Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Special Exhibition ~ Interwoven: Women's Lives Written in Thread
2023-09-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-09-30 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-03 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-04 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-06 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-07 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
“Interwoven: Women’s Lives Written in Thread” highlights needlework produced by young women in New England and specifically the extraordinary collection of samplers at the Concord Museum. Featuring 30 samplers sewn in the early 1700s to mid-1800s, the exhibition explores how young women created records of their own lives and experiences, written in thread.
“Interwoven: Women’s Lives Written in Thread” explores the history of needlework and embroidery, its importance as an art form, and its significance to women in the 18th and 19th centuries. Intended to showcase young women’s accomplishments, the samplers also communicate details of their lives and education, their communities, and their families. The exhibition provides a unique view into their private lives. For most of these young women, their samplers are the only objects that survive from their lives. Many of the samplers have never been displayed before.
Learn about the education of privileged young women in the early republic and understand how wealth and enslaved labor enabled them to pursue decorative arts. Explore the materials used in constructing samplers, such as linens, dyes and silk, and how and where these materials were produced. View samplers that demonstrate how women recorded family history and the loss of loved ones through needlework. Understand how they incorporated the importance of community and a strong sense of place in their samplers.
Exhibition sponsored by The Coby Foundation.

GLADLY
2023-09-29 15:00 - 17:00 | The Center for Hope and Healing, Inc., The Center for Hope and Healing, Inc., 15 Hurd St, Lowell, MA, United States
GLADLY is a youth group for LGBQ/T identifying folks ages 14-18, facilitated through the Center for Hope and Healing in Lowell, MA. It is a space where folks can bring […]

Kerouac Park Beer and Wine Garden Series
2023-09-30, 2023-10-01, 2023-10-06, 2023-10-07, 2023-10-08, 2023-10-09 | Kerouac Park, 75 Bridge Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Hours:
Fridays: 4pm-10pm
Saturdays/Sundays: 11am-10pm
Indigenous People’s Day (Oct. 9th): 11am-10pm

The City of Lowell announces the debut of the Kerouac Park Beer and Wine Garden Series in partnership with The Anthem Group. Beginning September 22, and continuing every weekend through October 15, Kerouac Park will host a delightful blend of craft beverages, rotating food trucks, live music, and lawn games.

Henry David Thoreau Walking Tour
2023-09-30 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-10-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Concord Visitor Center, Concord Visitor Center, 58 Main St, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Did you know that Henry David Thoreau was baptized David Henry Thoreau? Did you know that he willingly spent a night in jail in July of 1846 but had to be kicked out the next morning? Join us for a 90-minute, two-mile walk where we will visit some of the places that were significant during Thoreau’s life and discuss the principles he lived by. We will begin where Henry taught school after graduating from Harvard College and where he spent a night in jail. We will visit his gravesite on Author’s Ridge in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery where you will learn about his family and his famous neighbors. If time allows, we will walk past the house where Henry lived the last 12 years of his life. We will also visit the Concord Public Library to view photographs and sculptures of Henry Thoreau. The tour will conclude with tea at Barrow Bookstore. Our guide will also suggest other sites important in Henry’s life that you can visit on your own. Please note that due to time and distant constraints this tour does not go to Walden Pond.
Call 978-318-3061 or email visitors@concordma.gov to schedule your tour or CLICK
Limited availability:
Saturday Sept. 23, 10 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, October 10th 10 AM
Sunday, October 22, 10 AM

Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
2023-09-30 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-07 11:00 - 16:00 | 97 University Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided tour only. Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy.

Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Bellydancing
2023-09-30 20:00 - 23:00, 2023-10-07 20:00 - 23:00 | Athenian Corner Restaurant, 207 Market Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Live music and dancing featuring the Athenian Corner Ensemble

Nature Explorers
2023-10-01 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-10-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Sundays, September 17, 24, and October 1; 10:00am – 11:30am
Location: Outdoors
Cost: $30 per child includes all 3 sessions but does NOT include Museum admission. If you wish to also visit the Museum, separate reservations are required through our website.
What: Join our outdoor educator for a series of outdoor explorations. Each week we will venture onto the Great Hill conservation land next to the Museum and practice our science and naturalism skills together. Identify trees, search for bugs and slugs, and slow down to notice the rhythm of forest life. Our learning and exploration will build across all three sessions and focus on developing skills like observation, making inferences, communicating, classifying, and measuring. This program is rain or shine but will be cancelled for extreme inclement weather.
When: Sundays, September 17, 24, and October 1; 10:00am – 11:30am. Attendees should plan to attend and participate in all three sessions.
For whom: This program is for kids 6-9 years of age and their caregiver(s) to do together. This is not a drop-off program.
Cost: $30/child, includes all three sessions, but does NOT include Museum admission. If you wish to visit the museum, separate reservations are required through our website.

The Farm Market at Mill No. 5
2023-10-01 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-08 10:00 - 13:00 | Mill No. 5, Mill No. 5, 250 Jackson St, Lowell, MA, United States
The Farm Market at Mill No. 5 features fresh produce from local farms as well as other artisan food makers such as fresh made breads, eggs, meat, cheese, yogurt, jams, pickles, mead, hot sauces, and so much more! The Farm Market runs every Sunday 10 am – 1 PM. From June through October the market is held outdoors on Jackson St. During the winter months, the market is held on the fourth floor of Mill No. 5 amongst a variety of other local businesses.
The Farm Market also features local live music every week. It is fun for the whole family.

Discovery Museum Reflection Room: Whose Land are We On?
2023-10-07 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-10-08 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-10-09 09:00 - 16:30 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
October 10th is Indigenous People’s Day, a day to honor and celebrate Native American Peoples. Join us as we explore a variety of stories written by Indigenous authors to learn more about Native histories and cultures. Take a closer look at a map of New England to see where the tribal territories overlay the borders that we know as our current cities and towns. Then, add a mark to the map where you live to find out whose land we are really on.

Beyond 1775: Concord and the Massachusetts National Guard
2023-10-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Concord Visitor Center, Concord Visitor Center, 58 Main St, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Be one of the first to explore Concord’s 1915 armory and learn about the near 400-year history of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, the oldest component of the United States Armed Forces. Hear stories of remarkable service and view the objects that witnessed war. The tour will also offer participants a special glimpse into the Massachusetts National Guard Museum while it prepares to open to the public. Concord may be famous for April 19, 1775, but its service to the Commonwealth and Nation continue to this very day.
Offered on the following dates only.
September 15 at 10am
October 7 at 2pm
October 13 and 20 at 10am
Tour meets at 91 Everett Street Concord
