Mar 19-27, 2012: 2 Murder Mysteries, 4 St. Patrick’s Day Parades, 2 Astronomy Nights, and Spring’s First Carnival!

03/18/12 by
This Week in ReviewJohnny Monsarrat

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This week, Spring pops its head out with the first secular Easter Egg event and the first Carnival. I hope you are having an awesome week. Now get out there and do something fun!

-Johnny

The Week in Weird

Trials of Love - tix giveaway at Boston Events INSIDER

Trials of Love – tix giveaway

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I love this concept. A standup comedian takes dating questions from the audience and shells out advice, and I’ve got 6 tickets to giveaway, your choice of shows 3/24 or 3/31! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win. (Click ‘more’ for details)I love this concept. A standup comedian takes dating questions from the…
Charles Playhouse 74 Warrenton St Boston, MA

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Cupid Splash at Boston Events INSIDER

Cupid Splash

The Cupid Splash is a fundraiser where you bug your friends for donations jump into icy water. I’d pay a *LOT* of money to see my friend dive into the ocean and shriek like a child! I’d put it up on YouTube.Eight simultaneous splashes at 12pm followed by an indoor warm-up party at Revere Beach, South Boston, Dorchester, Constitution Beach, Lynn and Nahant, Nantasket, Winthrop, and Wollaston Beach. (Click ‘more’ for details)The Cupid Splash is a fundraiser where you bug your friends for donations jump into icy …
Beaches from Nahant to Nantucket Boston, MA

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St. Patrick's Day Parade - Manchester, NH at Boston Events INSIDER

St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Manchester, NH

Did you miss St. Patrick’s Day, or did you celebrate so much that you’ve lost all memory of the event? Celebrate again with this parade in Manchester, New Hampshire. 12pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Did you miss St. Patrick’s Day, or did you celebrate so…
From Elm Street, Downtown Manchester Manchester, NH

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Clay Center's Public Observatory Nights re-open at Boston Events INSIDER

Clay Center’s Public Observatory Nights re-op…

A ton of local observatories — email me for the Events INSIDER Spring 2012 Guide to see them all — host stargazing nights. Here’s one in Brookline, which is every Tuesday, 7-8:30pm. You get to try out some fancy telescopes and hear a real astronomer explain what that barely visible smudge is. Call ahead if the weather looks cloudy. (Click ‘more’ for details)A ton of local observatories — email me for the …
20 Newton Street Brookline, MA

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Free Star Parties at Boston Events INSIDER

Free Star Parties

And here’s another outdoor astronomy event where you can try a telescope and learn about the stars. Awesome! 7-10pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)And here’s another outdoor astronomy event where you can try a telescope and learn …
Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary 293 Moose Hill Street Sharon, MA

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Live Demonstration of

Live Demonstration of “Calligraffiti” with st…

Arabic graffiti comes to Harvard’s campus with this live demonstration. Please tell me it’s on the side of one of the 17th century buildings. 11am-3pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Arabic graffiti comes to Harvard’s campus with th…
Belfer Center at the JFK School of Government 79 John F. Kennedy St Cambridge, MA

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Salem Spring Fling at Boston Events INSIDER

Salem Spring Fling

I’m not big on wine events, but this one comes with togas, food from 50 restaurants, a DJ, living statues, bellydancers, art vendors, “garden nymphs”, and readings from the Oracle! 7-10pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)I’m not big on wine events, but this one comes with togas, food from 50 restaurants…
Old Town Hall, Front Street Salem, MA

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South Shore Model Railroad Club Open House at Boston Events INSIDER

South Shore Model Railroad Club Open House

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I grew up at a time when space travel was cool but not mind-blowing, and airplanes were taken for granted, so I’m always a little confused by people who have to go back all the way to trains for their power fantasy, but I guess they’re cool. Here’s another hobby train show. (Click ‘more’ for details)I grew up at a time when space travel was cool but not mi…
Bare Cove Park, Bldg 51 19 Fort Hill St Hingham, MA

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Revere Spring Carnival at Boston Events INSIDER

Revere Spring Carnival

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You can tell that Spring is here when Fiesta Shows begins to bring their slightly hokey and overpriced but undeniably fun traveling carnivals to New England! This first one of the year is in Revere, and I’ll list the rest as well. (Click ‘more’ for details)You can tell that Spring is here when Fiesta Shows begins to bring their sligh…
Showcase Cinemas, Route 60 Revere, MA

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Polar Fun Day at Boston Events INSIDER

Polar Fun Day

Ski resorts continue to remind you that winter is over in Boston but in the mountains, they still have snow! This event has tug-of-war and volleyball in the snow, what little of it there may be. 11:30am. (Click ‘more’ for details)Ski resorts continue to remind you that winter is over in Boston but in the mountain…
Wachusett Mountain Princeton, MA

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Cardboard Box Race at Loon Mountain at Boston Events INSIDER

Cardboard Box Race at Loon Mountain

Here’s another ski slope event with people racing cardboard boxes. Watch out for those trees! 11:30am. (Click ‘more’ for details)Here’s another ski slope event with people racing cardboard boxe…
Loon Mountain Lincoln, NH

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Murder in Napa Valley at Boston Events INSIDER

Murder in Napa Valley

Murder myster dinner theatres span the entire range from awful to great. As for this one, I get a good gut feeling from the fact that they’re proud enough of their food to list an entire menu! (Click ‘more’ for details)Murder myster dinner theatres span the entire range from awful to great. As for …
Knights of Columbus 372 Marlboro St Keene, NH

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St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick's Day Parade - Greenwich, CT at Boston Events INSIDER

St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Greenwich, CT

Saint Patty’s day isn’t over yet! Well, it is. But that’s no reason not to celebrate with a parade! (Click ‘more’ for details)Saint Patty’s day isn’t over yet! Well, it is. But that’s…
Greenwich, CT

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St. Patrick's Day Parade - Meriden, CT at Boston Events INSIDER

St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Meriden, CT

And another parade… (Click ‘more’ for details)And another parade…
Meriden, CT

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St. Patrick's Day Parade - Mystic, CT at Boston Events INSIDER

St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Mystic, CT

And another parade… (Click ‘more’ for details)And another parade…
Mystic, CT

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Easter Egg Hunts

Easter Egg Hunt -- Winslow Farm at Boston Events INSIDER

Easter Egg Hunt — Winslow Farm

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Also in the “it’s not that holiday time” category, this week Winslow Farm begins Easter early. They have perhaps the most interesting secular Easter egg celebration because they are a working farm with forest trails. (Click ‘more’ for details)Also in the “it’s not that holiday time” category, this week Winslow …
Winslow Farm Norton, MA

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Also Fun

Africa, South Sudan - Rebuilding with the Power of Hope at Boston Events INSIDER

Africa, South Sudan – Rebuilding with the Pow…

Gabriel Bol Deng, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, speaks about his experiences and the civil war that devastated his country for 20 years. 7:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Gabriel Bol Deng, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, sp…
First Parish 50 Cochituate Rd Wayland, MA

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How Creativity Works at Boston Events INSIDER

How Creativity Works

Did you know that the Museum of Science hosts regular lectures and social get-togethers? Here’s one on creativity and brain science. 7pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Did you know that the Museum of Science hosts regular lectures and social get-to…
Museum of Science, Boston Boston, MA

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Free Film Fridays at Museum of Science at Boston Events INSIDER

Free Film Fridays at Museum of Science

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Sponsored by The Mathworks, the IMAX theatre at the Museum of Science is actually free for every Friday in March. Sweet! (Click ‘more’ for details)Sponsored by The Mathworks, the IMAX theatre at the Museum of …
Museum of Science Boston, MA

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Visualizing Science: All In Your Head at Boston Events INSIDER

Visualizing Science: All In Your Head

Here’s another brain science talk, this one at the MIT Museum, focusing on the visual system. Get it? “focusing”? Ha ha, I crack myself up. 6-7:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Here’s another brain science talk, this one at the MIT Museu…
MIT Museum 265 Mass. Ave Cambridge, MA

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Recent Discoveries in the Altai: Issues on the Evolution of Homo Sapiens at Boston Events INSIDER

Recent Discoveries in the Altai: Issues on th…

Oh! And here’s another science lecture on archaeology and the evolution of human beings from finds that are 50,000 years old. Crikey. 6pm, and it’s followed by a social reception. (Click ‘more’ for details)Oh! And here’s another science lecture on archaeo…
Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St Cambridge, MA

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Creature Feature at Ravenswood Park at Boston Events INSIDER

Creature Feature at Ravenswood Park

This is a guided tour at night to discover wild animals like frogs. So… *that’s* awesome. Although oriented towards kids, I’ve been to an event like this and it’s surprisingly fun. 4-6pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This is a guided tour at night to discover wild animals like …
Ravenswood Park Gloucester, MA

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The Boston Tea Party - Swing Dance Festival at Boston Events INSIDER

The Boston Tea Party – Swing Dance Festival

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This tea party that involves neither tea nor politics. It’s an entire weekend of workshops, classes, and dance parties for swing, lindy hop, and ballroom dancing, with a competition. Register in advance. (Click ‘more’ for details)This tea party that involves neither tea nor politics. It…
Marriott Hotel 2345 Commonwealth Ave Newton, MA

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Skillshare's Spring Break Party at Boston Events INSIDER

Skillshare’s Spring Break Party

Skillshare is a series of workshops where you can learn cool stuff like how to build birdfeeders and possibly giant flying robots with laser eyes (I hope!). This event is a party where you can meet and mingle with other enthusiasts and get inspired by all of the SCUBA and Japanese Tea Ceremony skills they have. 7:30-10pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Skillshare is a series of workshops where you can learn cool stuff li…
Rattlesnake 84 Boylston St Boston, MA

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Irish Film Festival at Boston Events INSIDER

Irish Film Festival

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The Irish Film Festival returns! I’ve been and was really impressed by the selections, which come with social afterparties and plenty of celebrity and director Q&As. (Click ‘more’ for details)The Irish Film Festival returns! I’ve been and was really impressed by the se…
Somerville Theatre Somerville, MA

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Boston Turkish Film Festival at Boston Events INSIDER

Boston Turkish Film Festival

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I’d still rather than you go outdoors than stay in a dark room watching movies, but I don’t know any other Turkish events in New England, so this is worth a listing. (Click ‘more’ for details)I’d still rather than you go outdoors than stay in a dark room watching …
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA

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WAM!Boston Film Festival 2012 at Boston Events INSIDER

WAM!Boston Film Festival 2012

This film festival comes with at least one Q&A, so it’s more than a sit down, shut up theatre experience. 1-11pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)This film festival comes with at least one Q&A, so it’s more tha…
Brattle Theatre 40 Brattle St Cambridge, MA

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Boston Restaurant Week - Winter at Boston Events INSIDER

Boston Restaurant Week – Winter

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This is a commercial promotion, not an event, but the winter is sparse, so we’ll take what we can get. Be warned, even at a discount, most of these restaurants are pricey, and you’re supposed to tip as though you’d paid for a full meal. (Click ‘more’ for details)This is a commercial promotion, not an event, but the winter is spars…
Various Boston, MA

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LibrePlanet at Boston Events INSIDER

LibrePlanet

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While you’re wearing green, visit the fringe of the liberal movement and meet revolutionary geeks who think software should be free. (And don’t laugh, because they’re seriously going to take over someday and their products work better and are more secure than Microsoft’s.). (Click ‘more’ for details)While you’re wearing green, visit the fringe of the liberal movement and meet revoluti…
Harvard Science Center, Harvard University Main Campus Cambridge, MA

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Strategery: James Downey & Bill Murray at Boston Events INSIDER

Strategery: James Downey & Bill Murray

Hey! Bill Murray, comedian and actor, moderates a discussion that really focuses on James Downey, who is a writer for Saturday Night Live. The free event is FULL — I did tell you about this weeks ago! — but you can still sign up for their $150 reception afterwards. (Click ‘more’ for details)Hey! Bill Murray, comedian and actor, moderates a discussi…
Suffolk University 55 Temple St Boston, MA

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Performance

Ma Rainey -- our review at Boston Events INSIDER

Ma Rainey — our review

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Legendary 1920s blues singer Ma Rainey and her musicians gather in a run-down Chicago studio to record new sides of old favorites when generational and racial tensions suddenly explode. Click for our review (to come Monday 3/19 afternoon)! (Click ‘more’ for details)Legendary 1920s blues singer Ma Rainey and her musicians gather in a run-down…
264 Huntington Ave Boston, MA

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International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella - Quarterfinals at Boston Events INSIDER

International Championship of Collegiate A Ca…

If you love a capella music like I do, check this out. It’s the best of New England brought together to one concert. 8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)If you love a capella music like I do, check this…
Kresge Auditorium, MIT 48 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA

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Revels: Spring Sing at Boston Events INSIDER

Revels: Spring Sing

The Revels are a professional group that allows the community to sing along at some of their shows. Check it out. 3-5pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)The Revels are a professional group that allows the community to sing along at…
Church 80 Mt. Auburn St Watertown, MA

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St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn with Brian O'Donovan at Boston Events INSIDER

St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn with Brian O…

Dancers, string instruments, and a hammer-dulcimer: what a nice St. Patrick’s Day alternative to hitting up a bar and getting drunk. 8pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Dancers, string instruments, and a hammer-dulcime…
Sanders Theatre , Memorial Hall 45 Quincy St Cambridge, MA

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An Evening of Kabuki Dance at Boston Events INSIDER

An Evening of Kabuki Dance

So Kabuki is not Japanese burlesque. How did I get that idea?? Anyway… they’ll perform three beautiful and dramatic dance-plays. 7-8:30pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)So Kabuki is not Japanese burlesque. How did I get that idea?? Anyway… t…
Paramount Theater 559 Washington St Boston, MA

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Travel

Get a Clue! Tour at Boston Events INSIDER

Get a Clue! Tour

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You get to visit the Mark Twain house and solve a murder mystery?? OMG!!! Count me in! (Click ‘more’ for details)You get to visit the Mark Twain house and solve a murder mystery?? OMG!!! Count me…
351 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT

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Leprechaun Leap at Boston Events INSIDER

Leprechaun Leap

Or raise money for charity by diving in icy cold water. Another wonderful thing about New England. 11am-12pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Or raise money for charity by diving in icy cold water. Another wonderful thing abou…
Walnut Beach Milford, CT

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Annual Cardboard Box Race at Boston Events INSIDER

Annual Cardboard Box Race

Here’s another ski slope event with people racing cardboard boxes. Watch out for those trees! 1pm. (Click ‘more’ for details)Here’s another ski slope event with people racing cardboard boxes. Watc…
Saddleback, ME

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Midcoast Model Festival at Boston Events INSIDER

Midcoast Model Festival

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I’ve been to this museum of old-timey aircraft and cars. It’s truly impressive! I’m sure that this hobby model show makes it even more worth the trip. (Click ‘more’ for details)I’ve been to this museum of old-timey aircraft and cars. It’s truly impres…
Owls Head Transportation Museum 117 Museum St Owls Head, ME

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Maple Sugar Open House Weekend at Boston Events INSIDER

Maple Sugar Open House Weekend

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I wasn’t able to find specific locations for this, but apparently maple syrup houses all across Vermont are hosting free events where you can see maple syrup being boiled down and maybe some tapped maple trees. (Click ‘more’ for details)I wasn’t able to find specific locations for this, but apparently m…
Lunenburg, VT

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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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