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The Umbrella presents: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

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

October 18-19, 2022 As part of the Concord Festival of Authors, The Umbrella is pleased to host a reading, book-signing and writing workshop with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, the New York Times-bestselling poet and author of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, & Other Astonishments (Barnes and Noble’s Book of the Year). Free and open to the public, the book reading […]

Free

Write Outside Your Door: A Nature Writing Workshop at Thoreau Farm

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Henry David Thoreau was a masterful, creative writer. We can follow his example by interacting with nature, by paying close attention to its nuances, and by using all of our senses, as encouragement to write. This session will allow us to study nature in the late afternoon, approaching sunset. We’ll practice inside and then will go outside as the weather […]

$50

Revolutionary Stories Webinar Series: Getting Started with Public Historian Mary Fuhrer

Virtual

Join us for a three-part series of free informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance on research techniques as well as practical examples on how to create interpretive and educational experiences to share stories about the people, places, and events during the American Revolutionary War Period. The first webinar in the series, "Getting Started" will […]

Free

Adult Archaeology Walk

Bettina Abe of Acton’s Natural Resources Division will lead a brisk hike along the Nashoba Brook trail, with stops at the stone chamber and Native American ceremonial sites. Trail conditions can be rocky, uneven, and often wet, and thus participation is limited. Registrants will receive a detailed email several days before the walk. This brisk […]

Free

Margaret Fuller and Elizabeth Bishop: Two Women of Central Massachusetts

The Groton Center 163 West Main St, Groton, MA, United States

The Groton Center, 163 West Main Street, West Groton Co-sponsored with the Groton Public Library Program immediately follows brief business meeting Registration required These two seemingly contrasting women writers—the 19th century activist and scintillating conversationalist Margaret Fuller, and the shy 20th century poet Elizabeth Bishop, whose eloquence was confined to the printed page—actually have a great deal […]

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Last “4th Sunday” open houses at Jones Tavern and Faulkner Homestead

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

Come learn about the origins and development of South Acton at "Mill Corner", as the Iron Work Farm hosts its last open-houses of the year at the town's oldest house and only remaining Revolutionary-era local tavern. At the 1707 Jones-Faulkner Homestead, members of the Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild will be on hand to showcase their […]

Free

Paleoindian Life 12,000 Years Ago at the Tenant Swamp Site

Acton Memorial Library 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

Archaeologist Robert Goodby discusses his field work at a site, undisturbed since the end of the Ice Age, in Keene, New Hampshire, that revealed information about the economy, gender roles, and household organization of the region’s first inhabitants, and evidence of social networks that extended for hundreds of miles across northern New England. Archaeological fieldwork […]

Free

Revolutionary Stories Webinar Series: Researching the Stories of Women in the Heritage Area

Virtual

Join us for a three-part series of free informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance on research techniques as well as practical examples on how to create interpretive and educational experiences to share stories about the people, places, and events during the American Revolutionary War Period. The second webinar in the series, "Researching the Stories […]

Free

Go Out Doors Public Art Tour & Artist Celebration

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

Join Us for the Go Out Doors Walking Tour and Celebration! Celebrate the Autumn and the 2022 Go Out Doors public art exhibition in beautiful, historic Concord Center Saturday, October 29, 10:30AM-Noon! Meet at The Umbrella Arts Center, 40 Stow Street, and join a walking tour of the artist-painted doors in the Go Out Doors public art […]

Free

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Destination: Nature Juried Art Show

Fivesparks 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, United States

To commemorate 50 years of preserving the town of Harvard’s unique character and natural resources, the Harvard Conservation Trust is partnering with Fivesparks to celebrate art and nature with a juried art show.  This partnership will highlight the beauty of the Harvard lands and trails through the eyes of regional artists, while bringing awareness of […]

Free

Umbrella Arts & Environment Listening Session

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

As part of a comprehensive strategic planning process, The Umbrella Arts & Environment program will invite the community to participate in an open, interactive public listening session to provide input on and ideas for future expanded programming initiatives at the intersection of the arts and environmental issues. Discussion will range from outdoors public art to […]

Free

Ceremonial Stone Landscape Movement – A Local Perspective

Acton Memorial Library 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

Many of the “mysterious” stone structures of New England, once thought to be by-products of colonial farming, are now understood as originating in pre-colonial ceremonial practices of Native Americans. Peter Waksman’s talk focuses on contributions to the new understanding made by people and locations in Acton and nearby towns. There has been a growing awareness […]

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