Creating Communal Gifts with Chanel Thervil

Creating Communal Gifts with Chanel Thervil

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

Monday, April 15 through Friday, April 19, 10:00am – 12:00pm and 1:00pm – 3:00pm Whether it be a school, library, place of worship, or even a museum, spaces where communities gather make life more vibrant. Join us for a special program series with inaugural Artist in Residence, Chanel Thervil as she invites you to create […]

Free with admission

Earth Day Family Fun!

Mercier Center 21 Salem Street, Lowell, United States

Ages 5-11 (Elementary Age) • No Registration Required • Hosted by Lowell Housing Authority and Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust Location: Armand P. Mercier Community Center, 21 Salem St, Lowell Join the Lowell Housing Authority and Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust as the Eco-Mobile brings a third year of Earth Day festivities! Participate in an […]

Free

Water Room Workshop

All Ages • Registration Required • Hosted by Tsongas Industrial History Center and Lowell National Historical Park Location: Boott Cotton Mill Museum, 3rd Floor, 115 John St, Lowell Design, build, and operate a canal system just as the Proprietors of Locks and Canals did in Lowell in the early 1800s. All participants will get hands-on […]

Free

Khmer New Year Parade

Lowell Senior Center Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway St, Lowell, MA, United States

All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association Location: Lowell Highlands Come out and celebrate Khmer New Year by enjoying the parade from Lowell Senior Center to Clemente Park. The parade can also be livestreamed on the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association’s website.

Free

Khmer New Year at the Lowell Senior Center

Lowell Senior Center Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway St, Lowell, MA, United States

All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association Location: Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway St, Lowell Join the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association for another year of celebrating Khmer New Year. The event will feature delicious Khmer food, beautiful traditional outfits, and live performances of Cambodian folk dance.

Free

Lowell Khmer New Year at Clemente Park

Roberto Clemente Park Roberto Clemente Park, Washington Park, 747 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA, United States

Lowell Khmer New Year at Clemente Park 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by the Clemente Park Committee Location: Roberto Clemente Park, 803 Middlesex St, Lowell Welcome the year of the dragon and mark Khmer New Year in Clemente Park. Play traditional and modern Cambodian games, enjoy food […]

Free

Nature and Art

Boarding House Park Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, United States

All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by Lowell National Historical Park Location: Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell Enjoy the spring weather and experiment with art outside. Try your hand with some watercolors and nature rubbings. Make a small nature journal to help you note the changes in the seasons.

Chemists Celebrate Earth Week: Batteries!

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

Discover the science behind “Get a charge out of chemistry - Batteries” as we celebrate Chemists Celebrate Earth Week. Join us and our guest educators from the North Eastern Section of American Chemical Society and have fun exploring chemistry through hands-on activities related to this year’s theme, Batteries!

Free with admission

Angkor Dance Troupe Tour and Workshop

Mogan Cultural Center 40 French Street, Lowell, United States

Ages 9 - 15, No Registration Required Learn about the dance and history of the Angkor Dance Troupe. Tour the studio space and then get a chance to practice movements with dancers and instructors, accompanied by music.

Free

Doodle Bots

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

Make a unique piece of art with a motorized contraption! In this 90-minute session we’ll create and decorate a simple DIY robotic friend to take home made of spinning and wiggling motors, markers, tape, and a variety of recycled and repurposed materials. Then we’ll set the machines in motion and watch them leave behind trails […]

$10

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

Fife and Drum Weekend

Lexington Battle Green 1625 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, United States

Attend the 22nd Annual Lexington Tattoo and Muster Tattoo: Friday, May 3, 6:30 pm on the Lexington Battle Green (1625 Massachusetts Ave.). Free outdoor evening performance of fife and drum music at the scene of the first skirmish in the Revolutionary War. Hosted by the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps of Lexington and […]

Free