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Presented by Bob Lewis, Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired The Nazi seizure of power after World War I, with the resulting collapse of the Weimar Republic, was the great political catastrophe of the twentieth century. The result was the unlikely ascent to dictatorship of Adolf Hitler. The story of how Germany turned from democracy to dictatorship […]
Lexington Field and Garden Club Presents “A Chrysanthemum’s Journey” with Ill Cox Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Time: 9:30 a.m. Social, 10 a.m. Meeting Place: Follen Church, 755 Mass Avenue, Lexington The Chrysanthemum’s Journey developed from a fascination with plants as they intersect with human culture. You will learn this flower’s history from 1500 BC […]
In this difficult time of division and hostilities, a group of leaders from the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization Core Teams of Hancock Church, Beth El Temple Center, Temple Isaiah and Temple Emunah has been meeting to build connection and engagement within and between our congregations. We invite you to join this effort and learn about […]
Sept. 12: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 13: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We welcome you to our 2025 Fall Plant Sale! Similar to our previous two sales, we will have wildflowers, shrubs, grasses, and more. All plant material comes as plugs. We also have seeds to buy and supplies! All of our native […]
Join us in lighting the first set of bulbs on the VO250 arch to represent hours of volunteer service across our community since April 1. Friday, Sept. 12, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Live music, Mo's ice cream truck, and more!
Lexington Knights of Columbus sponsors the third annual fundraiser - K'Night at the Races. This family-friendly event is a fundraiser for local, underserved charities based on a Horse Racing Theme. You can be the jockey to guide the "lifesize" wooden horses around the race track. Tickets are $25, which includes general admission, dinner and dessert. […]
The second annual Bikeway Block Party, on Sunday, Sept 14. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., is a vibrant outdoor festival all along the Minuteman Bikeway with a wide variety of interactive activities and musical performances, including dancing, yoga, arts and crafts, and more! Anyone can participate and it's all free! Park locations along the […]
“Do not neglect your music,” Thomas Jefferson wrote his daughter. “It will be a companion which will sweeten many hours of life to you.” Works that would have been heard in 1775 across four capital cities. Composers include Billings, Arne, JC Bach, Barsanti, Cervetto, Baltzar, Lanzetti, Haydn and Mozart. With Carly DeFranco, soprano; Susanna Ogata, […]
Best known for his iconic painting Washington Crossing the Delaware, German-American artist Emanuel Leutze also painted other scenes of the American Revolution. One of these, The News of Lexington (1852), portrays local townsfolk receiving word of the battle that launched the Revolution. Recently conserved with support from the Wyeth Foundation of American Art, the painting […]
Please join the Town of Lexington, Lexington History Museums and Muralist Kit Collins for an event celebrating the Lexington Center Mural on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. on the Lexington History Museum’s patio. 10 a.m: Ribbon cutting 10:30 a.m: Indoor discussion with Lexington staff and Kit about the mural To learn more about […]
Local artist Kit Collins has been hard at work all summer beautifying the columns behind the Depot into a colorful mural of Lexington’s history, past and present. Join LHM and the town for a ribbon cutting and special discussion with the artist to discover the stories represented in the art! Free!
Join us for an evening with Heather Clark as she presents an overview of her new novel "The Scrapbook" and shares photos from her grandfather's wartime scrapbook and of her research trip to Germany (Dachau, Munich, Berchtesgaden) in the summer of 2023. A Q&A will follow. "The Scrapbook" is a novel of love and war […]