New England Takes Flight: One Hundred Years of Aerospace History
From early flying machines to supersonic jet engines, from helicopters to space suit life support systems, New England has played an important role in the history of flight, both past…
Shakescene I: The Works of William Shakespeare
This is a performance piece presented in the first person perspective using the comedies, tragedies, and histories as well as the sonnets of Shakespeare. Let actor Stephen Collins make Shakespeare's…
WWI Nurse Edith Cavell’s Fate: Decision or Destiny
Edith Cavell was a British nurse who was caught in the cross hairs of history. Defying the brutish German army in Belgium, she became a key link in the underground…
How To Recall Trauma and Tragedy: The Memorial de la Resistance in Troyes, France
Societies always seek to integrate past events into the national collective memory, and no nation more than the French. But, the Second World War offered supreme challenges to the French…
Garry Brown’s Greatest Hits
A presentation by Garry Brown, long-time sports editor at The Republican Newspaper. The audience is invited to bring a lunch to enjoy during the program. Free coffee available. Cookies provided…
Witches in Connecticut
The harrowing story of the hanging of witches in Colonial New England continues to haunt our present-day imagination. The trials and executions of witches in Connecticut predated the more famous…
Stones & Bones: The Art of Death in Ancient Greece
What was important to the ancient Greeks when it came to dying, burial and immorality? Some answers can be found by taking close look at the choice of scenes depicted…
When the Road Came Through: How The Construction of Interstate 91 Changed Western Mass
Learn about the advent of the Interstate highway system at a lecture by Barry Deitz, a North Carolina transplant who has researched the question of what happens when a highway…
Sisters’ Centennial Motorcycle Ride Opening Ceremony
Join us for the official launch of Sisters’ Centennial Motorcycle Ride, a commemorative cross-country trip to honor the epic journey made by Adeline and Augusta Van Buren 100 years ago…
Professor Knows A. Lot
Come learn what she is up to at the Museums! Activities may include meeting a costumed character, face painting, magic, balloon animals, comedy, and getting to know the permanent collections…