Bessie’s Closet

Bessie’s Closet

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

Friday, May 3 thru Sunday, May 5 Fri. 3:30 - 7:30pm; Sat. & Sun. 10:00am - 3:00pm Museum Admission not Required Bessie’s Closet is a free pop-up clothing store open to everyone in our community. Organized in partnership with the Acton-Boxborough United Way and supported by donations from the community, Bessie’s Closet offers new or […]

Free
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 […]

Free

Points of Light Cultural Celebration

Ecumenical Plaza Ecumenical Plaza, Western Canal, Lowell, MA, United States

Points of Light is a spring celebration of unity and renewal that brings together the food, music, and traditions of Lowell’s diverse cultures. The centerpiece of the night is a special ceremony in which participants personalize water lanterns that will be released onto the Western Canal, creating hundreds of floating points of light. Performances will […]

Free

Mill City Grows Annual Spring Plant Sale

Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, 115 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, United States +1 more

Lowell-based non-profit Mill City Grows (MCG) will host its Annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, May 18, from 10am to 2pm, at UMass Lowell’s Rist Urban Agriculture Greenhouse & Farm at 69 Pawtucket Street! Free parking is available on site at UMass Lowell’s East Campus Garage. An abundant variety of Lowell-grown herbs, vegetables, flowers, and […]

Free

Lowell Walks: Hamilton Canal District

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

Join historian Richard Howe for a Lowell Walks: "Hamilton Canal District - Past, Present, and Future" on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 10 am. Join Register of Deeds Richard Howe on this tour of the Hamilton Canal District. Historically home to the Lowell Machine Shop and several large textile mills that made Lowell a powerhouse […]

Free

Eco-Film Series: “Reflection: A Walk with Water”

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

Reckoning with the reality of a changing climate, filmmaker Emmett Brennan walks 200 miles next to the Los Angeles aqueduct in search of a vision for humanity worth living for - what he discovers has everything to do with water. - 79min The 2024 Eco-Film Series is presented by the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust […]

Free

The Acton 250 Lecture Series presents: The Empire Strikes Back, and Resistance Becomes Revolution with Prof. Robert Allison

Acton Town Hall 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

Last September Professor Bob Allison inaugurated the Acton 250 Lectures Series with an account of the Boston Tea Party of 1773 and the pivotal events that sparked the American Revolution. He returns to explain the critical changes occurring in the year 1774 when the Crown’s response solidified the colonial opposition. Register at https://tinyurl.com/AllisonMay29. Remote Participation: […]

Free

Exhibit Opening: The Portuguese In Lowell: The Familiar And The New

Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Gallery 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

Join Lowell National Historical Park and the Saab Center for Portugues Studies at UMass Lowell for the opening of a new exhibit "The Portuguese In Lowell: The Familiar And The New" at the Boott Cotton Mill Museum (115 John St.) The event will begin at Boarding House Park with a performance by the Holy Ghost […]

Free

Summer Garage Sale & Book Sale

Museum of Printing 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, United States

The Printer's Garage Sale is full of treasures for the admirer, amateur, enthusiast, and professional alike. We have printing presses of all sizes, ancillary equipment, cabinets, ink, sooooo much paper, and, of course, type cases (with type) along with books on typography, graphic arts, and printing. All this and more Saturday, June 8th from 10am […]

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 […]

Free

Bedford Cultural District Music Arts Festival

Bedford Town Common -75 Great Road 75 Great Road, Bedford, MA, United States

The Bedford Cultural District Partnership (BCDP) will be holding a Music & Arts Festival 2024 on Saturday, June 15th, on the Bedford Common (75 Great Road). Entertainment, education, and fun for all ages. Features diverse musical groups performing during the day, interactive art projects, open houses, local community booths, activities for kids and adults, and […]

Free

Acton Pride Festival

NARA Park Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, United States

Join Acton Pride for a fun-filled afternoon at NARA’s Beach! Beach admission will be free throughout the event. Games and fun including music! This is a free event open to the general public.