GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
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Beginning on Sunday, September 4th, The Wayside Inn Foundation (TWIF) will oversee, in conjunction with Ockway Bay Wampum (OBW) and No Loose Braids (NLB), the building of a mishoon on the east side of the property, across from Josephine’s Pond. We anticipate that this will take approximately ten (10) days to make, from start to […]
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Join the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust as Noticing Walks return in Fall 2022! Since 2017, John Calabria has been leading walks on Lincoln conservation land to people of all ages who want to enjoy a gently paced, observation-focused exploration of nature. FREE. All are welcome. Registration is encouraged but not required. Registered participants will receive […]
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September 1 - November 13 Hapgood Wright Town Forest, Concord, MA Hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset Artist Reception & Walkabout Saturday, September 17, 4:30-5:30PM Rain Date: Sunday, September 18, 4:30-5:30PM Free and open to the public “In the Balance” is an outdoor exhibition of dynamic artworks that express a striving to […]
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MHC’s Local Government Programs Coordinator, Jenn Doherty, hosts a regular series of virtual workshops on topics important to local Historical and Historic District Commission members and municipal staff. See below for upcoming workshops; new workshops are posted every three to four months. Contact Jenn at Jennifer.Doherty@sec.state.ma.us for more information. When registering for a workshop, attendees can choose […]
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Step Into the Barefoot Books Story with 30 Artists from Around the World! September 9-25, 2022 The Umbrella Arts Center is thrilled to partner with Concord-based Barefoot Books as the award-winning, global multicultural children's publisher celebrates its 30th anniversary year! On view over two floors of The Umbrella Art Gallery, Barefoot Books: 30 Years, 30 Artists is a free family-friendly, interactive […]
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Concord Ag Day is a once a year farmers’ market celebrating local agriculture organized by the Concord Agriculture Committee to showcase Concord farms and local produce. This unique market showcases the bounty of Concord’s many farm businesses at the height of the growing season. Photo courtesy of @farmsofconcord |
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This class will help students write their family’s stories, as true tales or fictional accounts. It includes exercises to get creative ideas flowing; guidance on planning and outlining stories; and tips for writing compelling stories from found facts. If you’ve ever planned to write your family’s history and never seem to get to it, this […]
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FREE family-friendly discussion about children’s publishing and the Barefoot Books journey with the best-selling author of Wicked, and the CEO and founder award-winning, global multicultural children's publisher. Casual discussion followed by free family crafts-making activities and tour of the interactive children's illustration art exhibition, Barefoot Books: 30 Years, 30 Artists.
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Meet the Curator and Artists of this year’s Art Ramble, an annual, temporary exhibition in the Hapgood Wright Town Forest in Concord, MA, a collaboration of The Umbrella Art Center and Concord’s Division of Natural Resources. Following Leave No Trace principles, regional artists create site-specific artworks promoting appreciation of nature, installed along Fairyland Pond and parts of the […]
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Celebrate the publication of Ethel Bolton's history of her home at Pound Hill Place in Shirley, Massachusetts with a book release party and discussion.
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Join the Shirley Historical Society for a guided tour of the site of the Shirley Shaker Community. Must be registered and paid for in advance at shirleyhistory.org. The Shaker Village property is part of the state prison system and can only be accessed by special arrangement. Our tour begins inside a Shaker building with a brief illustrated […]
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Treehouse Shakers’ The Boy Who Grew Flowers Based on the Barefoot Books’ Picture Book By Jen Wojtowicz Play Adaption by Mara McEwin September 22-24, 2022 The Boy Who Grew Flowers is a stunning visual performance for audiences for ages 5-10 and their families. Adapted from Barefoot Books’ bestselling picture book by Jen Wojtowicz, play adaption by Mara McEwin […]
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Join us in person or online on September 22nd as public historian Richard Smith presents his lecture on "King Philip's War and The Sudbury Fight" King Philip’s War is considered by many historians to be the deadliest war in Colonial American history. In the space of little more than a year, 12 towns were destroyed, […]
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In 1845 Henry David Thoreau moved to Walden Pond to begin his two-year experiment in simple living in a small, one-room house that he built himself. Thoreau also planted and maintained a garden of “two acres and a half of light and sandy soil” in which he grew beans. Thoreau left the Pond in 1847 […]
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After a two-year absence, the Iron Work Farm’s popular annual fundraiser, the Open Tap Room, has returned as an outdoor gathering: the “Open-Air” Tap Room at the oldest house in Acton, the 1707 Jones-Faulkner Homestead, 5 High Street, Acton. A 4:00 salute by the Acton Minutemen will open the event. Join friends of the Iron […]
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One hundred and twenty five years after its publication, Dracula has continued to thrill and be interpreted by every generation in turn. And now, in the New England premiere of a bold new adaptation, award-winning playwright-actor Kate Hamill sinks her teeth into the sexism in Bram Stoker's classic. The result is a fun, fearless ride when the […]
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