African Americans of Concord Walking Tour

Concord, MA, United States

Learn about Concord’s African-American residents on this 90-minute walking tour. The tour will visit sites highlighting Concord’s history around enslavement, the first generation of self-emancipated African-Americans, and the growth of Abolitionism. We see how these families strived to support themselves on the land and in the town and worked to shape their own destinies as […]

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Concord’s Twilight : Monuments, Memories and Mortality

Concord, MA, United States

We appreciate the silent stones, memorials, and buildings of the village. The tour will also trek up to the Hill Burying Ground home of both Puritan and Revolutionary dead, and then amble its way through scenic, wooded Sleepy Hollow, a classic example of the Garden Cemetary Movement of the 19th century which romanticized death. There […]

Indigenous People of Concord Walking Tour

Concord, MA, United States

For over 10,000 years the indigenous people of the land knew this area as Musketaquid. The land between the grassy rivers. This tour explores the history of the first people and how they lived in a land of abundance seeking to keep and foster balance with the natural world, their mother, who sustained them always. […]

Steve’s Stories: A Century on the Farm, Verrill Farm

Verrill Farm 11 Wheeler Road, Concord, MA, United States

After nearly a century living and farming in Concord, Steve Verrill will share history, answer questions and bring together community members of all ages to learn about life on the farm, Concord Then and Now, changes in farming and more. This series is FREE for the public and will take place the following dates under […]

free

Donut Domingo at Concord Market

Concord Market 77 Lowell Road, Concord, MA, United States

Hot, Fresh Donuts Every Sunday at the Market, Starting at 10am!

$3 – $4

Emerson – Thoreau Amble

Concord, MA, United States

Emerson – Thoreau Amble Our certified town guide leads an interactive hike that follows a meandering natural path similar to the one Emerson and Thoreau strolled as they walked from the town center to Walden Pond and Henry’s cabin site. Reflect on the power of the natural world and how it influenced both Henry David […]

Watercolor Intensive Workshop with Marjorie Glick

concord art 37 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United States

Color, as it is used in watercolor and as a tool for expression, will be the focus of this workshop. Through individual mentoring, you will clarify your vision and intent by exploring how you see, interpret, think about, and layer color. Re-imagine your chosen subject in fresh new ways and/or hone your skillset as it […]

Author Talk with Jean Duffy and Bev Boisseau Stohl at the Concord Library

Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

Join us as authors Jean Duffy and Bev Boisseau Stohl discuss their books Soccer Grannies: The South African Women Who Inspire the World and Chomsky and Me: A Memoir. Jean and Bev, debut authors aged over 60, will share insights into being writing workshop pals and what it's like to have a first book out […]

Free

Nashoba Brooks Summer Wonders Series & Wednesday Concerts – FREE and open to all!

Nashoba Brooks School 200 Strawberry Hill Rd, Concord, MA, United States

Please join us on Wednesdays at Nashoba Brooks School (July 19 and 26 and August 2 and 9) for either/or/or both: - Summer Wonders Activities - Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Please come to Nashoba Brooks School for our free summer fun activities aimed at ages 3-5 but all are welcome. Come spend time in our backyard, […]

Free

Mindfulness in Art

Concord Museum

In partnership with Be Well Be Here, join us for a mindfulness program in the special exhibition A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library. Be Well Be Here Founder and Executive Director Lara Wilson will lead a guided conversation and casual journaling activity in the special exhibit. Participants will […]