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Concord Museum Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library
On view now at the Concord Museum! In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th Anniversary, the Concord Museum, the Concord Free Public Library, and the Concord Free Public Library Corporation’s William Munroe Special Collections have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. […]
Find out more »ROTARY DAY OF SERVICE
MAY 20th ROTARY DAY OF SERVICE People of Action On May 20th the Rotary Club of Concord will conduct a one-day donation drive of personal care items not covered by food stamps for Open Table food pantry in Maynard. The following items are requested: Diaper Sizes: 3, 4, 5, 6, Baby Wipes, Laundry Detergent, Dish […]
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Wine Tasting – Summer Favorites
Stop by to taste some of our easy-drinking summer favorites, perfect for Memorial Day Weekend! Friday 5/19 3-6PM Saturday 5/20 All Day 10-5PM Also, take advantage of our Memorial Day 2023 Sale 23% OFF 24+ bottles, wine only
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Spring Into West Concord Day!
Join us for a full day of Flower Scavenger Hunt, sidewalk sales, bands/music playing, BFRT mural unveiling and special party with the artists, West Concord Green Thumbs Plant Sale, art projects, Concord Sign Museum, and more!
Find out more »West Concord Green Thumb Plant Sale
Join us in the parking lot at A New Leaf, for our 3rd annual PLANT SALE! From 9am-4pm - lots of perennials, colorful annuals, native plants, and our special herb garden boxes! Reasonable Prices - from our gardens to yours! Stop in and visit us!
Find out more »Drop Off / Swap Off
Residents do not need to pre-register for Swap only Link to register for Drop Off Link to List of Acceptable Items Link to Drop Off Price Sheet
Find out more »10:00 am
West Concord History Walking Tour
For almost 400 years, West Concord has supplied farm produce, grains, fabric, and other manufactured goods to the town and the world. This enterprising spirit still flourishes in our locally-owned shops, restaurants, and other businesses. Walk with us to meet West Concord’s entrepreneurs, sample their wares, and visit the Concord Sign Museum, where vintage signs […]
Find out more »Opening Ripped Show at ArtScape/Bradford Mill
Come to the Opening Reception for this Community Art Show – Ripped! See how local artist made new art out of old! Free food, drink + fun conversation too Part of Spring into West Concord Day!!
Find out more »11:00 am
Democracy Festival
On Saturday, May 20, from 11:00am-2:00pm, First Parish in Concord will be hosting a non-partisan Democracy Festival. Our goal is to bring together people from all over to celebrate democracy, have fun, enjoy food from local restaurants Nosh and Comella’s, sing together, explore our artistry, meet local politicians, and learn about current issues facing our […]
Find out more »Emerson-Thoreau Amble Walking Tour
Celebrate Emerson’s birthday (May 25) and follow the footsteps of writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau! Enjoy the spring weather and learn about the friendship of two notable observers of nature from a museum interpreter. 1-mile walk, mostly flat terrain, rain or shine. Meet at the Concord Museum. Includes same-day admission to the […]
Find out more »FREE Drop-in Family Day
Come to The Umbrella for free family fun! Drop by any time during the two-hour time block to partake in an arts & environment related craft led by our talented art instructors! Open to all ages and abilities. Saturday, May 20 | 11am - 1pm Room 222: Pollinator craft with instructor, Alison Tsoi Dance Studio: […]
Find out more »Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided […]
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Women of Concord Walking Tour
Concord’s women have always been leaders, fighting for justice and creating a uniquely American vision in literature and art. This tour discusses the stories of these remarkable women, and see the places where they made their mark. Private tours are also available by request for groups of 4 or more. Also offered select Dates all […]
Find out more »Artist Book Exploration
In conjunction with the show of Sally Chapman's photo art, the artist will be on hand to demonstrate her artist books and demonstrate some of the techniques for attendees to make their own.
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Read to Laddie the Collie
Children ages 5 years and up are invited to “Read to Laddie the Collie” on the third Saturday of each month at 3 pm on the following dates: Oct 15 Nov 19 December 17 January 21 February 18 March 18 April 15 May 20 June 17 Register for your own 15-minute session with Laddie. […]
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The Color Purple
MAY 12 - JUNE 4 The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization […]
Find out more »Little Mermaid
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail […]
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Opening reception party “Terra Firma”
Show runs May 10 - June 18, 2023 Opening Reception - Saturday, May 20, 6:30 - 8:00pm - open to all. Refreshments will be served! Terra Firma: An Artist’s Metamorphosis and a Farm’s Legacy Brenda’s Cirioni’s journey from creating mixed media barns and blazes to her abstract pieces often inspired by her garden are shown […]
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The Concord Orchestra presents “Songs of Spring”
The orchestra, directed by guest conductor Nathaniel Meyer, performs a program of Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco Overture, Franz Schubert’s Rosamunde Overture, and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 2. A pre-concert talk by the conductor is scheduled at 7:15 p.m. Admission for youth under 18 is free The winner of the inaugural Vincent C. LaGuardia Conducting Competition and […]
Find out more »Concord Chorus presents Joseph Haydn’s “Maria Theresa Mass”
The Concord Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Kevin Leong, presents Joseph Haydn’s “Maria Theresa Mass” on May 20, 2023, 8 PM, at the spacious St. Camillus Church, 1185 Concord Turnpike, Arlington, MA. This soaring and lyrical work for chorus, solo quartet, and orchestra, composed in 1799, is the fourth of Haydn’s six monumental Late […]
Find out more »The Color Purple
MAY 12 - JUNE 4 The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization […]
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