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Improv Boston's Annual College Comedy Festival & Beanpot College Improv Tournament is BACK! The comedy event will be held from February 20th-22nd in Cambridge. 

"The College Comedy Festival and Beanpot Tournament continues to be a showcase of the highest quality college comedy in New England! Cheer on your favorite school at the Beanpot Tournament, or scout New England's freshest comedy rockstars at the Showcase Shows."

There is even an limited time offer for a $50 festival pass that allows guests to see their favorite team in four competitions and the showcase show. 

The competitions include short form, long form, line game, showcase and a fire round. 

Please click here for further information on this event, tickets and the competing teams!

Disney on Ice presents 'Let's Celebrate' at the TD Garden starting on February 14th until the 23rd! 

"Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they celebrate a Very Merry Unbirthday Party with Alice and the Mad Hatter; Mardi Gras with Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen; a Royal Valentine's Day Ball with the Disney Princesses; a Hawaiian luau with Lilo & Stitch; a winter wonderland with Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear; a Halloween haunt with the Disney Villains and more in a magical medley of holidays, celebrations and festivals from around the globe. Come join the party when this spectacular ice show visits your hometown!"

'Let's Celebrate' will showcase more than 50 characters from 16 Disney stories! Come and see some of your favorites on ice today! 

Please check out DisneyOnIce.com for more general and ticket information. 

On Sunday, February 16th, The Sinclair in Cambridge will be hosting the Cocktail Wars for bartenders in the area. 

Bartenders include Crystal Kelley from Brick and Mortar, Will Tomlinson from Tavern Road, Jason Cool from Citizen Public House and Ray Tremblay from Newtowne Grille. The bartenders have the tools, ingredienance and knowledge. "Then, as in cooking competitions like 'Iron Chef,' they’re presented with a mystery spirit and ingredient. They have 20 minutes to design a recipe that tastes and looks good — and have to justify it all to a panel of judges."

Guests for this event will be able to sample the bartenders creations and vote on their favorite concoction.

For further information on this event, please call The Sinclair at 617-547-5200. 

Bernstein's award winning 'West Side Story' will be at Boston Symphony Hall from Friday, February 14th to Sunday, February 18th.

"Experience a thrilling new presentation of this iconic film and winner of ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The Boston Symphony plays Leonard Bernstein's electrifying score live, while the newly re-mastered film is shown on large screens in high definition with the original vocals and dialogue intact.  

This classic romantic tragedy, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, and with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is one of the greatest achievements in the history of movie musicals. It features Robbins' breath-taking choreography and a screenplay by Ernest Lehman based on the masterful book by Arthur Laurents."

Please click here for further general and ticket information.  

"No need to wallow because you’re single this Valentine’s Day. Join singles and couples alike at Cupid’s Undie Run, making its Boston debut on Feb. 15. Strip down to your finest undergarments and take to the grounds of Fenway Park, all in support of the Children’s Tumor Foundation. Form your own team, join an existing team, or run solo and make new friends."

The event starts around 12pm, with the run beginning at 2:30pm at Who's On First. For further general and registration information, please go to cupidsundierun.com.  

Single and interested in other events in the Boston area? Check out this Anti-Valentine's Day activities post here.

"Dishcrawl, a national startup founded on the premise that communities can be brought together by good food and good company, is crawling it’s way to the North End on Tuesday, February 11th from 7-9:30pm. It’s like a pubcrawl, but more delicious!

With over 100 restaurants in the North End alone, Dishcrawl is able to introduce food lovers to different restaurants around the neighborhood that they haven’t had a chance to venture to. To make the event more exciting, the restaurants are kept a secret until two days before at which time only the first location is revealed. "

For more information on this event and tickets, please go to Dishcrawl.com/Boston.

The Brattle Threatre in Cambridge will be having their 19th Annual Bugs Bunny Film Festival from February 15th-23rd.

The "first program is the All Bugs Revenue, starring everyone’s favorite wascally wabbit. The second program, Daffy Duck and Friends features Bugs’ frequently frustrated second-fiddle, Daffy Duck, alongside the rest of the Looney Tunes. We round out the second weekend with special matinees of a Looney Tunes Revenue featuring a completely different program and a few surprises!"

This event is great for adults and kids alike! Please click here for more information on this event. 

Celebrate The Year of the Horse by enjoying some of the Chinese New Year events in the Boston area! 

Chinatown Lion Dance Parade
The Chinatown Lion Dance Parade will be held on Sunday, February 9th from 11am-5pm. The Lion Dance parade will feature dance, drums and firecrackers! "The annual Chinese New Year Parade provides a lot of fun as well as the best opportunity to see traditional Lion Dances performed in Boston's Chinatown, the third largest in the U.S. Lion Dances are believed to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck - so they're the perfect way to start the New Year." After the parade, enjoy a delicious meal at one of the many traditional Chinatown restaurants. 

Lunar New Year Celebration at the MFA
The MFA will have free admission on February 8th starting at 10am. "Celebrate the Year of the Horse with free admission to Boston's MFA, and plenty of fun family activities all day to mark the Lunar New Year. Special events include a parade and performance by Gund Kwok, the only Asian women's Lion Dance troupe in New England, interactive demos of Chinese martial arts and Korean bowing ceremonies, guided tours of the Art of Asia Galleries, and family art-making activities."

Please click here for information on Chinese New Year events in the Boston area.

Eligible singles are invited to bid on dates, drawings and live auctions during the Charity Date Auction to benefit The Jimmy Fund.

The event will be held on February 7th from 6:00pm-10:30pm at The Estate. The live auction will include items such as a pair of 2014-2015 New England Patriots tickets, Bruins tickets and a $100 giftcard to Union Bar and Grill.

"Project Cupid was founded in 2009 by Amy Blue after her nine-year-old cousin, Isaias Valentin lost his 11-month battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a cancer that begins in the bone marrow. Since 2009, more than $48,000 has been raised for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute."

Tickets are $20 and will be sold at the door. For more information on this event, please go to project-cupid.org.

"Help West Elm set the world record for the longest paper heart chain!  On Tuesday, February 11, from 6 to 8 p.m., stop by the Fenway and Wayside Commons stores to create your unique heart. 

For each heart made, West Elm will donate $1 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.

Then, the paper heart chains from every West Elm store across the country will be sent to St. Jude to decorate the hospital for Valentine’s Day! "

Please click here for further information on this event.