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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

The Umbrella presents: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

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

October 18-19, 2022 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 […]

Free

Write Outside Your Door: A Nature Writing Workshop at Thoreau Farm

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Henry David Thoreau was a masterful, creative writer. We can follow his example by interacting with nature, by paying close attention to its nuances, and by using all of our senses, as […]

$50

Adult Archaeology Walk

Bettina Abe of Acton’s Natural Resources Division will lead a brisk hike along the Nashoba Brook trail, with stops at the stone chamber and Native American ceremonial sites. Trail conditions […]

Free

Margaret Fuller and Elizabeth Bishop: Two Women of Central Massachusetts

The Groton Center 163 West Main St, Groton, MA, United States

The Groton Center, 163 West Main Street, West Groton Co-sponsored with the Groton Public Library Program immediately follows brief business meeting Registration required These two seemingly contrasting women writers—the 19th century […]

Free

Paleoindian Life 12,000 Years Ago at the Tenant Swamp Site

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

Archaeologist Robert Goodby discusses his field work at a site, undisturbed since the end of the Ice Age, in Keene, New Hampshire, that revealed information about the economy, gender roles, […]

Free

Go Out Doors Public Art Tour & Artist Celebration

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

Join Us for the Go Out Doors Walking Tour and Celebration! Celebrate the Autumn and the 2022 Go Out Doors public art exhibition in beautiful, historic Concord Center Saturday, October 29, 10:30AM-Noon! […]

Free

Recurring

Destination: Nature Juried Art Show

Fivesparks 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, United States

To commemorate 50 years of preserving the town of Harvard’s unique character and natural resources, the Harvard Conservation Trust is partnering with Fivesparks to celebrate art and nature with a […]

Free