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Film Premiere: Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist’s Life

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

June 8, 2024, from 3-5PM, The Umbrella Arts Center in historic Concord, MA hosts the world premiere screening of Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist Life, directed by Jennifer Burton and Ursula Burton and produced by Five Sisters Productions and Julie Dobrow, with the Tufts Production Team. In 1835, 12-year-old Ellen Garrison marched in the […]

Free

Groton Greenway River Festival

Petapawag Boat Launch 11 South Rd, Groton, MA, United States

Celebrate the Nashua River at the Groton Greenway River Festival on June 9, 2024! Enjoy nature displays, live music, great community, and, of course, the always exciting action of the cardboard canoe race. The Festival runs from 11:00am to 4:00pm at the Petapawag Boat Launch on the banks of the Nashua River just off Nod […]

Free

Still Here: Houses of Our Patriots

Acton Town Hall 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

On the Way between Acton Center and Carlisle:  a 250+-Year History The second event in the Acton 250 series “Still Here: Houses of Our Patriots” will be a presentation about the Nathaniel Edwards House, 328 Pope Road, on Monday, June 10 at 7PM. at the Acton Memorial Library.  The speaker will be the house’s co-owner, David Hardt, who has […]

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June Lyceum: The Hutchinson Family Memorial Project

Milford Congregational Church 10 Union Street, Milford, NH, United States

Co-Chairs Charlie Annand and Marcia Nelson of the The Hutchinson Family Memorial Project will tell us about the Milford Hutchinson Family and the national and international fame of the Hutchinson Family Singers and their plans for a memorial honoring them here in Milford. Huzzah! Huzzah!John Hutchinson has graciously offered to join us and sing a […]

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The “Real” Miss Rumphius

Lawrence Library 15 Main Street, Pepperell, MA, United States

Readers young and old have embraced Barbara Cooney’s Miss Rumphius, about the lupine lady who made the world more beautiful, since its publication four decades ago. Harry & Hilda: Letters Home, The Sparkling Life of the Lupine Lady and the Professor Who Made It Possible is the story of the “real” Miss Rumphius, Hilda Edwards, […]

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Juneteenth Celebration at Fitchburg Abolitionist Park

Fitchburg Abolitionist Park 42-50 Snow St, Fitchburg, MA, United States

Come Celebrate Juneteenth at Fitchburg Abolitionist Park! - Listen and discuss Frederick Douglass's influential address, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" - Learn about Fitchburg’s connection to the Abolitionist Movement - Celebrate how far we have come in developing and improving Abolitionist Park over the past seven years! Feel free to bring […]

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Colors of the Rainbow! Summer Solstice Walk & Scavenger Hunt

Doyle Community Park 464 Abbott Avenue, Leominster, MA, United States

Join us for a fun and family-friendly walk at Doyle Conservation Area in Leominster as we seek all the colors of the rainbow found in nature! Learn about the many sights and sounds of nature on the first day of summer with Anna Wilkins, NCLT Executive Director. If you visit the Leominster Public Library to […]

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Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks — “How We Remember” in Lexington

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington

Join us as we continue Freedom's Way National Heritage Area's 2024 Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks program with a Lexington Celebrates! Walking Tour hosted by the Lexington Historical Society. Space is limited to 20 people. Registration is required. Click here to reserve your spot. Parades, pageants and pandemonium have defined the many commemorations of the […]

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Buttrick Garden Tour

Minute Man National Historical Park 174 Liberty Street, Concord, MA, United States

Join the Friends of Minute Man National Park for a free 45-minute tour of the Buttrick Gardens. Learn about the history and preservation of these beautiful gardens. We’ll find shady spots to view the historic plantings and discuss why the Buttrick Gardens recently received a Concord Historical Commission Landscape Preservation Award. Beginning in 1911, two […]

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“Reflections: Selfhood/Motherhood” Opening Reception

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

The Umbrella Arts Center invites the public to an opening reception for the new visual arts exhibition, "Reflections: Selfhood/Motherhood," featuring work by 2023/2024 Umbrella Artists-in-Residence, Jasmine Chen and Catherine LeComte Lecce, in the Allie Kussin Main Gallery.   Also on view is "random assembly" in the Main Hall Display, with artwork by Umbrella Ceramic Studio […]

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Roudenbush Community Market

Roudenbush Community Market Fisher Way, Westford, United States

The Roudenbush Community Market (formerly the Westford Farmer's Market) will open on July 2, 2024 and run every Tuesday from 3:00pm to 7:00pm until September 10, 2024. We are located on Fisher Way next to the Abbot School in Westford, MA. Visit our website for more information! Photo courtesy of the Roudenbush Community Market