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Massachusetts - Fairs and Festivals
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Weekend Winterfest
Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road
Harvard, MA
Phone: 978-456-3924
January 16-February 28, 2010
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New England winter-lovers unite! Create your own fun and winter memories on Fruitlands Museum's 200 acre wintry wonderland and catch snowy views of towering Tree Figures at Weekend Winterfest. Enjoy hot chocolate by the bonfire and snacks served by the skating rink. Enjoy sled runs and groomed trails. Bring your own ice skates, sleds cross-country skis, and snowshoes. Saturdays and Sundays, only. Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission: $5. Information: www.fruitlands.org/.
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Newburyport Literary Festival
Newburyport, MA
April 23-24, 2010
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Newburyport Literary Festival will open on
April 23, the Firehouse Centre for the Arts. Following the opening ceremony. The annual Dinner with the Authors will be held at Nicholson Hall where festival guests and authors can enjoy dinner, conversation and a silent auction to benefit the festival. On April, 24, the festival continues with a full day of activities for readers of every genre beginning with Coffee with the Poets and ending with the closing ceremony. Anita Shreve, author of such works as The Weight of Water, The Pilot's Wife, The Last Time They Met, A Wedding in December, and Body Surfing, will be the recipient of the first Marquand Prize in American Literature.
Information: www.newburyportliteraryfestival.org
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Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival
Townwide
Salem, MA
Phone: 978-744-0004 ext. 15
February 5-14, 2010
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This popular festival starts with a delicious Chocolate and Wine Tasting in Hamilton Hall on Friday, February 5 at 6:30 p.m. and continues with beautiful ice sculptures throughout downtown Salem starting February 6 for as long as the weather allows. Come downtown Salem and enjoy chocolate samples, fantastic discounts, the beautiful sculptures, a golden ticket contest, window displays and much more. Details will be posted soon. Information: http://salemmainstreets.org/
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Topsfield Fair
207 Boston Street, Route 1
Topsfield, MA 01983
Phone: 978-887-5000
Fax: 978-887-3016
America’s Oldest Fair! October 2 - October 12, 2009
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The 191st annual Topsfield Fair will run from Friday, October 2, 2009 through Columbus Day, October 12, 2009. The country's oldest continuously operating county fair features family entertainment, agricultural exhibits including the New England Giant Pumpkin weigh-off on opening day, a premier fall flower show, poultry, fruit and vegetables, rabbits, 4-H, a draft horse show, horse and oxen pulling, pigs, goats, sheep, llamas and alpacas, the Essex County Farm Yard, a Farm/Fair Museum, Home Arts, art show and much, much more including the Fiesta Shows Midway.
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Groovaloo -- Worcester February 9, 2010 |
Groovaloo -- Springfield February 10, 2010 |
Manguito, a Latin American Ensemble – Rockport February 11, 2010 |
The Merry Ploughboys – Worcester February 12, 2010 |
Tab Benoit -- Salisbury Beach February 12, 2010 |
Valentine's Celebration at Champney's -- Deerfield February 12, 2010 to February 14, 2010 |
A Salute to Cornell Günter's Coasters, The Platters, and The Marvelettes -- Springfield February 12, 2010 |
American Heritage Chocolate Celebration – Deerfield February 13, 2010 |
Mardi Gras at The Bear’s Place -- Cambridge February 13, 2010 |
Picture Yourself at the Clark -- Williamstown February 13, 2010 |
Moscow Circus – New Bedford February 13, 2010 |
Wendy Colonna -- Lancaster February 13, 2010 |
Valentine Dinner Theater -- Plymouth February 13, 2010 |
Osterville Chocolate Fest – Barnstable February 13, 2010 |
A Musical Romance: Music of Brahms and Rachmaninoff -- Manchester February 14, 2010 |
Fat Tuesday Party at Dick's Last Resort -- Boston February 16, 2010 |
Mardi Gras Madness 2010 -- Boston February 16, 2010 |
Maria DeBarros – New Bedford February 19, 2010 |
Open Hearth Cooking Class: A Winter Menu -- Deerfield February 20, 2010 |
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway – New Bedford February 20, 2010 |
Judy Collins -- Salisbury Beach February 21, 2010 |
Livingston Taylor-- Salisbury Beach February 26, 2010 |
RFK - The Journey to Justice – New Bedford February 26, 2010 |
Full Moon Tour of the Gov. Gore Mansion -- Waltham February 26, 2010 |
Ballet Folklorico De Mexico – New Bedford February 27, 2010 |
Dances of Armenia: Journey to the Regions -- Watertown February 27, 2010 to February 28, 2010 |
Waltham Food and Wine Festival -- Waltham March 2, 2010 |
“The Wedding Singer” -- Springfield March 4, 2010 |
Wine Dinner Series: Barossa Valley/Langmeil Winery -- Boston March 8, 2010 |
Open Hearth Cooking Class: Breads, Cakes and Biscuits -- Deerfield March 13, 2010 |
Winter Fiesta -- Winchester March 13, 2010 |
Roomful of Blues & Bellevue Cadillac-- Salisbury Beach March 13, 2010 |
Maple Festival -- Norwell March 14, 2010 |
Erin Go Bragh Whiskey Tasting -- Boston March 17, 2010 |
Richie Havens-- Salisbury Beach March 19, 2010 |
Le Grand Cirque -- Springfield March 20, 2010 |
Robert Cray Band -- Salisbury Beach March 21, 2010 |
Wine Dinner Series: Tempranillo -- Boston March 22, 2010 |
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Band -- Lancaster March 27, 2010 |
Harriet Tubman's Freedom Train - Foxboro March 31, 2010 |
The Fabulous Thunderbirds -- Salisbury Beach April 1, 2010 |
Jo Dee Messina -- Salisbury Beach April 2, 2010 |
Judy Collins – New Bedford April 2, 2010 |
Richard Marx & Matt Scannell -- Salisbury Beach April 10, 2010 |
Wine Dinner Series: Alsace – Maison Hugel -- Boston April 12, 2010 |
Celebrate Seafood Dinner Series -- Boston April 13, 2010 |
Joan Osborne -- Salisbury Beach April 17, 2010 |
Curtis Adams -- Springfield April 24, 2010 |
Wine Dinner Series: Austria -- Boston April 26, 2010 |
Wine Dinner Series: Austria -- Boston April 26, 2010 |
Lord of the Dance -- Springfield May 6, 2010 to May 7, 2010 |
Wine Dinner Series: Blind Tasting -- Boston May 10, 2010 |
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