Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Author Stephen O'Connor
2025-02-15 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | lala books, lala books, 189 Market St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Author Stephen O’Connor has added another title in his collections of books based in Lowell.
The Pride of the Acre is a coming-of-age story. Charlie Tumulty passes out of a difficult childhood to find love, success in the boxing ring, and with the help of two valuable mentors, self-awareness and a love of reading. The road to Charlie’s Olympic boxing goal, and to the love he yearns for, is fraught with difficulty. A hard decision has life-altering consequences and forces him to the threshold of an even tougher decision. What is the price that vengeance owes to a love cut short? And who will pay it?
O’Connor is the author of several other books, including two short story collections, Northwest of Boston and Smokestack Lightning and the novels The Spy in the City of Books and The Witch at Rivermouth.
Gather this afternoon to hear Steve read from the book. Stick around to chat and have your book signed.

Tavern Night
2025-02-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Buckman Tavern, 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Have you ever wanted to step back in time for a day? Now is your chance! Buckman Tavern’s official liquor license expired in 1813, but we still open for business on occasion. We’re recreating the 18th century tavern experience in Lexington’s most popular 18th century entertainment venue – drop in for colonial music, games, snacks, and beer served from the historic bar in the Buckman’s original taproom. Mingle with the Lexington Militia of 1775, along with some other colonial characters, as they bring the Revolutionary tavern to life. Raise a glass to freedom on a cold winter’s night!
This event is generously sponsored by Lester E. Savage Real Estate.
$20 Members/$25 Nonmembers
Ticket price includes one beer. Cash bar available.
This is a 21+ event.

An Evening with the Clements Brothers
2025-02-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Bedford Activity Complex, 12 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, Mudge Way, Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730, United States
Join us for an evening of dynamic acoustic sound with the Clements Brothers, who combine instrumental virtuosity with soulful harmonies that can only be produced by identical twins.
Charles is a classically trained double bass player, and George is a guitarist and Berklee College of Music alum. As two-fifths of the Lonely Heartstring Band, they are past recipients of the International Bluegrass Association’s Momentum Award.
Known for effortlessly blending roots, rock, bluegrass, jazz, and classical influences, they often perform original songs alongside creative interpretations of other artists’ music including the Grateful Dead and Nirvana, drawing on their extensive musical backgrounds.
The performance is in the Reed Room at Bedford’s Town Hall—an intimate 100-seat venue located at 10 Mudge Way in the heart of historic Bedford, MA. Door open at 6:45 and the music starts at 7:30. Sweet treats will be available for purchase from the Prince Street Cafe and Bakery.
A volunteer initiative of the Bedford Cultural District with funding from the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, New Song strives to build community among Bedford residents and create a regional venue showcasing contemporary folk, bluegrass and Americana.

Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Bellydancing
2025-02-15 20:00 - 23:00 | Athenian Corner Restaurant, 207 Market Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Live music and dancing featuring the Athenian Corner Ensemble

Fabric Printing in the Mills
2025-02-16 10:00 - 13:00 | Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 4th Floor, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Join rangers to design your own fabric. Create foam stamps, choose from a variety of colors, and print your own patterns onto fabric made right here in Lowell. Come up with your own design or draw inspiration from a 19th Century swatch book of designs from mills in Lowell. Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

Sunday Brunch at The Westford Regency
2025-02-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Westford Regency Inn and Conference Center, Westford Regency Inn and Conference Center, 219 Littleton Rd, Westford, MA, 01886, United States
Our famous brunch is back and better than ever featuring an array of chef prepared specialties sure to satisfy any palette! Some featured cuisine includes:
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Cooked-to-Order Omelets and Belgian Waffles
Fresh Tropical Fruits
Chef Prepared Pastries
Seafood and Chicken Entrees/ Chef’s Selection
Cheese Raviolis
Delicious Selection of Side Dishes including Fresh Salads and Locally Grown Vegetables and Chef’s Choice of Starch
Impressive Dessert Selection
Specialty Mimosas and Brunch Cocktails (21+) (not included in price)
$25.95
This impressive assortment of items will comfortably satisfy your appetite and then some! Brunch is hosted every Sunday in our exquisite main foyer, Clark’s Restaurant and Stony Brook Café. Private Rooms are available for larger parties and reservations are required. Book online at www.westfordregency.com

Be a Data Scientist at Discovery Museum
2025-02-16 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-17 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-18 10:00 - 14:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Sunday, February 16 through Wednesday, February 19 | 10:00am to 2:00pm
How tall are Discovery Museum visitors? What kind of pets do they have? Learn the answers to these questions and more as we play with data. We’ll use a variety of ways of collecting and displaying data while exploring some fun and silly science.

New England National Parks Pop Up
2025-02-16 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-17 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-18 13:30 - 16:30 | Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Throughout the week Lowell National Historical Park will host rangers from several of our neighboring national parks. Visit the Mogan Cultural Center to learn more about each of these parks and discover the public land you have access to right here in Massachusetts. While you’re there, you can also explore our free exhibits, Into an 1840s Boarding House and One City, Many Cultures. Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

Grab-and-Go Poetry Activity Kit
2025-02-16 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-17 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-18 13:30 - 16:30 | Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s classic poem The Children’s Hour, pick up a free kit featuring an hour of grab-and-go activities celebrating kids and families! Each kit features coloring pages and crayons, as well as poetry and art activities.

Kids Week Scavenger Hunt
2025-02-16 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-17 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-18 13:30 - 16:30 | Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Planning on attending multiple Kids Week programs? Stop by any NPS or Library program or visit the Mogan Cultural Center daily between 1:30 and 4:30 to pick up a Kids Week scavenger hunt. Complete your scavenger hunt throughout the week and return to the Mogan Cultural Center or an NPS or Library program to collect a special Kids Week prize! Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

Games from Around the World
2025-02-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 4th Floor, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Traditional schoolyard games are an important part of childhood—no matter the culture! Join rangers to learn a game from around the world or teach us your favorite game! Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

February Vacation Week at the Concord Museum
2025-02-17 10:00 - 2025-02-23 16:00 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Visit the Museum during February school vacation for special family activities, including a Visit with President Lincoln.

Museum Story Time
2025-02-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Join a ranger in our newest exhibit, One City, Many Cultures to enjoy a story time. A ranger will read books and families will play an eye spy game to find connections with the books throughout the exhibit. Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

A Visit with President Lincoln
2025-02-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
The Museum is pleased to host Steve Wood and his amazing performance as Abraham Lincoln. Wood’s first-person historical interpretation, “A Visit with Abraham Lincoln,” includes stories of Lincoln’s early life, campaign debates, the Civil War, and concludes with a stirring reading of the Gettysburg Address.
Seating is limited and available on a first-come basis.

Lighting the Way: An Apprentice Historian Program for Grades 3-5
2025-02-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Buckman Tavern, 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
In the past, labor and daily routines were planned around when the sun rose and set. So how did people see at night before electric light? Explore a historic tavern to find out! We’ll uncover how we learn about the past from the writing and objects people left behind, and learn how to make a working candle from beeswax and a lantern from tin. Kids will learn how people of the past used tools to make the world around them easier to navigate.
This program is recommended for 3rd – 5th graders.
$15 members, $20 nonmembers
Advanced tickets required. Since children will be dropped off for this program, a LHS Children’s Program Participation Form is required, which is available at checkout.

Digging into Archaeology
2025-02-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Join rangers from 3 different national parks for a morning of fun activities. Dig for artifacts like an archeologist and piece together a paper plate puzzle. Learn about daily life during the Siege of Boston and make a historic craft. Visit our website for more information https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

Lowell Kids Week with Mill City Grows
2025-02-18 13:00 - 14:00 | ROOT Community Space at Mill City Grows, 19 Hall Street, Lowell, 01854, United States
Join Mill City Grows for a FREE indoor event during February School Vacation week in Lowell! We’ll enjoy a special story time with the staff of the Pollard Library Bookmobile, garden-themed activities with Mass Audubon Metro West, PLUS we’ll make a yummy snack with a fun twist! Activities are for all ages and abilities. We welcome the whole family to participate, but adults are required to stay with their children.
Accessible parking is available on 19 Hall Street and metered parking is available along Suffolk Street.
See the FULL lineup of Lowell Kids Week events, February 15-23, at Lowellkidsweek.org. We hope to see you there!

Crip Camp
2025-02-18 13:00 - 15:30 | Town of Acton Health and Human Services Building, 30 Sudbury Road - Rear, Acton, 01720, United States
A free showing of an award winning film free documentary film at the Health and Human Services bldg, 30 Sudbury Road- rear, Acton, MA. Please register in advance via EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crib-camp-a-special-free-screening-of-an-award-winning-documentary-film-tickets-1219928070699?aff=oddtdtcreator
This special free screening of the Award Winning Documentary Film “Crip Camp” A disability revolution. The film takes a look back in time at the beginnings of the Disabilities Rights Movement.
This film was directed by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht and Executive Producers President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Priya Swaminathan and Howard Gertler.

"Measure of Work" Sound Playground
2025-02-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 2nd Floor, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Come play with the sounds of work from the early days of Lowell! See if you can recreate some of the sounds farmers and factory workers would have heard in the past, and tinker around to make your own Lowell soundscape. This activity is part of the Measure of Work: Sounds of Labor in Lowell project, learn more about the project at: https://go.nps.gov/1qzwhs. Visit our website for more Lowell Kids Week information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

Paper Creation: Books and Planes
2025-02-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 4th Floor, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Join rangers, the Bookmobile team, and artist Judith Bessette for an afternoon of paper craft fun. Learn about how the structure of a paper plane determines how it will fly—Test out different designs to see which will go the farthest, or get creative with a fun design. You can also learn to make a paper book that you can illustrate. Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j

Kids in Tech Presents: Midwinter Makers
2025-02-18 15:00 - 2025-02-20 17:00 | Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell, 657 Middlesex St, Lowell, 01851, United States
Kids in Tech is hosting a Little Bits STEAM Adventure. This will be a hands-on workshop designed to spark creativity and curiosity during February vacation. Kids will work together to explore circuits and innovation using Little Bits, creating their own winter-inspired inventions. Participants will learn basic engineering and technology concepts while building projects like glowing scenes, snow-solution gadgets, or imaginative winter-themed designs. The session encourages collaboration, problem-solving, and fun as participants share their creations with the group. Perfect for budding engineers and curious minds, this workshop is a great way to dive into STEAM learning together!
Our programming will run Tuesday 2/18 – Thursday 2/20 from 3pm – 5pm at the Lowell Boys and Girls Club
Address: 657 Middlesex Street Lowell, MA
Please contact Kids in Tech Director of Programs, Alyssa Gallagher-Moran at agallagher-moran@kidsintech.org, with any questions!

Historic Crafts at the Boarding House
2025-02-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
How did people spend their free time in the cold winter months during the Industrial Revolution? What about 100 years earlier during the American Revolution? Join rangers from Lowell NHP and Minute Man NHP to try your hand at some cozy historic crafts. Make a candle, create a tin can lantern, and decorate your own band box. When you’re done crafting, head upstairs to learn about how people traded for things they couldn’t make themselves. Visit our website for more information: https://go.nps.gov/qp165j
