Nudity and Comedy

This has been a hectic week, so pardon the gap in posts.

I need to go to this: Who will join me?

Wed Oct 1
10 pm
Naked Comedy Showcase
$8
40 Prospect St, Central Square

Basically on the first day of every month at Improv Boston, six comedians do stand up comedy...but naked. You need this.

Things my friend Becki sent

Here are some upcoming festivals. I believe they are all FREE.


Boston GreenFest 2008

Boston GreenFest 2008 in sponsorship by Foundation for a Green Future, Inc., is inviting all of Boston's neighborhoods to exchange ideas about ways to better our city. The festival is divided into themes: Air, Water, Energy, Land/Food, Community, and Endangered Species. There will be a variety of activities, exhibitors, and demonstrations. More information can be found at www.bostongreenfest2008.org.


9/26/2008 - 9/27/2008

10 am - 5 pm

OutDoor
FREE

Location:
Boston City Hall Plaza 
Boston, Mass
http://boston.parentzone.com/eventinfo.asp?id=267694


Fall Foliage Festival
Bostonians can go leaf-peeping in their own backyard at the Arnold Arboretum’s celebration of spectacular fall foliage. Developed in collaboration with Slow Food Boston, this event celebrates the beauty and culinary treasures of a local autumn with a wide variety of activities. Visitors can take a guided tour of the Arboretum landscape blazing with color; taste apples, cider, and other autumn treats; and enjoy music, storytelling, kids' craft activities and more. "Fruit explorer” John Bunker will be on hand to discuss his efforts to recover some of the 10,000 apple varieties that once grew across the United States, and to share some of the rare and heirloom apples he has discovered in his travels. The event is free. Use of public transportation is strongly encouraged.

More Information:
10/26/2008

12:00-4:00

Ages: All ages

OutDoor 
Free

View Website
Location:
Arnold Arboretum
125 Arborway

Jamaica Plains, MA 02130
617.524.1718
http://boston.parentzone.com/eventinfo.asp?id=267667


West Boxford Winterfest Celebration
Spend a fun-filled afternoon in West Boxford where you'll stroll through the village and have some delicious food at West Village Provisions... shop 'til you drop at their great new gift shop, and at dozens of craft tables at Lincoln Hall and the Congregational Church. Continue to Benson's where you'll receive a free ice cream cone (while they last), and then over to Paisleys where you can shop for a tree and all kinds of goods to decorate your home. While you're there, have some warm mulled cider. There will be hayrides and photos with Santa, and lots more!

More Information:
12/6/2008
 9 am - 3 pm

Ages: All ages OutDoor
Free
Location:
West Village Provisions
561 Main Street

West Boxford, MA 01885
978-352-9711
View Map
http://boston.parentzone.com/eventinfo.asp?id=255712


Free - Friday Night Stargazing
For all of you budding astronomers out there, here's your chance to observe the stars and planets in our beautiful New England sky at the Gilliland Observatory at the Museum of Science. Weather permitting, this is a free event every Friday evening from approximately 8:30 pm until 10:00 pm. Call (617) 723-2500 for further information.
***I WANT TO GO HERE
More Information:
2/2/2007 - 12/31/2012
Every Friday at 8:30 pm
Ages: Elementary+ (9-12), Teenagers (13+), All ages
OutDoor
Free
View Website
Location:
Museum of Science

Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 723-2500
View Map




New Bostonians Community Day

WHEN Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 11am – 2pm
WHERE City Hall Plaza
Boston City Hall Court
1 City Hall Sq
Boston, MA 02201-1020
EVENT TYPE City Calendar Event
PHONE 617-635-1961
CONTACT Armando J. Silva
COST free
AUDIENCE Teens (Ages 13-18), College Students, Families, Immigrants
NEIGHBORHOOD Allston, Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Brighton, Charlestown, Chinatown / Leather District, Dorchester, Downtown, East Boston, Fenway-Kenmore, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Mission Hill, North End, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, South End, West End, West Roxbury
MBTA Orange Line, Green Line, Blue Line
TYPE OF EVENT Arts (Performing), Community / Civic Meeting, Concerts / Live Music, Food & Dining, Parades & Festivals, Tours / City Exploration, Volunteer Opportunity
DETAILS New Bostonians Community Day will be held September 23, 2008 from 11am to 2:30pm.Features a Multicultural Parade and a display of International flags at Boston City Hall. Please invite your constituents to participate, bring your friends and show unity as immigrants & citizens of this country.
http://www.cityofboston.gov/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D80342126




http://www.mbta.com/riding_the_t/CharlieCard_Discount_Book/


*****My friend Becki sent me this site. If you have a Charlie Card, which is like a debit card for riding the T, then you can get “wicked” discounts. http://www.mbta.com/riding_the_t/CharlieCard_Discount_Book/


More to come soon,
I’ve been slacking…my room is filled with papers. This kid Calvin keeps commenting on the “messy” state of my room but we bought something at Goodwill that will hopefully help me organize.

Sarah Lucie better appreciate this ;)

-Hana

Why am I awake on a Saturday at 8:30 am when I didn't get in until 4:20 am?

****If you do one thing this week let this be it:

Tuesday Sept 16 2008

Free Ice Cream   with college ID at JP Licks

352 Newbury Street

(Thank me later)

*If anyone wants to go with me let me know...I plan on going back a few times after classes

Sept 12-18 :

Boston Film Festival

http://www.bostonfilmfestival.org

One Kendall Square

Cambridge, MA 02139

SOWA Open Market

http://www.southendopenmarket.com/

Every Sunday through Oct 26

"The SoWa Open Market offers a shopping experience like no other in Boston. With an ever-changing group of artisans, a hip location and the chance to feel the sun on your face while you browse, it's a trip worth making. The Market offers the opportunity to meet the artists, vendors and farmers behind the work, and is fast becoming part of the South End's well-known artist's community. Every week offers shoppers something different and unique - you won't want to miss it!

The Market hosts a wide variety of vendors, whether you're looking for hand-crafted accessories, original art, antiques or just a fresh loaf of bread, you'll find painters, sculptors, photographers, clothing and jewelry designers, milliners, handbag designers, house wares, antique dealers, florists, bakers, local farmer's produce, and much more every week!"

 

Allston Village Street Fair

Sunday, Sep 14 12:00p to 6:00p

at Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA

Price: Free

Phone: (617) 254-0632

Age Suitability: All Ages

Tags: music, family, fair, outdoor, food, band, free, bazaar

Family friendly entertainment, food, vendors, more

Presented by the Parents And Community Build Group, Inc. takes place on Harvard Avenue between Cambridge Street and Brighton Avenue.

The Allston Village Street Fair is a full day of family friendly non-stop entertainment and activities.

The Fair highlights Allston’s thriving scene with street performers, art exhibits, plus 3 stages of live music featuring over thirty bands donating their performances.

Guests can purchase lunch at the international food court (showcasing restaurants from Allston-Brighton), enjoy numerous samples and giveaways, and shop the bazaar of local businesses on site with sidewalk sales and information tables.

Family friendly entertainment, food, vendors, more

Presented by the Parents And Community Build Group, Inc. takes place on Harvard Avenue between Cambridge Street and Brighton Avenue.

The Allston Village Street Fair is a full day of family friendly non-stop entertainment and activities.

The Fair highlights Allston’s thriving scene with street performers, art exhibits, plus 3 stages of live music featuring over thirty bands donating their performances.

Guests can purchase lunch at the international food court (showcasing restaurants from Allston-Brighton), enjoy numerous samples and giveaways, and shop the bazaar of local businesses on site with sidewalk sales and information tables.

Held rain or shine.

Oct 5

Baked Fresh @ Sowa Open Market

**Note the part about wearing converses on the flyer

Urban Country Farm Fair

Union Square Somerville

     **Union Square is actually easy to get to.  Take the Green Inbound Line all the way to the end: Lechmere and then get the 87 bus at the station and it stops at Union Square.  With a Charlie Card the transfer is free from T to bus and same on the way back. 

"Truth Serum's Urban Country Fair will combine Exhibitors, Craft and Art Sellers, free Boston SkillShare workshops and old time countrified musical entertainment. Country Fairs are about showing off, sharing information, selling wares and connecting with your neighbors. Truth Serum's Urban Country Fair takes these concepts into the urban square to enliven Union Square and celebrate community, creativity (homegrowing, crafting, artmaking) and all things "country."

http://www.truthserum.org/

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Bi's Night Out: Queer Bisexual Film Program 
At Brattle Theater:
40 Brattle Street Harvard Sq. Cambridge

http://www.brattlefilm.org/brattlefilm/index.html

10:00pm $10

"To commemorate Celebrate Bisexuality Day, CineMental hooked up with The Bisexual Resource Center (yes, we're sluts) to gather and present a program of queer bisexual themed films. MadFemmePride and BRC is holding a drinks and dinner meet up before the films, and director of Bi Camp, Wayne Bryant will join us for discussion after."

****This is something I'm looking forward to as I LOVE Fluff

"What the Fluff?  Election Special"

Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 4 to 7 pm.

 (Raindate September 28)

Union Square, Somerville   -(see above for easy directions)

http://www.unionsquaremain.org/committees/Special%20Events/flufffest08.html

 

"Produced by Union Square Main Streets, this madcap festival celebrates Marshmallow Fluff and the silliness it inspires. In ironic tribute we call upon artists, musical and theatrical performers, inventors, humorists and the general public to celebrate this great American creation and the wackiness of American democracy."

Fluff Stuff & Grub:

This year we've outside vendors to make this a real party. Savor whoopie pies from Petsi's Pies, treats from Kick Ass Cupcakes and s'mores from the Girl Scouts and Taza Chocolate. The Somerville High School has classic fluffernutters and rice krispie treats.  Take a break from the sugar with a real meal from India Palace or Pao de Acucar's Brazilian barbeque.

 

We've even got Fluff -inspired crafts and info tables.  Learn about how to recycle all those empty fluff containers and other uses of corn and corn syrup, get screened for diabetes from the Neighborhood Health Plan, and more!    

Diablo Glass School

Glassblowing classes

http://www.diabloglassschool.com/hotshop.htm

(Throughout the year)

**This is something I've always wanted to do, so if anyone wants to join me let me know*

I'm off to the beach so I will post more later.

Go out and enjoy Boston, it's a beautiful day

Hana

Piles of free magazines and newspapers are sitting in my dorm...

..and I figure I should probably start going through them and posting events before my room mate kills me.  Veronica is VERY patient with my massive piles of collected free event information, but the growing pile is getting ridiculous.  Plus, I want to post events for this weekend.  My friends at school asked me to start a blog to keep them updated on the random free/cheap/fun events I find when obsessively flipping through the newspapers I collect-I figure they just want to skip the work of looking for things to do and find them all in one place.  Fair enough.  Last weekend's successes included a Greek Festival in Brookline ( getting there was an adventure in itself), and a Rock and Roll Garage sale in Somerville.  Hopefully more successes will come throughout the year.

I would love to post all events chronologically but I doubt I will.  I probably will just end up throwing events up here.  If I'm doing most of the work, the least you guys can do is weed through it for dates.

Hope you all continue to join me for these excursions, 

Hana