Week of Events
Birds!
Fivesparks and the Boxborough Birders present BIRDS!, a curated art exhibition exploring and celebrating the wonder, beauty, and diversity of birds. Featuring 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 …
Sunday, May 24, 2026
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May 24, 2026 -Birds! Exhibit Event: Painted Perches
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May 24, 2026 -Birds Exhibit Event: Tweet Treats
Birds! Exhibit Event: Painted Perches
Painted Perches is a family-friendly, hands-on program where participants design and paint their very own birdhouse together! Each birdhouse is locally built and designed for native bird species, making it both a meaningful art project and a way to support local wildlife. Families will enjoy spending quality time exploring color, creativity, and personal expression while …
Birds Exhibit Event: Tweet Treats
Tweet Treats is a kid-friendly, hands-on program where participants will make their very own birdfeeder to take home and feed their resident feathered friends! One birdhouse per child ($20). This workshop is appropriate for kiddos aged 4 years and up. Saturday, May 24th, 11:00am-12:00pm. Register HERE. This workshop is proceeded by another kid-friendly Birds! Exhibit …
Monday, May 25, 2026
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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Thursday, May 28, 2026
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Friday, May 29, 2026
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May 29, 2026 -Birds! Exhibit Event: Night Owl Night – PJ Storytime Author Visit & Activity
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May 29, 2026 -Birds! Exhibit Event – Open Poetry Reading
Birds! Exhibit Event: Night Owl Night – PJ Storytime Author Visit & Activity
Children and caregivers, come to Fivesparks for a fun bird-themed PJ Storytime! Children 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. In the story, Sova follows her dream of encountering a favorite animal in …
Birds! Exhibit Event – Open Poetry Reading
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. Join area professional/semi-professional poets and read your favorite poem at a welcoming and low-key open-mic-style event. This …
Saturday, May 30, 2026
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May 30, 2026 -Birds! Exhibit Event: Live Bird Show!
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May 30, 2026 -Birds! Last day to view
Birds! Exhibit Event: Live Bird Show!
Don't Miss This! Come to Fivesparks to see the Birds! exhibit one last time and be marveled by some REAL feathered friends! Join Bethany Boucher of Amazing Animal Ambassadors to learn about a wide range of birds from parrots, birds of prey and more. Some of the birds you might see include a macaw, cockatoo, …
Birds! Last day to view
Don't miss the amazing celebration of Birds! Last day to view is Saturday, May 30, 2026. 12:00-4:00pm.