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Glacial Features Self-Guided Walk

Gray Reservation Hudson Road and Old Lancaster Road, Sudbury

Enjoy a self-guided tour of the glacial features at Gray Reservation in Sudbury. This property offers excellent examples of how we can view evidence left behind by the glacier covering […]

Free

The Treasured Collections of Herbert H. Hosmer, Jr.

Prescott Building 701 Main Street, Lancaster

The Lancaster Historical Society will make tours by appointment available of the collections of “Herbert H. Hosmer Jr.: A Lancastrian Original” through August 31, 2023. The Exhibit Room is on […]

Free

Tours of The Frederick Collection of Historical Pianos

Historical Piano Study Center 30 Main Street, Ashburnham

Tours of the Frederick Historical Piano Collection, on which the concerts are based, are available by appointment, on non-concert days. The collection focuses on the kinds of pianos owned and […]

Free

Nashua International Sculpture Symposium

Picker Artists 3 Pine Street, Nashua

Visit Nashua, New Hampshire during the 2023 Nashua International Sculpture Symposium to observe five sculptors create their works of art, which will be installed in public places throughout the city, […]

Free

Breakfast with the Birds

Heald Orchard Heald St, Pepperell

Join the Pepperell Conservation Commission and the Nashoba Conservation Trust as bird expert Tom Murray from Groton leads us on a casual walk through the Heald Street Orchard. We will […]

Free

Rollstone Hill “Rock Walk”

Boulder Art Gallery 960 Main Street, Fitchburg

Join us for a slow and easy, comfortable, and extraordinarily scenic, two mile walk to the summit of Fitchburg's Rollstone Hill. The story and history of the Rollstone Boulder, the […]

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Historic Pepperell Postcards

Lawrence Library 15 Main Street, Pepperell

On Saturday, May 20th come peruse our historic Pepperell postcards in the Jeanne Palmer History Room at Lawrence Library and enjoy viewing the Shattuck bird collection in the Lyceum. The […]

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Monuments and Architectural Treasures on Main Street

Fitchburg Historical Society 781 Main Street, Fitchburg

This walking tour in Fitchburg will explore the Upper Common and nearby Monument Park to see the monuments, buildings and artworks that have stood witness in this central Massachusetts industrial […]

Free

Free Drop-in Family Day: Local Pollinators!

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord

Come to The Umbrella Arts Center for free family fun! Drop by any time during the two-hour time block to partake in a craft about the importance of pollinators led […]

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Revolutionary War Cannon on Display

Groton History Center 172 Main Street, Groton

The Groton History Center's Open House on May 20 will be accompanied by the display of a Revolutionary War cannon on our grounds. Come chat with our volunteers and Earl […]

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Lexington Open Studios

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington

13th Annual Lexington Open Studios event on May 20 & 21st at LexArt! Visit with 40+ ARTISTS WHO LIVE, WORK, TEACH, CREATE OR ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN […]

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Ancient Trees of the Mountain

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation 345 Mountain Road, Princeton

Wachusett Mountain, located in central Massachusetts, is known as the highest point in the Commonwealth east of the Berkshires, and is a popular destination for hiking on 17 miles of […]

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Collections and Connoisseurs of the Codman Estate Tour

Codman Estate 34 Codman Road, Lincoln

With a collection of sophisticated European and American works of art, decorative arts, and furnishings, the Codman Estate’s mansion is truly a treasure house. Visitors today see the house and […]

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Reading WWI Panoramic Photos

Fort Devens Museum 94 Jackson Road, 3rd Floor, Devens

Visit the Fort Devens Museum to learn what the details of WWI panoramic photos can tell us! This program is offered by the Fort Devens Museum as part of the […]

Free

Cruising New Hampshire’s History

Hollis Social Library 2 Monument Square, Hollis

The Hollis Social Library will host author Michael Bruno with “Cruising New Hampshire History,” his talk on highway historical markers. As a young adult riding his motorcycle, Bruno stopped to […]

Free

Mayday Festival & Open Studios

Munroe Center for the Arts 1403 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington

Munroe Center for the Arts is celebrating Mayday with song and dance and lots of art on Saturday, May 20th! From 11 - 5pm ten MCA artists will be opening […]

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Home Work: Domestic Servants at the Codman Estate Tour

Codman Estate 34 Codman Road, Lincoln

Experience the Codman House from the servants’ point of view. Learn about the employees who lived and worked on the grounds and in the house making life on the estate […]

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The Landscape and Gardens of Codman Estate Tour

Codman Estate 34 Codman Road, Lincoln

Enjoy a guided tour of the Codman Estate’s historic landscape learning about its early history, evolution, and preservation. The last two generations of family members to live here between 1862 […]

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