Playful Engineers: Chain Reactions and Creative Contraptions (Ages 6+)

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

Playful Engineers Teaching Artist Jay Mankita presents an in-person, hands-on event in which participants design, build, test, and play with Rube Goldberg "Machines" - complicated chain reactions accomplishing simple tasks. Participants learn through demonstration, and then through self-directed play, to make kinetic 'machine' parts, exploring force and motion, scale, and cause and effect, including catapults, […]

Free

Big Kid Creative Drama (Ages 6-8)

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

Join us for Big Kid Creative Drama! It’s a high-energy, imaginative, zany, silly, and super-fun theater experience! This is social and emotional learning at its best! Children build confidence, social awareness, empathy, and problem-solving skills through imaginative dramatic play. Registration beginning July 1 for kids ages 6-8.

Free

OIL: Fundamentals of Being a Writer

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

Always dreamed about writing your story? Learn from authors and Concord Free Public Library Writer-In-Residence George Jreije on how to get started putting words to paper! This quick workshop-style class runs through how anyone can begin to think like a writer using the tenants of Observation, Imagination, and Language. George will hold office hours afterwards […]

Free

Fiction 101: Diving Into Writing Fiction

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

Join author and Concord Free Public Library Writer-In-Residence George Jreije for a workshop-style class to learn what makes a work a fiction compelling, as well as the principles of writing fiction and the different forms of fiction. Participants with additional questions can visit George during his office hours immediately following the program. All ages, no […]

Free

400 Souls: Building a Slave Society in Real Time

CCHS Concord, MA, United States

In this four-session course, we will explore the meteoric rise of American chattel slavery from 1619-1861 through economic, historical, legal, political, religious and scientific lenses provided in the book 400 Souls, edited by Ibram Kendi and Keisha Blain. We will then apply these lenses to increase our understanding of the current racially polarized historical moment. […]

$75

A VIP Evening of Women’s Health

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

Join us for VIP access to women's health experts. Spend a fun evening with friends, enjoy appetizers and drinks, and learn the latest health trends. The opportunity to meet some of Emerson's top female physicians and leaders will follow the program. Tickets are $40 and include cocktails and appetizers. 100% of proceeds will support women's […]

$40

Valentine’s Day Card Making with ART for ALL

Art for All Studio 152 Commonwealth Avenue, Concord, MA, United States

As part of the Greetings for All project, we are hosting two workshops to create Valentine's Day Cards! These handmade Valentine's Day Cards are currently for sale at DEBRA’S NATURAL GOURMET. All sales support the community outreach projects of ART for ALL to bring joy and happiness to people from all walks of life. If […]

Free

Valentine’s Day Card Making with ART for ALL

Art for All Studio 152 Commonwealth Avenue, Concord, MA, United States

As part of the Greetings for All project, we are hosting two workshops to create Valentine's Day Cards! These handmade Valentine's Day Cards are currently for sale at DEBRA’S NATURAL GOURMET. All sales support the community outreach projects of ART for ALL to bring joy and happiness to people from all walks of life. If […]

Free

ART for ALL: Signs of Life workshop

Fowler Library 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

Art for All’s repurposed yard signs initiative takes mass-produced, single-use plastic campaign yard signs and transforms them into unique, hand-made works of art. Each iteration of Repurposed Yard Signs addresses a theme of interest in the larger community and engages a wide array of individuals and groups in producing and displaying the signs. The focus […]

Free

Seed Starting

Grow your own healthy vegetable, flower, and herb plants from seed! Starting your own seeds allows you to choose your own specific plant varieties, plus it is a great way to bypass those late-winter blues! We have a variety of tips and tricks as well to share after almost 20 years of seed starting. Learn […]

$35