Enjoy a self-guided tour of the glacial features at Gray Reservation in Sudbury. This property offers excellent examples of how we can view evidence left behind by the glacier covering our region around 10,000 years ago. Using your mobile device, follow the signposts for the Glacial Features Trail. Each stop has a scannable QR code […]
Step back in time and start your audio tour of historic Westford Center as it was prior to the Civil War. Your tour guides are Kate Hamlin (1847-1937) and Fred Fisher (1855-1941). Enjoy their remembrances of the town they grew up in and your stroll through historic Westford Center. Narrated by: Ellen Harde, Barbara Seavey […]
The Lancaster Historical Society will make tours by appointment available of the collections of “Herbert H. Hosmer Jr.: A Lancastrian Original” through August 31, 2023. The Exhibit Room is on the second floor of the Prescott Building at 701 Main Street in Lancaster. (Use rear entrance.) Born in Lancaster, MA, Hosmer lived the majority of […]
Tours of the Frederick Historical Piano Collection, on which the concerts are based, are available by appointment, on non-concert days. The collection focuses on the kinds of pianos owned and played in concert by the great composers, letting modern musicians and listeners hear the music in its exciting true colors. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Call 978-827-6232 or […]
The artistic talent of May Alcott (later Nieriker) is abundantly on display at Orchard House for visitors to appreciate each year -- from her fledgling attempts to create within Orchard House itself, to serious study in Boston, and eventuating in diligent practice and notable exhibitions in Europe. In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s […]
The Umbrella Visual Arts program, in collaboration with A La Luz, presents the revolutionary, multimedia exhibition, Points of Return. Featuring the work of 27 international artists, Points of Return is the first physical exhibition of the acclaimed online exhibition of the same name. This environmental art exhibition sees The Umbrella divided into themed spaces. A […]
Visit Nashua, New Hampshire during the 2023 Nashua International Sculpture Symposium to observe five sculptors create their works of art, which will be installed in public places throughout the city, inspired by this year’s theme, “Voices to the Future.” While here, explore the city and discover over 40 sculptures created during past symposiums. Begun in […]
The Lexington Farmers’ Market connects residents with local farmers and vendors, providing greater access to fresh, locally-grown and -produced food to community members of all income levels. The LFM educates people about healthy eating, nutrition and sustainable agriculture, and provides a social experience that builds community. The LFM is a producer-only market, meaning that all […]
Pulitzer Prize winning author Edward Larson joins us for a conversation on his new book American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795, in which he discusses how liberty and slavery were intertwined during the nation’s founding. Professor Larson examines the role of Black Americans during the Revolutionary War and in the […]
The Concord Museum Guild of Volunteers is thrilled to present the 34th Annual Garden Tour on June 2 and 3, 2023! This event features carefully selected private gardens throughout Concord. Funds raised provide critical support to the Museum’s education initiatives. This year there are six unique gardens that reflect the individual interests and passions of […]
Love architecture, history, fantastic stories, great landscapes, art, and interior design? Then join Historic New England on June 3 for our region-wide Open House and explore distinctly different historic sites – for free. From seventeenth-century “stone-enders,” to a pink Gothic Revival cottage, coastal farms, and a mid-century Bauhaus masterpiece, there is so much to explore. […]
Church of the Wild places Thoreau’s intimacy with nature into a community of spiritual practice. With a fresh look at a beloved community larger than our own species, this book uncovers the wild roots of faith to undergird our commitment to a groaning and glorious earth. Simple practices of sacred reconnection with the land, waters and […]
The Lunenburg Farmers' Market is an outdoor place to gather weekly and enjoy live music and shop for locally produced arts, crafts, produce, meats, and other unique items. Photo courtesy of Lunenburg Farmers' Market
The 18th Annual Massachusetts History Conference Will Take Place on June 5, 2023 Professional Development and Networking for Historians and History Lovers Will Be In-Person Again The Massachusetts History Alliance’s 18th Annual Massachusetts History Conference will be held Monday, June 5, 2023, from 8:30 am-5:00 pm. This year’s theme is Taking History to Town, which […]
The Medford Farmers Market strengthens our diverse community of Medford, Massachusetts, through access to fresh, healthy, and local food direct from local farmers & producers. Photo courtesy of Medford Farmers Market
The Sterling Farmers Market proudly offers a wide variety of local fresh farm produce, bread, ice cream, soaps, honey, meats, baked goods, and lots MORE!! Photo courtesy of the Sterling Farmers Market https://www.facebook.com/SterlingFarmersMarket
Lincoln Arts and Farmers Market is an outdoor, small, quaint and delightful place to gather, enjoy live music, shop for arts, handy crafts, fresh cut flowers, home baked muffins, and produce. Even have your headshot or family photo taken at Studio at the Market. Photo courtesy of Lincoln Arts & Farmers Market
Voted 'Best Farmers Market 2022' in the Greater Merrimack Souhegan Valley and one of the best farmers markets in 2022 by readers of The Hippo. We have a great outdoor market lined up this year with 21+ vendors and lots of variety. We want to provide you with healthy, fresh, and locally made/grown products for […]
Founded by Oakes Plimpton and Pat Jones circa 1996, the Arlington Farmers' Market features over a dozen vendors from Massachusetts and New Hampshire. As of 2023, the Arlington Farmers' Market is a program of Arlington EATS, a nonprofit organization with a mission to engage the community in eliminating food insecurity and hunger in Arlington, Massachusetts. […]
The detailed records of bird sightings and phenological observations around Concord from the last 170 years—from Thoreau’s notes to today’s studies by scientists at Boston University—provide a key to studying how climate change is affecting bird migration. Boston University professor Richard Primack and Colby College visiting assistant professor Amanda Gallinat present their recent research and […]
Come Celebrate Juneteenth at Fitchburg Abolitionist Park This Year! The event will include: - Live music, headlined by renowned activist and musician Taina Asili (and dancing, if you’d like!) - An ice cream and food truck - An opportunity to visit Fitchburg Abolitionist Park, learn about Fitchburg’s connection to the Abolitionist Movement, and celebrate how […]
Arlington’s homegrown music dance party makes its rockin’ return on Saturday June 17 at 6pm. Featuring the local band BackPocket, tuning up now for its appearance at Arlington’s coolest outdoor venue, Arlington Global Service Station on Mass Ave. Abe’s gas station gets a re-design with a stage and some sound equipment, and we’ll close a side street […]
Bring your organic ABFM grocery tote every Sunday and stock up on local produce and artisanal goods while you enjoy music, artisan offerings, our community table... and friends and neighbors.
Looking ahead to Juneteenth 2023, we are planning a joyous, family friendly celebration that includes food and music. Details to follow. Visit robbinshouse.org for updates.
Join us for a celebratory Juneteenth performance with Illstyle & Peace Productions. The group creates work rooted in West African Dance, contemporary and old school hip hop blended with an eclectic mix of dance and performance disciplines including tap, ballet, DJing, and beatboxing. Illstyle & Peace Productions is dedicated to delivering a positive message that […]
Coinciding with the celebration of Juneteenth, join a Concord Museum guide for a walking tour introducing participants to the Concord women and men who played a crucial role in the abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War. 1.5-mile walk on flat terrain. Rain or shine. In partnership with The Robbins House. […]
Arlington will observe Juneteenth on Monday June 19th with a gathering in the Town Hall Garden from 11a.m. – 2:00p.m. with performances by internationally acclaimed jazz artist Jacques Schwarz-Bart, the Arlington High School Performing Arts Students, and members of Arlington Black Joy Project, as well as ice-cream and refreshments. Presented by Arlington Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Division, and the Arlington […]
The Westford Farmers Market will open on June 20, 2023 and run every Tuesday from 2:30pm to 6:30pm until August 29, 2023. We are located on the field next to The Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main Street, Westford MA! Photo courtesy of the Westford Farmer's Market
Focusing on local farmers, producers, and makers, the 2023 Hudson MA Farmers' Market is every Tuesday, through September 26th, 3:30 to 6:30 pm., in front of the Hudson Town Hall. Available product includes meat, poultry, dairy, maple syrup, bread, baked goods, cookies, cider, jam, honey, soap, candles, fruit, vegetables, vegan/veg take-away, fish, greeting cards, and […]
John Kaag, the Donohue Professor of Ethics and the Arts at UMass Lowell and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute, joins us to launch his new book Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living. Professor Kaag discusses what Thoreau can teach us about working—why we do it, what it does to us, and how […]
The Fitchburg Farmers Market (FFM) is organized to bring together the local flavor and culture of Fitchburg through local agriculture, artists, craftsmanship and community spirit. Shop for fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs and cheese, artisan breads, locally made soaps and lotions, & handmade goods. In early 2016, the FFM began a partnership with Growing […]
The mission of the Maynard Farmers’ Market is to provide area residents the opportunity to buy Massachusetts grown and produced products and support local farmers and specialty vendors. Since 1996, the Market has offered shoppers the freshest local produce and products in a vibrant and friendly atmosphere that makes shopping an enjoyable experience! Held every Saturday […]
Athina Education and First Parish of Sudbury are co-hosting a community read-aloud of Frederick Douglass's address, What to the Slave is the 4th of July? The event will begin outdoors on the terrace of First Parish (weather permitting). After the reading, everyone is invited indoors for light refreshments and to reflect on the words of […]
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 […]
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