Are you interested in identifying the birds singing in your backyard or a nearby park? Michele will introduce you to 25 species commonly found in our neighborhoods, wetlands, and forests. Learn various field identification techniques by sight and sound. These walks are designed for beginner and intermediate bird watchers. Please bring a pair of binoculars, […]

Fun for Everyone! Rain or Shine! Carnival games Cake Walk Face Painting Fantastic Raffle Items Delicious Food Balloon Animals Music Benefiting the Willard Parent Teacher Group (PTG). Working to sponsor specific programs and activities that benefit the Willard school children and the community.

Take a walk down Concord’s Main Street with local historians Barbara Forman and Judy Fichtenbaum. Learn more about the shops that existed on the “Mill Dam” and how Concordians shopped for clothing and goods in the 18th and 19th centuries. Please register online or call 978-369-9763, x216.

Come see Concord Youth Theatre's Junior Company Performance of Aesop’s Musical Foibles June 1-3. Performances are June 1 & 2 at 7pm; June 2 & 3 at 2pm. Aesop's Foibles begins as young Aesop explains to the audience about his problem of constantly hearing annoying voices in his head, which come to life as hysterical characters onstage that […]

What better place to learn about the interwoven lives of Concordians in the 19th century than our beautiful town cemetery! World famous authors, who once walked these grounds, lie buried amongst the friends and neighbors whose paths criscrossed theirs. See how Ralph Waldo Emerson’s ideas about the harmony of man and nature play out in […]

The Beede Center of Concord and the Concord Free Public Library have teamed up to bring you stories and a swim. Meet at the Beede Center lobby for a storytime at 11 am and then enjoy a swim in the Kiddie Pool until noon. This free program is perfect for children age three years and […]

Explore Concord and its historic Sites, unique shops and restaurants, and nature at its best! Concord is important in three periods of history. Incorporated and settled in 1635 by 12 English Puritan families. It was the first settlement inland and above tidewater which meant it was excisable only by land. The settlers chose the name […]

Join us for the kick off of the summer reading club at the Library and play a giant candy land game on the Library lawn. The Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie will be shown inside the Library starting at 2 pm. Readers of all ages can register for the club at either the […]

Want to sit in the driver's seat? This workshop will take you through the role of the director. Learn the art behind directing a live (or live-to-tape) shoot, including communicating with your crew effectively, switching between camera shots seamlessly, chroma key and calling up graphics that enhance your final production. If you've ever volunteered for […]

Gregory Maguire, born and educated in upstate New York, has lived in Dublin, London, and New England. He began his career as a writer for children at the age of 25, publishing more than a dozen books in as many years. In 1995 his first adult novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked […]

This one-session class will teach non-profit organizations how to video record their events for Web and cablecast. Learn to use CCTV’s cameras and microphones to record presentations, meetings, street events, and interviews. Learn how to deal with challenging lighting and audio situations, and how to shoot for efficient post-production editing.

Storytelling is poetry-in-motion, our common cultural currency, and a framework for self-identity. In this four-session class, you will write a 150-300 word story and use video, scanned images and narration to create simple, yet deeply connective, multimedia stories of your own. Sessions will include development of writing skills for your projects, feedback during story circles, […]

Lace up your running shoes! It’s time for the 10th Annual Adrian Martinez Classic on Thursday, June 7 at Emerson Field in Concord. Run the 1-mile race in your age category, try the first-timer’s mile, gather a team for the friends & family 4 x 400 relay, or just cheer on the other racers. Community […]

Who doesn't love breakfast?? Come enjoy a dinner of pancakes and locally-made syrup, along with other breakfast items. All are welcome, dinner is free, donations are accepted.

CCHS Class of 2022 Transition Program for Parents

Opera51’s fully staged and costumed production of Faust by Charles Gounod, with chorus and orchestra conducted by Alan Yost. Lead roles will be sung by Chris Eaglin, Robin Farnsley, and Michael Prichard. Tickets are $30/$25 seniors and students. Call 978 369-7911

CCHS Film and Animation Festival

Take the hassle out of setting up your own yard sale by joining Concord Recreation for it’s annual community yard sale. Get rid of things you don’t want anymore and make some money while doing it. This event will take place on the side lawn next to the Hunt Recreation Center. $10 fee per booth. […]

Saturday, June 9, 2018 8:00am - 1:00pm Thoreau Outdoor Center, Concord The Emerson Hospital 5k Run~Walk for Cancer brings the community together for a fun-filled morning with a purpose. Hundreds of patients walk through the doors of the Mass General Cancer Center at Emerson Hospital - Bethke each year. Proceeds from the Run~Walk directly support […]

Mattress fundraiser at CCHS The CCHS Band will host a mattress fundraiser June 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the CCHS cafeteria. All proceeds of mattress sales go to help support the Scholarship Fund for the 2019 Concert Band Japan Trip. There will be discount prices on name-brand mattresses with free set-up and […]

The Middlesex Jazz Festival returns to Concord Center on Saturday, June 9th from 1:30PM to 7:45PM. The free outdoor event will feature four 20-piece big bands and five smaller jazz ensembles, including participants from the CCHS jazz band. This year, the Town Recreation Department is adding Latin Jazz, a beer/wine tent, and additional food and […]

Ezra Ripley lived in the Old Manse and served as Concord’s minister for six decades, from 1778 to 1841, during which he composed and delivered some 3000 sermons. Yet, this step-grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson is often overlooked. Who was Ezra Ripley? What impact did he have on his church and town? Join Historian Robert […]

For well over a decade, the Stage Coach Inn in Groton, MA welcomed pickers for a monthly jam on Saturday nights thanks in large part to host Paul Murray and the Boston Bluegrass Union (BBU). Since the Groton Inn burned down years ago, the BBU has been hoping to find a new location to revive […]

Opera51’s fully staged and costumed production of Faust by Charles Gounod, with chorus and orchestra conducted by Alan Yost. Lead roles will be sung by Chris Eaglin, Robin Farnsley, and Michael Prichard. Tickets are $30/$25 seniors and students. Call 978 369-7911