Ken Gloss, proprietor of the internationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston and frequent guest appraiser of PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, will discuss the value of old and rare books, share some of his favorite finds, and describe the joys of the “hunt” for rare books. Following the forum, Ken will give free verbal appraisals of […]
The Friends of the Concord Library are pleased to announce that Princeton University Professor Sean Wilentz has been selected as the 2022 Ruth Ratner Miller Award winner. The Miller Award lecture will be held on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in the new Goodwin Forum of the library on Main Street. The ticketed event is […]
Opening reception and talk for current exhibition “Lost and Found” Join Umbrella Arts Center for an opening reception to celebrate our newest Main Gallery exhibition, "Lost and Found"! Meet the artists and hear about the exhibit from juror, Jessica Straus. Free and open to the public.
Where does Walden Pond's water come from and flow to? How many intriguing habitats are around Egg Rock? Are spotted sandpipers scarce on the Assabet River? Does Spencer Brook migrate? Is there wild rice in the area named for John Quincy Adams? A different Concord comes alive with this presentation by Richard T. T. Forman, […]
At the Concord Museum, history is both preserved through its extensive collection and “made new” through its engaging, interactive exhibitions and extensive public programming. We are proud to introduce the Rebels and Revolutionaries speaker series, which seeks to emphasize the Museum’s dedication to the spirit of revolution through individuals making history in the present, in […]
“Birds are my almanac. They tune me into the seasons, and into myself.” So begins Conversations with Birds, a lively collection of essays by acclaimed filmmaker and novelist Priyanka Kumar. Growing up at the feet of the Himalayas in northern India, Kumar took for granted her immersion in a lush natural world. After moving to […]
Jacqueline Jones, professor emerita from the University of Texas and past president of the American Historical Association joins us for a conversation on her newest book No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston Black Workers during the Civil War Era with historian Kellie Carter Jackson. Highlighting the everyday struggles of ordinary Black […]
Dr. Sharon Ryan, PreK-2 Literacy & Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator for Acton-Boxboro Schools, will discuss activities that families can enjoy together to nurture young children's literacy development in preparation for transitioning to kindergarten and why it's important to work on these skills at home. This is an in-person presentation taking place at 179 Great Rd., […]
A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement through the lives and ideas of the people who built it. Winner of the Sierra Club’s 2021 Rachel Carson Award // One of the Chicago Tribune’s 10 Best Books of 2021 // One of Smithsonian Magazine’s 10 Best Science Books of 2021 // One of Booklist’s 10 […]
Diana Greenwald, Assistant Curator of the Collection at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and author of Painting By Numbers, joins us for a conversation on 19th century art production. Using new quantitative evidence on five hundred thousand works of art, she examines the extent to which art historians have focused on a limited – and […]
