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August 2023
Amal Walks Across America
Little Amal, whose name means “hope” in Arabic, is an internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl. She has been welcomed by more than 250 uniquely created artistic events across the globe since her initial 5,000-mile trek across Europe in 2021. Amal carries her message of hope for marginalized people everywhere, especially children who have been separated from their families. As a public art project, among the largest ever produced, she has been heralded as “one of…
Find out more »Walking the Road to Resilience with Frederick Douglass – 9 Week Workshop Series
9-Week Resilience Workshop Series Consecutive Saturdays, 11am-1pm (7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26,9/2) At the Boston Nature Center 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan, MA 02126 FREE, but registration required Limited to 10 participants $900 value! Gas or transit support available Every workshop will include a Nature Healing Walk open to the public Graduation: Sat, September 9th 11 AM - 1 PM H.E.R.O.’s Road 2 Resilience (R2R) curriculum empowers participants to be their own heroes through self-nurturing, time in…
Find out more »Amal Walks Across America
Little Amal, whose name means “hope” in Arabic, is an internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl. She has been welcomed by more than 250 uniquely created artistic events across the globe since her initial 5,000-mile trek across Europe in 2021. Amal carries her message of hope for marginalized people everywhere, especially children who have been separated from their families. As a public art project, among the largest ever produced, she has been heralded as “one of…
Find out more »Walking the Road to Resilience with Frederick Douglass – 9 Week Workshop Series
9-Week Resilience Workshop Series Consecutive Saturdays, 11am-1pm (7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26,9/2) At the Boston Nature Center 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan, MA 02126 FREE, but registration required Limited to 10 participants $900 value! Gas or transit support available Every workshop will include a Nature Healing Walk open to the public Graduation: Sat, September 9th 11 AM - 1 PM H.E.R.O.’s Road 2 Resilience (R2R) curriculum empowers participants to be their own heroes through self-nurturing, time in…
Find out more »Amal Walks Across America
Little Amal, whose name means “hope” in Arabic, is an internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl. She has been welcomed by more than 250 uniquely created artistic events across the globe since her initial 5,000-mile trek across Europe in 2021. Amal carries her message of hope for marginalized people everywhere, especially children who have been separated from their families. As a public art project, among the largest ever produced, she has been heralded as “one of…
Find out more »September 2023
Walking Tour of Stony Brook
Come along with the Jamaica Plain 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 Boston Beer Company, the brewers of Samuel Adams. 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 stands…
Find out more »Walking the Road to Resilience with Frederick Douglass – 9 Week Workshop Series
9-Week Resilience Workshop Series Consecutive Saturdays, 11am-1pm (7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26,9/2) At the Boston Nature Center 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan, MA 02126 FREE, but registration required Limited to 10 participants $900 value! Gas or transit support available Every workshop will include a Nature Healing Walk open to the public Graduation: Sat, September 9th 11 AM - 1 PM H.E.R.O.’s Road 2 Resilience (R2R) curriculum empowers participants to be their own heroes through self-nurturing, time in…
Find out more »Amal Walks Across America
Little Amal, whose name means “hope” in Arabic, is an internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl. She has been welcomed by more than 250 uniquely created artistic events across the globe since her initial 5,000-mile trek across Europe in 2021. Amal carries her message of hope for marginalized people everywhere, especially children who have been separated from their families. As a public art project, among the largest ever produced, she has been heralded as “one of…
Find out more »First Family: George Washington’s Heirs & the Making of America
This is a hybrid event. FREE for MHS Members. $10 per person fee (in person). No charge for virtual attendees or Card to Culture participants (EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare). The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00. Please visit here to register. While it's widely known in America that George and Martha Washington never had children of their own, few are aware that they raised numerous children together. In First Family, we see Washington as a father figure,…
Find out more »Guardians of the Valley: John Muir & the Friendship that Saved Yosemite
This is a hybrid event. FREE for MHS Members. $10 per person fee (in person). No charge for virtual attendees or Card to Culture participants (EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare). The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00. Please visit here to register. In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir—environmentalist, writer, and philosopher—meets, for the first time, his longtime editor Robert Underwood Johnson, an elegant and influential figure at The Century magazine. Before long, the pair, opposites…
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Found Artistry
Found Artistry exhibit is aimed at opening a conversation with visitors, either by asking more questions or sharing the knowledge that we have. We may not be able to answer these questions right away but can surely take a moment to appreciate the history that built Danvers and be inspired to create more history for the future generation.
Find out more »Found Artistry
Found Artistry exhibit is aimed at opening a conversation with visitors, either by asking more questions or sharing the knowledge that we have. We may not be able to answer these questions right away but can surely take a moment to appreciate the history that built Danvers and be inspired to create more history for the future generation.
Find out more »Found Artistry
Found Artistry exhibit is aimed at opening a conversation with visitors, either by asking more questions or sharing the knowledge that we have. We may not be able to answer these questions right away but can surely take a moment to appreciate the history that built Danvers and be inspired to create more history for the future generation.
Find out more »Somerville Museum: Postcard Show & Sale
Stock up on holiday gifts! Postcards for everyone! Thousands of cards! 4 top dealers! Are you a postcard collector looking for holiday gifts? Interested in local history? Come see! Browse vintage and historic postcards offered by 4 top dealers! Hundreds of categories with special attention to local towns and sites! Reserve your spot today or purchase tickets at the door. Penny Chronicles and the Stories They Tell is an exhibition about the history of Somerville through the vintage postcard. “Postcard Show…
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