GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
The Historical Piano Concerts series is built on the Frederick Collection of Historical Grand Pianos by major makers in Vienna, Paris and Leipzig, ca. 1790-1928. The concerts' 36th spring season will feature three solo piano programs, and one concert each, of piano with violin, with tenor voice, and with clarinet, performed by nationally / internationally […]
Annual Mary Lesneski Memorial Lecture at the Concord Museum Brown University professor, Gordon Wood, will discuss his new book, Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution, in which he distills a lifetime of work on constitutional innovations during the Revolutionary era with historian Richard Brown of the University of Connecticut. Advanced registration is required. […]
Friday, April 29 12-6PM Saturday, April 30 11AM-5PM 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742 The Umbrella Arts Center in the heart of historic Concord Center cultural district is home to more than 60 working artists skilled in a variety of fine and applied arts including ceramics, glass, fiber arts, jewelry making, illustration, mixed-media, painting, photography, printmaking, illustration, […]
Does the idea of writing your memoir tempt you — or intimidate you — or maybe both? No matter what your age, you’ve had unique experiences worth retelling. Where you’ve lived, what you’ve created, whom you’ve influenced and been influenced by, what your passions are, what challenges you’ve faced down: these are all aspects of […]
Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871-1927) incorporated Concord Art in 1922 creating a Board of Directors that included Daniel Chester French as the president. She started to install exhibitions in locations around Concord Center in 1915 to raise money for the war effort, support her fellow artists, and bring the art and artists of Boston to Concord. […]
Visit the Littleton Historical Society to view a new exhibit showcasing the life and art of Gertrude F. Sanderson. Gertrude Fletcher Sanderson (1872-1937) was born in Littleton, Massachusetts the daughter of George Webster Sanderson and Charlotte Tuttle Sanderson. She was a graduate of the Boston Art School and the Julian Academy of Art in Paris. […]
Welcome to the Westford Historical Society’s self-guided 45-minute Artist Tour of David P. Christiana’s Sculptures in Westford Center. Start your tour at the Westford Museum and follow the directions to walk, bike, or drive to the next sculpture. The digital guide features a video of the artist’s perspective for each of the five works of […]
Visit the Westford Historical Society & Museum for the show and tell lecture, “Fibers of Life.” Their collection of local artifacts, from clothing and accouterments to linens and household items is typical of many New England towns. However, each one of these objects has its own unique and interesting story to tell. Penny Lacroix, co-chair […]
Join the Friends of Minute Man National Park for a spring bird walk! May brings many migrating birds to Minute Man National Historical Park, including thrushes, vireos, orioles, buntings, and warblers in their jewel-colored plumage. Join us for a one-mile stroll through the park with Kathy Dia to see and hear some of these beautiful […]
Visit Nashua, New Hampshire during the 2022 Nashua International Sculpture Symposium to observe three sculptors create their works of art, which will be installed in public places throughout the city, inspired by this year’s theme, “Merriment.” While here, explore the city and discover over 40 sculptures created during past symposiums. Begun in 2008, Nashua is […]
Trees are growing. Blue herons are nesting. Owl babies are getting ready to fly. Some birds are coming for the summer while others are on their way to the north. Beavers swim about. Flowers are blooming. Make sure to ring the Paul Matisse's Forest Bells that rest on the top of a slight hill to […]
Come celebrate the opening of the Sudbury Historical Society History Center and Museum at a fun-filled open house featuring food trucks, kids' activities, and games! Creation of the Sudbury History Center and Museum in the town-owned c1730 Loring Parsonage in Sudbury’s Town Center has been a long time coming. The project has revitalized an historic […]
