Wednesday, March 28, 2018

2018 Patriots Day Weekend Schedule of Events

SATURDAY, APRIL 14
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Lexington Visitors Center
1875  Massachusetts Ave
(across from the Minuteman Statue)
781-862-1450
View diorama of Battle of Lexington and shop for custom and unique Lexington gift items. Public restrooms
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Official Lexington Battle Green Guides in Colonial clothing offer informal tours, history, visitor information and directions throughout the day. View one of the oldest war memorials in the country where the remains of 7 of the 8 Militia who died on the Battle Green on April 19th are buried.
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Buckman Tavern Tours
1 Bedford St
(across from the Battle Green)  
Self-paced audio tours available. Admission tickets available at the house.
9:30 AM
Parker’s Revenge
Battle Green
Lexington Minute Men gather on the Lexington Battle Green to reenact the second call to arms from Captain Parker with additional dialogue from Reverend Jonas Clarke. Following this event, the Minute Men will march to Fiske Hill before continuing on to Parker’s Revenge site in the Minute Man National Park. 
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Guided tours available every half hour. Admission tickets available at the house.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Liberty Ride Tours
Lexington Visitors Center
1875 Massachusetts Ave
(across from the Minuteman Statue)
A unique 90-minute trolley tour of the historic Battle Road. Purchase tickets and board at the Lexington Visitors Center, 1875 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington Center at 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm  & 2:30 pm.  Tickets available online   
11 AM
Meet and Talk With the Minute Men
Fiske Hill, Minute Man National Park
Massachusetts Ave
(just west of Route 95/128) map
Free

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Munroe Tavern Tours
1332 Massachusetts Ave
Self-guided tours available. Admission tickets available at the house. 
12:00 PM
Parker’s Revenge Wreath Laying Ceremony 
Parker’s Revenge site on the Battle Road
Route 2A (near the Minute Man National Park Visitor Center) map

1:00 PM
Parker’s Revenge
Intersection of Old Massachusett Ave and Route 2A - map
A skirmish at The Bluff on the Battle Road at the intersection of Old Massachusetts Avenue and Rt 2A. 
4:00 PM
Tower Park Battle
Massachusetts Ave opposite Pelham Rd.
Follow the British retreat as they fight the Colonial militia.


SUNDAY, APRIL 15

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Lexington Visitors Center
1875  Massachusetts Ave
(across from the Minuteman Statue)
781-862-1450
View diorama of Battle of Lexington and shop for custom and unique Lexington gift items. Public restrooms
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Official Lexington Battle Green Guides in Colonial clothing offer informal tours, history, visitor information and directions throughout the day. View one of the oldest war memorials in the country where the remains of 7 of the 8 Militia who died on the Battle Green on April 19th are buried.
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Buckman Tavern Tours
1 Bedford St
(across from the Battle Green)  
Self-paced audio tours available. Admission tickets available at the house.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Guided tours available every half hour. Admission tickets available at the house.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Liberty Ride Tours
Lexington Visitors Center
1875 Massachusetts Ave
(across from the Minuteman Statue)
A unique 90-minute trolley tour of the historic Battle Road. Purchase tickets and board at the Lexington Visitors Center, 1875 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington Center at 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm  & 2:30 pm.  Tickets available online   
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Munroe Tavern Tours
1332 Massachusetts Ave
Self-guided tours available. Admission tickets available at the house. 
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
“A Single Blow” The Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Beginning of the American Revolution: Book Signing 
Cary Memorial Library
1874 Massachusetts Ave
Free Lecture
Authors Phillip Greenwalt and Rob Orrison will be presenting and signing copies of their book. The first release in the Emerging Revolutionary War series. in co-sponsorship with the Lexington Historical Society and Lexington Visitors Center
7:00 PM
“House of Hancock” Musical
Lexington Depot
13 Depot Square    
History at Play presents a new revolutionary musical weaving together the life of John Hancock with the thrill of Broadway’s Hamilton. Tickets available at Buckman Tavern. 
11:30 PM
Paul Revere Ride Reenactment
Hancock-Clarke House
36 Hancock St
Free
A reenactment of the arrival of Paul Revere at the Hancock-Clarke House. 

MONDAY, APRIL 16 - PATRIOTS' DAY 

5:30 AM
“The Alarm” at the Old Belfry
Massachusetts Ave at Clarke Street
(across from the Battle  Green)
Free
 
Come ring the bell that sounded the alarm that the British were coming.
5:30 AM
(Rain date:
Saturday, April 21 @ 5:30 AM)
Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington
Lexington Battle Green   
(Dress Rehearsal:
Sunday, April 8 @ 2 PM
rain date Saturday, April 7 @ 2 PM)  
6:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Lexington Visitors Center
1875  Massachusetts Ave
(across from the Minuteman Statue)
781-862-1450
View diorama of Battle of Lexington and shop for custom and unique Lexington gift items. Public restrooms
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Buckman Tavern Walk Through Tours
1 Bedford St
(across from the Battle Green)  
Walk through the rooms of the historic tavern (interpreters present). Admission tickets available at the house.  Adults $3/Children $1.   
6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pancake Breakfasts
• Boy Scout Troop #160
  St. Brigid Church
  2001 Massachusetts Avenue

• First Baptist Church of Lexington
  1580 Massachusetts Ave
  (across from Police Station) 

• The Church of Our Redeemer
   6 Meriam Street
   (behind Visitors Center)
   All proceeds to benefit LexRAP
   (Lexington Refugee Assistance Program).


7:30 AM
Sunrise Youth Parade
Starting at Munroe Cemetery driveway, proceeding west along Massachusetts Avenue through Lexington center onto the Battle Green.

8:00 AM
First Shot! Film Screening and Q & A with British and Colonial Reenactors
Lexington Depot
13 Depot Square
Tickets available at the door. Adults $3/ Children $1 
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Buckman Tavern Tours
1 Bedford St.
(across from the Battle Green)
Self-paced audio tours available. Admission tickets available at the house. 
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Guided tours available every half hour. Admission tickets available at the house.
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Munroe Tavern Tours
1332 Massachusetts Ave
Self-guided tours available. Admission tickets available at the house. 
8:15 AM
Patriots’ Day Ceremonies
on the Battle Green
Massachusetts Ave at Bedford St
Free 

9:00 AM
First Shot! Film Screening and Q & A with British and Colonial Reenactors
Lexington Depot
13 Depot Square
Tickets available at the door. Adults $3/ Children $1 
10:00 AM
First Shot! Film Screening and Q & A with British and Colonial Reenactors
Lexington Depot
13 Depot Square
Tickets available at the door. Adults $3/ Children $1 
10:00 AM
Lexington Lions Club 104th Annual Five-Mile Road Race
Starting/ending on Massachusetts Avenue at the Battle Green.
For more information, call (781) 862-2534 or visit the Lions Club website.
10:30 AM
Lexington Minute Men/DAR Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Obelisk
On the Battle Green
Free

11:00 AM
USS Lexington Memorial Ceremonies
Visitors Center,
1875 Massachusetts Ave
(across from the Minuteman Statue)
Free   

11:00 AM
First Shot! Film Screening and Q & A with British and Colonial Reenactors
Lexington Depot
13 Depot Square
Tickets available at the door. Adults $3/ Children $1 
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Annual Patriots’ Day Handbell Concert of Patriotic and American Music
Hancock Church
1912 Massachusetts Ave
(stone church across from the Battle Green)
The concert is family-friendly and includes music played on 5 octaves of hand bells and 6 octaves of hand chimes, sure to please all ages: Broadway hits such as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” American ragtime, spirituals, and patriotic songs. Suggested donation of $3 per person to benefit the Russell School in Dorchester.  
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
“What Really Happened That Day” Talk
Lexington Minute Man Dan Fenn gives a half-hour talk on what really happened on April 19, 1775
12:30 PM
Float Judging
Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington. Free 

1:00 PM
Paul Revere Arrives at the Battle Green on Horseback
Free
Greeted by the Board of Selectmen and the Lexington Minute Men.  
2:00 PM
Patriots’ Day Afternoon Parade 
Free
Starting at Massachusetts Avenue and Maple Street in East Lexington, proceeding west along Massachusetts Avenue through Lexington center, left onto Worthen Road ending at the town pool parking lot.


Wednesday, March 21, 2018

7 Tips Freshen Up Your Lexington Home


If spring is in the air Lexington, don't let a musty house spoil it. Here are seven tips for giving the season the welcome it deserves.

1.      The best refrigerator cleaner is a combination of salt and soda water. The bubbling action of the soda water combines with the abrasive texture of the salt to make a great cleaner.

2.      The best way to get rid of lime buildup around the faucet it is to lay paper towels over the fixture, soak it with vinegar and let it set for an hour. The deposits will soften and become easier to remove.

3.      Clean screens with a scrap of carpeting. It makes a powerful brush that removes all the dirt.

4.      Clean windows with a rag and soapy water, and then dry them with another rag. You can also go to an auto-parts store and buy a windshield squeegee, which cleans very well.

5.      If drapes are looking drab, take them out of the window, remove the hooks and run them through the air-fluff cycle in the dryer along with a wet towel (to draw off the dust) for 15 minutes. Hang them back in the windows immediately.

6.      Clean the blades of a ceiling fan by covering them with a coat of furniture polish. Wipe off the excess and lightly buff.

7.      Sometimes comforters, blankets and pillows don't need to be cleaned, but they do need to be aired out after a long winter in your closed-up home. Take them outside and hang them on a clothesline for a day.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Verrill Farm Birthday Party

Farm to Table for 100 Years
1918 - 2018

100 years ago Amy & Floyd Verrill established their dairy farm on this land with a herd of 30 cows. 2 generations later we continue to celebrate their accomplishments. From putting fresh milk on your table, Verrill Farm has evolved to growing crops from asparagus to (green) zebra tomatoes for tables in Concord and beyond.

We invite you to join us in celebrating our first 100 years at 4 special seasonal events.
For more information visit: http://www.verrillfarm.com/events.html
Verrill Farm · 11 Wheeler Road · Concord, MA 01742 · 978-369-4494 · info@verrillfarm.com