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BOWLES PERFORMING ARTS SERIES
Bentley University 175 Forest Street | 781-891-2831
Part of the Arts and Lectures Program at Bentley University.
Features performances in the fall and spring during the academic
year. Please visit site for more information.
CHARLES RIVERMUSEUMOF INDUSTRY& INNOVATION
154 Moody Street | 781-893-5410 |
Experience the history of America’s Industrial Revolution from
1800 to the present. Collection includes exhibits on a 19th-
century textile mill, Waltham Watch Company, a machine shop,
and a power plant. Open Thursday through Saturday 10 am - 5
pm, and by appointment. Admission charged.
CONCERTS ON THE WALTHAM COMMON
781-893-ARTS |
During summer months the Waltham Arts Council offers free
concerts on the Waltham Common Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm.
Call for event schedule. FREE
DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK AND MUSEUM
51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln | 781-259-8355
Established in 1950, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
is the largest park of its kind in New England encompassing
35 acres, 20 miles northwest of Boston. Providing a constantly
changing landscape of large-scale, outdoor, modern and
contemporary sculpture and site-specific installations, the
Sculpture Park hosts more than 60 works, the majority
of which are on loan to the Museum. Inside, the Museum
features a robust slate of rotating exhibitions and innovative
interpretive programming. Patrons of deCordova can enjoy
year-round activities in the Sculpture Park and Museum,
including art classes and workshops, snowshoe tours, yoga in
the park, birding tours, curator and artist conversations, and
many special talks, screenings, and events.
EMBASSY CINEMA
16 Pine Street | 617-499-1995 |
Owned by Landmark Theatres, the cinema shows popular and art films
on 6 screens. Call for times and prices. The theatre is open daily from
3-10pm.FreeparkingMondaythruSaturdayafter6pmandSundayday.
GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
265 Beaver Street | 781-893-6113 |
Museum and shop located on the 75-acre estate of Cornelia
Warren, the museum features exhibits and archives of Girl
Scouting and the Warren family. Open by appointment to Girl
Scout troops and the general public. Oldest Girl Scout Council
Shop in USA 781-893-6293 – – FREE
LYMAN ESTATE
185 Lyman Street
617.994.5912 - mansion | 781.891.1985 - greenhouses
The Lyman Estate, built in 1793 for wealthy merchant Theodore
Lyman, is one of the finest examples in the United States of a
country estate laid out following the principles of eighteenth-
century English naturalistic design. For more than 150 years, it
was the country home to four generations of Boston’s prominent
Lyman family. House tours available on the third Saturday of
every month, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. Last tour at noon. Group tours
available by appointment. Admission charged. The Lyman Estate
Greenhouses are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the
country. They contain century-old camellia trees and grapevines,
along with a large collection of orchids and other rare specimens.
Greenhouse tours available by appointment Monday - Friday.
Plants sold year round. Open Wednesday - Sunday, December 15
- July 15. Open Wednesday - Saturday, July 16 - December 14.
9:30 am - 4:00 pm. Operated by Historic New England.
GORE PLACE
52 Gore Street, Waltham | 781-894-2798
The elegantly furnished mansion at Gore Place is called
“the Monticello of the North” and architectural historians
consider it to be the most significant Federal period
mansion in New England. Set on 50 acres of land including
gardens, sweeping lawns, and a farm with chickens,
goats, and sheep, Gore Place is an oasis of peace in our
busy urban landscape. The museum offers a full calendar
of events including the popular Sheepshearing Festival,
concerts, family activities, exhibits, themed tours, and
holiday teas. Educational programs for preschoolers, school
groups, scouts, and home schoolers include tours, outdoor
adventures, story times, and farm-related activities. The
mansion house is shown year-round by guided tour. For
price and times, visit the website at
MOUNT FEAKE CEMETERY
203 Prospect Street | 781-314-3495
A cemetery walking tour is available.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES & RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
380 Trapelo Road | 781-663-0130 | www.archives.gov/northeast
This public facility offers free access to information useful in tracing
family history. Also provides access to historic records created by
federal agencies in New England. Open Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30
pm, Thursdays until 9 pm, and the first Saturday of each month. FREE
REAGLE MUSIC THEATRE OF GREATER BOSTON
617 Lexington Street | 781-891-5600 |
Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston is a unique, award-
winning professional theater company that features Broadway
stars performing alongside regional talent. Founded in 1969,
Reagle Music Theatre is a non-profit arts organization based
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