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Vesper Flights: A Conversation with Helen Macdonald

Virtual

H is for Hawk memoirist, Helen Macdonald, will discuss her newest collection of essays, Vesper Flights in which she reflects on “the numinous” of nature – “those moments where mystery […]

Free

Reflections on the Rivers: William Brewster and Henry Thoreau

Virtual

William Brewster (1851-1919) was the first president of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, which inspired the creation of Audubon Societies across the U.S. Brewster's passion for Concord's land and rivers, and […]

$5.00

Walden, a game: A Virtual Experience

Virtual

Join The Walden Woods Project and The Walden EDU Team of USC Game Innovation Lab for a special event about Walden, a game. Developer Tracy Fullerton will discuss the evolution […]

Free

World War Women™: The Unsung Heroines of WWII

Virtual

In a never before seen adventure into the stories of the unknown, History At Play TM embodies the spirit of international women who risked their lives to defeat Fascism in […]

$10

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Sunday Morning Bird Walks

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

Join Mass Audubon Birder's Certificate Program graduate Alison O'Hare for a series of Sunday morning bird walks at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary. These walks will focus on Wachusett Meadow's diverse […]

$10 – $14
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Earth Month Art Exhibition

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

Earth Month Exhibition: April 6 - April 23 Accompanying The Umbrella Arts Center's April 23 Earth Day celebration in partnership with Minute Man National Historical Park and The Old Manse […]

Free

Diversity Is More Than Color

Virtual

Join us for On Belonging In Outdoor Spaces, a free series featuring speakers whose work is advancing efforts to strengthen belonging and connection between communities of color and the outdoors. […]

Free

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 […]

Free

Paul Revere Capture Ceremony

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

Patriots' Day 2022 at Minute Man National Historical Park The Lincoln Minute Men, joined by other reenactment units, observe the historic capture of Paul Revere with fife and drum music, […]

Free
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Boxborough Museum Open House

Boxborough Museum 575 Middle Road, Boxborough, MA, United States

Visit the Boxborough Museum and see Boxborough’s historic treasures, including the 1850s scale, which is sensitive enough to weigh a penny and strong enough to calibrate a 50 pound weight, […]

Free