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Salem – Not Just a Halloween Destination
Though Halloween is what Salem is best known for, this historic city/town has much to offer tourists, staycationers and day trippers alike. We have visited Salem back in the summer in the past and there is much to like about this coastal city. The cobblestone/brick sidewalks and streets remind me a bit of Faneuil Hall […]
Boston Area Halloween Events 2010
The Boston area loves to celebrate Halloween. When people think of New England though or even Massachusetts Salem, Mass comes to mind as the epicenter of Halloween events in the area. Haunted Happenings events have been taking place all month and they are closing out the Halloween season with favorites like the Salem Witches’ Halloween […]
Get in the Samhain Spirit: Six Ghastly Halloween Happenings
Fiends, ghouls, and misfits, delight! Halloween is almost here; the spirit of Samhain hangs palpably in the, mingling with the ubiquitous scents of cider and crisp leaves. Though the holiday is far removed from its Celtic and Christian origins—celebrations of the autumn harvest (Celtic) and saints (Christian) having been replaced long ago by gluttonous candy […]
Boston Fall Fairs 2011
Yes the fall season is here and with come the so many options for Fall Fairs and Festivals in the Boston Area for 2011. This year we want to spotlight the Topsfield Fair which includes some popular musical acts particularly for the kids. This fair has been an annual event since if you can believe […]
Soggy Saint Patrick’s Parade Marches on in the Rain
So much for the luck of the Irish. Despite torrential rain and 30 mile per hour gusting winds, Boston’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade stepped off right on schedule yesterday afternoon. And while all the moisture is sure to nourish some festive green back into the city, yesterday’s pervasive gray only made for a dour parade […]
First Night, Night Lights, and Hangovers: New Year’s Eve Revelry, Both Low-key and Loud
For the second year in a row, inclement weather is threatening to prevent Boston’s New Years fireworks display from lighting up the harbor. Though the morning’s heavy snow tapered off by mid-afternoon, more snow is forecast overnight and through tomorrow. The snow is not projected to accumulate beyond a mere dusting, yet the very presence […]
Lantern Parade Lights Up Jamaica Pond
A tyrannosaurus roared at me yesterday. He was chasing three princesses, though when they proved elusive he unleashed his rage at me. The whole ordeal would have been terrifying were it not for the dinosaur’s miniature size, overt disinterest in eating me, and fuzzy cotton hide. That dinosaur—and hundreds of other equally eager costumed children, […]
Boston Comic Con This Weekend
As if having Barack Obama in town today wasn’t exciting enough, the city will play host this weekend to a different kind of super hero – those of the tights and cape variety. Geek chic hits astronomical levels as the Boston Comic Con graces the Back Bay Events Center (180 Berkeley St., Boston) this Saturday, […]
Haunted Happenings in Salem MA
Whether those young ladies of the Salem Witch Trials were real witches or just misunderstood (or misguided) youths, the reality is there are self-declared witches and warlocks who today call Salem home year round. Thus the reason for making Salem, MA the most fitting spot to celebrate Halloween, so long as large crowds of ghoulish […]
Midnight Monster Madness all Month at the Coolidge
The leaves are turning, pumpkin beer is on tap, and classic horror is back at the Coolidge for a month of gory slashers and quotable cult flicks that are more likely to make you pee your pants from laughing than from fear. Tonight the theatre will screen “Return of the Living Dead,” a self aware […]
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