Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll addresses attendees of the Lex250 Countdown kickoff. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)British Consul General Dr. Peter Abbott OBE and Lex250 Commission Chair Suzie Barry. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)MassachusettsLt. Governor Kim Driscoll, left, and Lex250 Commission Chair Suzie Barry (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)Members of the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)The William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)Lexington’s Minute Men at the Lex250 Countdown kickoff. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, left, Lex250 Commission Chair Suzie Barry, center, and MA250 Coordinator Sheila Green. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)Honored Guests of the Lex250 Countdown kickoff. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)Honored Guests of the Lex250 Countdown kickoff. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)Members of the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)French Consul General Mustafa Soykurt at Lex250 Countdown kickoff. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)Senator and Assistant Majority Leader Mike Barrettat the Lex250 Countdown kickoff. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)Massachusetts National Guard Lt. Colonel Geoffrey Loveat the Lex250 Countdown kickoff. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)Fire Sergeant Amelia Settembre of the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corpsat the British Tea and Colonial Talks seminar. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)The Lexington Bicentennial Band at the Countdown-to-250 Concert. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission)The Lexington BicentennialBand at the Countdown-to-250 Concert. (Photo courtesy Lex250 Commission))
The official Lex250 Celebrations for the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington were launched on Friday, April 19 at a ceremony in front of Cary Hall in Lexington.
Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll kicked-off the festivities alongside Lex250 Commission Chair Suzie Barry, State Senator Mike Barrett, Massachusetts National Guard Lt. Colonel Geoffrey Love, and Boston British and French Consuls General to the United States Dr. Peter Abbott OBE and Mustafa Soykurt, respectively.
The ceremony involved the participation of the Lexington Minute Men, performances by the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps and the unveiling of the Lex250 Countdown Calendar.
Following the launch, several community members spoke about different aspects of colonial life during the British Tea and Colonial Talks seminars. The day’s celebrations were concluded by the Countdown-to-250 Concert, which featured “Wind Music from the British Empire,” by The Lexington Bicentennial Band.
