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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

17th Annual Nashua International Sculpture Symposium

Picker Artists 3 Pine Street, Nashua

Join us for the annual Nashua International Sculpture Symposium event! Each year the Symposium invites sculptors from around the world to stay in Nashua for 3 weeks. Each artist creates […]

Free
Ongoing

The Full Monty

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord

The Umbrella Stage Company presents the beloved, raucous, pop-rock-musical send-up of gender expectations and stereotypes... that takes it all off! April 26-May 19 Based on the cult hit film of […]

$20 – $55

Earthworks: Tradition, Influence, Innovation

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord

Juried by Ayumi Horie, Earthworks: Tradition, Influence, Innovation is a regional show celebrating the depth of history, tradition, and cultural expression in contemporary ceramics, and the ways in which artists continue to […]

Free

Animal House

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington

May 18 - Jun 9, 2024 11am-5pm Tue-Sun Opening Reception: Sun, May 19, 2024 2 - 4 pm Humans have been responsible for degradation of our environment and destruction of […]

Free

19th Century Parlor Games & Amusements

Groton History Center 172 Main Street, Groton

The Groton History Center is part of GrotonFest Spring! Come visit the Gov. George S. Boutwell House on Sunday May 19th between 11 AM and 2 PM. Members of the […]

Free

Captain Benjamin Mann

Mann House 16 Darling Hill Road, Mason

The newly reinstated Mason Historical Society is highlighting one of our many prominent historical figures, Captain Benjamin Mann. We'll showcase the building that housed his tavern, where patriot supplies were […]

Free
Recurring

Freedom Denied/Freedom Insisted Upon

Medford Historical Society Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford

Freedom Denied/Freedom Insisted Upon: Selected Documents & Life Stories from the Struggles for Racial and Gender Equality in Medford. We will display material related to the Atlantic slave trade, Abolitionism, […]

Free
Recurring

The Pursuit of a Hobby: Model Ship Building

Sawyer House & Barn 676 Main Street, Bolton

On display at the Bolton Historical Society are examples of one Bolton resident's decades-long hobby of model ship building, both scratch and kit built. From the ill-fated Titanic to the […]

Free

A Cast of 18th and 19th Century Bedford Characters, Part 4

Bedford Old Town Hall 16 South Road, Bedford

Society President and Town Historian Sharon McDonald will be the Society’s Annual Meeting guest speaker, talking once again about another set of ancient and interesting Bedford residents, as she had […]

Free

Discover the Carlisle Copper Mine

Heald House Museum 698 Concord Street, Carlisle

Come discover the Carlisle Copper Mine, one of the only mines in Eastern Massachusetts! The mine was in operation during the 1840s until larger copper deposits were discovered in Michigan. […]

Free

Historical Piano Concerts from The Frederick Collection: Olga Vinokur

New Dawn Arts Center 84 Main Street, Ashburnham

Historical Piano Concerts' 38th Spring season presents performances every Sunday in May. The six concerts pay homage to the pianist-composers associated with the Collection's historical original pianos. In May, two […]

Free