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Gallery Tour of "Protest & Promise: The American Revolution in Lexington"
2025-09-27 11:00 (America/New_York) | Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, 02421, United States
In 2025, the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library is celebrating its 50th anniversary with special gallery talks, engaging lectures, and exhibitions drawn from our rich collections. Our gallery exhibition “Protest & Promise: The American Revolution in Lexington” examines how an entire community—women, men, black, white, young, old, enslaved, and free—helped spark a revolution. Join museum staff this Saturday September 27 for a free gallery tour of this exhibition!

Learn more: www.srmml.org

Lexington Porchfest
2025-09-27 13:00 - 17:00 | MA
Lexington’s 3rd annual Porchfest is a free, day-long celebration of the musical talents in our midst. With over 90 participating musical acts, 60+ participating houses, it will be a day of musical exploration and community. The event runs from1-5p on 9/27 around town, with a special closing act from 5-6p at 735 Mass Ave. Rain date 9/28. For more information on locations and musicians, please visit lexingtonporchfest.org

Navratri/Bollywood Night 2025
2025-09-27 18:00 - 21:30 | Harrington Elementary School, 328 Lowell St, Massachusetts, 02420, United States
It’s that time of the year again—when the beats, colors, and energy of Navratri light up our community! Join us for an unforgettable evening with music that will keep the dance floor alive.

Come dressed for the occasion and get ready for an evening filled with garba, raas, friends, and endless fun. Snap memories at our festive photo booth or simply mingle and catch up with friends in the lively atmosphere.

This much-loved annual tradition is open to all towns and welcomes everyone to be part of the festivities. Let’s come together to celebrate culture, community, and connection—see you at the event.

Get Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/navratri2025/1818056

Exotic Nights
2025-09-27 19:30 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 44106, United States
Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade—Scott Moore, violinHindemith | Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

Scheherazade, based on the Middle Eastern folktales, One Thousand and One Nights, showcases Rimsky-Korsakov’s mastery as an orchestrator and storyteller. Waves of sound feature many instrumental solos with a prominent role throughout for the solo violin. Our very own talented Concertmaster, Scott Moore, will be featured in this performance. The German-Jewish composer Paul Hindemith was newly settled in New York in 1951 when he transformed his sketches of a ballet based on themes by Carl Maria von Weber into his “American Symphony”.

Get tickets: https://www.lexingtonsymphony.org/20252026-season

Mid-Autumn Festival
2025-09-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 44106, United States
Join the Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL) for an enchanting evening of tradition and artistry. As a Lex250 partner signature event, the Mid-Autumn Festival invites you to experience the magic of music and dance, celebrating celestial beauty and timeless folklore.

Date: Sunday, September 28, 2025Time: 6:30 – 8:00 PMLocation: Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington

The admission is free but registration is required. Please register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/mid-autumn-festival–2025

Come together with family and friends to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in our community and share the magic beneath the brightest moon.

Between the Mountain and the Sky, Film Screening w/Q&A
2025-10-02 19:00 | Lexington Venue, 1794 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 02140, United States
Between the Mountain and the Sky is a story of love and resilience after tragedy strikes humanitarian Maggie Doyne. Filmed over 20 years, this inspiring true story follows one woman and 50 children who built a family — and found their way back to love after unimaginable loss.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Suzy Becker, a former teacher at The Peck School in New Jersey. Suzy first traveled to Nepal in 2010 to meet Maggie and document the life-changing work of the Kopila Valley Children’s Home and School. She later returned to support teacher training and student assessment at the newly established school and has since hosted Kopila Valley teachers and students in her home. A passionate supporter of the BlinkNow Foundation, Suzy remains dedicated to sharing its mission and celebrating Maggie’s inspiring vision for a better world.

Get your tickets here: https://lexingtonvenue.com/shows/documentary/between-the-mountain-and-the-sky/202508231412236444

Diwali Celebration
2025-10-15 17:00 | Clay Oven Restaurant, 1666 Mass Ave, Lexington, Massachusetts, 02420, United States
This Diwali, let the spirit of light guide us to support local businesses, so our celebrations brighten not just our homes but our community’s prosperity.

Join us at Clay Oven Restaurant located at 1666 Mass Ave. for a fun filled time of games, crafts, music, and buffet dinner.

Enjoy Diwali goody bags at Liberty Sweets, an Indian movie at the Venue, Diwali reads at Maxima, Indian inspired ice cream at Rancatore’s and more!

Gather at Emery Park for music and a special illumination at the Historical Museum by LexLux.

'Within the Compass of Good Citizens:' Paul Revere’s Masonic Journey
2025-10-16 18:00 | Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, 02421, United States
Please join us on October 16, 2025, at 6 PM, for ” ‘Within the compass of good citizens:’ Paul Revere’s Masonic Journey” with Steven C. Bullock, Professor of History at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

From the son of an immigrant to speaking beside the governor on Beacon Hill, Paul Revere traveled far in his extraordinary life. His membership in the Freemasons played an important role in that journey. This talk will consider how the fraternal order fit into Revere’s life—and into the development of Boston and the new nation.

This lecture, part of our 50th anniversary programming, is produced in partnership with the Paul Revere House. It will take place in person at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library and will be live streamed by local community access partner LexMedia. More info: https://bit.ly/3VUwz4K

Lyceum Conversation: Our Bodies, Whose Rules?
2025-10-21 19:00 - 20:45 | Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Rd., Lexington, MA, 02421, United States
Hear from experts and join the conversation exploring the changing roles of government and individuals in healthcare: Who decides on who needs vaccinations and when? When should the government respond to a public health situation by imposing lockdowns or masking? Who should pay for healthcare?

David Fairman, Senior Mediator at the Consensus Building Institute, will serve as moderator for the evening. Panelists include Dr. Jillian Tung, Lexington Board of Health, Dr. Barbara Spivak, internist and past president of Massachusetts Medical Society, Monica Galizzi, Ph.D. Professor of Economics at UMass Lowell.

Event is $5 donation. Please register at lexlyceum.org/events/.

Mine Be the Lips: Songs by Women Composers Past and Present
2025-10-24 19:30 - 20:30 | Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Mine Be The Lips features Vira Slywotzky, an amazing contralto and Cambridge-native, and pianist David Sytkowski in a musical celebration. Through song and spoken word, they amplify women’s voices in the fight for freedom through time across the globe, including the United States and other countries.

This carefully curated program, which has been performed in Paris, France and New York City, celebrates freedom and the diverse output of female composers of the past who have been overlooked and under-programmed because of their gender and the works of innovative female composers of the present. The songs have been selected both for their beauty and for their power to transport listeners. It features music and words by Maria Szymanowska, Silvia Filus, Poldowski, Amy Beach, Stefania Turkewich, Sheila Silver, Vivian Fung, Lori Laitman, Emily Dickinson, and others. The cabaret-style program will feature American, Chinese, French, Persian, and Ukrainian songs.

The event is appropriate for freedom-loving people of all-ages who are culturally curious. This is the must-see Boston-area’s premier performance!

Get your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-be-the-lips-a-concert-of-songs-by-women-composers-past-and-present-tickets-1661436534399?aff=oddtdtcreator

Passionate Dialogues
2025-10-25 19:30 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 44106, United States
Mascagni | Intermezzo from Cavalleria RusticanaBrahms | Piano Concerto No. 2—Clayton Stephenson, pianoMr. Stephenson appears by arrangement with The CliburnSchumann | Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”

Mascagni’s emotional orchestral intermezzo from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana will open this program after which we welcome back the gifted pianist, Clayton Stephenson, for a performance of Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2. Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony, which captures the sights and sounds of the landscape along Germany’s scenic Rhine River, will bring a peaceful conclusion to our evening.

Get Tickets: https://www.lexingtonsymphony.org/20252026-season

Fall Extravaganza
2025-10-26 02:00 | Center Recreation Complex, 80 Worthen Road, Lexington, Massachusetts, 02420, United States
Location: Center Playground (corner of Clark St and Park Dr)

What happens when our Cider Donut Meet-up merges with the Halloween Parade?

HALLOWEEN PARADE STARTS AT 3:45pm. We will be parading around the track.

Join us for the Fall Extravaganza and help us kick-off a fun-filled year with LexFUN!

This year’s fall gathering will feature apple cider donuts, entertainment and a chance to meet with local sponsors and preschools. Kids are welcome to attend in their costume and participate in our annual Halloween Parade!

This event is free and open to all, HOWEVER our coveted swag bag is only available for the first 100 MEMBERS

This event is free and open to all. Bring along your friends and neighbors to see what LexFUN! is all about! Join or renew your LexFUN! membership today!

Learn more: https://www.lexfun.org/event-6311746?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=10/12/2025

30th Annual GenesisHR Battlegreen Run
2025-11-02 12:15 | Lexington High School Field House, 251 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
This annual tradition is celebrated by the local community for both the spirit of the event and the incredible fundraising achieved by participants for local nonprofits.
We will run as a community on Sunday, November 2nd @ 12:15 PM to raise money for a number of deserving nonprofits. Choose from a 5K walk, 2k walk, 5K run or (almost)10K run….OK it’s only 9.857k…we just want to start and end in the same place. If you prefer to maintain social distancing or just can’t make it to Lexington on race day you can participate virtually.
Last year, more than $160,000 was awarded, which was a record for us. This year, given that it is our 30th annual event, we expect a much larger crowd. Volunteers are critically important for our event to run smoothly!
Learn more: www.battlegreenrunfoundation.org

Voices on the Green: "Risking It"
2025-11-07 19:00 | First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, MA, 02421, United States
Voices on the Green -Lexington’s premier live storytelling and music series- presents the third of four shows in collaboration with Lex 250 celebrations.

“Risking It” Six storytellers, speaking from their own perspective or embodying that of a historical figure, will share experiences from their lives that pushed them to take a risk. A teacher in a new job must decide whether to join his colleagues on the picket line. A woman finds the courage to join her husband and daughter rappelling from high cliffs, despite her fear of heights. We’ll experience the story of a Colonial woman who defied her Tory parents by marrying an officer of the Continental Army. Confronted by a Neo-Nazi, a man of mixed racial heritage risks physical harm if he voices his viewpoint. We’ll also learn how a kindergartner risked punishment to challenge an unfair rule, and feel the challenge of a computer programmer who abandoned financial security to pursue his artistic and creative muse.

All ages.

Admission is free. Reservations recommended: https://forms.gle/aM2aTR5AKvh1gz759

IAL Diwali Spectacular 2025
2025-11-09 16:00 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 44106, United States
Early Bird Specials: Tickets will be available starting September 21, 2025. Special pricing will end on October 20, 2025.

Get tickets: https://www.indianamericansoflexington.org/tickets

LABBB Best Buddies Craft Fair
2025-11-15 10:00 | Lexington High School Field House, 251 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Annual Craft Fair to benefit LABBB’s Best Buddies chapters. Free Kid Activities.

Learn more: https://www.labbb.com/

“Dreadful were the Vestages of war:” Three Human Stories of April 19, 1775
2025-11-20 18:00 | Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, 02421, United States
Joel Bohy, military historian and Antiques Roadshow presenter, will give a lecture on Lexington’s Revolutionary War veterans at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library on November 20, 2025, followed by a signing of his 2025 book, Bullet Strikes From the First Day of the American Revolution.

The lecture will take a closer look at three individuals involved in the beginning of the war: John Robbins of Lexington who was badly wounded on April 19, James Hayward of Acton who was mortally wounded at Fiske Hill in Lexington, and a British soldier who was wounded in Lexington on April 19 and went on to join the Lexington militia and the Continental Army.

This lecture is co-sponsored by Lexington History Museums and the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, as part of SRMML’s 50th anniversary programming. It will take place in person at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library and will be live streamed by local community access partner LexMedia. Livestream link will be posted prior to the event.

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Schedule:6:00: Doors open for viewing of special exhibition Protest & Promise: The American Revolution in Lexington7:00: Lecture8:00 Book Signing

Lexington Legacy 5K Race/Walk
2025-11-29 09:00 | Lincoln Park, 100 Lincoln St, Lexington, Massachusetts, 02420, United States
The Lexington Legacy 5k run/walk will be held this year on Small Business Saturday, November 29th at 9am. In 2008, the Lexington High School Cross Country / Track & Field program hosted its first annual “Alumni Race” on the same, nearly all-road course the team has called home since 1970. Over the last 17 years, with the support of athletes, coaches, and parent volunteers our tradition has grown into an event that allows us to share the sport we love with the larger community. All proceeds will go to support the LHS Cross Country / Track & Field team.

Register: https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Lexington/LexingtonLegacy5k

Kids POPS!
2025-12-05 16:00 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 44106, United States
Featuring Lexington Children’s Chorus under the auspices of Lexington Music School, New World Chorale and special guest, Santa Claus!

Our signature holiday event!

Every year, our Holiday POPS! concerts explore a different facet of this most wonderful time of the year. Celebrate the magic of the holidays with us!

Get Tickets: https://www.lexingtonsymphony.org/20252026-season

Holiday POPS!
2025-12-05 19:30 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 44106, United States

Holiday POPS! Sunday Matinee
2025-12-07 15:00 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 44106, United States

Celebrating Coexistence
2026-02-15 19:30 | Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Sheng | China Dreams: II. FanfareAnger | Morin Khuur Concerto No. 2—Monkho, morin khuurMcPhee, Colin | Tabuh-TabuhanToccata for 2 pianos and orchestraStravinsky | Petrushka

This concert offers a culturally rich and exhilarating evening that you won’t want to miss! The international Mongolian morin khuur soloist, Monkho will perform a concerto featuring that ancient national instrument. Colin McPhee’s composition was inspired by melodies played on the Balinese gamelan. We will remain in the Far East as Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka tells us the magical story of three puppets that come to life in a Russian street fair.

Get tickets: https://www.lexingtonsymphony.org/20252026-season

Pushing the Limits
2026-03-28 19:30 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 44106, United States
Still | Bells Shostakovich | Violin Concerto No. 1 —Callum Smart, violinBartok| Concerto for Orchestra

British violinist Callum Smart returns by popular demand to Lexington Symphony to perform Shostakovich’s evocative Violin Concerto No. 1. Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra was commissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Serge Koussevitsky in 1943. This popular piece is filled with opportunities for each section of the orchestra to shine as the piece builds to an exuberant conclusion.

Get tickets: https://www.lexingtonsymphony.org/20252026-season

An Evening with Shakespeare
2026-04-25 19:30 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 44106, United States
Mendelssohn (McPhee arr.) | A Midsummer Night’s Dream —with Lexington Children’s Chorus

Our season finale features the Lexington Children’s Chorus performing in Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This composition is adapted and arranged by Maestro McPhee and expands Mendelssohn’s incidental music into a full evening that explores Shakespeare’s comedic wit and warmly human story where the real and fairy worlds collide.

Get tickets: https://www.lexingtonsymphony.org/20252026-season
