365 Things to Do in Boston - New Tips Daily

I am sure you have seen the advertisements ALL over Boston for the Aquarim's penguin exhibit. If you haven't gone yet, I totally suggest you do. Penguins are AWESOME!!

See penguins!
Meet more than 80 birds in our colony.

Play with the penguins!
Move a spotlight for penguins to chase.

Watch penguins swim!
Check out the underwater camera.

Discover penguin powers!
See penguins in the wild showing off their skills on the HD video wall.

And much more!
Learn about our penguin-breeding program and learn how you can help protect penguins.

For more information check out their page on the New England's Aquarim Site: penguins

When: Sunday, October 17, 2010 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center  | 900 Boylston St

Price: $25.00 - $150.00
Website: http://www.wizardworld.com/

James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Nicholas Brendon, Amber Benson, Clare Kramer and Mercedes McNab of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" are among the celebrities and industry professionals at Wizard World New England Comic Con, part of North America's largest pop-culture touring expo, Oct. 15-17 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston.  Thousands of fans will be on hand to celebrate the best in pop culture: movies, comics, toys, video gaming, television, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Other stars scheduled to appear include Ernie Hudson, Luciana Carro, Gary Sohmers (appraiser, "Antique Roadshow) and Jessie "Young Gunz" Godderz ("Big Brother 10 and 11"). Tickets start at $25.  Visit http://www.WizardWorld... for more info.  New England Comic Con - The Pop-Culture Capital of the World!

 

It's also kind of fun to just across from the Hynes and just watch the costumes. People are VERY creative!! Which is GREAT!

The highly anticipated and expanded second annual Boston Book Festival will take place on Oct. 16, 2010, in various locations around Copley Square. The featured authors represent a wide array of programming, and include Pulitzer Prize winners, Nobel Laureates, children’s writers, and writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

2nd Anual Boston Book Festival
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

For more information please visit: http://www.bostonbookfest.org/

Everytime I am asked what I did the night before, and my response is I went to Church, I get that look, and than the question..."You went to Church...Church?" NO!!! I have found myself saying before they can ask that now, "the restuarant Church, not 'Church...church' ". To save the odd look on their face. Although I feel I am a bit due at "church, church" haha. (Located: 69 Kilmarnock St in Fenway)

Anyways, if you haven't been, I highly suggest hitting this place up. With great drinks named after the 7 Deadly Sins (vanity is REALLY REALLY good, how can it not be?) and the Four Horse Men of the Apocalypse (on bad days, I end up with death), you have a great selection to choose from. Their food is quite good, and reasonably priced. (I haven't been disappointed yet, and the menu will be changing in the next week or so to their winter menu). 

If you feel like getting down with your bad self, the other half of Church is a club with a 225 person capacity that has live music every night starting at 9pm, food from the restaurant served until 11pm, two pool tables, and four large flat screen televisions.

Here is a little line-up of some of their next concerts:

Tonight:

• Steve Wynn and The Miracle 3
• Muck and The Mires
• The Painted Lights
• Eric Martin and the Illyrians

Saturday:

• THE BRIDGEBUILDERS
• OTP
• DOGS ON TELEVISION
• POWDER HOUSE
• TRASHFIRE

Sunday:

• THE BRIDGEBUILDERS
• OTP
• DOGS ON TELEVISION
• POWDER HOUSE
• TRASHFIRE

Have you ever been to one of these? They are quite entertaining!! I suggest you check it out if you in the area, if you're not, there seem to be plenty of these going on around the Boston area, and you shouldn't miss the oppertunity!

More information:
Where: The Red Room @ Cafe 939 | 939 Boyston St. Boston, MA
Cost: Free-Starting at 7pm
Website: http://www.berklee.edu/events/detail/7888/berklee-poetry-slam

The Berklee poetry program invites you to a poetry slam, emceed by Caroline Harvey (coach, Berklee Slam Team) and featuring performances by Nuyorican (New York), Mill City (Lowell), louderARTS (New York), and Lizard Lounge (Boston). Cosponsored by the Massachusetts Poetry Festival. Part of the second annual Boston Book Festival. For more information, contact the Berklee Liberal Arts Department at 617 747-255. Tickets for this show are Free!

French food? Oui! This awesomeness goes on until this Friday. For more information please check out the French Cultural Center's website.

The French Cultural Center has partnered with several restaurants in Boston to bring you the greatest flavors that France has to offer.

Throughout the week, you will have the opportunity to enjoy tasty French dishes at Brasserie JO, La Voile, Petit Robert Bistro, and Sel de la Terre, as well as a selection of French Champagnes at The Beehive.

 

All participating restaurants kindly offer a 10% discount on their special selection to members of the French Cultural Center. Be sure to carry your member card!

Have a slice (or two) topped with ... nuts and bolts?  The evening shows bits and pieces drawn from the dumpster and made into creatures, tables, and more.  Sponsored by greenGoat, a green building charity.

Tonight at (6PM)
Address: 45 Day St Somerville, MA (Near Davis Square)
Cost: Free!!

The evening focuses on wood and metal through the eyes of

·          Jeff Smith , Fort Point sculptor (who also made the bar for the South End restaurant Beehive),

·          Skunk , Somerville-based sculptor who creates playful robots out of motor parts and runs the studio Skunkadelia, and founded the bicycling group Scul

·          Amy Bauman, greenGoat, runs a charity dedicated to building-related resource conservation

·          Roger Sherman, Environmental Restoration, using volcanic ash and the “Farrow System” for low-impact wood stripping.

 Flatbread took over the former Sacco’s Bowl Haven, using wood from a few of the bowling lanes to make tables and benches.  Flatbread believes in buying organic produce from local farmers and is offering the evening to greenGoat, a Somerville charity, as a fundraising event.  A portion of the evening’s pizza sales benefits greenGoat.

The Adams Corner Irish Heritage Festival will be held at 10am Sunday on Granite Avenue in historic Adams Center. The festival will feature the new and old customs of dance, msuic, set dancing, shopping, food and GAelic sports with activities for children. The entertainment lineup will include Erin's Melody, Curragh's Fancy, Joshua Tree, Devri, Tin Can Hooley, O'Sheanell and Clancy Legacy and much more.

For more information check out the website at: http://www.irishheritagefestival.com/index.html

Imagine getting a cooking lesson from the most celebrated chefs in the city. Some of Boston’s best chefs, working side-by-side with citizen cooks, share their secrets for success while preparing a meal in the Museum’s picturesque waterfront pavilion. Each culinary couple will create a delicious, healthy meal that is planet-friendly and easy to make at home. Experts will also discuss the meals through the scientific lenses of nutrition and sustainability and offer tips for great cooking at home. Event is free but seating is limited. Passes are available in the Museum lobby beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the program. First come, first served. More information at mos.org/events. Event features Jody Adams, Cheftestant, Bravo TV’s Top Chef Masters and chef/owner, Rialto; Chris Douglass, executive chef/owner, Tavolo and Ashmont Grill; Tiffani Faison, Bravo TV’s, Top Chef finalist and chef, Rocca; Rahul Moolgaonkar, executive chef, Wolfgang Puck Catering, Museum of Science; Jason Santos, Hell’s Kitchen contestant and executive chef, Gargoyles on the Square; and Ana Sortun, Cheftestant, Bravo TV’s Top Chef Masters and Chef/Owner, Oleana. Emceed by Annie B. Copps, senior food editor for Yankee Magazine. Visit the site for more information: http://www.mos.org/events

Looking for a tropical get away after work today? From 5pm till sunset, head to the Think Tank for an evening of cocktail exotica: Polynesian-styled cocktails, pan-Asian nibbles, vintage video, and some awesome sounds that will get you through the weekend!

Brother Cleve, will be spinning new exotica/lounge, surf, spy, soul, latin, boogaloo, amongest much more.

Think Tank will be offering some great deals on appetizers, dinner menus and a full bar. It's worth checking it out, if you want to forget that you live in the cold, wet area of Boston.

Address: 1 Kendall Square | Cambridge
Website: http://www.thinktankcambridge.com