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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250412
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SUMMARY:Arlington Restaurant Week
DESCRIPTION:Arlington Restaurant Week\nSunday\, April 12-Monday\, April 21 \nArlington’s diverse cuisine\, representing all corners of the world\, will be on display during Arlington Restaurant Week. Running from Sunday\, April 12 through Monday\, April 21\, Arlington Restaurant Week will encompass Patriots’ Day Weekend 2025 and will celebrate 250 years since the Battle of Menotomy which took place at the beginning of the American Revolution. Participating restaurants will feature culinary specials and entertainment. \nArlington offers a thriving arts scene\, boutique galleries\, independent theaters\, diverse dining\, public art and access to the Minuteman Bikeway all within five square miles. This blend of history\, natural beauty and vibrant arts makes Arlington a destination for foodies and history buffs just in time to kick off the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/arlington-restaurant-week/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Culinary,Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T210000
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SUMMARY:Concord250: Weaving an Address
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition: April 14 – June 14\, 2025\nOpening Reception April 14\, 6 p.m. \nThe 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. \nFor the first time\, Weaving an Address combines The Umbrella’s popular Art Ramble public art installation\, on view April 15 through October 7 at Brister’s Hill in nearby Walden Woods\, with an indoor exhibition (on view April 14 through June 14) in The Umbrella’s Allie Kussin Gallery. The exhibition features site-specific work by eight prominent Black artists combining sculpture\, fiber art\, installation and live performance inspired by little-known experiences of historical Black inhabitants of Concord and its Walden Woods. \nFeatured artists in the exhibition are Sharon Chandler Correnty\, Ifé Franklin\, Stephen Hamilton\, Whitney Harris\, Ekua Holmes\, Perla Mabel\, Marla McLeod\, Kimberly Love Radcliffe\, and Anthony Peyton Young. \nOutdoors\, large-scale work will be installed on Brister’s Hill\, named for Brister Freeman\, an enslaved man who won his freedom by serving in the Revolutionary War and then bought the property and lived there along with other formerly enslaved.Indoors at The Umbrella\, inter-related fiber artworks will weave narratives from fragmented pasts to offer a vision of how history shapes the present and influences the future. \nSupporting community activities include an opening reception on April 14\, monthly curator talks\, a processional with artist Ifé Franklin\, and participation in the town-wide Revolutionary Concordians Trading Card program. \nThis exhibition is presented as part of the Concord250 commemoration\, in partnership with The Walden Woods Project and The Robbins House\, in association with Gather 2025\, a month-long exploration and celebration of fiber and textile art in Greater Boston\, and with permission of Concord Natural Resources Division. \nSee https://TheUmbrellaArts.org/Weaving for more information about special engagements\, wayfinding\, artist bios\, and background to the exhibition.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/concord250-weaving-an-address/
LOCATION:The Umbrella Arts Center\, Stow Street 40\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Black History,Commemoration,Event,Exhibit,Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T123000
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SUMMARY:Lanterns & Luminaries with Ken Burns
DESCRIPTION:In honor of the 250th anniversary of the “two if by sea” lantern signal\, Lanterns & Luminaries 2025 will be a unique event filled with commemoration\, inspiration\, and celebration. Filmmaker Ken Burns will accept the Third Lantern Award\, which is presented annually to an individual who embodies the values symbolized in Old North Church’s iconic signal lanterns: leadership\, courage\, hope\, tenacity\, and active citizenship. \nWith Ken’s much-anticipated film\, “The American Revolution\,” scheduled to air on PBS in the fall of 2025\, we cannot think of a better person to honor with the Third Lantern Award in this anniversary year. Ken’s documentaries and approach to filmmaking have been an inspiration as we bring the past to life for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. His films demonstrate time and again that recounting history is not simply a retelling of events and facts — it is finding the human story\, the universal experiences that allow us to put ourselves in the shoes of those who lived decades or centuries ago. His masterful storytelling and willingness to face America’s complexity and contradictions head-on have been the platonic ideal we strive for in our interpretation of Old North’s three centuries of history. \nFor questions about our sponsorship opportunities\, which range from $2\,500 to $50\,000\, contact Nikki Stewart at nstewart@oldnorth.com. \n 
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/lanterns-luminaries-with-ken-burns/
LOCATION:Old North Church\, Salem Street 193\, Boston\, MA\, 02113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Celebration,Commemoration,Event,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T140000
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SUMMARY:♫♬ Paul Revere & Friends™
DESCRIPTION:Musical Ventriloquist Kevin Driscoll (aka Paul Revere) is a Massachusetts Certified Teacher with decades of teaching experience. The Paul Revere & Friends™ INTERACTIVE performance is in full compliance with the goals of the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework [3.T6]. The INTERACTIVE learning experience includes “the beginning of the Revolution at Lexington and Concord\, Massachusetts (April 1775) … and the roles of Revolutionary leaders such as Paul Revere…” \nThis program is supported in part by a grant from the Billerica Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a State agency.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/%e2%99%ab%e2%99%ac-paul-revere-friends-3/
LOCATION:Billerica Council On Aging\, Concord Road 25\, Billerica\, MA\, 01821\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Remembrance of April 19th 1775: A Celebration of the Acton Minute Men
DESCRIPTION:Join the Acton 250 Committee for this 21+ after-hours event celebrating the Acton Minutemen! We will be featuring the Acton 250 Isaac Davis Brown Ale from Dirigible Brewing\, food and more! FREE ADMISSION! Acton 250 Merchandise will also be available for purchase. Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank with support from the Discovery Museum. \nFor more Acton 250 information visit https://www.actonma.gov/250.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/remembrance-of-april-19th-1775-a-celebration-of-the-acton-minute-men/
LOCATION:Discovery Museum\, Main Street 177\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Commemoration,Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T180000
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SUMMARY:Remembrance of April 19\, 1775 - A Celebration of the Acton Minutemen
DESCRIPTION:Event starts at 6 PM until 8:30 PM at the Discovery Museum\, Acton.\nSponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank and the Discovery Museum. A 21+ event celebrating Acton’s Minute Men. Featuring light apps and Acton 250 Committee’s Isaac Davis Brown Ale in collaboration with Dirigible Brewing Company\, Littleton\, MA. \n6:45 Presentation 1\, on Upper Floor: The Acton Minute Men Story\, The Davis Minute Company on April 19\, 1775 \n7:45 Presentation 1\, on Upper Floor: Minute Men Muskets and Clothing\, Boy Scout Line of March History
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/remembrance-of-april-19-1775-a-celebration-of-the-acton-minutemen/
LOCATION:Discovery Museum\, Main Street 177\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Commemoration,Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T193000
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SUMMARY:The American Revolution: An Evening with Ken Burns Presented by the BSO & GBH
DESCRIPTION:Join Ken Burns\, GBH\, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra\, on April 16\, 2025 at 7:30pm at Symphony Hall to preview his new film\, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. The event will feature musical performances\, selections from the documentary\, and a behind-the-scenes conversation with Burns\, his co-director Sarah Botstein\, and three historians featured in the film: Vincent Brown\, Philip Deloria and Maya Jasanoff. The music\, curated by Grammy Award-winning violinist and producer Johnny Gandelsman\, will be performed by Gandelsman and Grammy Award-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens along with other instrumentalists\, drawing on the soundtrack for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION and the historical backdrop of key moments and themes depicted in the series. The six-part\, 12-hour documentary series\, directed by Burns\, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt\, premieres on November 16\, 2025 on GBH and explores the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence. This event is currently SOLD Out.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/the-american-revolution-an-evening-with-ken-burns-presented-by-the-bso-gbh/
LOCATION:Symphony Hall\, Massachusetts Avenue 301\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Boston Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:jdevereux@bso.org
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