Let us share the beauty of Saltbox Farm with you at our Summer Solstice Beer Dinner to benefit the Black Ale Project and The Veteran Support Alliance. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and a family style dinner in the fields overlooking the pastures, while enjoying beers from Saltbox Brewery, Bone Up Brewing, Medusa Brewing Company and Flying […]
Join The Umbrella for a very special evening to hear the acclaimed singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant perform to benefit The Umbrella. We are expecting a sold-out show for this one-night only performance – and we want you to be there! Friday, June 21, 2019 Pre-reception 6:30pm – 8:00pm Concert begins 8:00pm The former lead singer and […]
Join us for, Writing as a Healing Modality: Client and Student-Based Methods of Exploring Issues, with Allan Hunter Most of us come from an education system that asks us to write about external topics: the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, and so on. Yet seldom are we asked to write about who we are, what […]
Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 11AM - 3PM Celebrate the beginning of summer with Verrill Farm’s annual Strawberry Festival! Visit the farm stand & enjoy the picturesque views of our farm while picking your own strawberries fresh from our five acre strawberry field! This years strawberry festival will feature: Pick your own strawberries. Verrill Farm’s […]
The Concord Free Public Library invites teens entering grades 7-10 to come to the Teen Summer Power Up at the Concord Free Public Library (129 Main Street) on Saturday, June 22 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. Start the summer boosting your greatest asset: your intuition! Discover your personal way to tap into the mind/body connection, […]
Looking for a quiet space to write surrounded by the support of other writers at work? Drop in on the 22nd of June, July and August at 7 - 9 pm for free writing at Be Well Be Here. Feel free to spend an hour or two polishing prose, ask an experienced Grub Street writing […]
This master writing workshop is designed for writers hoping to take their work to the next level. By mindfully examining the Big Picture elements of your story, we’ll hone in on ways to streamline narrative structure, deepen character development and refine plot progression. Author and Be Well Be Here founder, Lara Wilson, MA (GrubStreet manuscript […]
Cardboard Boat Challenge at the Summer Solstice Celebration Join us at the Summer Solstice Celebration on June 23 at 3:00 for the Cardboard Boat Challenge! Work with a team to build a boat using provided materials, then race against other teams on the Concord River. To learn more about the Cardboard Boat Challenge, go here. […]
Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 Join us for an afternoon of activity at The Old Manse! 3-6pm Cardboard Boat Race Challenge: Celebrate Riverfest and take part in the challenge to build and race a cardboard boat in the Concord River! Bring your team, imaginations, and intrepid spirit. Boat-making materials provided. Details to come! Race winner categories […]
In partnership with the Trustees of Reservations/The Old Manse, Minuteman National Historic Park, OARS, and SuAsCo Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council, The Umbrella Arts & Environment Program celebrates the longest day of the year as the capstone event to Riverfest weekend on Sunday, June 23, 2019! SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES 3PM-6PM: SOLSTICE CARDBOARD BOAT CHALLENGE […]
