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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

Celebrate Take a Child Outside Week! Outdoor Scientists at Discovery Museum

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

Get a new perspective on Discovery Woods by exploring with a variety of science tools. Measure, observe, compare, and contrast as we collect some data and look closely at what we find. Inclement weather may result in changes to the program or cancellation.

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Public Lands Day Clean Up 2024

Concord River Greenway (Davidson St.) 51 Davidson Street, Lowell, MA, United States

Join Lowell National Historical Park for the annual Public Lands Day Clean-up! Volunteer to clean up along trails and riverbanks and help clear invasive plants and brush. Supplies including gloves are provided – we request that you please wear appropriate closed-toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty. Volunteers can plan to […]

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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 […]

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Free Community Health Fair

Public Health Museum East Street, Tewksbury, MA, United States

Celebrate the Public Health Museum's 30th Anniversary with a weekend of activities. On Saturday, September 28th, visit the museum at 365 East Street, Tewksbury, MA from 10AM-3PM for free health screenings, flu shots, mini-talks about Rabies, HIV/AIDS, Art as Healing, and more. The museum will be open for tours and we'll have groups such as […]

National Alpaca Farm Days

National Alpaca Farm Days

Harvard Alpaca Ranch 58 Old Mill Road, Harvard, MA, United States

Join us in celebrating our eighth anniversary at National Alpaca Farm Days. In addition to hosting tours of the farm all day on Saturday and Sunday, we are very excited to once again welcome The Fat Rooster food truck to the farm. We will have live music and a mini farmers market on Saturday and […]

18th Century Market Day

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

What was life actually like in Lexington at the time of the American Revolution - who lived here, what did they do, and did anyone actually have time for fun? Stop by the Visitors Center and meet a variety of reenactors showcasing different trades and perspectives of the time, as well as some favorite historic […]

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Chelmsford Fall Festival

Chelmsford Town Common

The Chelmsford Board of Health presents the Fall Festival on Saturday, September 28, from 11:00 AM- 4:00 PM on the Town Common. Enjoy a fun autumn day and meet a princess or a superhero from Party Palace! Or visit the petting zoo and touch a truck! The event will provide you with music, food, drinks, […]

Becoming a National Park Service Boat Captain

Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States

Do you have a passion for boats? Do you love meeting people from around the world? Have you ever wondered what you might need to qualify to be a Boat Captain at Lowell National Historical Park? Now is your chance to get all your questions answered and learn what it takes to captain a National […]

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Steps Against Melanoma – Chelmsford

Byam Elementary School Maple Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States

For 17 years, AIM at Melanoma's walks have been a symbol of hope and support for our community. These walks are also the number one way we raise funds to end melanoma, and your participation makes all the difference. The money you raise goes to AIM’s groundbreaking research initiatives like our International Melanoma Tissue Bank […]

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Hosmer Open House featuring a cannon from Bunker Hill!

Acton Historical Society Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

The Acton Historical Society will host a visit of a British cannon. This cannon was cast between 1760 and 1770. It was acquired by a local militia company in May of 1775. The ship on which it was located became mired in the mud at Chelsea Creek. This cannon and 3 others taken from the […]

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Wine-INN Wednesday

Wine-INN Wednesday

The Inn at Hastings Park 2027 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

Lexington's Inn at Hastings Park, Boston area's ONLY Relais & Châteaux property, is hosting a complimentary wine tasting of the world's best wines every second Wednesday of the month throughout 2024 at Town Meeting Bistro's beautiful bar beginning on March 13, 2024. Meet and learn from the industry's top experts, leaders, distributors, and winemakers as […]

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