GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
When the Battle of Lexington was fought in 1775, Hancock Street was a country lane with just two houses. The next 150 years saw many houses built with various architectural styles. Come take a stroll and learn about the Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Gothic Revival homes that populate the street today. Leaves from […]
This Spring, be a part of ArtsArlington’s new public art project celebrating valiant fish, a healthy ecosystem, clean water, and Arlington’s vibrant community! Help paint 2,000 fish for a mural on the Fox Library and neighborhood storefronts. Come to a free workshop with friends, family, or on your own. Open to adults, kids (ages 6 […]
https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/REV-STORIES_logo-mark_square.png This event explores our region's revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom's Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation's semiquincentennial anniversary.
"In no other author can we get so close to the whole of the American spirit." James Truslow Adams, historian The Ralph Waldo Emerson House was home to the writer from 1835 until his death in 1882. It was from here that Emerson established himself as an essayist, lecturer and poet, writing most of his […]
The current one room wood School House #2 was constructed in 1857 and today is largely unchanged from when it was built. In 1949, the town sold the existing 4 one-room schoolhouses at auction to the general public. School House #2 was bought by the Robinson family with the intention of preserving it for educational […]
Gathering Hearts is a free public community gathering that will bring together residents of Fitchburg and the surrounding region for an afternoon of cultural expression, reflection, and solidarity. The event will include traditional dance, music, prayer, and spoken reflections led by cultural groups, community organizations, and faith leaders. Inspired by traditions of peaceful cultural protest […]
The Umbrella Stage Company proudly presents HAIRSPRAY, directed and choreographed by Najee Brown. With big hair, big laughs, and even bigger heart, this joyous, high-energy musical proves that when we dance together, anything is possible. Previews: Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25, 2026. Playing: Sunday, April 26, 2026 through Sunday, May 17, 2026 in […]
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 by Peter Abair The King’s troops march. Villagers are awakened in the night. A people are torn from their mother country. History comes alive, as Peter Abair, Sudbury author of the novel “Each Hath a Hand,” shares the stories of the people and events that swept both sides to a […]
This Spring, be a part of ArtsArlington’s new public art project celebrating valiant fish, a healthy ecosystem, clean water, and Arlington’s vibrant community! Help paint 2,000 fish for a mural on the Fox Library and neighborhood storefronts. Come to a free workshop with friends, family, or on your own. Open to adults, kids (ages 6 […]
Jane Healey's latest historical fiction is The Women of Arlington Hall, a book about the brilliant women (and some men) who worked secretly to decode the Soviet communiques to figure out their code system. Her book is based on extensive research that has only been declassified in the past twenty years, long after the last of […]
Enjoy the best of classic, independent, and foreign films curated by The Concord Film Project at The Umbrella Arts Center, with pre-show dinner options. Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 PM: Arco (2025, Rated PG) | English dub of French film | 1 hour 29 minutes | Directed by Ugo Bienvenu. When ten-year-old Iris follows a […]
The Guitar Museum of New England this spring will preview artisanal instruments from its collection and plans for its construction in West Concord during a series of Open House events with founding curator Wilson Schunemann. At the Museum’s temporary pop-up space at 129 Commonwealth Ave, visitors will have the opportunity to view a ‘sneak peek’ exhibit of […]