Find Out What’s Happening in the

Heritage Area

placeGREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA

Events

Find out what’s happening in the Heritage Area.
BACK TO CONNECT

Don’t Close Your Eyes: Ukrainian Artists Respond to the War

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

Curated by Hanna Melnyczuk, a Ukrainian-American artist, and Halyna Andrusenko, an artist from Kyiv, The Umbrella Arts Center’s iteration of the traveling exhibition Don’t Close Your Eyes features the work […]

Free

Sing Hanson Selected Works

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

On display in The Umbrella’s Second Floor Gallery from January 18 – February 24, 2024 are selected works by the late photographer and long-time Umbrella Studio Artist Sing Hanson. The […]

Free

28th Annual Regional High School Exhibit

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

28th Annual Regional High School Exhibit at LexArt Feb 10, 2024 - Mar 17, 2024 (Note: gallery will be closed from Feb 26 to Mar 1 for artwork exchange) Exhibit […]

Free

The Hive: A Symposium for Living History Interpreters

Massachusetts National Guard Armory 91 Everett Street, Concord, MA, United States

Saturday, Feb 17, 2024, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Sunday, Feb 18, 2024, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Massachusetts National Guard Armory 91 Everett St., Concord, MA Free, Registration is […]

Free

Hands-On History: Chinese Porcelain

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington

The art of making porcelain was known only by Chinese master potters in the 18th century, and prized by people in America! Drop by Buckman Tavern any time between 10:00 AM […]

Free w/ Museum Admission

Lighting the Way

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington

In the past, labor and daily routines were planned around when the sun rose and set. So how did people see at night before electric light? Explore a historic tavern […]

$15 – $20

Science and Medicine

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington

People of the past used science just like we do every day, even on an 18th century farm! Learn how simple chores like writing a letter, working in the barn, […]

$15 – $20

Hands-On History: Make a Haversack

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington

When marching off to war, soldiers in the 18th century had to carry a lot of supplies! These were kept in a special bag called a haversack, similar to a […]

Free w/ Museum Admission

Portraits in Red: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Painting Project

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

The MMIP Painting Project began not as a project at all but with the intent of it being just one painting to show support for the Missing & Murdered indigenous […]

Free

Menotomy’s Reverend Samuel Cooke & the Struggle Against Slavery

Arlington Historical Society 7 Jason Street, Arlintgon, MA, United States

Visit the Arlington Historical Society for "Winter Wednesdays"! This week Doreen Stevens presents "Menotomy's Reverend Samuel Cooke & the Struggle Against Slavery." Programs open to the public with a $5 […]

$5