Teen Geek Club

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

Note: new time! Grades 8-12. What do you GEEK? Comics, graphic novels, or RPGs? Anime, manga, music, or movies? TV shows or silly YouTube clips? Come hang out with other geeks! We will do a different geeky activity every month. You are welcome to bring your own video games or card games. Snacks will be […]

Free

The Defamation Experience comes to Concord

Alcott Elementary School 93 Laurel St, Concord, MA, United States

How do we as a community talk about race and class? Get ready to find out, with this one night event, part of Concord Carlisle Adult and Community Education’s (CCACE) “Can We Talk” series. The Defamation Experience is an interactive production where a defamation lawsuit plays out on stage while the audience acts as the […]

$30

VETERANS DAY BREAKFAST – Concord Council on Aging

Harvey Wheeler Community Center 1276 Main St, Concord, MA, United States

The Concord Council on Aging (COA) salutes all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces for their dedicated and loyal service to our country. ALL Concord veterans (not just Seniors) and their spouses are invited to attend the COA's annual VETERANS DAY BREAKFAST for fellowship, sharing and remembering on Thursday, November 8, 9:00AM, at […]

Free

NaNoWriMo for Teens

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

Grades 8-12. Embrace your inner author and spend time with other teen writers as you work on your NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) project. We will provide the workspace and some snacks, and even some inspirational writing prompts to get you started! Registration is required. Free. Please email odurant@minlib.net to register, or call (978) 318-3379. […]

Free

Book & Cookie Club

Fowler Library 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

Enjoy cookies and fun activities as we discuss the newest books for kids in this monthly book club! The book discussed this month will be Under their Skin by Magaret Peterson Haddix. Copies of this book will be available for check-out at the Fowler Library. For kids in grades 4 and 5.

Concord Bookshop: James Geary presents “What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It”

Concord Bookshop 65 Main St, Concord, MA, United States

Please join us on Thursday, November 8 at 7pm, when James Geary talks about his new work of nonfiction, Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It. There will be time for Q&A and book signing after the author presentation. James was here with an earlier book, I Is an […]

Better Sleep Through Mindfulness Practice

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

Struggling to sleep well? Mindfulness can help! In this session, we’ll explore ways to turn off the ruminating mind and enhance relaxation. Learn how mindful wellness practices engage the parasympathetic nervous system, which cues the body to rest and relax. We’ll consider scientific evidence that shows how over time, mindfulness practice creates structural changes in […]

Free

6th Sally Lanagan Lecture by the Concord Museum

Concord Museum

Thursday, November 08, 2018; 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. At our annual lecture event, Glenn Adamson will speak to the themes of his new book, Fewer Better Things: The Hidden Wisdom of Objects, an accessible exploration of the objects that lie around us. This event is FREE, but advance registration is requested.

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Carlisle Poppy Project Commemorates Centenary of WWI Armistice

Carlisle Town Common School Street, Carlisle, MA, United States

A dramatic community art project has been rolled out in Carlisle, MA. It includes more than 3,000 handcrafted poppies "planted" across the center of town -- from the Veterans Honor Roll on the Town Common down to the Town Rotary on Route 225. The display celebrates the centenary of the Armistice to end WWI on […]

Free

CCM Concert: Mozart and the Masters of the Baroque

An exciting evening of Mozart, Myslivecek, Vivaldi, Porpora and more! Dazzling and virtuosic baroque music, including opera arias written for the 18-century superstar male castrato soprano Farinelli, featuring members of the outstanding faculty of the Concord Conservatory of Music, in ensemble with soprano Greta Feeney. To purchase tickets: https://register.asapconnected.com/eventdetail.aspx?org=4125&pk=1253728

$20