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SUMMARY:Birds!
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks and the Boxborough Birders present BIRDS!\, a curated art exhibition exploring and celebrating the wonder\, beauty\, and diversity of birds.\n \nFeaturing works that interpret the theme of BIRDS! that reflect not only birds themselves\, but also their habits\, homes\, interactions\, impacts\, and traces. Come enjoy wonderful bird-themed artwork by local\, regional and artists across the USA in a variety of mediums.\n \nParticipate in bird-themed programs\, all during prime bird-watching\, migratory season. You can see all the Birds! exhibit-related events HERE. \n \nOn view April 18 – May 30\, 2026.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/birds/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:BIRDS,exhibit
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SUMMARY:Birds! Exhibit Event: Night Owl Night - PJ Storytime Author Visit & Activity
DESCRIPTION:Children and caregivers\, come to Fivesparks for a fun bird-themed PJ Storytime!  \nChildren learn fun facts about owls and try out their owl voices before a reading by author Susan Edwards Richmond of her Mass Book Award Honor title\, NIGHT OWL NIGHT.  \nIn the story\, Sova follows her dream of encountering a favorite animal in the wild and helping her scientist mother gather information to protect it.  \nParticipants are invited to chat with Susan after the reading and create an owl mask or puppet to take home. \nFriday\, May 29\, 6:30pm. $10/child or $20 for families with 3 or more children/family. This program is great for kiddos 3-8 years old\, but older and younger siblings and caregivers are welcome\, wearing your favorite PJs!\nREGISTER HERE\n \nThis workshop is being offered as part of the Birds! exhibit on view at Fivesparks from April 18 – May 30\, 2026. \n \nSusan Edwards Richmond is the award-winning author of The Great Pollinator Count\, selected as an NSTA-CBC best STEM Book of the Year.  Her other picture books include Bioblitz! Counting Critters\, Bird Count\, and Night Owl Night\, a Massachusetts Book Award Honor Title and a Bank Street college of Education Best Children’s Book selection.  Bird Count won the International Literacy Association’s Primary Fiction Award and is a Mathical Honor Book.  Susan is also the author of Science Play\, an activity book for preschoolers in Storey Publishing’s Busy Little Hands series. \n \nA passionate birder and naturalist\, Susan has taught preschool on a farm and wildlife sanctuary in eastern Massachusetts for more than a decade.  She is happies exploring natural habitats with her husband and two daughters\, and learns the native wildlife wherever she travels. \n \n\n \nThe Birds! curated art exhibit as well as the corresponding bird-related events and programs were planned in partnership with the Boxborough Birders Group. 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/birds-exhibit-event-night-owl-night-pj-storytime-author-visit-activity/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:BIRDS,kids
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SUMMARY:Birds! Exhibit Event - Open Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:To start the closing of the Birds! exhibit\, let’s gather and celebrate birds in written word!  Listen to and read poems about birds (and flight\, and feathers and nests and birdsong…anything bird-related!) while surrounded by amazing bird-themed artwork.  \nJoin area professional/semi-professional poets and read your favorite poem at a welcoming and low-key open-mic-style event.  \nThis event is free for readers and attendees\, but please register HERE to allow for adequate planning. Please indicate if you will be reading\, and the poem you plan to read.  \nThe Birds! curated art exhibit as well as the corresponding bird-related events and programs were planned in partnership with the Boxborough Birders Group.  \nFriday\, May 29th\, 7:30pm. 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/birds-exhibit-event-open-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:BIRDS,live
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ORGANIZER;CN="Boxborough Birders":MAILTO:cassandra.oxley@gmail.com
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