OTTERS SWIM MEETS

Beede Center 498 Walden St, Concord, MA, United States

Come show your support and cheer on the Otters Swim Team!

Celebrate the 20th Year Anniversary of the Purchase of Thoreau Farm

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Join Thoreau Farm Trust, the group that saved and renovated Henry's birthplace, as the Town of Concord dedicates a plaque to those who contributed to the initial acquisition of the Breen Farmstead/Thoreau Birth House. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP info@thoreaufarm.org For more information on this event and on our other […]

Free

Author Lucille Stott to discuss her new book, “Saving Thoreau’s Birthplace: How Citizens Rallied to Bring Henry Out of the Woods”

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Join author Lucille Stott and friends of Henry David Thoreau, as Lucille launches her new book, "Saving Thoreau's Birthplace: How Citizens Rallied to Bring Henry Out of the Woods." This program celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Thoreau Farm Trust, the group that saved and restored Henry's birthplace. For more information on this event and our […]

Free

George Howe Colt presents “The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968”

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

Please join us on Sunday, November 18 at 3pm, when we welcome George Howe Colt, presenting his new book of nonfiction, The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968. George Howe Colt is the bestselling author of The Big House, which was a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of […]

Sally Curtis Garth Endowment Fund Reception (Main)

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

Please join the Concord Free Public Library Corporation Trustees to celebrate the Sarah Curtis Garth Endowment Fund established by her son, Granville, to recognize the importance of the library to both of them and to the Town of Concord.

Armchair Travel: National Parks of Colorado

CCHS 500 Walden St, Concord, MA, United States

Join us as we explore the national parks and monuments of Colorado (and northern New Mexico). We'll walk among the towering rocks of Garden of the Gods and drive to the summit of Pikes Peak. We'll learn about the amazing 1000 year old structures of Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde National Park and gaze into […]

Free
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Old-Time Jam Session

Concord Conservatory of Music 1317 Main St, Concord, MA, United States

This weekly jam session is for the advanced beginner/intermediate who has little or no experience playing with other musicians or wants to add to their skillset. Some knowledge of the old-time tune- and song-repertoire would be helpful and class participants are welcome to bring song- and tune-books and ideas that they want to attempt with […]

$20

Mom’s WWII Letters: Reconstructing History & Genealogy

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

By happenstance last year, Corrine Smith found her mother's stash of letters from 16 servicemen her mother had written to between 1944-45. Corrine began to trace the now-mostly-gone soldiers' family trees with the goal of returning the letters, in person, to the soldier's family/children. Corrine will talk about her on-going project and share stories and […]

Free

Concord Museum’s Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature Opens

2018 marks the 23rd year of the Concord Museum’s award-winning Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature, organized by the Guild of Volunteers with Patty Flint and Pam Nelson as co-chairs. This fall, the Museum will be celebrating the opening of a new Education Center designed by the Boston architectural firm designLAB and we are […]

Cupcakes and Canvas

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

Grades 8-12. No previous art experience necessary! You choose and trace the design you’d like to paint, and we’ll provide the materials and cupcakes. Everyone will be able to take home their own masterpiece. Space is limited. Registration is required. Free. Please email odurant@minlib.net to register, or call (978) 318-3379. You may also register on […]

Free