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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

Historical Piano Concerts from The Frederick Collection: Thomas Meglioranza with Reiko Uchida

New Dawn Arts Center 84 Main Street, Ashburnham, MA, United States

Historical Piano Concerts' 37th Spring season presents performances every Sunday in May. The concerts will include piano solo, piano with voice, with violin, and with clarinet, all with restored original pianos by important makers in Paris, Vienna, and Leipzig, ca. 1830 - 1877. On Sunday, May 14th, Thomas Meglioranza, baritone and Reiko Uchida, pianist will […]

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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. […]

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Monday Morning Walks in Dunstable

Town of Dunstable 511 Main Street, Dunstable, MA, United States

Join us Monday mornings for a guided walk to explore a different Town of Dunstable Conservation Area or a Dunstable Rural Land Trust property. Meet promptly at 9am at the Dunstable Town Hall, 511 Main Street to caravan in your own vehicle and drive to park at the destination property of the week. Wear proper […]

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150th Anniversary of the Birth of Finland’s President Oskari Tokoi: How he came to live in Fitchburg

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

This is a talk about the life of the first president of Finland after the country freed itself from Russian Control. Born 150 years ago on May 15, Oskari Tokoi lived and worked in Finnish communities before coming to Fitchburg, Massachusetts to write and edit at the city's Finnish-language newspaper. This talk about episodes in […]

Free

Urban Gardening with Gretel Anspach

Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA, United States

Urban gardening is about growing food and ornamentals in small spaces. Whether you have no space at all or just wish to use a small space this talk will provide tips and techniques. Gretel Anspach is a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association. REGISTRATION […]

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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
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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 […]

Free

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 […]

Free
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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 […]

Free

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 […]