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Wednesday, April 21 * indicates a weekly event 9 a.m. Tour the 1.6 mile Black Heritage Trail guided by a pamphlet (from the Boston Common Visitors Center) or by a park service ranger (by reservation only until Memorial Day). 617-742-5415. 9:30 a.m. The Jackson Homestead holds "Grand Day." The museum asks seniors to come in with children, bringing an "attic treasure" to stump the museum's curator. Reservations required. 527 Washington St., Newton. 617-552-7228. (directions). Noon Take an urban wildlife walk along the Charles River in Brighton. Meet at the MDC parking lot next to the Publick Theatre on Soldiers Field Road. 617-727-8228. (directions). 2 p.m. A workshop on reading and writing poetry for children, ages 8-14, at the Lower Mills Branch Library, 27 Richmond St., Dorchester. 617-298-7841. (directions). 3:30 p.m. "A Patchwork Quilt of Stories from Around the World" with storyteller Sharon Kennedy, Adams Street Branch Library, 690 Adams St., Dorchester. 617-436-6900. (directions). 4 p.m. Caribbean music concert with Joan Robb (in English and Spanish), Brighton Branch Library, 40 Academy Hill Road. 617-782-6032. (directions). 4 p.m. * The Museum of Fine Arts is free after 4 p.m. on Wednesdays. 617-267-9300. (directions). 8:30 p.m. * If the skies are clear on Wednesday night, Boston University opens its observatory for stargazing with a member of the astronomy department. 617-353-2630. (directions).

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