Historic Waltham Days 2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

July 2009

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thurday Friday Saturday


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CHARLES RIVER MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION
154 Moody Street
Opening of Exhibit "Drawing on Brilliance: Patents and the Art of Innovation ."  Visitors will discover how patents work, why they help promote knowledge and technology, and how they reflect the inventor's quest to build a better mousetrap, 6-9pm, light refreshments served, admission $10.
781 893-5410
www.crmi.org

 


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PROSPECT HILL
Family Day
10-2pm, free.

WALTHAM FIREWORKS
Leary Field
Music by the Reminicents, 6pm
Fireworks Display, 9:30pm, free.



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GORE PLACE
52 Gore Street
Birds of Prey Shows
Owls, hawks, falcons and a bald eagle! 11am, 12:30 & 2pm, $5.
781-894-2798
www.goreplace.org

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WALTHAM MUSEUM
25 Lexington Street
Lecture: Native Americans 2pm, $4, $2 seniors & children.
781 893-9020 www.walthammuseum.com

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
380 Trapelo Road

Tours of the Archive, 11am, 1, 4 & 6pm, light refreshments served, admission free: limited to 20 participants, reservations required.
Workshop: Discovering your history in Census, Naturalization, and Passenger Ship List records. 2-4pm, light refreshments served, admission free, limited to 25 participants, reservations required.
To reserve, call: 781 663-0130 or e-mail: diane.leblanc@nara.gov

 

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THE TEA LEAF
487 Moody Street
Tea Talk and Sampling of Tea, 6:30pm, free.
Res. req'd.
781 891-1900
www.thetealeaf.us

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STONEHURST
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive
1884 Technology Tour Stonehurst was designed the same year Waltham became a city. Discover how people lived with the old and the new in 1884, as Waltham changed around them.
12-3pm.
781 314-3290 www.stonehurstwaltham.org
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WALTHAM MUSEUM
25 Lexington Street
Metz Meet & Slide Show,
9am-2pm, $4, $2 seniors & children.
781 893-9020 www.walthammuseum.com

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GORE PLACE
53 Gore Street

Harry and the Potters
A rock concert for all ages! 3pm, $10.
781-894-2798
www.goreplace.org

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JAMES REGAN
100 Hammond Street

Historic Post Card Show
12-2pm, free.
www.reganinc.com

WALTHAM MUSEUM
25 Lexington Street

Lecture: Waltham Police History 2pm, $4, $2 seniors & children.

781 893-9020 www.walthammuseum.com

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STONEHURST
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive
1884 Technology Tour, 12-3pm, free.
781 314-3290 www.stonehurstwaltham.org
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WALTHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY
735 Main Street
Ice Cream Social on the Library Lawn
Wednesday, July 15, 6:30pm, free.
featuring The Squirrel Hill Olde Tyme Jazz Band
Lizzy's Ice Cream $1/cup; BYO chairs & blankets
(In case of rain the concert moves to Library Lecture Hall.) RSVP: 781-314-3425, x 2, or web page Events Calendar.
781 314-3425 www.waltham.lib.ma.us

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WALTHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY
City Hall Tour at City Hall, Lecture at RTN Federal Credit Union, 600 Main Street
Tour City Hall followed by a lecture to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Waltham 's incorporation as a City by the “Dean” of the Council, Kathleen B. McMenimen. Tour 5:45pm, lecture 7pm, free.
www.walthamhistoricalsociety.org

STONEHURST
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive
1884 Technology Tour, 12-3pm, free.
781 314-3290 www.stonehurstwaltham.org

 

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WALTHAM HIGH
70th REUNION
at the Chateau, 195 School Street,
12noon.


CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL
750 Main Street

Morning Prayer according to the 1792 Book of Common Prayer, in use at the Founding of Christ Church, 9AM, Tours of the church and stained glass will follow until 11am, free.
www.christchurchwaltham.org

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GORE PLACE
52 Gore Street

Giant Puppet Show
Children join in the show with these amazing life-size puppets! 3pm, $8 adults, $5 children.
781-894-2798
www.goreplace.org

 

GIRLS SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Cedar Hill
265 Beaver Street

Sing-A-Long with Girl Scout songs, camp songs, and old-time songs, 4pm, free.
781 893-6113

 

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WALTHAM MUSEUM
25 Lexington Street

Lecture: Waltham Watches & Clocks, 7pm, $4, $2 seniors & children.
781 893-9020 www.walthammuseum.com

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LYMAN ESTATE
185 Lyman Street

Open House: a self guided tour of the mansion and greenhouses.
10am-3pm, free.
781 893-7232 ext. 232
www.LymanEstate.org

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THE TEA LEAF
487 Moody Street
Tea Talk and Sampling of Tea, 6:30pm, free.
Res. req'd.
781 891-1900
www.thetealeaf.us

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WALTHAM MUSEUM
25 Lexington Street
Historic Bus Tour 9:30am, $20 lunch included.
781 893-9020 www.walthammuseum.com

STONEHURST
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive
1884 Technology Tour, 12-3 pm, free.
781 314-3290 www.stonehurstwaltham.org

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CHARLES RIVER MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION
Opening of Waltham Watch Exhibit
at the Watch Factory, 183 Crescent Street
in collaboration with Waltham Historical Society and Watch City Ventures LLC, 5-7:30pm, light refreshments served, free admission.
781 893-5410
www.crmi.org


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PROSPECT HILL PARK ADVOCACY GROUP
322 Totten Pond Road
Starts at main gate, Prospect Park. Trolley Ride to Top of Prospect Hill with a talk about park history along the way and the opportunity to take pictures of the view from the summit.
10 & 11am, free event.
781 894-9320
www.phpag.org

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WALTHAM LAND TRUST
starts at Stonehurst, 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive. Walk through Storer Woods, tour Robert Treat Paine Estate with inside look at Stonehurst, followed by a walk through Lyman Estate Garden, 1pm, free.
781 893-3355
www.walthamlandtrust.org


GORE PLACE
52 Gore Street

'Magic by Scott Jameson' classic magic and juggling routines with a fresh new look. 3pm, $8 adults, $5 children.
781-894-2798
www.goreplace.org


 

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WALTHAM MUSEUM
25 Lexington Street

Lecture & Slide Show:History of Waltham, 2pm, $4, $2 seniors & children.
781 893-9020 www.walthammuseum.com

 

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STONEHURST
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive

1884 Technology Tour, 12-3pm, free.
781 314-3290 www.stonehurstwaltham.org

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STONEHURST
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive

1884 Technology Tour, 12-3pm, free.
781 314-3290 www.stonehurstwaltham.org

HISTORIC WALTHAM MONTH 2009
email: thomroach@goreplace.org