Dear Bonnie: I had a really hard day yesterday and last night when I awoke in a dream-style sleep I saw all these brilliant flashes of light. There seemed to be so many of them and they lit up my vision. Do you have any idea of what these balls or flashes of white light […]
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Eye on Art: FAM opens three summer exhibits, including 89th art & craft show
It’s a busy weekend at the Fitchburg Museum of Art as three exhibits open to the public on Saturday, and the opening receptions for all is on Friday, June 27 from 6-8 p.m.
Stages: Free Fun for Kids, classes, and more at Hanover crush summer boredom
Summer officially starts tomorrow, and that means lazy, hazy, crazy days, trips to the beach or pool (if you’re lucky), and bored, cranky kids by the 4th of July. But not to worry. The Lowell Summer Music Series and Worcester’s Hanover Theatre and Conservatory have you covered with free concerts and more.
Written in Granite: Housing remains a key issue
NASHUA, N.H. – The late New England philosopher Henry David Thoreau has a famous quote I like to use: “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Take, for instance, the Millyard district, the birthplace of Nashua’s historic economic prosperity. It was here, right by the Nashua Canal, where the city’s industrial development rapidly grew from the cotton textile industry and the Nashua Manufacturing Company (1823 to around 1945). Today, the Veterans Memorial Parkway, just west of downtown, welcomes vehicles and pedestrians into the district on Pine Street, and the iconic, almost 200-foot-tall brick Millyard smokestack […]
Stages: New seasons at Umbrella, ART & Huntington promise eclectic theatre offerings
Summer officially starts next week, but with the wave of gloomy weather you’d never know it. Not to worry, since the season lineup of plays and musicals from regional theaters promises a great 2025-26 season. The Umbrella Stage Company’s 2025/26 theater season invites audiences to a vibrant showcase of courage, heart, and hope featuring an award-winning premiere, a revisited classic, and two musicals that celebrate the impact of art. The season includes the Boston premier of “The Counter,” a play about the connection between a retired firefighter and a diner server, Sept. 26-Nov. 9; “Tick, Tick…Boom!,” a rock opera prequel […]
Family Recipe Box: Strawberry fields forever in Fitchburg
You may think you know what a strawberry tastes like, but until you’ve picked your own, you have no idea how crisp, sweet, fragrant and filling a farm-grown strawberry can be. So mark your calendar and visit Hollis Hills Farm this weekend, where tens of thousands of strawberries are growing right now. Just five minutes […]
