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Discovery Museum Speaker Series Event: How Art Can Inspire Civic Engagement in Kids

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

Civic engagement is not just about voting and government—it encompasses all the ways in which individuals take action and get involved in their communities. Inspiring young people to invest in the advancement of society is about empowering children to embrace and recognize the gifts they bring to their communities. Chanel Thervil, Discovery Museum’s Inaugural Artist-in-Residence, […]

Free with pre-registration

Lecture: The History of Phototypesetting and How It Changed the Face of Type

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

The explosion in typefaces began in the 1970s as phototypesetting replaced hot metal. Today there are over one million typefaces! Learn the full story in this font-astic presentation at the Museum of Printing, Haverhill, MA.

The Science of “Good Enough” Relationships: Trusting and Developing Our Capacity for Simple and Authentic Human Interactions

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

Discovery Museum Speaker Series - Free Zoom Webinar Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 7pm to 8pm Speaker: Junlei Li, Program Chair of Human Development and Education, Saul Zaentz Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education Location: Live, via Zoom webinar Cost: Free with pre-registration What makes any of us “enough”? Whether we […]

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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 […]

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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: […]

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American Bloods: The Untamed Dynasty that Shaped a Nation

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

Inspired by the discovery of a mysterious manuscript in an old farmhouse just north of Concord, historian John Kaag takes us on a multi-generational exploration of one of America’s first and most expansive pioneer families. The Bloods explored and laid claim to the frontiers—geographic, political, intellectual, and spiritual—that would become the very core of the […]

Butch Heroes: A Conversation with Ria Brodell

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

Ria Brodell is a non-binary trans artist, educator, and author with a current solo exhibition at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Ria joins us at the Museum for a conversation on their ongoing series entitled Butch Heroes. Through this revelatory project of historic excavation and Queer reclamation, they create real or imagined portraits of their subjects […]

Self-Publishing and On-Demand Printing

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

Jim Hamilton, author/illustrator of the recently published book, “Falling: Amazing Survival Stories,” will speak on “Self-Publishing and On-Demand Printing” at the Museum of Printing, Haverhill, MA on Saturday June 22nd at 1 pm. Members attend free. Others can attend with Museum admission. Jim has self-published numerous books and is a long-time proponent of the power […]

An Evening with Tiya Miles on Harriet Tubman

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

National Book Award–winning author Tiya Miles, joins Pulitzer Prize winning historian Jacqueline Jones for a revelatory conversation on the myth and the truth behind Harriet Tubman, one of the most famous Americans ever born who few really understand. A figure more out of myth than history, Harriet Tubman becomes an even clearer and sharper signal […]

Lowell Walks: LGBTQ+ History in Lowell

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

Join local historian Resi Polixa and literary scholar Heather Barrett for a Lowell Walks: "LGBTQ+ History in Lowell" on Saturday June 29th, 2024, at 10am. Walk through the city and learn how the diverse layers of Lowell's LGBTQ+ community intertwine with the lives of mill workers, immigrant families, and Lowellians. Explore how the LGBTQ+ community […]

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Hilos de herencia en las fábricas de Suffolk: Textileros Colombianos en Lowell.

Hilos de herencia en las fábricas de Suffolk: Textileros Colombianos en Lowell.

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

Revolución industrial, telares y ¿colombianos? ¿Sabías que la comunidad Colombia tiene una larga historia con la cuidad de Lowell? Acompáñanos los días 19 y 21 de Julio a las 2:30 en un recorrido a pie donde aprenderemos la historia de cómo han llegado tantos colombianos a la cuidad de Lowell y como ellos han convertido […]

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Hilos de herencia en las fábricas de Suffolk: Textileros Colombianos en Lowell.

Hilos de herencia en las fábricas de Suffolk: Textileros Colombianos en Lowell.

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

Revolución industrial, telares y ¿colombianos? ¿Sabías que la comunidad Colombia tiene una larga historia con la cuidad de Lowell? Acompáñanos los días 19 y 21 de Julio a las 2:30 en un recorrido a pie donde aprenderemos la historia de cómo han llegado tantos colombianos a la cuidad de Lowell y como ellos han convertido […]

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