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Weekend Planner: Easter Fun, Jesus Christ Superstar and More

Rounding up some of this weekends happenings in Bedford, Concord and Lexington.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities you'll want to take part in this weekend. 1.Jesus Christ Superstar! Where/When: Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts, 40 Stow St, Concord; 8 p.m., Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 Why Go: Propelled by a stirring score, by turns driving and majestic, satirical and tender, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR illuminates the transcendent power of the human spirit with a passion that goes straight to the heart. Pricing: $22 in advance, $25 at the door 2. Easter Egg Hunt Where/When: First Baptist Church, 1580 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington; 10 a.m., Saturday, …

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Five Things: Book Collection, Time Capsule Considerations

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on March 25 in Lexington.

1. Lexington Youth Commission Book Drive for Cotting School: The Youth Commission's collections boxes are set up for collecting new and used books, recipe books, textbooks, childrens books, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, any/or any type of hard or soft covers for The Cotting School in Lexington. The bins will be set up at Arlex Oil Corp, 275 Mass Ave, a Five Forks Sunoco, corner of Marrett Road and Lincoln Street, and Ace Hardware at the corner of Woburn and Maple Streets. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, the only public meeting posted for today is the Capital Expenditures Committee at 8 a.m. this morning at the Town Office Building. 3. Suggest Items for the Lexington Time Capsule: As part of Lexington’s 300th …

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Five Things: Spring String Celebration Tonight at LHS

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on March 21 in Lexington.

1. Spring String Celebration: The program, at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Lexington High, will include selections performed by each of LHS' orchestras: the Repertoire, Symphony, and Chamber Orchestras.  2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, public meetings posted for today include LexHab at 7 a.m. at the LexHab offices on Militia Drive, the Retirement Board at 8 a.m. at the Town Office Building, the Economic Development Advisory Committee at 8 a.m. at Cary Hall, the Recreation Committee's Lincoln Park Subcommittee at 4 p.m. at the Town Office Building, the Cary Memorial Library Board of Trustees at 5 p.m. at Cary Library, the Diamond Middle School Council at 6:15 p.m. at the school and the Appropriation Committee at 7:30 p.m…

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A LexCelebrate! Lesson: Woodturning 101 (VIDEO)

Local artisan Bobbi Tornheim introduces the art of woodturning as part of the Incorporation Weekend arts demonstrations last Saturday, March 16, at Lexington High School.

Didn't get enough of the LexCelebrate! Incorporation Weekend festivities? You're in luck -- we've got leftovers! Enjoy this video in which Bobbi Tornheim introduces the art of woodturning as part of the arts demonstrations last Saturday, March 16, at Lexington High School.

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Five Things: Annual Town Meeting Starts Tonight

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on March 18 in Lexington.

1. Town Meeting Starts Tonight: Lexington's annual Town Meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Cary Hall. To review the warrant once more before the start, click on the PDF posted to your right. 2. Babe Ruth Registration is Open: The Lexington Babe Ruth League is conducting online registration for the Spring 2013 season for 13 to 15-year-old players. To register a player or to request to manage, coach or otherwise volunteer, visit: http://lexington.baberuthonline.com. 3. Looking Back on LexCelebrate! Incorporation Weekend: Lots of great things over the weekend as Lexington celebrated its tercentennial with demonstrations, arts and sports displays, dancing, music, a mock Town Meeting and more. You can check out some of Patch's coverage …

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VIDEO: Some Highlights from LexCelebrate! Incorporation Weekend

Some sights and sounds from Saturday's LexCelebrate! Incorporation Weekend festivities at Lexington High School.

If you've ever wondered whether "The Magic School Bus" is actually a comic, or about wood turning, military technologies, local authors or Ultimate Frisbee, then Lexington High School was the place for you on Saturday, March 16. LHS was also a good place to be if you love Lexington and were celebrating the town's tercentennial anniversary. School was cool on Saturday, overun with local artists, innovators, eateries and even the Mass Memories Road Show. They were all there as part of the LexCelebrate! Incorporation Weekend, which had its first day festivities there Saturday morning and afternoon. Check out the video above for some pics and clips from LHS, while Lexington 300th Committee member Polly Kienle talks about the day. And, after …

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#Lex300: Sharing the Social Scuttlebutt from Incorporation Weekend

What people are saying on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites about the LexCelebrate! Incorporation Weekend to celebrate Lexington's 300th.

The devoted volunteers driving Lexington's 300th anniversary celebration have suggested using the hashtag #Lex300 when sharing photos, videos and other content from the celebration via social media. And at least a few of us have taken that lead. To that end, Lexington Patch is using Storify to aggregate tweets, Facebook posts and other social media shares about the LexCelebrate! Incorporation Weekend festivities. We'll update the Storify every few hours to include the latest live-tweeting, Facebook posting, photos and citizen journalism surrounding Incorporation Weekend. Here's how you can be included in our coverage: Tweet and Instagram using the hashtag #Lex300 or include #Lex300, Lexington's 300th or some simliar verbiage in your …

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Weekend Planner: Concord Orchestra, a Minute Man Lecture and Lexington's 300th

Rounding up some of this weekends happenings in Bedford, Concord and Lexington.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities you'll want to take part in this weekend. 1. Concord Orchestra Presents Peter Zazofsky Where/When: Concord Orchestra, 51 Walden St, Concord; 8 p.m., Friday, March 15 Why Go: The Concord Orchestra, conducted by Richard Pittman, presents its winter concert featuring Peter Zazofsky, who will perform the Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor by Sergei Prokofiev. Also on the program is Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6 in A Major.  Pricing: $30 for adults, $25 for senior citizens and $10 for students 2. LexCelebrate! Incorporation Weekend Activities Where/When: …

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