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A musical ensemble, the \u201cShades of Gray\u201d will be on hand to perform mid-19<sup>th<\/sup> century tunes.<\/p>\n<p>On April 19, 1775, on the first day of the <strong>Revolutionary War, <\/strong>local families gathered in the Faulkner dooryard to cook food to take to the Acton militiamen in the field.\u00a0 Visitors will experience 18<sup>th<\/sup>-century home life with outdoor cooking, children\u2019s games, etc., while in the Faulkner House, members of the Nashoba Valley Weavers Guild will demonstrate colonial weaving, and show off the old \u201cbarn frame\u201d loom.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the afternoon, at about 5:30 the Acton Minutemen will stage their annual \u201cRobbins\u2019 Ride\u201d reenactment\u2014the arrival of the horse and rider who brought the news to Col. 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