Forward, Upward, Onward is presented by the Gardner Museum on June 1 Westminster nature-lover Matt Landry will present 10 life changing lessons from hiking the 48 4,000-foot mountains of New Hampshire. He will share his surprising discoveries and the stepping stones to re-evaluate and assess his life: the gained self-respect, confidence, discipline, and healthy habits […]
Railroad buff, artist, and co-owner of Frames/Ink in Petersham Ken Levine will talk about the Swift River Valley, the 4 towns lost during the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir (North Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott), the development of railroads in New England, and the Rabbit Run Railroad on May 25. This “stoppingest railroad” (with 19 […]
Learn about The Language of Icons: Art as Revelation on May 18 Dennis Sardella, docent at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, will give an illustrated lecture about Byzantine and Russian icons, their history, symbolic language, and role in the liturgical and spiritual life of the Eastern Church. Signed copies of his book Visible Image of the […]
Join Athol Bird & Nature Club president and Millers River Environmental Center director Dave Small to learn more about being in nature! Visit with Dave Small as he explores the transformation of his yard from a boring suburban lot dominated by lawn to a rich habitat for our native wildlife. Removing invasive species, planting native plants, and […]
History At Play, LLC offers living history performances which breathe life into the stories of influential and often forgotten women. Artistic director and performer Judith Kalaora will be back at the museum with a program about a strong female character in the wake of an American Revolution: Rachel Revere, Paul Revere’s young 2nd wife. This […]
Retired corporate accountant Bob Ainsworth, the author of Duped, a fictional account of the still unsolved 1990 art heist at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, will review the actual details of the theft, the suspects, and the motives behind the world’s most valued art theft. He will also tell of his own brush with the […]
Interested in local history? Genealogist and author Jan Drake will read from letters sent home from the Civil War, followed by a reception on April 6 at the Gardner Museum. Drake is a retired librarian and hobby genealogist. Her great grandfather’s cousin George W. Harwood from North Brookfield enlisted in the MA 36th Regiment of […]
After a three-year hiatus Anne O’Connell’s Irish Step Dancers will perform at the Gardner Museum on March 16. Join us for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration with a lively performance rooted in traditional Irish dance. Irish Step Dance performance will be 6:30-7:30 pm after a museum-hosted reception at 6 pm. Reservations required: email info@gardnermuseuminc.com
Exhibit runs until Dec 18 with Sept. 1, 1 pm. Opening of Gardner Theatre Guild exhibition at The Gardner Museum, 26 Pearl St., Gardner. From 1939 until the early 1960s, local residents produced top-notch “Broadway Shows” at the Miller's Opera House, The Little Theater, and Pearson Auditorium and supported several organizations with funds raised by […]
6th Annual Festival of Trees at the Gardner Museum, 26 Pearl St., Gardner, through Dec. 3 The beloved event is open to the public Wednesdays,Thursdays 1–4 pm; Fridays 1–7 pm; Saturdays, Sundays 10 am – 4 pm.
6th Annual Festival of Trees at the Gardner Museum, 26 Pearl St., Gardner, through Dec. 3 The beloved event is open to the public Wednesdays,Thursdays 1–4 pm; Fridays 1–7 pm; Saturdays, Sundays 10 am – 4 pm.
6th Annual Festival of Trees at the Gardner Museum, 26 Pearl St., Gardner, through Dec. 3 The beloved event is open to the public Wednesdays,Thursdays 1–4 pm; Fridays 1–7 pm; Saturdays, Sundays 10 am – 4 pm.
