BostInno Approved: What to do this week 10/24/11
Like most weeks there are a plethora of networking and social events to go to. While some of these are certainly valuable most of them are not. When taking the time to attend an event you need to carefully weigh the opportunity costs. Could I get more out of doing ‘real’ work or rubbing elbows and drinking free beer? Sometimes the decision is not clear enough and that is where we come in. Here are the BostInno approved events this week, I promise they will be worth your time. You will also have your best shot at finding one of us at these events. We’ll also be doing a full Halloween weekend roundup later in the week, so stay tuned!
Monday
Food Day – Today marks the first annual Food Day, a nationwide event aimed at promoting healthy, affordable and sustainable food. Mayor Menino will kick off the day with a lecture at Tufts School of Nutrition and several restaurants, food trucks and universities are hosting events to celebrate. Check out our full article on Food Day events here.
MassChallenge Awards Ceremony – 6pm – 9pm – Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – The event we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. The top 26 MassChallenge startups will pitch their companies and compete for $1,000,000 in cash.
Tuesday
Boston Beta: Launch Event – 6pm – 9pm – Microsoft NERD Center – Boston Beta is the newest chapter of Silicon Valley’s largest and longest-running startup mixer, SF Beta. Join more than 300 founders, developers, students, professors and practitioners for a night of networking and drinks.
Horror Movie Night at Area Four – 7:30pm – Area Four – Area Four restaurant in Kendall Square is joining forces with Brattle Theater to celebrate Halloween early this year. Presenting 100 Years of Chills: A Vincent Price Centennial Tribute, a night of horror flicks and theatre-inspired snacks like bacon & caramel kettle corn, spiced candied nuts, baked pretzel “nugz” with pimiento cheese dip and candied apples.
Wednesday
DartBoston’s MassTLC unConference Pre-Party – 7pm – 1am – Storyville – Missing DB Tech Prom already? Head down to Storyville on Wednesday for a night of Live Band Karaoke with Tom Boates Everybody! in preparation for unConference on Friday.
Thursday
Lean Startup Circle Boston October Meetup – 6:30pm – 8:30pm – NERD Center – Learn about the basics of customer development and the learn startup methodology. Guest speaker is Jeff Gothelf, director of UX at TheLadders.com.
Friday
MassTLC Innovation 2011 unConference – 8am – 4:30pm – Hynes Convention Center – This is not your typical entrepreneurship conference. There are no podiums, no stages and the agenda is created by attendees. The day consists of small interactive sessions about innovation and how to drive the success of your company.
Saturday
Vegetarian Food Festival – 11am – 6pm – Reggie Lewis Athletic Center – You don’t have to be a vegetarian to enjoy this awesome day of eating. The 16th annual Vegetarian Food Festival features renowned chefs, food producers and educators for a free day of sampling and learning about vegetarian eating. The fest continues into Sunday as well from 10am – 4pm.
Boston Ballet’s Night of Stars – 7:30pm – Boston Opera House – The Boston Ballet kicks off their season with the annual Night of Stars performance, featuring the entire company from seasoned vets to fresh-faced newcomers.
Sunday
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure – 10am – Joe Moakley Park – The MA Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure hosts the 19th Annual Race for the Cure in South Boston on Sunday. The race is a 5K co-ed run/walk and over 7,000 participants are expected.

