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Westminster Farmers’ Market

Academy Hill Academy Hill Road, Westminster

Welcome to the Westminster Farmers' Market, bringing you the best local farmers, producers, artisans, and musicians! Every Friday afternoon the Westminster Farmers' Market brings you live entertainment, from bagpipes to big band or blues, so you'll be able to shop, sit and sip at the market. Join us August 25th for our very special "Peak […]

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The Color Purple

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

The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg.  The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization to find her voice and power. […]

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New Ipswich Farmers Market

New Ipswich Town Hall 661 Turnpike Road, New Ipswich

A community run market providing locally grown herbs,vegetables & fruits, locally raised and produced meats, eggs & handmade crafts, breads & maple syrup. Photo courtesy of the New Ipswich Farmers Market

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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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Celebrating 100 Years of Concord Art and our founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts

Concord Art Association 37 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United States

We're celebrating 100 years of Concord Art! Our founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871-1927), was not only a dedicated philanthropist, but a talented artist as well. This May, we invite you to visit Concord Art during gallery hours (Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 4:30pm, and Sunday, 12pm to 4pm) to see the paintings and etchings of […]

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Biennial State of Clay Ceramic Exhibit

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

The premier ceramics exhibit in the state of Mass!  The State of Clay is a juried show open to original, innovative ceramic work by current and former residents of Massachusetts or those with close ties to Massachusetts. The aim of the show is to broaden public awareness of contemporary ceramic art and to provide a […]

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Celebrating 100 Years of the Shattuck School Building

Littleton Town Offices 37 Shattuck Street, Littleton, MA, United States

Join us for a birthday party celebrating the Shattuck Street Building. It opened as a school for classes in 1923 and soon became Littleton's only school building for the growing town. It was enlarged in 1938 and again in 1952. This building has served Littleton well, as a school and more recently the library and […]

Free

Third Annual Taste of Winchendon

Beals Memorial Library 50 Pleasant Street, Winchendon, MA, United States

Celebrate Winchendon’s many cultures and traditions. Experience a variety of cuisines, crafts, activities, live music, and all other delights our community has to offer! The best part is participation is completely free!   This program is offered by Beals Memorial Library, HEAL Winchendon and the Winchendon Cultural Council as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of […]

Free

And the Bride Wore… A Showcase of 150 Years of Nashua Bridal Fashion

Nashua Historical Society 5 Abbott Street, Nashua, United States

More than 15 gowns will be on display.  The exhibit spans over 150 years and now includes a 1796 gown!  Each dress provides clues into social status, prominent and humble, and speaks to the style of each bride. Saturday, May 13, 2023 Linda Welters, Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island will speak on “A […]

$10.00 – $12.00

Frame-Making in the Schwamb Mill’s Business Years

Old Schwamb Mill 17 Mill Lane, Arlington, MA, United States

This talk will focus on the frame-making business of the Old Schwamb Mill as it introduces the audience to the history of the Mill and its production process. In 1847, Charles Schwamb arrived in Boston from Germany and began making oval frames. By 1864, he had his own frame factory in what is now the […]

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Woburn’s Road to Revolution

Woburn Public Library 45 Pleasant Street, Woburn, MA, United States

In the City of Woburn, Massachusetts, we are fortunate to have a section of the ancient road used by the Woburn Militia, led by Major Loammi Baldwin, as they marched toward Lexington on April 19, 1775, answering the alarm and call to arms. Originally called Sawpit Lane when it was laid out by the Founders […]

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The Color Purple

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

The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg.  The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization to find her voice and power. […]