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

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 […]

Make a Mess: Kitchen Chemistry

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

A dash of this and a sprinkle of that. A pinch of that and a smidge of this. Try your hand at a few simple experiments to uncover the special color changing properties of some common household ingredients.

Free with admission

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 […]

Evening at Gropius House 2023

Gropius House 68 Baker Bridge Road, Lincoln, MA, United States

Fridays, June 9, July 7, August 11, September 15 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Gropius House, 68 Baker Bridge Road, Lincoln, Mass. During this evening slide show and house tour, see how Walter Gropius’s innovative lighting scheme comes to life at night. Gropius, founder of the German design school the Bauhaus, was one of the […]

$65 – $75

Heartless – Tribute to Heart and Led Zeppelin

NARA Park Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, United States

HEARTLESS is the Ultimate New England Tribute to Ann Wilson of Heart. Heartless is a touring act for the upper East Coast and New England with a goal of playing each song as a true to live version of Heart's performances. This band packs the house with each gig with fans who sing along with […]

$20 – $25

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 […]

FESTA ITALIANA: ITALIAN STYLE FESTIVAL

610 Main St. Waltham , MA 02452 610 Main St., Waltham, MA, United States

Festa Italiana: Italian Style Festival Hosted by Italian American Alliance www.theitalianamericanalliance.com Cheers everyone! La Festa Italiana; The Italian Style Festival is returning this year to Waltham for an encore at 610 Main St. Waltham , MA 02452 (Waltham Common), Saturday, June 10, 2022  from 10 am – 5:00 pm. It’s an enjoyable day, packed with […]

Grave Detectives Walking Tour

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

Tour the first burial ground in Concord dating to c. 1636 learning about past Concordians with a Museum educator. Explore the classic iconography of New England headstones that feature winged skulls or “death’s head,” urns, willows, and others. About 1 1/2 miles on paved terrain. Rain or shine. Includes same-day admission to the Concord Museum.

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 […]

Free

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 […]