Fun for Sat., Oct. 16 and Sun., Oct. 17th

We've listed some ideas for weekend fun in our regular calendar of events:
http://www.baystateparent.com/current/Calendar_%2528and%2529_Events

Plus, we've added some bonus ideas for the upcoming weekend below.
Have fun families!
baystateparent

Sat. Oct. 16: Chelmsford Mother's Club Kids Consignment Sale. www.chelmsfordmothersclub.org
Sat., Oct. 16: The Boston Conservatory Opera presents FREE children’s performances of Little Red’s Most Unusual Day, an operatic version of the classic story Little Red Riding Hood. The opera, based on an adaptation by John Davies with music by Offenbach and Rossini, will be performed Saturday, Oct. 16 at noon and 2 p.m. at The Boston Conservatory’s Seully Hall, 8 The Fenway, 4^th floor, Boston. Admission is FREE and reservations are not required. For more information call (617) 912-9240.

The 45-minute show is geared toward children in grades K–6. Kirsten Z. Cairns, director of opera studies at The Boston Conservatory, directs. Libor Dudas will play piano. All stage performers are students pursuing professional training at The Boston Conservatory. www.bostonconservatory.edu.

Sat., Oct. 16: Autumn Celestial Highlights.  Mass Audubon Ipswich
River Wildlife Sanctuary,  87 Perkins
Row, Topsfield. 7:30-9 pm  Gary Meehan
will present a power point presentation that
highlights celestial events
that occur in autumn.Afterward, we'll step
outside and view the night sky through club members' telescopes.
A$9, Members $7  8. C$7,
Members $6.  978-887-9264, massaudubon.org/ipswichriver.

Sat., Oct. 16 and Sun., Oct. 17: The Boston Book Festival is going on this weekend with lots of events for kids and adults.

http://www.baystateparent.com/current/Calendar_%2528and%2529_Events

Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St.

Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St.

Cloud Place, 647 Boylston St.

John Hancock Hall at the Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley St.

Old South Church, 645 Boylston St.

Trinity Church, 206 Clarendon St.

and outdoors in Copley Square

Sat. Oct. 16 and Sun., Oct. 17: FREE Faneuil Hall Marketplace’s
“3rd Annual Fall Fun Fest."  
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(South Market Promenade
and the West End Promenade
at Faneuil Hall
Marketplace, Boston).
Open to the public. (617) 523-1300 or 

www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com

Sat. Oct. 16 and Sun., Oct. 17: FREE Natick Open Studios. With over
60 artists welcoming
guests to their studios from noon to  5 p.m. on October 16th and 17th,
this year’s
Natick Artists Open Studios
Weekend will be one of the largest ever. New elements
this year include  a public art installation and a
combined open studios/foliage
tour of  South Natick. Admission and parking is
free during the Natick Artists
Open Studios Weekend. A Natick Open Studios Weekend
event brochure, with
participating artists/locations, is available at
www.natickopenstudios.org.
Printed brochures are also available at locations throughout
Natick
Center –
located at the crossroads of routes 135 and 27. Attendees may
call event
sponsor Five Crows Gallery & Handcrafted Gifts at
508-653-2526 for more
information.

Sun., Oct. 17: Vendor & Craft Fair. Sunrise Montessori School,
31 Hayward St., Franklin. 2 - 4 p.m.Looking for a special gift
or planning to get a head start on holiday shopping? Check out
the vendor & craft fair on Sunday, October 17th from 2pm to 4pm
at the Sunrise Montessori School, 31 Hayward St., Franklin. Some
of the vendors and crafts this year include skin care, toys, tupperware
and jewelry. Everyone is invited and babysitting is free while you shop.
If you would like to join this event as a vendor, please contact Parent
Representative, Monica Baker at monicalbaker@gmail.com.
For directions please see the school's website at www.MySunriseMontessori.com
or call 508-541-8010.

Massachusetts Family Fun August 28 & 29

Hi Guys,
It's going to be a beautiful weekend!

Whatever you plan to do, hope it's a happy weekend with two things to consider for fun:
an outdoor family concert (very cool)in West Boylston and a Hoedown in North Andover. Check out our calendar on our homepage for more ideas: www.baystateparent.com/

If you have an idea of something going on this weekend, please do comment here!

SATURDAY AUGUST 28: No Babysitter Needed!!!
Jason James and the Bay State House Rockers bring their rockabilly sound to Central Massachusetts at 7 p.m. It's at Goodale Park on Crescent St. in West Boylson (there's a great playground across the field from the concert). It's $10 for adults; $5 for ages 12 and up, and under 12 free. Bring a picnic, chairs, snacks for the kids and just hang out...even the dog can come! All proceeds benefit arts programming in West Boylston schools too.  Check it out: www.zyworld.com/Jason_James/
or http://www.wbaf.org/

SUNDAY AUGUST 29
Hoedown 2010 at Smolak Farms
Smolak Farms
315 South Bradford St
North Andover, MA
01810
1 - 5 p.m.
Question: What could be more enjoyable than walking through endless acres of beautiful farm land as the sun gently kisses the fruit laden trees? Answer:  How about an afternoon of Greater-Boston’s best chefs cooking and doing demos, live bluegrass music, games, contests and more fun than you can shake a stick at?!!!
On Sunday, August 29th, 2010 from 1:00PM – 5:00PM these worlds will blend (or collide depending on how much beer and wine will flow via sponsors such as Narragansett Beer and the Wine Connextion) as how2heroes and Smolak Farms present Hoedown 2010! With over a 1,000 attendees slated to appear, guests can look forward to everything from BBQ stations, chef demos, a pig roast, live bluegrass music, a 3-legged race, hayrides, a dunk tank, an old fashioned store, line dancing lessons, “The Hoedown Throwdown Baking Contest” (an amateur baking contest presented by King Arthur Flour and how2heroes using farm fresh fruits & vegetables as the main ingredient and King Arthur Flour) and classes and workshops offered onsite all afternoon. Restaurants/Chefs slated to demo and have food stations include: Chef Jason Bond of the Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro, Chef Chris Parsons from Parson’s Table, Chef Antonio Bettencourt of Sixty2 on Wharf Restaurant, Chef Brian Poe of Poe's Kitchen at the Rattlesnake, Chef Ben Hasty of Brasserie JO, Eunice Feller of Bread & Chocolate, Michael Reppucci from Orzo Trattorio and Alina Eisenhauer of Sweet to name just a few!
For only $25.00 with a percentage of proceeds to benefit the Federation of Massachusetts Farmers Markets, hoedown goers can look forward to all the entertainment, fun and food and drink samples they can handle as well as free parking. Guests will be issued a hoedown badge that will allow them into all activities, chefs’ tent and full access to the food stations. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit: http://how2heroes.com/hoedown
WHERE: Smolak Farms, 315 South Bradford Street, North Andover, MA
WHEN: Sunday, August 29th, 2010, 1:00PM – 5:00PM.
INFO: $25.00 per person. Children under 10 are free with parent or legal guardian 21+. Visit: http://www.how2heroes.com/hoedown to purchase tickets. Badges issued onsite.