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A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

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

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Free with museum admission
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Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau

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

Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided […]

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Devens Farmers Market

Rogers Field Elm & Jackson Roads, Devens, MA, United States

Dick’s Market Gardens returns to Devens this summer with a vibrant selection of locally grown fruits and vegetables. The market will be open on designated Tuesdays (7/18, 8/1, 8/15, 8/29, 9/12, 9/26, and 10/10) from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Located at the corner of Rogers Field, close to the Devens Fire Station at the […]

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Westford Farmer’s Market

Roudenbush Community Center 65 Main Street, Westford, MA, United States

The Westford Farmers Market will open on June 20, 2023 and run every Tuesday from 2:30pm to 6:30pm until August 29, 2023. We are located on the field next to The Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main Street, Westford MA! Photo courtesy of the Westford Farmer's Market

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Hudson Farmers’ Market

Hudson Town Hall 78 Main Street, Hudson, MA, United States

Focusing on local farmers, producers, and makers, the 2023 Hudson MA Farmers' Market is every Tuesday, through September 26th, 3:30 to 6:30 pm., in front of the Hudson Town Hall. Available product includes meat, poultry, dairy, maple syrup, bread, baked goods, cookies, cider, jam, honey, soap, candles, fruit, vegetables, vegan/veg take-away, fish, greeting cards, and […]

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Arlington Farmers’ Market

Russell Commons Municipal Lot 29 Mystic Street, Arlington, MA, United States

Founded by Oakes Plimpton and Pat Jones circa 1996, the Arlington Farmers' Market features over a dozen vendors from Massachusetts and New Hampshire. As of 2023, the Arlington Farmers' Market is a program of Arlington EATS, a nonprofit organization with a mission to engage the community in eliminating food insecurity and hunger in Arlington, Massachusetts. […]

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A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

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

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Free with museum admission
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Fitchburg Farmers Market

Fitchburg's Historic Upper Common 857 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA, United States

The Fitchburg Farmers Market (FFM) is organized to bring together the local flavor and culture of Fitchburg through local agriculture, artists, craftsmanship and community spirit. Shop for fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs and cheese, artisan breads, locally made soaps and lotions, & handmade goods. In early 2016, the FFM began a partnership with Growing […]

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Medford Farmers Market

Condon Shell 2501 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, MA, United States

The Medford Farmers Market strengthens our diverse community of Medford, Massachusetts, through access to fresh, healthy, and local food direct from local farmers & producers. Photo courtesy of Medford Farmers Market

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Winchendon Farmers Market

Winchendon Farmers Market 1 Pleasant Street, Winchendon, MA, United States

This is a "local Producer Only" market focusing mainly on locally grown, produced and handcrafted items. Our vendors have fruits, vegetables, garden plants, baked goods, herbs, crafts and pasture-raised beef. Photo courtesy of the Winchendon Farmers Market

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A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

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

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Free with museum admission

Spotlight Talk – The History of a Desk: John Cuming, Brister Freeman, and the Power of Writing

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

Thomas Dugan Public History intern Jas Wheeler discusses Concord’s history of enslavement and self-emancipation by examining how Brister Freeman, a man enslaved by Colonel John Cuming, found personal liberty through service in the Revolutionary War. Using John Cuming’s desk and Brister Freeman’s muster rolls, Wheeler draws attention to how Americans leveraged the power of writing […]

Free with museum admission