BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council - ECPv6.15.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250623 DTSTAMP:20260406T155855 CREATED:20250409T130807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T130807Z UID:10063128-1744675200-1750636799@revolutionaryvalley.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Weaving-an-Address-Opening-RSVP-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Umbrella Arts Center":MAILTO:info@theumbrellaarts.org GEO:42.4575;-71.3525 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street Concord MA 01742 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Stow Street:geo:-71.3525,42.4575 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T155855 CREATED:20250409T170027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T170027Z UID:10063130-1746266400-1746284400@revolutionaryvalley.org SUMMARY:Bessie’s Closet at Discovery Museum DESCRIPTION:FREE – Museum Admission Not Required\nBessie’s Closet is a free pop-up clothing store open to all. Supported by donations from the community\, Bessie’s Closet offers new or gently-used clothing and shoes for both children and adults. Anyone who may benefit is welcome to visit Bessie’s Closet. Museum admission is not required\, but also not included. All items are available free of charge\, take what you need! Items available in Bessie’s Closet are dependent upon donations received.\nFriday\, May 2 through Sunday\, May 4\, 2024\nFri. 3:30 – 7:30pm; Sat. & Sun. 10am – 3pm URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/bessies-closet-at-discovery-museum-4/2025-05-03/ LOCATION:Discovery Museum\, Discovery Museum\, 177 Main St\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Events,Kids & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Bessies-closet-website-graphic_0.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Discovery Museum":MAILTO:fun@discoveryacton.org GEO:42.464745;-71.4560492 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Discovery Museum Discovery Museum 177 Main St Acton MA 01720 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Discovery Museum\, 177 Main St:geo:-71.4560492,42.464745 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T155855 CREATED:20250223T215600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T204746Z UID:10062731-1746273600-1746288000@revolutionaryvalley.org SUMMARY:Fife & Drum Music Festival (Muster) DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/fife-drum-music-festival-muster/ LOCATION:Hastings Park\, Hastings Park\, Lexington\, MA 02421\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Fairs & Festivals,Free Events,Historical,Kids & Family,Live Performances ORGANIZER;CN="William Diamond Junior Fife &%3B Drum Corps":MAILTO:wdj@ezzellwebb.com GEO:42.4484299;-71.2386043 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hastings Park Hastings Park Lexington MA 02421 Lexington MA 02420 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Hastings Park\, Lexington\, MA 02421:geo:-71.2386043,42.4484299 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR