Please note, folks, this Fair is being RE-SCHEDULED because of the crummy weather heading our way this Saturday. We'll see you the following week on Dec 12! This is not the year for the mall...but holiday shopping still needs to be done! Keep it safe and local at the outdoor, socially-distanced West Concord Holiday Crafts […]
Did you have a blast at the Fall Umbrella Ninja Festival? We did too! This winter we are bringing you another fun festival of survival skills and nature sculptures. Master Ninja Instructor Ken Clarkson is teaching how to build a fire the good old fashioned way but also using all sorts of materials you'd never […]
Join us for a Valentines crafting session! We will learn about the symbolism of flowers while creating a bouquet of paper hearts. Next, we will weave natural elements, like foxtail grass, wheat strands, and goldenrod, onto a woven heart. We will also have supplies to craft a valentine for the birds! A “lovely” time is […]
Animals respond and adapt to the winter by burmiating, aestivation, hibernation, migration, and embracing the snow! Learn about all the cool ways animals thrive in the winter through interactive stations, games, creative movement, investigations of art and nature, and creating original art projects for the whole family! Families can cut, glue, and construct original printmaking […]
The Children’s Department at the Concord Free Public Library has installed a March StoryWalk on the Main Library front lawn. This month the StoryWalk features A Sled for Gabo, a Spanish-infused picture book by Emma Otheguy with vibrant illustrations by Ana Ramirez Gonzalez. This is an uplifting tale about shy Gabo, who tries to make […]
Please drop by and pick up some colorful flowers! The Power of Flowers Project out of Tewksbury is recognizing Concord’s seniors with a lovely petit bouquet. Is there a nicer way to feel cheerier than from a happy bouquet of flowers? The bouquets will come in a paper cup. Included with your posies will be […]
Did you have a blast at the Winter Umbrella Ninja Festival? We did too! This April, we are bringing you another fun festival of survival skills and nature sculptures. Master Ninja Instructor Ken Clarkson is survival skills around the fire and leading hands on crafts activities. Rob Riman will show you the amazing critters that […]
The Children’s Department at the Concord Free Public Library has installed a Poetry Walk on the Main Library front lawn to celebrate National Poetry Month through the month of April. The Poetry Walk, originally conceptualized in partnership with local non-profit Gaining Ground, features Renga-style poems celebrating the seasons written by students in the Virtual Writing […]
Our scaled-down, 31st annual Musketaquid Earth Day Celebration continues our most valuable traditions like outdoors workshops on the lawn of The Umbrella building Earth Floats of natural materials. While crafting under the guidance of art teacher Abby Cramer, participants will be serenaded by live performers, Voices on the Air, celebrating the beauty of air and […]
Family pods are invite to reserve a timed spot for a special, limited capacity “Wish for Change” Sidewalk Chalk event in person with artist Nayda Cuevas at Chamberlin Park, April 25. To open the The Umbrella Artfest Art Walk (April 25-May 31),and public art installation in greenspaces around Concord, MA, The Umbrella will host a […]
