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Across the State of Massachusetts, communities and institutions are celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution with events, exhibits, special tours, programs, festivals, performances, and much more. Bookmark this page to join events and celebrations statewide.

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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 […]

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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 Revolutionary Tea on a Gambrel Roof

Revolutionary Tea on a Gambrel Roof

Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, 01923 United States

A dramatization of ‘A Gambrel Roof’, a poem by Lucy Larcom. Reservations requested. A creative multi-disciplinary theatrical presentation of a circa 1875 local poem about the historic Danvers Jeremiah Page House. Period music, and an art installation add to the illustration of the story: In about 1770, when the British monarchy started taxing tea in […]

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Screening of ABCL’s Black Patriots of Lexington Episode on Stow & Boxborough

Stow Town Hall Great Road 375, Stow, Massachusetts, 01775 United States

Join us for a screening of an episode of the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington (ABCL)’s Black Patriots of Lexington (Stow & Boxborough) with a Question-and-Answer session to follow. Commemorate the significant role that Black men and women played in the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Economic Patriots Prince and […]

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