GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
Pop-Up Parking Lot Sales Events coming to LexArt in 2026 10:00am to 4:00pm Applications are now open to all vendors! Now Accepting Artisan Food Vendors. (See Application Guidelines and Polices for details) During the warmer months, LexArt will be hosting outdoor artisan pop-up markets in our Parking Lot. These markets will have vendors that are […]
Throughout the Sculpture Park you’ll find many hidden faces and abstracted human forms nestled within the landscape. Inspired by the interactions between these man-made figures and the natural world, we’ll be using air-dry clay to create our own planters in the shape of a human head, blending material, form, and flora! This beginner friendly workshop […]
Step inside the Old Manse after dark for a rare, intimate experience through the rooms where history was lived – and still lingers. This is not a haunted house. This is something older, quieter, and more unsettling. Guided by candlelight, you’ll move room by room through the 18th-century home once occupied by Revolutionaries, philosophers, and […]
Umbrella Arts presents... I AND YOU, playing October 9 - November 22, 2026 in Concord, MA. THE STORY A homebound teen and an unexpected visitor clash over a Walt Whitman assignment that will lead them to a stunning epiphany. Caroline is sharp-witted, guarded, and sardonic as Anthony is athletic, sensitive, and popular, but as they […]
The Dog Halloween Costume Contest at deCordova is a “pawfect” opportunity for pups and their parents to show off their festive attire! All well-behaved dogs (and their owners) are welcome to enter the costume contest. Please bring your dog on leash and only bring dogs who can get along with other dogs. Water will be […]
The Iron Work Farm will hold its last “4th Sunday” open houses of the season at Jones Tavern (128 Main St., 1 to 3 p.m.) and the Jones-Faulkner Homestead (5 High St., 3 to 5 p.m.) At Jones Tavern, visit the authentic taproom of one of Acton’s most important gathering places during the Revolutionary War. […]
Join the New England Poetry Club amidst the beautiful landscape of the Fruitlands hillside for an afternoon of poetry sharing their work in a setting steeped in literary history. Founded in 1915, the New England Poetry Club has long championed poets with ties to the region, offering readings, workshops, and annual contests that celebrate the […]
Join the New England Poetry Club amidst the beautiful landscape of the Fruitlands hillside for an afternoon of poetry sharing their work in a setting steeped in literary history. Founded in 1915, the New England Poetry Club has long championed poets with ties to the region, offering readings, workshops, and annual contests that celebrate the […]
Retired State Superior Court Justice Dennis Curran will describe what he calls a “great trial that changed history:” the Salem witchcraft trials. Judge Curran will tell “what really happened.” Justice Curran, who served as a MA trial judge for 15 years and presided over 450 civil and criminal trials, has received four statewide awards for […]
Ever dig something up and wonder what it is? Join Iron Work Farm and Archaeology Outreach as we recover artifacts from a tailings pile at the oldest house in Action. The Jones/Faulkner House was built in 1707 and occupied by Faulkner descendants until the 1960's. This is a once in a lifetime project. Please volunteer […]
Umbrella Arts presents... BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL | September 25 - November 8, 2026 in Concord, MA THE STORY: Half-bat, half-boy, ripped from the tabloid headlines, and thrust into the spotlight! In this camp horror comedy, a misunderstood monster seeks a place to belong. Taken in by a veterinarian, endeared to his adopted sister Shelly, […]
From almost 13,000 years ago, to today, New England’s Native Americans have participated in many social networks throughout the continent. Robert Goodby, an archaeologist and Professor of Anthropology at Franklin Pierce University, will present evidence for long-distance connections among Native communities over time - technological traditions, religious practices, raw materials, and economic strategies, some of […]