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Opening Weekend Artist Talk – John Roman

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

Meet John on-site at Thoreau Farm during opening weekend hear him speak about the exhibition: "The Homes of Henry David Thoreau." On view in March and April,  "The Homes of Henry David Thoreau" provides a close look at fifteen historically-accurate, pen-and-ink renderings documenting the houses and landscapes Thoreau called home in the nineteenth century. This […]

$5
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Art as Activism/Healing: Race and Racial Justice

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

A Free Community Exhibition and Workshop Series with Artist Nayda A. Cuevas Join artist Nayda A. Cuevas and see how she uses her art on a gallery wall to create a dialogue about race/identity. In a safe and welcoming space, students will learn and discuss how other artists stand up to racial injustice and confront […]

Free
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Annual Regional High School Exhibit

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

Featuring the work of students from Bedford, Burlington, Lexington, Minuteman, Waltham, and Winchester high schools, this exhibit showcases the creativity and innovation of area students and high school art programs and helps raise funds for our high school scholarship program. All sales proceeds from our gallery gift shop will support our annual cash awards to […]

Free
Recurring

Annual Regional High School Exhibit

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

Featuring the work of students from Bedford, Burlington, Lexington, Minuteman, Waltham, and Winchester high schools, this exhibit showcases the creativity and innovation of area students and high school art programs and helps raise funds for our high school scholarship program. All sales proceeds from our gallery gift shop will support our annual cash awards to […]

Free
Recurring

Annual Regional High School Exhibit

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

Featuring the work of students from Bedford, Burlington, Lexington, Minuteman, Waltham, and Winchester high schools, this exhibit showcases the creativity and innovation of area students and high school art programs and helps raise funds for our high school scholarship program. All sales proceeds from our gallery gift shop will support our annual cash awards to […]

Free

Longfellow House-Washington’s HQ National Historic Site Present ‘Past & Present Here Unite’ via Zoom

Virtual

Enjoy a virtual lunchtime lecture from the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site in Cambridge, entitled "Past and Present Here Unite: An Introduction to Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS." What does a home reveal about its occupants, and about our shared history? The Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House bears witness to the history of slavery in New England and […]

Free

On Belonging in Outdoor Spaces: Leah Penniman

Virtual

Black Earth Wisdom: Afro-Ecological Survival Strategies March 8, 2023 | 7 PM EST “I love to think of nature as unlimited broadcasting stations, through which God speaks to us every day, every hour.” ~Dr. George Washington Carver, Tuskegee University, 1887 The Queen Mothers of Kroboland, Ghana admonished their Black American students in disbelief, “Is it […]

Free
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Annual Regional High School Exhibit

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

Featuring the work of students from Bedford, Burlington, Lexington, Minuteman, Waltham, and Winchester high schools, this exhibit showcases the creativity and innovation of area students and high school art programs and helps raise funds for our high school scholarship program. All sales proceeds from our gallery gift shop will support our annual cash awards to […]

Free
Recurring

Annual Regional High School Exhibit

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

Featuring the work of students from Bedford, Burlington, Lexington, Minuteman, Waltham, and Winchester high schools, this exhibit showcases the creativity and innovation of area students and high school art programs and helps raise funds for our high school scholarship program. All sales proceeds from our gallery gift shop will support our annual cash awards to […]

Free
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An Evening with Laura Benanti

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

The Umbrella Arts Center is thrilled to present Tony® Award-winner and five-time Tony® Award nominee Laura Benanti in an intimate concert performance - two nights only! Hailed by The New York Times for her “effortless” vocals, and by the New York Post for her ability to “whip up laughs out of thin air,” Ms. Benanti […]

Recurring

Annual Regional High School Exhibit

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

Featuring the work of students from Bedford, Burlington, Lexington, Minuteman, Waltham, and Winchester high schools, this exhibit showcases the creativity and innovation of area students and high school art programs and helps raise funds for our high school scholarship program. All sales proceeds from our gallery gift shop will support our annual cash awards to […]

Free