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Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA -
Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots
Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ETSix String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA -
Bearly Dead - A Tribute To The Grateful Dead
Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ETSanctuary (Maynard, MA), Maynard, MA -
Exhibition - Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything
This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ETHull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA -
Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ETCharles Playhouse, Boston, MA -
Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024
The Lowell Art Association, Inc. (LAA) is the oldest incorporated art association in the country.
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ETWhistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA -
Exhibition - Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography
Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century Africa photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ETFitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA -
Exhibition - Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home
Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth.
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ETFitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA -
Exhibition - G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss
G.O.A.T. -- meaning “greatest of all time” -- highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ETFitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA -
Exhibition - Maine Moons
Chris Faust - Kristin Malin - Breehan James What better place to gaze at the moon than in Maine? The list of Maine-based artists who have painted moonscapes is long and glittering (Lois Dodd, Marsden Hartley, Katherine Bradford, Alex Katz, etc.) Drive–by Projects is pleased to present Maine Moons, an exhibition including paintings by three artists whose works are love poems to the Maine moon, Chris Faust, Breehan James, and Kristin Malin.
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ETDrive By Projects, Watertown, MA -
Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. ETCharles Playhouse, Boston, MA -
Wellesley Festival of Trees
A Magical Holiday Experience Celebrate the season Dozens of Trees Dozens of holiday trees, decorated in fun themes and donated by local organizations and families!
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ETThe Garden at Elm Bank, Wellesley, MA -
Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ETCharles Playhouse, Boston, MA -
Six (Touring)
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ETEmerson Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA -
Performance - Diary of a Tap Dancer
Trailblazing tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel (Chasing Magic, Funny Girl, Max Roach 100) returns to the A.R.T. in a new production that interweaves dance, narrative, and song to share the story of her own life and honor the histories and legacies of the extraordinary women tap dancers who came before her.
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ETLoeb Drama Center, Cambridge, MA
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Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - 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Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. 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APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? 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Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - 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Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. 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}); </script> </div> </div> ' $scripts_for_layout = '<title>Events around Groton, MA - AARP</title> <meta name="page_title" content="Events around Groton, MA - AARP"/> <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow"/> <meta content="Events around Groton - Groton, MA - AARP In Your City" name="description"/> <meta content="Events, around, Groton, MA, AARP" name="keywords"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://local.aarp.org/groton-ma/events/" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://vccstaging.local.aarp.org/groton-ma/events/"/> .Xeventfull {display:none;}' $title_for_layout = 'Events around {local_city_c}, {local_state} - AARP' $asset_version = '230831' $min = true $nowrapper = false $css = '.Xeventfull {display:none;}' $highlighting = '' $location = '<a href="/groton-ma/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HOME">Groton, MA</a>' $no_header = false $header_title = 'Community Calendar' $header_subtitle = 'Community Events and Activities around {local_city}' $isPR = false $navbar = '<nav class="section" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse"> <div class="containerx"> <div class="section-toggle">Sections <i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></div> <ul class="secondary-menu containerx" id="secondary-menu" role="menu" aria-busy="true"> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-OLE" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Online & Local Events</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class="active"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/things-to-do/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-TTD" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-THINGSTODO">Things to Do</a></li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/happenings/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-NF" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HAPPENINGS">News Feed</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/volunteering/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-VOL" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-VOLUNTEERING">Volunteering</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/home-and-community/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HC">Home & Community</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/movies/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MFG" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MOVIESFORGROWNUPS">Movies for Grownups</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class="more nosep " id="submenu-more"> <span role="menuitem" class="menuitem" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MORE">More<i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></span> <ul class="secondary-submenu animate slide-in" id="secondary-submenu"> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/discounts/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LO" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-OFFERS">Local Offers</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/local-resources/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LR" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-LOCALRESOURCES">Local Resources</a> </li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/jobs/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-WJ" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-WORK&JOBS">Work & Jobs</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem active" href="/groton-ma/events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-CC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Community Calendar</a></li> <!-- <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/healthy-living/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HEALTHY_LIVING" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HEALTHY_LIVING">Healthy Living</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/arts-entertainment/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-ARTS_ENT" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-ARTS_ENT">Arts & Entertainment</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li> --> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </nav>' $header_custom = '' $breadcrumbs = array( (int) 0 => array( 'title' => 'Things to Do', 'slug' => 'things-to-do' ) ) $row = array( 'title' => 'Back to Things to Do', 'slug' => 'things-to-do' ) $i = (int) 0include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 242 include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 242 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? 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Warning (2): include() [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: Failed opening '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html' for inclusion (include_path='/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/lib:.:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php') [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 242]Code Context<?php // if (!$nowrapper) (Globals::$language == 'es') ? include(APP . "/Resource/aarpe_footer_es.html") : include(APP . "/Resource/aarpe_footer.html"); ?><?php if (!$nowrapper): // MLW - Spanish wrappers TBDinclude (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4> <form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form"> <input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search"> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button> </form> <div class="event-filter filter-navigation " data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' data-target_container_parent = true data-category_sef="" data-keyword="" data-images="no" data-sortby="" data-allowed_dates='null' data-setdate="" data-enddate="" data-used_ids='null' > <a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon"> <div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div> <div class="icon"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus"> </div> </a> <div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container"> <nav class="tab-nav"> <div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist"> <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false"> <i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> Filter </a> <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> Date </a> <!-- <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false"> <i class="fas fa-search"></i> Search </a> --> </div> </nav> <div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent"> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab"> <h4 class="m-0">Category</h4> <form action="/virtual-community-center/"> <ul class="list-unstyled col-2"> <li class="item"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" name="categories" value="all" checked> <label for="checkbox-all" style="width:100%">All Events<!-- (<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: count [<b>APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp</b>, line <b>64</b>]<div id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">input type</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox" </span><span style="color: #007700">class=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox" </span><span style="color: #0000BB">id</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all" </span></span></code> <code><span style="color: #000000"> name="categories" value="all" <span style="color: #0000BB"><?php </span><span style="color: #007700">if(empty(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$tags</span><span style="color: #007700">)) echo </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'checked' </span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>> </span></code> <span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">label </span><span style="color: #007700">for=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all" </span><span style="color: #0000BB">style</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"width:100%"</span><span style="color: #007700">></span><span style="color: #0000BB">All Events</span><span style="color: #007700"><!-- (<?=</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$count?></span>)--></label> </span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'params' => array( 'images' => 'no', 'page' => (int) 1, 'show' => (int) 15, 'show_limit' => (int) 3, 'limit' => (int) 15, 'max-days' => (int) 365, 'max-miles' => (int) 45, 'min' => (int) 50, 'more' => 'yes', 'lat' => (float) 42.609600067139, 'lng' => (float) -71.573097229004, 'latlng' => '42.609600067139,-71.573097229004' ), 'sortby' => '', 'query_params' => array(), 'categories' => array( (int) 0 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ) ), 'tags' => array() ) $params = array( 'images' => 'no', 'page' => (int) 1, 'show' => (int) 15, 'show_limit' => (int) 3, 'limit' => (int) 15, 'max-days' => (int) 365, 'max-miles' => (int) 45, 'min' => (int) 50, 'more' => 'yes', 'lat' => (float) 42.609600067139, 'lng' => (float) -71.573097229004, 'latlng' => '42.609600067139,-71.573097229004' ) $sortby = '' $query_params = array() $categories = array( (int) 0 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Cultural Connections', 'tag' => 'aarp-cultural-connections' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Exercise & Wellness', 'tag' => 'aarp-exercise-wellness' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Food & Drink', 'tag' => 'aarp-food-drink' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Gardening & Nature', 'tag' => 'aarp-gardening-nature' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Markets, Fairs & Expos', 'tag' => 'aarp-markets-fairs-expos' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Movies, Music & More', 'tag' => 'aarp-movies-music-more' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Politics & Society', 'tag' => 'aarp-politics-society' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Seasonal Holidays', 'tag' => 'aarp-seasonal-holidays' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Sports', 'tag' => 'aarp-sport' ) ) ) $tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" name="categories" value="aarp-cultural-connections"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" name="categories" value="aarp-exercise-wellness"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" name="categories" value="aarp-food-drink"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" name="categories" value="aarp-gardening-nature"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" name="categories" value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" name="categories" value="aarp-movies-music-more"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" name="categories" value="aarp-politics-society"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" name="categories" value="aarp-seasonal-holidays"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" name="categories" value="aarp-sport"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> </li> </ul> </form> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab"> <div id="datepickers"></div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div> <div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3"> <script> jQuery(function() { var keyword = ""; var searchdate = ""; jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){ if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') { var href = ''; if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate; else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword; else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/aarp-events/"+href; } else { var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val(); if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword; if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/events/"+href; } }); }); </script> <div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;"> <input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" > <label for="hide-nationwide">Show State & Local Events Only</label> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. <a href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div> <hr /> <div class="filter-result mb-3"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'> <div class="ar-listing module-spacer"> <p><i>Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - A Tribute To The Grateful Dead</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Sanctuary (Maynard, MA), Maynard, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING">Exhibition - Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. (LAA) is the oldest incorporated art association in the country.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY">Exhibition - Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century Africa photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME">Exhibition - Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS">Exhibition - G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">G.O.A.T. -- meaning “greatest of all time” -- highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS">Exhibition - Maine Moons</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Chris Faust - Kristin Malin - Breehan James What better place to gaze at the moon than in Maine? The list of Maine-based artists who have painted moonscapes is long and glittering (Lois Dodd, Marsden Hartley, Katherine Bradford, Alex Katz, etc.) Drive–by Projects is pleased to present Maine Moons, an exhibition including paintings by three artists whose works are love poems to the Maine moon, Chris Faust, Breehan James, and Kristin Malin.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Drive By Projects, Watertown, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/wellesley-festival-of-trees-2024-12-26-wellesley-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-WELLESLEY-FESTIVAL-OF-TREES" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/wellesley-festival-of-trees-2024-12-26-wellesley-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-WELLESLEY-FESTIVAL-OF-TREES">Wellesley Festival of Trees</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">A Magical Holiday Experience Celebrate the season Dozens of Trees Dozens of holiday trees, decorated in fun themes and donated by local organizations and families!</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>The Garden at Elm Bank, Wellesley, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/six-touring-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SIX-TOURING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/six-touring-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SIX-TOURING">Six (Touring)</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/performance-diary-of-a-tap-dancer-2024-12-26-cambridge-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-PERFORMANCE-DIARY-OF-A-TAP-DANCER" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/performance-diary-of-a-tap-dancer-2024-12-26-cambridge-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-PERFORMANCE-DIARY-OF-A-TAP-DANCER">Performance - Diary of a Tap Dancer</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Trailblazing tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel (Chasing Magic, Funny Girl, Max Roach 100) returns to the A.R.T. in a new production that interweaves dance, narrative, and song to share the story of her own life and honor the histories and legacies of the extraordinary women tap dancers who came before her.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge, MA </div> </li> </ul> <div class="ar-show-more clearfix"> <div class="aarpe-spinner"></div> <a href="#" data-url='/ajax/events/next_page/' data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}' class="show-more btn col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-6"> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> <span>View More</span> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> </a> </div> <div class="image-provided-by clearfix small" align="right">Images provided by <a href="https://www.americantowns.com/groton-ma/" target="_blank">AmericanTowns.com</a>, Ticketmaster</div> </div> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <p>Is there an event that we should know about? 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APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" name="categories" value="aarp-cultural-connections"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" name="categories" value="aarp-exercise-wellness"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" name="categories" value="aarp-food-drink"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" name="categories" value="aarp-gardening-nature"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" name="categories" value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" name="categories" value="aarp-movies-music-more"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" name="categories" value="aarp-politics-society"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" name="categories" value="aarp-seasonal-holidays"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" name="categories" value="aarp-sport"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> </li> </ul> </form> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab"> <div id="datepickers"></div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div> <div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3"> <script> jQuery(function() { var keyword = ""; var searchdate = ""; jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){ if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') { var href = ''; if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate; else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword; else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/aarp-events/"+href; } else { var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val(); if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword; if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/events/"+href; } }); }); </script> <div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;"> <input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" > <label for="hide-nationwide">Show State & Local Events Only</label> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. <a href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div> <hr /> <div class="filter-result mb-3"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'> <div class="ar-listing module-spacer"> <p><i>Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - A Tribute To The Grateful Dead</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Sanctuary (Maynard, MA), Maynard, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING">Exhibition - Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. (LAA) is the oldest incorporated art association in the country.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY">Exhibition - Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century Africa photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME">Exhibition - Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS">Exhibition - G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">G.O.A.T. -- meaning “greatest of all time” -- highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS">Exhibition - Maine Moons</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Chris Faust - Kristin Malin - Breehan James What better place to gaze at the moon than in Maine? 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}); </script> </div> </div> ' $scripts_for_layout = '<title>Events around Groton, MA - AARP</title> <meta name="page_title" content="Events around Groton, MA - AARP"/> <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow"/> <meta content="Events around Groton - Groton, MA - AARP In Your City" name="description"/> <meta content="Events, around, Groton, MA, AARP" name="keywords"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://local.aarp.org/groton-ma/events/" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://vccstaging.local.aarp.org/groton-ma/events/"/> .Xeventfull {display:none;}' $title_for_layout = 'Events around {local_city_c}, {local_state} - AARP' $asset_version = '230831' $min = true $nowrapper = false $css = '.Xeventfull {display:none;}' $highlighting = '' $location = '<a href="/groton-ma/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HOME">Groton, MA</a>' $no_header = false $header_title = 'Community Calendar' $header_subtitle = 'Community Events and Activities around {local_city}' $isPR = false $navbar = '<nav class="section" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse"> <div class="containerx"> <div class="section-toggle">Sections <i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></div> <ul class="secondary-menu containerx" id="secondary-menu" role="menu" aria-busy="true"> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-OLE" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Online & Local Events</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class="active"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/things-to-do/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-TTD" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-THINGSTODO">Things to Do</a></li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/happenings/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-NF" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HAPPENINGS">News Feed</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/volunteering/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-VOL" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-VOLUNTEERING">Volunteering</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/home-and-community/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HC">Home & Community</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/movies/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MFG" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MOVIESFORGROWNUPS">Movies for Grownups</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class="more nosep " id="submenu-more"> <span role="menuitem" class="menuitem" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MORE">More<i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></span> <ul class="secondary-submenu animate slide-in" id="secondary-submenu"> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/discounts/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LO" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-OFFERS">Local Offers</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/local-resources/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LR" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-LOCALRESOURCES">Local Resources</a> </li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/jobs/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-WJ" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-WORK&JOBS">Work & Jobs</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem active" href="/groton-ma/events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-CC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Community Calendar</a></li> <!-- <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/healthy-living/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HEALTHY_LIVING" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HEALTHY_LIVING">Healthy Living</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/arts-entertainment/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-ARTS_ENT" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-ARTS_ENT">Arts & Entertainment</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li> --> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </nav>' $header_custom = '' $breadcrumbs = array( (int) 0 => array( 'title' => 'Things to Do', 'slug' => 'things-to-do' ) ) $row = array( 'title' => 'Back to Things to Do', 'slug' => 'things-to-do' ) $i = (int) 0include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 242 include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 242 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? 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Warning (2): include(/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html) [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243]Code Context<?php if (!$nowrapper): // MLW - Spanish wrappers TBDinclude (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4> <form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form"> <input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search"> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button> </form> <div class="event-filter filter-navigation " data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' data-target_container_parent = true data-category_sef="" data-keyword="" data-images="no" data-sortby="" data-allowed_dates='null' data-setdate="" data-enddate="" data-used_ids='null' > <a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon"> <div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div> <div class="icon"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus"> </div> </a> <div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container"> <nav class="tab-nav"> <div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist"> <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false"> <i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> Filter </a> <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> Date </a> <!-- <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false"> <i class="fas fa-search"></i> Search </a> --> </div> </nav> <div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent"> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab"> <h4 class="m-0">Category</h4> <form action="/virtual-community-center/"> <ul class="list-unstyled col-2"> <li class="item"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" name="categories" value="all" checked> <label for="checkbox-all" style="width:100%">All Events<!-- (<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: count [<b>APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp</b>, line <b>64</b>]<div id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">input type</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox" </span><span style="color: #007700">class=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox" </span><span style="color: #0000BB">id</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all" </span></span></code> <code><span style="color: #000000"> name="categories" value="all" <span style="color: #0000BB"><?php </span><span style="color: #007700">if(empty(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$tags</span><span style="color: #007700">)) echo </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'checked' </span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>> </span></code> <span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">label </span><span style="color: #007700">for=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all" </span><span style="color: #0000BB">style</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"width:100%"</span><span style="color: #007700">></span><span style="color: #0000BB">All Events</span><span style="color: #007700"><!-- (<?=</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$count?></span>)--></label> </span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'params' => array( 'images' => 'no', 'page' => (int) 1, 'show' => (int) 15, 'show_limit' => (int) 3, 'limit' => (int) 15, 'max-days' => (int) 365, 'max-miles' => (int) 45, 'min' => (int) 50, 'more' => 'yes', 'lat' => (float) 42.609600067139, 'lng' => (float) -71.573097229004, 'latlng' => '42.609600067139,-71.573097229004' ), 'sortby' => '', 'query_params' => array(), 'categories' => array( (int) 0 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ) ), 'tags' => array() ) $params = array( 'images' => 'no', 'page' => (int) 1, 'show' => (int) 15, 'show_limit' => (int) 3, 'limit' => (int) 15, 'max-days' => (int) 365, 'max-miles' => (int) 45, 'min' => (int) 50, 'more' => 'yes', 'lat' => (float) 42.609600067139, 'lng' => (float) -71.573097229004, 'latlng' => '42.609600067139,-71.573097229004' ) $sortby = '' $query_params = array() $categories = array( (int) 0 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Cultural Connections', 'tag' => 'aarp-cultural-connections' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Exercise & Wellness', 'tag' => 'aarp-exercise-wellness' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Food & Drink', 'tag' => 'aarp-food-drink' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Gardening & Nature', 'tag' => 'aarp-gardening-nature' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Markets, Fairs & Expos', 'tag' => 'aarp-markets-fairs-expos' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Movies, Music & More', 'tag' => 'aarp-movies-music-more' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Politics & Society', 'tag' => 'aarp-politics-society' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Seasonal Holidays', 'tag' => 'aarp-seasonal-holidays' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Sports', 'tag' => 'aarp-sport' ) ) ) $tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" name="categories" value="aarp-cultural-connections"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" name="categories" value="aarp-exercise-wellness"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" name="categories" value="aarp-food-drink"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" name="categories" value="aarp-gardening-nature"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" name="categories" value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" name="categories" value="aarp-movies-music-more"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" name="categories" value="aarp-politics-society"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" name="categories" value="aarp-seasonal-holidays"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" name="categories" value="aarp-sport"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> </li> </ul> </form> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab"> <div id="datepickers"></div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div> <div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3"> <script> jQuery(function() { var keyword = ""; var searchdate = ""; jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){ if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') { var href = ''; if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate; else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword; else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/aarp-events/"+href; } else { var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val(); if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword; if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/events/"+href; } }); }); </script> <div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;"> <input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" > <label for="hide-nationwide">Show State & Local Events Only</label> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. <a href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div> <hr /> <div class="filter-result mb-3"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'> <div class="ar-listing module-spacer"> <p><i>Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - A Tribute To The Grateful Dead</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Sanctuary (Maynard, MA), Maynard, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING">Exhibition - Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. (LAA) is the oldest incorporated art association in the country.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY">Exhibition - Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century Africa photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME">Exhibition - Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS">Exhibition - G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">G.O.A.T. -- meaning “greatest of all time” -- highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS">Exhibition - Maine Moons</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Chris Faust - Kristin Malin - Breehan James What better place to gaze at the moon than in Maine? The list of Maine-based artists who have painted moonscapes is long and glittering (Lois Dodd, Marsden Hartley, Katherine Bradford, Alex Katz, etc.) Drive–by Projects is pleased to present Maine Moons, an exhibition including paintings by three artists whose works are love poems to the Maine moon, Chris Faust, Breehan James, and Kristin Malin.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Drive By Projects, Watertown, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/wellesley-festival-of-trees-2024-12-26-wellesley-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-WELLESLEY-FESTIVAL-OF-TREES" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/wellesley-festival-of-trees-2024-12-26-wellesley-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-WELLESLEY-FESTIVAL-OF-TREES">Wellesley Festival of Trees</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">A Magical Holiday Experience Celebrate the season Dozens of Trees Dozens of holiday trees, decorated in fun themes and donated by local organizations and families!</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>The Garden at Elm Bank, Wellesley, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/six-touring-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SIX-TOURING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/six-touring-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SIX-TOURING">Six (Touring)</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/performance-diary-of-a-tap-dancer-2024-12-26-cambridge-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-PERFORMANCE-DIARY-OF-A-TAP-DANCER" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/performance-diary-of-a-tap-dancer-2024-12-26-cambridge-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-PERFORMANCE-DIARY-OF-A-TAP-DANCER">Performance - Diary of a Tap Dancer</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Trailblazing tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel (Chasing Magic, Funny Girl, Max Roach 100) returns to the A.R.T. in a new production that interweaves dance, narrative, and song to share the story of her own life and honor the histories and legacies of the extraordinary women tap dancers who came before her.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge, MA </div> </li> </ul> <div class="ar-show-more clearfix"> <div class="aarpe-spinner"></div> <a href="#" data-url='/ajax/events/next_page/' data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}' class="show-more btn col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-6"> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> <span>View More</span> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> </a> </div> <div class="image-provided-by clearfix small" align="right">Images provided by <a href="https://www.americantowns.com/groton-ma/" target="_blank">AmericanTowns.com</a>, Ticketmaster</div> </div> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <p>Is there an event that we should know about? 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APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" name="categories" value="aarp-cultural-connections"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" name="categories" value="aarp-exercise-wellness"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" name="categories" value="aarp-food-drink"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" name="categories" value="aarp-gardening-nature"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" name="categories" value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" name="categories" value="aarp-movies-music-more"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" name="categories" value="aarp-politics-society"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" name="categories" value="aarp-seasonal-holidays"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" name="categories" value="aarp-sport"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> </li> </ul> </form> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab"> <div id="datepickers"></div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div> <div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3"> <script> jQuery(function() { var keyword = ""; var searchdate = ""; jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){ if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') { var href = ''; if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate; else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword; else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/aarp-events/"+href; } else { var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val(); if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword; if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/events/"+href; } }); }); </script> <div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;"> <input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" > <label for="hide-nationwide">Show State & Local Events Only</label> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. <a href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div> <hr /> <div class="filter-result mb-3"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'> <div class="ar-listing module-spacer"> <p><i>Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - A Tribute To The Grateful Dead</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Sanctuary (Maynard, MA), Maynard, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING">Exhibition - Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. (LAA) is the oldest incorporated art association in the country.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY">Exhibition - Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century Africa photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME">Exhibition - Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS">Exhibition - G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">G.O.A.T. -- meaning “greatest of all time” -- highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS">Exhibition - Maine Moons</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Chris Faust - Kristin Malin - Breehan James What better place to gaze at the moon than in Maine? 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}); </script> </div> </div> ' $scripts_for_layout = '<title>Events around Groton, MA - AARP</title> <meta name="page_title" content="Events around Groton, MA - AARP"/> <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow"/> <meta content="Events around Groton - Groton, MA - AARP In Your City" name="description"/> <meta content="Events, around, Groton, MA, AARP" name="keywords"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://local.aarp.org/groton-ma/events/" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://vccstaging.local.aarp.org/groton-ma/events/"/> .Xeventfull {display:none;}' $title_for_layout = 'Events around {local_city_c}, {local_state} - AARP' $asset_version = '230831' $min = true $nowrapper = false $css = '.Xeventfull {display:none;}' $highlighting = '' $location = '<a href="/groton-ma/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HOME">Groton, MA</a>' $no_header = false $header_title = 'Community Calendar' $header_subtitle = 'Community Events and Activities around {local_city}' $isPR = false $navbar = '<nav class="section" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse"> <div class="containerx"> <div class="section-toggle">Sections <i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></div> <ul class="secondary-menu containerx" id="secondary-menu" role="menu" aria-busy="true"> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-OLE" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Online & Local Events</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class="active"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/things-to-do/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-TTD" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-THINGSTODO">Things to Do</a></li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/happenings/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-NF" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HAPPENINGS">News Feed</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/volunteering/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-VOL" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-VOLUNTEERING">Volunteering</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/home-and-community/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HC">Home & Community</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/movies/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MFG" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MOVIESFORGROWNUPS">Movies for Grownups</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class="more nosep " id="submenu-more"> <span role="menuitem" class="menuitem" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MORE">More<i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></span> <ul class="secondary-submenu animate slide-in" id="secondary-submenu"> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/discounts/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LO" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-OFFERS">Local Offers</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/local-resources/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LR" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-LOCALRESOURCES">Local Resources</a> </li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/jobs/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-WJ" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-WORK&JOBS">Work & Jobs</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem active" href="/groton-ma/events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-CC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Community Calendar</a></li> <!-- <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/healthy-living/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HEALTHY_LIVING" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HEALTHY_LIVING">Healthy Living</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/arts-entertainment/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-ARTS_ENT" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-ARTS_ENT">Arts & Entertainment</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li> --> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </nav>' $header_custom = '' $breadcrumbs = array( (int) 0 => array( 'title' => 'Things to Do', 'slug' => 'things-to-do' ) ) $row = array( 'title' => 'Back to Things to Do', 'slug' => 'things-to-do' ) $i = (int) 0include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243 include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? 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Warning (2): include() [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: Failed opening '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html' for inclusion (include_path='/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/lib:.:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php') [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243]Code Context<?php if (!$nowrapper): // MLW - Spanish wrappers TBDinclude (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4> <form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form"> <input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search"> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button> </form> <div class="event-filter filter-navigation " data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' data-target_container_parent = true data-category_sef="" data-keyword="" data-images="no" data-sortby="" data-allowed_dates='null' data-setdate="" data-enddate="" data-used_ids='null' > <a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon"> <div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div> <div class="icon"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus"> </div> </a> <div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container"> <nav class="tab-nav"> <div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist"> <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false"> <i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> Filter </a> <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> Date </a> <!-- <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false"> <i class="fas fa-search"></i> Search </a> --> </div> </nav> <div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent"> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab"> <h4 class="m-0">Category</h4> <form action="/virtual-community-center/"> <ul class="list-unstyled col-2"> <li class="item"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" name="categories" value="all" checked> <label for="checkbox-all" style="width:100%">All Events<!-- (<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: count [<b>APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp</b>, line <b>64</b>]<div id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">input type</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox" </span><span style="color: #007700">class=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox" </span><span style="color: #0000BB">id</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all" </span></span></code> <code><span style="color: #000000"> name="categories" value="all" <span style="color: #0000BB"><?php </span><span style="color: #007700">if(empty(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$tags</span><span style="color: #007700">)) echo </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'checked' </span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>> </span></code> <span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">label </span><span style="color: #007700">for=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all" </span><span style="color: #0000BB">style</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"width:100%"</span><span style="color: #007700">></span><span style="color: #0000BB">All Events</span><span style="color: #007700"><!-- (<?=</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$count?></span>)--></label> </span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'params' => array( 'images' => 'no', 'page' => (int) 1, 'show' => (int) 15, 'show_limit' => (int) 3, 'limit' => (int) 15, 'max-days' => (int) 365, 'max-miles' => (int) 45, 'min' => (int) 50, 'more' => 'yes', 'lat' => (float) 42.609600067139, 'lng' => (float) -71.573097229004, 'latlng' => '42.609600067139,-71.573097229004' ), 'sortby' => '', 'query_params' => array(), 'categories' => array( (int) 0 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ) ), 'tags' => array() ) $params = array( 'images' => 'no', 'page' => (int) 1, 'show' => (int) 15, 'show_limit' => (int) 3, 'limit' => (int) 15, 'max-days' => (int) 365, 'max-miles' => (int) 45, 'min' => (int) 50, 'more' => 'yes', 'lat' => (float) 42.609600067139, 'lng' => (float) -71.573097229004, 'latlng' => '42.609600067139,-71.573097229004' ) $sortby = '' $query_params = array() $categories = array( (int) 0 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Cultural Connections', 'tag' => 'aarp-cultural-connections' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Exercise & Wellness', 'tag' => 'aarp-exercise-wellness' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Food & Drink', 'tag' => 'aarp-food-drink' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Gardening & Nature', 'tag' => 'aarp-gardening-nature' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Markets, Fairs & Expos', 'tag' => 'aarp-markets-fairs-expos' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Movies, Music & More', 'tag' => 'aarp-movies-music-more' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Politics & Society', 'tag' => 'aarp-politics-society' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Seasonal Holidays', 'tag' => 'aarp-seasonal-holidays' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Sports', 'tag' => 'aarp-sport' ) ) ) $tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" name="categories" value="aarp-cultural-connections"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" name="categories" value="aarp-exercise-wellness"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" name="categories" value="aarp-food-drink"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" name="categories" value="aarp-gardening-nature"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" name="categories" value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" name="categories" value="aarp-movies-music-more"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" name="categories" value="aarp-politics-society"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" name="categories" value="aarp-seasonal-holidays"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" name="categories" value="aarp-sport"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> </li> </ul> </form> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab"> <div id="datepickers"></div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div> <div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3"> <script> jQuery(function() { var keyword = ""; var searchdate = ""; jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){ if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') { var href = ''; if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate; else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword; else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/aarp-events/"+href; } else { var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val(); if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword; if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/events/"+href; } }); }); </script> <div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;"> <input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" > <label for="hide-nationwide">Show State & Local Events Only</label> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. <a href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div> <hr /> <div class="filter-result mb-3"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'> <div class="ar-listing module-spacer"> <p><i>Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - A Tribute To The Grateful Dead</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Sanctuary (Maynard, MA), Maynard, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING">Exhibition - Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. (LAA) is the oldest incorporated art association in the country.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY">Exhibition - Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century Africa photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME">Exhibition - Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS">Exhibition - G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">G.O.A.T. -- meaning “greatest of all time” -- highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS">Exhibition - Maine Moons</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Chris Faust - Kristin Malin - Breehan James What better place to gaze at the moon than in Maine? The list of Maine-based artists who have painted moonscapes is long and glittering (Lois Dodd, Marsden Hartley, Katherine Bradford, Alex Katz, etc.) Drive–by Projects is pleased to present Maine Moons, an exhibition including paintings by three artists whose works are love poems to the Maine moon, Chris Faust, Breehan James, and Kristin Malin.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Drive By Projects, Watertown, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/wellesley-festival-of-trees-2024-12-26-wellesley-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-WELLESLEY-FESTIVAL-OF-TREES" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/wellesley-festival-of-trees-2024-12-26-wellesley-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-WELLESLEY-FESTIVAL-OF-TREES">Wellesley Festival of Trees</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">A Magical Holiday Experience Celebrate the season Dozens of Trees Dozens of holiday trees, decorated in fun themes and donated by local organizations and families!</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>The Garden at Elm Bank, Wellesley, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/six-touring-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SIX-TOURING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/six-touring-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SIX-TOURING">Six (Touring)</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/performance-diary-of-a-tap-dancer-2024-12-26-cambridge-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-PERFORMANCE-DIARY-OF-A-TAP-DANCER" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/performance-diary-of-a-tap-dancer-2024-12-26-cambridge-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-PERFORMANCE-DIARY-OF-A-TAP-DANCER">Performance - Diary of a Tap Dancer</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Trailblazing tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel (Chasing Magic, Funny Girl, Max Roach 100) returns to the A.R.T. in a new production that interweaves dance, narrative, and song to share the story of her own life and honor the histories and legacies of the extraordinary women tap dancers who came before her.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge, MA </div> </li> </ul> <div class="ar-show-more clearfix"> <div class="aarpe-spinner"></div> <a href="#" data-url='/ajax/events/next_page/' data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}' class="show-more btn col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-6"> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> <span>View More</span> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> </a> </div> <div class="image-provided-by clearfix small" align="right">Images provided by <a href="https://www.americantowns.com/groton-ma/" target="_blank">AmericanTowns.com</a>, Ticketmaster</div> </div> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <p>Is there an event that we should know about? 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APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" name="categories" value="aarp-cultural-connections"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" name="categories" value="aarp-exercise-wellness"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" name="categories" value="aarp-food-drink"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" name="categories" value="aarp-gardening-nature"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" name="categories" value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" name="categories" value="aarp-movies-music-more"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" name="categories" value="aarp-politics-society"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" name="categories" value="aarp-seasonal-holidays"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" name="categories" value="aarp-sport"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> </li> </ul> </form> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab"> <div id="datepickers"></div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div> <div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3"> <script> jQuery(function() { var keyword = ""; var searchdate = ""; jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){ if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') { var href = ''; if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate; else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword; else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/aarp-events/"+href; } else { var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val(); if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword; if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/events/"+href; } }); }); </script> <div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;"> <input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" > <label for="hide-nationwide">Show State & Local Events Only</label> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. <a href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div> <hr /> <div class="filter-result mb-3"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'> <div class="ar-listing module-spacer"> <p><i>Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - A Tribute To The Grateful Dead</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Sanctuary (Maynard, MA), Maynard, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING">Exhibition - Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. (LAA) is the oldest incorporated art association in the country.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY">Exhibition - Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century Africa photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME">Exhibition - Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS">Exhibition - G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">G.O.A.T. -- meaning “greatest of all time” -- highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS">Exhibition - Maine Moons</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Chris Faust - Kristin Malin - Breehan James What better place to gaze at the moon than in Maine? 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}); </script> </div> </div> ' $scripts_for_layout = '<title>Events around Groton, MA - AARP</title> <meta name="page_title" content="Events around Groton, MA - AARP"/> <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow"/> <meta content="Events around Groton - Groton, MA - AARP In Your City" name="description"/> <meta content="Events, around, Groton, MA, AARP" name="keywords"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://local.aarp.org/groton-ma/events/" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://vccstaging.local.aarp.org/groton-ma/events/"/> .Xeventfull {display:none;}' $title_for_layout = 'Events around {local_city_c}, {local_state} - AARP' $asset_version = '230831' $min = true $nowrapper = false $css = '.Xeventfull {display:none;}' $highlighting = '' $location = '<a href="/groton-ma/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HOME">Groton, MA</a>' $no_header = false $header_title = 'Community Calendar' $header_subtitle = 'Community Events and Activities around {local_city}' $isPR = false $navbar = '<nav class="section" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse"> <div class="containerx"> <div class="section-toggle">Sections <i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></div> <ul class="secondary-menu containerx" id="secondary-menu" role="menu" aria-busy="true"> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-OLE" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Online & Local Events</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class="active"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/things-to-do/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-TTD" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-THINGSTODO">Things to Do</a></li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/happenings/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-NF" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HAPPENINGS">News Feed</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/volunteering/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-VOL" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-VOLUNTEERING">Volunteering</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/home-and-community/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HC">Home & Community</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/movies/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MFG" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MOVIESFORGROWNUPS">Movies for Grownups</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class="more nosep " id="submenu-more"> <span role="menuitem" class="menuitem" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MORE">More<i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></span> <ul class="secondary-submenu animate slide-in" id="secondary-submenu"> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/discounts/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LO" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-OFFERS">Local Offers</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/local-resources/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LR" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-LOCALRESOURCES">Local Resources</a> </li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/jobs/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-WJ" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-WORK&JOBS">Work & Jobs</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem active" href="/groton-ma/events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-CC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Community Calendar</a></li> <!-- <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/healthy-living/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HEALTHY_LIVING" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HEALTHY_LIVING">Healthy Living</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/arts-entertainment/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-ARTS_ENT" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-ARTS_ENT">Arts & Entertainment</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li> --> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </nav>' $header_custom = '' $breadcrumbs = array( (int) 0 => array( 'title' => 'Things to Do', 'slug' => 'things-to-do' ) ) $row = array( 'title' => 'Back to Things to Do', 'slug' => 'things-to-do' ) $i = (int) 0include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243 include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? 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Warning (2): include(/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.resource.footer.root.html) [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244]Code Contextinclude (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.resource.footer.root.html");$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4> <form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form"> <input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search"> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button> </form> <div class="event-filter filter-navigation " data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' data-target_container_parent = true data-category_sef="" data-keyword="" data-images="no" data-sortby="" data-allowed_dates='null' data-setdate="" data-enddate="" data-used_ids='null' > <a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon"> <div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div> <div class="icon"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus"> </div> </a> <div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container"> <nav class="tab-nav"> <div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist"> <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false"> <i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> Filter </a> <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> Date </a> <!-- <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false"> <i class="fas fa-search"></i> Search </a> --> </div> </nav> <div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent"> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab"> <h4 class="m-0">Category</h4> <form action="/virtual-community-center/"> <ul class="list-unstyled col-2"> <li class="item"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" name="categories" value="all" checked> <label for="checkbox-all" style="width:100%">All Events<!-- (<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: count [<b>APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp</b>, line <b>64</b>]<div id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">input type</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox" </span><span style="color: #007700">class=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox" </span><span style="color: #0000BB">id</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all" </span></span></code> <code><span style="color: #000000"> name="categories" value="all" <span style="color: #0000BB"><?php </span><span style="color: #007700">if(empty(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$tags</span><span style="color: #007700">)) echo </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'checked' </span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>> </span></code> <span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">label </span><span style="color: #007700">for=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all" </span><span style="color: #0000BB">style</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"width:100%"</span><span style="color: #007700">></span><span style="color: #0000BB">All Events</span><span style="color: #007700"><!-- (<?=</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$count?></span>)--></label> </span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'params' => array( 'images' => 'no', 'page' => (int) 1, 'show' => (int) 15, 'show_limit' => (int) 3, 'limit' => (int) 15, 'max-days' => (int) 365, 'max-miles' => (int) 45, 'min' => (int) 50, 'more' => 'yes', 'lat' => (float) 42.609600067139, 'lng' => (float) -71.573097229004, 'latlng' => '42.609600067139,-71.573097229004' ), 'sortby' => '', 'query_params' => array(), 'categories' => array( (int) 0 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ) ), 'tags' => array() ) $params = array( 'images' => 'no', 'page' => (int) 1, 'show' => (int) 15, 'show_limit' => (int) 3, 'limit' => (int) 15, 'max-days' => (int) 365, 'max-miles' => (int) 45, 'min' => (int) 50, 'more' => 'yes', 'lat' => (float) 42.609600067139, 'lng' => (float) -71.573097229004, 'latlng' => '42.609600067139,-71.573097229004' ) $sortby = '' $query_params = array() $categories = array( (int) 0 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Cultural Connections', 'tag' => 'aarp-cultural-connections' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Exercise & Wellness', 'tag' => 'aarp-exercise-wellness' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Food & Drink', 'tag' => 'aarp-food-drink' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Gardening & Nature', 'tag' => 'aarp-gardening-nature' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Markets, Fairs & Expos', 'tag' => 'aarp-markets-fairs-expos' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Movies, Music & More', 'tag' => 'aarp-movies-music-more' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Politics & Society', 'tag' => 'aarp-politics-society' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Seasonal Holidays', 'tag' => 'aarp-seasonal-holidays' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Sports', 'tag' => 'aarp-sport' ) ) ) $tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" name="categories" value="aarp-cultural-connections"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" name="categories" value="aarp-exercise-wellness"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" name="categories" value="aarp-food-drink"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" name="categories" value="aarp-gardening-nature"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" name="categories" value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" name="categories" value="aarp-movies-music-more"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" name="categories" value="aarp-politics-society"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" name="categories" value="aarp-seasonal-holidays"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" name="categories" value="aarp-sport"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> </li> </ul> </form> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab"> <div id="datepickers"></div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div> <div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3"> <script> jQuery(function() { var keyword = ""; var searchdate = ""; jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){ if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') { var href = ''; if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate; else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword; else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/aarp-events/"+href; } else { var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val(); if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword; if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/events/"+href; } }); }); </script> <div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;"> <input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" > <label for="hide-nationwide">Show State & Local Events Only</label> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. <a href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div> <hr /> <div class="filter-result mb-3"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'> <div class="ar-listing module-spacer"> <p><i>Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - A Tribute To The Grateful Dead</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Sanctuary (Maynard, MA), Maynard, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING">Exhibition - Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. (LAA) is the oldest incorporated art association in the country.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY">Exhibition - Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century Africa photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME">Exhibition - Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS">Exhibition - G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">G.O.A.T. -- meaning “greatest of all time” -- highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS">Exhibition - Maine Moons</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Chris Faust - Kristin Malin - Breehan James What better place to gaze at the moon than in Maine? The list of Maine-based artists who have painted moonscapes is long and glittering (Lois Dodd, Marsden Hartley, Katherine Bradford, Alex Katz, etc.) Drive–by Projects is pleased to present Maine Moons, an exhibition including paintings by three artists whose works are love poems to the Maine moon, Chris Faust, Breehan James, and Kristin Malin.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Drive By Projects, Watertown, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/wellesley-festival-of-trees-2024-12-26-wellesley-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-WELLESLEY-FESTIVAL-OF-TREES" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/wellesley-festival-of-trees-2024-12-26-wellesley-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-WELLESLEY-FESTIVAL-OF-TREES">Wellesley Festival of Trees</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">A Magical Holiday Experience Celebrate the season Dozens of Trees Dozens of holiday trees, decorated in fun themes and donated by local organizations and families!</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>The Garden at Elm Bank, Wellesley, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/six-touring-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SIX-TOURING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/six-touring-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SIX-TOURING">Six (Touring)</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/performance-diary-of-a-tap-dancer-2024-12-26-cambridge-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-PERFORMANCE-DIARY-OF-A-TAP-DANCER" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/performance-diary-of-a-tap-dancer-2024-12-26-cambridge-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-PERFORMANCE-DIARY-OF-A-TAP-DANCER">Performance - Diary of a Tap Dancer</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Trailblazing tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel (Chasing Magic, Funny Girl, Max Roach 100) returns to the A.R.T. in a new production that interweaves dance, narrative, and song to share the story of her own life and honor the histories and legacies of the extraordinary women tap dancers who came before her.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge, MA </div> </li> </ul> <div class="ar-show-more clearfix"> <div class="aarpe-spinner"></div> <a href="#" data-url='/ajax/events/next_page/' data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}' class="show-more btn col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-6"> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> <span>View More</span> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> </a> </div> <div class="image-provided-by clearfix small" align="right">Images provided by <a href="https://www.americantowns.com/groton-ma/" target="_blank">AmericanTowns.com</a>, Ticketmaster</div> </div> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <p>Is there an event that we should know about? 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APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" name="categories" value="aarp-cultural-connections"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" name="categories" value="aarp-exercise-wellness"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" name="categories" value="aarp-food-drink"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" name="categories" value="aarp-gardening-nature"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" name="categories" value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" name="categories" value="aarp-movies-music-more"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" name="categories" value="aarp-politics-society"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" name="categories" value="aarp-seasonal-holidays"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" name="categories" value="aarp-sport"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> </li> </ul> </form> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab"> <div id="datepickers"></div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div> <div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3"> <script> jQuery(function() { var keyword = ""; var searchdate = ""; jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){ if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') { var href = ''; if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate; else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword; else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/aarp-events/"+href; } else { var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val(); if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword; if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/events/"+href; } }); }); </script> <div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;"> <input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" > <label for="hide-nationwide">Show State & Local Events Only</label> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. <a href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div> <hr /> <div class="filter-result mb-3"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'> <div class="ar-listing module-spacer"> <p><i>Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - A Tribute To The Grateful Dead</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Sanctuary (Maynard, MA), Maynard, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING">Exhibition - Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. (LAA) is the oldest incorporated art association in the country.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY">Exhibition - Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century Africa photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME">Exhibition - Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS">Exhibition - G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">G.O.A.T. -- meaning “greatest of all time” -- highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS">Exhibition - Maine Moons</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Chris Faust - Kristin Malin - Breehan James What better place to gaze at the moon than in Maine? 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}); </script> </div> </div> ' $scripts_for_layout = '<title>Events around Groton, MA - AARP</title> <meta name="page_title" content="Events around Groton, MA - AARP"/> <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow"/> <meta content="Events around Groton - Groton, MA - AARP In Your City" name="description"/> <meta content="Events, around, Groton, MA, AARP" name="keywords"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://local.aarp.org/groton-ma/events/" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://vccstaging.local.aarp.org/groton-ma/events/"/> .Xeventfull {display:none;}' $title_for_layout = 'Events around {local_city_c}, {local_state} - AARP' $asset_version = '230831' $min = true $nowrapper = false $css = '.Xeventfull {display:none;}' $highlighting = '' $location = '<a href="/groton-ma/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HOME">Groton, MA</a>' $no_header = false $header_title = 'Community Calendar' $header_subtitle = 'Community Events and Activities around {local_city}' $isPR = false $navbar = '<nav class="section" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse"> <div class="containerx"> <div class="section-toggle">Sections <i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></div> <ul class="secondary-menu containerx" id="secondary-menu" role="menu" aria-busy="true"> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-OLE" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Online & Local Events</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class="active"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/things-to-do/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-TTD" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-THINGSTODO">Things to Do</a></li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/happenings/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-NF" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HAPPENINGS">News Feed</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/volunteering/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-VOL" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-VOLUNTEERING">Volunteering</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/home-and-community/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HC">Home & Community</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class=""><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem" href="/groton-ma/movies/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MFG" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MOVIESFORGROWNUPS">Movies for Grownups</a> </li> <li role="presentation" class="more nosep " id="submenu-more"> <span role="menuitem" class="menuitem" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MORE">More<i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i></span> <ul class="secondary-submenu animate slide-in" id="secondary-submenu"> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/discounts/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LO" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-OFFERS">Local Offers</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/local-resources/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-LR" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-LOCALRESOURCES">Local Resources</a> </li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/jobs/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-WJ" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-WORK&JOBS">Work & Jobs</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem active" href="/groton-ma/events/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-CC" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-EVENTS">Community Calendar</a></li> <!-- <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/healthy-living/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-HEALTHY_LIVING" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-HEALTHY_LIVING">Healthy Living</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/arts-entertainment/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-ARTS_ENT" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-ARTS_ENT">Arts & Entertainment</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/groton-ma/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li> --> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </nav>' $header_custom = '' $breadcrumbs = array( (int) 0 => array( 'title' => 'Things to Do', 'slug' => 'things-to-do' ) ) $row = array( 'title' => 'Back to Things to Do', 'slug' => 'things-to-do' ) $i = (int) 0include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244 include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? 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Warning (2): include() [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: Failed opening '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.resource.footer.root.html' for inclusion (include_path='/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/lib:.:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php') [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244]Code Contextinclude (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.resource.footer.root.html");$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4> <form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form"> <input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search"> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button> </form> <div class="event-filter filter-navigation " data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' data-target_container_parent = true data-category_sef="" data-keyword="" data-images="no" data-sortby="" data-allowed_dates='null' data-setdate="" data-enddate="" data-used_ids='null' > <a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon"> <div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div> <div class="icon"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus"> </div> </a> <div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container"> <nav class="tab-nav"> <div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist"> <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false"> <i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> Filter </a> <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> Date </a> <!-- <a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false"> <i class="fas fa-search"></i> Search </a> --> </div> </nav> <div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent"> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab"> <h4 class="m-0">Category</h4> <form action="/virtual-community-center/"> <ul class="list-unstyled col-2"> <li class="item"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" name="categories" value="all" checked> <label for="checkbox-all" style="width:100%">All Events<!-- (<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: count [<b>APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp</b>, line <b>64</b>]<div id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr676bb0e498777-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">input type</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox" </span><span style="color: #007700">class=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox" </span><span style="color: #0000BB">id</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all" </span></span></code> <code><span style="color: #000000"> name="categories" value="all" <span style="color: #0000BB"><?php </span><span style="color: #007700">if(empty(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$tags</span><span style="color: #007700">)) echo </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'checked' </span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>> </span></code> <span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700"><</span><span style="color: #0000BB">label </span><span style="color: #007700">for=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all" </span><span style="color: #0000BB">style</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"width:100%"</span><span style="color: #007700">></span><span style="color: #0000BB">All Events</span><span style="color: #007700"><!-- (<?=</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$count?></span>)--></label> </span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr676bb0e498777-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'params' => array( 'images' => 'no', 'page' => (int) 1, 'show' => (int) 15, 'show_limit' => (int) 3, 'limit' => (int) 15, 'max-days' => (int) 365, 'max-miles' => (int) 45, 'min' => (int) 50, 'more' => 'yes', 'lat' => (float) 42.609600067139, 'lng' => (float) -71.573097229004, 'latlng' => '42.609600067139,-71.573097229004' ), 'sortby' => '', 'query_params' => array(), 'categories' => array( (int) 0 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( [maximum depth reached] ) ) ), 'tags' => array() ) $params = array( 'images' => 'no', 'page' => (int) 1, 'show' => (int) 15, 'show_limit' => (int) 3, 'limit' => (int) 15, 'max-days' => (int) 365, 'max-miles' => (int) 45, 'min' => (int) 50, 'more' => 'yes', 'lat' => (float) 42.609600067139, 'lng' => (float) -71.573097229004, 'latlng' => '42.609600067139,-71.573097229004' ) $sortby = '' $query_params = array() $categories = array( (int) 0 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Cultural Connections', 'tag' => 'aarp-cultural-connections' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Exercise & Wellness', 'tag' => 'aarp-exercise-wellness' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Food & Drink', 'tag' => 'aarp-food-drink' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Gardening & Nature', 'tag' => 'aarp-gardening-nature' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Markets, Fairs & Expos', 'tag' => 'aarp-markets-fairs-expos' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Movies, Music & More', 'tag' => 'aarp-movies-music-more' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Politics & Society', 'tag' => 'aarp-politics-society' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Seasonal Holidays', 'tag' => 'aarp-seasonal-holidays' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'CventCategory' => array( 'name' => 'Sports', 'tag' => 'aarp-sport' ) ) ) $tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" name="categories" value="aarp-cultural-connections"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" name="categories" value="aarp-exercise-wellness"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" name="categories" value="aarp-food-drink"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" name="categories" value="aarp-gardening-nature"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" name="categories" value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" name="categories" value="aarp-movies-music-more"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" name="categories" value="aarp-politics-society"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" name="categories" value="aarp-seasonal-holidays"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" name="categories" value="aarp-sport"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> </li> </ul> </form> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab"> <div id="datepickers"></div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div> <div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3"> <script> jQuery(function() { var keyword = ""; var searchdate = ""; jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){ if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') { var href = ''; if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate; else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword; else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/aarp-events/"+href; } else { var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val(); if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword; if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/events/"+href; } }); }); </script> <div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;"> <input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" > <label for="hide-nationwide">Show State & Local Events Only</label> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. <a href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div> <hr /> <div class="filter-result mb-3"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'> <div class="ar-listing module-spacer"> <p><i>Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - A Tribute To The Grateful Dead</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Sanctuary (Maynard, MA), Maynard, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING">Exhibition - Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. (LAA) is the oldest incorporated art association in the country.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY">Exhibition - Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century Africa photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME">Exhibition - Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS">Exhibition - G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">G.O.A.T. -- meaning “greatest of all time” -- highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS">Exhibition - Maine Moons</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Chris Faust - Kristin Malin - Breehan James What better place to gaze at the moon than in Maine? The list of Maine-based artists who have painted moonscapes is long and glittering (Lois Dodd, Marsden Hartley, Katherine Bradford, Alex Katz, etc.) Drive–by Projects is pleased to present Maine Moons, an exhibition including paintings by three artists whose works are love poems to the Maine moon, Chris Faust, Breehan James, and Kristin Malin.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Drive By Projects, Watertown, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/wellesley-festival-of-trees-2024-12-26-wellesley-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-WELLESLEY-FESTIVAL-OF-TREES" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/wellesley-festival-of-trees-2024-12-26-wellesley-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-WELLESLEY-FESTIVAL-OF-TREES">Wellesley Festival of Trees</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">A Magical Holiday Experience Celebrate the season Dozens of Trees Dozens of holiday trees, decorated in fun themes and donated by local organizations and families!</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>The Garden at Elm Bank, Wellesley, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/six-touring-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SIX-TOURING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/six-touring-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-SIX-TOURING">Six (Touring)</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/performance-diary-of-a-tap-dancer-2024-12-26-cambridge-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-PERFORMANCE-DIARY-OF-A-TAP-DANCER" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/performance-diary-of-a-tap-dancer-2024-12-26-cambridge-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-PERFORMANCE-DIARY-OF-A-TAP-DANCER">Performance - Diary of a Tap Dancer</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Trailblazing tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel (Chasing Magic, Funny Girl, Max Roach 100) returns to the A.R.T. in a new production that interweaves dance, narrative, and song to share the story of her own life and honor the histories and legacies of the extraordinary women tap dancers who came before her.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge, MA </div> </li> </ul> <div class="ar-show-more clearfix"> <div class="aarpe-spinner"></div> <a href="#" data-url='/ajax/events/next_page/' data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}' class="show-more btn col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-6"> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> <span>View More</span> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> </a> </div> <div class="image-provided-by clearfix small" align="right">Images provided by <a href="https://www.americantowns.com/groton-ma/" target="_blank">AmericanTowns.com</a>, Ticketmaster</div> </div> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <p>Is there an event that we should know about? 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APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" name="categories" value="aarp-cultural-connections"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" name="categories" value="aarp-exercise-wellness"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" name="categories" value="aarp-food-drink"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" name="categories" value="aarp-gardening-nature"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" name="categories" value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" name="categories" value="aarp-movies-music-more"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" name="categories" value="aarp-politics-society"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" name="categories" value="aarp-seasonal-holidays"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> </li> <li class="item disabled"> <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" name="categories" value="aarp-sport"> <label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> </li> </ul> </form> </div> <div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab"> <div id="datepickers"></div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div> <div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="filter-buttons"> <div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div> <div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3"> <script> jQuery(function() { var keyword = ""; var searchdate = ""; jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){ if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') { var href = ''; if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate; else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword; else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/aarp-events/"+href; } else { var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val(); if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword; if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate; window.location.href = "/groton-ma/events/"+href; } }); }); </script> <div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;"> <input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" > <label for="hide-nationwide">Show State & Local Events Only</label> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. <a href="/groton-ma/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div> <hr /> <div class="filter-result mb-3"> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":42.60960006713867,"lng":-71.5730972290039,"latlng":"42.609600067139,-71.573097229004","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}'> <div class="ar-listing module-spacer"> <p><i>Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm.</i></p> <ul class="list"> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/boston-celtics-vs-philadelphia-76ers-2024-12-25-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BOSTON-CELTICS-VS-PHILADELPHIA-76ERS">Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>TD Garden, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/line-dancing-btches-n-boots-2024-12-25-tm-foxborough-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-LINE-DANCING-BTCHES-N-BOOTS">Line Dancing, Btches 'n Boots</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Six String Grill and Stage, Foxborough, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/bearly-dead-a-tribute-to-the-grateful-dead-2024-12-25-tm-maynard-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BEARLY-DEAD-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-GRATEFUL-DEAD">Bearly Dead - A Tribute To The Grateful Dead</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Sanctuary (Maynard, MA), Maynard, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-nantasket-beach-steamboat-company-when-summer-was-everything-2024-12-26-hull-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-NANTASKET-BEACH-STEAMBOAT-COMPANY-WHEN-SUMMER-WAS-EVERYTHING">Exhibition - Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company: When Summer Was Everything</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">This captivating exhibit showcases the pivotal role that the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company played in revolutionizing summer travel and leisure.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/blue-man-group-charles-playhouse-1-2024-12-26-tm-boston-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-BLUE-MAN-GROUP-CHARLES-PLAYHOUSE">Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/annual-juried-members-exhibition-2024-2024-12-26-lowell-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-ANNUAL-JURIED-MEMBERS-EXHIBITION-2024">Annual Juried Members Exhibition 2024</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">The Lowell Art Association, Inc. (LAA) is the oldest incorporated art association in the country.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-africa-rising-21st-century-african-photography-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-AFRICA-RISING-21ST-CENTURY-AFRICAN-PHOTOGRAPHY">Exhibition - Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century Africa photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-bob-dilworth-when-i-remembered-home-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-BOB-DILWORTH-WHEN-I-REMEMBERED-HOME">Exhibition - Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-goat-the-sports-photography-of-walter-iooss-2024-12-26-fitchburg-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-GOAT-THE-SPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHY-OF-WALTER-IOOSS">Exhibition - G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">G.O.A.T. -- meaning “greatest of all time” -- highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/exhibition-maine-moons-2024-12-26-watertown-ma.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-EXHIBITION-MAINE-MOONS">Exhibition - Maine Moons</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Chris Faust - Kristin Malin - Breehan James What better place to gaze at the moon than in Maine? 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