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Welcome to Visit New England - Massachusetts - MetroWest Boston
Revolutionary history comes to life in the rolling hills of MetroWest BostonIn the MetroWest region, the suburbs of Boston give way to rolling countryside sprinkled with towns and buildings that date from Colonial times and include the Federal, Georgian, and Victorian styles. In recent years this region has been defined by the proliferation of technology industries that occupy offices along Routes 128 and 495. This region includes the towns of Concord and Lexington, where a long-simmering political feud between the British government and the American colonists came to a climax on April 19, 1775, as British soldiers clashed with Colonial militiamen at Lexington, on North Bridge in Concord, and along the road to Boston. The fighting that began that day – later to be memorialized as the “shot heard ’round the world” – soon grew into a war for independence that lasted more than eight years. These places are preserved at the Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord, where visitors may explore the battlefield and learn about these historic events. On Patriot’s Day in April, a Massachusetts state holiday, re-enactment groups present portrayals of the battles.
Also in Concord is the Walden Pond State Reservation, preserving the location where the writer Henry David Thoreau lived from July 1845 to September 1847 and found the inspiration for his book, Walden. The reservation and surrounding Walden Woods are open for hiking, picnicking, and educational programs. People interested in the Transcendentalist movement of the 19th century can visit Fruitlands in the town of Harvard, the place where Amos Bronson Alcott, father of the author Louisa May Alcott, established in 1843 a short-lived utopian experiment in communal living. In the early 1900s the property was converted to an outdoor museum, which now offers Native American art and artifacts, a Shaker artifacts collection, and a gallery of American portraits and Hudson River School landscapes.
Don’t miss a chance to drive from town to town during fall foliage season for great color and roadside produce markets. Stay at first-class hotels along the highways, or in cozy bed-and-breakfasts or inns that dot the countryside. Watch for small historical museums or libraries, village greens, art galleries, and quaint restaurants.
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“The Guardsman” – Stockbridge Now through July 31, 2010 |
Circus Smirkus – Wilbraham, MA July 30, 2010 to July 31, 2010 |
Comedian Chelsea Handler -- Hyannis July 31, 2010 |
Paquito D'Rivera and Synchronicity – Rockport July 31, 2010 |
Black Sea Salsa -- Hingham, MA July 31, 2010 |
Aretha Franklin and her Orchestra -- Cohasset August 1, 2010 |
Chamber music and dinner at the Clark – Williamstown, MA August 3, 2010 |
Tanglewood on Parade -- Lenox, MA August 3, 2010 |
Talking Hands Theatre Puppet Show -- Springfield, MA August 3, 2010 |
George Thorogood and The Destroyers -- Cohasset August 5, 2010 |
"Snow White" with Kaleidoscope Children’s Theatre -- Cohasset, MA August 5, 2010 |
Lisa Lampenelli -- Hyannis, MA August 5, 2010 |
Gloucester Sidewalk Days -- Gloucester, MA August 5, 2010 to August 7, 2010 |
Suzanne Vega and Patty Larkin at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 6, 2010 |
School of Rock Presents: Live Aid Remade -- Arlington, MA August 6, 2010 |
Ronan Tynan -- Hyannis August 6, 2010 |
Kiddie Rock Concert: Princess Katie & Racer Steve -- Amherst, MA August 7, 2010 |
Herbie Hancock at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 7, 2010 |
Bharata Natyam with Jaan R. Freeman -- Arlington, MA August 7, 2010 |
Crane Beach Sandblast -- Ipswich, MA August 7, 2010 |
Onset Blues Festival -- Onset, MA
August 7, 2010 |
Massachusetts Marketplace Festival -- Wellesley, MA August 7, 2010 |
The Beach Boys -- Hyannis August 7, 2010 |
The Beach Boys -- Cohasset, MA August 8, 2010 |
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble -- Lenox August 8, 2010 |
Circus Smirkus – Revere, MA August 8, 2010 to August 9, 2010 |
Herbie Hancock – Lenox, MA August 9, 2010 |
Taste of Park Plaza – Boston, MA August 10, 2010 |
Peter Frampton -- Hyannis, MA August 10, 2010 |
Gabriel Iglesias -- Hyannis August 11, 2010 |
"Goldilocks and The Three Bears" with Kaleidoscope Children’s Theatre -- Cohasset, MA August 12, 2010 |
Entrain! – Sandwich, MA August 12, 2010 |
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 13, 2010 |
Provincetown Jazz Festival -- Provincetown, MA August 13, 2010 to August 14, 2010 |
Hookers Ball -- Chatham, MA August 14, 2010 |
Hookers Ball -- Chatham, MA August 14, 2010 |
Adega Coop De Borba Wine Tasting -- Attleboro, MA August 14, 2010 |
Tony Bennett -- Cohasset, MA August 14, 2010 |
Jonathan Edwards and Aztec Two-Step at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 14, 2010 |
Film Night at Tanglewood – Lenox August 14, 2010 |
Gloucester Waterfront Festival -- Gloucester, MA August 14, 2010 to August 15, 2010 |
Iron Bridge Dinner -- Shelburne Falls, MA August 15, 2010 |
Little Red Riding Hood..The Musical -- Saugus, MA August 15, 2010 |
Boston's Children's Festival -- Boston, MA August 17, 2010 |
Walker Bros. Circus -- Pepperell, MA August 17, 2010 |
Grand Illumination at the Tabernacle -- Martha’s Vineyard, MA August 18, 2010 |
"Jack and The Beanstalk" with Kaleidoscope Children’s Theatre -- Cohasset, MA August 19, 2010 |
The B-52s at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 20, 2010 |
Fireworks at Ocean Park By The Sea -- Martha’s Vineyard, MA August 20, 2010 |
Comedian Lewis Black -- Cohasset August 21, 2010 |
CraftFest -- Cotuit August 21, 2010 to August 22, 2010 |
James Montgomery Blues Band at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 21, 2010 |
Sandcastle and Sculpture Day -- Nantucket, MA August 21, 2010 |
All-Chopin concert -- Lenox August 24, 2010 to August 26, 2010 |
Marcia Ball at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 27, 2010 |
Natalie MacMaster at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 28, 2010 |
Shakespeare's “Twelfth Night” at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 29, 2010 |
Summer Chef Series -- North Andover, MA August 30, 2010 |
Summer Chef Series -- North Andover, MA August 30, 2010 |
Crosby, Stills, & Nash – Lenox September 1, 2010 |
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 3, 2010 |
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 4, 2010 |
Robert Randolph and the Family Band at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 10, 2010 |
Banjo and Fiddle Contests at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 11, 2010 |
Dave Matthews Tribute Band -- Salisbury September 16, 2010 |
Halfway to St Patrick’s Day Irish Music Weekend -- Salisbury September 17, 2010 to September 19, 2010 |
The Magic of Storytime with Cinderella and Snow White -- Saugus, MA September 19, 2010 |
North American Sea Glass Festival -- Hyannis, MA October 9, 2010 to October 10, 2010 |
Wellfleet OysterFest -- Wellfleet, MA October 16, 2010 to October 17, 2010 |
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