Thoreau School Road Race - Registration Open! All are welcome to participate in the beloved Thoreau School Road Race, Sunday May 21st. Now in its 15th year, this event benefits our local elementary school programming. 5k begins at 9am, Kids Run at 10am, and Awards Ceremony at 10:30am. More information and registration available at https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Concord/ThoreauRoadRace
Although Henry Thoreau spent only the first 8 months if his life living in his grandmother’s farmhouse, he would return to Virginia Road time and again throughout his life to visit the scenes of his early childhood. Join Biologist Amity Wilczek and Historian Richard Smith for a walk around the Thoreau Farm property as they […]
Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided […]
Fr Austin Fleming served 25 years (half of his career!) in Concord, and will be celebrating his 50th Anniversary of Ordination on Sunday, May 21, 2023. There will be a very special anniversary mass at 1 pm on Sunday, the 21st, as well as a reception to follow - both events at Holy Family Parish. […]
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail […]
The orchestra, directed by guest conductor Nathaniel Meyer, performs a program of Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco Overture, Franz Schubert’s Rosamunde Overture, and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 2. Admission for youth under 18 is free The winner of the inaugural Vincent C. LaGuardia Conducting Competition and a finalist and prizewinner of the American Prize in Conducting, Meyer […]
MAY 12 - JUNE 4 The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization […]
Most Wanted – May 2023 Boxed side dishes can make dinner come together more easily. If you can donate some of the following, our guests would greatly appreciate it! Boxed Side Dishes: Rice Pilaf Rice-A-Roni Potato Sides Spanish Rice Couscous Box Mac N Cheese Risotto Potato side Au Gratin, Scalloped, mashed etc.. Thai rice Noodles […]
The Beede Swim and Fitness Center and the Concord Free Public Library are teaming up to bring you Beede and Books. This is a free program available to all. Join us at the Beede Center for a Friday collaboration of reading and swimming. A librarian will read books at 1:30pm, then we transition to the […]
Need a nature moment? Join us in experiencing the tranquility and spirit of nature. Get creative and curious while engaging the senses as we connect to & through nature. Enjoy a warm beverage (provided) while soaking in the restorative strength nature brings. This is a hands-on program that focuses on the journey, not the destination. […]
