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Women of ’76: an Historical Performance

Bigelow Free Public Library 54 Walnut St, Clinton, United States

Meet five women who witnessed--and in some cases, changed--the course of the American Revolution. WATCH: Women of '76 from Rita Parisi on Vimeo.

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Middleton Heights (World Premiere)

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

The Umbrella Stage Company is thrilled to commission its first full-length play, created by local playwright Hortense Gerardo. Middleton Heights is a dark comedy that follows Meena and her Filipino family as they assimilate to life in a fictional Midwestern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The play traces historical events from 1967 to 2014 and the pursuit of the […]

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

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, 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 […]

Free with museum admission
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Middleton Heights (World Premiere)

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

The Umbrella Stage Company is thrilled to commission its first full-length play, created by local playwright Hortense Gerardo. Middleton Heights is a dark comedy that follows Meena and her Filipino family as they assimilate to life in a fictional Midwestern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The play traces historical events from 1967 to 2014 and the pursuit of the […]

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Liberty Pole Capping & Raising Reenactment

Bedford Town Common 75 Great Road, Bedford, MA, United States

The Liberty Pole Capping and Raising is a reenactment of a practice in Colonial America signifying dissatisfaction with varied rulings and conduct of the English government of that date.  It is meant to be commemorative of the spirit of liberty exemplified by Bedfordians and other colonials in the early phases of the War for Independence.  […]

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

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, 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 […]

Free with museum admission

Meriam’s Corner Exercise

Minute Man National Historical Park 174 Liberty Street, Concord, MA, United States

Experience Patriots' Day at Minute Man National Historical Park Saturday, April 8, 2023 Meriam's Corner 1:00 - 2:00 pm The Town of Concord, joined by local fife and drum ensembles, minute men and the Concord Independent Battery commemorate the fighting that occurred at Meriam's Corner on April 19, 1775. The Nathan Meriam House will be […]

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Paul Revere Capture Ceremony

Minute Man National Historical Park 174 Liberty Street, Concord, MA, United States

Experience Patriots' Day at Minute Man National Historical Park Saturday April 8, 2023 Paul Revere Capture Site 3:00-4:00 pm The Lincoln Minute Men, joined by other reenactment units, observe the historic capture of Paul Revere with historic music and a musket fire salute. Photo courtesy of Minute Man National Historical Park via TheHistoryList.com

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Middleton Heights (World Premiere)

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

The Umbrella Stage Company is thrilled to commission its first full-length play, created by local playwright Hortense Gerardo. Middleton Heights is a dark comedy that follows Meena and her Filipino family as they assimilate to life in a fictional Midwestern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The play traces historical events from 1967 to 2014 and the pursuit of the […]

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

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, 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 […]

Free with museum admission
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Lexington Alarm Letter – Annual Viewing

Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, United States

Each year at the time of the Massachusetts Patriots’ Day holiday, the museum is proud to display the Lexington Alarm letter—one of the documents used to notify the colonies south of Massachusetts that war had begun. The letter will be on view April 10 through April 21, 2023. Couriers delivered the news of the conflict […]

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Lexington Alarm Letter – Annual Viewing

Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, United States

Each year at the time of the Massachusetts Patriots’ Day holiday, the museum is proud to display the Lexington Alarm letter—one of the documents used to notify the colonies south of Massachusetts that war had begun. The letter will be on view April 10 through April 21, 2023. Couriers delivered the news of the conflict […]

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