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Beede and Books Storytime 2022 – 2023

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

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 […]

Free

Antislavery Walking Tour

Concord Museum

Coinciding with the celebration of Juneteenth, join a Concord Museum interpreter for a walking tour introducing participants to the Concord women and men who played a crucial role in the abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War. 1.5-mile walk on flat terrain. Rain or shine. In partnership with The Robbins House. […]

Points of Return Exhibit

The Umbrella Community Arts Center 40 Stow St., Concord, MA, United States

The Umbrella Visual Arts program, in collaboration with A La Luz, presents the revolutionary, multimedia exhibition, Points of Return. Featuring the work of 27 international artists, Points of Return is the first physical exhibition of the acclaimed online exhibition of the same name. This environmental art exhibition sees The Umbrella divided into themed spaces. A […]

Concord Conservatory’s Storytime Takeover

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

Join us for a Storytime Takeover—a free Family Notes music class led by CCM faculty member Holly Jennings. We’re taking over West Concord Fowler Library Storytimes to introduce music to your kids on Tuesday, June 20 and also on July 18th with starting times at 10:00 and 11:00 am. Meet us at the Labyrinth Garden […]

Free

Summer Solstice Bike Ride on BFRT

bruce freeman rail trail Acton / Concord, MA, United States

Join us for a bike ride or walk on the BFRT Tuesday, June 20 (Rain date: June 22), 6:00 p.m. If the Pedal Power parking lot is full, parking available across Great Road Stay for pizza afterwards Contact: tmichelman@gmail.com

Henry at Work: A Conversation with John Kaag and Robert A. Gross

Concord Museum

What can Thoreau teach us about working? How can we make our work more meaningful? Professor John Kaag and Professor Robert A. Gross will discuss Kaag’s new book Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living — why we do it, what it does to us, and how to create more meaning in our work. […]

Author Talk with Jane Roper, author of The Society of Shame

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

Join author Jane Roper for a discussion of her new book The Society of Shame. The talk will take place on Tuesday, June 20 at 7:00 p.m. A viral photo of a politician’s wife’s “feminine hygiene malfunction” catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that’s both a satire of social media stardom and internet […]

Free

The Chi of Everything Exhibit opens at Three Stones Gallery

Concord, MA, United States

  Exhibit runs chJune 21 - July 26 Opening Reception Thursday, June 29th 6:30 - 8:00 pm   Our chi, or life force energy, runs through all things; the earth, the natural world, ourselves, and our dreams. Through time eternal artists have made art that expresses this “juice of life”. This show highlights the mediums of […]

Appraisal Day with Bonhams Skinner

Concord Museum

Do you have a family heirloom passed down through generations? Maybe a great yard sale item or flea market find that might be a treasure? Would you like to know what it is worth? Bring your special items to Bonhams Skinner appraisers Karen Keane, CEO, and Christopher Fox, Vice President, at the Concord Museum for […]

Serenity within the Storm

Be Well Be Here Concord, MA, United States

Serenity in the stormy weather of life is the aim of this FREE 30-minute online practice. Through mindfulness practices, we can become aware of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral thoughts, emotions and physical sensations. This BWBH practice invites you to befriend yourself in the moment, neither denying what arises (aversion), nor grasping what is impermanent (craving). […]