North Central Mass Events

All Shall Be Well

Gardner Museum 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA

Those encouraging words by 14th century mystic and anchoress, Julian of Norwich, have soothed humanity during its darkest times. Now is the time to revisit her words as we struggle through our greatest human reckoning to date. Presenter is Will Darcangelo, M.Div. Minister of First Parish of Fitchburg and First Church of Lancaster, columnist and […]

Brian O’Donovan presents Celtic Roots and Branches

Groton Hill Music Center 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA, United States

WGBH’s Brian O’Donovan brings the music of his popular, three-decade A Celtic Sojourn program to Groton Hill, exploring traditional and contemporary music from around the Celtic world.

Bumbling through the Hindu Kush

Gardner Museum 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA

Local journalist and author Chris Woolf will talk about his new book, “Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush: A Memoir of Fear and Kindness in Afghanistan.” What happens when a regular person accidentally finds themselves lost in the middle of a war? In 1991, BBC journalist Chris Woolf traveled to Afghanistan. The government in Kabul was […]

Bumbling through the Hindu Kush

Gardner Museum 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA

Local journalist and author Chris Woolf will talk about his new book, “Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush: A Memoir of Fear and Kindness in Afghanistan.” In 1991, he travelled to Afghanistan to visit a BBC colleague. They hitched a ride with an aid convoy and bumbled straight into the war.

Fitchburg History Trivia: Turkey Day Edition

Fitchburg Historical Society 781 Main St, Fitchburg, MA, United States

Saturday November 5th, 6 pm. Fitchburg History Trivia, Turkey Day Edition at the Fitchburg Historical Society, 781 Main St., Fitchburg. Tickets: $25. Visit fitchburghistoricalsociety.com.

Frugal Housewife Program in Townsend

Townsend United Methodist Church 265 Main St, Townsend, MA, United States

Sunday November 6th, 2 pm. Lydia Maria Child: The Frugal Housewife program at Townsend United Methodist Church, 265 Main St., Townsend. The Townsend Historical Society will hold a brief business meeting, followed by Lydia Maria Child: The Frugal Housewife. Best known as the author of the holiday classic Over the River and Through the Woods, […]

Mushroom Tinctures Workshop

Museum of Russian Icons 203 Union St, Clinton, MA, United States

Saturday November 19th, 10 am—12:30 pm. Workshop: Mushroom Tinctures with Rachel Goclawski at the Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St., Clinton. Explore native wild medicinal mushrooms and how you can forage them during this info-packed workshop and lecture! Learn these mushrooms and identification, preparation, and therapeutic qualities with an interactive lecture and presentation while […]

The Cocoanut Grove Fire

Fort Devens Museum 94 Jackson Road, Devens, MA, United States

Saturday November 19, 1 pm. “The Cocoanut Grove Fire” at Fort Devens Museum, 94 Jackson Road, Devens, Historian Bob Begin returns to the Fort Devens Museum with an illustrated program of the devastating November 1942 fire at the Cocoanut Grove, a popular nightspot in Boston. Several soldiers from Fort Devens perished in the fire as […]

Narcan Training in Fitchburg

Fitchburg Senior Center 14 Wallace Ave, Fitchburg, Ma

Learn how to recognize an opioid overdose and what to do if one occurs. Instruction on when, and how, to use. Resource tables from area providers starts at 6:30 pm Narcan will be provided. Narcan will be distributed at no cost. Harm reduction information regarding the prevention of overdose will be discussed. Question and answer […]

Winter Tree Hike in Leominster

Doyle Community Park & Center 464 Abbott Avenue, Leominster, Mass

Know your trees? Join a Winter Tree Identification hike led by Dick O’Brien on Jan. 8 at 10 am to 1 pm, at Doyle Community Park. For this 2-miles, easy hike, ark in Visitor Parking lot at Doyle Center. 10X hand lens is helpful. Snow date: January 15, 2023, (Snowshoe hike if sufficient snow on […]

Ongoing: MWCC Annual Exhibition of Student Work

Mount Wachusett Community College 444 Green Street, Gardner, MA, United States

The Art Department at Mount Wachusett Community College is celebrating the accomplishments and success of students in the Annual Exhibition of Student Work in the first in-person student exhibit since pandemic restrictions moved the exhibits virtual in 2020. Work by students in the Painting II and III and Drawing III courses is currently on display in The East […]