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"US from land," J. a Art 934-6634. Complex Museum 189 Alden Duxbury. Telephone Hours: Through Friday Nov. through "Sisters: p.m.

Free. Closed major holidays. 13, Pratt and works by sisters, Constance Flavell Pratt and Jane Flavell Collins; "Ben Fuller: Watercolors." Dartmouth Children's Museum 276 Gulf South Dartmouth. Telephone 993-3361. Hours: Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-noon, Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Admission adults $1.50, children $1, museum members, free. Permanent exhibits include: rock and mineral collection, adventure area, tree slide, giant honeycomb, trains and children's garden. Edaville Museum of New England Heritage Rte. 58, South Carver. Telephone 866-4526.

Hours through Oct. 31: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults ages 3-12, under 3 free; fee includes steam train ride through cranberry country, museum. Animal farm, museum of railroad to 1812, memorabilia and antique of 19th toy trains, firefighting equipment dating recreation century shopping village. Sandwich Historical Society and Glass Museum Town House Square, Rte.

130, Sandwich Village. Telephone 888-0251. Hours through Nov. 1: daily 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission adults group rates available.

Displays of Sandwich glass made 1825-1888; 1850 glass press; Deming Jarves' glass factories; lacy glass. Through 1983, "Vodon Cur and Engraved Glass." Orientation slide presentation shown periodically. Pilgrim 746-1620. Society Hours: Pilgrim Hall, 75 Court Plymouth, Telephone daily 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission adults senior November, citizens "Plymouth in ages the 6-15, 19th 25 cents; under 6 free.

Through Century." Permanent exhibits of Pilgrim artifacts, books, manuscripts, early furniture, ceramics and other items carried on Mayflower. Cranberry World Water street, Plymouth. Telephone 747-1000 or 747-2350. Hours through Nov. 30: daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; groups by appointment.

Free. Permanent exhibits: working bogs, antique tools, scale model of farm, daily cooking demonstrations, cranberry refreshments. Battleship Cove Rte. 6, Davol street, Fall River. Telephone 678-1100.

Hours: daily 6-13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. Adults ages ages 2-5, 75 cents, 1 and under, free; groups rates available; free to all organized and supervised Massachusetts school groups. Ongoing exhibit of 20th-century naval ships: battleship Massachusetts, destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy submarine Lionfish, PT boat 796.

Children's Museum of Rhode Island 58 Walcott Pawtucket, R. I. Telephone 401-726-2591. Hours: Tuesday through Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Closed Fridays, major holidays.

Admission exhibit $1.50. based on Exhibits include: "My Way, Your Way." participatory "Mainstreaming." educational program for disabled; Great Puzzle Room, Great House Hunt and Great Grandmother's Kitchen. War College Coasters Museum Gate 1, Naval Education and Training Center, Harbor Island, Newport, R. I. Telephone 401-841- 4052.

Hours: Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed holldays. Free. Site of Alfred Thayer Mahan's writing of "'Influence of Seapower on History, 1660-1783." Exhibits on naval warfare and naval history of Narragansett Bay. Library of Museum of Rhode island History 121 Hope Providence, R.

I. Telephone 401-331-0448. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Research library containing graphics, genealogy and other documents on Rhode Island history.

More than a million volumes including imprints. Exhibit: "Early Photographic Higgins Armory Museum 100 Barber Worcester. Telephone 853-6015. Hours: Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., weekends noon-5 p.m. Adults senior citizens and ages 5-16, $1.

Through Feb. 29, "All About more than 100 suits of authentic armor exhibited in a Gothic castle setting, swords, polearms, crossbows, shields and firearms as well as Medieval and Renaissance art, tapestries, stained class and other finery. Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., "The Armors of Henry VIII," slide lecture by Ian D.D. Eaves, Keeper of Armor, H.M.

Tower of London. Admission $1, includes admission to museum open 7-9 p.m. for Waltham Museum 194 Charles st. (rear building), Waltham. viewing.

Telephone 893-8017. Hours: Sundays p.m.; groups by appointment may visit during the week. Adults $1, children 50 cents when accompanied by an adult. Metz cars, Orient bicycles, Bleriot monoplane reproduction, steam engine plus large collection of Waltham memorabilia housed in 110-year-old James Baker house, first employee of Waltham Watch Co. in 1849.

Oct. 20, 7:45 p.m., two slide presentations "The Building of the Moody Street and "Mill No. 1," at Lecture Hall, Waltham Public Library, 735 Main st. Free admission. 467-4036.

Computer Museum One Iron way, Marlborough. Telephone Hours: Sunday through Friday 1-6 p.m. Closed major holidays. Free admission. Exhibits on major developments in computer technology, as well as industry's most significant computers, such as Lincoln Lab's TX-0, IBM's "Stretch" super computer and Apollo onboard guidance computer.

Also: early calculating devices, needle telegraph, first core memory and punched-card machines. Videotaped lectures, group tours. Oct. 16, 3 p.m., "Vannevar Bush and the Whirlwind," presentation by Perry Crawford. Guided tour at 2 p.m., prior to program.

Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury Worcester. Telephone 799-4406. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and brary hours: Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 2-5 major holidays. LA p.m.

Free. Through Dec. 4, "The Painter and the Printer: Robert Motherwell's Graphics," includes such works as "Poet "Madrid Suite," as well as recent Day." "Rites of "Primal Sign" and "Altamira etchings and lithographs including "Easter Elegy." Through Oct. 16, Techniques," woodcuts, etchings and lithographs. Through October, "American Paintings from Permanent Collection." Oct.

15, 1 p.m., "Materials and Techniques of Painting and Sculpture," tour focusing on visual differences resulting use of different materials such as fresco, tempera, oil, from bronze and stone. Old 1 Sturbridge Village Rte. 20 West, near junction 1-86 and exit 9 of Mass. Pike, Sturbridge. Telephone 347-3362.

Hours. through Oct. 29: daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults ages 8-12, under 6 free; group rates by preregistration only. Costumed interpreters re-create work, family and social life of rural England community of 1830, 40 historical buildings.

Permanent exhibit, Cheney Wells Clock Gallery of early American clocks. Hancock Shaker Village Rite. 20. Hancock. Telephone 413- sion 443-0188.

Hours through Oct. 30: daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Admisadults $4.50, children ages 6-12, $10 for families; senfor citizen, student and group rates available. Restored outdoor village museum of Shaker communal life and crafts. Guided tours through 20 restored buildings.

Weekly Shaker workshops in fall. Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum inc. 235 Wellesley 10 Weston. Telephone 894-6735. Hours: Tuesday through Thursday a.m.

-4 p.m, Sunday 2-5 p.ro.: other hours by appointment. Closed holidays. Free admission. Flowers of the Fifty "Charles Ongoing exhibits: "Birds and and Stamp Sheets." Early Japanese Philatelic Material." Syvret Collection of Souvenir "Designs National Parks," by "'Stamps A. from Grant," Vatican "Story of Collection." Graf Zeppelin," "Material Engravings William the Collection of Edward Nowack "The Culture of American Seal," "Rarity of the Month." Bourse and shows third Sunday of month, 11 a.m-5 p.m.- 17 stamp dealers duplay stamps, covers for sale or ens CALENDAR CLASSIFIED HISTORIC HOUSES Wellesley Historical Society 229 Washington Rtes.

9 and 16. Telephone 235-6690. Hours: Saturday cept holidays, p.m. Free admission. Ongoing exhibit: "19th through Monday, Century Schoolroom." Slide presentation during House hours "Village Schoolrooms in the 1800's." Quincy Historical Society Adams Academy Building, 8 Adday ams 9:30 Quincy.

a.m.-3:30 Telephone 773-1144. Hours: Monday through Frip.m., Saturdays p.m. Free admission. Through Dec. 31, "'From Bustles to Bikinis: Fashion and a Woman's Quest for Equality," exhibit tracing women's struggle for through styles.

Items on display include women's clothing dating 1865-1975, historical artifacts, text, and period images. Through Oct. 31, "Quincy on Canvas," paintings form the permanent collection. Society maintains historic academy as museum, library and information center. Orchard House Lexington road, Rte.

2A, 369-4118. Hours through Oct. 31: daily Admission Telephone Concord. p.m. adults $2, children $1.

Guided tours of house where Alcott "Little Louisa May wrote Women." Next door: A. Bronson Alcott's School of Philosophy, founded in 1879 by Transcendentalist educator. Stevens-Coolidge Place Trustees of Reservations, 137 Andover North Andover. Telephone 682-3580. House hours through Oct.

30: Sunday 1-5 p.m. Adults $2, ages 6-16, 50 cents, Trustees of Reservations members, free. Guided tours of early 19th century house with American furnishings, Chinese celain, Irish and English glass tableware, Oriental Garden porrugs. hours: open for viewing daily 8 a.m.-sunset. Free.

Gardens include formal perennial garden, sunken rose garden. Cushing 462-2681. House Museum 98 High Newburyport. Telephone Hours through Oct. 31: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 2-5 p.m.

Closed Mondays. Admission $2. Through Oct. 31, "Life on Newburyport Farm at the Turn of the Century: Arrowhead 1890-1920." Permanent collections include The furniture, Old china and glass, paperweights, toys, portraits. Manse Monument street, next to North Bridge, Concord.

Telephone 369-3909. Hours through Oct. 31: through Saturday and Monday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sundays and Thursday of William Adults group rates by reservation only. holidays p.m. Horne Rev.

Emerson, grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson; furnishings from Revolutionary period. houses Lexington Society Three Revolutionary period Historical maintained by Lexington Historical Society: Buckman Tavern (1709) opposite Lexington Green, telephone 861-0928; Hancock Clarke House (1698), 36 Hancock telephone 862-5598; Munroe Tavern (1695), 1332 Mass. telephone 862-1703. Hours through Oct. 31: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 Sunday 1-5 p.m.

Guided tours. Adults $1 per house; three p.m., for children under 16, 25 cents a house. Jason Russell House and Smith Museum At Jason street and Mass. avenue, Arlington. Telephone 648-4300.

Hours Oct. 31: Tuesday through Saturday 2-5 p.m. Admission adults $1, through children 25 cents. 19th-century farmhouse, artifacts, period furnishings. Home of Arlington Historical Society.

Smith Museum next door open same hours, free. Ralph Waldo Emerson House 28 Cambridge turnpike, at Lexington road, Concord. Telephone 369-2236. Hours through late October: Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday 2- 4:30 rates p.m. prior Admission adults 30-minute ages 6-17, under 6 free; group by arrangement.

tour of home of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1835-82, with original furnishings. Fairbanks Homestead East street and Eastern avenue, Dedham. Telephone 326-1170. Hours through Nov. 1: Tuesday through Sunday 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.

Adults under 12, $1. Guided tour of oldest wood frame house in United States. Eleven rooms with family antiques. John Greenleaf Whittier Home 86 Friend Amesbury. Telephone 388-1337.

Hours through Oct. 31: Tuesday through Saturday noon-5 p.m. Adults $1, children 50 cents. For 56 years home of poet who wrote "Snowbound" and "Barefoot Boy." Six rooms of original furnishings, garden. Chesterwood Stockbridge.

Telephone 413-298-3579. Hours through Oct. 31: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: adults $3.50, children $1, under 6 free; group rates upon request. Summer estate of Daniel Chester French (1850-1931).

Guided tours of sculptor's mansion and studio. Through Oct. 17, "Interim outdoor sculpture by 43 contemporary artists. Quincy Homestead 1010 Hancock Quincy. Telephone 472- 5117.

through Oct. 31: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. -5 Hours p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Adults $1.50, children 50 cents.

Guided tours of historic home built and home of three successive Edmund Quincys and of Dorothy by Edmund Quincy Quincy, wife of John Hancock. Extensive herb garden. House of Seven Gables 54 Turner Salern. Telephone 744- 0991. Hours: daily 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Admission adults $3.50. ages 6-17, $1. Ongoing: "Newly Acquired Hawthorne Memorabilla." Introductory slide program, guided tour of three historic houses with period furnishings: House of Seven Gables (1668), including six period rooms and secret stairway. Weekend tours of 1682 Hathaway House and Nathaniel Hawthorne's birthplace. Gibson House 137 Beacon Boston.

Telephone 267-6338. Hours through Oct. 31: Tuesday through Sunday 2-5 p.m., tours at 2, 3, 4 p.m., other times by advance reservation only. Closed major holidays. Admission $2.

Only Victorian era townhouse open for viewing and one of first houses in Back Bay. Period furnishings. CALENDAR CLASSIFIED FLEA MARKETS YARD SALES COUNTRY FAIRI Antique Flea Market Come to the "Fair" for the Best Selection af Hosiery Tools Fabric Ribbons Bows Stereo Radios Candy Records Tapes Toys Dolls Gold Silver Copper Brass Flowers Furniture Bric-A-Brac Coins Stamps Carde Antiques Collectibles And Much Morel CASH DRAWINGS EVERY HOUR SUNDAYS 9-5 OVER Route 160 129 Reading BOOTHS (Exit 34 ALL off INDOORS! or 1 Mile East of Reading Square) 944-7882 2 FOR 1 ADMISSION WITH AD ADULT ADMISSION 508 OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET American Legion Post 18. DIAMONDS JEWELRY 155 Eastern Ave. Dedham.

Food pavilion, picnic DIRECT IMPORTER. 14KT SILVER FLEA MARKETS YARD SALES NEW ENGLAND FLEA MARKET YARD SALE DIRECTORY For further information on placing an ad in this directory contact Jane Fisher 929-2425 FABULOUS WEYMOUTH ANTIQUE FLEA MKT. OPEN THIS EVERY SUNDAY 9-5 OPEN SATURDAYS STARTING OCTOBER 22 FREE ADMISSION CASH PRIZES 1100 CAR FREE PARKING, SNACK VENDING OVER 300 SPACES, SOME STILL AVAILABLE DEALER INSPECTIONS THURSDAY 4-8 P.M. DEALER INFO 475-3112 (SUNDAYS 331-3384) Dir: Rte 128 to Rte 3 South. Take exit 16 A to first traffic light, take right to Angelos.

Former Outdoors the North Shore's newest and most exciting Flea Market Every Sunday 9 to 4 Located at the WONDERLAND DOG TRACK, REVERE Free Parking for 5000 cars RestroomsAdmission 50c Under 12 Free Unlimited Dealer Space Dealer inspections arranged call 284-0567 for information INDOORS- -OUTDOORS COUNTRY PLACE FLEA MART ANTIQUE SHOW EVERY SUNDAY 9-6 RAYNHAM RTES. 24 44W OVER 300 DEALERS Snack Bar, plentiful pkg. admiss. 50c, under 12 free. 823-8923 or 584-4432 GRAFTON FLEA MARKET INC.

Outdoors and indoors, rain or shine, every Sunday holldays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Rte. 140, Upton-Grafton town line, Grafton, Ma. Antiques, china, jewelry, arts and crafts, coins, stamps baseball cards, clocks, etc. Caterer on premises.

Adm. adults 50 (SCT), children freet Come where the crowds are. Now in our 14th yr, Info. 839-2217, 473-3641. GRAND VIEW FARM Junction Route 28 and bypass 28.

Derry, N.H. ANTIQUES FLEA MKT. 300 dealers outside-100 inside. Open Sundays yearround. New-used-oid and antique merch.

Super buys. Dealers info (603) 432-2326 FREE PARKING ADM. CHILDREN FREE TAUNTON DOG TRACK FLEA MARKET ANTIQUE SHOW Now open every Sunday, 9-5. 200 dealers inside outside. Free parking.

Refreshments. 50 cents admission. Route 44, Taunton, Mass. 1-824-5130. COUNTRY TIME ANTIQUE FLEA MKT.

indoors every Sat. 6 Sun. Monday Holidays 9-5. Rte. 1A.

mi. No. of Walpole Center. 491-4119 days, 471-4118 eves. INDOOR FLEA MARKET Nov.

5. Watertown Elks Space $15. Dealers welcome. For info call 924-9667 after 2 p.m. BIG YEAR WEYMOUTH MINI MALL ANTIQUES NEW GOODS CRAFTS FOOD COLLECTIBLES SAT-SUN 9-5 HOLIDAY Mondays 9-5 Snack Bar Intersection Information: of 335-2373, (Rte.

3-Exit 16 Rte 18 North) FREE ADMISSION GRAND OPENING TOOL HARDWARE SALE NEW ENGLAND'S LARGEST HOLIDAY SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA. Jolly Jim's ha FLEA MARRET NOVEMBER 5-6 EXPO CENTER -BOSTON Exit 17 off S.E. Expressway NOVEMBER 19-20 TRADE CENTER -WOBURN Complimentary parking Rental info 246-3380 This ad admits 2 adults for $1.25 each BRAINTREE-RT. 128 FLEA MARKET EVERY SUNDAY 8-5 AT SOUTH SHORE DRIVE-IN PTE. 128 EXIT RTE.

37 SNACK BAR-RESTROOMS Unlimited Paved Parking SELLERS SPACE $6 Admission $1 Per Carload WALK-INS 50 CENTS INFO 843-9601. WESTFORD FLEA MARKET Littleton (Rte. 110). Westford exit 32 off 495. Open every Sun.

7-5 til Nov. Dealer space $10. Glenda Lewis, 692- 8966, 692-7047. LEXINGTON ARMORY Flea Mkt. Sun.

Oct. 30. 10-4. Exit 44N off Rte. 128.

Dealer inf. 275-1884. Adm. $.50. Under 12 free.

Snack bar. Saturday Year Round Harvard Sq. Market SIXTH SUMMER SEASON 50 Spaces avail. thru Oct. Dirs.

call Peter, 661-7894 DEALERS WANTED MELROSE ARMORY Oct. 23rd. Call 1-667-5745 ANTIQUE DEALERS WANTED CYCLORAMA Flea Mkt. Boston. 20.

Over 100 dealers. Marina Bay Weekend Show Antiques, Collectibles, Crafts. New Merchandise Saturday 10-5 Sunday 9-5 Free Parking! Hundreds of Dealers Lounge East Squantum St. SQUANTUM 328-0173 3 MINS. FROM EXPRESSWAY ADMISSION .50 Senior Citizens FREE! WEST ANTIQUE AND FLEA MARKET OVER 200 DEALERS ATLANTIC PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER NO.

READING RT. 28 EVERY SUNDAY 9 AM-5 PM INDOORS HEATED OUTDOORS BAR ADM. FREE DOOR PRIZES EVERY HOUR Free Tickets To Local Cinemas into. Res. Weekdavs 922-6391 or 532-0606 Sundays, No.

Reading 664-8623 From Rt. 128 take RI. 28 North Rt. 93 take RI. 62 East RI.

1 take RI. 62 West OPERATION SHIP SHAPES Sale of original wooden shipbuilding patterns. All shapes and sizes. New inventory each week. Most pieces under $10.

Sat. Oct. 22 Sat. Oct. 29 from 10-5.

Charlestown Navy Yard, Bidg Number 106. Follow signs to Shipyard Quarters Gate 4. Call 482-8100. CUBIC ZIRCONIA EARRINGS ELEGANT UNIQUE CZ Earrings. ct.

$24 dz. CZ Earrings, 1 ct, $30 dz. Earrings, 2 ct. $36 dz. Min.

order $50. 516-289-3503 1-800-645-1058 AMERICAN CRAFTS EXPO OCTOBER 14-15-16 BAY SIDE EXPO CENTER 100 Quality craftsmen will be selling at the Expo. Adm. $3.00. Fri.

12-9, Sat. 10-9; Sun. 10-8. Ex. 17 off X-way THE Last Chance Flea Market Garage Sale, 60 families contributing.

Sat. Oct. 22 from 10-4 at Community Nutsery School, 2325 Mass. Lexington Rain site; Hastings School. Admission 50.

NEPONSET SWAP SHOP Flea Market Every Sunday Buyers $1 per carload Walk-ins 50 cis. per person Sellers from $10 per space area, door prizes every hr. 326-9770. BARN SALE. Come to Har vard Ma.

Pick your own apples buy at OUr huge barn sale. Sat. Rainidate, Sun. No 2. SAVE LOTS OF MONEY EVERY WEDNESDAY WITH THE FOOD PAGES THE BOSTON GLOBE.

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