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SUMMARY:Innovation Tour - Cambridge Firsts in Kendall Square
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, May 10th at 11 AM for a special tour of The Innovation Trail\, supported by the City of Cambridge and MA 250. \nCambridge’s Kendall Square area has long been a hub of innovation\, decades before the Massachusetts Institute of Technology moved there in 1916\, and centuries before the square became a center of biotechnology research and software development. Join Michael Kuchta and Karen Weintraub\, Cambridge residents and the co-authors of Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators\, on a walking tour of Kendall Square. \nLearn about such Cambridge innovations as the sewing machine\, the yellow highlighter marker\, the first long distance telephone call\, and Polaroid’s instant photography. You’ll hear stories about the Human Genome project\, the Apollo Guidance Computer\, mRNA-based vaccines and the Cambridge innovators who brought them into being. Come explore the lesser-known history of Kendall Square on this fascinating 90-minute walking tour. \nWe’ll start at the Boston Marriott in Kendall Square\, just above the Kendall Square T station. If you are interested in STEM and entrepreneurship\, you won’t want to miss this tour! Please dress for the day’s weather\, and please tag us in any photos that you post on Instagram or other social media: @bostoninnotrail. \nThese tickets are free thanks to generous support from the City of Cambridge and MA 250. Space is limited\, so please cancel your order if you are unable to make it so that someone else can use that ticket.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/innovation-tour-cambridge-firsts-in-kendall-square/
LOCATION:50 Broadway\, Cambridge\, 50 Broadway\, Cambridge\, 02142\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Event,Outdoors,Speakers
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250519
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SUMMARY:Hingham's Revolutionary Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Keep the revolutionary spirit alive with the Hingham Historical Society! Join us for Hingham’s Revolutionary Weekend May 17-18\, 2025\, celebrating ordinary people who did extraordinary things and unwittingly became authors of American History. To commemorate this incredible milestone\, the Hingham Historical Society\, Discover Hingham\, the Town of Hingham\, and the Hingham Militia have partnered to launch the inaugural Hingham Revolutionary Weekend! This family-friendly event\, with a special MBTA ferry service from Boston to Hingham\, will feature guided tours\, fife and drum performances\, bell ringing\, Springham!\, a Taste of Americana pop up\, kite flying\, and more games and activities for revolutionaries of all ages. The weekend culminates in the 250th commemorative reenactment of the Battle of Grape Island\, the oft overlooked “second” battle of the American Revolution.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/hinghams-revolutionary-weekend/
LOCATION:Hingham Heritage Museum\, Main Street 34\, Hingham\, MA\, 02043\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Event,Outdoors,Reenactment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T160000
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SUMMARY:Deborah Sampson: A Revolution of Her Own
DESCRIPTION:A Revolution of Her Own! \nDeborah Sampson\, the first woman to professionally fight in and be honorably discharged from the American Military\, captivates audiences in an Immersive Living History Experience chronicling her life. An indentured servant by age five\, Deborah grew up in a man’s world\, where women were naught but second-class British subjects. As a self-educated\, masterless woman\, she felt a higher calling\, and in the final years of the American War for Independence\, Deborah bound her chest\, tied back her hair\, and enlisted in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Army\, as “Robert Shurtlieff.” \nA Revolution of Her Own! takes you back in time! \nJUDITH “JUDE” KALAORA \nFounder & Artistic Director \nHistory At Play™ \nJudith is a professional educator & living historian. She graduated from Syracuse University Magna cum Laude and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting\, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature\, Language\, & Culture. Judith completed the Globe Education Program at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. She founded History At Play™\, LLC (HAP) in 2010 to chronicle the lives of influential and often forgotten figures. She researches\, writes\, produces\, & performs original productions and has a repertoire of over 16 performances. In 2024\, Judith was 1 of just over 100 civilians to attend the National Security Seminar at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle\, PA. Judith created HAP to engage audiences worldwide\, surpassing the bar for hi-calibre in-person\, virtual\, & hybrid Immersive Living History to interpret connections between historical legacies and contemporary values.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/deborah-sampson-a-revolution-of-her-own/
LOCATION:Martha Mary Chapel\, Dutton Road 35\, Sudbury\, Massachusetts\, 01776\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Commemoration,Drama,Reenactment,Women's History
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SUMMARY:Drunk Black History
DESCRIPTION:The critically acclaimed “Drunk Black History” show returns to the Rockwell in Somerville\, MA\, for another hilarious\, educational\, and unpredictable event! \nAt this hilarious and educational show\, comedian Brandon Collins (HBO Max) leads a booze-fueled lesson in Black history. It’s not your ordinary retelling—you’ll hear from “comedians\, experts\, writers\, and other professionals who are skunked out of their mind trying to recap the biography of a historical black figure or event that hasn’t gotten the mainstream love they deserved.” \nJoining Brandon onstage for this special event will be Reece Cotton (Boston While Black)\, Porsha Olayiwola (Essence Magazine)\, Orlando Baxter (BET)\, and more!
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/drunk-black-history/
LOCATION:The Rockwell\, 255 Elm Street\, Somerville\, 02144\, United States
CATEGORIES:Black History,Celebration,Drama,Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250524T110000
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SUMMARY:Battle of Chelsea Creek 250th Anniversary Celebrations
DESCRIPTION:The event will include: \n– Explore the SSV Ernestina-Morrissey\, the 1894 schooner from the permanent fleet of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy\, and learn about the first British vessel captured and destroyed—the HMS Diana \n– Artillery Demonstration \n– Revolutionary-Era Militia Encampment \n– Musket Firing \n– Food Vendors and a Beer Garden \nAdditionally\, we’ll have a Governor Bellingham-Cary House Museum Open House\, as well as a 90-minute guided Boat Tour with Boston Harbor Now through the Mill Creek and Boston Bay. \nThe Battle of Chelsea Creek is a significant\, yet often forgotten\, event in the history of the American Revolution. It was the first naval engagement of the American Revolution in the spring of 1775\, as tensions between the colonists and the British were escalating. While the British controlled Boston\, they relied on supplies from the Harbor Islands. The Battle of Chelsea Creek was a crucial moment when the colonists struck back\, marking the first victory for the Army of the United Colonies. It was also the first time American forces took control of a British warship\, the HMS Diana.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/250th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-chelsea-creek-ssv-ernestina-morrissey-sails-into-chelsea-for-the-celebrations/
LOCATION:Port Park\, Marginal Street 99\, Chelsea\, MA\, 02150\, United States
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Celebration,Commemoration,Event,Reenactment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T130000
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SUMMARY:AANHPI Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Asian American\, Native Hawaiian\, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Festival will take place in Parkman Bandstand\, Boston Common\, on May 25\, 2025. This event is a part of the MA250 commemorative events. The annual AANHPI Festival\, co-hosted by the New England Chinese American Alliance (NECAA) and tons of other local organizations\, celebrates the rich histories\, cultures\, and contributions of the AANHPI diverse communities across Massachusetts.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/aanhpi-festival/
LOCATION:Boston Common\, 139 Tremont Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02111\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Event,Outdoors,Speakers
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