Wednesday July 23, 2008
(all day)
Start: 00:00
End: 00:00
Barnstable County Fair. Barnstable County Fairgrounds. Route 151. Falmouth.
(all day)
Start: 14:30
End: 14:30
Saturday Explorations: Friends of the Field. Mass. Audubon Society Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. 87 Perkins Row.
(all day)
Start: 14:30
End: 14:30
Teen Camp. Fuller Craft Museum. 4 Day Classes from July 22-25 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Get your hands dirty!
Start: 09:00
End: 11:00
Cape Ann Capers: Salt Marsh Explorations. Mass. Audubon Society Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. 87 Perkins Row.
Start: 10:00
End: 10:45
Children’s Weekly Sing-A-Long with Jean Schwartz. Amazing Things Art Center. 160 Hollis Street.
Start: 10:00
Between The Lions. Academy of Music Theatre. 274 Main Street. Northampton. 10:00 a.m.
Start: 13:30
End: 14:30
Rainforest Reptile Shows. South Shore Natural Science Center. Norwell. 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Start: 14:00
Between The Lions. The Zoo at Forest Park. 302 Sumner Avenue. Springfield. 2:00 p.m.
Start: 18:30
Between The Lions. Worcester Public Library. 3 Salem Square. Worcester. 6:30 p.m.
Start: 19:30
End: 21:00
Making Parenting with your Spouse More Fun. Parenting Solutions - 6 Colonial Drive, Suite 2. Westborough. 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A Parenting that Works! program led by Dr.
Thursday July 24, 2008
(all day)
Start: 00:00
End: 00:00
Barnstable County Fair. Barnstable County Fairgrounds. Route 151. Falmouth.
(all day)
Start: 14:30
End: 14:30
Saturday Explorations: Friends of the Field. Mass. Audubon Society Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. 87 Perkins Row.
(all day)
Start: 14:30
End: 14:30
Teen Camp. Fuller Craft Museum. 4 Day Classes from July 22-25 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Get your hands dirty!
Start: 07:30
End: 09:00
The Walk to Cure Cancer Kick-off Breakfast. Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast and speaker's program from 8:00 a.m.
Start: 09:00
End: 11:00
ECO-ART – Earth-Friendly Arts & Crafts Experiences. Mass. Audubon Society Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. 87 Perkins Row.
Start: 09:00
Start: 11:30
End: 11:30
Divorce That Works For Children. 6 Colonial Drive, Suite 2. Westborough. 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Start: 10:00
End: 18:46
Painting with Nature’s Paintbrush. The Discovery Museums. 177 Main Street.
Start: 10:00
End: 11:30
Imagine, Sing & Learn: The Mighty Merrimack. Mass.
Start: 10:30
End: 15:00
Under The Big Top. 9 Sullivan Avenue. Children's Museum. Easton. 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. In the first ring, be amazed by incredible balancing acts!
Start: 14:00
Between The Lions. Showcase Cinemas. 32 Reiss Avenue. Lowell. 2:00 p.m..
Start: 18:00
Between The Lions. Lawrence Public Library. 51 Lawrence Street. Lawrence. 6:00 p.m.
Start: 18:00
End: 20:00
Family Dusk Paddle: Owls on the Ipswich River. Mass. Audubon Society Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary.
Friday July 25, 2008
(all day)
Start: 00:00
End: 00:00
Barnstable County Fair. Barnstable County Fairgrounds. Route 151. Falmouth.
End: 14:30
Start: 14:30
End: 14:30
Saturday Explorations: Friends of the Field. Mass. Audubon Society Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. 87 Perkins Row.
End: 14:30
Start: 14:30
End: 14:30
Teen Camp. Fuller Craft Museum. 4 Day Classes from July 22-25 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Get your hands dirty!
End: 11:30
Start: 11:30
End: 11:30
Divorce That Works For Children. 6 Colonial Drive, Suite 2. Westborough. 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Start: 10:00
End: 18:55
Imagine, Sing & Learn: The Mighty Merrimack. Mass.
Start: 10:00
Between The Lions. Boston Public Library. 700 Boylston Street.
Start: 10:00
End: 18:56
Stepping Stones. The Discovery Museums. 177 Main Street.
Start: 10:30
End: 15:00
Dog Days of Summer 1. 9 Sullivan Avenue. Children's Museum. Easton. 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Start: 16:00
Between The Lions. Boston Children's Museum. 300 Congress Street. Boston. 4:00 p.m.
Saturday July 26, 2008
End: 00:00
Start: 00:00
End: 00:00
Barnstable County Fair. Barnstable County Fairgrounds. Route 151. Falmouth.
Start: 09:00
End: 10:00
Pond Life. Borderland State Park. 259 Massapoag Avenue. North Easton. 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Start: 09:00
End: 14:00
First Parish Bedford Yard Sale & Rummage. 75 The Great Road. Bedford. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Start: 10:00
End: 11:00
Preschool Story Hour: Butterfly Homes. Mass.
Start: 10:00
Between The Lions. Burlington Mall. 75 Middlesex Turnpike. Burlington. 10:00 a.m.
Start: 11:00
Harvard Coop July Kids Events. 1400 Massachusetts Avenue. Cambridge. 11:00 a.m. Cowboy stories and a craft.
Start: 11:00
End: 15:00
Cape Cod Baseball League All Star Game. Veterans Field.
Start: 13:00
Between The Lions. WGBH Yawkey Theater. 1 Guest Street. Boston. 1:00 p.m.
Start: 14:30
End: 17:00
Fairy Festival. Green Meadows Farm. 656 Asbury Street. Hamilton.
Start: 15:00
End: 18:00
The Art of Recycling: Kokeshi Dolls. ArtBeat.
Start: 16:00
Between The Lions. Franklin Park Zoo. One Franklin Park Road. Dorchester. 4:00 p.m.
Start: 18:00
Start: 09:00
End: 09:00
Wonderful Wetland Animals Family Campout. Mass.
Start: 19:00
Flicks on the Field: See Shrek Under the Stars. Claxton Field, Needham. Children's activities and concessions start at 7:00 p.m., Shrek starts at 8:15 pm.
Start: 19:00
17th Annual Mashpee Night at the Pops. Mashpee Commons. Mashpee.
Sunday July 27, 2008
End: 09:00
Start: 09:00
End: 09:00
Wonderful Wetland Animals Family Campout. Mass.
Start: 09:00
End: 10:00
Family Hike. Borderland State Park. 259 Massapoag Avenue. North Easton. 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. One-hour guided hike for families led by the Park Interpreter.
Start: 10:00
End: 14:00
ONE LOVE Benefit Concert. Lawrence at Imajine That. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Help support parents and their families in moving from homelessness to homes.
Start: 12:00
End: 16:00
Nature and Balance Community Art Day. 321 Arsenal Street. Watertown. 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Start: 12:30
End: 13:30
Dress Swap Donations. Crossroads Community Church. Framingham. 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Donate your Nice Ladies Dresses, Business Suits, Gowns and Pocketbooks.
Start: 19:30
End: 21:00
Ice Cream and Bats (and other night flyers). Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary. 280 Eliot St. (Rt. 16). Natick. 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday July 28, 2008
Start: 10:30
Finding Nemo. Norton Public Library. Norton. 10:30 a.m. Come see Marlin, Dory and other great characters in this beautiful underwater adventure.
Start: 14:00
Circus Smirkus 2008 Big Top Tour. Heritage Museum & Gardens. 87 Grove Street. Sandwich. 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. daily.
Tuesday July 29, 2008
Start: 10:00
End: 19:21
Over, Under, Around and Through. The Discovery Museums. 177 Main Street.
Start: 14:00
End: 15:30
Cooking with Katie. Hamilton-Wenham Public Library. 14 Union Street. South Hamilton. 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Start: 14:00
Circus Smirkus 2008 Big Top Tour. Heritage Museum & Gardens. 87 Grove Street. Sandwich. 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. daily.
Wednesday July 30, 2008
Start: 10:00
End: 19:23
Thaumatropes. The Discovery Museums. 177 Main Street.
Start: 10:00
End: 10:45
Children’s Weekly Sing-A-Long with Jean Schwartz. Amazing Things Art Center. 160 Hollis Street.
Start: 14:00
Circus Smirkus 2008 Big Top Tour. Heritage Museum & Gardens. 87 Grove Street. Sandwich. 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. daily.
Start: 18:00
Animal World Experience. Hamilton-Wenham Public Library. 14 Union St. South Hamilton. 6:00 p.m.
Thursday July 31, 2008
Start: 09:00
End: 11:00
ECO-ART – Earth-Friendly Arts & Crafts Experiences. Mass.
Friday August 01, 2008
Start: 10:30
End: 15:00
Gameday. Children's Museum. Easton. 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be visiting the Children's Museum in Easton on our sports themed summer Drop-In day.
Start: 10:30
End: 11:30
Craft Time: Bookmarks. Borderland State Park. 259 Massapoag Avenue. North Easton. 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Start: 12:00
End: 13:00
Fort Point Channel Lunchtime Summer Music Series.
Start: 13:00
Neverland’s Dinosaur Explorer Show! Neverland Theatre. Temple B’nai Abraham Theater. 200 E. Lothrop Street. Beverly. 1:00 p.m.
Start: 18:00
American Repertory Theatre Performs Shakespeare Slams!
Saturday August 02, 2008
Start: 09:00
End: 10:00
Nature Exploration. Borderland State Park. 259 Massapoag Avenue. North Easton. 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Start: 16:30
American Repertory Theatre Performs Shakespeare Slams!
Sunday August 03, 2008
Start: 09:00
End: 10:00
Weeds & Wildflowers. Borderland State Park. 259 Massapoag Avenue. North Easton. 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Take time to notice the lovely complexity of our weeds & wildflowers.
Start: 15:00
End: 19:00
Adoptive Families Together Family Fun Day. Hopkinton State Park, Split Rock Group Area. Hopkinton. 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Start: 19:45
American Repertory Theatre Performs Shakespeare Slams!
Monday August 04, 2008
Start: 10:00
End: 16:00
Aqua Kids Family Day. New England Aquarium. Long Wharf. Boston. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Start: 10:30
Toe Jam Puppet Band. Buttonwood Park Zoo. 425 Hawthorn Street. New Bedford. 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday August 05, 2008
Start: 17:00
End: 20:00
National Night Out. Franklin Park Zoo. 1 Franklin Park Road. Boston. 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Start: 19:00
Stephen Baird in Concert. Norton Public Library. 68 E.
Wednesday August 06, 2008
(all day)
Lowell Summer Music Series. Boarding House Park. 40 French Street. Lowell.
Start: 10:30
Big Ryan’s Tall Tales. Norton Public Library. 68 E. Main Street. Norton. 10:30 a.m.
Start: 11:00
Rapunzel. Cape Cod Melody Tent. 21 West Main Street. Hyannis. 11:00 a.m. Magical musical based on the fairy tale, with audience participation.
Start: 17:30
End: 19:30
10th Annual Vehicle Night. Hamilton-Wenham Public Library. South Hamilton. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday August 07, 2008
Start: 10:30
Rapunzel. South Shore Music Circus. 130 Sohier Street. Cohasset. 10:30 a.m. Magical musical based on the fairy tale, with audience participation.
Start: 10:30
End: 13:30
The Birds and The Bees. The Children’s Museum in Easton. 9 Sullivan Avenue. North Easton. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Start: 11:00
Summer In The City: Art of Black Dance & Music. Donnelly Field: Berkshire St. between York & Cambridge Sts. Cambridge. 11:00 a.m. African-rooted dance, music and folklore.
Start: 13:00
End: 16:00
Visit with Paul Revere. 19 North Square. Boston. 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Take a close look at Boston’s favorite patriot.
Start: 18:00
Big Ryan’s Tall Tales. Southbridge Public Library. 236 Main Street. Southbridge.
Start: 18:00
End: 19:30
Ben Rudnick and Friends in Concert. Robbins Library. 700 Massachusetts Avenue. Arlington. 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Free.
Start: 19:30
Lowell Summer Music Series. Boarding House Park. 40 French Street. Lowell. 7:30 p.m.
Friday August 08, 2008
(all day)
Ben Rudnick and Friends. Heritage Museums and Gardens. 67 Grove Street. Sandwich.
Start: 10:00
End: 17:00
Jay-Jay the Jet Plane. Edaville Railroad. 5 Pine Street. S. Carver. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Live stage shows throughout the day.
Start: 10:30
Free Friday Film Fest. Hamilton-Wenham Public Library. 14 Union Street.
Start: 10:30
A Pirate’s Life for Me! The Children’s Museum in Easton.
Start: 10:30
End: 15:00
A Pirate's Life For Me. Children's Museum in Easton. 9 Sullivan Avenue. North Easton. 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Shiver me timbers me hearties!
Start: 11:00
The Wizard of Oz. Neverland Theatre. Temple B’nai Abraham Theater. 200 E. Lothrop Street. Beverly. 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Start: 12:00
End: 13:00
Fort Point Channel Lunchtime Summer Music Series.
Start: 13:00
Big Ryan’s Tall Tales. Somerset Public Library. 1464 Court Street. Somerset.
Start: 18:00
Wild Nights Music Concert Series. Garden In The Woods - 180 Hemenway Road. Framingham. 6:00 p.m.
Saturday August 09, 2008
Start: 10:00
End: 14:00
Health & Safety Day. Ecotarium. 222 Harrington Way. Worcester. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Play hockey with the Worcester Sharks.
Start: 10:00
End: 17:00
Jay-Jay the Jet Plane. Edaville Railroad. 5 Pine Street. South Carver. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. See August 8 entry.
Start: 18:30
Start: 09:00
End: 09:00
Girls’ Night Out! Buttonwood Park Zoo. 425 Hawthorn Street. New Bedford. Saturday, August 9th at 6:30 p.m.
Start: 19:00
Folktales From the Forest. Ames Nowell State Park. Abington. 7:00 p.m. Campfire storytelling.
Start: 20:00
End: 22:00
Beneath the Starry Sky: Perseid Showers. South Shore Natural Science Center. 48 Jacobs Lane. Norwell. 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday August 10, 2008
End: 09:00
Start: 09:00
End: 09:00
Girls’ Night Out! Buttonwood Park Zoo. 425 Hawthorn Street. New Bedford. Saturday, August 9th at 6:30 p.m.
Start: 16:00
The Wizard of Oz. Neverland Theatre. Temple B’nai Abraham Theater. 200 E. Lothrop Street. Beverly. 4:00 p.m.
Start: 17:00
End: 19:00
Squeezebox Stompers. Patton Park, Route 1A. Hamilton. 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Squeezebox Stompers will feature lively Cajun, Zydeco and Blues music during this free concert.
Monday August 11, 2008
Start: 10:00
End: 11:00
Rainforest Reptile Show. New England Wild Flower Society. 180 Hemenway Road.
Start: 10:30
Toe Jam Puppet Band. Buttonwood Park Zoo. 425 Hawthorn Street. New Bedford. 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Start: 11:00
Summer In The City: Dan Butterworth Marionettes. Agassiz Baldwin Community. 20 Sacramento St. Cambridge. 11:00 a.m. Marionettes, circus & magic.
Tuesday August 12, 2008
Start: 11:00
Toddler Art Group at Magic Beans. 94 Derby Street, Suite 155. The Derby Street Shoppes. 11:00 a.m. Bring your own snack!
Start: 11:00
Big Ryan’s Tall Tales. Whitman Public Library. 100 Webster Street. Whitman. 11:00 a.m. Ryan is back with his puppets and participatory stories and songs for children of all ages.
Start: 11:00
Summer In The City & Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center/Culture for Kids. Bergin Park - Intersection of Pemberton & Haskell Streets. Cambridge. 11:00 a.m.
Start: 13:30
Movie Screening. Norton Public Library. 68 E. Main Street. Norton. 1:30 p.m. “X-Men,” Rated PG-13. X-pect the un-X-pected. Free.
Wednesday August 13, 2008
(all day)
Lowell Summer Music Series. Boarding House Park. 40 French Street. Lowell. Live children’s music performed by local and regional artists.
(all day)
Summer Olympics. Holbrook Public Library. 2 Plymouth Street. Holbrook. Events throughout the day; call for details. Ring Toss, Relay Races & Water Balloon Toss. Ages 5+.
Start: 11:00
Lord of the Wings: Birds of Prey. Stone Zoo. 149 Pond Street. Stoneham. 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. Free-flight bird show.
Thursday August 14, 2008
Start: 06:00
7th Annunal WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon. Fenway Park. Boston. 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Start: 12:00
Dog Days of Summer. The Children’s Museum in Easton. 9 Sullivan Avenue. North Easton. 12:00 p.m. A day devoted to man's (and kid's) best friend!
Start: 17:00
End: 21:00
AHA! Night in New Bedford. New Bedford Whaling Museum. 18 Johnny Cake Hill. New Bedford. 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Kids Rule!
Start: 19:30
Lowell Summer Music Series. Boarding House Park. 40 French Street. Lowell. 7:30 p.m. Live children’s music performed by local and regional artists.
Friday August 15, 2008
Start: 06:00
7th Annunal WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon. Fenway Park. Boston. 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Start: 08:00
End: 10:00
Breakfast With The Animals. Plimoth Plantation. 137 Warren Avenue. Plymouth. 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Start: 10:30
End: 15:00
Art-Full Endeavors Summer Drop-In Day. 9 Sullivan Avenue at the Children's Museum. North Easton. 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Start: 12:00
Art-full Endeavors. The Children’s Museum in Easton. 9 Sullivan Avenue. North Easton. 12:00 p.m.
Saturday August 16, 2008
(all day)
Ben Rudnick and Friends in Concert. Park Gazebo. 37 South Street. Hudson. Free. In case of rain, concert will be held at Hudson Town Hall, 78 Main Street.
Start: 13:30
End: 14:30
Peter Rabbit Read-Along. South Shore Natural Science Center. 48 Jacobs Lane. Norwell. 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Join us at Mr.
Start: 18:30
Flicks on the Field. Claxton Field, off Central Avenue. Needham. 6:30 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy a free screening of “Madagascar” (PG) at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday August 17, 2008
Start: 10:00
End: 17:00
August Moon Festival. Chinatown. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Celebrate the toppling of the Yuan Dynastiy in A.D. 1368. Asian food and Family fun.
Start: 11:00
End: 13:00
Wash A Fire Truck. Stow Fire Station. 16 Crescent Street. Stow. 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Start: 14:00
Elmo comes for a visit! Magic Beans - 200 Linden Street. Wellesley. 2:00 p.m. 781.235.2120
Monday August 18, 2008
Start: 10:00
End: 16:00
Aqua Kids Family Day. New England Aquarium. Long Wharf. Boston. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. See Aug. 4 entry.
Start: 10:30
Toe Jam Puppet Band. Buttonwood Park Zoo. 425 Hawthorn Street. New Bedford. 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. Sing, dance and play the hour away with this creative arts playgroup.
Start: 17:30
Family Night. DJ’s at The Garden. 222 Friend Street. Boston. Every Monday night.
Tuesday August 19, 2008
Start: 11:30
End: 14:50
Summer Vacation Days. Higgins Armory Museum. 100 Barber Avenue. Worcester. Workshops, shows and events throughout the day.
Wednesday August 20, 2008
(all day)
Mike the Music Man. Davis Farmland. 145 Redstone Hill. Sterling. See Aug. 9 entry.
Start: 18:00
End: 20:00
Summer Breezes Free Concert. Concord Museum. Cambridge Turnpike. Concord. 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Start: 19:30
Lowell Summer Music Series. Boarding House Park. 40 French Street. Lowell. 7:30 p.m. Live children’s music performed by local and regional artists.
Thursday August 21, 2008
Start: 10:00
Hot Fires, Cool Movies. Wenham Museum. 132 Main Street. Wenham. Leave the summer heat outside and come into the cool museum to watch movies about fire and rescue. 10:00 a.m.
Start: 12:00
Wild West. The Children’s Museum in Easton. 9 Sullivan Avenue. North Easton. 12:00 p.m. Buckaroos!
Start: 19:30
Lowell Summer Music Series. Boarding House Park. 40 French Street. Lowell. 7:30 p.m. Live children’s music performed by local and regional artists.
Friday August 22, 2008
Start: 09:45
Circo Comedia. NSMT.62 Dunham Rd. Beverly. 9:45 a.m. & 11:45 a.m.
Start: 11:30
Summer Vacation Days. Higgins Armory Museum. 100 Barber Avenue. Worcester. See Aug. 19 entry.
Start: 12:00
Tie Dye II. The Children’s Museum in Easton. 9 Sullivan Avenue. North Easton.
Start: 12:00
End: 13:00
Fort Point Channel Lunchtime Summer Music Series. Boston Children’s Museum. 300 Congress Street. Boston. 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
