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SUMMARY:HAIRSPRAY at The Umbrella Arts Center
DESCRIPTION:The Umbrella Stage Company proudly presents HAIRSPRAY\, directed and choreographed by Najee Brown. With big hair\, big laughs\, and even bigger heart\, this joyous\, high-energy musical proves that when we dance together\, anything is possible. \nPreviews: Friday\, April 24 & Saturday\, April 25\, 2026. Playing: Sunday\, April 26\, 2026 through Sunday\, May 17\, 2026 in Theater 144 at 40 Stow Street | Concord\, MA \nHairspray\, the Tony award winner based on the John Waters film\, is a 1960s musical piled bouffant-high with revolutionary joy. Tracy Turnblad’s dream to dance on the Corny Collins Show has come true\, but this determined teen won’t just do the twist and the mashed potato: she’ll use her star power to integrate Baltimore’s TV network to a swingin’ soundtrack! The Color Purple choreographer Najee Brown makes his Umbrella directing debut with this big-hearted celebration of what happens when everyone gets a chance to dance. \nShows run Sunday at 3:00 PM\, Thursday & Friday at 7:30 PM\, and Saturday at 8:00 PM (with an exception for a 6:30 PM performance Sunday\, May 3). \nSpecial KidCare Shows on May 3 and May 17 will allow parents an opportunity to attend a matinee performance while their child(ren) ages 5-12 engage in art activities inspired by the show in one of The Umbrella’s classrooms with an experienced teacher. \nDinner & A Show packages are available for all Thursday night performances. \nBook by Mark O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan. Music by Marc Shaiman. Lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman. Based on the New Line Cinema film\, written and directed by John Waters. \nHAIRSPRAY is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIshows.org.
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/hairspray-at-the-umbrella-arts-center-14/
LOCATION:The Umbrella Arts Center\, 40 Stow St.\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Culture,Family,Night Out,Performing Arts Event,Theater,Umbrella Arts,Umbrella Performing Arts
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SUMMARY:CCHS Theatre presents "9 to 5" The Musical
DESCRIPTION:CC Theatre presents 9 to 5 The Musical! \nShow dates are May 7\, 8\, 9 @ 7:00 pm and May 9 @ 2:00 pm in the CCHS Auditorium Buy tickets at http://cc-theatre.org \nIt’s 1979\, phones were still attached to walls\, computers were only for NASA\, and acceptable workplace behavior looked very different. Violet\, Doralee\, and Judy are all at different points in their careers at Consolidated\, but they all have one thing in common; a truly terrible boss. Franklin Hart makes the office an awful place\, whether it is berating Judy\, ignoring Violet\, or paying far too much unwanted attention to Doralee. When a minor accident snowballs into a full blown fiasco\, the ladies band together and decide to take the reins and make the office somewhere everyone can actually enjoy putting in their 9 to 5. As long as they don’t get caught… \nOpen Captioning available at all \nperformances; ASL Interpretation available at the May 8th performance. PG-13 for some suggestive dialogue\, drug use\, coarse language\, comedic violence. \nGET TICKETS
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/cchs-theatre-presents-9-to-5-the-musical/
LOCATION:CCHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T190000
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SUMMARY:Trivia Night in Concord
DESCRIPTION:Looking for some fun!? Play our 6 fabulous rounds of original\, brain-teasing trivia with no cover fee. \nEnjoy The Colonial Inn’s full bar/apps/ dinner menu. So get your friends\, neighbors\, or co-workers together\, make an unstoppable team (up to 6)\, and test your collective grasp on humanity! \nFollow @tom_rutledge_presents for trivia dates\, clues\, and general important nonsense \nNow every first Thursday of the Month! \n• 7pm (pre-game) \n•  7:30-9pm (game on) \n• Concord’s Colonial Inn @concordscolonialinn \n 
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/trivia-night-in-concord-4/
LOCATION:Concord’s Colonial Inn\, 48 Monument Square\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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SUMMARY:Concord's Ever-Changing Land\, Water and Wildlife - Presentation by Richard Forman
DESCRIPTION:Richard T.T. Forman\, Emeritus Professor at Harvard University’s School of Design explores Concord’s landscape from 1635 to today through the lens of environmental history. Forman is a Concord resident and leading author on landscape\, town\, and urban ecology. His new book\, Town Ecology\, Concord\, Thoreau\, and Onward\, is available at the Concord Visitor Center. Call 978-318-3020 starting May 1st to reserve your spot!
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/concords-ever-changing-land-water-and-wildlife-presentation-by-richard-forman/
LOCATION:Harvey Wheeler Community Center\, 1276 Main St\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Senior
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
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SUMMARY:Spring into West Concord Treasure Hunt
DESCRIPTION:With the help of Fowler Library\, Art for All is pulling together the 5th annual Spring into West Concord Treasure Hunt! The theme this year is Garden delLights. 30 businesses will display illuminated lanterns made at Art for All workshops in their windows. Beginning on May 1st and ending on Spring into West Concord on the 16th\, participants can find the lanterns and complete game sheets with their locations. Completed sheets are entered into a raffle to win one of over 20 prizes from West Concord businesses.
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/spring-into-west-concord-treasure-hunt-2/
LOCATION:West Concord\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T190000
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SUMMARY:Trinitarian Congregational Church and the Struggle for Abolition from 1826 through the Civil War
DESCRIPTION:Trinitarian Congregational Church (TriCon) in Concord will host award-winning historian and author Robert A Gross in conversation with Kyle B Roberts\, Executive Director of the Congregational Library & Archives in Boston. The two will discuss abolition in New England in the mid 1800s\, with specific examples from the history of TriCon\, its pastors\, and parishioners in the early years of its founding. In 1826\, as the First Church in Concord moved toward Unitarianism\, nine members (including Maria\, Elizabeth and Jane Thoreau\, aunts of Henry David) joined others from the town to form what was to become Trinitarian Congregational Church. In this\, our 200th year\, TriCon commemorates its founding and shares some of its early history in this public program\, which is free and open to all.
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/trinitarian-congregational-church-and-the-struggle-for-abolition-from-1826-through-the-civil-war/
LOCATION:TriCon Church\, 54 Walden Street\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Visit,Community,History,Speaker
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SUMMARY:The Odyssey: An Artistic Adaptation for 2 Actors
DESCRIPTION:What is the cost of our choices? Can love sustain across time\, war and distance? Can you ever really find your way home? \nJoin actors Stephen Collins and Poornima Kirby as they take on this three-thousand-year-old epic about the adventures of a wily and complicated traveler. Our two-person\, one-hour adaptation draws from multiple translations\, punctuated with poetry and sea-chanties to connect this age-old epic to our modern time. Told as a marital squabble between Odysseus and his wife\, Penelope\, the story weaves through Odysseus’ travels and to his arrival in Ithaca to face the fall-out of his absence\, and find out if he can really come home. With Stephen Collins as the funny\, damaged\, scheming Odysseus and Poornima flowing nimbly between Penelope\, Calypso\, Circe\, the Cyclops and many more characters – our artistic\, playful\, searching adaptation explores the universal human needs that run through this ancient poem – from the desire to belong\, to the hunger for vengeance\, to the hope of a second chance. \nThe Concord Free Public Library is committed to providing everyone with unimpeded access to our resources\, programs\, and services. Learn more about accessibility at our libraries. You can also email our administration team or give us a call at either of our libraries to request additional accommodations. \nThe Concord Free Public Library’s programs are free to the public thanks to the generous support of the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library and the Concord Free Public Library Corporation.
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/the-odyssey-an-artistic-adaptation-for-2-actors/
LOCATION:Concord Free Public Library\, 129 Main Street\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library Event,Theater
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SUMMARY:Chair Yoga with Erica at the Main Library
DESCRIPTION:Join local yoga instructor Erica every Tuesday in May for yoga with a chair. If you’ve felt that yoga is too challenging or you struggle to get on and off the floor\, this class could be great for you. We will explore all the benefits of yoga in a supportive way using a chair. We will strengthen\, balance\, and stretch our bodies\, find stillness in our minds\, and fullness in our breath all while using a chair to explore traditional yoga poses and functional movement exercises. Options will be given for students to remain seated the whole class\, or to explore some standing poses throughout. \nBio: A yoga student for 20 years and a teacher for over 18 years\, Erica’s classes are uplifting and playful\, yet rooted in functional movement and the great inquiry of the self. In addition to being a yoga teacher\, Erica is an acupressure practitioner and has studied anatomy\, therapeutics and functional movement extensively. She is passionate about working with the prenatal and postnatal community. When not on the mat\, she can be found with her family\, her camera\, and nature! \nThe Concord Free Public Library is committed to providing everyone with unimpeded access to our resources\, programs\, and services. Learn more about accessibility at our libraries. You can also email our administration team or give us a call at either of our libraries to request additional accommodations. \nThe Concord Free Public Library’s programs are free to the public thanks to the generous support of the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library and the Concord Free Public Library Corporation.
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/chair-yoga-with-erica-at-the-main-library/
LOCATION:Concord Free Public Library\, 129 Main Street\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T140000
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SUMMARY:Pontine Theatre Presents: "The Flat Iron Lot"
DESCRIPTION:Pontine Theatre presents Alice Brown’s short story\, “The Flat Iron Lot\,” published in 1899. Pontine Co-artistic directors and actors\, Marguerite Mathews and Greg Gathers bring a performance that includes gestural theatre\, puppetry\, and storytelling. Sponsored by Harvey’s Gift Shop. Please call the COA office to sign up at 978-318-3020 for this creative and delightful show.
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/pontine-theatre-presents-the-flat-iron-lot/
LOCATION:Harvey Wheeler Community Center\, 1276 Main St\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Senior
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T200000
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SUMMARY:American Disunion: An Evening with David Blight
DESCRIPTION:Join Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Blight for a compelling forum on the evolving meaning of American independence. Drawing on his scholarship on Frederick Douglass\, Blight will explore how the ideals of the Declaration of Independence have been interpreted and contested over time. \nProfessor Blight will discuss Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech\, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”. Through Douglass’s words\, Blight invites us to reflect on the enduring tensions between liberty and inequality\, and to consider whether the nation’s founding promises remain unfulfilled. \nMembers Free | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/american-disunion-an-evening-with-david-blight/
LOCATION:Concord Museum\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T090000
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SUMMARY:Library Walking Club
DESCRIPTION:Let’s move together! Join Concord Free Public Library staff to start your week with a walk along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. Friends from Concord Recreation will join us to lead light stretching (starting around 8:45 AM) and to walk with us. Wear your sneakers\, grab your walking poles\, and bring a friend. All walking paces welcome. \nWe will meet at the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail parking lot\, near 50 Beharrell St\, just beyond the Poetry Phone and the Minuteman Bike Share. So that we know to wait for you and to provide any weather-related updates\, please register: cfpl.info/events. We will start walking by 9:05\, so please do your best to arrive on time! \nQuestions? Email: fowler@concordlibrary.org or call 978-318-3350.
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/library-walking-club-2/
LOCATION:West Concord\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:fitness / exercise,Library Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517
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SUMMARY:Spring into West Concord Treasure Hunt
DESCRIPTION:With the help of Fowler Library\, Art for All is pulling together the 5th annual Spring into West Concord Treasure Hunt! The theme this year is Garden delLights. 30 businesses will display illuminated lanterns made at Art for All workshops in their windows. Beginning on May 1st and ending on Spring into West Concord on the 16th\, participants can find the lanterns and complete game sheets with their locations. Completed sheets are entered into a raffle to win one of over 20 prizes from West Concord businesses.
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/spring-into-west-concord-treasure-hunt/
LOCATION:West Concord\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Culture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
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SUMMARY:2026 DEI Commission Community Survey
DESCRIPTION:Concord has a new question for its residents\, and it’s a simple one: how are you doing? \nThe town’s Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Commission has launched a community survey to find out what it actually feels like to live\, work\, or study in Concord. Not what we assume. Not what we’ve always heard. What people actually experience day to day. \nThe survey covers topics like whether people feel welcome in town spaces\, whether they’ve encountered barriers accessing services or opportunities\, and how connected they feel to the broader community. It takes about ten minutes\, and anyone who spends time in Concord is encouraged to take it\, whether you’re a longtime resident\, a recent arrival\, a student\, or someone who works here but lives somewhere else. \nWhy does this matter? Because good decisions require real information. The Commission can’t advocate for a more inclusive Concord without understanding where people feel included and where they don’t. \nThis survey is how we start that conversation. \nIt’s anonymous and it’s open to everyone who lives\, works\, or studies in Concord. If you want to share it\, the hashtag is #youbelonginConcord.
URL:https://www.livingconcord.com/event/2026-dei-commission-community-survey/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Art/Culture,children,Concord Carlisle High School,Concord Government,Concord pride,Family,women
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