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250th Anniversary Lexington Tea Burning Reenactment

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington

On December 13, 1773, three days before the Boston Tea Party, the Lexington Town Meeting concluded a multi-day debate with a resolution to stop purchasing or drinking imported British tea. The crowd spilled out onto the common behind the meeting house and made a bonfire, throwing the entire town's supply of tea into it. 250 […]

Free

Deck the Halls: Female Abolitionists and Christmas

Follen Church Sanctuary 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, United States

Monday, December 11, 7 pm Follen Church Sanctuary, 755 Massachusetts Avenue Ken Turino, Historic New England Register New England’s female abolitionists in the first half of the nineteenth century played a large role in the development of modern American Christmas traditions. These abolitionists, led by Maria Chapman, hosted anti-slavery society Christmas Fairs – one of […]

$15

A Holiday Pops Concert

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

The Umbrella Stage Company in partnership with Firebird Pops Orchestra is thrilled to announce the return of our Holiday Pops concert! -- Friday, December 15 at 7:30pm -- Saturday, December 16 at 3:00pm -- Sunday, December 17 at 3:00pm Together with the Firebird Vox choir, the orchestra will sweep you away with magical scores from […]

$10 – $45
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A Holiday Pops Concert

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

The Umbrella Stage Company in partnership with Firebird Pops Orchestra is thrilled to announce the return of our Holiday Pops concert! -- Friday, December 15 at 7:30pm -- Saturday, December 16 at 3:00pm -- Sunday, December 17 at 3:00pm Together with the Firebird Vox choir, the orchestra will sweep you away with magical scores from […]

$10 – $45
Recurring

A Holiday Pops Concert

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

The Umbrella Stage Company in partnership with Firebird Pops Orchestra is thrilled to announce the return of our Holiday Pops concert! -- Friday, December 15 at 7:30pm -- Saturday, December 16 at 3:00pm -- Sunday, December 17 at 3:00pm Together with the Firebird Vox choir, the orchestra will sweep you away with magical scores from […]

$10 – $45

Winter Solstice Lantern Walk

Doyle Community Park 464 Abbott Avenue, Leominster, MA, United States

North County Land Trust's annual Winter Solstice Lantern Walk is back for another year and is set to be brighter than ever! Enjoy a glowing, ethereal stroll through winding, wooded trails with family and friends over cups of hot cocoa. Embrace the longest night of the year with a warm bonfire along the path and […]

Free

New Year’s Hike

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton, MA, United States

Whether your resolution is to spend more time outside or to get in shape, a guided hike is a great way to start the new year! Enjoy the fresh air, Wachusett Meadow's beautiful trails, good company, and some seasonal natural history along the way. We will either hike or snowshoe, depending on conditions. Adult Member […]

$25

Nashua Nature Quest for Youth & Families

Greeley Park 100 Concord Street, Nashua, NH, United States

Monthly Outdoor Adventures in Nashua Parks 2nd Saturdays, January thru May, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm The Nashua River Watershed Association would like to invite you to participate in our FREE Nashua Quest series running on the 2nd Saturday of each month, January thru May, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.  Sign up for program(s) of your […]

Free

Open House

Barnaby House & Barn 17 Meetinghouse Hill Road, Brookline, NH, United States

Did we really have a Town Moderator who was jailed by the Patriots (not the football team)? Is it true that a local scuba diver would cut a hole in the ice at Lake Potanipo, go down to the bottom and dig through the mud with his hands for artifacts? What’s this I hear about […]

Free

Full Moon Tours at deCordova

deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA, United States

Bring your family and friends to see sculptures transformed by the moonlight in this special after-hours tour. Small group tours with deCordova’s experienced Museum Guides last 60-75 minutes. Please dress for the weather with sturdy footwear. Bring a flashlight or lantern. Visitors should park in the main lot and meet their Museum Guide in front […]

$20

Westford 250—The Minutemen and Their World, An Evening with Robert Gross

Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States

On April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. The “shot heard round the world” catapulted this sleepy New England town into the midst of revolutionary fervor, and Concord went on to become the intellectual capital of the new republic. The town–future home to Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne–soon […]

$10

Countdown to April 19, 1775: “A Revolution in the News” with Historian Joseph Adelman

Acton Town Hall 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

Professor Adelman will tell the story of the Revolutionary War’s forgotten instigators: newspaper printers and editors. Shrewdly gauging the political climate and interests of their communities and balancing them with their own commercial interests, eighteenth-century printers were instrumental in creating propaganda and rallying the public to the revolutionary cause. Please register at https://actonmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/countdown-to-april-19-1775-a-revolutionin-the-news-with-historian-joseph-adelman/ so that […]

Free