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SUMMARY:5th Annual Quock Walker Day Hike for Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Start the day with the 5th Annual Quock Walker Day Hike for Freedom at Bowman Elementary School\, 9 Philip Rd\, Lexington\, MA 02421. This family-friendly hike on the ACROSS Lexington Route M Loop commemorates Quock Walker’s journey from enslavement to employment in April 1781. Registration and storytelling at 8 am; walk starts at 8:30 am. \n\n\n\nRegister: https://www.racewire.com/register.php?id=14623
URL:https://lex250.org/event/5th-annual-quock-walker-day-hike-for-freedom/
LOCATION:Bowman Elementary School\, 9 Philip Rd\, Lexington\, MA\, 02421\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250705T094500
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SUMMARY:Quock Walker Day Storytelling at Lexington Visitors Center
DESCRIPTION:Join us for ABCL’s 1st Annual Quock Walker Day Storytelling at Lexington Visitors Center\, 1875 Massachusetts Ave\, Lexington\, MA 02420. \n\n\n\nSaturday\, July 5\, 2025 from 9:45 am to 2:15 pm \n\n\n\nStorytelling\, perhaps the best-known oral tradition of African American culture\, exemplifies the desire to express oneself and convey a sense of heritage. Storytellers remain important people in the community; they transform listeners by sharing new perspectives and forgotten customs of the world in which we live. \n\n\n\nDuring Quock Walker Day at Lexington Visitors Center featured storytellers will celebrate the 242nd Anniversary of Massachusetts Emancipation Day and the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington. They will communicate memories of colonial Massachusetts\, along with tales of resilience\, ingenuity\, emancipation and patriotism from the 18th and 19th centuries. \n\n\n\nAnother Lex250 family event! \n\n\n\nThese storytellers were trained in workshops supported by a grant from the Community Endowment of Lexington.
URL:https://lex250.org/event/quock-walker-day-storytelling/
LOCATION:Lexington Visitor’s Center\, 1875 Massachusetts Ave\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Free,Lecture,Living History
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SUMMARY:5th Annual Quock Walker Day Community Celebration: Quock Walker and the Black Patriots
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Quock Walker Day aka Massachusetts Emancipation Day with ABCL! \n\n\n\nJoin us for the fifth annual Quock Walker Day celebrations in Lexington on Saturday\, July 5\, 2025. \n\n\n\nCelebrate the 242nd Anniversary of Massachusetts Emancipation Day and hear how the Revolutionary War and the Black Patriots of Lexington and Massachusetts set the stage for Quock Walker’s judicial victories. His 1781 civil lawsuit for battery led to the 1783 criminal case that ended slavery in Massachusetts. \n\n\n\nJoin us for the 5th Annual Quock Walker Day Community Celebration at the Lexington Visitors Center Lawn\, 1875 Massachusetts Avenue\, Lexington\, MA 02420 – FREE. The festivities start at 11 am with music and recitation of the Governor’s Quock Walker Day proclamation. \n\n\n\nFIND YOUR JOY at any age with storytellers\, Farm to Plate Caribbean American Food Truck\, a dance workshop\, Black heritage scavenger hunts\, hands-on flax processing demonstration\, military reenactors\, and musical performance by Rhythms of Ghana. Festivities close with a poetry recital at 2 pm. \n\n\n\nHonor the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington which kickstarted the Revolutionary War and paved the way for Massachusetts to adopt a state constitution in 1780. In 1783\, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court confirmed that the idea of slavery is inconsistent with the 1780 Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. \n\n\n\nRain Location for the 5th Annual Quock Walker Day Community Celebration is First Parish of Lexington\, 7 Harrington Rd\, Lexington\, MA 02421 \n\n\n\nThank you to our partners and vendors: Church of Our Redeemer\, Clarke’s Cakes & Cookies\, Fresh Food Generation\, First Parish of Lexington\, Follen Church\, Hancock UCC\, LexFarm\, Lexington Visitors Center\, Rhythms of Ghana\, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Company A\, and the William Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Corps. \n\n\n\nCome early for colonial history and music and stay for the concert by Rhythms of Ghana. \n\n\n\nThis event is free. \n\n\n\nBONUS – Quock Walker Day Storytelling at Lexington Visitors Center – 9:45 am to 2:15 pm \n\n\n\nDuring Quock Walker Day at Lexington Visitors Center featured storytellers will celebrate the 242nd Anniversary of Massachusetts Emancipation Day and the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington. They will communicate memories of colonial Massachusetts\, along with tales of resilience\, ingenuity\, emancipation and patriotism from the 18th and 19th centuries.
URL:https://lex250.org/event/5th-annual-quock-walker-day-community-celebration-quock-walker-and-the-black-patriots/
LOCATION:Lexington Visitor’s Center\, 1875 Massachusetts Ave\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Virtual Film Screening and Discussion of The Black Patriots of Lexington: Venus Roe
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 242nd Anniversary of Massachusetts Emancipation Day aka Quock Walker Day \n\n\n\nQuock Walker was enslaved in Barre\, MA. His 1781 civil lawsuit for battery led to the 1783 criminal case that ended slavery in Massachusetts. Venus Roe was enslaved by Jonas Roe in Lexington. At about 3 years old\, she was gifted to Smitheren Reed of Woburn District. Venus Roe was emancipated in the wake of the third Quock Walker case\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Nathaniel Jennison. \n\n\n\nJoin the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington (ABCL) and Cary Library for a virtual screening of the Venus Roe episode of the Black Patriots of Lexington YouTube series\, a co-production of ABCL\, LexMedia\, and Tricons 2 Red Tails. The Black Patriots of Lexington is a nine-part series where Sean D. Osborne has conversations with acclaimed historians\, reenactors and educators to provide insights into 11 Black patriots who played significant roles in the American Revolution. Five of those patriots were active combatants on April 19\, 1775. Three of those soldiers were Lexington residents and two were Afro-Indigenous soldiers from Natick who fired on retreating British Regulars near the Lexington Green. \n\n\n\nIn the Venus Roe episode\, public historian Margaret Micholet and curator Stacey Fraser present the unique viewpoint of Venus Roe who was an enslaved servant at the home of Smitheren Reed and Captain James Reed of Woburn District (now Burlington). On April 19\, 1775 the Reed home sheltered John Hancock and Samuel Adams and served as a temporary prison for up to twelve British Regulars. \n\n\n\nA Q&A will follow with Stacey Fraser\, Margaret Micholet\, and Sean D. Osborne. \n\n\n\nThis program is presented by the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington (ABCL) and Cary Library. Register here: https://carylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-film-screening-and-discussion-of-the-black-patriots-of-lexington-venue-roe/
URL:https://lex250.org/event/virtual-film-screening-and-discussion-of-the-black-patriots-of-lexington-venus-roe/
LOCATION:Cary Memorial Library\, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
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SUMMARY:Freedom in All Its Forms- A Lex250 Band Concert by MetWinds
DESCRIPTION:Join the MetWinds\, Guest Conductor Meghan MacFadden\, and the Town of Lexington as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The music will reflect on America’s continuing quest for freedom from the first shots of the Revolutionary War to today. Guest Narrator Frank Oglesby Jr. (the “Voice of the MBTA”) will recite the stirring text of Aaron Copland’s classic Lincoln Portrait. Other favorites include Charles Ives’ mischievous Variations On America\, Kimberly Archer’s delightful medley American Labor Songs\, and Gala Flagello’s swaggering fanfare Bravado. This concert is sponsored in part by grants from the Lexington Council for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The intended audience is anyone who enjoys performances of live concert band music\, history buffs celebrating the 250 anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord\, or anyone interested in hearing how our various freedoms have been celebrated through music. \nThe rain date for this concert is Thursday\, July 17\, 2025 at the same time and location.
URL:https://lex250.org/event/freedom-in-all-its-forms-a-lex250-band-concert-by-metwinds/
LOCATION:Hastings Park\, 10 Lincoln St\, Lexington\, MA\, 02421\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,Music,Outside
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SUMMARY:Lexington Symphony Phoenix Project Jazz and Orchestra Concerts July 23 & 24
DESCRIPTION:You’re Invited: Join Us for an Unforgettable Event!Save the Dates and Celebrate with Us \n\n\n\nIt is with great excitement and anticipation that we invite you to attend our inaugural Lexington Symphony Phoenix Project Jazz and Orchestra Concerts July 23 & 24 in Lexington’s historic Cary Hall! Whether you are a long-standing member of our community or a newcomer seeking new connections and inspiration\, this gathering promises to be a memorable occasion filled with meaningful moments\, dynamic entertainment\, and the opportunity to engage with remarkable individuals. Mark your calendar\, because you won’t want to miss what we have planned! \n\n\n\nTickets are $20 at the door\, unreserved seating. Cash or check only.Save the date\, spread the word!See you at Cary Hall!
URL:https://lex250.org/event/lexington-symphony-phoenix-project-jazz-and-orchestra-concerts-july-23-24/2025-07-23/
LOCATION:Cary Hall\, 1605 Massachusetts Ave\, Lexington\, MA\, 44106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T190000
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SUMMARY:Lexington Symphony Phoenix Project Jazz and Orchestra Concerts July 23 & 24
DESCRIPTION:You’re Invited: Join Us for an Unforgettable Event!Save the Dates and Celebrate with Us \n\n\n\nIt is with great excitement and anticipation that we invite you to attend our inaugural Lexington Symphony Phoenix Project Jazz and Orchestra Concerts July 23 & 24 in Lexington’s historic Cary Hall! Whether you are a long-standing member of our community or a newcomer seeking new connections and inspiration\, this gathering promises to be a memorable occasion filled with meaningful moments\, dynamic entertainment\, and the opportunity to engage with remarkable individuals. Mark your calendar\, because you won’t want to miss what we have planned! \n\n\n\nTickets are $20 at the door\, unreserved seating. Cash or check only.Save the date\, spread the word!See you at Cary Hall!
URL:https://lex250.org/event/lexington-symphony-phoenix-project-jazz-and-orchestra-concerts-july-23-24/2025-07-24/
LOCATION:Cary Hall\, 1605 Massachusetts Ave\, Lexington\, MA\, 44106\, United States
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