Fowler Author Talk: Afarin Bellisario
2025-12-13 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Fowler Library, 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Author Afarin Bellisario will share from Silenced Whispers, a novel set in early 20th century Iran about the struggle for freedom and love against tradition, corruption, and colonial ambition during World War I. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Light refreshments will be served. Books will be available to purchase.

Mulled Cider at Fowler with Mothers Out Front
2025-12-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Fowler Library, 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
During the West Concord Holiday Stroll, visit Fowler to enjoy mulled cider and sustainability with Mothers Out Front! Learn about induction burners and other things you can do to make your life greener during the holidays and beyond!
Fowler staff will also have some fun crafting opportunities set up throughout the library. See the library event calendar for more details on Saturday programs at Fowler.

Concord Band Holiday Pops
2025-12-13 19:00 - 21:00 | 51 Walden
Seasonal and contemporary selections featuring ensembles from the Band, including a trumpet trio playing “Bugler’s Holiday”, woodwind ensemble performing “Suite of Carols”, and saxophone quartet welcoming a visit from Santa. Light refreshments will be served in the lobby before the concert and during intermission. Traditional and popular music with an audience sing-along.
For tickets, please visit ticketstage.com/concordband

Monthly Drum Circle with Mike Connors
2025-12-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Harvey Wheeler Community Center, 1276 Main St, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
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Experience drumming on the third Monday of each month at 12:00 noon. Tubano hybrid drums are used, and if you can sit in a chair, you can play the drum. Free of charge, thanks to Harvey’s Treasure Chest Gift Shop. Limited to 14 people. No experience needed. Please call the COA to reserve your spot at 978-318-3020.

Tactile Tuesday Playgroup at Nashoba Brooks School
2025-12-16 09:15 - 10:00 | Nashoba Brooks School, 200 Strawberry Hill Rd, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Join us for one date or all dates in the Fall Series of the Tactile Tuesday Playgroup at Nashoba Brooks School. Aimed at children ages 1+ and a caregiver, but all are welcome for engagement with peers and school-readiness sensory activities. The Tactile Tuesday Playgroup is FREE and open to all. Feel free to share the information with a friend or neighbor! Register by emailing admission@nashobabrooks.org for attendance in this joyful start to Tuesdays!

Youth Film Premiere
2025-12-16 17:00 - 19:00 | The Umbrella Arts Center, 40 Stow St., Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Join Artist-in-Residence Tom Flint and his students for a YOUTH FILM PREMIERE Tuesday, December 16 at 5:15 PM
Walk the red carpet through the gallery into The Umbrella’s Theater 144 for a free premiere of youth short films, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers! This event is a celebratory culmination of Artist-in-Residence Tom Flint’s Fall Semester Classes and features student films and a short documentary about their creation.
Light concessions available for purchase. Or, add on a Saltbox Kitchen Meal to enjoy after the screening for just $25! Order before Monday, December 15 at 12 PM.
Plus, stay after the premiere for a screening of My Penguin Friend as part of The Umbrella Film Series curated by The Concord Film Project. Tickets and more info at TheUmbrellaArts.org/film
This program is presented as part of the Arts Elevate: Embedded Community Artist for Youth Wellness in Greater Lowell Program, which was developed by Greater Lowell Community Foundation with lead funding from the Barr Foundation through its Creative Commonwealth Initiative.

CCM Monthly Jazz Jam: An Open Session for All Musicians
2025-12-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Concord Conservatory of Music, 1317 Main St, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Whether you’re a beginner looking to play your first chorus or an experienced player needing a fresh challenge, the Jazz Jam is the place to be. The Jazz Jam is a supportive environment dedicated to performance, learning, and collaboration. Participants will have the chance to:
Build Improvisation Confidence: Practice spontaneous soloing and melodic development.
Gain Ensemble Experience: Learn to listen, interact, and collaborate with fellow musicians in real-time.
Open-Format Play: Simply bring your instrument, choose a tune from the standards list, and dive in!

Latkes & Laughter: A Town of Concord and Kerem Shalom Chanukah Celebration
2025-12-17 17:00 - 18:00 | Harvey Wheeler Community Center, 1276 Main St, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
All are invited for holiday fellowship and goodies at Harvey Wheeler Community Center.
Join Kerem Shalom and the Town of Concord for the town’s 5th annual Chanukah Celebration! Enjoy a Chanukah sing-along, a menorah lighting, latkes provided by Debra’s Gourmet, and goody bags from Concord Recreation and the Concord Visitor Center. Join us for our annual festive evening of light, warmth, and music for the whole family!

Antiques Holiday Stroll
2025-12-17 17:00 - 19:30
Thoreauly Antiques
Walden Antiques
North Bridge Antiques
Barrow Bookstore

Welcoming the Light: An Intimate Solstice Concert Experience
2025-12-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Art for All
Intimate event with original songs, poetry and stories exploring light and inspiration, including interactive moments with the audience.
Singer-songwriter Ron Israel and spoken-word artist and poet Cheryl Perreault welcome the community to an intimate performance of original songs, poetry and stories addressing themes of light and illumination for the human spirit and our world. There will be some interactive opportunities for audience participation.
(In case of inclement weather, program will be rescheduled)
Limited Seating. Advance registration recommended.
Suggested donation at the studio (cash/check or venmo) : $20.
All proceeds for this event go to Art for All: “Shine Brighter Together” Project
Cheryl Perreault is a poet/writer and spoken word artist who lives in York, Maine. She has performed her poetry with guitarist Steve Rapson who recorded two cds of their collaborations.Cheryl has brought programs of poetry and story-sharing to many communities of people from age 4 to 97 including public schools, nursing homes, recovery centers, Artz/Artists for Alzheimer settings and as a hospice volunteer. .She hosted “Wake up and Smell the Poetry” “Meet Your Neighbor” for HCAM-TV in Hopkinton for 15 years and is co-editor with Cynthia Franca of Hope through Community: Word and Images in Response to a Global Pandemic.

Holiday Hoopla!
2025-12-21 18:00 - 20:00 | CCHS
🏀Holiday Hoopla December 21!

Come to the CCHS Gym and support the program in a night filled with music, special contests, and fun surprises!
Special host NBC Sports Boston’s Drew Carter, Voice of the Boston Celtics!
Free for CCHS & younger students, $10 donation for adults.
Let’s pack the CCHS Gym!

Concord Public Schools Winter Recess
2025-12-24 - 2026-01-04

Twelfth Night
2026-01-16 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-01-17 19:00 - 21:30 | 51 Walden
Come see one of Shakespeare’s most entertaining comedies! The World’s A Stage Players production is set in the 1960s to reflect how the characters hold up a mirror to themselves and seek joy in turbulent times. Admission is free but pre-registration is welcome at concord players.org.

Wellspring—A Participatory Havdalah Concert
2026-01-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Congregation Kerem Shalom, 659 Elm St., Concord, 01742, United States
Join Kerem Shalom in welcoming the week of Shabbat Shira, Shabbat of Song, with Wellspring, a participatory Havdalah Concert, featuring Interim Cantorial Soloist Molly Bajgot and musical guests Anat HaLevy Hochberg, Batya Levine, Yoni Battat, and Richie Barshay. Like a wellspring, song, music, and communal singing is a place that we can continuously return to to reinvigorate our spirits, to reenergize our senses, and to fortify our hearts for confronting a deeply challenging and broken world. Together, our song leaders will lead us in original compositions designed to ground us, uplift us, and generate joy.
Beverages and light snacks will be available before and after the concert.
This event is open to all and can be attended in person or virtually via Zoom. Everyone is welcome; no one is turned away for lack of funds.
Accessibility: Kerem Shalom is fully wheelchair accessible. Police detail may be present in the synagogue parking lot and inside the building. There are no single-stall bathrooms in the building; bathrooms are marked as usable for all gender identities.
MEET THE ARTISTS:
Molly Bajgot (she/her) is a queer Jewish musician, prayer leader, and educator living on Nipmuc and Pocumtuc land in Easthampton, Massachusetts. A songwriter and vocalist, Molly crafts songs of hope and original melodies for Jewish liturgy, using song as a tool for personal and collective transformation. She leads musical prayer services both locally and nationally, and her music has travelled to synagogues, song circles, and communities across the country. Her debut album, Revelry, was released in February 2024. Learn more about Molly at mollybajgot.com.
Anat Halevy Hochberg (she/her) is a musician, teacher, and ritual leader based in Boston. Her passions include leading song, empowering others to raise their voices, and working to reclaim the Yemenite melodies of her heritage. She has taught and led ritual at Let My People Sing!, Eden Village Camp, Hadar’s Rising Song Intensive, and Linke Fligl. She co-produced Tishrei: the end is the beginning and Elul: Songs for Turning, and her debut album How can I keep (from) singing? was released in 2020. Learn more about her work at anathalevyhochberg.com.
Batya Levine uses song as a tool for cultivating healing and resilience in their work as a communal song leader, shaliach tzibur (Jewish prayer leader) and cultural organizer. Batya is a Co-Founder and Co-Director at Let My People Sing!, and they compose original music made of Ashkenazi yearning, queer heart-medicine, and emunah (faith). Batya has released two albums, Karov and Yivarechecha, with Rising Song Records. You can learn more about Batya at batyalevine.com.
Richie Barshay began drumming inside kitchen cabinets at an early age, and continues banging on things worldwide to this day. From his multi-percussion work with Herbie Hancock in the 2000s, to tours and recordings with Chick Corea, Esperanza Spalding, The Klezmatics, Fred Hersch, and Kenny Werner, he’s been dubbed “a major rhythm voice on the rise” by Downbeat magazine, and “a major innovator who also knows how to have fun” by The Guardian (UK). Based in Northampton, Massachusetts and New York City, he is an AmSAT certified Alexander Technique teacher helping performing artists and others regain more body-mind coordination and ease of movement. You can learn more about Richie at richiebarshay.com.
Yoni Avi Battat (he/him) brings Arab music into the soundscape of American Jewish life through composition, education, prayer, and performance on viola, violin, oud, and vocals. Described as “an education for the ear and the soul,” his debut album Fragments seeks to find new pathways to connect with ancestry and find healing around our fragmented identities, and especially his Iraqi-Jewish heritage. Yoni’s newest project is Kedmah: The Rising Song Piyyut Project. Their first album Simu Lev came out in April 2024 on Rising Song Records. From 2021-2022 Yoni toured nationally as an actor and violinist with the Tony Award-winning musical, “The Band’s Visit.” Learn more: yonibattat.com.

Concord Public Schools February Recess
2026-02-16 - 2026-02-20

Concord Public Schools April Recess
2026-04-20 - 2026-04-24
