Victorian…
The Wayside Inn, Sudbury, MA

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Westford Winterfest at Boston Events INSIDER

Westford Winterfest

It’s winter! Let’s have a festival! Music, campfires, snow sculpture contest if there’s snow, hay rides, ice fishing, & more. 1-4pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)It’s winter! Let’s have a festival! Music, campfires, snow sculpture contest if there’s snow, hay…
East Boston Camps, Westford, MA

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Moustache-a-Thon Hootenanny at Boston Events INSIDER

Moustache-a-Thon Hootenanny

Growing mustaches is somehow a charity fundraiser? They’ll “weigh in” more than 80 competitors and have trivia games and prizes for most creative, etc. 7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Growing mustaches is somehow a charity fundraiser? They’ll “weigh in” …
The Lower Depths, 476 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA

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Special Olympics Passion Plunge at Boston Events INSIDER

Special Olympics Passion Plunge

Dive into cold water… and you raise money. I’m not sure what the connection is exactly… In Revere and also at Nantasket Beach in Hull, MA. 10am-1pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Dive into cold water… and you raise money. I’m not sure what the con…
Revere Beach & Nantasket Beach, Revere, MA

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Moonlight Skis at Boston Events INSIDER

Moonlight Skis

Cross-country ski at night — the website doesn’t mention rentals — and they’ll have a campfire (at least, they did last year). If there’s no snow, they most likely will just have a hike. 7-9pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Cross-country ski at night — the website doesn’t mention rentals — and they’ll have a campfire (at least, the…
Notchview, Windsor, MA

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A Taste of Iceland

Iceland. What real estate marketing wizard came up with that name to lure in tourists? Well, I hear it’s lovely, and they’re holding a free ice skating event, a free concert, and a film festival to celebrate! (Click ‘more’ for details)Iceland. What real estate marketing wizard came up with that name to lure in tourists? Well, I hear it’s lovely, and …
Boston, MA

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From Democratic Consensus to Cannibalistic Hordes: The Principles of Collective Behavior at Boston Events INSIDER

From Democratic Consensus to Cannibalistic Ho…

One ant is harmless, but a million ants? Trouble. What about Hitchcock’s movie The Birds? Learn about how animals act together in this Harvard lecture. It’s free! 6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)One ant is harmless, but a million an…
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA

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Maple Syrup Boil Down Festival at Boston Events INSIDER

Maple Syrup Boil Down Festival

It’s maple syrup season! They will boil down sap into maple syrup and you can try some and learn how it works. And they’ll have live musica and storytelling which they swear is not just for kids. 10am-2pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)It’s maple syrup season! They will boil down sap into maple syrup an…
The Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave., Somerville, MA

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Camellia Show at Tower Hill
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Full Moon Owl Prowl
Waste Ecologies: the Really Long Lecture Title
Responsibility to Protect: The Promise of Stopping Mass Atrocities in Our Time?
Recreating the Boston Massacre Re-enactment
Boston Jewish Music Festival
Free Film Fridays at Museum of Science
Salem Film Festival
Mad Hatter’s Ball
Opening Reception for COLLISION17
Leap & Run for Franklin Park – Fundraiser Tickets
Blood Rose Rising – our review
See a New Comedy Central Series, Live, for Free
Dunya Jazz Concert
Hello Manga: Cosplay!
Sebago Lake Statewide Derby
Lyndon/Burke Snowflake Festival
Burke Mountain Sled Dog Dash
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