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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

Consequences of Genocide Denial: The Armenian Genocide

Fort Devens Museum 94 Jackson Road, 3rd Floor, Devens, MA, United States

On April 16 at 1:00 PM, Ara A. Jeknavorian, Ph.D., of the Merrimack Valley Armenian Genocide Education Committee, will present “Consequences of Genocide Denial” at the Fort Devens Museum. At […]

Free

Parlor Concert at Faulkner Homestead

Faulkner Homestead 5 High Street, Acton, MA, United States

Iron Work Farm in Acton is pleased to present Soprano Gretchen Harbourt in a program of music of the 18th century. Gretchen has a diverse background in vocal entertainment, including […]

Free

The Search of the Barrett Farm

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

Patriots' Day 2022 at Minute Man National Historical Park Visit the home of Colonel James Barrett and talk with costumed park rangers and volunteers about colonial military preparations. Around 3:30 […]

Free

Robbins’ Ride Reenactment

Faulkner Homestead 5 High Street, Acton, MA, United States

Join the Acton Minutemen as they commemorate the heroic ride of the thirteen year old son of Captain Joseph Robbins, one of Acton’s militia leaders, in the early morning hours […]

Free

Battle of Lexington Reenactment

Lexington Common 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, United States

The Lexington Minute Men and local British Revolutionary War re­enactors invite community members to witness the commemoration of the skirmish that took place on Lexington Common, early on the morning […]

Free