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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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Leominster Farmers Market

Monument Square Historic District 43 Park St, Leominster, MA, United States

A slice of Leominster's local businesses including locally grown produce, crafts & vendors! Summer Outdoor & Winter Indoor Farmer's Market - Farm Fresh Eggs & Local Grown Produce, Grass-fed Beef, Pork & Chicken, Local Honey, Freshly Baked Cookies & Pies, Cupcakes and Breads, Jewelry, Soaps, Blown-Glass, Knit & Crochet, Pottery, Paintings, Cards & Other Handmade […]

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Amherst Community Reading: “What to the Slave is your Fourth of July?”

Congregational Church of Amherst 11 Church St, Amherst, NH, United States

On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and heroic orator for liberty, delivered one of his most famous speeches in which he asked, “What to the slave is your Fourth of July?” In addressing an Independence Day observance in Rochester, New York, his speech was a blistering indictment of an American idealism that ignored […]

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Nashua Community Reading: “What to the Slave is your Fourth of July?”

Nashua Public Library 2 Court St, Nashua, NH, United States

On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and heroic orator for liberty, delivered one of his most famous speeches in which he asked, “What to the slave is your Fourth of July?” In addressing an Independence Day observance in Rochester, New York, his speech was a blistering indictment of an American idealism that ignored […]

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Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market

Elm Street Playground 19 Elm Street, Acton, MA, United States

Bring your organic ABFM grocery tote every Sunday and stock up on local produce and artisanal goods while you enjoy music, artisan offerings, our community table... and friends and neighbors.

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Lunenburg Farmers’ Market

Ritter Memorial Building 960 Massachusetts Avenue, Lunenburg, MA, United States

The Lunenburg Farmers' Market is an outdoor place to gather weekly and enjoy live music and shop for locally produced arts, crafts, produce, meats, and other unique items. Photo courtesy of Lunenburg Farmers' Market

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Nashua Farmers Market

Nashua Public Library Parking 6 Hartshorn Avenue, Nashua, NH, United States

The Nashua Farmers Market is held outdoors each Sunday from 10 am–2 pm in the Nashua Public Library Parking Lot at 6 Hartshorn Avenue. Market is from late-May to mid-October. Photo courtesy of FlipSide ImageWorks

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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

Declaration of Independence Reading

Minute Man National Historical Park 174 Liberty Street, Concord, MA, United States

Celebrate July 4th at Minute Man! Join park rangers and volunteers as we mark the 248th anniversary of our nation’s independence with a live, in-person reading of the Declaration of Independence at Concord’s North Bridge. This event is co-sponsored by Friends of Minute Man National Park Time TBD

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Medford: Reading Frederick Douglass Together

Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George Street, Medford

The Royall House and Slave Quarters invites community members to gather on the lawn in front of the historic Slave Quarters building to read and/or listen to Douglass's "What, To The Slave, is the Fourth of July?" to honor the long history of Black activism, critique, and abolition. This in-person program is free and open […]

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Lexington Farmers’ Market – Summer Market

Worthen Road Practice Field Worthen Road, Lexington, MA, United States

The Lexington Farmers’ Market connects residents with local farmers and vendors, providing greater access to fresh, locally-grown and -produced food to community members of all income levels. The LFM educates people about healthy eating, nutrition and sustainable agriculture, and provides a social experience that builds community. The LFM is a producer-only market, meaning that all […]

Declaring Independence

Minute Man National Historical Park 174 Liberty Street, Concord, MA, United States

Celebrate July 4th at Minute Man! Join park rangers and volunteers as we mark the 245th anniversary of our nation's independence with a live, in-person reading of the Declaration of Independence at Concord's North Bridge. Following the reading, reenactors representing the 10th Massachusetts Regiment will fire three musket volleys in honor of American Independence.

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