GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
In a bold new exhibition at The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, noted artist and curator Cedric Vise1 Douglas has found inspiration in a provocative work of theater, George C. Wolfe's satirical play, The Colored Museum, to create a visual journey of the Black Past, Present and Future. Offering a diverse array of media, styles and audience engagement experiences, The […]
Celebrate National Trails Day on a 3-4 mile guided hike at Notown Reservoir with the Leominster Trail Stewards! Meet at the very end of Mount Elam Road on the Fitchburg/Leominster city line at 9 AM. Parking will be beyond the gate or along the side of the road. These trails are not on the City […]
On Saturday, June 4th at 2:00 pm, will unveil a new Storybook Trail at The Wayside Inn on part of our Innkeeper's Loop system. Sudbury Girl Scout Ambassador Elizabeth Huettig has written an original story based on the history of The Wayside Inn and, working in conjunction with The Wayside Inn Foundation, has created the […]
Visit Beaver Brook Association's Maple Hill Farm for a series of Master Gardener workshops offered by the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. See Beaver Brook's program registration site and click the "View" button to the right of "Public Programs and Membership" for details. Series Schedule 6/9 — Gardening in a Changing Climate 6/16 — […]
Join DCR in taking some time during Pollinator month to discover the pollinator meadow and enjoy the views along the North Dike. Easy walk. About 2 miles. Meet at Wachusett Reservoir Gate 36 North Dike, Rt 110 Clinton. Parking at the intersection of South Meadow Road and Route 110. Dogs are not allowed on water […]
Join us for an in-person talk about the history of Rail Trails in the area, in preparation for this month's anticipated launch of the Twin Cities Rail Trail! Craig Della Penna is the Executive Director of Norwottuck Network. For twelve years, Craig worked for one of the country’s earliest short-line railroad companies marketing rail freight […]
After five years and with your continued help and support, we are finally here! We invite those passionate about this history and the legacy of abolition to join us to celebrate the complete of phase II and the start of phase III of Fitchburg Abolitionist's Park development. Please join us in community, for music, theatrical […]
Get your motor running at “GARAGE BAND” – the Arlington Porchfest “after party” featuring The Squeeze Box Stompers playing zydeco, Cajun and more that is sure to get you up and dancing! Free and family friendly! Saturday, June 18th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Arlington Service Station, 334 Mass Ave (next to Walgreens just past Arlington Center) (Rain date […]
We are pleased to invite you to attend our city’s fifth annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration at Lincoln Commons from 11am-3pm on Sunday, June 19th! This event is organized by MaldenCORE, with funding from the City of Malden, Mystic Valley Branch of the NAACP, and the Malden Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by […]
Likely you know that Groton's George Boutwell was the twentieth Governor of Massachusetts. But did you know that while serving as Abraham Lincoln’s Commissioner of Internal Revenue, he was also the president’s close political ally and confidante? His, the voice that made Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation a reality by stating publicly (after the Battle of Antietam […]
Sudbury for Racial and Social Justice (S4RSJ) and Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) invite you to take a self-guided walk through Memorial Forest on June 19, in honor of Juneteenth. We have mapped a 2.5-mile route at the property in recognition of the two-and-a-half long years it took to notify enslaved people in Texas that they were free. Get […]
From Pop/Rock/Neo-Soul music to Tap dance/Charleston and Lindy Hop, categorization has been seemingly simple but how familiar are you with how the origins overlap? Join pianist/composer Kevin Harris, dancer/choreographer Ricardo Foster, and drummer Tyson Jackson for an outdoor performance to celebrate the legacy and resilience of Black Culture through music and dance. Music will begin […]
Join us as The Wayside Inn Foundation hosts Reading Frederick Douglass Together on Saturday, June 25th at 10:00 am. The program is funded, in part, by a grant from Mass Humanities as part of an initiative to bring communities together to read Douglass’s 1852 address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” On […]
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and heroic orator for liberty, delivered one of his most famous speeches in which he asked, “What to the slave is your Fourth of July?” In addressing an Independence Day observance in Rochester, New York, his speech was a blistering indictment of an American idealism that ignored […]
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and heroic orator for liberty, delivered one of his most famous speeches in which he asked, “What to the slave is your Fourth of July?” In addressing an Independence Day observance in Rochester, New York, his speech was a blistering indictment of an American idealism that ignored […]
Considered one of the most daring, eloquent speeches in the English language, Frederick Douglass’s fiery 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” challenges its audience, then and now, to consider the meaning of freedom, citizenship, and patriotism. After this initial reading, the audience will be invited to join the actors for […]
Edmund Foster, a militiaman from Reading, Massachusetts (portrayed by park volunteer, Ed Hurley), will lead a tour to the Elm Brook Hill (Bloody Angle) Battle Site where he fought on April 19, 1775. He will be joined by Lincoln, Massachusetts historian and author Don Hafner. Note that this event will begin at Hartwell Tavern within […]
Many who fought for liberty and independence from Great Britain also enslaved other people – a contradiction that is at the heart of the American Revolution. At the Old Manse, we see this contradiction embodied in the life of William Emerson, “Patriot Preacher” and slave holder. We also see it deeply impacting the lives of […]
Considered one of the most daring, eloquent speeches in the English language, Frederick Douglass’s fiery 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” challenges its audience, then and now, to consider the meaning of freedom, citizenship, and patriotism. After this initial reading, the audience will be invited to join the actors for […]
Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.” Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy. […]