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Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau

Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau

Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided […]

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Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

Vanderbilt political historian and best-selling author Eli Merritt reveals the deep political divisions that almost tore the Union apart during the American Revolution. Despite their differences, the nation’s founders united for the sake of liberty and self-preservation, forging grueling compromises to hold the nation together. Merritt’s book serves as a reminder that commitment to ethical […]

Kim Richey in concert

190 Academy Rd. North Andover MA 01845 190 Academy Rd, North Andover, MA, United States

Returning to Crossroads in North Andover, two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Kim Richey, “writes some of the most beguiling melodies and freshest chord changes of her generation.” (Washington Post) Richey’s hits include Those Words We Said, Come Around, for Trisha Yearwood, Believe Me Baby (I Lied), and for Radney Foster, Nobody Wins. “Part of what draws them […]

$30

Art in the Park with Claire Gagnon: Drawing Lowell Architecture

In this class, students will learn how to get inspired by the beautiful Lowell architecture. Concepts such as vanishing point and horizon line. Using the buildings on Middle Street and on Shattuck Street, the teacher will start with a simple demonstration, then the students will draw. Some of the students may have time to do […]

Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

2023 Annual Tourism Conference

Mark your calendar and plan to join us at the UMASS Inn & Conference Center, Lowell, MA on Tuesday, June 13th, 2023. The Greater Merrimack Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization for the Greater Merrimack Valley. Designated by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT) to market the region as a […]

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2023 Annual Tourism Conference

Mark your calendar and plan to join us at the UMASS Inn & Conference Center, Lowell, MA on Tuesday, June 13th, 2023. The Greater Merrimack Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization for the Greater Merrimack Valley. Designated by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT) to market the region as a […]

Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Concord Birds, Then and Now

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

The detailed records of bird sightings and phenological observations around Concord from the last 170 years—from Thoreau’s notes to today’s studies by scientists at Boston University—provide a key to studying how climate change is affecting bird migration. Boston University professor Richard Primack and Colby College visiting assistant professor Amanda Gallinat present their recent research and […]

Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]