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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

A Reading and Conversation with Billy Collins

Virtual

“Funny but serious, accessible but rich in meaning, consistently surprising – the world looks slightly different after reading a Billy Collins poem. He’s an American treasure” writes Nick Laird.  In […]

$5

Head Over Heels

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

April 15 - May 8, 2022 Adapted by James Magruder Concept and Original Book by James Whitty Music by The Go-Go's Directed by Brian Boruta PURCHASE TICKETS HERE! Head Over […]

Explore the Elm Brook Hill (Bloody Angle) Battle Site with Edmund Foster

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

Patriots' Day 2022 at Minute Man National Historical Park Edmund Foster, a militiaman from Reading, Massachusetts (portrayed by park volunteer, Ed Hurley), will lead a tour to the Elm Brook […]

Free

Caught in the Storm of War: The Civilian Experience of April 19, 1775

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

Patriots' Day 2022 at Minute Man National Historical Park If you had to leave your home in a hurry, uncertain of your return, what would you take with you? Learn […]

Free

Parker’s Revenge Tactical Demonstration

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

Patriots' Day 2022 at Minute Man National Historical Park Watch hundreds of British and Colonial reenactors who will engage in a battle demonstration showing the running fight that took place […]

Free