BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Freedom's Way National Heritage Area - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Freedom's Way National Heritage Area X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://freedomsway.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Freedom's Way National Heritage Area REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250601 DTSTAMP:20250410T145343Z CREATED:20250410T145343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T145343Z UID:27818-1744156800-1748735999@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:"People\, Plants & Revolution" Public Art Banners and Audio Tour DESCRIPTION:April 4 to May 31\, 2025\nPublic Art: Commemorative Banners and Audio Tour\nArlington Center\, outside along Mass Avenue \nPeople\, Plants & Revolution is the theme for a series of colorful banners and an audio tour commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in Arlington\, MA. Organized by ArtsArlington\, the banners portray the landscape elements and important plants that shaped life in 1775 in Menotomy\, as the town was known at the time\, a colonial farming village.  Learn more about these plants and how people lived\, interwoven with revolutionary history\, by listening to the audio tour – available anytime and anywhere at www.PlantStories.us.  The original silkscreen art used to make the banners is on view at 13FOREST Gallery (through May 23) and the Old Schwamb Mill (through May 31). See versions of the banners up close at Robbins Memorial Town Hall (through September 6) on the second floor.  All of the banners and text versions of the audio tour are available at https://artsarlington.org/plants-and-people/. \nAbout the Artists\nArtsArlington’s Public Art Curator Cecily Miller invited artists Suzanne Moseley and Liz Shepherd to design commemorative banners; they were assisted by Lily McDonald and Andrew Palladino. \nSuzanne Moseley is an experimental artist\, working in printmaking\, cyanotype and sculptural formats. She often collaborates\, recently with co-artist Liz Shepherd. Her work is in private collections\, is often grant-funded and has been exhibited in the US and abroad. Her sculptures from repurposed materials\, created with fellow artist Adrienne Shishko\, have been featured in Fiber Art Now\, The Boston Globe\, and New Visionary Magazine. Her ability to work collaboratively garners its own attention\, with invitations to discuss her experience\, most recently at Berklee College of Music\, Harvard Art Museum’s Maker Space and for an upcoming program on Newton Cable News. \nLiz Shepherd produces large-scale sculptural installations\, which bring to mind ideas about the earthly and the divine. She uses printmaking to enhance objects made of wood or paper. She also produces small\, hand-pulled print editions. In the past 15 years she has exhibited in the United States and internationally. Shepherd’s work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, the Edinburgh College of Art\, Syracuse University\, Boston Children’s Hospital\, the Hanoi (Vietnam) Contemporary Art Centre and the Bernard Zuckerman Museum of Art in Kennesaw\, Georgia as well as numerous corporate and private collections. Originally from New York City\, Shepherd now lives in Boston. She received her MFA in 2006 from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts\, which awarded her the prestigious Traveling Fellowship in 2015. \nAbout the Audio Producer\nMolly Edwards\, Ph.D. produced the audio tour portion of this project. Dr. Edwards is a plant biologist turned science communicator who goes by Science IRL (‘in real life’) online. She is dedicated to telling stories that showcase the humanity and joy of being a scientist and foster a sense of belonging in STEM. In 2022 she received her Ph.D. from Harvard University\, where she studied the wild and wonderful petals of columbine flowers. During graduate school she realized her science video hobby was quickly becoming a passion project that would shape her future career. Upon graduating she founded Science IRL Productions and now works with scientists and artists to bring STEM stories to life through digital media. \nAbout ArtsArlington \nThe Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture – ArtsArlington for short – serves as the umbrella organization for all town-related arts and culture activities. Our mission is to cultivate a sustainable and supportive environment for the arts\, enliven public space with accessible creative experiences to strengthen and enrich our community\, create opportunities for artists\, and invigorate the local economy. Our Public Art Curator\, Cecily Miller\, organized four projects to commemorate Arlington250 including these commemorative banners as well as work by Nilou Moochhala\, Christopher Frost\, Asia Kepka\, and the fiber artists of Princeton Sankofa Stitchers Modern Quilting Guild. See https://artsarlington.org URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/people-plants-revolution-public-art-banners-and-audio-tour/ LOCATION:Arlington\, MA\, Arlington\, MA\, United States CATEGORIES:Revolutionary Stories,Exhibits,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Arlington-Rev250-Exhibition.png ORGANIZER;CN="Arlington Commission for Arts &%3B Culture":MAILTO:info@artsarlington.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240414T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240414T160000 DTSTAMP:20240405T133313Z CREATED:20240402T131446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240405T133313Z UID:20945-1713092400-1713110400@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Battle of Menotomy: Largest-Ever Reenactment DESCRIPTION:Menotomy (now Arlington) was the site of the bloodiest battle of April 19\, 1775. A larger-than-ever reenactment of the battle between British Regulars and colonial militia will be staged at 2 PM on Sunday\, April 14\, 2024 on Massachusetts Avenue starting at Grove Street and ending at Medford Street. View the reenactment route\, best viewing areas\, and traffic and parking impacts on the Town of Arlington website. \nA detailed account of the Battle of Menotomy\, written by Arlington resident Michael Ruderman\, can be found in the Summer 2023 edition of Discover Concord magazine. \nVisit the Leader Bank Kids’ Corner at 864 Mass Ave from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm for face painting\, snacks\, and bouncy house. American flags and tri-corner hats for the kids! \nRead the press release and discover all that’s planned for Patriots’ Day Week in Arlington! URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/battle-of-menotomy-largest-ever-reenactment/ LOCATION:Arlington\, MA\, Arlington\, MA\, United States CATEGORIES:Living History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Tavern-4-705x705-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Arlington 250":MAILTO:arlingtonted@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240420 DTSTAMP:20240405T133156Z CREATED:20240402T125832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240405T133156Z UID:20935-1712707200-1713571199@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Tavern Week DESCRIPTION:Taverns were gathering places for locals and lodgers in colonial times. People could eat\, drink\, and be entertained. Taverns played an important role in Menotomy (now Arlington) in 1775. The Menotomy Committee of Safety met on April 18th at the Black Horse Tavern. They discussed oppressive policies and the movements of the British Regulars. Those members who spent the night heard the Regulars advancing through Menotomy in the early morning of April 19th\, the first day of the American Revolution. \nDuring Tavern Week\, we want to recognize the tavern tradition in Menotomy and encourage our residents and visitors to gather\, eat\, drink\, and be entertained at today’s restaurants. Arlington 250 invites every restaurant in town to become a tavern during Tavern Week! Check back soon for details! \nRead the press release and discover all that’s planned for Patriots’ Day Week in Arlington! URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/tavern-week/ LOCATION:Arlington\, MA\, Arlington\, MA\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Tavern-1-705x705-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Arlington 250":MAILTO:arlingtonted@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR