Native Gardens By Karen Zacarías Directed by Giovanna Sardelli
2023-01-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-30 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-31 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-01 19:00 - 21:00 UTC and 2 more dates | Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Good fences make good neighbors . . . right?

A millennial, Latinx couple moves in next door to a white, baby boomer couple in Karen Zacarías’ topical new comedy. After some good-natured ribbing over gardening styles–traditional designs versus the eco-friendlier native plants–the couples find themselves at odds over an unexpected property line dispute. A dispute that explodes into a host of verbal jabs and blows over race, culture, privilege, and the meaning of neighborly behavior.

Letters From Home
2023-01-25 19:00 - 2023-02-12 21:00, 2023-01-26 19:00 - 2023-02-13 21:00, 2023-01-27 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-01-28 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-01-28 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-01-29 14:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-01 19:00 - 2023-02-19 21:00, 2023-02-02 19:00 - 2023-02-20 21:00 (America/New_York) | Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
EAST COAST PREMIERE: With humor, passion, and a touch of Shakespeare, Kalean Ung weaves together her Cambodian family’s refugee story with her own as a bi-racial, second-generation American. Inspired by family member’s letters sent to her father from refugee camps after the Cambodian genocide, Letters from Home unearths the myths and mysteries of her family’s past as a ritual for intergenerational healing.

Black Women in Science: The Ball Method
2023-01-28 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join us for an exciting new program series that honors the contributions of Black women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. In this program, explore the work of Alice Ball, a groundbreaking chemist who developed the “Ball Method” – one of the first treatments for Hansen’s Disease, or leprosy. Be inspired by her work as you try your hand at some basic laboratory techniques, such as pipetting, and conduct simple experiments to explore water solubility.
This program series was created in combination with Ellice Patterson, Biologist and Founder/Artistic and Executive Director of Abilities Dance Boston, and a Discovery Museum Science & Engineering Communication Fellow.

Saehae bok mani badeuseyo! Happy New Year!
2023-02-01 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Lunar New Year is a celebration observed by numerous cultures to mark the beginning of a calendar year whose months are based on moon cycles. In today’s program, we will be joined by a Discovery Museum staff member as she shares her personal experience and her family’s traditions for the holiday. Play some traditional Korean games, make a Sam Taeguk inspired fan, and try on hanbok, traditional Korean clothes, as you learn how to bow and wish your elders a happy new year!
