This Holiday season you may have engaged in a long debate as to which Christmas movie is the best.  It’s A Wonderful Life is a classic.  So is Miracle on 34th Street.  Perhaps your childhood is filled with Memories from Christmas Story.  Or maybe you like comedies like National Lampoons Christmas Vacation or Elf.  However, there is one debate that comes up, online and in person, nearly every December that divides people very viciously.  It’s an argument that almost everyone has a strong opinion about.  And that is – is Die Hard a Christmas Movie.  This H ..read more

Gardens Aglow is annual holiday lights event in Sandwich, the part of Cape Cod closest to Boston. It takes places at nighttime at Heritage Museums and Gardens, my favorite Cape Cod destination, and I last gave it 5 stars in 2018. You’ll find plenty of holiday lights displays in New England where the lights are themselves the showcase. Standing alone in a field you’ll see a display of Frosty the Snowman made of lights. At Gardens Aglow, instead the gardens are the focus. The “landscape lighting” has no function except to show off the trees, bushes, and pathways. It makes what is already a beau ..read more

Now playing at Lyric Stage in Boston, The Game is Afoot is a hilarious comedy set in New England, at the mansion of William Gillette, the first famous actor to portray Sherlock Holmes. When one of Gillette’s glitzy and glamorous guests is stabbed to death, the survivors are trapped! It’s a slapstick murder mystery that will keep you laughing and guessing. Remo Airaldi, an iconic Boston actor and Harvard professor, and who plays Felix Geisel in the show, very kindly agreed to an interview. Events INSIDER: Your new production, The Game’s Afoot, isn’t the first time that you’ve had a Sherlock Hol ..read more

Cirque of the Dead – Ghost, acrobats and the 80s – 5 Stars In the guise of a paranormal podcast, this year’s Cirque of the Dead brings topical and timeless themes to a circus full of exciting performances.  A thinly veiled story surrounds the show in which a group of podcasters explore the haunted history of the Somerville Armory.  The Armory has become a new home for many artists since it re-opened more than a decade ago.  However, in its past it housed a National Guard Armory in which real soldiers practiced war drills.  Surely there are a few bats in the belfry. skeleton ..read more

Interactive theater is a form of roleplaying and a cutting edge new trend in the arts. Last week we visited Evermore and found that it’s the best theme park for this form of art in the country. A hallmark of interactive theater is that performers engage with you personally. Examples you may relate to are when a comedian speaks with individual people in the audience, or you’re at a Halloween attraction and the monsters single you out, or you go to Disney World and meet Mickey Mouse. Perhaps you’ve heard of Sleep No More, a spooky adaptation of Macbeth in New York City. Managing Editor Matt Mart ..read more

There’s nothing like it. Over 17 years the writers of Events INSIDER have been on a hunt to find weird, mysterious, outdoorsy, and interactive events, including murder mystery dinner theaters, of which Ripper’s Cove is best yet. It’s a unique interactive theatre experience. First, you eat dinner, then you watch a short stage performance, and then you stroll an extensive outdoor theme park, meeting characters and trying to solve the mystery. It’s all part of Evermore Park, a year-round fantasy theme park set at the foothills of beautiful mountains in Utah. Everywhere you look you see long views ..read more

San Antonio – The Venice of Texas They say everything is bigger in Texas.  Should you find yourself in San Antonio here are some big attractions you can visit to create some lasting memories of the Lone Star State!  If your impression of Texas is that of Cowboys and oil rigs, well you are not wrong.  However, San Antonio might just change your perception of the state when you see that it offers many unique places to experience.  So here are a few you shouldn’t miss. The Tower of the Americas In 1968 San Antonio hosted The World Fair and was forever transformed by the intern ..read more

San Francisco overview If you are going to San Francisco, be sure to wear flowers in your hair.  Or so goes the famed folk song that became a staple of the 60s counter culture that made a home in the Haight-Ashbury section of the city.  However, San Francisco serves up more than just hippies.  Should you find yourself in the city by the bay, here are a few low cost and low-key things you might want to check out.  Cable Cars The San Francisco Cable Car system is over 150 years old debuting in 1873.  One can travel from downtown to the waterfront area known as Fisherman ..read more

You see three men sporting blue bald heads, never speaking decked all in black.  At one point you might think aliens have invaded Earth.  But having stretched to have over a 35-year history as a performance art, The Blue Man Group is a widely recognized leader in the theatre world.  Beginning in Central Park in New York City as an artistic “Happening” that gained attention when they created a symbolic end of the 80s, The Blue Man Group branched out to become a worldwide phenomenon.  Boston’s Charles Street Playhouse has hosted one of its longest running residencies where th ..read more

Wingstop brings the flavor for chicken lovers! Thirteen is a lucky number is you are a fan of chicken wings.  At Wingstop, they have thirteen different flavors you can try so there is certainly something for everyone.  They are served naked – that is without any batter or coating, so you get the real flavor of the wing without it soaking into the crumbs.  There are nine wet sauces you can choose from.  These include a sweet Hawaiian, a Spicy Korean and a Mango Habanero.  There are of course BBQ sauces as well such as the Carolina Gold and the Hickory Smoked.  For ..read more