Events
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Suck--A Vampire Music Movie
Presented by Regent Theatre at Regent Theatre September 2-September 9, 2010 From Capri Films, Suck is about a group of rock and roll wannabees in search of immortality and a record deal. The rock band The Winners are anything but, but after a chance encounter with a vampire, the band rockets to stardom, only to discover that fame isn’t everything they were hoping for. Same message - vampirism isn’t for everybody - but in a significantly different shell. The movie just started filming and is bringing more than it’s share of rock and rollers to the...
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Regent Theatre |
09/02/10 -
09/09/10 |
Regent Theatre, Arlington |
Industry's Revolution: The Labor Movement in Boston and Beyond
Presented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House September 9, 2010 Industry arrived in the early years of our young republic, and with it came a vigorous labor movement that paralleled the path of our nation’s social and cultural history. The American labor movement has endured picket lines, police batons and strikes, and has celebrated the successful creation of fair workers’ rights and safer working conditions. Come join Phillip Dray, award-winning author of There is Power in a Union, to examine how the labor movement over time has invoked our...
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Old South Meeting House |
09/09/10 |
Old South Meeting House, Boston |
Tom Green
Presented by Comedy Connection at Wilbur Theatre September 10, 2010 Tom Green is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer, who is best known for the wild antics on his 1999 variety television show, The Tom Green Show. In 2004, he released his autobiography, Hollywood Causes Cancer. Green’s movie appearances include Road Trip, Charlie’s Angels, Freddy Got Fingered and Stealing Harvard. He was a celebrity contestant on The Apprentice in 2009. After, he put together his first ever world stand-up comedy tour.
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Comedy Connection |
09/10/10 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Presented by Lowell Summer Music Series at Boarding House Park September 10, 2010 A virtuoso on the pedal steel guitar, Robert Randolph set the music world on fire in 2000 when he began playing his first club dates in New York City. Randolph started playing the instrument as a church-going teenager in Orange, NJ, a small city just outside of Newark. He regularly attended the House of God Church, an African-American Pentecostal denomination that had been implementing steel guitars (or "Sacred Steel") in services since the '30s, with the pedal steel in...
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Lowell Summer Music Series |
09/10/10 |
Boarding House Park, Lowell |
Free September 10 Second Friday at the Smith College Museum of Art
Presented by Smith College Museum of Art at Smith College Museum of Art September 10, 2010 Come to the Smith College Museum of Art on September 10 for Second Friday, 4-8 PM! From 4-6 PM investigate the galleries with a hands-on art activity, ages 4+ with adult (while supplies last.) At 6 PM artist Emily Eveleth will give a gallery talk on her current exhibition, Luscious: Paintings by Emily Eveleth, which is on view through October 24.
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Smith College Museum of Art |
09/10/10 |
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton |
Take for $10
Presented by Boston Center for Adult Education at Boston Center for Adult Education September 7-September 10, 2010 September in Boston generally means one thing: back to school. This inevitably leads to crowded T-rides, packed coffee shops and bustling Newbury Street shoppers. As the average tuition of higher education in Boston creeps up to nearly $50k a semester, you can kiss that summer savings good bye. This year the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE), the area’s award-winning adult education center is stepping up by cutting down its prices. From Tuesday,...
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Boston Center for Adult Education |
09/07/10 -
09/10/10 |
Boston Center for Adult Education, Boston |
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Banjo & Fiddle Contests
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Lowell Summer Music Series |
09/11/10 |
Boarding House Park, Lowell |
Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
Presented by Historic New England September 11, 2010 This annual event features the work of over one hundred artisans. Items include wooden furniture and toys, pottery, photography, jewelry, glass, knitted sweaters and throws, children’s clothing, metalware, and folk carvings. Visitors can enjoy live entertainment, children’s activities, and a food court. The Codman Estate is open for museum tours.
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Historic New England |
09/11/10 |
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Free! Personalized Homework Notebook
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Artbeat |
09/11/10 |
Artbeat The Creativity Store, Arlington |
Spy Pond Park Arts and Work Day - Sept 11, 12-4PM
Presented by Friends of Spy Pond Park September 11, 2010 Come to Spy Pond Park on September 11, from Noon to 4PM, and join the Friends of Spy Pond Park in a day of music, poetry, arts and crafts. And help keep the park beautiful. For a small donation, visitors of all ages can participate in a number of arts and crafts activities. Free music, poetry and dance performances will be presented around the park. Attendees are encouraged to meet at the Playground, grab a pair of gloves and a gardening tool, and help preserve the park’s many...
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Friends of Spy Pond Park |
09/11/10 |
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American Songbook: The Jazz View - George Gershwin
Presented by The Arsenal Center for the Arts at The Arsenal Center For The Arts September 11, 2010 arsenalARTS launches a new year-long concert series titled THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK: THE JAZZ VIEW. The brainchild of world-renowned composer/saxophonist Larry Monroe and vocalist Donna McElroy, longtime fixtures of the Berklee College faculty, this series explores the interplay of two great art forms, Jazz and the American Song Book. Each concert will feature the work of a single composer. According to Mr. Monroe, “This series is dedicated to a fresh Jazz-oriented approach to the...
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The Arsenal Center for the Arts |
09/11/10 |
The Arsenal Center For The Arts, Watertown |
Art in the Park 2010
Presented by Artists' Group of Charlestown September 11, 2010 Artists’ Group of Charlestown Art in the Park 2010; Saturday, September 11th Join us as we celebrate the 12th year of this juried open-air arts festival in City Square Park, Charlestown, one of the most beautiful neighborhood parks in Boston. This year’s event will feature roughly 65 artists, selected from a pool of applicants from across New England. The Event Committee judged applicants based on creativity, originality of the work, and presentation. The goal was to select the...
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Artists' Group of Charlestown |
09/11/10 |
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Annual Open House with Suzuki School of Newton
Presented by Suzuki School of Newton at Newton Cultural Center September 11, 2010 September 11, 2010 – the Suzuki School of Newton will be present for the annual Open House at the Newton Cultural Center. Starting at 2:00, there will be student performances and a group play-in, so bring your instrument and join in! There will also be a family multi-cultural sing-in, a Q&A session for new and interested families, and an ice cream social at 3:00. This event is always a highlight of the Fall season, and is sure to be enjoyed by the whole family. Call the school at...
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Suzuki School of Newton |
09/11/10 |
Newton Cultural Center, Newton |
2nd Annual Fenway Park Bridal Festival
Presented by Boston Red Sox September 12, 2010 The day-long event will feature New England's best and brightest wedding professionals offering a selection of products and services to meet any couple's wedding budget. Attendees can view the latest fashions, hear the sounds of select bands and DJs, shop, compare and ask questions to over 70 companies at "America's Most Beloved Ballpark". Everyone who attends has the chance to enter the free raffle to win one of four wedding ceremonies at Fenway Park. The festival will also...
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Boston Red Sox |
09/12/10 |
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HISTORIC NEWTON WALKS City Hall: Inside and Out
Presented by Historic Newton at Historic Newton September 12, 2010 Sunday, September 12, 2 pm HISTORIC NEWTON WALKS City Hall: Inside and Out City Clerk David Olson will lead a tour of City Hall inside and out. Learn about the Olmsted-designed landscape that surrounds the building, the multi-family buildings that used to stand on the site, and fun facts about the building itself. Meet on the front steps of the Newton City Hall. Free.
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Historic Newton |
09/12/10 |
Historic Newton, Newton |
Walk for Walker 2010
Presented by Walker September 12, 2010 The Walk for Walker will take place on Sunday, September 12, 2010, begins and ends at DeFazio Park in Needham and will be followed by refreshments and fun family activities. You're invited to "Change Shoes and Change Lives" for the children, teens and families served by Walker programs. For more information, contact Amy Perna at aperna@walkerschool.org
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Walker |
09/12/10 |
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Healthy Living Magazine Expo
Presented by Healthy Living Magazine September 12, 2010 Healthy Living Expo's Objective is to promote awareness for healthy and conscious living by creating a nexus between the community and industry professionals. Aiming to provide pure and clean solutions for the body, we offer positive well-being for the mind, as well as sustainable alternatives for the environment.
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Healthy Living Magazine |
09/12/10 |
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The Ant and the Grasshopper - Musical Storytelling
Presented by Longy School of Music at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall September 12, 2010 Are you an Ant or a Grasshopper? Come find out in this joyful celebration of music and storytelling featuring music of Antonio Vivaldi and Antal Dorati depicting this classic fable paired with Bruce Adolphe's Into a Cloud, an ancient Chinese legend about Goddess Lan Tsai Ho. Between tales, the audience will clash colors and crash chords as they imagine ways to turn color into musical sounds and experience piano music of Olivier Messiaen.
Recommended for ages 5 and up.
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Longy School of Music |
09/12/10 |
Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Cambridge |
2 Pianos 4 Hands
Presented by Peterborough Players Theatre at Peterborough Players September 1-September 12, 2010 A New Hampshire Premiere! The riotous tales of two Canadian boys, Ted and Richard, sharing the same goal: concert pianist stardom. They work fervently toward their dream amidst pushy parents, eccentric teachers, hours of repetitive practice, stage fright, the agony of competitions and the dream of greatness. Along the journey the actors/pianists portray a dazzling range of characters embellished with a show of piano wizardry featuring the music of Bach, Beethoven, and Jerry Lee Lewis. This...
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Peterborough Players Theatre |
09/01/10 -
09/12/10 |
Peterborough Players, Peterborough |
2010 Boston Improv Festival
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre September 8-September 12, 2010 This year’s Boston Improv Festival covers 3 stages and features over 100 improv, sketch, and stand-up acts from all over the world. Cambridge MA will host over 400 performers from Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Chicago, DC, Chapel Hill, New York, Philadelphia, and more. The 2nd annual Boston Improv Festival, taking place September 8 - 12 at ImprovBoston, will include diverse comedy acts from all over the globe. Festival line-up and ticket information at www.bostonimprovfest.com. Ticket...
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Improv Boston |
09/08/10 -
09/12/10 |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
Sundays in September Walking Tour
Presented by Historic Salem, Inc. September 12, 2010 Looking South: Salem’s South River – Sept. 12th at 2:00pm
The first of Historic Salem Inc.’s 2010 Sundays in September Walking Tours On September 12th at 2 p.m. join local historian, Margherita Desy, in front of the 17th century Gedney House at 21 High Street. Travel back to Salem’s early port and trace what remains of the South River. See how one can "read" the topography to discern the original "bed" or path of the river and learn about...
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Historic Salem, Inc. |
09/12/10 |
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Jacob's Cane: Author's talk with Elisa New
Presented by Yiddish Book Center at National Yiddish Book Center September 12, 2010 Scholar Elisa New discusses her new novel, which traces the journeys of two family patriarchs from Eastern Europe and unravels the mysterious etchings on her great-grandfather’s elegant cane.
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Yiddish Book Center |
09/12/10 |
National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst |
The Allston Village Street Fair Festival
Presented by The Parents and Community Build Group September 12, 2010 Allston Village Street Fair Multi-Cultural Festival - Boston's Urban Mardi Gras - September 12, 2010 - 12:00 - 6:00p.m. The September Event To Remember! All-Ages Event - Free and Open to the Public on Harvard Ave. in Allston. Visit www.allstonvillagestreetfair.com for Driving, MBTA, Free Parking, Shuttle Bus and Bike Valet Service Directions 2 Outdoor Stages Featuring: Indoxbox, The Lifted, The...
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The Parents and Community Build Group |
09/12/10 |
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Baby Shower for Kiki the Gorilla at the Franklin Park Zoo!
Presented by Franklin Park Zoo at Franklin Park Zoo September 10-September 12, 2010 Franklin Park Zoo to Host Highly-Anticipated Baby Shower for Kiki the Gorilla Franklin Park Zoo Plans Special Weekend Activities to Celebrate Mom to Be WHAT: Join expectant mother Kiki, her mate, Kit, and the other members of the gorilla family to celebrate Kiki’s upcoming baby birth during a special baby shower at Franklin Park Zoo. Kiki, one of the Zoo’s seven western lowland gorillas, is pregnant with her third baby and is expected to give birth between late...
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Franklin Park Zoo |
09/10/10 -
09/12/10 |
Franklin Park Zoo, Boston |
Bent Wit Cabaret: FREEDOM
Presented by Bent Wit Cabaret // Axe 2 Ice Productions at Oberon September 12, 2010 Hosted by the outrageous UnAmerika’s Sweetheart Karin Webb and the legendary 86-years-young Mary Dolan, and featuring a handpicked cast of Boston's best musicians and performers. Deemed “provocative and waaayyyy ‘outside the box’ cabaret/burlesque… achieving a growing ‘cult status’ amongst a Boston audience interested in something unique and challenging” by The Boston Survival Guide, Bent Wit Cabaret is a monthly “high-end, low-brow...
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Bent Wit Cabaret // Axe 2 Ice Productions |
09/12/10 |
Oberon, Cambridge |
(ahts) The Boston Arts Festival
Presented by Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events at Christopher Columbus Park September 10-September 12, 2010 (ahts): The Boston Arts Festival features the best of the Boston Arts Scene- both visual and performance. Based in the idyllic Christopher Columbus Park on Boston’s waterfront, the festival features over 70 juried artists and a performance program on 2 stages showcasing Boston’s best performing arts groups and performers. There will also be art demonstrations and family activities with staff from the MFA, the Mayor's Mural Crew, Diablo glass and 7 other arts groups. To learn more...
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Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events |
09/10/10 -
09/12/10 |
Christopher Columbus Park, Boston |
The Lost and Legendary Riders of April 19, 1775
Presented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House September 15, 2010 Beyond Paul Revere and his companions, Americans have passed along stories of other notable riders on April 19, 1775. Historian John L. Bell investigates the facts and fiction behind such figures as Hezekiah Wyman, the dreaded “White Horseman”; Abel Benson and Abigail Smith, children said to have helped raise the alarm in Middlesex County; and Israel Bissell, the post rider credited with carrying news of the fight all the way to Philadelphia.
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Old South Meeting House |
09/15/10 |
Old South Meeting House, Boston |
BeanTown Jazz Festival: Kurt Rosenwinkel and OJM
Presented by Berklee College of Music at Berklee Performance Center September 15, 2010 Kurt Rosenwinkel will release an all-new big band album in September. This album features all-new arrangements of Rosenwinkel's original songs, and was recorded in September 2009 in Porto, Portugal with an 18-piece big band, Orchestra de Jazz de Matosinhos (OJM). Together they will perform at Berklee for the BeanTown Jazz Festival.
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Berklee College of Music |
09/15/10 |
Berklee Performance Center, Boston |
Cambridge Community TV Backyard BBQ
Presented by Cambridge Community Television September 16, 2010 Join CCTV for our annual fundraiser for our Youth Media Program! Featuring food from dozens of local restaurants, music by award-winning Afro-beat band Zili Misik, a silent auction, and awards.
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Cambridge Community Television |
09/16/10 |
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Visible Language: On the Origins and Development of Writing
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology |
09/16/10 |
Geological Lecture Hall, Cambridge |