Best Things to Do in Boston: Events March 16-31

2011 Boston Flower & Garden Show
Wed., March 16- Sat. March 19 9am-8pm
Sunday, March 20 9am-6pm
Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Blvd., Boston 02110
781-237-5533
Adults/$20, Seniors/$17, Kids 6-17/$10, Kids under 6/Free

The theme for this year's Boston Flower and Garden Show is "A Burst of Color: Celebrating the Container Garden". The show will feature gardens and special displays using containers of various types, a garden marketplace with hundreds of products for sale, over 48 hours of lectures and demonstrations, and more. Tickets can be purchased online, at any Roche Bros. Supermarket location, and at other local stores as listed on this page. Other general info about the show is also listed on this page.

NT Live: Frankenstein
Thursday, March 17 6:30pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-734-2500
Ages 15+
$17-$20

Nick Dear's stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's famous book, Frankenstein, will be shown on the big screen on March 17th and April 4th, as directed by award-winning filmmaker, Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire). This presentation is part of the Coolidge Corner National Theatre Live program. More info and Trailer or Purchase Tickets (March 17).

Food For Thought: Health and Nutrition
Friday, March 18, 2011 7pm
Museum of Science, One Science Park, Boston, 02114
617-723-2500
Free

As part of the Let's Talk About Food series program, this forum discussion will cover the many effects of obesity on our nation and health policy strategies designed to target the fat epidemic in America. This event is free but a limited number of tickets are available. Advance registration is required.

Midnight Film: The Evil Dead
Fri. & Sat., March 18 & 19 11:59pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-734-2500
$9

The Coolidge @fter Midnite program presents two weekend screenings of low-budget horror movie from the 80s, The Evil Dead. Watch the Trailer or Buy Tickets (Friday or Saturday).

Lunch Line: Documentary Film & Lecture
Sunday, March 20, 2011 2:30pm
Museum of Science, One Science Park, Boston 02114
617-723-2500
Free

Museum of Science and Slow Food Boston's Winter Film Series present Lunch Line, a film about the development of a national lunch program, by taking a look into its past, present challenges and future possibilities. The film features debates from all sides of the political issue. A panel discussion will follow the film screening. This event is free but seating is limited. Tickets will be given out on the day of the event, in the museum lobby, on a first come, first served basis.

Science on Screen: Transcendent Man
Monday, March 21, 2011 7pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-734-2500
$7.75-$9.75

Transcendent Man is a documentary film by Barry Ptolemy that explores the idea of humans merging with machines to potentially become immortal within the next 30 years. This concept, known as singularity, was put forth by Ray Kurzweil, who the film is based around. After the film screening, Kurzweil and Ptolemy will lead a Q&A session, as part of Coolidge Corner Theatre's Science on Screen series. Get Tickets

"Legalizing Social Rights: Experience from the Global South"
Wednesday, March 23 12pm-1:30pm
Northeastern University Law School, 65 Forsyth St., Boston 02115
(617) 373-4932
Free

Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Associate Professor of Law and Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be at Northeastern University School of Law to deliver the 18th Annual Valerie Gordon Lecture on Human Rights.

Ford Hall Forum: WikiLeaks and OpenLeaks
Thursday, March 24 8am-9am
Suffolk Law School, Moot Court Room, 120 Tremont St., Boston 02108
617-557-2007
Free

Daniel Domscheit-Berg and Herbert Snorrason, formerly of WikiLeaks and recent founders of OpenLeaks, and Wendy Ballinger, Treasurer and former Executive Director of the Ford Hall Forum, will participate in a live video Q&A session regarding WikiLeaks, OpenLeaks and Our Right to Know; the danger of leaking state secrets. Get Free Tickets

Rockin' Runway
Thursday, March 24 8pm-12am
Market, 130 Water St., Boston
617.381.4746
$10

Anthem Entertainment presents Rockin' Runway, a fashion show featuring live bands and clothing and accessories by local fashion designers. The models' hair and makeup will be done by salons featured on Bravo TV's Tabatha's Salon Takeover. For more information visit the event page or send an email to info@anthemevents.com. Buy tickets here.

Get Some Strange Burlesque Show
Saturday, March 26, 2011 11:59pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-734-2500
$15 in advance/$20 day of show

The Bitches of Destiny present Get Some Strange, a late night burlesque show hosted by Mary Dolan and featuring guest performers such as Claude Kitten, Femme Brulee, Devilicia, Madge of Honor and UnAmerika's Sweetheart Karin Webb. There may or may not be dancing kittens and lobsters. And you may or may not find this event bizarre. This event will take place as part of the Coolidge Corner Theatres @fter Midnite program. Get Tickets.

Free Mini Med School Seminar on the Five Senses
Tuesday, March 29 6-7:30pm
Harvard Medical School, Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pateur, Boston 02115
617-432-3038
Free

As part of the Longwood Seminars at Harvard Medical School, experts and researchers offer free lectures to the public on current medical and health related issues. The March 29th seminar is "From Vision to Touch: Exploring the Five Senses".

Free Movie w/ Film Critic, Gerald Peary
Thursday, March 31 3-5:30pm
Northeastern University, 90 Snell Library, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston 02115
617-373-2821
Free

Film Critic, Gerald Peary, will appear at Northeastern University to present a screening of his film For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism. Following the screening, Peary will lead a Q& A session.

Ford Hall Forum: Haiti and Aid Effectiveness
March 31 6:30pm-8pm
Suffolk University Law School, Main Function Room, 120 Tremont St., Boston, 02108
617-557-2007
Free

What is the status of Haiti's recovery from the earthquake catastrophe and does the United States really intend to help? William Dorcena, Ford Hall Forum board member and co-founder/former publisher of The Boston Haitian Reporter will moderate a conversation, addressing these topics with Ronald Bernard, Haitian aid recipient and graduate student at The Heller School for Social and Policy Management at Brandeis University, and Gregory Adams, Aid Effectiveness Director at Oxfam America. Get Free Tickets