GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
13th Annual Lexington Open Studios event on May 20 & 21st at LexArt! Visit with 40+ ARTISTS WHO LIVE, WORK, TEACH, CREATE OR ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN LEXINGTON Learn more at lexingtonopenstudios.com! Photo courtesy of Nicole Mordecai This program is offered by LexArt as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature, […]
Wachusett Mountain, located in central Massachusetts, is known as the highest point in the Commonwealth east of the Berkshires, and is a popular destination for hiking on 17 miles of trails. A little-known “secret” is that the Mountain is home to “old-growth forest,” trees that have never been cut and are living out their natural […]
With a collection of sophisticated European and American works of art, decorative arts, and furnishings, the Codman Estate’s mansion is truly a treasure house. Visitors today see the house and its art collection as the last two generations lived in it during the late 19th and into the 20th centuries. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Tour is limited […]
Visit the Fort Devens Museum to learn what the details of WWI panoramic photos can tell us! This program is offered by the Fort Devens Museum as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature, Culture & History, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places, objects, […]
The Hollis Social Library will host author Michael Bruno with “Cruising New Hampshire History,” his talk on highway historical markers. As a young adult riding his motorcycle, Bruno stopped to read the historical markers that are installed along Granite State highways. Finding the markers intriguing with their unique stories, he embarked on a project to […]
Munroe Center for the Arts is celebrating Mayday with song and dance and lots of art on Saturday, May 20th! From 11 - 5pm ten MCA artists will be opening their studio doors for the public to visit, along with a dozen more community artists showing their work in the building. A new printmaking studio […]
Experience the Codman House from the servants’ point of view. Learn about the employees who lived and worked on the grounds and in the house making life on the estate possible. Parlor maids, chambermaids, cooks, nannies, caretakers, and chauffeurs— meet specific individuals who served on the estate, some for a season and others for as […]
Enjoy a guided tour of the Codman Estate’s historic landscape learning about its early history, evolution, and preservation. The last two generations of family members to live here between 1862 and 1968, made improvements to the grounds and gardens, while carefully preserving aspects of what their 18th century ancestors created here. The grounds feature a […]
The 22nd Sholan Farms Apple Blossom Festival celebrates the advent of spring in the Central Massachusetts region as evidenced by the blooming of the apple trees. The Festival is a civic celebration organized and operated by the Friends of Sholan Farms. Activities will include crafters, food trucks, butterfly release, scavenger hunt, free wagon rides and […]
13th Annual Lexington Open Studios event on May 20 & 21st at LexArt! Visit with 40+ ARTISTS WHO LIVE, WORK, TEACH, CREATE OR ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN LEXINGTON Learn more at lexingtonopenstudios.com! Photo courtesy of Nicole Mordecai This program is offered by LexArt as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature, […]
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 […]
Join Duncan Brown, Curator for the Boxborough Historical Society, as he explains the story of why a child’s shoe was hidden in the wall of a Boxborough house for 300 years and the journey the shoe took to come home to the Boxborough Museum. The house, owned by James and Hannah Whitcomb, was built in […]
