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2023 Community Gathering & Annual Meeting

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

You’re Invited to Our Community Gathering & Annual Meeting on Nov. 5th! Mark your calendar for the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area Community Gathering & Annual Meeting! Join us as we launch a new year of community engagement inspired by the work of our partners and the power of storytelling. We’ll learn about projects funded […]

Free

On That Glad Night

St. Anne's Episcopal Church 8 Kirk Street, Lowell, United States
Pay what you can

NEARA Fall Conference

Courtyard by Marriott Marlborough 75 Felton Street, Marlborough, MA, United States

With this year’s NEARA Fall Conference right in our backyard, there is a great opportunity to experience NEARA’s talks and field trips close to home. Don't miss out—registration closes Friday, November 3rd! Local-area field trips on Friday and Sunday will bookend a full schedule of talks on Friday evening and all day Saturday: Keynote speaker […]

Historian Mary Fuhrer Explores Daily Life in Colonial Acton

Acton Town Hall 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

Acton 250 Lecture Series Continues "Historian Mary Fuhrer Explores Daily Life in Colonial Acton" This fall the Acton 250 Committee will sponsor a series of lectures on the history leading up to the momentous events of 1775 and 1776. The lectures will help us understand what life was like in our community in that era […]

Free

Fresh Ink: Contemporary Explorations in Printmaking

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

Opening Reception: Sunday, November 19, 4-6pm with remarks by the juror and prize winners starting at 4:45pm.  Refreshments will be served. The Umbrella Arts Center is pleased to present Fresh Ink: Contemporary Explorations in Printmaking juried by Carolyn Muskat. The exhibition includes printmakers from all across New England who use a variety of techniques in […]

Free

NaNoWriMo: Write at the Museum

Florence H. Speare Memorial Museum 5 Abbott Street, Nashua, NH, United States

Are you a writer? Are you looking for inspiration, working on a personal writing project, perhaps writing a 50,000-word novel in the month of November, or just want time to sit down and write? ​In celebration of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), the Nashua Historical Society invites writers to join us at the Speare Memorial […]

$5

Artists Sunday- LexArt Holiday Marketpalce

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

LexArt will being opening its door the Sunday after Thanksgiving for Artists Sunday to kick off our annual Holiday Marketplace.

Free

Holiday Market Place

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

Holiday Marketplace 2023 We've been making and crafting all year to prepare for our annual Holiday Marketplace! This arts and craft sale is the culmination of a year of work by the talented artisan members of LexArt.  Shop local for unique, one-of-a-kind handmade holiday gifts including handmade silver jewelry finely crafted wooden toys woven items […]

Free

The Umbrella Winter Market

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

Friday, December 1, 2023 - 1:00pm - 6:00pm Saturday, December 2, 2023 - 10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday, December 3, 2023 - 10:00am - 4:00pm The Umbrella’s Winter Market is an annual three-day show and sale of artist, artisan, and hand-crafted work on all three floors of our beautifully renovated space in Concord, MA. It features […]

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The Umbrella Winter Market

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

Friday, December 1, 2023 - 1:00pm - 6:00pm Saturday, December 2, 2023 - 10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday, December 3, 2023 - 10:00am - 4:00pm The Umbrella’s Winter Market is an annual three-day show and sale of artist, artisan, and hand-crafted work on all three floors of our beautifully renovated space in Concord, MA. It features […]

Recurring

The Umbrella Winter Market

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

Friday, December 1, 2023 - 1:00pm - 6:00pm Saturday, December 2, 2023 - 10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday, December 3, 2023 - 10:00am - 4:00pm The Umbrella’s Winter Market is an annual three-day show and sale of artist, artisan, and hand-crafted work on all three floors of our beautifully renovated space in Concord, MA. It features […]

Candlelight Vespers – Christmas Reflection

The Shirley Meeting House 41 Brown Road, Shirley, MA, United States

There is faint music in the night, And pale wings fanned by silver flight; A frosty hill with tender glow Of countless stars that shine on snow. – Nancy Buckley At this time of the year we often find ourselves thinking of all our lists of “presents to buy, things to be done and places […]