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photo courtesy of the Buzzards Bay Brewery Website

On Saturday December 2nd, Buzzards Bay Brewery in Westport, MA is hosting their Holiday Festival.

From noon to 6pm you can enjoy:

Hayrides
Brewskies on draft
Oysters from Mac's Seafood in Wellfleet
Sunset Bonfire (at sunset)
the FarmBoy® Golf Challenge (with great prizes) - a fundraiser for Invisible Children
Local Food Offerings
Music by The Neil McCarthy Problem

Best of all-admission is free! So bring your friends, family, neighbors etc.

photo courtesy of the city of Boston website

So with the turkey leftovers dwindling, Black Friday already passed, what can put us more in the spirit of the Holiday season but the upcoming tree lightings in Boston".

This year’s Copley Square Tree Lighting will be on Wednesday, November 29, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The lighting will feature a choir, band and caroling. Head on over to Parrish Cafe on Boylston afterwards. Parrish is known for its signature sandwiches by well known chefs throughout Boston. Affordable, trendy and delicious.

The official tree-lighting of the city of Boston will happen on Thursday, November 30th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Boston Common. This is Boston's 65th tree lighting and the 35th consecutive year that the tree is given as a gift from the citizens of Nova Scotia for Boston's aid during the Halifax Ship disaster in 1917.

The tree is a 50 year old 42-ft high White Spruce. There will be entertainment from the Nutcracker, Boston Children's Chorus and many others.

Stop by the lighting and then head to Todd English's piz place, Figs, on Charles Street after for a little slice of heaven. Some of the best gourmet pizza I have ever tasted and a romantic date spot as well!

On Thursday, most of us will gorge ourselves on Turkey and then about 5 o'clock the tryptophan will kick in and we will all be off for a nap!

Why not start your day off right this year and do a "Turkey Trot" this year in the morning as an invigorating way to start the gluttoneous day!!!

Here are a short list of area "Turkey Trots":

Cohasset, MA
6th Annual Cohasset Turkey Trot 5K
Cohasset, MA 8:00AM Cohasset Commons, Main Street (Picturesque Run begining and ending on Cohasset Common)
Contact: Cohasset Turkey Trot (Jett Foundation), 22 Mohawk Way, Cohasset, MA, USA, 02025. 1-617-654-2320

Braintree, MA
6th Annual Braintree High School Thanksgiving Run, 5K, Braintree, Ma., 8 a.m., Braintree High School, BHS athletic associaion, Bill Dalton, email: bill104@beld.net

Somerville, MA
10th Annual Gobble Gobble Gobble 4 miler
Somerville, MA 9:00AM Davis Square Somerville. Finish at The Burren, 247 Elm Street Davis Square (.Fast and mostly flat. USATF certified # MA01033RN. Prize Money)
Contact: Bill Bryant (Somerville Road Runners), PO Box 442048, Somerville, MA, USA, 02144-0018. 1-617-629-6666

Salem, MA
Wild Turkey 5 Mile Run, Salem, Ma., 5M, 8 a.m, Salem Boys & Girls Club, Scenic run almost totally on the ocean. Long sleeve shirts to first 500 runners who register. Clydesdale & Filly category. Salem Parks & Rec., Doug Bollen, (978) 744-0180, Email:Dbollen@salem.com, Website:www.salem.com

Brighton, MA
Boston Volvo Thanksgiving Day 5K Race, 5K, Brighton, Ma., 9 a.m., Boston Volvo Village, Best Buddies, (617) 778-0522, www.bestbuddiesma.org/5k

Weymouth, MA
14th Annual Dreamcatcher Classic Road Race, S. Weymouth, Ma., 5M/2M Cert./2M walk, 8a.m., Seach School, Middle St, Flat with a couple gradual hills. 2 Miler is flat out & back. Julie Rodick Scholarship Foundation, Jim Rodick, (781) 331-0600, (781) 829-9127, Fax:(781) 331-7608, Email:DrCtchr@gmail.com, Website:www.dreamcatcherclassic.com

Andover,MA
19th Annual Feaster Five Thanksgiving Day Road Race, Andover, Ma., 5M/5K/1K Cert., 8:30 a.m/8:30, Brickstone Sq, Uphill climb for the first 1/2 mile then flattens out, downhill towards last part of race & one final uphill at the finish into Brickstone Square. Long sleeve t-shirts, apple pies to all finishers. Awards to top 3 finishers overall in both races and top 3 in 9 age divisions. DMSE, Dave McGillivray, (978) 258-8226, Email:dmse@dmsesports.com, Website:www.feasterfive.com

Dear Megan,
My husband and I would like to stay in a B&B for 2 days that serves Thankgiving dinner in the Boston area. Can you help us?
Elsie

Dear Elsie,
I found a wonderful place that is quintesential New England without the madness in Plymouth. The Publick House in Sturbrige, MA hosts a Thanksgiving meal for $48 a person. I think you will be pleased with Sturbridge. It has a similar feel to Plymouth with reenactments and and with Old Sturbridge Village to explore. I would make your reservations as soon as possible though.

Megan

photo courtesy of Robin Kimball, resident artist at the Distillery

Maybe its because I don't have an artistic bone in my body, so I truly appreciate those that do, but I love going to the Open Studios that the various neighborhoods in Boston have throughout the year. It is great to see up and coming artists showing off their talent in an intimate setting such as their own studios.

I always feel like I am being invited in to look at something personal. Maybe it is the voyeuristic aspect that makes it enticing. Usually the open studios are in great locations such as old wharehouses or parts of neighborhoods you didn't even know existed.

This weekend stroll around the distillery in South Boston and duck in and out of the various artist studios displaying many different mediums. Who knows what you will find!

Open 12-5 both Saturday, Nov. 4th and Sunday Nov. 5th, located at 516 East Second St., South Boston, MA.