HISTORY

Boston National Historical Park Visitors Center, 15 State St., Boston; 1-617-242-5642.

www.nps.gov/bost There is no fee at the federally owned sites, including the Bunker Hill Monument, U.S.S. CONSTITUTION, and Dorchester Heights Monument. Ranger-led programs on the Freedom trail and at Faneuil Hall are also free. Fees are charged at Old South Meeting House, Old State House, and Paul Revere House, sites not owned by the Park Service.

Boston Women's Heritage Trail, Boston Common Visitors Center, Boston; 1-617-522-2872. www.bwht.org/ Honors some of the city's most prominent women. Map of the trail is available at the Boston Common Visitor's Center and through the RHL Library

Charlestown Navy Yard, National Historical Park, Charlestown; 1-617-242-5601. www.nps.gov/bost/historyculture/cny.htm

& USS Constitution www.ussconstitution.navy.mil. and the USS Constitution Museum www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/ Admission to museum is by donation.

Home of USS Cassin Young WWII destroyer, and the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) the world's oldest commissioned ship
Museum Hours: April 15 –October 15 9am to 6pm

October 16–April 14 10am to 5pm

Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day

Ship’s Hours April 1–October 31 Tuesday–Sunday 10am to 5:50pm, tours every 30 minutes (last tour at 4:30pm) The Ship is closed Mondays.

November 1–March 31 Thursday–Sunday 10am to 3:50pm, tours every 30 minutes
(last tour at 3:30pm) The Ship is closed Monday - Wednesday.

Freedom Trail Tours, Boston National Historical Park Visitor Center, 15 State St., Boston. 1-617-242-5642. www.nps.gov/bost/planyourvisit/guidedtours.htm Three-hundred-and-fifty years of American history along a 2.5 mile red line on the sidewalk.

Goddard Library, Clark University, Worcester; 1-508-793-7461. http://clarku.edu/research/archives/exhibitroom/ Closed for renovation until 1/09.

Memorabilia and documents of Dr. Robert Goddard, the father of US rocketry.

Grand Army of the Republic Building, 58 Andrew St., Lynn; 1-781-477-7085. www.essexheritage.org/sites/grand_army_museum.shtml Relics of the Civil and other American wars since the Revolution. Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Donations welcome. Call in advance.

Littleton Historical Society & Museum, 4 Rogers St., Littleton; 978-486-8202.

www.littletonhistoricalsociety.org/ Wednesday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; second Sunday of each month 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lowell National Historic Park, 246 Market St., Downtown Lowell; 1-978-970-5000. www.nps.gov/lowe/ Free guided walks about such topics as the Mill Girls, the Mill experience and the Lowell Revolution. Cultural Center, 40 French Street, 246 Market St. open Mon – Fri 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Visitors Center, open daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Fee charged for canal and mill tours. Reservations suggested.

Minuteman National Historic Park, 174 Liberty St., Concord; 1-978-369-6993. www.nps.gov/mima/ Various Revolutionary War sites. Call for information on free tours and hours.

Mount Auburn Cemetary, 580 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge; 1-617-547-7105.

www.mountauburn.org/ The nation’s first "garden cemetery", graves of architect Charles Bulfinch, artist Winslow Homer, authors Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Fruitlands, 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard; 1-978-456-3924.

www.fruitlands.org Explore the lifeways and landscapes of the Native Americans, colonial farmers, Transcendentalists, Shakers and the artists of the Hudson River School. Open daily 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Weekends and holidays: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Admission pass for Littleton residents and members of the Friends of the Library available at Reuben Hoar Library admits 2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children free of charge. Pass also admits holder to

• The Art Complex Museum
• Bennington Museum
•Cape Cod Museum of Art
•Danforth Museum of Art
•Farnsworth Art Museum
• Fitchburg Art Museum
• Lyman Allyn Art Museum
• Mattatuck Museum
• New Britain Museum of American Art
• Newport Art Museum
• Provincetown Art Association and Museum.

National Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Rd., Route 2A and Mass. Ave., Lexington;

1-781-861-6559 www.monh.org/

Features American history exhibits. Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m. Closed New Years Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Donations accepted.

New England Holocaust Memorial, Carmen Park, Congress St., (near Faneuil Hall), Boston; 1-617-457-8755 www.nehm.org/

An outdoor memorial to the victims of the holocaust.

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge; 1-617-1027. www.peabody.harvard.edu/ Devoted to prehistoric and historic cultures Free to Massachusetts residents on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. (September through May) and Sunday mornings (year-round) from 9 a.m. to 12 noon

Salem Maritime National Historic Site, 160 Derby St., Salem; 1-978-740-1650. www.nps.gov/sama/ Historic waterfront; Derby Wharf, Custom House, and West India Goods Store; visitors center with films and videos; Charge for tours and entrance to ship and buildings.

Saugus Iron Works, 244 Central St., Saugus; 1-781-233-0050.

www.nps.gov/sair/index.htm Seventeenth century Iron Works was the first in this country. Guided tours and demonstrations April 1 to October 31; Daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed November 1 – March 31

Semitic Museum, Harvard Museum, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge; 1-617-495-4631. www.fas.harvard.edu/~semitic/ Houses archaeological materials from the Ancient Near East. Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sundays 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed on holidays and on the Sundays before Monday holidays. Donations welcome.

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Rt. 62, Concord; 1-978-318-3233.

www.concordma.gov/pages/concordma_cemetery/sleepy Graves of Thoreau, Emerson, Hawthorne, the Alcotts, and Daniel C. French, statue Mourning Victory by French.

Westford Museum and Historical Society, 2 Boston Rd., 1-978-692-5550. www.westford.com/museum/ Westford history. Open every Sunday (excepting holidays) 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Donations welcome.

NATURE

Littleton Conservation Land Trails at Bumble Bee Park, Mill Hill, Newtown Hill, Oak Hill, Sara Doublet Forest, Morgan Land, Nashoba Woodlands, Holly Park, Conant Park, White Tail Woods, Frost Corners, Brook Way, Town Forest and Long Lake Park. www.littletonconservationtrust.org/guide.html Download a PDF version of the trail guide or purchase a hard copy at the Reuben Hoar Library.

Massachusetts State Parks. 1-617-626-1250 http://www.mass.gov/dcr/

The library has a pass for free parking at over 50 facilities in the Massachusetts State Parks System that charge a day-use parking fee or if you are 62 years of age or older a Senior pass allows free parking for the vehicle occupied by the pass holder, whether they are driving or a passenger. Passes are available at all parks that charge a parking fee. A Senior Pass is not valid at campgrounds and is subject to available parking.

Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain; 1- 617-524-1718.

http://arboretum.harvard.edu Botanical garden designed by F. L. Olmsted, more that 14,000 woody plants, trees, shrubs, vines. Driving permits available for elderly or handicapped. Open daily dawn to dusk. Exhibit building open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed holidays.

Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, Western Region HQ of DCR 1-413- 442-8928

http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/western/asrt.htm

The Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, 11.5 miles long, is a former railroad corridor converted into a 10-foot wide paved, universally accessible, passive recreation path. The Ashuwillticook runs parallel to Route 8 through the towns of Cheshire, Lanesborough and Adams.

Beaver Brook, 117 Ridge Road, Hollis, NH, 1-603-465-7787. www.beaverbrook.org

Beaver Brook Association is comprised of nearly 2,000 acres of forest, fields and wetlands in Hollis, Brookline, and Milford, NH. Hiking, cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing, bird watching, painting, biking and many other activities can be enjoyed daily on the 35 miles of marked trails. Trail map on line. Dawn to dusk seven days a week. Office open Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Butterfly Place, 120 Tyngsboro Rd., Westford, 1-978-392-0955.

www.butterflyplace-ma.com

Open February 14th (Valentines Day) through the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. April 1 to Sept. 1, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the rest of the year. (Admission pass available at Reuben Hoar Library for one person)

Canoe Trips; Merrimack River Watershed Council (MRWC), Lowell; 1-978-275-0120.

www.merrimack.org/paddlingtrips/PaddlingTrips.html April through October. Free scenic river trips in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Some overnight. Must have your own canoe or kayak, etc. Call for information or check the website.

Cape Cod Rail Trail, South Dennis to Wellfleet; for information call 1-508-896-3491. www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/ccrt.htm 25.1 miles bike trail along old railroad right of way. The trail has a wide unpaved shoulder on one side to accommodate horseback riding, walkers, and runners.

Chatham Fish Pier, Shore Rd. and Bar Cliff Ave., Chatham. http://www.ccchfa.org/pages/PierHost/ Watch the fishing boats being unloaded. Best viewing time 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you are there on a Friday, check to see if there is a free band concert in Kate Gould Park.

Echo Bridge, at Hemlock Gorge, Ellis St., off of Chestnut St., Newton Upper Falls.

http://www.newtonconservators.org/14hemlock.htm

Built of mammoth granite blocks by the Boston Water Works in 1878, the bridge is a National Historic Landmark. It rises 79 feet above the Charles River, with the second largest masonry arch in America. A winter sunset is spectacular seen from the bridge, which overlooks the falls at Silk Mill Dam. You can easily get to the bridge via the Riverside (D) line, Eliot stop. Walk up Chestnut Street and look on your right for an unmarked walkway to the bridge. If you miss it, at the end of the street take a sharp right and you'll arrive at the base of the bridge. There are lots of antique stores nearby.

Fish Hatcheries: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/facilities/hatcheries.htm Open daily 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Charles L. McLaughlin Trout Hatchery, 90 East St., Belchertown; 1-413-323-7671. One of the largest fish hatcheries in the eastern US. Raises rainbow, brown and brook trout.

Sunderland Hatchery 559 Amherst Rd, Sunderland (413) 665-4680 Route 116

Bitzer Hatchery 37 Hatchery Rd., Montague (413) 367-2477 off Turner's Falls Rd in Montague

Sandwich Hatchery 164 Rte 6A, Sandwich (508) 888-0008

Davis Farmland & Maze, 145 Redstone Hill, Sterling: 1-978-422-6666. www.davisfarmland.com The farmland blends education and entertainment for an adventure the whole family will enjoy. Daily July 31 – Labor Day 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. September 6 – November 1 Saturday and Sunday only 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Admission pass available at Reuben Hoar Library, but it is NOT free. The pass admits 6 at $9.95 per person. Regular price is $16.95 each in the summer.

Drumlin Farm Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 208 South Great Rd. (Route 117), South Lincoln; 1-781-259-2200. www.massaudubon.org

Drumlin Farm is a demonstration farm with animals, gardens, fields and trails to

discover. Hours March - October, Tuesday - Sunday and Monday holidays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. November - February, Tuesday - Sunday and Monday holidays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Admission pass available at Reuben Hoar Library. Pass admits any 2 adults and their children 18 or under living in the same house for an admission fee of $1 per person. The pass is valid at all 19 Mass Audubon Society Sanctuaries. Each location has its own operating schedule, check the website.)

Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation, 4 Woodland Rd., Stoneham; 1-781-662-2340. www.fells.org Hikes and programs in the Middlesex Fells Reservation throughout the fall, winter and spring. Call for a brochure of upcoming programs. Maps are available for a fee. Free public parking. Reservation open sunrise to sunset.

Great Brook Farm, 984 Lowell Rd., Carlisle, 1-978-369-6312.

www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/gbfm.htm Working dairy farm and ice cream stand. Barn tours run daily by appointment and public tours are available on Saturdays and Sunday from Memorial Day to Labor Day. There are over 20 miles of trails available for walkers, hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders. During the winter months, cross-country skiing is available for a fee and one trail is lantern lit for a "mooon light" experience! The ice cream stand is open through the month of October. Borrow the Massachusetts State Parks Pass from the library for free parking, otherwise there is a $2 fee.

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, 73 Weir Hill, Sudbury; 1-978-443-4661.

www.fws.gov/northeast/greatmeadows/ Trails through varied habitat of upland forests, Concord River, Maple swamps, meadows, 785 acres in Concord and Sudbury. Dawn to dusk. Sudbury Visitors Center open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. .PDF brochure online.

Halibut Point State Park, Gott Ave., Rockport; 1-978-546-2997. www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/halb.htm Hours: Daily 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Weekends, from Memorial Day through Columbus Day, tours of the former granite quarry are offered by staff and volunteers; bird and wildflower walks, tidalpool explorations and seabird walks depend upon the season. Borrow the Massachusetts State Parks Pass from the library for free parking, otherwise there is a $2 fee between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA 02138
(617) 495-3045. www.hmnh.harvard.edu/ Flowers and sea creatures made of glass by Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka father and son artists, arthropods ranging in size from giant king crabs to microscopic mites, and gems and minerals are featured.

Free to Massachusetts residents on Sundays 9:00 a.m. to noon and Wednesdays 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (September – May).

Harvard Forest, 324 North Main St., Petersham, 1-978-724-3302. harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/ Owned by Harvard University, the forest has 3,000 acres of woodland. The Fisher Museum of Forestry has information and dioramas on the countryside and forestry practices. Open weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekends noon to 4:00 p.m.

Head of the Charles Regatta, Charles River, Cambridge/Boston; 1-617-868-6200.

www.hocr.org/home/default.asp One of the world's largest rowing events. Held the third weekend of October. Oct. 18 and 19, 2008

Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson St., Lawrence; 978-794-1655. www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/lwhp.htm Park open dawn to dusk. Visitors’ Center open daily 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A restored boarding house with two floors of interactive exhibits tells the tale of Lawrence, one of the nation's first planned industrial cities. Along with stories of Lawrence's mill workers and industry, the workers' role in the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike is relived with images and sounds. Walk along the esplanade of a nineteenth-century canal and through a park created within the walls of an industrial-era building. The park offers free band concerts, lectures, drama performances, children’s events, games, sailing lessons, special events and guided tours.

Lynn Woods, Penny Brook and Great Woods Rds., Lynn; 1-781-593-7773. www.flw.org

Hiking, rock climbing, biking, horseback riding, bird watching, cross-country skiing, rose garden. Explore Dungeon Rock, a 135-foot-deep cave once believed to hold a treasure and its unfortunate pirate. 9:00-2:30 Tuesday - Saturday, subject to change

Minuteman Bikeway in Bedford, Lexington, Arlington, Cambridge http://www.minutemanbikeway.org/Pages/intro.html This trail, Bedford to Alewife T station, for walking, biking and in-line skating passes through the historic area where the American Revolution began in April 1775.

Nashua River Rail Trail in Ayer, Groton, Pepperell and Dunstable 1- 978-597-8802

http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/nash.htm Former railroad right of way that travels 11 miles through the towns of Ayer, Groton, Pepperell and Dunstable. The trail offers a 10-foot wide paved surface for the entire length, and a five-foot wide gravel equestrian path for seven miles of the trail from Groton Center to the New Hampshire border in Dunstable. The entire trail is open to pedestrians, bicyclists, inline skaters, wheelchairs, and cross-country skiers. See the website for access points.

Northfield Mountain, 99 Millers Falls Rd., Northfield, 1-800-859-2960.

http://www.neenergyinc.com/northfield/default.asp Environmental educational programs (some with fee), narrated riverboat ride (fee), hiking, mountain biking on 26 miles of trails, and fish ladders in May and June.

OBSERVATORY NIGHTS

- Boston University Rooftop, Coit Observatory, 725 Commonwealth Ave. Room 522, Boston; 1-617-353-2630. http://bu.edu/astronomy/opennight.html Every clear Wednesday 8:30 p.m. Spring – Summer. 7:30 p.m. Fall – Winter. Subject to weather conditions. Telephone after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays to verify.

-Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden St., Cambridge; 1-617-495-7461. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/events/mon.html

The third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Limited seating, first-come, first-served. The Center offers and hour-long lecture/film followed by telescopic observing, weather permitting. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Free parking.

- UMass-Boston Harbor Campus, Library; 1-617-287-6099

View Saturn, Moon, and other celestial objects in a telescope housed atop the Healey Library on clear Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. Call after 6:00 p.m. to verify.

-Museum of Science, Gilliland Observatory(on rooftop of garage), 1 Science Park, Boston; 1-617-589-0267. http://www.mos.org/events_activities/social_events&d=1212 Friday evenings 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Call hotline number above after 5:30 p.m. to confirm. Admittance is free thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute. The library has a pass that provides reduced admission to the Museum of Science. Planatarium and IMAX programs have an additional fee.

Purgatory Rock, Purgatory Rd., Sutton; 1-508-234-3733. http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/purg.htm A seventy-foot gorge with caves and hidden caverns, the Chasm is believed to have its origin in the sudden release of dammed-up glacial meltwater near the end of the last Ice Age, approximately 14,000 years ago. Trails lead to a wide variety of rock formations.

Quabbin Reservoir, Route 9, Belchertown; 1-413-323-7221.

www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/quabbin.htm

Main entrance signs along route 9 to 3,200 acre recreational reserve. Picnic areas, hiking and biking trails, information center, shoreline fishing, bird watching, snowshoeing, and hunting Summit has spectacular view of the reservoir and the Berkshires. Vital records for the flooded towns are housed in the Visitors Center.

Trustees of the Reservations http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/1581_property_directory.cfm - The Trustees own more than 100 sites in Massachusetts. Many have admission fees; check the website to confirm. Among the free sites are:

-Old Town Hill Reservation, Newman Rd., Newbury.

Woodland trails and open fields with views of Parker River. Hours: Dawn to dusk.

-James N. and Mary F. Stavros Reservation, Island St., Essex.

Views of Castle Hill, Castle Neck and Hog Island. Daily sunrise to sunset.

-Charles W. Ward Reservation, Prospect Rd., Andover; 1-978-682-3580.

Self-guided interpretive trail exploration through Pine Hole Bog and Holt Hill.

Daily 8:00 a.m. to sunset.

-Weir Hill Reservation, Stevens St., North Andover. Trails for hiking. Daily 8:00 a.m. to sunset.

-Noanet Woodlands, Dedham St., Dover. Trails for hiking. Daily sunrise to sunset.

-Dexter Drumlin, George Hill Road, Lancaster, MA Daily sunrise to sunset. A one-mile mowed footpath passes over the top of the drumlin and loops back to the entrance. Easy walking, bird watching.

Wachusett Mountain Reservation, Mountain Rd., Princeton; 1-978-464-2987.

http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/wach.htm Cross-country skiing, hiking and auto road to the top. Visitors Center open daily 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Auto road to the summit open daily throughout the summer and fall. Accessible picnicking, scenic vistas and restrooms.

Wellesley College Greenhouses, Wellesley College campus, Route 16, Wellesley; 1-781-283-3094. http://www.wellesley.edu/WCBG/Visit/maps.html

Handicapped accessible. 2,000 plants in 15 climate-controlled greenhouses. Tours available weekdays, Call for tour reservations. Daily 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 93 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543
508-289-2252 http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=7124

Includes Fisheries Aquarium, corner of Water and Albatross Sts., Woods Hole; 1-508-495-2001, Ocean Science Exhibit Center, free lectures on Fridays at noon and summer walking tours. Hours vary with the seasons, call or check the website for details. Donation requested.

THEATRE

Kresge Little Theatre, MIT Campus, Cambridge; 1-617-253-2908.

Visit the web site at http://web.mit.edu/mta/www/theater/events/ or call for information. Not all events are free.

Wheelock Family Theatre, 180 The Riverway, Boston; 1-617-879-2147.

Visit http://www.wheelock.edu/wft/ or call the theatre for performance times and directions. The library has discount passes for many performances.

FILM

Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, Copley Sq., Boston; 1-617-536-5400.

For a wide variety of free events go tohttp://www.bpl.org/news/upcomingevents.htm

Included are film series, author talks, workshops, etc.

MIT Anime Program, 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge

http://web.mit.edu/anime/www/Showings/showing.shtml

Anime shown most Fridays at 7:00 p.m. at no charge and open to the public. Check

the website for details.

MUSIC

Berklee Recital Halls, 1140 Boylston St., Boston; 1-617-266-1400.

Recitals by members of the Berklee community are listed at http://www.berklee.edu/events/ Many events are free, but others have admission fees.

Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont St., Boston; 1-617-482-5800

See schedule at http://tinyurl.com/5dzuzj for Wed. noontime concerts and more. Free will donation suggested.

King's Chapel, 64 Beacon St., Boston; 1-617-227-2155.

Recitals Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. Donation Requested.

http://www.kings-chapel.org/music2.html

Longy School of Music, Pickman Hall, 1 Follen St., Cambridge; 1-617-876-0956x1500. http://www.longy.edu/concerts/calendar/dec08.htm

Donation or paid admission at some concerts, most are free. Call to confirm free admission.

New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston; 1-617-585-1100.

Call for scheduled concert times or check the web site at http://tinyurl.com/65kv63 Recitals by members of the Conservatory community and public concerts.

SCHOOL, COLLEGE and UNIVERSITY ARTS EVENT CALENDARS

Boston College, Gasson Hall, Room 100; Chestnut Hill; 1- 617-552-4935.

http://tinyurl.com/66ecq7 Many events are free, but there may be a charge for parking. Go to the web site for details.

Brandeis University, Waltham; 1-781-736-3310

http://my.brandeis.edu/btime/month-view?date=2008-11-28&group=2881

A variety of events open to the public; a charge may be involved.

Phillips Academy, Cochran Chapel, Andover; 1-978-749-4400.

http://www.andover.edu/Calendar/Pages/default.aspx?month=12-28-2008

Music and lectures many of which are free and open to the public.

LECTURES

Authors at MIT Reading Series, 1-617-253-5249.

Sponsored by the MIT Press Bookstore, http://web.mit.edu/bookstore/www/events/, at various locations around MIT

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

Seminars, films and lectures by and about women listed at http://www.radcliffe.edu/events/calendar.aspx#December , and held at various locations in Cambridge. Replace “December” with the current month for up-to-date information.

Cambridge Forum, 3 Church St., Cambridge; 1-617-495-2727.

Lectures on various topics held at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church and later broadcast on WGBH. For dates, topics and times http://www.cambridgeforum.org/cfweb/cfschedule.html

Moses Greeley Parker Lectures, Various locations in Lowell; 1-978-454-7979. Call for information or go to http://ecommunity.uml.edu/parkerlectures/parkersite.html

Please verify that the information has not changed since 8/04/08, so that you will not be disappointed.