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Sculpture & Architecture Walking Tour of Arlington Center

Cyrus Dallin Art Museum 611 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

Art and history enthusiasts of all ages are welcome to join us for a one hour guided walking tour of Arlington Center on Thursday, May 23 at 6:00 p.m. Experience […]

Free

Foraging Edibles at your Doorstep

The Gardner Museum 27 Pearl Street, Gardner, MA, United States

Local “Modern Pioneer” Lauren Roy will empower, and educate the audience on living more naturally and in the art of foraging as a way of saving money. More importantly, they […]

Free

Westford 250 – Once Known: Slavery in Westford with Leslie Howard

Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States

Slavery in Westford?! It may be surprising, but there were at least 24 confirmed enslaved individuals in the town of Westford from 1730 to 1780. There is little in the […]

Free

Water Science at Stillwater Farm Interpretive Site

Stillwater Farm Interpretive Ste 228 Redemption Rock Rd, Sterling, United States

Explore the wonders of water through fun interactive activity stations! Journey through the water cycle and collect beads to create your own unique bracelet. Discover a healthy freshwater stream through […]

Free
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Shirley’s Depot Square

Shirley Historical Society Museum 182 Center Road, Shirley, MA, United States

On display is a diorama of Shirley's Depot Square with a working model train and the buildings from 100 years ago. There is also a large collection of photos picturing […]

Free

Rollstone Hill “Rock Walk”

Boulder Art Gallery 960 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA, United States

Join us for a slow and easy, comfortable and extraordinarily scenic, two mile walk to the summit of Rollstone Hill. The story and history of the Rollstone Boulder, the quarries, […]

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Freedom Denied/Freedom Insisted Upon

Medford Historical Society Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United States

Freedom Denied/Freedom Insisted Upon: Selected Documents & Life Stories from the Struggles for Racial and Gender Equality in Medford. We will display material related to the Atlantic slave trade, Abolitionism, […]

Free

Historical Piano Concerts from The Frederick Collection: Hwa’en Ch’uqi

New Dawn Arts Center 84 Main Street, Ashburnham, MA, United States

Historical Piano Concerts' 38th Spring season presents performances every Sunday in May. The six concerts pay homage to the pianist-composers associated with the Collection's historical original pianos. In May, two […]

Free

Jones-Faulkner Mills Mural

Faulkner Homestead 5 High Street, Acton, MA, United States

The Jones-Faulkner Mills mural is a new wall display by Steven Renaccio of MR Associates of Acton, based on a 1979 exhibit created by architectural historian Robert Nylander. Richly illustrated […]

Free
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Shirley’s Depot Square

Shirley Historical Society Museum 182 Center Road, Shirley, MA, United States

On display is a diorama of Shirley's Depot Square with a working model train and the buildings from 100 years ago. There is also a large collection of photos picturing […]

Free
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The Pursuit of a Hobby: Model Ship Building

Sawyer House & Barn 676 Main Street, Bolton, MA, United States

On display at the Bolton Historical Society are examples of one Bolton resident's decades-long hobby of model ship building, both scratch and kit built. From the ill-fated Titanic to the […]

Free