LEOMINSTER — Despite the sunny and summery weather, fall was in full swing Saturday downtown for the Johnny Appleseed Festival. The First Baptist Church tent was slinging apple crisp, as it does every ...

PARADISE — The longest-running harvest festival in California, Johnny Appleseed Days, kicked off on Saturday at Terry Ashe Park with vendors, live performances and an endless stream of apple pie.

LEOMINSTER — One of Leominster’s fondest legends is that of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, a folk hero and real-life explorer, who was born here in 1774. “Leominster has a litany of ...

Certain communities in this state have become synonymous with unique signature events. For Lowell, it’s the Lowell Folk Festival, held the last full weekend in July. Since 1987, it’s drawn thousands ...

Kara Noble will narrate Johnny Appleseed. This family-friendly program also includes Peter (PDQ Bach) Schickele's The Boston Wonder, narrated by Mark Auerbach; The Swan from Saint-Saëns' Carnival of ...