Boston photographer F. Holland Day first distinguished himself in literary circles as a critic, bibliophile, and co-founder of the progressive publishing firm Copeland and Day. But by the turn of the century, he had established an international reputation as a leading Pictorialist photographer, striving to gain acceptance for photography as a fine art.   Details

Visit your local Salvatore's location for a culinary tour of Sicily's regional specialties.   Details

Whether extravagant or frugal, traditional or fashion-forward, the story behind a bride's dress has much to tell us about her life as well as our common culture. A symbol of love and commitment, the wedding dress personifies girlhood fantasies, a moment of transition, a performance of cultural values. Behind the Veil: Brides and Their Dresses explores how brides over the past 100 years have chosen their wedding dresses, and how their decisions are shaped by fashion, family, and finances.   Details

Join us in spring 2013 for an exhibition exploring Henry D. Thoreau's detailed observations of phenology recurring plant and animal cycles which ecologists are currently using to study the effects of a changing climate on the flowering plants and birds of Concord.   Details

Comprised of more than 250 objects, including posters, photographs, magazines, newspapers, books, pamphlets, political buttons, comic books, toys, postcards, and clips from film and television, this exhibition explores the historical role played by visual images in shaping, influencing, and transforming the fight for civil rights in the United States from the 1940s to 1970s.   Details

Curated by Pam Weeks. Exhibition sponsor: The Demoulas Foundation   Details

About Face: Compelling Portraits, an exhibition of portraits, explores this fascinating art form
in the work of Glenn Szegedy and Janet Wolahan. Szegedy and Wolahan have each created a body of work specifically for this exhibition.   Details

Secrets, Loss, Memory, and Courage considers issues such as the marginalization of gay men and the emergence of a new cultural acceptance of gay people in many circles. The show brings together a range of works from the Addison's collection, including a number of recent gifts made in memory of Paul Monette, a writer and gay activist who graduated from Phillips Academy in 1963, on the occasion of the 50th reunion of his class. Through paintings, photographs, and video, the show explores a variety of themes, including secrecy, the male body as a focus of desire, AIDS, outsider communities, loving relationships between men, and the quest for tolerance and acceptance.   Details

With a collection numbering more than 17,000 works of art in all media, from the 18th century to the present, the Addison Gallery draws on an extraordinary trove for its permanent collection exhibitions. Curated by Brian T. Allen, the Addison's Mary Stripp and R. Crosby Kemper Director, this seasonâ??s Eye on the Collection show celebrates the wide range of paintings in the Addison's holdings.   Details

Barney Levitt has always been drawn to detail and it has been the realist painters
who have been the source of his inspiration -- the Dutch Masters as well as contemporary
realist painters: Stone Roberts, Scott Pryor, Scott Fraser, and Gregory Gillespie.
Although he prefers not to label himself a Still Life painter, still lifes figure
predominantly in his work.   Details

Concord's Colonial Inn features a number of events and specials every month. Visit the "home page" link for their full schedule.   Details

Visit the birthplaces of American liberty and 19th century literature!   Details

DeCordova is pleased to present the twenty-year survey dedicated to American sculptor Tony Feher. This exhibition will be the first comprehensive, in-depth consideration of Feher's career. It seeks to reveal the richness, complexity, and impact of his investigations through a careful selection of key works that revolve around a very personal, formal, material, and spatial vocabulary developed and refined over the years.   Details

This year the thirteen Artists at the Brush are "Breaking Out" of their traditional formats and integrating their work to create a unified canvas within the gallery. The new focus creates a refreshing visual impact as a group while maintaining individual styles. This exciting show, our thirty-first annual exhibition, includes a wide spectrum of diverse media and artistic expression by the artists who rent and maintain studios at the Brush Art Gallery and Studios.   Details