Make a Mess: Paint with What?? at Discovery Museum

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

You won’t find any paintbrushes in today’s program! We’ve searched the backrooms of the Museum to find silly objects to use instead. Which of our unconventional painting tools will end up being your favorite?

Free with admission

1774 and All That: Reflections on a Long Year of Revolution

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

On September 19, 2024, the Concord Museum will commence its highly anticipated fall forum series with a special discussion featuring Mary Beth Norton, renowned historian and award winning author of the landmark text 1774: The Long Year of Revolution. This exciting event marks the beginning of a series of programs hosted by the Concord Museum […]

Open Mic Night

Open Mic Night

Mill No. 5 Mill No. 5, 250 Jackson St, Lowell, MA, United States

Open Mic night is back! Every first and third Friday, come share your music! Express yourself! Grab a drink, enjoy some food & support your local arts community!!

Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race 2024

Market Street Market Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Kinetic Sculptures are all-terrain, human-powered, art sculptures, engineered to race over road, water, mud and sand. Kinetic sculptures are amazing works of art; many are animated with moving parts like blinking eyes, opening mouths, heads that move side to side and up and down. These machines of art are usually made from what some people […]

31st Annual Arts and Crafts Festival

Lawn of the Lexington Visitors Center 1875 Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

Join 60 artisans from all over New England to shop and be insprited by their talents!

Free

Addison Gallery Opening Reception

Addison Gallery of American Art Chapel Avenue, Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Join us in celebrating the new exhibitions: enjoy great company, light refreshments, and the best of American art! Free and open to the public.

Free

In Conversation: Kay WalkingStick and Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto

Addison Gallery of American Art Chapel Avenue, Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Join artist Kay WalkingStick and exhibition curator Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto, Vice President and Chief Curator of the New-York Historical Society, for an engaging, informal conversation about the themes presented in Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School. The exhibition, organized by New-York Historical Society, places landscape paintings by WalkingStick in conversation with 19th-century Hudson River […]

Free

Meet the Artist: Stevie Leigh at Discovery Museum

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Meet local artist Stevie Leigh who upcycles fabric scraps to create unique pieces of clothing that look as good on a body as they do hanging on a wall. Bring a stuffed animal from your home to design and construct a new outfit for your furry friend using your imagination and a variety of creative […]

Free with admission

Stone Walls of New England with Kevin Gardner

Moses Greeley Parker Memorial Library, Dracut Arlington Street, Dracut, MA, United States

Kevin Gardner is a lifelong resident of Hopkinton, NH. Like a lot of independent rural Yankees, he’s been a jack of many trades, a builder, logger, writer, teacher, radio voice, even an actor and director. For more than forty years he has been a stone wall builder in a family business widely known for traditional […]

Free

Lowell Hispanic Festival 2024

Latinx Community Center of Empowerment French Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

The Lowell Hispanic Festival, organized by the Latinx Community Center of Empowerment (LCCE), is a vibrant and culturally rich event that takes place annually in Lowell, Massachusetts. This festival is a celebration of the diverse and dynamic Latinx community in the region, showcasing the heritage, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx cultures. The event […]