Open House
Barnaby House & Barn 17 Meetinghouse Hill Road, Brookline, NH, United StatesDid we really have a Town Moderator who was jailed by the Patriots (not the football team)? Is it true that a local scuba diver would cut a hole in […]
Free
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Heritage Area
GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
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Full Moon Tours at deCordova
deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA, United StatesBring your family and friends to see sculptures transformed by the moonlight in this special after-hours tour. Small group tours with deCordova’s experienced Museum Guides last 60-75 minutes. Please dress […]
$20
Westford 250—The Minutemen and Their World, An Evening with Robert Gross
Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United StatesOn April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. The “shot heard round the world” catapulted this sleepy New England town into the […]
$10
Countdown to April 19, 1775: “A Revolution in the News” with Historian Joseph Adelman
Acton Town Hall 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, United StatesProfessor Adelman will tell the story of the Revolutionary War’s forgotten instigators: newspaper printers and editors. Shrewdly gauging the political climate and interests of their communities and balancing them with […]
Free
John Quincy Adams: Reluctant Abolitionist
The Depot 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, United StatesAs a Harvard alumnus, diplomat, U.S. President, member of Congress and attorney before the Supreme Court, John Quincy Adams had a unique relationship with slavery. Prickly and curmudgeonly, he danced […]
$10 – $15
The Power of Truth: Early Diversity in a Medford Neighborhood
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA, United StatesLearn about the Revalyon family, free Black Bostonians, who moved their family to Medford in 1828. Speaker and Local Historian Dee Morris will tell us about Thomas (b. 1777) and […]
Free
August: Osage County – The Umbrella Film Series
The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United StatesAugust: Osage County Friday, February 2, 2024 - 7:30PM Directed by John Wells | Rated R Runtime 2h 1m The Umbrella Film Series presents August: Osage County. A look at […]
$10
Hands-On History: Toys and Games
Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington18th century kids - and adults too - worked hard, but still had time for fun, with homemade toys and games! Stop by Buckman Tavern between 10:00 AM - 12:30PM […]
Free w/ Museum Admission
FernGully: The Last Rainforest – The Umbrella Film Series
The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United StatesFernGully: The Last Rainforest Saturday, February 3, 2024 - 10:30AM Directed by Bill Kroyer | Rated G Runtime 1h 16m The Umbrella Film Series presents FernGully: The Last Rainforest. The […]
$8 – $10
New Hampshire’s Fab Four The Hutchinson Family Singers
Nashua Historical Society 5 Abbott Street, Nashua, United StatesWhen: Saturday, February 3, 2024, 1:00 pm (Open 11 am for self-guided tours) Where: Florence H. Speare Memorial Museum This program hails back to the 1840s when a musical group called […]
Free
Jeremy Jordan in Concert
The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United StatesJeremy Jordan, award-winning actor and musician, joins The Umbrella Arts Center for their annual Broadway Concert! With his effortless and soaring voice, Jordan takes audiences on a decades-spanning journey of […]
$55 – $150
Hands-On History: Preserving Food
Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, LexingtonHow was food preserved before refrigeration? If you wanted fruits and vegetables year round, removing moisture was important. Help us salt and sugar foods to keep all year! Stop by […]
Free w/ Museum Admission