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SUMMARY:4th Annual Quock Walker Day Community Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Quock Walker Day celebrates the Massachusetts Supreme Court decision of July 8\, 1783\, that found a White enslaver guilty of assault on Quock Walker\, a freedom seeking Black man\, and agreed with Chief Justice Cushing that the ideas of slavery and perpetual servitude were incompatible with the state constitution. \nCommunity Celebration Main Stage\n11 AM – Opening Ceremony \n12 pm -West African Dance Workshop with Crocodile River Music  \n\nLearn and practice steps from traditional West African dances\, while dancing to live musical accompaniment provided by members of the CRM team. This high-energy experience is engaging and educational for people of all ages\, backgrounds and capabilities.\n\n1 pm – Crocodile River Music Concert \n\nDance to music performed by musicians from Mali\, Senegal\, Burkina Faso\, Guinea\, & the US\n\nFood and Drink\n\nJamaica Mi Hungry – food truck\nClarke’s Cakes & Cookies\, LLC\n\nFamily and Freedom: Colonial Massachusetts to Civil War\n\nBarbadoes of Lexington: From Emancipation to Abolition – Learn about an enslaved couple who were married in Lexington and whose descendants fought for the abolition of slavery across the country.\nYeomen Burdoos of Lexington – Hear how a 40 acre homestead supported a tax paying Black family of Cambridge Farms\nProcessing Flax into Linen with Cate and Prince Chester – Flax was cultivated in the Nile Delta by the Egyptians in 5\,000 BC. Learn how an emancipated couple of Lexington supplemented their income by processing flax into linen.\nHands-On Flax Processing Demonstration with Michelle Parrish\, School and Family Programs Coordinator\, Historic Deerfield\nLexington Minute Men – Meet some of the men whose valor during the Revolutionary War allowed for the Commonwealth to ratify its constitution in 1780. Members of the Barbadoes and Burdoo families were veterans of the Revolutionary War.\nCambridge Black History Project – Hear the stories Quock Walker’s nieces and nephews who fought for civil rights\, worked on the Underground Railroad and fought for the abolition of slavery across the USA.\nSalem United\, Inc. – Learn how the emancipation of Cumono in 1783\, led to his grandson Robert Morris becoming a member of the Massachusetts Bar in 1847.\n54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment\, Company A – Meet some of the men whose valor during the Civil War led to the surrender of Confederate forces and the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation by the occupation of the defeated Confederate States of America. Some Burdoos and Walker Lewis descendants were veterans of the Civil War.\nColonial Games\n\nCelebration Partners \n\n54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment\, Company A\nCambridge Black History Project\nFirst Parish in Lexington\nHancock United Church of Christ\nLexFarm\nLexington Historical Society\nSalem United\, Inc.
URL:https://lex250.org/event/4th-annual-quock-walker-day-community-celebration/
LOCATION:Lexington Visitor’s Center\, 1875 Massachusetts Ave\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children,Community Engagement,Family Friendly,Free,Living History,Outside
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SUMMARY:4th Annual Quock Walker Day Hike for Freedom
DESCRIPTION:ACROSS Lexington Route M Loop\nA Family Friendly Trail Walk of 3.3 Miles\n8:00 AM – Registration & Storytelling\n8:30 AM – Walk starts \nRegister at qwdhike4freedom2024.racewire.com \nHear the story of Quock Walker’s life and judicial victories while celebrating the 241st Anniversary of Massachusetts Emancipation Day. \nThis event will run from 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
URL:https://lex250.org/event/4th-annual-quock-walker-day-hike-for-freedom/
LOCATION:Bowman Elementary School\, 9 Philip Rd\, Lexington\, MA\, 02421\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Free,Living History,Outside
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240704T201500
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SUMMARY:Declaring Independence Then & Now
DESCRIPTION:This dramatic presentation\, created by Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area\, aims to find out how our local towns read and reacted to the Declaration of Independence. Across the colonies\, and particularly in Massachusetts\, towns debated what freedom meant to them\, and grappled with the grievances aired in the official Declaration. What did the words in the final document mean to them? Costumed reenactors will bring life to the words of the past\, with narration by former State Representative Jay Kaufman. Rounding out our evening will be a performance by the Lexington Historical Society Colonial Singers. Some of our favorite tunes from the 18th century were highly political\, and many of them were also taken from popular English military music!
URL:https://lex250.org/event/declaring-independence-then-now/
LOCATION:The Depot\, 13 Depot Square\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Lecture,Living History,Music
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SUMMARY:Annual Lexington Tattoo & Muster
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, four featured fife and drum corps\, including the William Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Corps\, The Musick of Prescott’s Battalion\, Connecticut Patriots Fife and Drum Corps and the Stony Creek Fife and Drum Corps will perform. The Lexington Minute Men will be Presenting Colors. \nThe corps will march from Depot Square in Lexington to the Battle Green. Once the corps arrive to the Green a military song performance\, called a tattoo\, will be held consisting of Revolution-era music by lantern light. \nOn Saturday\, a total of 28 fife and drum corps from six states will march from Militia Drive along Worthen Road to Hastings Park. This will commence a free afternoon of fife and drum music from the 18th century and beyond. In addition to the parade\, there will be ten vendors selling replica colonial-period goods as well as 18th-century encampment demonstrations. \nIndividual corps performances\, called “Stand Pieces\,” will begin at 12:30 p.m. and will continue throughout the afternoon. \nSchedule\nTattoo | Friday\, May 3\, 2024 | Lexington Battle Green \n6:15 PM – Performing Corps will gather at Depot Square\, Lexington Center \n6:30 PM – Corps Leaders and Majors meet with director Carmin Calabrese \n6:50 PM – Parade from Depot Square to the Lexington Battle Green \n7:00 PM – Tattoo commences on the Lexington Battle Green \n  \nAnnual Muster | Saturday\, May 4\, 2024  | Hastings Park\, Lexington \n9:00 AM – Corps will check in at MC table and Vendor set-up begins \n11:00 AM – Parade line-up on Lexington Battle Green. Any black powder weapons must be inspected by a Lexington Minutemen Safety Officer. \n12:00 Noon – Parade steps off from Militia Drive to Hastings Park on Worthen Road \n12:30 PM – Corps performances begin \n1:00 to 3:00 PM – Muster Meal served at tent for ticketed participants \nJam follows last Corps Performance
URL:https://lex250.org/event/annual-lexington-tattoo-muster/2024-05-04/
LOCATION:The Depot\, 13 Depot Square\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Family Friendly,Free,Living History,Outside
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SUMMARY:Annual Lexington Tattoo & Muster
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, four featured fife and drum corps\, including the William Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Corps\, The Musick of Prescott’s Battalion\, Connecticut Patriots Fife and Drum Corps and the Stony Creek Fife and Drum Corps will perform. The Lexington Minute Men will be Presenting Colors. \nThe corps will march from Depot Square in Lexington to the Battle Green. Once the corps arrive to the Green a military song performance\, called a tattoo\, will be held consisting of Revolution-era music by lantern light. \nOn Saturday\, a total of 28 fife and drum corps from six states will march from Militia Drive along Worthen Road to Hastings Park. This will commence a free afternoon of fife and drum music from the 18th century and beyond. In addition to the parade\, there will be ten vendors selling replica colonial-period goods as well as 18th-century encampment demonstrations. \nIndividual corps performances\, called “Stand Pieces\,” will begin at 12:30 p.m. and will continue throughout the afternoon. \nSchedule\nTattoo | Friday\, May 3\, 2024 | Lexington Battle Green \n6:15 PM – Performing Corps will gather at Depot Square\, Lexington Center \n6:30 PM – Corps Leaders and Majors meet with director Carmin Calabrese \n6:50 PM – Parade from Depot Square to the Lexington Battle Green \n7:00 PM – Tattoo commences on the Lexington Battle Green \n  \nAnnual Muster | Saturday\, May 4\, 2024  | Hastings Park\, Lexington \n9:00 AM – Corps will check in at MC table and Vendor set-up begins \n11:00 AM – Parade line-up on Lexington Battle Green. Any black powder weapons must be inspected by a Lexington Minutemen Safety Officer. \n12:00 Noon – Parade steps off from Militia Drive to Hastings Park on Worthen Road \n12:30 PM – Corps performances begin \n1:00 to 3:00 PM – Muster Meal served at tent for ticketed participants \nJam follows last Corps Performance
URL:https://lex250.org/event/annual-lexington-tattoo-muster/2024-05-03/
LOCATION:The Depot\, 13 Depot Square\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Family Friendly,Free,Living History,Outside
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SUMMARY:Paul Revere's Ride Reenactment
DESCRIPTION:Lexington was preparing for battle long before British soldiers arrived on April 19th\, 1775. Paul Revere and William Dawes\, fellow Sons of Liberty\, rode hard from Boston\, arriving in town just before midnight. Their destination: The home of Reverend Clarke. Their mission: To warn Patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the impending British raid.\n\nStart your Patriots’ Day early as they arrive and raise the alarm in Lexington! Join us for a live reenactment\, complete with real horses!
URL:https://lex250.org/event/paul-reveres-ride-reenactment/
LOCATION:Hancock-Clarke House\, 36 Hancock Street\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Free,Living History,Outside
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T140000
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SUMMARY:Parker’s Revenge Reenactment
DESCRIPTION:Lexington Minute Men reenact the Parker’s Revenge skirmish which occurred in the afternoon of April 19th. The Lexington Militia Company\, under Captain John Parker\, ambushed the retreating Redcoats near the Lexington-Lincoln town line. \nLocation: Minute Man National Historical Park (on the Battle Road off of Airport Road near the intersection of Old Mass Ave and Route 2A)
URL:https://lex250.org/event/parkers-revenge/
LOCATION:Minute Man National Historical Park
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Family Friendly,Free,Living History,Outside
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SUMMARY:Parker's Revenge Wreath Laying Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Lexington Minute Men lay a wreath at the site of the Parker’s Revenge skirmish in honor of\, Nathaniel Wyman and Jedediah Monroe\, two of Parker’s militia who were killed that afternoon. \nLocation: Minute Man National Historical Park (on the Battle Road Trail\, off of Airport Road\, near the Minute Man National Park Visitor’s Center)
URL:https://lex250.org/event/parkers-revenge-wreath-laying-ceremony/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Free,Living History,Outside
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