Labor Day Weekend CTB Calendar: 9/2 to 9/5

Happy Allston Xmas! You scavenge around Allston along with a new wave of students or simply view the massive trash piles.

Lots of cheap music options this weekend with a little bit of film, fireworks, and miscellaneous cheap thrills..

Weekend CTB Calendar: 8/26 to 8/28

I will try to have a weekend summary up on Friday.

I can't give much of a recommendation to the Red Bull boat race on Sunday after the generally disappointing Flugtag last weekend, but some people might be into it...

Weekend CTB Calendar: 8/19 to 8/21

I'm not going to write much here, because I might actually give a more detailed post tomorrow.

I do have to say, "FLUGTAG!?!?!"

Weekend CTB Calendar: 8/12 to 8/14

Ignore that I'm still slacking after a week's vacation -- there is cheap fun to be had!

Weekend CTB Calendar: 8/5 to 8/7

Still in Maine, and - believe it or not - I didn't sit at the keyboard all week.

Remember this is the last weekend for Shakespeare on the Common... If you're going to be at Assembly Row on Friday night, the screening of "Good Will Hunting" is also giving away swag like Rubik's cubes...

There are some good bands as well as women wrestling on Saturday... And a wide variety of free fun on Sunday...

Weekend CTB Calendar

There is a lot of good, cheap fun this weekend! Go out and enjoy while I'm in Maine.

Weekend Highlights in Cheapness & 2 More Weeks of CTB Calendar

There is a good chance that I will get back to full-on coverage of the local cheapness. In the meantime, these are some of the highlights through the weekend:

The Outside the Box Festival (7/14 to 7/17) offers way more than the headliners like Smash Mouth, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and Zap Mama. Walk around the Common to enjoy loads of performers on various stages. I remember catching Atlas Genius last year, and it was great time.

As a music lover and game enthusiast, I like the sound of the Late Risers' Club Rock n' Roll Trivia Party (7/14). Yes, the trivia will be music-related, and the crowd will might even include some local rockers.

The new Cheap Thrills Boston rules now allow for events that cost slightly more than $10 when it feels special. There is a great rock show (7/14) featuring The Coathangers, L.A. Witch, Shepherdess, Gravel. If you check out one band, give The Coathangers a long listen.

ArtBeat (7/15 & 7/16) is one of the best annual music & arts festivals we have in the area. Festival Betances (7/15 to 7/17) is another one; the greased pole competition on Sunday is fun to watch.

We used to have to drive up to Wilmington to see Boston Roller Derby. Now they roll in Cambridge for part of the season -- including "Home Team Season Opener" (7/16). Yes, it's worth more than $10.

For those who see two paths and take the one less traveled, think about the Annual Boston Poetry Marathon (7/15 to 7/17) where each wordsmith only gets 8 minutes. There is a musical after-party on Friday too.



More to come...

CTB Calendar: First 10 Days of July

As I get back on the Cheap Thrills horse, I have some fun for the next week or so on the calendar.

This guy is heading to the Cape tomorrow morning. If I don't post anything in the next couple days, I want to share my idea for watching the fireworks on July 4th:

The roof of this MIT parking garage that should have a good, elevated view. You can't park there, but you should be able to walk up there with a chair and cold beverages...

Stay tuned...

Weekend Calendar: 3/6 to 3/8

It's "Spring Forward" weekend, so does that mean some bars may be open until 3am on Saturday night...?

Friday: First Friday of the month means art is South End including photos of street art. There's a film premiere at the wall-climbimg place in Somerville, and I'd like to go just to walk around. Yes, Hallelujah The Hills is playing downtown tonight at a non-rock club!

Saturday: Years ago I made fun of the Somerville Maple Syrup Festival, but my townie neighbors don't quite evoke the pastoral charms of somewhere in Vermont... I do like standing outside the Old State House and taunting the Brits at the Boston Massacre Reenactment. We shouldn't have to encourage young women to pursue STEM careers, but I guess we do. Among all of the good music tonight, the Mardis/Tardy Gras Ball is where heart will be even if my booty doesn't get there.

Sunday: If you still haven't been to Chinese New Year celebration, Harvard Square is doing their thing. Someone told me about a 'organizing meeting' to take action about the MBTA's horrible, awful, maddening winter service -- and all are welcome to join.

And did you know March 8 is International Women's Day? Some arty people in JP knew!



More to come...

Weekend Calendar: 2/27 to 2/29

Not a bad weekend ahead of us, cheap-thrills-wise. I hope to have some more detailed opinions up before Friday morning.

If you count Thursday, there will be *two* indoor sightings of Keytar Bear. Most Medeski, Martin & Wood fans would pass Keytar Bear's Thursday gig to see a free perforamance by Medeski with the NEC Jazz Orchestra.

Friday: It's a good night for music, especially at Oberon with multimedia elements and at Cuisine en Locale with free tacos for early-birds.

Saturday: During the day, you can have winter fun at Franklin Park or support clean energy in Boston Common.

Sunday: Chinatown's New Year celebrations will be muted this year, but Quincy's event might be more animated although it's in a high school gym. If you plan ahead, there are $8 advance tix (at box office, $10 online) for Berklee's salute to Disney music...



More to come...

2/23 to 2/26: Calendar Updated

Howdy, folks.

Am working on getting a timely weekend post, but I did find some early-week cheap thrills. Expect more updates by tonight Thursday...

Weekend Calendar: 2/20 to 2/22

Okay. The CTB machine is not running on all cylinders yet -- but we’re moving forward.

Guess what? Two snow-related events were postponed again to this weekend...

Lemony Snicket’s alter ego is in town...

The MFA is open for free on Saturday for the Lunar New Year, and there's a video game festival...

My weekend fun-list ends with history-themed burlesque on Sunday. More exciting than the Oscars? You bet!



More to come...

Weekend Calendar: 2/13 to 2/15

Lots of good stuff...

There are even some Valentine-themed options in there, so no need to spend too much!

So far, my faves are:

FRI 2/13:
Slope Fest *all weekend* (Southie), White Dynomyite/Muck & The Mires/etc (Great Scott)

SAT 2/14:
If I had to pick one, my heart is with Wolf's 22nd Annual Mardi Gras Ball (Somerville)

SUN 2/15:
Lizard Lounge Poetry Night 18th Anniversary

More to come...

Monday thru Friday Calendar

Okay, folks. The plan is to post a 'Tuesday to Thursday Highlights' tonight, then get the 'Weekend Cheapness' up before the actual weekend.

That will hopefully get us ahead of schedule to move forward. Stay tuned...

Monday to Wednesday Calendar

It's mainly a variety of talks, films and music in the upcoming days. I hope to elaborate tonight/tomorrow morning...

Thursday & Friday Calendar

Gah! Not even clearing my usually low standards, but I'm not giving up...

Friday & Saturday Calendar

It has not been a good week at CTB HQ. However I'm an eternal optimist, so we may see some good progress tonight...

Thursday Calendar

In case you were wondering, I'm not dead. There is a lot of good music tonight including another kickass benefit for the folks who were displaced a few weeks ago by a fire.

If all goes to plan, the weekend fun (and maybe more) will be up tonight/tomorrow.

Tuesday & Wednesday Calendar

Whoops, I meant to have this up before leaving the house.

FYI: If you think you can hold a beer stein for a long time and can't get down to Jacob Wirth tonight, you can attempt to win a trip to Oktoberfest at other locations in the next couple weeks.

Thursday to Sunday Calendar

Dang... Here you go, folks.