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The Young Wild Things Tour Tickets - 8/25 2007-08-23 09:58:00 I'm not much of a Van Halen fan, so I thought I'd post about a concert that I am interested in going to. The Young Wild Things Tour featuring : Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, and Plain White T's is coming to the Tsongas Arena in Lowell on November 9th.Tickets go on sale tomorrow - Saturday 8/25 at 10am. Click (here) for the link to Ticketmaster. If you don't know who these folks are, I'll give you a quick rundown.Fall Out Boy: Hit song right now is "Thanks for the Memories." Also, bandmember Pete Wentz is dating Ashlee Simpson.Gym Class Heroes: Wildly popular song "Cupid's Chokehold".Plain White T's: Hit song "Hey There Delilah." This one's my ringtone right now. Great song.Note: I just checked and it looks like tickets won't be on sale until Saturday. Corrections made.Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

Van Halen Tickets On Sale - 8/25 2007-08-23 09:48:00 No, your eyes do not deceive you. Van Halen is back and they are touring. For the youngins out there, click (here) for a little history lesson on American Rock. Tickets go on sale this upcoming Saturday 8/25 at 10am. Click (here) for a link to the site to purchase tickets from Ticketmaster. Per usual with popular concerts, I'd recommend logging on at 9:58am and pressing F5 repeatedly until the ticket purchasing page loads at 10am. Van HalenTD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA Tue, Oct 30, 2007 07:30 PMKnow of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

Cambridge Carnival Festival - 8/26 2007-08-23 09:33:00 This Sunday, 8/26 - the 15th Annual Cambridge Carnival will be held in Kendall Square from noon to 7pm. The parade route has been expanded and will span 1.5 miles passing through Cambridgeport, Central Square and Kendall Square in Cambridge.Caribbean Carnival International, is a colorful and festive celebration that is rooted in African traditions. Carnival secretly allowed public communication and cultural bonding for the Afro-Caribbean cultures from as far back as the 1600s.This year's festival will feature seven entertainment zones: a live music zone with Reggae, Soca, Calypso, World Music, and New Orleans's Jazz; a KidsFest zone; 4 DJ zones representing a variety of music from the Caribbean, and a steel band zone. I was in St. Thomas in April, which is when they celebrate Carnival over there. It was a lot of fun. The parties went on until the sun came up. If you're all salsa'd out after Saturday's event, swing by the Cambridge Carnival on Sunday ...

Salsa! By the Charles - 8/25 2007-08-22 14:28:00 If blues music isn't your thing, maybe salsa dancing is. This Saturday 8/25, Community Boating, SalsaBoston and JJ Productions Present: Salsa by the Charles II. I'm not much of a dancer. I missed the swing dancing craze in the late 90's and I'm definitely standing on the sidelines for the current latin dancing craze.That's what makes this particular event nice. They have a beginner's class at 8:30pm and then the real party commences at 9:30 until 1:30am. So if you can't dance, head over early and learn a few moves. Then you can live la vida loca for the rest of the night. Click (here) for details and info on ticket sales. Tickets are $20 ahead of time or $25 at the door.Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

Boston Blues Festival - 8/25 2007-08-22 14:19:00 Coming up this Saturday, 8/25 is the Boston Blues Festival Legends Revival. Celebrate the release of "Live at the Boston Blues Festival Volume II" with live music from blues legends and local favorites at the Somerville Theater. Ticket prices range from $25 - $78.Click (here) for the official website or (here) to get your tickets from Ticketmaster. The evening's entertainment will include performances from: Honeyboy Edwards, Lazy Lester and Louisiana Red. They will be joined by Sugar Ray & The Bluetones, Darrell Nulisch, David Maxwell and others.The Boston Blues Festival Legends Revival August 25, 2007 7:30 PMSomerville Theater55 Davis SquareSomerville, MAKnow of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

FreeCreditReport.com & TJX 2007-08-22 10:12:00 If you've been reading the newspapers this week, you've probably read about how they arrested a Ukrainian man in Turkey who is suspected of selling some of the credit/debit card numbers stolen from TJX earlier this year.Remember when TJX (parent company of TJMaxx & Marshalls) announced in January that they had been hacked and they had lost 45 million credit/debit card numbers? If you're like me, you instantly freaked out and started staring at your cc statements for months on end to make sure no fraudulent charges were being made. Lots of my friends called their banks and got new cards issued.This is where, FreeCreditReport.com comes in. This service is run by Experian, one of the three big credit reporting agencies and provides you with a free credit report. It also enrolls you in a 30 day free trial membership in Triple AdvantageSM Credit Monitoring. After the trial membership, the service costs $12.95 a month. You can also cancel your membership within the 30 days and pay no ... Amp

8/23 Rock & Blues Concert Cruise Winners 2007-08-21 23:15:00 And the winners are...............drumroll please................Melissa CarruthMargaret SudaKristy LamMegan Curtis-MurphyTim BrantleyCongratulations to the winners. Each of you will be added to the guest list for the cruise along with a +1 for whoever you'd like to bring along. Thanks to all my readers and those who entered the contest. I will be sure to post another giveaway as soon as I can.If there are event sponsors out there that would like to give tickets away to the illustrious population of Beantown Bloggery readers, please send me an email. We love going to Boston events, especially when they're on the house.Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ... Amp

Free Concert Cruise Contest - Time's Almost Up 2007-08-21 11:04:00 Only 12 hours left in my first ever contest giveaway. Reposting the rules for any last minute entrants.The August 23rd concert, features the band Another Planet, and I've got 5 pairs of tickets to give away to my readers. That's right, a total of 10 tickets ($25 value each) to give away to 5 lucky readers ($50 value per winner).Here are the rules. If you'd like be entered for the drawing, subscribe to my blog via email or rss (shortcuts are on the upper right corner of my blog) and then send me an email at with "Another Planet" in the subject heading and your name in the body of the email. That will count as 1 entry for the raffle.If you're a blog owner, I'll give you a chance to earn 5 entries. Add a link to The Beantown Bloggery to your site and then add your blog's web address to the body of the email under your name so that I can verify it and I'll enter your name 5 times into the raffle.The contest will run until Midnight eastern time on Tuesday 8/21. Winners will be conta ...

Free Admission to the New England Aquarium - 8/22 2007-08-20 17:03:00 Thanks Annie for the heads up. This Wednesday, August 22nd, CN8's "Your Morning" will broadcast live from the New England Aquarium on Wednesday, August 22. To celebrate, the NE Aquarium is offering free admission to all visitors who arrive before 8am. The show will broadcast from 7 to 10 a.m. Visitors will also receive free snacks and the chance to win exciting prizes, along with the possibility of appearing on the show’s broadcast with host Greg Coy and reporter Jill Horner.I just walked by the Aquarium on Sunday on my walk home from the Fisherman's Feast and I was thinking to myself that I had not been for several years. I'm sure there's plenty of other folks in my same situation. So head over on Wednesday before 8am and get in free. Sure, it's early, but admission is free and hopefully most of the tourist population hasn't woken up yet. Click (here) for official press release and additional info.Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Em ...

1000 Words - The Fisherman's Feast 2007-08-20 11:04:00 Swinging By the Fisherman's Feast On SundayThe North End (Fleet & North Streets)Click (here) here for details on the 2 Feasts Left in AugustKnow of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

An Evening with Jack Welch 2007-08-20 10:49:00 Legendary former GE CEO Jack Welch will be hosting a Q&A session at Salem State College on September 18th at 7pm. Tickets are on sale now (here) and you can get more details about the event at the official site (here). I'm posting early because there are only 400 tickets available, so I want to make sure any folks that are interested can get one. I figure with all the business schools and aspiring MBA's in the Boston area, there will be a huge demand to be able to ask Mr. Welch some questions. I have to admit that I find his policy of firing the bottom 10% of his managers each year intriguing. It instills a sense of competition/motivation within your employees to work hard. I personally think jobs should be treated as meritocracies. An Evening With Jack WelchSalem State CollegeMain Stage Theatre352 Lafayette StreetSalem, MA7pmTicket prices: $75 or $150Proceeds will benefit programs at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater SalemKnow of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd ...

Landmark Festival Concert - 8/29 2007-08-19 20:56:00 There's only three concerts left in the Landmarks Festival at the Shell concert series. I initially blogged about them a couple weeks ago (here). If you haven't had a chance, head over this Wednesday. With the cool weather we've had this past weekend, who knows how much more time we'll be able to spend outside. Here's this week's program: Borodin Overture to Prince Igor Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in d Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Suite Williams Suite from Harry PotterLastly, don't forget about the contest I'm hosting right now for 5 pairs of tickets to the 8/23 Rock and Blues Concert Cruise. Click (here) for details on how to enter. The concert ends Tuesday at Midnight. Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

Free Concert Ticket Contest - 8/23 2007-08-17 17:22:00 Here it is folks, my very first blog contest and prize giveaway. I've already blogged about the Rock and Blues Concert Cruise (here). Now I'm about to sweeten the pot. The August 23rd concert, features the band Another Planet, and I've got 5 pairs of tickets to give away to my readers. That's right, a total of 10 tickets ($25 value each) to give away to 5 lucky readers ($50 value per winner).Here are the rules. If you'd like be entered for the drawing, subscribe to my blog via email or rss (shortcuts are on the upper right corner of my blog) and then send me an email at with "Another Planet" in the subject heading and your name in the body of the email. That will count as 1 entry for the raffle. If you're a blog owner, I'll give you a chance to earn 5 entries. Add a link to The Beantown Bloggery to your site and then add your blog's web address to the body of the email under your name so that I can verify it and I'll enter your name 5 times into the raffle.The contest wi ...

Stuff at Night Hot100 List 2007-08-16 13:37:00 I'm thoroughly disappointed in Stuff@Night this week. Those of you downtown, have you picked up their latest issue yet and read through their Hot100 list?On page52, they have their choice for "Hot Blog" and they chose a NYC blog. While I'm sure fashionista.com is a great site, there are thousands of Boston-related blogs to choose from. And while I'd be ecstatic if my blog were considered "Hot", I feel that at the very least, they could have featured a Boston-centric blog.Dear Stuff@night - click (here) for a list of Boston blogs. We already did the work of aggregating our links there so you don't have to go digging.PS. I already wrote them an email because I am just that disgruntled. Everything else they chose was Boston related.Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

Machias Wild Blueberry Festival 2007-08-16 13:23:00 I couldn't decide whether or not to post this because I Google Mapped it and Machias is 6 hours away. But then I decided that some of you might just like blueberries THAT much to make the drive worth it.So....starting tomorrow and continuing through the weekend (8/17-8/19), the town of Machias, Maine will be hosting their 32nd annual Wild Blueberry Festival. Here's a list of just a few of the events that will be going on:Craft BoothsBlueberry Musical Comedy5 Mile & 1 Mile Foot RacesBaking and Pie Eating ContestsVariety of Musical EntertainmentHistorical & Cultural Exhibits, Tours, LecturesChildren's Parade & Children's Discovery ZoneClick (here) for the official website and additional details. FYI, According to Gmaps, Montreal is 16 miles closer than Machias. Just to put things in perspective if you're trying to plan a weekend getaway.Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...