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Neighbors and Partners: Just Policing

Fitchburg Historical Society 781 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA, United States

Talk and book signing by authors Edward F. Cronin and Dayna Kendall, on their book: Just Policing, My Journey to Police Reform. This discussion will look at reform and the move toward equity and a community-based approach to policing in the late 1990's and early 2000 in Fitchburg Massachusetts. Cronin is the retired Chief of […]

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Celebrating 100 Years of Concord Art and our founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts

Concord Art Association 37 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United States

We're celebrating 100 years of Concord Art! Our founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871-1927), was not only a dedicated philanthropist, but a talented artist as well. This May, we invite you to visit Concord Art during gallery hours (Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 4:30pm, and Sunday, 12pm to 4pm) to see the paintings and etchings of […]

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Biennial State of Clay Ceramic Exhibit

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

The premier ceramics exhibit in the state of Mass!  The State of Clay is a juried show open to original, innovative ceramic work by current and former residents of Massachusetts or those with close ties to Massachusetts. The aim of the show is to broaden public awareness of contemporary ceramic art and to provide a […]

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Watercolor Landscape Workshop

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Unleash your inner artist in a watercolor paint night at the Museum! This special evening begins with a visit to the exhibition A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library, where the instructor will introduce a selection of paintings that exemplify artistic inspiration from the New England landscape. In the […]

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A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Free with museum admission
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Celebrating 100 Years of Concord Art and our founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts

Concord Art Association 37 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United States

We're celebrating 100 years of Concord Art! Our founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871-1927), was not only a dedicated philanthropist, but a talented artist as well. This May, we invite you to visit Concord Art during gallery hours (Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 4:30pm, and Sunday, 12pm to 4pm) to see the paintings and etchings of […]

Free
Recurring

Biennial State of Clay Ceramic Exhibit

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

The premier ceramics exhibit in the state of Mass!  The State of Clay is a juried show open to original, innovative ceramic work by current and former residents of Massachusetts or those with close ties to Massachusetts. The aim of the show is to broaden public awareness of contemporary ceramic art and to provide a […]

Free

Harvard in the Early 20th Century: A Living History

Harvard Historical Society 215 Still River Road, Harvard, MA, United States

Stories of people, events and places around Harvard, Massachusetts in the early 20th Century will be told by townspeople who lived then. Some of the topics covered will be the apple industry, dairies, The Oak Ridge Observatory, The Campfire Girls and World War I. Attendees will be invited to interact with these early residents of […]

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The Color Purple

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

The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg.  The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization to find her voice and power. […]

50th Anniversary Stargazing Event

Williams Land 61 Stow Road, Harvard, MA, United States

The Harvard Conservation Trust continues to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Join us for an enchanting evening of stargazing on May 18 with Professor Chuck Agosta! We will turn our eyes and telescopes toward the moon, planets, stars, solar system, and other objects in the night sky. Professor Agosta teaches physics and astronomy at Clark University […]

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A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Free with museum admission
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Celebrating 100 Years of Concord Art and our founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts

Concord Art Association 37 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United States

We're celebrating 100 years of Concord Art! Our founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871-1927), was not only a dedicated philanthropist, but a talented artist as well. This May, we invite you to visit Concord Art during gallery hours (Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 4:30pm, and Sunday, 12pm to 4pm) to see the paintings and etchings of […]

Free