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The Boy Who Grew Flowers

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

Treehouse Shakers’ The Boy Who Grew Flowers Based on the Barefoot Books’ Picture Book By Jen Wojtowicz Play Adaption by Mara McEwin September 22-24, 2022 The Boy Who Grew Flowers is a […]

$50

King Phillips War and The Sudbury Fight

Sudbury History Center & Museum 288 Old Sudbury Road, Sudbury, MA, United States

Join us in person or online on September 22nd as public historian Richard Smith presents his lecture on "King Philip's War and The Sudbury Fight" King Philip’s War is considered […]

Free – $10

Open-Air Tap Room at the Faulkner Homestead

Faulkner Homestead 5 High Street, Acton, MA, United States

After a two-year absence, the Iron Work Farm’s popular annual fundraiser, the Open Tap Room, has returned as an outdoor gathering:  the “Open-Air” Tap Room at the oldest house in […]

$30
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Dracula: A feminist revenge fantasy, really

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

One hundred and twenty five years after its publication, Dracula has continued to thrill and be interpreted by every generation in turn. And now, in the New England premiere of a bold […]

$45

Nashobah Praying Indians: A Living People, A Living Landscape

Reuben Hoar Library 35 Shattuck Street, Littleton, MA, United States

Meet Strong Bear Medicine of the Nashobah Praying Indians and local historian Daniel V. Boudillion as they discuss the 1654 Nashobah Praying Indian Village. Topics include the Nashobah People – […]

Free

The Brooks Family Art Collection

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

Join Doug Carr, an architect and student of art and history, as he presents a variety of art works collected by generations of Brooks Family members, whose ranks include the […]

Free

Magunkaquog Praying Town

Acton Memorial Library 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

Archaeologist Holly Herbster discusses her research on one of seven original “Praying Towns” established in 1669 by missionary John Eliot. Colonial records tie specific Native people to the archaeological remains […]

Free

Wadsworth Cemetery Tour

Wadsworth Cemetery 74 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA, United States

Join us on October 15th when Vice President of the Sudbury Historical Society, Elin Neiterman, will provide you with the interesting history of this cemetery and how it has evolved […]

$5.00

Art Ramble Curator Talk

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

Join us for a talk with the curator of this year's Art Ramble, our Visual Arts Manager Stephanie Marlin-Curiel! Learn how Stephanie created "In The Balance" from start to finish […]

Free

Cutting Edge Digital Technologies Documentation

Virtual

Thomas Elmore, of the GeoNAV Group, and Eva Gibavic, of Ceremonial Landscapes Research, share their experience using 3D LiDAR scanning, photogrammetry, and mapping utilizing ArcGIS’s capabilities to bring extremely accurate […]

Free

Aimee Nezhukumatathil, “World of Wonders” Book Reading & Signing

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

As part of the Concord Festival of Authors, The Umbrella is pleased to host a reading, book-signing and writing workshop with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, the New York Times-bestselling poet and author of World of Wonders: […]

Free