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Podcasts
Episode 429: Michelle McDonald, Coffee in Early America: Why Americans Really Drink Coffee
Episode 428: Jessica Lepler, America’s Forgotten Quest to Link Two Oceans
Episode 427: How States Are Planning the 250th: Commemorating the American Revolution in 2026
Episode 426: Michael Wise, Beyond the First Thanksgiving: Indigenous Agriculture and the Hidden Science of Native Foodways
Episode 425: Ken Burns’ The American Revolution
Beyond the Commonwealth
Episode 435: Common Sense at 250: The Unfinished Work of Democracy, A Live Conversation
How are Anthropologists Preparing for the 250th?
Episode 434: Shirley Green, The Frank Brothers: Freeborn Black Soldiers in the American Revolution
Opposing Censorship: AASLH and Coalition Sue U.S. Department of the Interior
Episode 433: Ronald Angelo Johnson, Entangled Revolutions: Haiti, France, and the American War for Independence
Testifying in Support of Governor’s Budget for Arts & Culture
Fiscal Year 2027 H2 Budget HearingMarch 9, 2026Good afternoon, Chair Diggs, Chair Brady, and through you to the Members. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today here at Barnstable Town Hall, which we note with pride is in the heart of the Hyannis HyArts...
Introducing Creative Space DNA
03.05.2026 Jay Paget, Program Director Artist Space Mass Cultural Council invites you to be a part of our new creative space network: Creative Space DNA. We are partnering with the ArtStaysHere Coalition to initiate a development network accelerator to help those...
Opportunities & Resources for Orgs – Mar 26
03.04.2026 Mass Cultural Council Staff Opportunities & Resources The Black Legacy Project musicians perform at the Wahconah Regional High School Civility Assembly. Photo: Brian Rabuse. Each month Mass Cultural Council shares a round-up of grants, trainings,...
New MITx Arts Entrepreneurship Course Starts March 25
03.03.2026 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Creative Entrepreneurialism “Alchemist” by Dan4th Nicolas, licensed under CC BY 2.0 . Mass Cultural Council is excited to announce that a new Arts Entrepreneurship course is available on MITx, offering...
Creative Experiences Grants Available to Support Cultural Activities
03.03.2026 Amy Chu, Program Officer Creative Experiences The 2nd Annual Blueberry Jam was hosted by a partnership between four different farms to highlight the berry jams of Westport, MA. The festival brings the community together through music, art, and food. Photo:...
Episode 435: Common Sense at 250: The Unfinished Work of Democracy, A Live Conversation
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/435_ITPS.mp3 What happens after the revolution? Thomas Paine's Common Sense made the case for independence, but Paine himself understood that breaking free from a king was only the beginning. The harder work was figuring...
How are Anthropologists Preparing for the 250th?
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Local Cultural Councils Award $6.6M to 7,400 Community-Based Projects
03.02.2026 Lisa Simmons, Program Manager Local Cultural Council Program Sharon Chalk Festival. Photo courtesy of Sharon Cultural Council. Congratulations to the LCC Program! So far in FY26, the Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program has awarded 7,430 grants totaling...
$2.3M Awarded to 464 Creative Individuals
02.27.2026 Dan Blask, Program Manager Grants for Creative Individuals Rebecca Loechler, “The Road Goes Ever On” (2021), hand-cut paper, watercolor, layered design, 18x9x1.5in. Mass Cultural Council believes that when creativity thrives, so does the Commonwealth. We...
Equity Progress Report (Nov ’25 – Jan ’26)
02.25.2026 Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager Diversity Equity Inclusion A regular report on our equity work Youth Underground Ensemble in rehearsal for Planning for the Future in an Unknown World work-in-progress reading with Vincent E. Siders, production...
Episode 434: Shirley Green, The Frank Brothers: Freeborn Black Soldiers in the American Revolution
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/434_Green.mp3 What would you fight for if you were free but still not equal? In 1777, brothers William and Benjamin Frank answered that question by enlisting in the Continental Army. Freeborn Black men in Rhode Island, they...
Where Art, History & Community Converge
02.23.2026 Mass Office of Travel and Tourism Cultural Districts Get to know the Cultural Districts in Western Massachusetts The Iron Horse, Northampton This is part three in a series about Cultural Districts in Massachusetts. It originally appeared on MOTT’s site....
Watch: Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia reflects on the 250th
Throughout 2026, Mass Humanities will share a new video series highlighting diverse perspectives on the 250th. These videos will feature grantees, public officials, friends of the organization, and Mass Humanities board and staff. At Mass Humanities, we believe that...
Belinda Sutton and the Politics of Refusal
This essay is part of our “People’s Guide to the Revolution” initiative for 2026. Visit our webpage for original content, events related to the 250th, and more. By Kyera SingletonMH Board MemberExecutive Director of Royall House and Slave Quarters On February 14th,...
Opposing Censorship: AASLH and Coalition Sue U.S. Department of the Interior
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