Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Freestyle Paint to Music: Pink Floyd Edition
2025-04-26 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Moonlight & Mindfulness, Moonlight & Mindfulness, 91 Mill St # 7, Dracut, MA, 01826, United States
Let your creativity free and join us for a relaxing painting experience! Every month, join us in an opening meditation followed by creating your own “freestyle art” masterpiece while listening to the featured album of that month. April’s album of choice is Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon! There will be a variety of tools and paints to create whatever comes to mind while taking in the music! No prior art experience needed.
You’re encouraged to just let your paintbrush and creativity flow to the music.
All materials are provided for you, but you can BYOB if you’d like. We will also have free tea samples.

Downtown Public Art Walk // Paseo del Arte público por el Downtown
2025-04-26 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by: Lowell National Historical Park
Location: Mack Plaza, Corner of Market St and Shattuck St, Lowell
Join rangers from Lowell National Historical Park to celebrate International Sculpture day with a Public Art Walk through downtown Lowell. Starting at the Workers Statue on the corner of Market St. and Shattuck St. The walk will cover about a mile in total, ending at the Arts League of Lowell garden sculpture show.
Únete a los Ranger del Parque Histórico Nacional de Lowell para celebrar el Día Internacional de la Escultura con un Paseo de Arte Público por el Downtown de Lowell. Empezaremos en la estatua de los trabajadores, en la esquina de Market St. y Shattuck St. El recorrido será de aproximadamente una milla y media en total.

Dance Prism Ballet Presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
2025-04-26 14:30 - 16:30 | J. Everett Collins Center, 100 Shawsheen, Andover, 01810, United States
Dance Prism Ballet presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s shimmering fantasy of fairies and foolish mortals, coming to theaters for two performances only.
J. Everett Collins Center, Andover | April 26th at 2:30
The Performing Arts Center in Littleton | April 27th at 2:30
Dance Prism’s production is a magical mix of fairy fun and silly adventures! Watch as four young friends get tangled in love and laughter, and giggle at Bottom the weaver, who gets turned into a donkey by the cheeky Puck. This delightful tale of fairies, humans, magic, and mix-ups is set to Mendelssohn’s lively and sparkling music and is sure to delight audiences of all ages.
Visit www.danceprism.com for tickets Group rates are available by sending an inquiry to danceprism.groupsales@gmail.com. Tickets are non-refundable but exchanges for same performances can be accommodated. All Seats are Reserved.

Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Bellydancing
2025-04-26 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-05-03 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-05-10 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-05-17 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-05-24 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-05-31 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-06-07 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-06-14 20:00 - 23:00 and 2 more dates | Athenian Corner Restaurant, 207 Market Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Live music and dancing featuring the Athenian Corner Ensemble

Fife & Drum Music Festival (Muster)
2025-05-03 12:00 - 16:00 | Hastings Park, Hastings Park, Lexington, MA 02421, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Free outdoor afternoon of music, history and entertainment by two dozen fife and drum corps representing different eras including the Revolution, hosted by the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps of Lexington. Begins with a 250th anniversary ceremony on the Lexington Battle Green (1624 Massachusetts Ave.) honoring the 7 Lexington patriots who fell on the Green at the Battle of Lexington in 1775. Free parking; walking distance from Lexington’s historic Battle Green, Visitors Center and historic houses.

PROLEUNG KHMER: A 50-YEAR JOURNEY OF REMEMBRANCE AND RESILIENCE | April 30 – June 1, 2025| Loading Dock Gallery
2025-05-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, United States
Loading Dock Gallery announces Proleung Khmer: A Fifty Year Journey of Remembrance and Resilience. The year 2025 marks 50 years since the first Southeast Asian refugees began to arrive in the US. They fled decades of civil conflicts. Commemorating this occasion, the UMass Lowell Department of History and Center for Asian American Studies is providing insight about refugee history and experiences, particularly those of Cambodian Americans, who comprise a significant percentage of the Lowell community. This exhibit is being organized by Dr. Christine Su, Visiting Faculty of Southeast Asian Studies at Mass Lowell.
Proleung Khmer means “Khmer Soul,” representing the blood, sweat, and tears that community members put forth after surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide. This unique and heartfelt show reflects people who desired not only to survive, but to thrive.
The exhibit will be on display April 30 – June 1st at the Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, Noon-5:30 pm, Wednesday-Friday and 10:00am-3:30pm Saturday & Sunday. Admission is free. The opening reception is on May 3rd from 3-5 pm. More at www.theloadingdockgallery.com.
Loading Dock Gallery is part of Loading Dock Arts, Inc., a 501c3.

Doors Open Lowell
2025-05-10 10:00 - 16:00 | MA
Being presented for the 20th time, Doors Open Lowell is the community’s signature preservation, architecture, and design event. Presented as part of National Preservation Month, Lowell was the first city in the United States to launch this prestigious event in 2002 and since then, Doors Open Lowell has opened the doors to over 100 of Lowell’s historic buildings.

Spring Busker Festival
2025-05-10 12:00 - 17:00 | Downtown Lowell, Various Locations, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Enjoy free live entertainment in downtown Lowell during the Spring Busker Festival! Organized by the City of Lowell through the Office of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, this festival brings together musicians, dancers, aerialists, market vendors, food trucks and more for a day full of exciting entertainment.

Local Author Showcase
2025-05-10 13:00 - 17:00 | lala books, lala books, 189 Market St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
OK all you Halloween fans, you are halfway there!
To celebrate, we are gathering speculative fiction writers at the store today to share their work – a great opportunity to find your next good fantastical or spooky read.
Meet Greater Lowell authors:
– Jaden Farquhar
– Amy Roeder & Edward Sears Read
– Becky Whitehouse
– Joseph Carrabis
More fun for readers today:
– Chat with fellow Speculative Fiction readers
– Enter the free raffle to win a fantastical gift bag
NOTE: We class horror, sci-fi, and fantasy under the heading “speculative fiction” – and we also add in the nonfiction writers covering supernatural topics.

Mill City Melodies
2025-05-17 12:00 - 17:00 | Downtown Lowell, Various Locations, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Jam out to Mill City Melodies on Saturday, May 17th at downtown Lowell restaurants:
12:00-1:00PM – Charles A at Fuse Bistro.
1:00-2:00PM – Justin ‘Jabbo’ Martin at Dragonfly Cafe.
2:00-3:00PM – Market St Bazaar at Worthen.
3:00-4:00PM – African Roots Band of Boston at Sahel Restaurant.
4:00-5:00PM – Liam McCain at Warp and Weft.

Colonial Dance Tunes and Love Songs
2025-05-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Bedford Historical Society, 16 South Road, Bedford, 01730, United States
Dressed in the clothes of 18th-century itinerant musicians, Deirdre Sweeney and Al Petty will perform an extensive repertoire of historical dance music, as well as marches and laments, including 18th-century tunes such as “Mr. Isaac’s Maggot” and “Jack’s Health.” Their instruments include the flute, penny whistle, recorder, and fife. The music was gathered from manuscripts printed between the 17th and 19th centuries and arranged in counterpoint.
The two musicians, who sometimes appear with a third musician as the Colonial Minstrels, have long been active in related musical cultures, including American fife and drum and traditional Irish music. They are popular performers at the Paul Revere House Museum in Boston.
Doors open at 2 PM for a social period and refreshments; 2:15 PM Announcements and Annual Meeting, followed by the Guest Speaker.
There is an elevator to the 3rd floor, where the program will be held.
This event is free and open to the public.

Happy Accident Broadsides Workshop
2025-05-24 10:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
Join letterpress artist Mitch Cohen and Museum of Printing Director Operations Mitch Ahern as
they put on a workshop combining experimental letterpress monoprint techniques with printing customized
broadsides. This is a unique printing workshop using everyday items to create unique backgrounds —
including, but not limited to, bathmats, pool covers and other items. You have to do it to believe it. The session
will conclude with a letterpress printed keepsake on the background you created.
We can then take those backgrounds and use them to print broadsides on the Columbian iron hand press.
Visitors can pull their own print, and can even customize a print with their own name.
The Happy Accident Broadsides Workshop is free to the public with Museum Admission, thanks to a grant from the Massachusetts
Office of Travel and Tourism.
Mitch Cohen is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of letterpress printing and a long-time practitioner
of the “black arts.” He is the co founder of the Printmaking and Book Arts Center in Rochester, New York, a
division of Flower City Arts Center and has taught letterpress printing since 2005. He has a BS in Printing
Education from Rochester Institute of Technology.
Mitchel Ahern is the Director of Operations at the Museum of Printing, where he teaches workshops, manages
printing equipment donations, and serves on the board. He also has his own shop Mitchelka Show Card Press
in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Everyday Engineering: Towering Towers at Discovery Museum
2025-06-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Engage in some everyday engineering as you construct and create with repurposed and recycled materials. How high can you stack ‘em? The sky’s the limit!

Printing Paul Revere
2025-06-07 11:00 - 15:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
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.
This 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.

FULL BLOOM | June 4 – June 29, 2025| Reception on Saturday June 7, 3 - 5 pm | Loading Dock Gallery
2025-06-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, United States
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.
Flowers 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.
Full 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 .
Loading Dock Gallery is part of Loading Dock Arts, Inc., a 501c3.

Acton Pride Drag Show
2025-06-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Thoams E. Tidman Ampitheather at NARA Park, 71 Quarry Road, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
This event is geared for a mature audience and will be held outdoors at the Thomas E. Tidman Amphitheater at NARA Park, 71 Quarry Road in Acton. There will be multiple performers. Tickets available for the general public via EventBrite or you may purchase at the gate. Tickets purchased in advance on EventBrite are discounted. The price per ticket on the event day is $25. Prices do not include processing fees.
Please note the end time is approximate. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Acton-Westford Pride Festival
2025-06-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Thoams E. Tidman Ampitheather at NARA Park, 71 Quarry Road, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join us for a fun family-friendly event at NARA Park. They’ll be activities, booths, food vendor and the Femmes Band. This event is open to the public and is free for all to attend.

Rubbish to Runway Sustainable Fashion Show
2025-06-27 18:00 - 2025-06-28 21:30 | Veasey Memorial Park, 201 Washington Street, Groveland, MA, 01834, United States
The Rubbish to Runway Fashion Show takes place on Friday, June 27th and Saturday, June 28th at Veasey Memorial Park in Groveland.
The designers participating in this exciting event celebrating sustainability include local students, artists, fashion designers, educators, healthcare professionals, environmental advocates, non-profit organizations and retirees.
The materials utilized for clothing creation include plastic grocery bags, bread tabs, discarded fabrics from construction sites, old tents, and more. The designs are incredible!
With our theme of Community we aim to:
• Celebrate the diversity of our community by featuring models of varied ages, ethnicities, body types, and abilities.
• Integrate narratives into the fashion show that honor our community’s rich history, vibrant culture, and resilience amid challenges.
• Establish partnerships with local artisans, designers, and community organizations to cultivate a profound sense of belonging.
The funds raised during the 2025 show will have a significant impact on enhancing arts education and ensuring the sustainability of Veasey Memorial Park, a public park in Groveland, MA.

Trumpeters of Sedition: How the Printing Press created a Revolution
2025-06-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
Gary Gregory, proprietor of the Printing Office of Edes & Gill, will talk about the role of the printing press in the American Revolution. Printed pamphlets, broadsides, and newspapers energized the revolution, and it was the printing press that produced the Declaration of Independence. Gary will use his replica of an English Common Press, a wooden hand-press that now resides at the Museum of Printing, to demonstrate the technology in use at the time of the American Revolution.
This 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.

Town of Acton's July 4th Celebration - Concert and Fireworks!
2025-07-04 19:00 - 22:00 | NARA Park, Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join us for a great Independence Day celebration on July 4th at NARA. The band Thirty6Red will be on stage playing our favorite hits starting right after 7 p.m. opening welcome. The concert will conclude at 9:30 p.m. — just when the spectacular fireworks start to light up the night sky! This event is free and open to the public. Shuttle buses will bring attendees to and from the satellite parking areas. Visit actonma.gov/events as we get closer to the event day for updated information. An assortment of food vendors will be on site.

VASTNESS | July 2 – 27, 2025| Reception on Saturday July 5, 3 - 5 pm | Loading Dock Gallery
2025-07-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, 115 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Loading Dock Gallery
122 Western Avenue
Lowell, MA
Show: Vastness
Show dates: July 2 – 27, 2025
Opening Reception: July 5 from 3-5 pm
Opening July 2nd, this show features abstract paintings, landscapes, and textile works from Tarja Cockell, Sandrine Colson, Nan Hockenbury, Suzanne Hodge, Margarita Krylova.
“Vastness” means immensity or hugeness. Oceans, space, deserts, and the imagination are vast. These artists’ works, realistic to abstract, interpret the theme Vastness. The artwork curated in this exhibition speaks to the nature of wide spaces and reach beyond the gallery’s windows to take our imaginations to limitless horizons.
Tarja Cockell has a degree in textile and design. Her work is influenced by the Scandinavian style of simplicity and clean lines.
Sandrine Colson is a storyteller. Her work is filled with paint swirls, paper cut-outs, acrylic pouring and three-dimensional objects. Her inspiration is the human soul, nature, master artists, and the world around us.
Nan Hockenbury works with acrylic or oil paints, pastels, oil bars, or any drawing medium on canvas or paper. Her themes are about nature, herself, or more powerful women. Her paintings record the scene but rely on color and arrangements to express her feelings during the moment of creation.
Suzanne Hodge is a Boston area-based oil painter whose favorite subject is cityscapes or landscapes. Her work often evokes a feeling of mystery and possibility that are the inspiration for many of her art pieces.
Margarita Krylova sees the world as a magical place. Her work lives in this grey area between the real and the imagined – in memories, coincidences, associations. Margarita sees nature as a means for soul-searching.
The Loading Dock Gallery show, Vastness, will be on display July 2 – 27, 2025 at the Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA More at www.theloadingdockgallery.com.
Loading Dock Gallery is part of Loading Dock Arts, Inc., a 501c3.
