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Concord’s Art Legacy: Women in Art Revealed

Concord Art Association 37 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United States

In honor of Women's History Month and Concord Art Association's 100th birthday, the Concord Visitor Center is offering an approximately 90 minute tour of Concord's amazing women artists. Starting at Concord Art at 37 Lexington Road, this tour will include stops at Albright Art Supply, Three Stones Gallery, Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Concord Free Public Library […]

$25

What Nature Knows: A Conversation with Poet Chrissa Ventrelle and Artist Hillary Waters Fayle

Virtual

Braiding the wild, the spiritual, and the human into poems and meditations, Chrissa Ventrelle focuses on the soothing wisdom of nature and the gift of togetherness in her second collection, What Nature Knows: Poems & Meditations. She is joined by artist Hillary Waters Fayle who provided the artwork for the volume. The two share a conversation […]

Free

Our War Too: American Women in WWII

Groton History Center 172 Main Street, Groton, MA, United States

Kara Fossey, Executive Director of both the Groton History Center and the Fort Devens Museum, will present an illustrated program about the various roles American Women played during World War II, military, civilian, and volunteer. Special emphasis will be placed on Fort Devens and women from Massachusetts. Co-sponsored with Fort Devens Museum

Free

Spring Equinox Walk at Nobscot

Nobscot Scout Reservation 1 Nobscot Road, Sudbury, MA, United States

Join the Sudbury Valley Trustees for an invigorating morning walk to celebrate the new spring season! Nobscot is an extensive trail network that spans the town borders of Framingham and Sudbury, Massachusetts. This will be a moderate-paced hike suitable for people accustomed to walking on woodland trails. Image courtesy of the Sudbury Valley Trustees. Click […]

Free

Vesper Flights: A Conversation with Helen Macdonald

Virtual

H is for Hawk memoirist, Helen Macdonald, will discuss her newest collection of essays, Vesper Flights in which she reflects on “the numinous” of nature – “those moments where mystery arises from the meeting of human art and unpredictable natural phenomena.” Advanced registration is required.  This program is being livestreamed to a virtual audience. This […]

Free

Reflections on the Rivers: William Brewster and Henry Thoreau

Virtual

William Brewster (1851-1919) was the first president of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, which inspired the creation of Audubon Societies across the U.S. Brewster's passion for Concord's land and rivers, and for its flora and fauna, echo the vision of an earlier Concordian, Henry David Thoreau. Concord historian and educator Jayne Gordon will explore similarities and […]

$5.00

André Gregory (“My Dinner with André”) in conversation with Michael Frederick

Virtual

“I WAS THIRTY-THREE and couldn’t get a job as a dogcatcher. As if flaming out of three theaters and provoking Gregory Peck to slug me weren’t bad enough, I had accepted a job to direct a play about bestiality on Broadway. Leda Had a Little Swan was, to my knowledge, the first play in Broadway […]

Free

Walden, a game: A Virtual Experience

Virtual

Join The Walden Woods Project and The Walden EDU Team of USC Game Innovation Lab for a special event about Walden, a game. Developer Tracy Fullerton will discuss the evolution and intention of the classroom computer game as well as provide a brief demonstration of the newest module “Civil Disobedience.” Joining Tracy are educators Jennifer […]

Free

World War Women™: The Unsung Heroines of WWII

Virtual

In a never before seen adventure into the stories of the unknown, History At Play TM embodies the spirit of international women who risked their lives to defeat Fascism in World War II. World War Women is a suspenseful reliving of the terrors and triumphs of some of our greatest heroines. From organizing the resistance, […]

$10

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Sunday Morning Bird Walks

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton, MA, United States

Join Mass Audubon Birder's Certificate Program graduate Alison O'Hare for a series of Sunday morning bird walks at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary. These walks will focus on Wachusett Meadow's diverse birdlife, looking for newly arrived spring migrants, birds just passing through, and birds that are local breeders. Our slow pace will give you an opportunity […]

$10 – $14