1/16/15

Weekend in Boston: 1/16~1/19

Cuisine & Festival

FREE Wings On-Demand: Say hello to FREE Wings, all weekend long in Boston! Whether you’re at home watching the Pats, stuck at the office or out at a bar, we’ll bring the finger-licking goods straight to you. Just find the Free Wings On-Demand store in the app. Delivery fee applies. 
To make the delivery free, simply enter invite code: wg4vc and receive your $10 delivery credit as you sign up for postmates.

Free Tea at Teavana: Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Participating Teavana locations. Participate in a green tea tasting experiences and receive a free handcrafted Winterberry hot 16 oz or 22 oz iced tea beverage on Saturday!

Art & Date Idea

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Celebration Tribute Concert: Monday, January 19, 2015 at 1pm at Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
CHROMA, National Juried ExhibitionJanuary 15, 2014 – February 14, 2015 Reception: Friday January 23, 7-9pm
Excellent artists from around the United Sates are having a exhibition from now. 
Free Admission at MFA: Monday, January 19, 2015. Free all day on Monday.
Free National Park Day: Monday, January 19, 2015. All 401 National Parks have free admission on Monday.


1/12/15

Local happenings in Boston: 1/12~1/18

Cuisine & Festival

Chowda Day


  • When: Thursday, Jan 15, 2015
  • Where: Legal seafood 
It’s National Soup Month! Legal seafood provides with their very own Chowda Day. Enjoy a $1 cup of their award-winning, president-pleasing New England Clam Chowder (with the purchase of an entrée).

Art & Date Idea

1. Innovations: The Harvard Rothko Murals Project

  • When: Wednesday, Jan 14, 2015 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Where: Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA
  • Admission: FREE
This roundtable discussion will examine the main proposition behind the museums’ current special exhibition, Mark Rothko’s Harvard Murals. Mary Schneider Enriquez, the Houghton Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, will lead a conversation about the history, technology, and issues related to the digital projection conservation tool developed for the exhibition.


2.  Free Wednesdays @ The MFA


  • When: Wednesday, Jan 14, 2015 4:00pm - 9:30pm
  • Where: Museum of Fine Arts (465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115)
  • Admission: FREE
Wednesday nights after 4 pm, admission is by voluntary contribution (suggested donation $25). 
every Wednesday the MFA holds a free "Drawing in the Galleries" program. Details here: http://bit.ly/JHSnu8


When: Wednesday, Jan 14, 2015 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Where: Coit Observatory at Boston University, 725 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
Admission: FREE


The Public Open Night at the Observatory is a chance for people to come observe the night sky through telescopes and binoculars and see things they otherwise might not get to see, and learn some astronomy as well. The Open Nights are held most Wednesday evenings throughout the year, weather permitting.



Sports & Date Idea

1. Six Places to Ice Skate in Boston/Cambridge

  1. Ice Skating on Boston Harbor // Rink: $10, Rentals: $10 // 70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 
  2. Community Ice Skating at Kendall Square // Rink: $10, Rentals: $10 // 300 Athenaeum St, Cambridge, MA 
  3. Charles Hotel Skating Rink (Harvard Sq.) // Rink: $5, Rentals: $5 // 1 Bennett St, Cambridge, MA 
  4. Harvard Skate // Rink: FREE, Rentals: $5 // Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 
  5. Frog Pond Skating Rink // Rink: $5, Rentals: $10 // Boston Common, Boston, MA (Show your current college ID and get a half-price admission for $2 on Every Tuesday.)
  6. North End Skating Rink (Indoor)// Rink: FREE, Rentals: $5 // 561 Commercial St, Boston, MA 

1/7/15

Groupon 15%off deals (today 1/7 only)

DEALS TO MAKE 2015 YOUR BEST YEAR YET
What is your new year wish? This year, I wanna be healthier, more social, but better off? Well, you might want to do it on budget. Groupon is a good idea for you to get started.  

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I apologize that I bought my groupon first before telling you guys the good deal. Oh come on. I dont want to wait until it sold out! So neither you, right?

See you later! A better you. 













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1/5/15

Local happenings in Boston: 1/5~1/11

Good day!
Hope you guys enjoying your fresh new weekday in 2015.
Here are some local events in Boston. I try to categorize them into different themes.
Enjoy!

Meet-up & Festival

1. Boston TechBreakfast

  • When: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2015 8:00am - 10:00am
  • Where: Microsoft New England Research & Development Center (1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA)
  • Admission: FREE
Interact with your peers in a monthly morning breakfast meetup. At this monthly breakfast get-together techies, developers, designers, and entrepreneurs share learn from their peers through show and tell / show-case style presentations. 

2. Chelmsford Agway Winter Farmers Market

  • When: Saturday, Jan 10, 2015 10:00am - 2:00pm
  • Where: Chelmsford Agway (24 Maple Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824)
  • Admission: FREE
An indoor winter farmers market with vendors selling fresh produce and meats from local farms and also baked goods from small individually owned business. 

3. No Pants Subway Ride Boston 2015 & Sans-Pants After Party


The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual global event started by Improv Everywhere in New York in 2002. ALL DETAILS for participating in Boston's 8th annual No Pants Subway Ride (including meetup location and party venue) will be posted the Friday before the event and announced over email. check https://www.facebook.com/events/1539298256309237

Art & Date Idea

1. Lesley University Winter Evening Readings


  • When: Friday, Jan 02, 2015 5:00pm - Wednesday, Jan 07, 2015 8:00pm
  • Where: Lesley University, Marran Theater (34 Mellen St, Cambridge, MA 02138)
  • Admission: FREE

Join Lesley University faculty, alums, and visiting writers as they read their work to the community. A part of the January Creative Writing Residency, these readings are free and open to the public, and feature work from the MFA program's five literary genres: Fiction, Non Fiction, Poetry, Writing for Stage and Screen, and Writing for Young People.

Monday, January 5 | 6:30 pm
Adrian Matejka (poetry) author of The Big Smoke
Pamela Petro (nonfiction) author of Sitting Up With The Dead: A Storied Journey Through The American South

Wednesday, January 7 | 7:00 pm
Erin Belieu (poetry), author of Slant Six
David Elliott (writing for young people), author of On The Wing

2.  Free Wednesdays @ The MFA


  • When: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2015 4:00pm - 9:30pm
  • Where: Museum of Fine Arts (465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115)
  • Admission: FREE
Wednesday nights after 4 pm, admission is by voluntary contribution (suggested donation $25). 
every Wednesday the MFA holds a free "Drawing in the Galleries" program. Details here: http://bit.ly/JHSnu8

Sports & Date Idea

1. Six Places to Ice Skate in Boston/Cambridge

  1. Ice Skating on Boston Harbor // Rink: $10, Rentals: $10 // 70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 
  2. Community Ice Skating at Kendall Square // Rink: $10, Rentals: $10 // 300 Athenaeum St, Cambridge, MA 
  3. Charles Hotel Skating Rink (Harvard Sq.) // Rink: $5, Rentals: $5 // 1 Bennett St, Cambridge, MA 
  4. Harvard Skate // Rink: FREE, Rentals: $5 // Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 
  5. Frog Pond Skating Rink // Rink: $5, Rentals: $10 // Boston Common, Boston, MA (Show your current college ID and get a half-price admission for $2 on Every Tuesday.)
  6. North End Skating Rink (Indoor)// Rink: FREE, Rentals: $5 // 561 Commercial St, Boston, MA 

2. MIT Social Swing Dance and Lesson

  • Schedule: 7:30-9:00 Beginner Dance Lesson (Styles vary, typically swing related) 9:00-11:30 Social Dance 
  • Location: MIT Campus (room changes frequently, for latest info, check mit.edu/swing) 
  • Admission: FREE
Beginners are welcome and encouraged. Partner is NOT necessary. 

3. Out Salsa Boston Monthly Social Dance

  • When: unday, Jan 11, 2015 6:00p - 9:00p
  • Where: The Sanctuary (365 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130)
  • Admission: FREE
Free dance lesson from 6-7, then dancing from 7-9! The DJ will be spinning salsa, merengue, and bachata!