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Patriots’ Day Minuteman Encampment

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

Visit the brave Acton Minutemen company in an encampment outside the Concord Museum on Patriots’ Day and see them drilling with muskets to prepare for battle, cooking over a firepit, and demonstrating colonial spinning and sewing. This program is free and open to the public thanks to the generosity of the Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati […]

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Play Testing with MIT’s Toy Product Design Students, Part 2

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

Are you interested in toys? Come talk to MIT students who want your feedback on their ideas for new toys! Students from MIT's Toy Product Design class will have test versions of toys that were developed based on feedback they received from our visitors in an earlier program. Play with the prototyped toys and let […]

Free with admission

Storytime with Maynard Public Library

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

Join us for a Storytime with Mark Malcolm, Children’s Librarian at Maynard Public Library! We will enjoy some stories, sing a few songs, and get our bodies moving.

Free with admission

Sewn Circuits

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

Join us for an exciting new program for kids and their caregivers to explore hand sewing and simple circuitry to engineer unique wearable creations with working lights! In this 90-minute […]

$10

Art in the Park with Mary Hart: Wise Owls

Lowell National Historical Park Boott Cotton Mills Museum Counting House 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month join us and create majestic owls based on a kite design from Thailand. Participants will trace, cut out, color and decorate this […]

Fun Family Outdoor Yoga

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

Join us with your family to move your body in healthy ways and connect with nature while doing outdoor yoga! Yoga improves physical and mental strength and can also improve […]

Free with admission

Valley native returns to Andover Bookstore with Ivy League book May 21 at 2

Andover Bookstore 74 Main Street, Andover, MA

On Sunday, May 21 at 2 PM, join Ivy League author (and Andover native) Matt Robinson at Andover Book Store (http://andoverbookstore.com) as he discusses his book on the Ivy League (www.lionstigersbulldogs.com) and the lessons he learned from writing and publishing it. In addition to the talk, Matt will also offer Tr-IVY-a© questions and the chance […]

Free

Art in the Park with Raksha Soni: Sunflower in Watercolors

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

Participants will work to create a sunflower in watercolor with tips and help from the instructor. Suggested Audience Ages 10 and Up About the Artist After 20 years of diligent […]

Make a Mess: Kitchen Chemistry

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

A dash of this and a sprinkle of that. A pinch of that and a smidge of this. Try your hand at a few simple experiments to uncover the special […]

Free with admission

Heartless – Tribute to Heart and Led Zeppelin

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

HEARTLESS is the Ultimate New England Tribute to Ann Wilson of Heart. Heartless is a touring act for the upper East Coast and New England with a goal of playing […]

$20 – $25

Juneteenth Family Program

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

Visit the Concord Museum for a celebratory Juneteenth performance with Illstyle & Peace Productions. The group creates work rooted in West African Dance, contemporary and old school hip hop blended […]