Sep 5-13, 2011: Balloon, Car, Raptor Fest, DIY Maker Fair, Brazilian Independence Day, Steampunk Invasion of Salem, Beach Ball, & Full Moon Paddle

This week I have more tickets to give away for King Richard’s Faire. And an awesome theatre show about Sherlock Holmes. It’s more or less the last week for outdoor concerts and theatre. And the warm weather won’t last forever. Don’t take it for granted.

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

-Johnny

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The Hound of the Baskervilles, a Comedy – tix giveaway Boston Metro

Wed 9/7 – Sun 10/2
Boston Events INSIDER, by Johnny Monsarrat

I’ve seen this Sherlock Holmes play and didn’t realize beforehand that it’s a comedy! It’s a hilarious parody of everyone’s favorite detective, with three actors playing about 12 roles. While there isn’t a very deep mystery to solve, the comedy and staging and accents are laugh-out-loud funny and this is HIGHLY recommended! Best of all, I have two pairs of tickets to give away. Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win! 450 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA.

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King Richard’s Faire – ticket giveaway South Shore

Sat 9/3 – Sun 10/23
Boston Events INSIDER, by Johnny Monsarrat

I have two more pairs of tickets to give away for King Richard’s Faire, good for any weekend day Sep 10-25. This renaissance festival comes with an entire royal zoo, with tigers, lions, and leopards. Oh my! Email johnny@eventsINSIDER.com to win! 235 Main St, Carver, MA.508-866-5391.

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Steampunk Invasion of Salem North Shore

Sat 9/10
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Dress up as Victorian Era adventurers and head to Salem before it becomes busy with Halloween. The festival starts on Pickering Warf with live music from 12-6pm, and then moves to nighttime locations for dancing. Steampunk enthusiasts are crazy fun people! Salem, MA.

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Northampton Cooperative Bank Hot Air Balloon Festival & Car Show Western Mass

Fri 9/9 – Sun 9/11
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I love balloons! Schedule ahead for a regular balloon trip, or just go up and down on a tethered balloon ride. They also have a “balloon glow” evening event set to music. :). Look Memorial Park, 300 North Main St, Florence, MA.413.584.5457.

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Saugus Founders’ Day Iron Pour Boston Metro

Sat 9/10
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Bring a picnic lunch and watch molten iron being poured. You can even design your own mould for an iron tile and take it home with you! 12-3pm. 244 Central St, Saugus, MA.781-233-0050.

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Audubon Society – Raptor Weekend Rhode Island

Sat 9/10 – Sun 9/11
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The Audubon Society hosts the largest show of eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls in New England. You can pet the birds and watch a falconeer send them hunting and returning to perch on an arm. Audubon Center, 1401 Hope Street (Route 114), Bristol, RI.401-245-7500.

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Rhodle Island Maker Fair Rhode Island

Sat 9/10
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But the big event in Rhode Island is this festival of inventor, people who “make stuff”. Take a workshop, explore the strange devices, and see “Waterfire” in the evening, when the Providence River is set afire (sort of). Providence, RI.

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Brazilian Independence Day Festival Boston Metro

Sun 9/4 – Sun 9/11
Boston Events INSIDER, by Johnny Monsarrat

It’s Independence Day for a country that *really* knows how to party. The Brazilian fest that I mentioned last week builds up steam this week, with a parade, live music, and the usual kids stuff like balloon animals. It’s free! DCR Herter Park, 1175 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA.

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Cambridge Carnival Internationale Boston Metro

Sat 9/10
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Also Brazilian is Carnival, with a costume parade, two music stages, and a “kids fest”! They say 150,000 will attend. 12-7pm. Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA.617-492-2518.

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Brasileiro! A Celebration of Brazilian Culture Boston Metro

Sat 9/10
Boston Events INSIDER, by Johnny Monsarrat

And this fest in Somerville goes beyond vendors, food, and live music. You can learn to samba, see soccer ball stunts, and witness a dance performance that “depicts the birth, death and ressurection of a bull”. So, do I bring love beads to throw? Union Square, Somerville, MA.

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

It’s the Space Age at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
The Long Arm of the Law
Porsche Fest
European Motorcycle Day at Larz Anderson Museum
Wings of Freedom Tour
Boston Arts Festival
Armenian Street Fair & Festival
Somerville Greek and Music Festival
Festival of the Healing Saints Cosmas and Damian
Quidditch
Shutesbury 250th Moonlight Beach Ball
Paddle Under a Full Moon
Kimball Farm Full Moon Corn Maze
Muster in the Mountains (Re-enactment)
Mud Bowl & Tournament of Mud Parade
Hampton Beach Seafood Festival
Annual Banjo & Fiddle Contests
Cranberry Beach Day & Parade
Sterling Fair
Clinton Olde Home Day
Highwater Releases on The Kennebec River when the river is running at twice it’s normal summer flows
Penn Gillette book talk – September 17
MIT Museum is Free & Joe Haldeman Book Talk
Massachusetts Day at Southwick’s Zoo
Drummers Call & Evening at the Kiln
Wet Quintet – Interactive Musical Sculpture
Panel and Reception on the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Europe
Contra Folk Dance – Beginner’s Night
Central Sw!ngs
Quincy YMCA Carnival
Franklin County Fair
Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
Verrill Farm Barbecue
Connors Farm Corn Maze
Marini Farm Corn Maze
Reading Fall Street Faire
Register for Folk Song Society’s Fall Getaway Weekend
Pet Rock Festival
Wachusett Mountain Music Festival
Pawtucket Dragon Boat Races / Rocktucket
Pawtucket Arts Fest
Slater Mill Labor & Ethnic Heritage Festival and Stone Soup Folk Festival
Lenox Tub Parade and Gilded Age Weekend
Mattoon Street Arts Festival
American Heart Walk
MSPCA Walk for Animals
Charlestown Art in the Park Festival
SomerStreets Rolling on the Mystic
Applecrest Antique Tractor Show
Eastham Windmill Weekend
Mudflat Grand Opening Celebration
Wrentham Day
Brimfield Antiques Festival (Fall)
Porgy & Bess – Our review
Life in a Marital Institution (20 Years of Monogamy in One Terrifying Hour)
Boston Improv Festival
Benefit Concert for the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team and Kestrel Educational Adventures
Caribbean Sounds – a steel pan concert
Connecticut Folk Festival & Green Expo
Hebron Harvest Fair
North Haven Fair
Eastport Pirate Festival
Fort Knox Medieval Tournament
Capriccio and Festival of Kites
Vermont State Fair

And more than 300 Outdoor Movie, Theatre, and Music Series in New England plus dozens of one-shot outdoor arts events!

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