Concord Library Book Sale

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

The much-anticipated annual book sale takes place on the Concord Library lawn Saturday, June 2 from 10 am-3 pm. Thousands of paperbacks and hard covers in all genres, most at $2; media of all kinds, and boxes and boxes of children’s books. Cash and checks only, please. Refreshments available for purchase. Rain date is June […]

CCF Dragonfly Walk, Carlisle

CCF dragonfly walk, June 2 Come look for dragonflies and damselflies at the Cranberry Bog on Curve Street on Saturday, June 2, at 10 a.m. The walk, led by Alan Ankers and Susan Emmons, is suitable for all ages and interests, and will include looking for butterflies, birds and anything else that interests the group. […]

Carlisle Gleason Library Genealogy Skills

Learn genealogy skills Claire Smith will discuss vital records—records of births, marriages and deaths of your ancestors, a primary source used to build your family tree. Find out whether vital records were kept, where to find them, how to interpret them and what to do when you are unable find them. Attendees will learn the […]

Annual Willard Carnival

Fun for Everyone! Rain or Shine! Carnival games Cake Walk Face Painting Fantastic Raffle Items Delicious Food Balloon Animals Music Benefiting the Willard Parent Teacher Group (PTG). Working to sponsor specific programs and activities that benefit the Willard school children and the community.

Walking Tour of Main Street

Take a walk down Concord’s Main Street with local historians Barbara Forman and Judy Fichtenbaum. Learn more about the shops that existed on the “Mill Dam” and how Concordians shopped for clothing and goods in the 18th and 19th centuries. Please register online or call 978-369-9763, x216.

Sleepy Hollow Walk

What better place to learn about the interwoven lives of Concordians in the 19th century than our beautiful town cemetery! World famous authors, who once walked these grounds, lie buried amongst the friends and neighbors whose paths criscrossed theirs. See how Ralph Waldo Emerson’s ideas about the harmony of man and nature play out in […]

$25

Giant Candy Land On the Library Lawn and Reading Club Registration

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

Join us for the kick off of the summer reading club at the Library and play a giant candy land game on the Library lawn. The Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie will be shown inside the Library starting at 2 pm. Readers of all ages can register for the club at either the […]

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Director’s Workshop

Want to sit in the driver's seat? This workshop will take you through the role of the director. Learn the art behind directing a live (or live-to-tape) shoot, including communicating with your crew effectively, switching between camera shots seamlessly, chroma key and calling up graphics that enhance your final production. If you've ever volunteered for […]

$35

The Umbrella Arts presents Speaker Series: Andy Newman & Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire, born and educated in upstate New York, has lived in Dublin, London, and New England. He began his career as a writer for children at the age of 25, publishing more than a dozen books in as many years. In 1995 his first adult novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked […]

$10