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Emerson-Thoreau Amble Walking Tour

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

Celebrate Emerson’s birthday (May 25) and follow the footsteps of writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau! Enjoy the spring weather and learn about the friendship of two notable […]

Free Drop-in Family Day: Local Pollinators!

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

Come to The Umbrella Arts Center for free family fun! Drop by any time during the two-hour time block to partake in a craft about the importance of pollinators led […]

Free

Revolutionary War Cannon on Display

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

The Groton History Center's Open House on May 20 will be accompanied by the display of a Revolutionary War cannon on our grounds. Come chat with our volunteers and Earl […]

Free
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Lexington Open Studios

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

13th Annual Lexington Open Studios event on May 20 & 21st at LexArt! Visit with 40+ ARTISTS WHO LIVE, WORK, TEACH, CREATE OR ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN […]

Free

Ancient Trees of the Mountain

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation 345 Mountain Road, Princeton, MA, United States

Wachusett Mountain, located in central Massachusetts, is known as the highest point in the Commonwealth east of the Berkshires, and is a popular destination for hiking on 17 miles of […]

Free

Collections and Connoisseurs of the Codman Estate Tour

Codman Estate 34 Codman Road, Lincoln, MA, United States

With a collection of sophisticated European and American works of art, decorative arts, and furnishings, the Codman Estate’s mansion is truly a treasure house. Visitors today see the house and […]

Free

Reading WWI Panoramic Photos

Fort Devens Museum 94 Jackson Road, 3rd Floor, Devens, MA, United States

Visit the Fort Devens Museum to learn what the details of WWI panoramic photos can tell us! This program is offered by the Fort Devens Museum as part of the […]

Free

Cruising New Hampshire’s History

Hollis Social Library 2 Monument Square, Hollis, NH, United States

The Hollis Social Library will host author Michael Bruno with “Cruising New Hampshire History,” his talk on highway historical markers. As a young adult riding his motorcycle, Bruno stopped to […]

Free

Mayday Festival & Open Studios

Munroe Center for the Arts 1403 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

Munroe Center for the Arts is celebrating Mayday with song and dance and lots of art on Saturday, May 20th! From 11 - 5pm ten MCA artists will be opening […]

Free

Home Work: Domestic Servants at the Codman Estate Tour

Codman Estate 34 Codman Road, Lincoln, MA, United States

Experience the Codman House from the servants’ point of view. Learn about the employees who lived and worked on the grounds and in the house making life on the estate […]

Free

The Landscape and Gardens of Codman Estate Tour

Codman Estate 34 Codman Road, Lincoln, MA, United States

Enjoy a guided tour of the Codman Estate’s historic landscape learning about its early history, evolution, and preservation. The last two generations of family members to live here between 1862 […]

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The Color Purple

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

The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg.  The inspirational story set in the early […]