| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Gropius Birthday Celebration - Metallisches Fest Presented by Historic New England May 19, 2012 Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus school, brought a playful tradition of celebrations a la Bauhaus with him to his post at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Each May, his students and colleagues celebrated his birthday in Harvard Yard as Grope-Fests. On May 18, 1970 almost a year after his death, The Architects' Collaborative (TAC) hosted a Metallisches Fest as a memorial celebration of Gropius’s life.
In the Grope-Fest spirit, on May 19 Gropius House offers... | Historic New England | 05/19/12 | Lincoln |
| Wild About Amphibians | Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary | 05/19/12 | Natick |
| Photographing Spring Wildlife at Great Meadows | Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary | 05/19/12 | Natick |
Ramona Quimby
Avg. Event Rating(5.0 Stars): Presented by Dover Sherborn High School May 19, 2012 Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars): Two Beans Productions’ play based on Beverly Cleary’s “Beezus and Ramona” series of books will be performed at Dover Sherborn High School, 9 Junction Street Dover, Mass on May 19, 2012 at 2:00, under the auspices of Time Out for Kids. Featured for this production is a national tour originally staged by New York based Theaterworks USA. The company is making one local stop on its 6 month tour by special arrangement at Dover Sherborn High School bringing 2007 alum Greg... | Dover Sherborn High School | 05/19/12 | Dover |
Motif #1 Day EventsPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center May 19, 2012 Saturday, May 19
Motif # 1 Day
10:30 AM - 12 PM: Instrument Petting Zoo at Old Firehouse Trust, Dock Square
12 – 1 PM: Free concert at the Shalin Liu Performance Center | Rockport Music | 05/19/12 | Rockport |
Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra Presented by Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra at Kennedy Middle School Auditorium May 19, 2012 Program: Leonard Bernstein (arranged by J. Mason): West Side Story; Alejandro Cimadoro: Malambo for Orchestra; Edvard Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite, op. 56; Antonin Dvorak: Concerto for Violoncello in b minor, op. 104 featuring Ben Baker, Cello, WPO Concerto Competition Winner; Arturo Márquez: Danzon No.2 for Orchestra; José Pablo Moncayo: Huapango | Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra | 05/19/12 | Waltham |
Music of the TheaterPresented by Assabet Valley Mastersingers May 19, 2012 Gala 35th Anniversary Concert in celebration of the Assabet Valley Mastersinger's 35th season, featuring favorite choruses from operas, operettas, and Broadway, with piano and soloists in the beautiful setting of Clinton's historic Town Hall. Table seating includes hors d'oeuvres and desserts. Beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages available for purchase. Silent Auction. | Assabet Valley Mastersingers | 05/19/12 | Clinton |
Playing For The Planet: World Flutes Against Climate ChangePresented by Playing For The Planet at Emmanuel Church, Boston May 19, 2012 The sixth “Playing For The Planet” benefit concert showcases master musicians from three widely different musical traditions in a rare evening of pan-cultural flute styles, with all proceeds going to benefit the environmental advocacy group www.350.org. The performers include Steve Gorn (Hindustani bansuri), Elizabeth Reian Bennett (Japanese shakuhachi), and the acclaimed Renaissance ensemble, Renaissonics, featuring the recorder virtuosity of John Tyson and Miyuki Tsurutani. | Playing For The Planet | 05/19/12 | Boston |
Walking Tour of Sumner HillPresented by Jamaica Plain Historical Society at Loring-Greenough House May 19, 2012 Join the JP Historical Society to view a sumptuous sampling of 19th-century Victorian houses — one of the finest collections of “painted ladies” outside of San Francisco. The tour includes the ancestral home of the founder of the Dole Pineapple Company, as well as the homes of several early feminists and an anti-racism activist. Sumner Hill was designated a National Historic District in 1987. Tours are cancelled for heavy rain. | Jamaica Plain Historical Society | 05/19/12 | Boston |
Transforming Trash to Treasure: Cleaning Artifacts from Harvard YardPresented by Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology at Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology May 19, 2012 Recommended for ages 8 and up accompanied by an adult
Do you enjoy mysteries of the past? Ever wonder what lies beneath Harvard Yard? Join Archaeology of Harvard Yard Instructors and students as they process their finds from this year’s dig in Harvard Yard. Learn what “trash” can tell us about the past. This is your chance to get your hands dirty - who knows what you’ll find! | Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology | 05/19/12 | Cambridge |
Winner of The Funniest Comic in New England Contest COREY RODRIGUESPresented by Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons at Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons May 18-May 19, 2012 Corey is a sure crowd pleaser right from the start of the show. Growing up in a small suburb in Massachusetts called Milton, allowed him to bring a taste of Surburbia mixed with what he likes to call "Urbia" to the stage. He is referred to as funny, endearing, edgy, quick and exceptionally likeable when he is on the stage. As a Host or a Feature act he owns the crowd. His fast rise and impact on the Boston comedy scene was of no suprise seeing that Corey has always been a performer... | Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons | 05/18/12-
05/19/12 | Boston |
2012 Armed Forces Day Salute: A Tribute to The Warriors of The Greatest GenerationPresented by The Village at Waterman Lake May 19, 2012 A tribute to honor and acknowledge the men and women of our armed forces, both former and those currently serving. We are assembling a stirring display of memories and mementos from the era of the World Wars and the Korean Conflict. This event is unique, surpassing anything we have hosted on our campus before. Included are: Vehicles and Vintage Flags Memorabilia Elegantly Displayed Indoors Kentish Guards Fife and Drum Corps Ceremonies, Speakers and Festivities throughout the day. | The Village at Waterman Lake | 05/19/12 | Greenville |
Franklin Park Zoo Kicks Off Summer with Centennial Celebration “Zoo 100 Day”Presented by Franklin Park Zoo at Franklin Park Zoo May 19, 2012 On May 19, Franklin Park Zoo begins its exciting summer season with Zoo 100 Day, a kick-off event to salute the Zoo’s 100th birthday. While Franklin Park Zoo’s 100th birthday isn’t until October, we believe such a milestone year should be celebrated all season long!
Zoo 100 Day will be the first event of a series of centennial celebrations throughout the summer. Be sure to join us for a fun-filled day that will include zookeeper encounters, entertainment and... | Franklin Park Zoo | 05/19/12 | Boston |
Girl PowerPresented by American Classics at Follen Community Church May 20, 2012 Celebrating the music of Girl Groups and featuring Goody Goody, a female vocal trio with piano. Four outstanding performers, singers Valerie Anastasio, Mary Ann Lanier and Heather Peterson, and pianist Robert Humphreville, celebrate the thrilling close harmonies, tight rhythms, and fabulous blends of the great American girl groups from the early days of the Brox Sisters, the Pickens Sisters and those jazzy Boswells to the glory days of the Andrews Sisters and on to the McGuire Sisters, the...
Buy ½ price tickets at BosTix.org | American Classics | 05/20/12 | Lexington |
Mystic Chorale Sacred RhythmsPresented by The Mystic Chorale. Inc. at Tremont Temple Baptist Church - Converse Hall May 19-May 20, 2012
Directed by Nick Page
Energizing rhythms play such an important part in the music of the world - the music, the drumming, the dancing, the chanting – hypnotic rhythms creating sacred transcendent joy. This is what our spring concert is about.
It will feature movements from Misa Campesina Nicaragüense and Milton Nascimento’s Brazilian Missa Dos Quilomboss. Because there are several songs in Portuguese, Spanish, and Yuroba, I have invited Adriana Swann, Dean...
| The Mystic Chorale. Inc. | 05/19/12-
05/20/12 | Boston |
Wild About BirdsPresented by Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary at Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary May 20, 2012 Broadmoor is full of many different kinds of birds. Do males look different from females? Which ones are most likely to visit the feeders, fields, woods or the marsh? Wonder who is singing in your yard? Come with the whole family as you watch up close with a spotting scope and learn about common bird songs as you enjoy a guided adventure around Broadmoor. See how many birds you can discover! Pre-registration is required. | Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary | 05/20/12 | Natick |
Avon Walk BostonPresented by Avon Walk May 19-May 20, 2012 Be Inspired at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer! Join us for the Avon Walk Boston on May 19-20, 2012, and you’ll walk for two unforgettable days of passion, power and pure fun! Since 2003, inspiring Avon Walk participants have raised more than $740 million for breast cancer programs to support research for a cure, advance prevention, and enable patients access to quality care in their local communities. We are In It to End It, are you? To register, start a team, or learn more... | Avon Walk | 05/19/12-
05/20/12 | Boston |
PHOTOSHOP for BeginnersPresented by Camera Eye Photography Workshops at Camera Eye Photography Workshops April 3-May 22, 2012 In the vast world of photographic images one of today’s most prominent tools is the computer. The majority of photographers today rely on Photoshop for their digital darkroom. In this class students will be introduced to the most powerful and popular image-editing program available. Camera Eye’s Photoshop I will assist students in harnessing the countless tools in the program and streamline a working process for photographers and artists. The course will survey the digital... | Camera Eye Photography Workshops | 04/03/12-
05/22/12 | Somerville |
Watercolors in Nature: Spring Series 1 Presented by Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary at Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary April 24-May 22, 2012 Let nature inspire you! Explore the use of lines, colors and textures and more. Bring your own painting wish list. As warmer weather approaches we will begin to explore the outdoor world as weather allows. Small class size for individual attention. All levels welcome! Relax, enjoy and create! Pre-registration required. | Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary | 04/24/12-
05/22/12 | Natick |
Women in DancePresented by The Hanover Theatre at The Hanover Theatre May 23, 2012 Explore the many accomplishments of women in the art of dance during the twentieth century. Who are the women who will be at the forefront of dance in the twenty-first century? Learn about prominent female choreographers, dancers and supporters of this expressive and dramatic art form. Conducted by choreographer and Boston University professor Judith Chaffee. | The Hanover Theatre | 05/23/12 | Worcester |
CAMERA EYE SEMINAR I Photography WorkshopPresented by Camera Eye Photography Workshops at Camera Eye Photography Workshops April 4-May 23, 2012 An intensive workshop where students will explore photographic seeing and visual thinking. In a small class setting we will discuss photographs in technical, formal, and conceptual terms. The class is a critique based workshop and will focus on the development of each individual’s unique way of seeing and development of a consistent photographic style. We will look at photographers who masterfully used the elements of light and creative use of the frame. Guest artists and critics from... | Camera Eye Photography Workshops | 04/04/12-
05/23/12 | Somerville |
Art in the Garden CemeteryPresented by Mount Auburn Cemetery at Mount Auburn Cemetery May 23, 2012 Join Mount Auburn’s Curator of Historical Collections, Meg L. Winslow, for a walking tour of funerary sculpture set within the horticultural beauty of Mount Auburn’s landscaped setting. We will look at works of fine art by the first generation of American sculptors as well as several examples of vernacular art by unknown carvers.
| Mount Auburn Cemetery | 05/23/12 | Cambridge |
We Worked: A Celebration of America’s Workers and the Nation They BuiltPresented by Massachusetts Historical Society at Massachusetts Historical Society May 23, 2012 Jack Larkin, Professor of History at Clark University and Chief Historian Emeritus at Old Sturbridge Village, recounts the stories of stories of America's workers from the 1830s to the 1930s. Learn more about the wheat growers and sharecroppers, mill girls and housemaids, gold miners and railway porters, farm wives and cowboys, newsboys and stenographers who made America. | Massachusetts Historical Society | 05/23/12 | Boston |
The Young and Restless: Where are Young American Jews?Presented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Leventhal-Sidman JCC May 24, 2012 The young, restless and indifferent, committed, alienated and autonomous: where are young American Jews? How do they think about Israel, about the organized Jewish community, about their own identities as Jews? How, if at all, do we successfully transmit to new generations the passion for Jewish life and for Israel that characterized their parents and grandparents—or has too much already changed?
Peter Beinart (pictured) is an Associate Professor of Journalism and Political... | Leventhal-Sidman JCC | 05/24/12 | Newton Centre |
CAMERA EYE SEMINAR II - Photography WorkshopPresented by Camera Eye Photography Workshops at Camera Eye Photography Workshops April 5-May 24, 2012 A continuation of Camera Eye Seminar I and serves as an advanced course for those who already have created a portfolio and want to further develop their visual talents. The course is an intensive workshop where students will explore photographic seeing and visual thinking in-depth. In a small class setting we will focus on strengthening conceptual terms and the development of each individual’s unique way of seeing into a consistent photographic style. Guest artists and critics from our... | Camera Eye Photography Workshops | 04/05/12-
05/24/12 | Somerville |
Youk's Kids 3rd Annual Event at Harpoon BreweryPresented by Youk's Kids at Harpoon Brewery May 24, 2012 Join Kevin Youkilis and Youk’s Kids for our third annual Harpoon Brewery event! Red Sox Nation’s newest reporter Jenny Dell, will host the evening including a live musical performance from local artist Kathleen Regan. You will have the opportunity to bid on unobtainable live and silent auctions while being in an intimate setting with some of Boston’s most familiar faces. You will enjoy a tour of Harpoon Brewery, as well as delicious beer samples and food provided by the... | Youk's Kids | 05/24/12 | Boston |
Maps: Pathways to RussiaPresented by Museum of Russian Icons February 28-May 26, 2012 As an icon offers the devout worshipper tangible evidence of the intangible heavenly world, an early map confirms the reality of a far-away land that lies outside the observer's sensory experience. In this unique exhibition Maps: Pathways to Russia, we trace the West’s discovery of Russia through a carefully selected sequence of original maps and atlases, printed in Europe during the 15th – 18th centuries.
This special selection of 32 maps and artifacts, never before... | Museum of Russian Icons | 02/28/12-
05/26/12 | Clinton |
Essex National Heritage Area Photo Safari featuring Olympus in NewburyportPresented by Essex National Heritage Commission May 26, 2012 With a state-of-the-art digital camera in hand, capture the abundant and interesting maritime heritage of Newburyport and the Merrimack River Valley! You'll be equipped with all the latest camera gear from Olympus, provided by Hunt’s Photo & Video, and personally coached by Hunt’s technical experts and visiting professional photographers as we photograph Newburyport’s unique downtown and historic waterfront. Reservations required. Visit... | Essex National Heritage Commission | 05/26/12 | Newport |
Watch Out for Vulture Vomit and Other Adventures in Bird WatchingPresented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History May 26, 2012 Family Program with Bill Thompson III
SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2:00 PM
Bird watching isn’t just for adults anymore. Kids and teens are getting hooked on nature through birds, and birders of all ages will enjoy this humorous and engaging presentation by Bill Thompson III, author of the new Peterson Field Guide, The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of North America (Houghton Mifflin). While other field guides might overwhelm kids who are new to birding, The Young... | Harvard Museum of Natural History | 05/26/12 | Cambridge |
Walking Tour of Stony BrookPresented by Jamaica Plain Historical Society May 26, 2012 Join the JP Historical Society to explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that includes 19th-century tannery and brewery buildings, the homes of early German settlers, and today’s Samuel Adams beer company. In the 1970s, a coalition of community groups joined together to block construction of the Southwest Expressway through Jamaica Plain and other Boston neighborhoods. Today, the Southwest Corridor Park that runs through the Stony Brook neighborhood... | Jamaica Plain Historical Society | 05/26/12 | Boston |
Modern Architecture Walking Tour of CambridgePresented by Historic New England May 26-May 27, 2012 Tour twenty distinctive Modern structures on the Harvard and MIT main campuses as well as “Architects Corner” on Brattle Street in Cambridge. Explore mid-century Modernism from 1947 to 1976 in the work of Walter Gropius, Eero Saarinen, Alvar Aalto, I.M. Pei, Josep Lluís Sert, and others. Includes a one-hour intermission to allow for participants to break for lunch. Tour begins at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. | Historic New England | 05/26/12-
05/27/12 | Cambridge |
Bigelow Chapel Open HousePresented by Mount Auburn Cemetery May 27, 2012 Come and explore Mount Auburn’s first chapel, originally constructed in the 1840s. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about the Chapel and point out some of its most interesting features. | Mount Auburn Cemetery | 05/27/12 | Watertown |
Ray Lam & Yelena BeriyevaPresented by Mount Auburn Cemetery May 27, 2012 This Memorial Day weekend Mount Auburn Cemetery presents a concert of music by 20th century American composers featuring clarinetist Ray Lam and pianist Yelena Beriyeva. The program in Story Chapel will include works by Leonard Bernstein, perhaps most familiar among the list to be highlighted, as well as William Bolcom and Robert Muczynski, who are still alive today. Walter Piston’s The Clarinet Concerto will be also be performed. Piston, a titan among pedagogues who taught such... | Mount Auburn Cemetery | 05/27/12 | Watertown |
The Grand Diversity of Fishes: Form, Function, and EvolutionPresented by Harvard Museum of Natural History May 31, 2012 Exhibition re-opening lecture by George V. Lauder, Prof. of Biology and Curator of Ichthyology in Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 6:00 PM
Fishes display a remarkable diversity in their behavior, ecology, and physical form. Constituting half of all known vertebrate species, fishes have adapted to almost every habitat on earth—from the deepest ocean trenches to highest mountain streams, and from sub-freezing to near-boiling... | Harvard Museum of Natural History | 05/31/12 | Cambridge |
Art PartyPresented by Lexington Arts and Crafts Society at Lexington Arts and Crafts Society April 21-June 1, 2012 Workshop Description: Re-create a master piece in one night. Step by step instructions given so that even the novice can go home with a finished masterpiece. 16”X20” Canvas, paints and mediums in- cluded*.
*additional supplies and brushes are required. A complete supplies list will be provided upon registration. | Lexington Arts and Crafts Society | 04/21/12-
06/01/12 | Lexington |
33rd Annual Cambridge River FestivalPresented by Cambridge Arts Council June 2, 2012 Join us for this one-day celebration of the arts, attracting 200,000 annually. This FREE event along the banks of the Charles River features jazz, folk, roots and world music performances, dance, art demonstrations, family art-making activities and over 100 specialty food purveyors and craftspeople! | Cambridge Arts Council | 06/02/12 | |
A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life: The Photographs of Clover Adams, 1883-1885Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society February 9-June 2, 2012 In May 1883, Clover Adams, a descendant of Boston’s Sturgis and Hooper families and the wife of the historian Henry Adams, picked up her camera and began taking photographs—of her husband, of afternoons at the beach on Boston’s North Shore, and of eminent friends who frequented the Adamses’ home on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Examples of these photographs will be on exhibit 9 February through 2 June at the MHS. Based on Natalie Dykstra’s book, Clover... | Massachusetts Historical Society | 02/09/12-
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Walking Tour of Hyde SquarePresented by Jamaica Plain Historical Society June 2, 2012 Join the JP Historical Society to learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood with their businesses, schools, and institutions. See how in the early 1960s, Hyde Square changed again when Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican immigrants transformed it into Boston’s first predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. This tour also takes us to the home of Maud Cuney Hare, a prominent music historian and one of only two black women students at the New... | Jamaica Plain Historical Society | 06/02/12 | Boston |
23rd Annual Concord Museum Garden TourPresented by Concord Museum at Concord Museum June 1-June 2, 2012 The Concord Museum’s 23rd annual Garden Tour has become a New England tradition for garden lovers from near and far. The Garden Tour will take place rain or shine on Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2. The tour of eight Concord-area private gardens is self-guided and self-paced, beginning each day at 9 a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m. Tickets are good for either or both days, but each garden may only be visited once. Advance Tickets (through 5/25): $32; after 5/25 or at the door: $38. ... | Concord Museum | 06/01/12-
06/02/12 | Concord |
Portuguese Lusitano Horse ShowPresented by Boston Portuguese Festival June 2, 2012 This will be a great opportunity to understand the role of the wonderful Lusitano horse in Portugal’s history and culture.
Sons of the Wind Farm located Merrimac, MA, is home to the national horse of Portugal. This horse, also referred to as the “Royal Horse of Europe”, is known for his extraordinary beauty, bravery, athletic talent and intelligence.
The day’s events will feature Portuguese freestyle dressage clinics, airs above grounds... | Boston Portuguese Festival | 06/02/12 | Merrimac |
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana - Worcester Chorus Presented by Music Worcester, Inc. at Mechanics Hall June 3, 2012 152nd Worcester Music Festival closing concert features The Worcester Chorus, Chris Shepard, Artistic Director, with guest soloists and the Worcester Childrens Chorus, Two Pianos, and assorted percussion.
Sometimes called a "dramatic cantata", the Carmina Burana is based upon a group of 13th century poems that were discovered in the Benedictine monastery of Beuren in Bavaria. Written in medieval Latin and middle high German, yet this is one of the most recognizable of... | Music Worcester, Inc. | 06/03/12 | Worcester |
BCE presents CHICHESTERPresented by Boston Choral Ensemble at Old South Church, Boston June 3, 2012 This concert features works commissioned by Dean Walter Hussey for Chichester Cathedral in England, including Leonard Bernstein’s sensational Chichester Psalms, the stunning Chichester Mass by American composer William Albright, a setting of Psalm 23 by Lennox Berkeley, and canticle settings by Bryan Kelly and William Walton. In the spirit of Hussey’s adventurous commissioning, these concerts will feature the world premiere of a piece composed for BCE by Stephen Feigenbaum, the... | Boston Choral Ensemble | 06/03/12 | Boston |
Wild About BirdsPresented by Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary at Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary June 3, 2012 Broadmoor is full of many different kinds of birds. Do males look different from females? Which ones are most likely to visit the feeders, fields, woods or the marsh? Wonder who is singing in your yard? Come with the whole family as you watch up close with a spotting scope and learn about common bird songs as you enjoy a guided adventure around Broadmoor. See how many birds you can discover! Pre-registration is required. | Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary | 06/03/12 | Natick |
A Pride Week Walk through Mount Auburn Presented by Mount Auburn Cemetery at Mount Auburn Cemetery June 3, 2012 Meet some of the celebrated figures from Boston’s past whom today we would call “gay” and “lesbian,” on a walk led by Robin Hazard Ray. Poet Amy Lowell, actress Charlotte Cushman, collector and curator William Sturgis Bigelow, sculptor Anne Whitney, and American Field Service founder Henry B. Sleep are just a few of the remarkable individuals we will visit in recognition of Boston Pride Week 2012. | Mount Auburn Cemetery | 06/03/12 | Cambridge |
1st Annual Spring Antiques FairPresented by Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum June 2-June 3, 2012 Ventfort Hall, in cooperation with Rhinebeck Antiques Fair and hosted by Alice Nathan and Irving Marks, will present the First Annual Spring Antiques Fair. | Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum | 06/02/12-
06/03/12 | Lenox |
Azorean Whale Boat RegattaPresented by Boston Portuguese Festival June 3, 2012 The Boston Portuguese Festival and the Azorean Maritime Heritage Society are hosting its 7th Annual Azorean Whale Boat Regatta at the MIT Pierce Boathouse, on Sunday, June 03, 2012.
The annual regatta, one of the most celebrated events of the Boston Portuguese Festival, is back this year with more crews competing and a great program.
Races will begin at 1pm and spectators can root for their local teams from the viewing deck of the MIT Pierce Boathouse overlooking... | Boston Portuguese Festival | 06/03/12 | Cambridge |
Historic New England's Open HousePresented by Historic New England June 2-June 3, 2012 Each year, Historic New England opens many of its properties to the public free of charge on a Saturday in June. From Wiscasset, Maine, to Jamestown, Rhode Island, to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, learn about the people who lived in stone-enders, urban mansions, rural estates, and working farms during free guided tours at Historic New England’s house museums.
Highlights this year include the first-ever opening of the attached farmhouse at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm and tours... | Historic New England | 06/02/12-
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| The Fenway Victory Gardens: Finding History Inside and Out | Massachusetts Historical Society | 06/05/12 | Boston |
Muster Day: June 9, 2012 Presented by Old Sturbridge Village at Old Sturbridge Village June 9, 2012 Witness the sights and sounds of a re-created early 19th-century muster day, as Village militia members fire their muskets and drill and practice battle techniques on the Common. Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812 with special events. Youngsters of all ages are invited to learn to march, make a militia hat, and try on a knapsack and cartridge box. | Old Sturbridge Village | 06/09/12 | Sturbridge |
Shoe-making and shining workshop and Open Studio with Stacy Scibelli Presented by Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) at Mills Gallery at the BCA June 9, 2012 Drop-In Shoe-making/Shoe-shining Workshop and Open Studio | Saturday, June 9 1-4pm | Artist Studios Building
BCA artist resident Stacy Scibelli will open her studio and share her work! Also, drop-in to create a simple slipper shoe out of paper and leather or learn some simple shoe-shining techniques. | Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) | 06/09/12 | Boston |
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