PHOTOS: Inside the Masons' Mansion

Lexington's Town Meeting is expected to decide tonight whether to authorize the town to purchase about 10 acres of the Scottish Rite property off Marrett Road for nearly $11 million.

Town Meeting members and other interested Lexington residents were invited Sunday to tour the approximately 10 acres of the Scottish Rite property the town in interested in purchasing – a nearly $11 million expense Town Meeting will be asked to approve tonight, March 18. The property in question, located behind the National Heritage Museum at 33 Marrett Road, includes the 17,840-square foot “mansion” or main building, a 5,260-square foot carriage house, about 88 parking spaces and additional acreage. For a “virtual tour” of the mansion, click through the photos above. Potential municipal uses for the property include a senior/community center, town offices and even a public safety campus. There are other bidders for the property, and it’s …

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Five Things To Do This Weekend: July 27 to 29

A roundup of what's going on in and around Lexington this weekend.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Lexington 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 in Lexington and beyond. 1. Summer Concert Series in Lexington Center Where/When: Lexington Visitors Center, 1875 Massachusetts Ave; 6:30 p.m., Friday, July 27 Why Go: It's the latest installment of Lexington Chamber of Commerce's annual Summer Concert Series, which provides weekly outdoors concerts on the Lexington Visitors Center lawn Friday nights through Aug. 31. Pricing: Free 2. LYST Presents "The Wizard of Oz" Where/When: Grace Chapel, 59 Worthen Road; 7 p.m., Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July…

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Five Things to Do This Weekend: April 27 to April 29

What's going on this weekend in and around Lexington.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Lexington 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 in Lexington. 1. TOT Shabbat FamilyServices, Dinner and Fun! Where/When: Temple Isaiah, 55 Lincoln St.; 5:45 p.m., Friday, April 27 Why Go: Celebrate YOM HA'ATZMAUT - Israel Independence Day at this montly TOT Shabbat, which includes candle lighting, giving tzedakah, an age-appropriate Shabbat service, singing and a story with our TOT Shabbat puppets, Molly Mitzvah, Tommy Torah and Ilana Ivrit, who will be teaching some Ivrit (Hebrew)! Pricing: Free 2. Spring Plant Sales Where/When: 50-52 Percy Road…

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Five Things To Do This Weekend: Oct. 28 to 30

What's going on this weekend in and around Lexington.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Lexington 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 in Lexington. 1. Kim John Payne Lecture on Simplicity Parenting Where/When: Waldorf School of Lexington, 739 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington; 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28 with workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 Why Go: An intro to Payne's principle of Simplicity Parenting, which offers a clear and effective pathway to simplify four realms at home, which reducestress on children and their parents, and allows room for concentration, creativity and relaxation. Pricing: $15. Register at www.…

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Five Things To Do This Weekend: Sept. 2 to 4

What's going on in and around Lexington this weekend.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Lexington 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 in Lexington. 1.Friday Noon Concert Where/When: First Parish in Lexington Unitarian Universalist, 7 Harrington Road; 12 to 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2 Why Go: Carla Chrisfield, soprano, and William Merrill on the piano will perform a free, one-hour performance followed by light refreshments and a chance to meet the artists. Pricing: Free 2. Free Basic Beading Class Where/When: Life's A Bead, 404 Trapelo Rd, Belmont; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2 Why Go: It's a free opportunity to learn the …

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Five Things To Do This Weekend: June 18 and June 19

This to do this weekend in and around Lexington.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Lexington 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 in Lexington and beyond. 1. Meadow Mist Farm Open House Where/When: 142 Marrett Road, Lexington; 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, June 18 Why Go: Supporters of Meadow Mist Farm are trying to raise money to offest legal costs and, as a fundraising event, they are inviting families to learn about Meadow Mist's farming practicies, meet the animals and join Jim Laurie, a restoration ecologist, in a conversation about animals improving soil.  Pricing: $25 for an adult and $40 per family. 2. Inspired by Fashion: …

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