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Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA 01440, USA

Irish Step Dance

Irish Step Dance 6:30-7:30 pm after a museum-hosted reception at 6 pm It’s the season to feel Irish, if only for an evening. Join us for a lively performance rooted in traditional Irish dance, by our friends, the Irish-American Step Dancers. RESERVATION is required for ......More

Irish Step Dance 6:30-7:30 pm after a museum-hosted reception at 6 pm It’s the season to feel Irish, if only for an evening. Join us for a lively performance rooted in traditional Irish dance, by our friends, the Irish-American Step Dancers. RESERVATION is required for every event, unless otherwise noted (email preferred)!!!

Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA 01440, USA

Special Spring Exhibit Opening Event

Special Spring Exhibit Opening Event 1 pm; free admission; no reservation needed Explore displays about Gardner’s past and present physicians, dentists and other health care workers, and organizations and meet them/their families.

Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA 01440, USA

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Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA 01440, USA

Mysterious MA

Mysterious MA 6 pm after a museum-hosted reception at 5:30 pm Join us for a close encounter of the informative and entertaining kind as we discover some of the most famous paranormal, cryptozoological, and plain weird incidental history in MA. Springfield City Librarian......More

Mysterious MA 6 pm after a museum-hosted reception at 5:30 pm Join us for a close encounter of the informative and entertaining kind as we discover some of the most famous paranormal, cryptozoological, and plain weird incidental history in MA. Springfield City Librarian Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe brings a historian’s eye and a storyteller’s flair to Massachusetts’ most famous legends, odd events, curious characters, and long-standing local lore as fascinating windows into the state’s rich cultural history. You don’t have to believe in the paranormal to enjoy this presentation! RESERVATION is required for every event, unless otherwise noted (email preferred)!!!

Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA 01440, USA

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Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA 01440, USA

Barre’s Naramore Tragedy

Barre’s Naramore Tragedy 7-8 pm after a museum-hosted reception at 6:30 pm Historian Lucy Allen of the Barre Historical Society presents a compelling reexamination of one of Massachusetts’ most disturbing tragedies, of Lizzie Naramore murdering her six young children am......More

Barre’s Naramore Tragedy 7-8 pm after a museum-hosted reception at 6:30 pm Historian Lucy Allen of the Barre Historical Society presents a compelling reexamination of one of Massachusetts’ most disturbing tragedies, of Lizzie Naramore murdering her six young children amid crushing poverty, in nearby Barre. Lucy will explore the legal realities that left Lizzie powerless over her children’s future and entirely dependent on a husband who failed to provide, and will reveal how the 1901 Naramore case was also a stark struggle for women’s rights within marriage. Her presentation connects this tragedy to the 1902 change in MA law, offering new insight into how women’s lack of legal rights shaped devastating outcomes. RESERVATION is required for every event, unless otherwise noted (email preferred)!!!

Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA 01440, USA

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Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA 01440, USA

Women of ‘76

Women of ‘76 7-8 pm after a museum-hosted reception at 6:30 pm Performing artist Rita Parisi of Waterfalls Productions will be back at the museum due to popular demand. This time, she will portray some of the women, loyalist and patriot, who witnessed the American Revol......More

Women of ‘76 7-8 pm after a museum-hosted reception at 6:30 pm Performing artist Rita Parisi of Waterfalls Productions will be back at the museum due to popular demand. This time, she will portray some of the women, loyalist and patriot, who witnessed the American Revolution first hand. ***This program is supported in part by a grant from the Gardner Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the MA Cultural Council, a state agency.*** RESERVATION is required for every event, unless otherwise noted (email preferred)!!!

Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA 01440, USA

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Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA 01440, USA

Cottage Garden of Earthly Delights

Cottage Garden of Earthly Delights 7-8 pm after a museum-hosted reception at 6:30 pm Varla Ventura is an author, traveler, plant lover, and lover of the strange. She has written several books on bizarre and freaky things, including Enchanted Plants: A Botanical Treasury......More

Cottage Garden of Earthly Delights 7-8 pm after a museum-hosted reception at 6:30 pm Varla Ventura is an author, traveler, plant lover, and lover of the strange. She has written several books on bizarre and freaky things, including Enchanted Plants: A Botanical Treasury of Folklore and Magic. Tonight, she will present a journey through the surprising lore of many common vegetables. RESERVATION is required for every event, unless otherwise noted (email preferred)!!!

Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA 01440, USA