Liberty and Loyalty: Embroidered Coats of Arms in an Age of Revolution

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

In 1775, Mary Jones of Weston Massachusetts watched her life collapse around her as her family, all supporters of the British Crown, fled their homes and had their immense fortune confiscated during the Revolution. Among what she had left to remember them was a mostly finished needlework sampler displaying the Jones family coat of arms. […]

Bruins Alumni Game (H)

Tsongas Center Tsongas Center, 300 Arcand Dr, Lowell, MA, United States
Small Acts, Big Impacts: A Day of Service

Small Acts, Big Impacts: A Day of Service

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

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a designated National Day of Service, to encourage all Americans to volunteer within their communities and honor the life and legacy of the Civil Rights leader. Join the Discovery Museum as we engage in small acts of service to benefit our neighbors. Make a Welcome Card for and help […]

Free with admission

Reckoning with Monuments in the North: A Conversation with W. Ralph Eubanks

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

Though there are no statues honoring the Confederacy to be found in Boston and Cambridge, award-winning author W. Ralph Eubanks discusses the historic memorials that obscure the achievements of Black Americans. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with the Mississippi native on his experience spending a year surrounded by the monuments of the American North […]

UML Hockey vs. UNH

Tsongas Center Tsongas Center, 300 Arcand Dr, Lowell, MA, United States

Lincoln Memorial Illustrated Family Program

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

Drop by the Concord Museum’s Lyceum to learn about monuments and leaders through sculpture and drawing. Stop in to see the Museum's current exhibition, The Lincoln Memorial Illustrated. One of the most revered and visited sites in Washington, D.C. and in the nation, the Lincoln Memorial is now a century old. Dedicated on May 30, […]

Saving Yellowstone: A Conversation with Megan Kate Nelson

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

Pulitzer Prize finalist and Civil War historian Megan Kate Nelson tells the vivid story of how, 150 years ago, Yellowstone became the world’s first national park amid the nationwide turmoil and racial violence of the Reconstruction era. A narrative of adventure and exploration, the creation of Yellowstone is also a story of Indigenous resistance and […]

Backyard and Beyond: Natural History Mysteries

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

Explore some of the artifacts in our collection and become a natural history detective! Using your observation skills and a variety of science tools like magnifiers and measuring tools, can you figure out what some of them are?

Free with admission

12th Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner

University Crossing University Crossing, 220 Pawtucket St, Lowell, MA, United States

This annual dinner is the centerpiece of Martin Luther King Jr. week at UMass Lowell. Open to student, faculty, staff.

The Golden Gloves: Top-Central New England…

Every year in the Golden Gloves there is a new flock of boxers trying to work their way up from the bottom in hopes of advancing there way to top of the competition. The Gloves has been a...