Award-winning festival ArtWeek is back April 26 through May 5! This year's celebration features nearly 600 events statewide (70 percent of which are free) in over 125 communities! Many of these events are interactive and and "behind-the-scenes," offering visitors and locals alike a unique opportunity to experience art, culture and creativity. From folk art to food art, mural painting to modern dance, and so much more, ArtWeek events are wide ranging, engaging and open to all. Discover experiences and learn more about this signature Massachusetts festival at artweekma.org.

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You'll feel a little spring in your step as you tour great events this month in Johnny Appleseed Country!  Enjoy a performance by Skylark Ensemble at Fitchburg State University. Create unique Easter eggs at a Ukrainian Pysanky Workshop at the Museum of Russian Icons. Learn about sheep shearing and fleece at Wachusett Meadow's Sheep and Wool Festival. Or celebrate Earth Day in Townsend. And don't forget to see what local artists are creating at the Fitchburg Art Museum's Art in Bloom exhibition or GALA's Annual Spring Show in Winchendon at the end of the month! 

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Get into the spirit of Spring at Shearing Day at Island Alpaca on Saturday, April 27! This family-friendly event gets you up close to these gentle, curious creatures. Check out all the information at Island Alpaca. Next, the Martha's Vineyard Film Society presents the Spectrum Film Festival April 25-28. Spectrum is a 4-day film festival that presents a world perspective on LGBTQ+ stories, people and issues through films, guest speakers, discussions and a special event for LGBTQ+ youth.  

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A Back Roads of the South Shore symposium on Saturday, April 13 will focus on "The South Shore Meets the World: Cultural Exchange at Home & Abroad."  Explore local history during this half-day symposium featuring speakers from area museums and historical societies highlighting recent scholarship and collections work. Topics include: The Legacy of Robert Bennet Forbes; Irish, Italian & Cape Verdeans in Scituate;  Duxbury's Women at Sea;  Briton Hammon - Slavery & the Sea; WWI diary and photos of Margaret Hall. Admission is $15 and includes refreshments. 9 am to 2:30 pm at Spire Center for the Performing Arts in Plymouth. To reserve tickets, contact the Plymouth Antiquarian Society at 508-746-0012 or [email protected].

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Spring kicks off with the running of the 123rd Marathon and Patriots' Day festivities. Swan Boats are sailing, the duck boats are swimming and walking tours catering to a wide variety of interests are in abundance. While Boston is an old city, it loves big & little kids, especially during School Vacation Week. American cultural treasure the Alvin Ailey Dance Company mesmerizes audiences, London's spectacular musical Bat Out of Hell combines the magic of a musical with the energy of rock 'n' roll, A Bronx Tale takes you to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s. Frida Kahlo's Arte Popular is on display at the MFA, as is the annual Art in Bloom. The legendary Botticelli's revolutionary narratives Heroines & Heroes can be viewed at the ISG Museum. Then ArtWeek returns, featuring unexpected and creative experiences for all.

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Springfield Restaurant Week happens April 5-14, with 40 eateries offering great meals at special discounts, with something delicious for everyone! The seventh annual Springfield Museums Festival of Flowers on April 4-7 presents galleries bursting with color, when museum objects are creatively interpreted by florists and garden club members. The Springfield Symphony's April offerings includes "Mozart & Mahler" on April 27.

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