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Top 20 Massachusetts Events for 2009
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JUNE 26: LENOX, Tanglewood 2009 Season Opening. The summer music series, set in the picturesque Berkshires, kicks off with the Emerson String Quartet and Paul Neubauer on the viola, performing selections by Ives, Dvorak, and Barber at Seiji Ozawa Hall. Tanglewood's 2009 season runs through September 6. 888-266-1200, 617-266-1492, bso.org
JUNE 27: GREENFIELD, Western Massachusetts Highland Games & Celtic Festival. Franklin County Fairgrounds opens to athletic, dancing, and bagpipe competitions to celebrate Scottish heritage. Featuring food, demonstrations, a clan village, and the New England Scottish hammer throw championship. 413-584-9182; wmhg.org
JULY 1-12: BROCKTON, Annual Brockton Fair. A traditional country event, with magic shows, petting farm, pig races, demolition derby, fireworks, amateur boxing, live wrestling, flat-track motorcycle races, mud bogging, live entertainment, and much more. 508-586-8000; brocktonfair.com
JULY 3-5, SEPT. 4-6, OCT. 10-12: BREWSTER, By the Bay Fine Art and Crafts Show. Featuring the best watercolors, fine-art photography, oils, jewelry, stained glass, pottery, furniture, and clothing. Located on scenic Cape Cod Bay. 508-896-2670; bythebayshows.com
JULY 18: ONSET, Illumination of Onset Bay. More than 2,500 red flares on the beach light up the water and its islands in this unique traditional event. 508-295-7072; onsetvillage.com
JULY 23-AUG. 30: BOSTON, "Jersey Boys." The hit story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons comes to Citi Performing Arts Center's Shubert Theatre. See and experience how a group of blue-collar guys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop-music sensations of all time. 866-348-9738; citicenter.org
JULY 25-AUG. 1: WOODS HOLE, Film Festival. Nonprofit eight-day showcase of independent film, offering daily screenings, workshops, panel discussions, staged readings, parties, an awards ceremony, and more. 508-495-3456; woodsholefilmfestival.org
AUG. 9: WESTMINSTER, Wachusett Valley Folk Festival. Presenting John Gorka, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, The Kennedys and Trina Hamlin, MacTalla Mor, and many other performers at Wachusett Village Inn. 978-365-2043; wachusettmusic.com
AUG. 15: FALMOUTH, Sand Sculpture Contest. Spend Saturday morning at Surf Drive Beach and watch 10 teams fashion works of art. Awards ceremony by category, plus People's Choice. Enjoy family activities from the National Marine Life Center and take home a fun goodie bag. 800-526-8532, 508-540-3304; falmouthart.org
AUG. 15: LOWELL, Southeast Asian Water Festival. Featuring traditional dances, boat races, and live music. Enjoy a fashion show, games and activities, international foods, and arts and crafts from Southeast Asia, all at Sampas Pavilion. lowellwaterfestival.org
AUG. 15-16: WORCESTER, Latin American Festival. Immerse yourself in vibrant Hispanic culture at Worcester City Hall Plaza, with two days of music, food, dancing, vendors, and more. 800-836-5552 x229, 508-798-1900 x229; worcesterlatinfestival.com
AUG. 22-23: SALEM, Antique & Classic Boat Festival. View more than 40 vintage yachts, including elegant 1920s-40s-era mahogany runabouts, cabin cruisers, and sailboats on display at Hawthorne Cove Marina. Tour the vessels, meet the crews, and vote for your favorite vessel. Other highlights include an arts-and-crafts market, classic cars, old-time band music, parade of boats, and the Blessing of the Fleet (Sunday 3 p.m.). 617-666-8530; boatfestival.org
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