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The Sports Museum at TD Garden           
The Sports Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational institution that has served Boston and New England for more than 30 years. Located on Levels 5 and 6 of the TD Garden, The Sports Museum preserves and showcases the distinctly rich sports heritage of New England through an unparalleled collection of artifacts, multi-media, works of art, and interactive exhibits – and uses all of that to help build character and teach the values of leadership, respect, and cooperation to our youth.
Hours:
Monday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 24 (closed due to TD Garden event)
Admission:
Adults: $10
Children (10-18) and Seniors (60+): $5<
Children under 10: Free
Library Members: Free
Visitors may purchase admission tickets at the TD Garden Box Office, located on the west side of the North Station platform, next to the Boston Bruins Pro-shop. If the Garden Box Office is closed, you can purchase tickets in the Pro-shop. The Museum's entrance is located at The Premium Club's private entrance also located on the west side.
Special Promotions:
Local Library Program Promotion: Visitors can check with their local library to see if their library is part of The Sports Museum membership program. If so, library patrons can check out passes (the same way they would check out a library book) to visit the Sports Museum free of charge. Library membership passes allow free entry for up to 6 people at a time.
Mass Lottery Promotion: The Massachusetts State Lottery, the Boston Bruins and The Sports Museum are pleased to announce a month long partnership that puts everyone on the winning team. During the month of April, patrons may bring any two non-winning Mass Lottery Bruins $5 Instant Game tickets to The Sports Museum at the TD Garden to receive one FREE admission to the museum. Each pair of non-winning Boston Bruins Instant Tickets may only be used once for one free admission. Museum patrons will have their marked tickets returned to them which can be used to enter the second chance drawing on masslottery.com.

Fenway Park    
Visit the park where the Babe pitched, The Kid hit, Yaz dazzled and today's stars still thrill Red Sox Nation. Fenway Park Tours provide a 50 minute historic walking tour of the ballpark, guided by an official Fenway Park Tour Guide. Fenway Park Tour tickets are sold at the Red Sox Ticket Office on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to availability. Fenway Park Tour tickets are sold at the Team Store on Yawkey Way when the Ticket Office is closed. Please allow adequate time to purchase tour tickets as sales conclude 15 minutes prior to tour time. All tours and areas are subject to availability and tours are handicap accessible.
Hours:
NON-GAME DAYS: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily; tours run every hour on the hour until 4 p.m. GAME DAYS: 9 a.m. - three and a half hours prior to game time; tours run every hour on the hour until three and a half hours prior to game time Batting Practice Tour: Begins three and a half hours prior to game time; an extended tour
Admission:
Adults: $12
Seniors: $11
Children (3-15): $10
Group tours are available (minimum of 40 people). Please contact the tour office at 617-226-6666 for more information.

The Hall at Patriot Place                                  
The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon is an exciting, innovative and interactive, modern museum experience for all ages. The Kraft family long considered the best way to honor the greatest Patriots of all time while simultaneously preserving Patriots history. They scored a touchdown when they opened The Hall in September of 2008. From a 45-foot wide panoramic projection screen that plays a signature film produced to emotionally connect the fans and the region to the Patriots, to a geodesic dome housing a Snow Bowl exhibit, to massive ceiling projection screens in the Patriots United Grand Hall presented by Waters Corp., to touch screens that take you into the most memorable moments in team history, The Hall experience is one you don’t want to miss. Your Hall experience is sure to be one you’ll tell your friends about. The Hall also offers a relevant education program for school groups at an amazingly low admission fee and there are reduced rates for non-school groups of 15 or more that book in advance. So make your trip to Patriot Place complete by being our guest at The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon. Hours: Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission:
Adult: $10.00
Seniors/Active Military: $7.00
Children (5-12): $5.00
Under 5: FREE!
Special Promotions:
April 18 – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. – A celebration of the Patriots postseason awards – take a picture with Tom Brady’s MVP Trophies (2007 and 2010), Brady’s 2010 Offensive player of the Year Trophy and Bill Belichick’s 2010 Coach of the Year Trophy. The trophies will be removed from their glass display cases so that fans can take pictures with the massive trophies.
April 19 – 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
– Nudge your Child’s Imagination – Children’s author and former Providence Journal sports writer Steve Krasner from www.nudgingtheimagination.com will host three fun, imagination-based creative writing workshops. From 11 a.m.-12 p.m. he will host a session for kids in grades 1-3. From 12 p.m.-1 p.m., there will be a session for kids in grades 4-6 and from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. he will host a non-grade specific session about what it takes to write a children’s book.
April 21 – 6:30 p.m. – ESPNBoston’s Patriots beat writer Mike Reiss will appear at The Hall to answer your questions about the NFL Draft, which begins April 28. It’s your chance to speak face-to-face with ESPNBoston’s Patriots expert.

Spend April Vacation at the Franklin Park Zoo

Spend April Vacation at Stone Zoo

Normandy Farms

NORTH OF BOSTON & GREATER MERRIMACK VALLEY

Verrill Farm
School Vacation Cooking Classes with Chef Kevin
Grades 1 -3, Thursday April 21, 3:00 PM
Chef Kevin Carey dons his teacher's toque for classes which include instruction and participation. Novices and aspiring chefs leave with skills and tips for preparing meals at home. Food prepared in class is packaged 'to go' at the end of class. $25 per child. Registration and prepayment are required. To sign up, call 978.369.4494.

Garden in the Woods
Earth Day Celebration
April 23, 2011, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Earth Day at Garden in the Woods: free admission, free parking, guided walking tours on the half-hour. There will be special storytelling with tree themes by well-known area storytellers. There should also be a visit by a costumed tree character. The Society plans to give a limited number of saplings to families in celebration of Arbor Day. Special tree-themed scavenger hunt. Information on sustainable gardening, butterfly gardens, rain gardens, idea gardens, water gardens, and more.

Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House
Plumfield Fun Week
399 Lexington Road
Concord, Massachusetts
April 19-22, 2011, 9:00 am daily
Join us for a week of fun during April school vacation! Try your hand at activities popular with Louisa May Alcott and her sisters. Our trained staff will help you act, write, make a craft, and draw just like the Alcott girls -- the real-life models for “Meg,” “Jo,” “Beth,” and “Amy”! Cost: $100 for the week or $30 per day. Space is limited; reservations & pre-payment strongly suggested.
Phone: 978.369.4118 x106

Monster Truck Nationals
Tsongas Arena
300 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Lowell, MA 01852
Friday April 22 - 23, 2011 Various show times
Tickets available at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell Box Office, all TicketMaster outlets, charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000
or on line at Ticket Master

Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust, Inc.
Concord River Urban White Water Rafting
Trips begin at UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center
50 Warren Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Saturday April 24 & Sunday April 25, 2010, Various times
Join the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust for exciting white water rafting through class III and IV rapids and an 1850’s lock chamber. Trips begin at UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, Lowell. For adventurers age 14+. (800) 532-7483

SOUTH OF BOSTON

Plimoth Plantation
Get Interactive With April Vacation Variety Daily Hands-On Fun At Plimoth Plantation!

Sandy Pond Campground

Liberty Week at Battleship Cove
Monday-Friday, April 18-22
Enjoy fun-filled educational workshops for the entire family and special guest appearances and entertainment. Also, the Fall River Carousel will be open to the public from 11am-3pm, Monday-Friday. All activities and workshops are free with paid, discounted admission. $12 adults, $7 children 6-12, & free to children under six.
Five Water Street, Fall River, 508-678-1100

South Shore Natural Science Center
Thursday April 21 – Mammals

Fuller Craft Museum
Tuesday-Friday, April 19-22
9am-4pm
Fuller Craft Museum invites kids to jump into four days of studio workshops. Designed for students who love art, this is a highly individualized program. Taught by a professional artist, the day-long classes are specifically designed for second through ninth grade. Give your child engaging, fun and creative activities over their school break.
Space is limited! Enroll today!
455 Oak Street, Brockton, 508-588-6000

CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS

Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame                  
The Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame made if from the drawing board to reality with the class of 2000, but the first exhibit was created at the Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich in 2003. In cooperation with the Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce, a new home in the John F. Kennedy Museum was renovated and opened to the public in the summer of 2008. What sets the Cape Cod Baseball League apart from other summer baseball is talent and wooden bats. The league offers the most talented collegiate players the opportunity to work with some of the finest coaches in the country, the challenge of stiff competition and an opportunity to swing a wooden bat. Join us at the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame as we honor the past accomplishments of the many standout players, coaches and those who have extended enthusiastic support throughout the years. Learn what baseball was like on Cape Cod over a hundred years ago. Visit our Hall of Fame- you’ll be glad for the memories. The CCBL Hall of Fame is located in The Dugout in the lower level of the JFK Hyannis Museum.
Hours:
Monday through Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday: Noon – 4 p.m.
Admission:
Adult: $5.00
Seniors: $3.00
Children (10-16): $2.50
Under 10: FREE!
Special Promotions:
The Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame is unveiling the new CCBL Arnold Mycock Cape Cod Baseball League Championship trophy! Check out Jason Varitek's Boston Red Sox complete catchers gear. On special occasion during April vacation meet Cape Cod Baseball League Curator Dan Dunn and get to try on Jason Varitek's gear and swing a Red Sox bat! Check out a sneak Preview to the NEW exhibit featuring Cape League Alumni now managing in the Big Leagues. Check out uniforms, historical photos of Cape Cod Baseball League alumni who have been or are currently Managers. Check out Yankee Skipper Joe Girardi's game worn Cotuit jersey, Buck Showalter 2010 Oriole’s jersey and many other great Alumni baseball cards, autographed and interesting stories.

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

Zooquarium, Yarmouth

Cape Cod Maritime Museum

Bayside Resort

The Colonial House Inn & Restaurant is offering a special get-a-way special for April School Vacation Week. To get this special just mention either the chamber or MOTT.The rate is $115.00 Monday thru Thursday and $140.00 Friday thru Sunday, for two people per day including Breakfast and Dinner. For and extra person/child in the room is $35.00 but that charge includes their bed (roll-a-way)and their meals. All rooms have private baths, cable TV's, VCR's, free wireless, phones, Canopy beds, and lovely antiques. The Inn also has a heated indoor pool & Jacuzzi, garden sitting area, sun deck, free business computer room, full public restaurant & lounge. Please call 800-999-3416 or email us at info@colonialhousecapecod.com

CENTRAL MASS

Fruitlands Museum
School Vacation Camp
Early drop-off at 8:30AM and late pick-up until 5PM is available for an additional $8/hr. Last day for registration: March 31. Each day will offer a different theme that will include a nature hunt, an activity to keep the earth green and clean, writing in a nature journal, and letter-boxing. Please pack a lunch and water bottle for your child. Boxed lunches can be purchased with advanced notice for $12. Snacks will be provided. Cost is $50/day or $220/week for members, $65/day or $300/week for nonmembers. Space is limited to 20 children so please register early by calling 978.456.3924 x292.

Ecotarium
Extreme Earth Week School Vacation Activities
Tuesday through Friday (Discover Science – Volcano, earthquakes, and tornadoes with Earth Day Festival Friday from 10-4pm)

Higgins Armory Museum
Vacation Week for Children – Make your Own Shield Workshop
April 16th – 22nd (Saturday through Friday)
10-4pm - Children will create their very own shield to protect themselves and proclaim who they are.

Mass Audubon: Brook Meadow Sanctuary
Spring Vacation Week Program - Exploring the Sanctuary
April 18-22: Monday –Friday (9-3pm) Explore the Sanctuary with Instructor for children ages 6-11 years

The Mind Barn
Vacation Week Camp – Theme “Planting Time”
Students and teachers will prepare a banquet for Final Friday night for Earth day. They will also learn planting, menu planning, etiquette, and meal presentation.

Old Sturbridge Village
School Vacation Week Activities at OSV:
Lambs and Piglets
Hands-On Activities
Day Camps
Patriots Day on Monday 9:30am-5pm. All week long highlight the newborn lamb and piglets and do hands-on activities with required fees and also a 2 day camp for ages 6-17 years.

Worcester Art Museum
School Vacation Week - Flight of Imagination: April Art workshops
April 19 - 22 Art workshops for students

Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Earth Day Crafts – Thursday 11-3pm
Celebrate Earth Day while making a fun craft out of re-usable and natural materials: piggy banks, nature journals, vases, gift boxes and more.

Southwick's Zoo
Open for the Season – April 16th (10-5pm)
Home to hundreds of animals including Earth Discovery Center, animal rides, deer forest, and the Purple Peacock Gift Shop and new Giraffe habitat for 2011.

Davis Farmland
Welcome Back Weekend – Starting April 16th
½ Price admission after 2 pm with Earth Day on the 22nd and Easter weekend from 23-24th

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame                            
Today, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is home to nearly three hundred inductees and more than 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Located on the picturesque banks of the Connecticut River, the new museum is a fitting shrine to the game Dr. Naismith invented more than a century ago. The landmark structure is one of the world’s most distinctive monuments punctuating the Springfield skyline and stirring the spirits of basketball fans everywhere. Hundreds of interactive exhibits share the spotlight with skills challenges, live clinics, and shooting contests. And of course there is enough basketball history to impress the world’s most avid sports fans! After decades of growth, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2009. It has evolved from its humble origins to become Hoops Heaven...the earthly home of the game’s immortals.
Hours:
Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Admission:
Adults - $16.99
Seniors (Ages 65 & Above) - $13.99
Youth (Ages 5 to 15) - $11.99
Children (4 & Under) – Free
Special Discounts
Show your AAA Card or your Big Y Express Savings Club Card and save on Admission. (Discounts cannot be combined. For more information, please call 413-781-6500).
3-Day Pass
Hall of Fame Three Day Passes
Pay For Two Days, Get the third day FREE
Adult 3-Day Pass - $31.98 (save $15.99)
Youth 3-Day Pass - $21.98 (save $10.99)
Call 1-877-4HOOPLA for more details

The Volleyball Hall of Fame                           
In 1971, the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce established an ad hoc committee for the purpose of promoting Holyoke, Massachusetts, birthplace of volleyball, as the future home of the Volleyball Hall of Fame (VBHF). In 1978, the committee incorporated as Holyoke Volleyball Hall of Fame, Inc., a nonprofit corporation established for the purpose of planning, promoting, establishing and maintaining a living memorial to the sport of volleyball. William G. Morgan, inventor of volleyball at the Holyoke YMCA in 1895, was honored posthumously as first inductee of Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1985. Douglas Beal, coach of 1984 U.S. Men’s Gold Medal Olympic Volleyball Team, served as keynote speaker for induction ceremony. The Volleyball Hall of Fame, opened to the public on June 6, 1987. A two-day volleyball tournament was hosted by the Volleyball Hall of Fame to celebrate the grand opening.
Hours: Open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4:30 p.m. or by special pre-arranged appointments.

Animagic - Museum of Animation Special Effects/Art
View technologies from the movies like The Matrix, X-Men, Predator & Chicken Run. See a real Academy Award. Make your animation movie. Call for appointment.

Berkshire Museum
Berkshire Children’s Theatre presents Kids Love Broadway!
April 21 – 23
Songs and scenes from kid's all-time favorite musicals. From "Lion King" to "Mary Poppins," "Shrek the Musical" and "Wicked,” Broadway has been taken over by a "younger" audience. In Kids Love Broadway! the Berkshire Children's Theater ensemble of talented local youth will sing, act and dance their way through selections from some of Broadway's latest hits and timeless classics.

The Clark
Kids Free Everyday

Bisque, Beads & Beyond!
141 North Street, Pittsfield
(413) 442-9300
The ultimate bead experience. Come make your own jewelry. Exquisite bead selection. Friendly full service bead store. Bead classes & parties.

Hancock Shaker Village
April 16 – May 8
Baby Animals on the Farm
Visit the new lambs, piglets, calves and chicks filling the famous Round Stone Barn. You'll see the heirloom gardens come alive, and experience the wonders of Spring with our heritage breed animals. Lend a hand with farm chores, explore the historic buildings, and romp around with some new fuzzy friends! Open Daily 10am - 4pm.

IS183 Art School of the Berkshires
April 18 – 22
April Vacation Art Camp
Great Art Through the Ages. An introduction to some of the greatest artists throughout history through hands-on exploration of their unique and exceptional work. From the earliest prehistoric cave paintings to Picasso and Pollack, we will build, sculpt, paint and create our own fantastic works of art!

Norman Rockwell Museum
April 18 – 22
April School Vacation Week Workshops: Writing and Illustrating Classic Tales
Revisit your favorite classic stories and folktales to create adaptations of your own! Children will explore original artworks from 1-3pm in our galleries and re-imagine well-loved books to develop page-turners to take home and enjoy. Children ages seven and up are invited to take one or take them all!

MASS MoCA
April 18 - 22
Kidspace and MASS MoCA is open every day. Galleries from 11-5, Kidspace from 11 – 4. Kidspace has new exhibition called Colorforms 2: The Basic Utensils featuring the work of Soyeon Cho and Lisa Hoke. There are free tours of the galleries each day.

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
April 19 - 21
Mahaiwe Family Movies
Enjoy school vacation week at the Mahaiwe with three Family Movies: Black Beauty on Tuesday, April 19 at 6pm, Happy Feet on Wednesday, April 20 at 5pm, and the Marx Brothers' Animal Crackers on Thursday, April 21 at 6pm. Tickets are $6 (general admission) and free for members of the Greylock Youth Club.

Springfield Museums
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Historic Deerfield
The Student Art of Quillwork - April School Vacation Week 2011
April 18, 2011 - April 26
12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
History Workshop
Families can explore amazing art objects made by schoolchildren two hundred years ago at the exhibition Educating the Mind’s Eye: The Art of Young Adults, 1790-1840. On display in the Flynt Center of Early New England Life, the exhibition features student painting, embroidery, calligraphy, and even decorated boxes and worktables. At the History Workshop learn about the unique art forms that were once a regular part of children’s school education in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Try the student art of quillwork, which uses curled strips of paper to make pictures. All week take a lesson at the one-room Wapping Schoolhouse. Also learn about trades at the Apprentice’s Workshop, and open-hearth cooking in the 1786 Hall Tavern kitchen. Included with general admission.

Yankee Candle Flagship Store
Visit with the Easter Bunny Date: April 16, 17, 23, 24 Time: noon - 4:00 Spring is in the air and that means the Easter Bunny will be hopping down the Bunny trail and over to Yankee Candle Flagship. Bring your Best Spring Bonnet and stop by to say Hi.

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