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Clockwise from top left: Strange Fruit, Outside the Box festival; Thomas Ortiz Dance, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival; Redcoats & Rebels, Old Sturbridge Village; Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Pow Wow; Lowell Folk Festival
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Greetings! Massachusetts is rich in arts & culture, so it's no surprise that exciting events, exhibits and festivals are held in the state's 16 regions all year long. Find out more!
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LEARNING ADVENTURES:
 Make your next Massachusetts getaway a learning adventure.
Immerse yourself in a new skill or build upon an existing interest. Programs range in length from one day to a week or more. You'll find engaging activities for adults, teens, and some that are intergenerational. Spend a weekend cooking with a master chef and fellow foodies. Make a Shaker box. Try your hand at stone carving. Silkscreening. Welding. Get the buzz on beekeeping. Learn the secrets of making an edible garden. Join in. Learn. Create. Photo: Snow Farm, the New England Craft Program
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Featured Region: Nantucket Island
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 Celebrate Spring's Arrival...."Daffy Style"! The Nantucket Island Chamber-sponsored Daffodil Festival (April 25-27) in its 40th year, is a full scale jubilee of winter's thaw featuring an Antique Car Parade, Tailgate Picnic and Children's Beach Family Picnic, as well as a Daffy Hat, Dog and Children's Parades. It's a joyous occasion for both islanders and visitors alike. Other festivals highlights include the Nantucket Garden Club's Annual Daffodil Show and a Daffodil 5k Race. Or pick up your scavenger Hunt brochures, get a team together, and take part in the family-friendly scavenger hunt. Three lucky teams will be eligible to win 40th Annual Daffodil merchandise! Come wear your Daffy hat, watch the car parade, have a picnic and welcome spring. Find more information on Nantucket Island. |
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North of Boston
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Come in out of the April showers and enjoy music with unparalleled views of the water at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. Enjoy a live HD performance of the Metropolitan Opera's production of Puccini's La Boheme on April 5th. Take in the melodious, introspective music of Glen Phillips on April 11th or enjoy an evening of roots Americana music with Annalivia and Ari & Mia on April 6th. From opera to pop, Rockport Music has it all! Find more information on North of Boston.
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Plymouth County
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 After three years of planning and renovations, the Greater Plymouth Performing Arts Center, Inc., a non-profit supporting the region's performing arts community, announces the Gala Grand Opening Events Series!
A two-month long celebration begins with a Community Open House at the Spire Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, April 5th. The Spire's performance hall and a custom built stage boasts tremendous acoustics, sightlines, and an architecturally beautiful interior as its trademark. Find more information on Plymouth County.
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Southeastern Massachusetts
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Prepare for an explosion of color! The Trescott Street Gallery in Taunton is hosting a full on collaboration of art and design during its Art in Bloom exhibition. The opening reception begins on April 4th from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and runs through May. The Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony will be playing at Wheaton College in Norton on Friday, April 25th at 7:30 p.m. Conducted by Assistant Professor of Music Earl Raney, the ensemble will perform spring pops and more. Find more information on Southeastern Massachusetts.
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The Berkshires
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|  Get a taste of chamber music spiced with paprika at MAGYAR!, the Close Encounters concert on Sunday, April 27th at 3 p.m. at the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington with virtuosos on clarinet, violin, piano, cello and cimbalom - the Hungarian folk hammered dulcimer. And celebrate Verdi's birthday with a film and talk on April 6th at the historic Lenox Club ("Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Verdi"). With concerts at Ozawa Hall (June 15th) and The Clark (July 20th), CEWM is the music to follow throughout the Berkshires this summer. Find more information on the Berkshires. |
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Greater Merrimack Valley
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Beginning on April 19th, the towns of Lexington and Concord will present their annual Patriots' Day celebrations! Tour the historic Munroe and Buckman Taverns in Lexington, see the gathering of the militia at Concord's Old North Bridge, and be sure not to miss the famous Battle Re-enactment at 6 am on the Lexington Green on Monday, April 21st, all complete with period costumes and weaponry. For full schedules of all events, visit www.battleroad.org. Find more information on Greater Merrimack Valley. |
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Central Massachusetts
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|  Looking for activities during April School Vacation? Look no further! Come experience Earth Week from Tuesday, April 22nd to Friday, April 25th at the Ecotarium and experience close encounters with the wild. But that's not all! Tower Hill Botanic Garden will also be having some Fairy-house Fun/Nature Yoga - and get a more in-depth look at Old Sturbridge Village with seasonal, age-appropriate themes. Don't forget that there is always So Much, So Close! Find more information on Central Massachusetts. |
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Franklin County
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 Visit us in late April for maple syrup and two great events! The little e - Home Show and Green Fair will be held in Greenfield at the Fairgrounds April 26-27. Highlights include exhibits for home, garden and business, the latest in energy-saving devices, workshops, good food and door prizes! Local craft beers on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Explore Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail April 26th and 27th -visit artisans' studio and see a variety of pottery types and styles. A great way to spend your weekend! Find more information on Franklin County.
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Greater Boston
| |  Each winter, especially this year, EVERYONE looks forward to Boston's annual rites of spring. Beginning with budding tulips and daffodils, the Swan Boats return to the Public Garden. The Red Sox's home opener is April 4th. The oom-pa-pa of carousels can be heard beginning April 11th on both The Greenway and at Boston Common. On April 15th, a Tribute will be held to mark the one year anniversary of the 2013 Marathon, showing the world that Boston's spirit of resiliency lives on. Patriot's Day Weekend brings historical reenactments, parades and commemorative ceremonies. And the 118th Boston Marathon runs on Monday, April 21st. Find more information on Greater Boston. |
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Cape Cod
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The Cape Cod ArtsApp is the best way to create your own Arts Trail...Cape Cod artists, craftspeople, galleries, museums and theaters are right at your fingertips! Download to your mobile device to find what's nearest to you while you wander around the Cape. Plan visits to studios of artists inspired by the Cape's natural beauty, galleries highlighting award-winning artists, and museums and performing arts venues that reflect the unique arts community of Cape Cod! Download the App now - and also get the companion Arts Apps to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Find more information on Cape Cod.
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Greater Springfield
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Be sure to catch "Intent to Deceive: Fakes and Forgeries" at Springfield Museums before it closes on April 27th! This provocative new exhibit about art forgery made its international debut here in January and has been a huge hit. The exhibit features works by some of the world's most notorious art forgers, illuminates their dubious legacies, and examines how their skills beguiled the art world for much of the 20th century. Find more information on Greater Springfield.
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Martha's Vineyard
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|  An Arbor Day Celebration will be held at Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury on April 25th from 1 to 4 p.m. What better way to celebrate Arbor Day than to join the staff of the Arboretum for an afternoon devoted to trees! Demonstrations, family activities, tours and more. Other highlights include tree Metasequoia sapling, family backpack tours and refreshments. Free admission! Find more information on Martha's Vineyard. |
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Mohawk Trail Region
| |  Spend a day in old New England! Visit Historic Deerfield, an authentic 18th-century New England village in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts. Tour beautifully restored museum houses with period architecture and furnishings. See yankee ingenuity at work in demonstrations of colonial-era trades. Explore our world-famous collection of early American crafts, ceramics, furniture, textiles and metalwork. Enhance your experience with special events, family programs and activities, shopping, and lodging and dining at the 1884 Deerfield Inn. Find more information on the Mohawk Trail Region. |
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MetroWest
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|  The eyes of the world are on MetroWest on the morning of April 21st, when 36,000 Boston Marathon runners take off from the starting line in our town of Hopkinton.Half of the racecourse winds through MetroWest, where runners will be cheered by hundreds of thousands of fans and will enjoy the daffodils planted along the entire course by volunteers last fall.Watch the race and enjoy live music and food at Framingham Downtown Renaissance's all-day festival. Find more information on MetroWest. |
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Celebrate the prehistoric side of Massachusetts. On April 13th, the 
