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, April 26, 2026
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Monday, April 27, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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April 28, 2026 -Birds! Exhibit Event: Book Club with the Boxborough Birders
Birds! Exhibit Event: Book Club with the Boxborough Birders
We’re excited to invite you to join the Boxborough Birders Birding Book Club for their first meeting at Fivesparks as part of the exciting Birds! exhibit! The Boxborough Birders Birding Book Club carries the theme of Birds and Birding books. For this special meeting, the book to discuss is The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy …
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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April 29, 2026 -Slime Time with Miss Lisa
Slime Time with Miss Lisa
Join Miss Lisa for a fun, hands-on slime club where kids will learn how to make a different type of slime each week! Participants will mix their own slime and customize it with fun add-ins like glitter, sequins, and foam beads. Each session includes time for slime play, creativity, and cleanup, and kids will take …
Thursday, April 30, 2026
No events on this day.
Friday, May 1, 2026
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May 1, 2026 -Music is Meditation
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May 1, 2026 -The Drawing Room – May
Music is Meditation
Age-old practices of meditation, such as Zen, remain an effective means of promoting stress-reduction and attaining self-awareness. This series, entitled "Music is Meditation," will explore the possibilities of using “musical mantras” in the place of verbal ones in the practice of collective meditation. Each session will entail two 20-minute meditation periods, each employing recurrent musical …
The Drawing Room – May
The Drawing Room – May: An open drawing studio with artist guidance The Drawing Room offers a welcoming space for focused drawing, creative exploration, and artistic community, led by artist and teacher Mara Levin. These open studio sessions invite artists to work at their own pace, with guidance available whenever it’s helpful. Drawing on decades …
Saturday, May 2, 2026
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May 2, 2026 -Birds! Exhibit Event: Guided Bird Walk with the Boxborough Birders at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge
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May 2, 2026 -Birds! Exhibit Event: Feathers Not Just For Flying Children’s Book Illustrator Reading & Activity
Birds! Exhibit Event: Guided Bird Walk with the Boxborough Birders at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge
Saturday, May 2 8:00-10:00 AM Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Join the Boxborough Birders Group for a guided bird walk through the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge. Oxbow NWR is located along the Nashua River and provides a diverse habitat of wetland, upland forest, and old farm fields that support …
Birds! Exhibit Event: Feathers Not Just For Flying Children’s Book Illustrator Reading & Activity
Illustrator reading and book-signing A nature journaling activity expands the Birds! art exhibition Author and illustrator Sarah S. Brannen reads her award-winning book Feathers: Not Just for Flying and talks about the process of illustrating it. “Young naturalists meet sixteen birds in this elegant introduction to the many different and surprising ways birds …