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SUMMARY:"Weaving an Address" Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition: April 14 – June 14\, 2025\nOpening Reception  April 14\, 6PM \nThe Umbrella Arts Center in historic Concord Center will commemorate the semiquincentennial of the American Revolution and “the shot heard round the world” with an ambitious outdoor/indoor public and gallery art exhibition\, Weaving an Address\, curated by artist Marla McLeod. \nFor the first time\, Weaving an Address combines The Umbrella’s popular Art Ramble public art installation\, on view April 15 through October 7 at Brister’s Hill in nearby Walden Woods\, with an indoor exhibition (on view April 14 through June 14) in The Umbrella’s Allie Kussin Gallery. The exhibition features site-specific work by eight prominent Black artists combining sculpture\, fiber art\, installation and live performance inspired by little-known experiences of historical Black inhabitants of Concord and its Walden Woods. \nFeatured artists in the exhibition are Ifé Franklin\, Stephen Hamilton\, Whitney Harris\, Ekua Holmes\, Perla Mabel\, Marla McLeod\, Kimberly Love Radcliffe\, and Anthony Peyton Young. \nOutdoors\, large-scale work will be installed on Brister’s Hill\, named for Brister Freeman\, an enslaved man who won his freedom by serving in the Revolutionary War and then bought the property and lived there along with other formerly enslaved.Indoors at The Umbrella\, inter-related fiber artworks will weave narratives from fragmented pasts to offer a vision of how history shapes the present and influences the future. \nSupporting community activities include an opening reception on April 14\, monthly curator talks\, a processional with artist Ifé Franklin\, and participation in the town-wide Revolutionary Concordians Trading Card program. \nThis exhibition is presented as part of the Concord250 commemoration\, in partnership with The Walden Woods Project and The Robbins House\, in association with Gather 2025\, a month-long exploration and celebration of fiber and textile art in Greater Boston\, and with permission of Concord Natural Resources Division. \nSee https://TheUmbrellaArts.org/Weaving for more information about special engagements\, wayfinding\, artist bios\, and background to the exhibition.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/weaving-an-address-exhibition/
LOCATION:The Umbrella Arts Center\, 40 Stow Street\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Concord 250,Free Events,Historical,MA250,Outdoors
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SUMMARY:Concord Museum Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of beauty\, nature\, and discovery as you visit six stunning gardens throughout the Concord area. All proceeds benefit the Museum’s vital school programs that serve over 14\,000 K-12 students across the Commonwealth each year.    \nThis year’s tour includes gardens that have a range of features – from gazebos and greenhouses to sweeping lawns\, large trees\, and views of meadows and woodlands. New this year – some gardens will also feature live music in partnership with Concord Conservatory and plein air painters from Concord Art Association.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/concord-museum-garden-tour/
LOCATION:Concord Museum\, Concord Museum\, 53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250608
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SUMMARY:Lowell Pride
DESCRIPTION:Greater Lowell Pride is celebrated annually in Lowell\, MA with the intention of uplifting Lowell’s LGBTQIA community. The festival begins with a flag raising at Lowell City Hall followed by events at Kerouac Park. Greater Lowell Pride was celebrated at Heritage State Park. \nOur primary goal is to amplify and uplift the LGBTQIA residents\, business owners\, and organizations in the Greater Lowell area.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/lowell-pride/
LOCATION:Lowell Heritage State Park\, Lowell Heritage State Park\, 160 Pawtucket Blvd\, Lowell\, MA\, 01852\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T110000
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SUMMARY:Printing Paul Revere
DESCRIPTION:Andy Volpe will print some of his Paul Revere replica copperplates\, including his latest 250th commemorative print project: 3 Promissory Notes (paper money) that Revere secretly engraved & printed for the Massachusetts patriots in May 1775. He plans on having some other prints\, plates\, tools and other visuals to discuss the work of Revere leading up to the American Revolution. \nThis event is funded in part by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) through the Massachusetts 250 Grant Program. This program supports the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution through programs that highlight historic themes of revolution and independence\, celebrate significant ‘firsts’ in Massachusetts and commemorate the state’s past 250 years.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/printing-paul-revere/
LOCATION:Museum of Printing\, 15 Thornton Ave\, Haverhill\, MA\, 01832\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Historical,Lecture,MA250
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SUMMARY:FULL BLOOM | June 4 – June 29\, 2025| Reception on Saturday June 7\, 3 - 5 pm | Loading Dock Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Loading Dock Gallery’s new show\, Full Bloom\, celebrates flowers\, birds\, bugs\, gardens\, and the miracle of small moments captured in artworks by Loading Dock Gallery members and Western Avenue artists. \nFlowers are a mystery and a delight\, metaphors for what is briefly beautiful in our lives. Their glow is an invitation. In summer days lengthen\, hope blooms\, and artists translate this onto canvas. This show highlights beauty in ordinary moments\, the hope and promise of warmer days. While the radiance of the landscape exists to lure pollinators\, somehow it also lures us. Full Bloom captures the wonder and magic that nature holds. Join us to see the work of Loading Dock Gallery members and Western Avenue artists in this show full of color and light. \nFull Bloom: June 4th – 29th at the Loading Dock Gallery\, 122 Western Avenue\, Lowell\, MA\, Noon-5:30 pm\, Wednesday-Friday and 10:00am-3:30pm Saturday & Sunday. Free Admission. The opening reception is June 7th from 3-5 PM. More at www.theloadingdockgallery.com . \nLoading Dock Gallery is part of Loading Dock Arts\, Inc.\, a 501c3.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/full-bloom-june-4-june-29-2025-reception-on-saturday-june-7-3-5-pm-loading-dock-gallery/
LOCATION:Loading Dock Gallery\, 122 Western Avenue\, Lowell\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Bellydancing
DESCRIPTION:Live music and dancing featuring the Athenian Corner Ensemble
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/live-greek-middle-eastern-music-and-bellydancing/2025-06-07/
LOCATION:Athenian Corner Restaurant\, 207 Market Street\, Lowell\, 01852\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Culinary Tourism
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