Events
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Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam
Presented by Poetry Jam February 13, 2011-June 29, 2014 Every Sunday with a Poetry Slam co-hosted by Joyce Cunha and Jeff Robinson starting at 7:30pm and a Featured Poet and Open Mic accompanied by the Jeff Robinson Trio starting at 9:00pm – there’s a $5 cover and you must be 21 to enter the venue – Sultry red lights, intimate tables, and wooden church pews give this small room one of the best ambiances in town.
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Poetry Jam |
02/13/11 -
06/29/14 |
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge |
Guided River & Harbor Tours
Presented by Charles River Canoe & Kayak June 23, 2011 - Ongoing Amazing experiences on the Charles River and Boston Harbor, including:
* Skyline & Sunset Tours - Spectacular Skyline Views from Kendall Square
* Boston Harbor Tours - Experience the Harbor from Kendall Square
* Barbeque Tours - Paddling & Food from Allston or Kendall Square
* Moonlight Canoe Tours - Relaxing Evening Canoe Tour from Newton
* Custom Tours & Events - Unforgettable Group Outings Just for You
* Eco-Tours - See...
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Charles River Canoe & Kayak |
06/23/11 -
Ongoing |
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Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz
Presented by Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz; The Only Pub Quiz That Matters July 18, 2011-July 16, 2012 Simply, a quiz game played in a pub. It's an Anglo-Irish tradition, but our goal is the same: to foster friendly competition, and promote social drinking. A noble cause!
The quiz consists of eight rounds of eight questions each, played by teams of up to six people. Questions are read aloud by the quizmaster and teams write down the answers, turning them in at the end of each round.
Rounds 1, 4 and 6 are themed rounds – anything from “Eight Questions...
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Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz; The Only Pub Quiz That Matters |
07/18/11 -
07/16/12 |
City Side Bar, Brighton |
Invisible Cities
Presented by Boston Metro Opera June 22-June 30, 2012 Join Marco Polo on his extraordinary travels in this concert premiere: Christopher Cerrone’s Invisible Cities. Based on the acclaimed novella by Italo Calvini, this opera is a melting pot of musical styles, documenting Polo and his role in the rise and fall of Kublai Khan’s Mongolian empire.
Performances are:
June 22, 2012 | 7:00 PM
June 23, 2012 | 7:00 PM
June 29, 2012 | 7:00 PM
June 30, 2012 | 7:00 PM
Tickets are $10.00/per...
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Boston Metro Opera |
06/22/12 -
06/30/12 |
Hope Central Church, Jamaica Plain |
Mapparium®
Presented by The Mary Baker Eddy Library January 3, 2012-January 4, 2022 Visit the Mapparium and venture to the This popular Boston landmark is a world-famous, three-story, stained-glass globe that has been visited by over 10 million people since it was constructed in 1935.
Step inside this three-dimensional globe for a 20 minute tour. Learn about its construction, history, and the significance of this magnificent architectural and artistic achievement. From the bridge of the giant sphere, visitors explore the Earth at its center, surrounded by...
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The Mary Baker Eddy Library |
01/03/12 -
01/04/22 |
The Mary Baker Eddy Library, Boston |
Cristina Hurley Gallery Holiday Show
Presented by kerry hawkins graphic design November 23, 2011-January 15, 2013 Cristina Hurley Jewelry Holiday Show
3 Rockland St. Canton MA 02021
Stop by, shop local and see all the holiday gift items
Boston Handmade Members include
Jessica Burko, Reclaimed to You
Kerry Hawkins Photography
Kerrie Beck, Cody's Creations
Jennifer Tang, Majenta Designs
Nancy MacCallum, NancyRosetta
Lucie Wicker Photography
Karen Mahoney, City By The Sea Ceramics
Lynne Parella, Cozy Cottage...
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kerry hawkins graphic design |
11/23/11 -
01/15/13 |
Cristina Hurley Jewelry, Canton |
Stone Carving Classes/Workshops
Presented by Scott's Stone Carving Classes SSCC January 10, 2012-March 17, 2013 Come learn how to carve stone(alabaster) and learn all parts of this fascinating ancient medium. Beginning/intermediate/advanced students are all welcomed. You will learn the whole process of stone carving from the beginning chisels, to the files and finishing process. Students are encouraged and helped to produce the type of work that interests them! More advanced students are helped to pursue new creative directions or to revisit current ones. Class discussion and demonstration accompany...
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Scott's Stone Carving Classes SSCC |
01/10/12 -
03/17/13 |
International Center for Integrative Systems, Cambridge |
Showcase Of Stars @ Cantab benefit night JDRF
Presented by DAY TRIPPER ENTERTAINMENT January 6-December 7, 2012 benefit nights for JDRF walk for cure Diabetes 2012 all proceeds donated
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DAY TRIPPER ENTERTAINMENT |
01/06/12 -
12/07/12 |
CANTAB LOUNGE, Cambridge |
33rd Annual Cambridge River Festival
Presented by Cambridge Arts Council June 2, 2012 Join us for this one-day celebration of the arts, attracting 200,000 annually. This FREE event along the banks of the Charles River features jazz, folk, roots and world music performances, dance, art demonstrations, family art-making activities and over 100 specialty food purveyors and craftspeople!
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Cambridge Arts Council |
06/02/12 |
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Fun Fused Glass Classes
Presented by Deenie Pacik's Studio January 28-December 15, 2012 Announcement: Fun Fused Glass Workshops. Come play with glass. Enjoy the excitement of glass in these easy, fun classes near Pawtuxet Village at 25 Hartford Place in Warwick, Rhode Island. Create beautiful fused glass pendants and bowls. No experience necessary. To sign up, please visit: www.deeniepacik.net
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Deenie Pacik's Studio |
01/28/12 -
12/15/12 |
Deenie Pacik's Studio, Warwick |
A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life: The Photographs of Clover Adams, 1883-1885
Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society February 9-June 2, 2012 In May 1883, Clover Adams, a descendant of Boston’s Sturgis and Hooper families and the wife of the historian Henry Adams, picked up her camera and began taking photographs—of her husband, of afternoons at the beach on Boston’s North Shore, and of eminent friends who frequented the Adamses’ home on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Examples of these photographs will be on exhibit 9 February through 2 June at the MHS. Based on Natalie Dykstra’s book, Clover...
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Massachusetts Historical Society |
02/09/12 -
06/02/12 |
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Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters
Presented by Blue Ocean Music Hall June 22, 2012 Legendary blues guitarist Ronnie Earl was born Ronald Horvath, in Queens, New York, on March 10, 1953. He didn’t pick up his first guitar until twenty years later, beginning a musical journey that took him to the sides of some of the most respected and talented blues musicians in the world. Inspired by Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Freddie King, Otis Rush, Big Walter Horton and The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Ronnie quickly developed his six-string skills, playing with an...
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Blue Ocean Music Hall |
06/22/12 |
Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury |
3rd Annual Buffett Beach Blast ft. Changes in Latitudes
Presented by Blue Ocean Music Hall July 13, 2012 Changes in Latitudes is one of America's premier tributes to the master of the tropical lifestyle, singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. Each show is good clean fun, with beach balls, conga lines and leis galore. The fun kicks off with an optional ticketed pre-show Tailgate Party at the beachfront lot near the Music Hall. Just like a real Buffett concert, outrageous car decorations, coolers, blenders, grills and tropical
beach attire are encouraged! Proceeds benefit the Salisbury Beach...
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Blue Ocean Music Hall |
07/13/12 |
Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury |
Dancin' at the Mansion w/ Greg Caputo Quartet
Presented by Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum March 10-June 9, 2012 The Greg Caputo Quartet featuring vocalist Vivian Caputo, will perform well-loved standards at “Dancin’ at the Mansion” get-togethers at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum every second Saturday 7:30pm to 10:30pm.
Ventfort Hall, where the elegant ambiance of the past is re-created, is offering one evening a month dances at which attendees can indulge in one of the pleasures of the past, couples dancing to great music.
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Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum |
03/10/12 -
06/09/12 |
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum, Lenox |
Friday Evenings at Gropius
Presented by Historic New England June 8-September 28, 2012 Walter Gropius, founder of the German design school known as the Bauhaus, was one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. His 1938 home showcases the clean, contemporary lines of Modernist design. During this evening slide show and house tour, see how Gropius’s innovative lighting scheme comes to life at night. Light refreshments provided.
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Historic New England |
06/08/12 -
09/28/12 |
Gropius House, Lincoln |
Parade of Sail
Presented by Historic New England September 2, 2012 Come to Beauport for some of the best views of the annual Gloucester Schooner Festival's Parade of Sail and watch schooners sail to the Eastern Point Light breakwater to begin the Mayor's Cup race. Coffee and light breakfast refreshments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Historic New England |
09/02/12 |
Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester |
Herrmann's Royal Lipizzan Stallions at Cogswell’s Grant
Presented by Historic New England September 7-September 9, 2012 The Herrmann family, breeders and trainers of the famed Lipizzan horse, demonstrate the highest levels of horsemanship in three shows. These stallions are among the last horses capable of executing the "Airs Above the Ground" maneuvers, dramatic leaps and plunges that were developed as aggressive battle maneuvers in the sixteenth century, and are now among the most beautiful displays of equine grace and strength. Snacks and souvenirs are available. Please bring seats.
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Historic New England |
09/07/12 -
09/09/12 |
Cogswell's Grant, Essex |
Portsmouth Furniture Revisited
Presented by Historic New England October 6, 2012 Historic New England presents Portsmouth Furniture Revisited with Brock Jobe. His ground breaking 1993 Portsmouth Furniture exhibition inspired renewed interest in the beautiful treasures crafted and cared for over the course of three centuries in this Seacoast town. Join Brock Jobe, professor of American Decorative Arts at Winterthur Museum, for a new look at Portsmouth-made furniture as he shares insights and discoveries from the last two decades.
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Historic New England |
10/06/12 |
Discover Portsmouth Center, Portsmouth |
Portsmouth Furniture Workshop
Presented by Historic New England October 6, 2012 Portsmouth's c. 1807 Rundlet-May House has one of the finest intact, original furniture collections of any house on the New Hampshire Seacoast. Join scholar and historian Brock Jobe for an in-depth examination of some of the most important pieces in the house.
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Historic New England |
10/06/12 |
Rundlet-May House, Portsmouth |
Favorite Things, Hidden Treasures
Presented by Historic New England October 20, 2012 This extended house tour highlights the favorite objects of American folk art collectors Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little, including objects hidden in cupboards, cabinets, and drawers. Hear detailed stories about the Littles and their collecting, take an up-close look at the many objects in the house, and enjoy a rare opportunity to see treasures stored in the attic, which is not usually open to the public.
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Historic New England |
10/20/12 |
Cogswell's Grant, Essex |
Introduction to New England Furniture
Presented by Historic New England October 27, 2012 Explore New England furniture with this in-depth workshop. Historic New England Senior Curator Nancy Carlisle and furniture conservator John Childs lecture on furniture made and used in New England from the seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Topics include regional variations in style, changing shop practices, consumer patterns, craftsmanship, and technology. Participants examine original pieces from Historic New England’s extensive collection up close. The course concludes...
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Historic New England |
10/27/12 |
Historic New England's Collections and Conservation Center, Haverhill |
The Stompers
Presented by Blue Ocean Music Hall July 20, 2012 Boston rockers The Stompers kick off a limited 35th anniversary tour at Blue Ocean Music Hall! The legendary band has long been recognized for their raucous live shows, kept alive by a spirited legion of dedicated fans. The Stompers music appears in the John Sayles film "Return of the Secaucus Seven" and the cult classic "Fraternity Vacation."
Radio hits include Never Tell An Angel; Coast to Coast; Rock, Jump and Holler; Eastside Girl; One Heart For Sale; and...
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Blue Ocean Music Hall |
07/20/12 |
Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury |
Boston Local Food Festival (BLFF)
Presented by The Williams Agency October 7, 2012 The festival provides opportunities for local food-related businesses, initiatives and nonprofits to share their products, services and programs. Over 100 vendors and exhibitors and at least 20 stakeholder groups participate in the festival each year. Boston Local Food Festival attracts 30,000 people
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The Williams Agency |
10/07/12 |
Kedall Square, Cambridge |
Stoneham Family Day
Presented by Rebuilding Rounds Playground June 23, 2012 Stoneham Family Day is a fun day out for the whole family. There will be rides for children, crafts, artists, an electronics fundraiser, and lots of fun activities.
Why Stoneham Family Day
Stoneham Family Day is organised by the Rebuilding Rounds Committee. Rebuilding Rounds is a partnership of enthusiastic neighbors and the Town of Stoneham, working together to rebuild AP Rounds Playground on Broadway and MacArthur St. AP Rounds Playground is one of...
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Rebuilding Rounds Playground |
06/23/12 |
Stoneham Town Common, Stoneham |
Let's Celebrate Childhood: Then and Now at the Wenham Museum
Presented by The Wenham Museum June 8-September 2, 2012 Explore how children lived, worked, dressed and played from the 17th century to the present with a fun and interactive look at how kids’ lives have changed – and stayed the same – through the centuries. Visitors will see how the toys and games, clothing, furnishings, books, chores, and other aspects of family life have evolved over time; on display June 8-September 2, 2012.
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The Wenham Museum |
06/08/12 -
09/02/12 |
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Hyper-Local Brew Tasting Event
Presented by The Williams Agency June 16, 2012 Following the success of The Local Craft Brew Tasting component of the Boston Local Food Festival, Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston (SBN) realized the growing interest and importance of local craft brews. SBN's Hyper-Local Craft Brew Tasting plans to reach aspiring and established brewers as well lovers of craft brew. The brewfest will feature local craft brewers and highlight, promote and celebrate brews that are made with as many local crops and local ingredients as...
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The Williams Agency |
06/16/12 |
The Armory, Somerville |
3RD Annual Hobby Bunker Games Day
Presented by Boston Trained Bands August 18, 2012 Boston Trained Bands will be running the Battle of Maldon 991 and 1st Battle of Sackets Harbor 1812 other games TBD. Other games masters and/or clubs are welcome to present their games. Please use the contact information below to book a table. Last year we had around 50 gamers over the day with 11 games.
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Boston Trained Bands |
08/18/12 |
Hobby bunker, Malden |
1st Annual Party for N.P.G.N.O.
Presented by New Phenomenon Girls Night Out June 30, 2012 Get your mind of work, kids, and the daily stresses in your life. Please join us in a FUN filled evening of laughter and friendship in celebration of all WOMEN. An evening to let loose and have some time for just you and the Girls.
There will be vendors, a silent auction, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, DJ, Award for Best Host and Goody Bags. This is a night you don't want to miss!
Attire: Anything from casual chic to cocktail Attire.
SPONSORS:
We will...
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New Phenomenon Girls Night Out |
06/30/12 |
Best Western Adams Inn, Quincy |
Essex National Heritage Area Photo Safari featuring Sigma at Gloucester Maritime
Presented by Essex National Heritage Commission June 16, 2012 With a state-of-the-art digital camera in hand, photograph Gloucester’s historic working waterfront! At Maritime Gloucester photographers can capture sea creatures in their own hands (or in touch tanks), panoramic views of Gloucester Harbor, an ever changing parade of boats and the oldest continuously operating marine railway in the country. Reservations required. Visit www.essexheritage.org/photosafari
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Essex National Heritage Commission |
06/16/12 |
Gloucester Maritime, Gloucester |
Essex National Heritage Area Photo Safari featuring Tamron at Lawrence Heritage
Presented by Essex National Heritage Commission June 30, 2012 Join us in Lawrence to explore the esplanade of a nineteenth-century canal and capture the architectural details of the city’s industrial-era mills and the canal’s gates, locks, bridges and historic Great Stone Dam - all within this National Historic Register district! You'll be equipped with the latest camera lenses & gear from Tamron and personally coached by Hunt’s technical experts and visiting professional photographers! Reservations required. Visit...
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Essex National Heritage Commission |
06/30/12 |
Lawrence Heritage State Park, Lawrence |