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“People, Plants & Revolution” Public Art Banners and Audio Tour

Town of Arlington, MA Massachusetts Avenue 730, Arlington, Massachusetts, 02476 United States

April 4 to May 31, 2025 Public Art: Commemorative Banners and Audio Tour Arlington Center, outside along Mass Avenue People, Plants & Revolution is the theme for a series of colorful banners and an audio tour commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in Arlington, MA. Organized by ArtsArlington, the banners portray the landscape […]

Free

April School Vacation Week at the Concord Museum

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, 01742 United States

Join a conversation with Martha Washington, a silversmith demonstration, and a program with sailors from the USS Constitution. Monday, April 21 from 10:00 – 11:00 am: A Personal Conversation in Mrs. Washington’s Bedchamber Free with Museum Admission. Members Visit Free. Seating is limited and available on a first-come basis. Step back to 1784 and spend […]

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Untold Stories: Public Art Commemorating Arlington 250

13 Forest Gallery Massachusetts Avenue 167a, Arlington, Massachusetts, 02474 United States

On view April 5 – May 23, this 13Forest Gallery exhibition spotlights three major public art projects commissioned by Arts Arlington and planned by Public Art Curator Cecily Miller to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution and the critical role of Arlington (formerly the Village of Menotomy) on its very first day of […]

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Concord250: Weaving an Address

The Umbrella Arts Center Stow Street 40, Concord, Massachusetts, 01742 United States

Exhibition: April 14 - June 14, 2025 Opening Reception April 14, 6 p.m. The Umbrella Arts Center in historic Concord Center will commemorate the semiquincentennial of the American Revolution and “the shot heard round the world” with an ambitious outdoor/indoor public and gallery art exhibition, Weaving an Address, curated by artist Marla McLeod. For the […]

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Event Series Trolley Tour: Revolutionary Line

Trolley Tour: Revolutionary Line

Revolutionary Line Stop Liberty Avenue 24, Somerville, Massachusetts, 02144 United States

Join us for a guided tour of little-known local Revolutionary sites in and around Somerville! Visit two historic towers and see the entire Boston basin as General Washington did. You'll have the chance to connect with Redcoats, generals, prisoners, and former forts of our town, learning their stories from local experts. Tours run April 25-27 […]

$35.00

Abigail Adams Birthplace Open Hours

Abigail Adams Birthplace Norton Street 180, Weymouth, Massachusetts, 02191 United States

Open hours at the Abigail Adams Birthplace begin for the season on Sunday, April and from 1 - 3 p.m. Built in 1685, the Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) Birthplace was home to this exceptional woman for the first twenty years of her life. It has survived two relocations and now stands as a monument to […]

$5.00 – $10.00

New Film: From Sea to Shining Sea; Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of America the Beautiful

Falmouth Museums on the Green Palmer Avenue 55, Falmouth, Massachusetts, 02540 United States

A new film From Sea to Shining Sea: Katharine Lee Bates and The Story of America the Beautiful will have several screenings on April 27, 2025, from 2pm – 4pm at Falmouth Museums on the Green as part of the “Lyrics and Lanterns” historical event as Falmouth celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution […]

Free

Poets in the Garden

Longfellow House-Washington Headquarters Brattle Street 105, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138 United States

Did you know? The first published poet in America, Anne Brandstreet, was a Massachusetts resident! To celebrate National Poetry Month join Toni Bee in partnership with Cambridge Arts for Poets In The Garden with author Ekua Holmes at the Longfellow House-Washington Headquarters, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge, on Sunday April 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. […]

Free

Lanterns & Lyrics: Falmouth’s Kickoff Event for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution

Falmouth Museums on the Green Palmer Avenue 55, Falmouth, Massachusetts, 02540 United States

Join the Town of Falmouth in commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with an afternoon and evening of history, music, and community reflection. Schedule of Events, Sunday, April 27, 2025 📜 2 – 4 p.m. | Falmouth Museums on the Green Explore self-guided tours of the c. 1790 Dr. Francis Wicks House Museum, […]

Free

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