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SUMMARY:Groton Conservation Trust FREE All Ages Autumn Equinox Party
DESCRIPTION:September 16\, 2025 at 5:30 PM\, Farmers Row\, Groton with the Groton Conservation Trust and the Groton Public Library\n\nJoin us for a family party at The General Field to celebrate the Autumn Equinox! The Groton Conservation Trust and the Groton Public Library invite you to join us for a free family event at The General Field on Farmers Row to celebrate the Summer Solstice with s’mores and read aloud stories chosen by the GPL!\n\nBYO camp chairs – you are also welcome to bring your own dinner picnic. The General Field is an accessible location with paved parking adjacent to grassy areas and trails. All are welcome!  REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/groton-conservation-trust-free-all-ages-autumn-equinox-party/
LOCATION:The General Field\, 421 Farmers Row\, Groton\, MA\, 01450
CATEGORIES:Festivals
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SUMMARY:The "Real" Miss Rumphius
DESCRIPTION:Readers young and old have embraced Barbara Cooney’s Miss Rumphius\, about the lupine lady who made the world more beautiful\, since its publication four decades ago. \nHarry & Hilda: Letters Home\, The Sparkling Life of the Lupine Lady and the Professor Who Made It Possible is the story of the “real” Miss Rumphius\, Hilda Edwards\, a headstrong English girl who came to America to live with her stern and brilliant uncle\, Smith College philosophy professor Harry N. Gardiner. Near the end of a long life that sparkles through a century of change\, Hilda Edwards Hamlin\, the girl who loved flowers\, becomes Maine’s legendary Hilda Lupina. \nAuthor Jennifer Hamlin Church – granddaughter of the “real” Miss Rumphius! – will speak on the evolution of the lupine lady as well as her labor of love on this book\, which chronicles more than a century of life on both sides of the Atlantic—from two world wars and Hemingway’s Paris to the start of the space age. Based on the wealth of written words they left behind\, Harry & Hilda: Letters Home brings to light the remarkable lives and times of two unforgettable immigrant Americans. \nBarbara Cooney\, beloved children’s author and illustrator\, was a Pepperell resident from 1946 to 1988. As the Lawrence Library in Pepperell was featured in her popular picture book\, Miss Rumphius\, we are delighted to partner with the Lawrence Library (lawrencelibrary.org) for this special event! \nThis event will be held at the Lawrence Library at 15 Main St.\, Pepperell MA. \nREGISTRATION REQUIRED.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/the-real-miss-rumphius/
LOCATION:Lawrence Library\, 15 Main Street\, Pepperell\, MA\, 01463\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks
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SUMMARY:Margaret Fuller and Elizabeth Bishop: Two Women of Central Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:The Groton Center\, 163 West Main Street\, West Groton\nCo-sponsored with the Groton Public Library \nProgram immediately follows brief business meeting\nRegistration required \nThese two seemingly contrasting women writers—the 19th century activist and scintillating conversationalist Margaret Fuller\, and the shy 20th century poet Elizabeth Bishop\, whose eloquence was confined to the printed page—actually have a great deal in common.  Most often associated with urban centers or watery coastlines\, both writers had formative experiences in inland Massachusetts towns\, Groton and Worcester.  Both struggled with questions of identity and purpose from childhood\, recording moments when realizing that “you are an Elizabeth\,” or asking “How is that I seem to be this Margaret Fuller?” struck them like thunderbolts.  Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Megan Marshall will illuminate these and other surprising congruities as well as outline the important contributions each woman made to her (and our) world with her work. \nMegan Marshall is the author of three biographies: The Peabody Sisters\, winner of the Francis Parkman Prize\, the Mark Lynton History Prize\, the Massachusetts Book Award in Nonfiction\, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography; Margaret Fuller: A New American Life\, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Biography and the Massachusetts Book Award in Nonfiction; and Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast\, a finalist for the Christian Gauss Award in Literary Criticism of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.  She is the Charles Wesley Emerson College Professor at Emerson College\, a past president of the Society of American Historians\, and the recipient of the 2022 BIO (Biographers International Organization) Award for “contributions to the advancement of the art and craft of biography” as well as the 2022 Walter G. Harding Distinguished Service Award for “scholarly achievement that furthers the mission of the Henry David Thoreau Society.” (author website) \nThis program is free and open to the public thanks to the Groton Commissioners of Trust Funds
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/margaret-fuller-and-elizabeth-bishop-two-women-of-central-massachusetts/
LOCATION:The Groton Center\, 163 West Main St\, Groton\, MA\, 01450\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Strong Roots: Exploring America's African Roots Through Music & Dance
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nMusic will begin at 7:00 pm! Bring your own chair or blanket and enjoy the celebration! Red Velvet Cupcakes will be available for all courtesy of the Racial Social Justice Group. \nMade possible by a grant from the Town of Groton’s Trust Funds’ Lecture Fund and the Groton Public Library Endowment Trust.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/celebrating-strong-roots-exploring-americas-african-roots-through-music-dance/
LOCATION:Groton Town Field\, 99A Main St\, Groton\, MA\, 01450\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances
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