Events
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Xanadu
Presented by SpeakEasy Stage Company at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA May 11-June 9, 2012 "Nimble, suitably over-the-top, and very funny" - The Boston Globe
“So much fun…SpeakEasy is on a roll” -Metro Boston
"Sheer Joy! – I haven’t enjoyed myself this much at the theater in months.” – Talkin’ Broadway
Based on the cult film of the same name which starred Olivia Newton-John, this riotous new musical follows the efforts of a magical Greek muse named Kira who descends to Earth to help a struggling...
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SpeakEasy Stage Company |
05/11/12 -
06/09/12 |
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Boston |
WUMB Music Fest
Presented by WUMB at UMass Boston June 3, 2012 A world class Music Festival in your own backyard - and, on the waterfront!
What's your pleasure? Is it singer-songwriters, cajun or Americana music? Do you like to celebrate tradition or to discover new, up-and-coming artists? The breadth of music at this year's WUMB Music Fest is again as rich as it is diverse. You don't have to be a connoisseur to enjoy our music festival - but it helps to have a love for all different forms of music. And if the first thirteen...
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WUMB |
06/03/12 |
UMass Boston, Boston |
Wool Days: May 26-28, 2012
Presented by Old Sturbridge Village at Old Sturbridge Village May 26-May 28, 2012 During Wool Days the Old Sturbridge Village get their annual “hair cuts” and historians demonstrate how wool is processed – from shearing, scouring, and carding to dyeing, spinning, and weaving (in other words, from sheep to shirt). Try your hand and test your history IQ at our textile exhibit. Memorial Day is also our official kick-off to summer activities like period games, 1830s “base ball” and “French & English” tug-of-war contests. For...
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Old Sturbridge Village |
05/26/12 -
05/28/12 |
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge |
Wild About Birds
Presented by Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary at Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary June 3, 2012 Broadmoor is full of many different kinds of birds. Do males look different from females? Which ones are most likely to visit the feeders, fields, woods or the marsh? Wonder who is singing in your yard? Come with the whole family as you watch up close with a spotting scope and learn about common bird songs as you enjoy a guided adventure around Broadmoor. See how many birds you can discover! Pre-registration is required.
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Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary |
06/03/12 |
Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick |
Wild About Birds
Presented by Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary at Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary June 9, 2012 Broadmoor is full of many different kinds of birds. Do males look different from females? Which ones are most likely to visit the feeders, fields, woods or the marsh? Wonder who is singing in your yard? Come with the whole family as you watch up close with a spotting scope and learn about common bird songs as you enjoy a guided adventure around Broadmoor. See how many birds you can discover! Pre-registration is required.
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Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary |
06/09/12 |
Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick |
What the butler said: living with servants
Presented by Gore Place at Gore Place June 1, 2012 Imagine what it would be like to live in a house full of servants! The Gores did. Those servants included Robert Roberts, author of House Servant's Directory. Much of the information for this tour came straight out of Roberts's book. This tour offers views of this beautiful 1806 mansion.
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Gore Place |
06/01/12 |
Gore Place, Waltham |
WBUR SpringFest
Presented by WBUR 90.9 FM June 3, 2012 Join your favorite WBUR hosts and personalities for a family fun day of rowing on the Charles River, live music presented by Berklee College of Music, free food from some of Boston’s best restaurants, kids’ activities and more!
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WBUR 90.9 FM |
06/03/12 |
Community Rowing, Harry Parker Boathouse, Brighton |
Very Beginning Woodworking
Presented by Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts at Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts April 3-May 29, 2012 As students gain experience, they build skills and familiarity with tools and materials. Younger children start with hand tools and small projects; continuing students undertake more complex projects, gaining appreciation for wood as a creative medium.
Each class incorporates beginners and experienced students, with new projects each session. Small classes allow for ample individual attention. All classes emphasize safety and the pleasure of making things and completing them to...
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Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts |
04/03/12 -
05/29/12 |
Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, Boston |
Very Beginning Woodworking
Presented by Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts at Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts April 3-May 29, 2012 Our woodworking program welcomes ages 4 to 17. As students gain experience, they build skills and familiarity with tools and materials. Younger children start with hand tools and small projects; continuing students undertake more complex projects, gaining appreciation for wood as a creative medium.
Each class incorporates beginners and experienced students, with new projects each session. Small classes allow for ample individual attention. All classes emphasize safety and the...
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Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts |
04/03/12 -
05/29/12 |
Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, Boston |
Very Beginning Woodworking
Presented by Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts at Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts April 13-June 1, 2012 Our woodworking program welcomes ages 4 to 17. As students gain experience, they build skills and familiarity with tools and materials. Younger children start with hand tools and small projects; continuing students undertake more complex projects, gaining appreciation for wood as a creative medium. Teens advance to shop etiquette, milling, joinery, layout and basic power tools.
Each class incorporates beginners and experienced students, with new projects each session. Small...
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Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts |
04/13/12 -
06/01/12 |
Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, Boston |
Very Beginning Woodworking
Presented by Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts at Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts April 13-June 1, 2012 Our woodworking program welcomes ages 4 to 17. As students gain experience, they build skills and familiarity with tools and materials. Younger children start with hand tools and small projects; continuing students undertake more complex projects, gaining appreciation for wood as a creative medium. Teens advance to shop etiquette, milling, joinery, layout and basic power tools.
Each class incorporates beginners and experienced students, with new projects each session. Small...
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Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts |
04/13/12 -
06/01/12 |
Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, Boston |
UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT WALK AND FAMILY FUN DAY FOR OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA
Presented by Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation June 2, 2012 The event will be held at Framingham State University’s Maple Street Field. There will be family entertainment including a Kiddie Corner with lots of children’s games, kids yoga, face painter, magician, balloon artist, 50 yard dash for kids, Star Wars Jedi Clinics, Live Music and a DJ, massages for the adults, Adult and kid Raffles, and a Silent Auction including several pairs of Red sox tickets, VIP Tickets to the Daily Show with John Stewart, a Cape Rental for a week and much...
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation |
06/02/12 |
Framingham State University Maple St Athletic Field, Framingham |
Totem
Presented by Cirque du Soleil June 10-July 1, 2012 Cirque du Soleil returns to Boston with TOTEM, its latest big top production. Written and directed by Robert Lepage, TOTEM opens in Boston on June 10, 2012 for a limited engagement under the blue and yellow Grand Chapiteau (big top) located at Boston’s Marine Industrial Park.
TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of...
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Cirque du Soleil |
06/10/12 -
07/01/12 |
Grand Chapiteau , Boston |
Tot Zone
Presented by Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts at Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts April 2-June 11, 2012 Our visual arts classes emphasize the pleasure of making things and completing them to take home, exploring a variety of mediums, approaches and techniques. Students develop skills, imagination and confidence while having fun in a non-competitive, creative environment. Our classes encourage cooperation, skill-building and creative thinking. Classes combine artists of all levels, with new and different projects each session. Returning students encounter new projects, new skills and new...
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Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts |
04/02/12 -
06/11/12 |
Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, Boston |
Tot Zone
Presented by Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts at Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts April 5-June 7, 2012 Our visual arts classes emphasize the pleasure of making things and completing them to take home, exploring a variety of mediums, approaches and techniques. Students develop skills, imagination and confidence while having fun in a non-competitive, creative environment. Our classes encourage cooperation, skill-building and creative thinking. Classes combine artists of all levels, with new and different projects each session. Returning students encounter new projects, new skills and new...
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Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts |
04/05/12 -
06/07/12 |
Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, Boston |
The Trust Family Foundation Shark and Ray Touch Tank
Presented by New England Aquarium at New England Aquarium February 5, 2012 - Ongoing The Trust Family Foundation Shark and Ray Touch Tank features sharks and rays in a mangrove-themed tank surrounded by shallow edges and viewing windows, allowing visitors to experience a close encounter with these animals.
Visitors to this new exhibit can reach out and gently stroke cownose rays, bonnethead sharks, Atlantic rays and epaulette sharks as they swim gracefully through the crystal clear water. The exhibit presents these incredible species in a way that highlights their...
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New England Aquarium |
02/05/12 -
Ongoing |
New England Aquarium, Boston |
The Lazy Fox by Spring Valley Puppet Theatre
Presented by Puppet Showplace Theatre at Puppet Showplace Theatre May 31-June 2, 2012 Can a very lazy Fox trick an Armadillo? Perhaps...but in this Spring Valley Puppet Theater production of "The Lazy Fox," the Armadillo has a few tricks up HIS sleeve! This program, based on an Argentine Folk Tale, features enchanting hand puppet animals and a large rod puppet Sun. It is combined with "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," adapted from the Aesop fable. This popular story is enlivened with a colorful Mexican setting, a humorous communication gap and a surprise...
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Puppet Showplace Theatre |
05/31/12 -
06/02/12 |
Puppet Showplace Theatre, Brookline |
The Family Show
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 21, 2009 - Ongoing Start your Saturday night off with an evening full of improvised music, scenes, stories and games that is fun for the whole family! This interactive evening, performed by the ImprovBoston Family Show Cast, is sure to bring out the child in everyone!
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Improv Boston |
02/21/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
The 2012 Strawberry Dessert Festival
Presented by Mass Farmers Markets June 1-July 1, 2012 The 2012 Strawberry Dessert Festival June 1 – July 1, 2012 The 5th annual Strawberry Dessert Festival will be held from June 1 – July 1 at 40+ area restaurants around Boston, and will feature special strawberry desserts, a portion of the proceeds for which will benefit Mass Farmers Markets. Desserts being offered range from strawberry shortcake to a strawberry rhubarb float at Upstairs on the Square to a roasted homemade strawberry ice cream sandwich at Ashmont Grill. Full...
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Mass Farmers Markets |
06/01/12 -
07/01/12 |
Mass Farmers Markets, Waltham |
Teddy Bear Check-up Day at Stone Zoo!
Presented by Stone Zoo at Stone Zoo June 2, 2012 Visit Stone Zoo on June 2 with your favorite teddy bear for a day of cuddly fun! Zoo staff will be on hand to give your bear a check-up and clean bill of health. Later, march through the Zoo in the Teddy Bear Parade and say hello to Smoky and Bubba, Stone Zoo’s resident black bears!
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Stone Zoo |
06/02/12 |
Stone Zoo, Stoneham |
stART on the Street: Canal District Spring Edition
Presented by stART on the Street June 3, 2012 Worcester’s premier arts festival stART on the Street is adding a new feature to its traditional repertoire this spring. On Sunday, June 3 stART will host its first classic and custom car show.
“We see classic cars as a form of art and are excited to include them in our festival,” said stART Co-Director Tina Zlody. Over 150 area artists and crafters, live music, school groups, food vendors and kids’ activities will also be a part of the spring event,...
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stART on the Street |
06/03/12 |
Green Street, Worcester, MA, Worcester |
Spiders!
Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History October 29, 2011-June 30, 2012 See the new exhibit Spiders! within Arthropods: Creatures that Rule, and learn about these amazingly versatile, and venomous, air-breathing creatures which live on every continent except Antarctica, and in every terrestrial habitat. Check out the live tarantula! Spiders! will remain on display through June 2012.
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is located at 26 Oxford Street, a 7-8 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square T station.
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Harvard Museum of Natural History |
10/29/11 -
06/30/12 |
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge |
Shear Madness
Presented by Shear Madness at The Charles Playhouse May 1, 2010 - Ongoing Set in a local hair salon and with lines as up-to-date as the morning's news, Shear Madness is theatre with the audience as a central character. In this Boston institution, ongoing at the Charles Playhouse since 1980, the audience gets to help solve a murder mystery in a laugh-a-minute blend of whodunit and improvisational theater. The clues change every night and the laughs come fast and funny. This worldwide phenomenon is filled with up to the minute spontaneous humor and quicksilver...
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Shear Madness |
05/01/10 -
Ongoing |
The Charles Playhouse, Boston |
Seabird & Whale Tales
Presented by NECWA June 10, 2012 Leave from 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA and head offshore in search of seabirds, whales, seals, and basking sharks off Cape Cod. Travel aboard a luxury 110" whale-watching vessel, owned by Capt. John Boats, and enjoy offshore activities including chumming for seabirds, plankton tow, and free onboard raffle. Guest naturalists include: David Clapp (Natural History Services), Jim Sweeney (S.S Bird Club), Krill Carson (NECWA and CJB) Visit necwa.org to register.
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NECWA |
06/10/12 |
New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance, Plymouth |
Roslindale Arts Initiative's Youth Arts Festival
Presented by Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts June 2, 2012 Students from Roslindale's elementary schools and Irving Middle School will exhibit art and perform music. Refreshments will be served and there will be a kids art activity.
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Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts |
06/02/12 |
, Roslindale |
Rock-a-Baby Music Jam
Presented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Sharon Community Center May 4-June 15, 2012 Your child has a chance to be “in the band” with the Rock-a-Baby trio of teachers from New York City. With zany puppets, dancing, instruments and music ranging from classical to jazz to children’s songs to rock and roll, Rock-a-Baby will give your child a stimulating and educations musical experience. Geared for children ages 0-3, with adult. Class held on Fridays, from May 4-June 15 from 9:30-10:15am at the Sharon Community Center (219 Massapoag Avenue) in Sharon. Cost is...
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Leventhal-Sidman JCC |
05/04/12 -
06/15/12 |
Sharon Community Center, Sharon |
Ripple Effect, The Art of H20
Presented by Peabody Essex Museum at Peabody Essex Museum June 18, 2011-July 8, 2012 Ripple Effect, in PEM's interactive Art & Nature Center, highlights water as a medium for artistic expression and hands-on exploration. Visitors encounter water in its different states - solid, liquid and gas - as they investigate artworks inspired by rivers, geysers, snowflakes, fog and more. Water's allure to contemporary artists as a creative medium is compelling, especially in relation to the unique, life-giving properties of this substance we so often take for granted.
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Peabody Essex Museum |
06/18/11 -
07/08/12 |
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem |
Provicetown Fast Ferry and Traditional Ferry from Boston
Presented by Bay State Cruise Company May 18-October 14, 2012 Bay State Cruises has two ferries bringing passengers from Boston to Provincetown, and they are the fast ferry Provincetown III and the traditional ferry Provincetown II. The Provincetown III is a state-of-the-art passenger catamaran that can reach Provincetown in just 90 minutes, whereas the Provincetown II offers a 3-hour relaxing ride that allows you to enjoy the beautiful sights around the waters and shores of Cape Cod Bay.
The fast Provincetown ferry operates three times a day,...
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Bay State Cruise Company |
05/18/12 -
10/14/12 |
World Trade Center Pier, Boston |
Portuguese Lusitano Horse Show
Presented by Boston Portuguese Festival June 2, 2012 This will be a great opportunity to understand the role of the wonderful Lusitano horse in Portugal’s history and culture.
Sons of the Wind Farm located Merrimac, MA, is home to the national horse of Portugal. This horse, also referred to as the “Royal Horse of Europe”, is known for his extraordinary beauty, bravery, athletic talent and intelligence.
The day’s events will feature Portuguese freestyle dressage clinics, airs above grounds...
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Boston Portuguese Festival |
06/02/12 |
Sons of the Wind Farm, Merrimac |
PLAYGROUND MEET-UPS #2
Presented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC June 8, 2012 Make new friends for you and your kids and cool off at a shady playground on Friday, June 8 at 10am. Join the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston at Whittemore Robbins Playground (behind Robbins Library, 700 Massachusetts Avenue) in Arlington. Geared for families with children ages 0-5 years, with adults. No charge. Open to the entire community. In case of inclement weather, contact 617-841-8009 after 9am on Friday, June 8 for an update. Find the JCC staff member at the playground in...
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Leventhal-Sidman JCC |
06/08/12 |
Whittemore Robbins Playground (behind Robbins Library), Arlington |