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Celebrate the Harvest Season at LexFarm Lexington Community Farm, 52 Lowell St, Lexington, MA Sunday, October 4, 1 - 4 PM Fun for all ages! Nature crafts and activities, meet the goats & alpacas, live music, community art project, plant ID walks, food vendors, beer garden! Bring gardening and farming questions to our “Ask the […]
The Lexington Senior Dance will be held on Sunday, Oct. 4, sponsored by Lexington Lions Club, Lexington Rotary Club, The Lexington Council on Aging & Friends of the Lexington Council on Aging. The event is also supported by a grant from the Dana Home Foundation. Tickets will be for sale in person at The Community […]
Lexington women are mobilizing to #StopSexualViolence. On October 8th, people across the country will show Jane Doe that we stand with her and demand that Cornell and all institutions provide […]
Brookfield, 1778: As Revolutionary War tensions grow and food grows scarce, a wealthy farmer is found brutally beaten and stuffed down a well. Step into a local tavern where rumors […]
Explore more than three centuries of Lexington’s history on a walking tour of the historic Old Burying Ground, where skulls and crossbones, willow trees, and urns reveal how attitudes toward […]
It’s a Bloch Party!! We are incredibly excited to officially open our first set of studio spaces in Lexington, MA, and you’re invited to share in this momentous occasion with […]
RMD MA was established in 2020 as the Massachusetts branch of Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko — a creative Eisa group founded in 1982 in Okinawa, Japan. Our name translates to Ryukyu Kingdom Festival Drums. Eisa is a dynamic form of folk dance from the Okinawan Islands, once known as the Ryukyu Kingdom. Our performers dance while drumming to a lively […]
Come join the local Lexington goats for their daily pasture walk through the fields and woodlands at Chiesa Farm. Each season, the land provides them with diverse plant life. The goats are very specific about what they need to eat, depending on many factors. We will have two Lexington herds, totaling over a dozen adult […]
This walk celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day and will introduce you to plants, animals, and minerals Native people used (and still do in some cases) for food, clothing, medicine, construction, diapers, and body paint. Co-sponsored with Native Americans in Lexington (NAIL). Meet at the parking lot for the Estabrook School, 117 Grove Street, Lexington. Leader: Fran […]
Long before Lexington was Lexington, Indigenous communities lived here for thousands of years—join us for a free day celebrating Native American culture and history. Start with a guided walk of the Lexington Paint Mine from 9–10 AM, then explore the Lexington Depot from 10 AM–4 PM and an outdoor cultural festival in Emery Park from […]
What drove Bathsheba Spooner, a woman from elite eighteenth-century New England society, to conspire with American and British soldiers to murder her husband during the American Revolution? Join historian Andrew Noone to explore the sensational true-crime story of a cold husband, a lovestruck teenager, British prisoners of war, and a beautiful, possibly unstable woman caught […]
Explore more than three centuries of Lexington’s history on a walking tour of the historic Old Burying Ground, where skulls and crossbones, willow trees, and urns reveal how attitudes toward death have changed through the centuries. Discover the evolution of mortuary art and meet some of Lexington’s most notable residents along the way. The one-mile […]