Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay This year's Maine International Film Festival will be a mix of in-person, drive-in, and online events from Friday, July 9, through Sunday, July 18. Festival passes and packages are now on sale. The passes range from $95 to $150, with the higher-priced pass allowing access to all in-person, drive-in, … Continue reading 2021 Maine International Film Festival a hybrid celebration July 9-18
A giant cream puff, one of fair-goers' favorite treats at The Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts (photo credit: Eastern States Exposition) The Eastern States Exposition, better known as The Big E, has tickets for sale for 17 days of fun in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. This year's dates for the fair are … Continue reading Tickets on sale for the 2021 Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts
World's End, a Trustees of Reservations property in Hingham, Massachusetts (photo by Cheryl Landes) The Trustees of Reservations has relaunched its annual hiking challenge after a one-year break because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The "Hike Trustees" program, which started in 2016, encourages people of all ages to record their hikes at the Trustees' properties in … Continue reading The Trustees of Reservations rejuvenates its annual hiking challenge in Massachusetts
Photo credit: Eddie V's Prine Seafood in Burlington, Massachusetts, one of the participating restaurants in the 2021 Dine Out Boston event Dine Out Boston is a great opportunity to try new restaurants and old favorites at a reduced price from Sunday, March 14, through Sunday, March 28. Choose either dine-in or take-out at more than … Continue reading 2021 Dine Out Boston March 14-28
Enjoy three evenings of jazz livestreamed to your computer or mobile device Friday, March 5 through Sunday, March 7, at the New Bedford Winter Jazz Fest Online. A different band will perform each night. Marcus Four, Friday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. Eastern timeZinno Garzone & Barata, Saturday, March 6, 7:30 p.m. Eastern timeSvetlana & the … Continue reading New Bedford Winter Jazz Fest Online March 5-7
Collecting sap from a maple tree in Maine (photo credit: Maine Maple Producers Association) After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine Maple Sunday is returning Saturday-Sunday, March 27-28. This year, more than 100 maple sugar houses will participate. Maple sugar hours are adjusting their hours and purchase options this year, which include … Continue reading Maine Maple Sunday returns March 27-28
Do you love Hot Wheels? Then, here's an experience you don't want to miss--driving through a display of life-size Hot Wheels cars and trucks. The show started in California and is now at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell until Sunday (buy tickets). Its next stop is at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Friday, March … Continue reading Tickets go on sale March 4 for the Hot Wheels Ultimate Drive-Thru at Gillette Stadium
One of the most popular musical festivals in the Boston metro area is cancelled for the second year due to the ongoing safety concerns from the COVID pandemic. "The health and safety of our entire community is always our top priority, and there was no appropriate scenario under which we could provide the Boston Calling … Continue reading 2021 Boston Calling Music Festival cancelled
The COVID pandemic continues to wreak havoc on festival schedules. Now some summer festivals that cancelled in 2020 are doing it again because of safety concerns and state restrictions on large gatherings. The Yarmouth Clam Festival in Yarmouth, Maine is among these casualties. But this year, organizers are looking at other ways to celebrate outside … Continue reading Yarmouth Clam Festival cancels for the second year in a row
Image by annca, courtesy Pixabay For 14 years, Vinfen has sponsored the Moving Images Film Festival "to raise awareness, foster dialogue, and fight prejudices and discrimination often faced by people with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges," according to the festival's webpage. Usually the festival is held in person … Continue reading Vinfen Moving Images Film Festival goes virtual February 20
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