Ages 11-14. What are you reading, and how does this inspire you to get your own story on the page? In this generative writing workshop, teens delve deeply into a page or two of fiction they admire, and use that language and narrative to inspire their own story. We’ll start with time sharing short passages […]

Join Be Well Be Here founder and stage III cancer survivor Lara Wilson for a special mindful wellness event that will boost your spirit as well as your immune system. Learn how mindfulness techniques help us stay optimistic during tough times and can inspire positive health outcomes. Discover your way to incorporate these practices into […]

Join us for some creative, open-ended art activities and a story. Turn your imagination on, and wear clothes you don't mind getting messy. For kids ages 18 months to 5 years old, with a caregiver.

For centuries the genres of popular and classical music have heavily influenced each other.  Bernstein and Gershwin are examples from the 20th century, but composers as old as Bach and Mozart, as romantic as Chopin and Liszt, as experimental as Stravinsky and Cage, and as current as Akiho and Van Hassel, have drawn inspiration from […]

Join us for a mindful conversation about the challenges and joys of parenting in the 21st century. Together, we’ll explore mindfulness practices that help us pause, stay present, and reframe experiences toward positivity. Author, instructor, teen tutor, and Be Well Be Here founder Lara Wilson, MA, GCMS, will share her experiences as a 30+ year […]

This weekly jam session is for the advanced beginner/intermediate who has little or no experience playing with other musicians or wants to add to their skillset. Some knowledge of the old-time tune- and song-repertoire would be helpful and class participants are welcome to bring song- and tune-books and ideas that they want to attempt with […]

TEEN GIRLS: release the stress and find your path to contentment! This 2-session series incorporates yoga, writing and mindfulness practices that help you express your natural way of being. We provide all you need: yoga mats, journals, pens, healthy snacks, fun and compassion. Just bring your wonderful self and some healthy curiosity. Runs for two […]

On Tuesday, November 27th, we invite audiences to a screening of The Death of Stalin (2017), directed by Armando Iannucci. In The Death of Stalin, Joseph Stalin's sudden death sparks a savage power grab among the Soviet Union's top leaders. Politicians, military men and Stalin's own family dive headlong into a game of bargaining and backstabbing as […]

Children in grades 2-5 are invited to the Fowler Library on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. to decorate pre-made graham cracker houses. Come use your imagination to add colorful candy additions to the buildings. Registration is required.

Welcome to the 2019 Season of North Bridge Learn-to-Skate. Our registration is now open! Concord, Sundays: 11:40am-12:40pm at Middlesex School 8 Consecutive weekends in January & February Cost: $225 We offer a unique one-hour format at North Bridge Learn-to Skate: -5 minute meet and greet -30 minute class -5 minute weekly exhibition -25 minute family […]

In collaboration with the Town of Concord, we invite you to donate to our Holiday Gift Program for low-income Concord families. Donations of new and unwrapped gifts for children of all ages are greatly appreciated. *Lego, games, sports apparel, and gifts for young teens are especially welcome. WHEN November 19 – December 10 WHERE – […]

Drop off your stuffed animals at the Fowler Library anytime before 4pm on November 29 for a library sleepover they'll never forget! Pick them up the following day at 10AM to listen to stories and see how the "sleepover" went.

Thanks to a successful launch, Be Well Be Here continues our Field of Awareness series, an empowering program that helps teen boys cultivate attention, self- awareness, empathy and confidence. Be Well Be Here welcomes teenage boys (13 - 16 yrs old) to our relaxing space to co-create simple, personalized practices that are easily integrated into […]

Join the Umbrella Arts & Environment for Basket-Making: Plaited Play, a Thursday evening workshop taught by basket-maker Debra Rolfe. Using paper, the class will learn the basket-weaving technique of plaiting. Plaiting is an ancient weaving technique in which all the structural pieces are actively woven over and under each other. If time allows, the class […]

The CCM Bluegrass Jam is a weekly drop-in jam open to anyone who wants experience playing and singing traditional bluegrass and country songs at a moderately slow tempo in a supportive, educational and relaxed setting. This is the perfect environment to learn to play and sing country and bluegrass songs by ear, just like in […]

Kick off your holiday shopping at the Holiday Book Sale, November 30, December 1 and 2, at the Concord Free Public Library. Thousands of gift-worthy books including fiction, biographies, art, cookbooks, and many more! Most priced at $2 or less, more books brought out throughout the three days. Hours are 9-3, takes place at 129 […]

Steve Beckwith can strum a guitar and build a guitar!  An accomplished guitar performer, Steve also handcrafts custom, specialty acoustic guitars and stringed instruments for musicians who are unable to find the exact sound required.  Steve's instruments are know for their balanced tone, lightness of weight and play-ability.  Come hear the dulcet tones and learn […]

Kick off the Holidays at our 2018 Winter Arts Market! Friday November 30, 1:00PM - 6:00PM Saturday December 1, 10:00AM - 5:00PM Sunday December 2, 1:00PM - 5:00PM Celebrate the holidays with The Umbrella Community Arts Center in Concord, Mass (formerly Emerson Umbrella Arts Center)!  For one weekend a year, The Umbrella transforms into a bustling […]

This year we are gathering for a night of fun, friends and trivia! Grab your brainy buddies or invite that smart guy down the street. Come take a break with good food and drink to support our CPS and CCHS teachers!

Kick off your holiday shopping at the Holiday Book Sale, November 30, December 1 and 2, at the Concord Free Public Library. Thousands of gift-worthy books including fiction, biographies, art, cookbooks, and many more! Most priced at $2 or less, more books brought out throughout the three days. Hours are 9-3, takes place at 129 […]

Family Storytime will be held at the Main Library on Saturdays from September 15 - December 8 (excluding November 24) at 10 am. Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and a short puppet show. Lots of fun for the whole family!

Kick off the Holidays at our 2018 Winter Arts Market! Friday November 30, 1:00PM - 6:00PM Saturday December 1, 10:00AM - 5:00PM Sunday December 2, 1:00PM - 5:00PM Celebrate the holidays with The Umbrella Community Arts Center in Concord, Mass (formerly Emerson Umbrella Arts Center)!  For one weekend a year, The Umbrella transforms into a bustling […]

Playtime Theater is back at Concord Youth Theatre for another season of fun! Spend Saturday mornings with Concord Youth Theatre’s PLAYTIME THEATER - a delightfully interactive theater experience! CYT actors will inspire you with new and improved versions of familiar children’s stories, complete with a sing-a-long! Outgoing audience members may even join the actors on […]

On the 8th Annual Holiday House Tour, enjoy touring seven of Concord's most beautiful private homes, professionally decorated in the holiday spirit by local and well-known interior designers. Programs for the Tour can be picked up at Wright Tavern (2 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742) beginning at 9:00 a.m on Saturday, December 1st. Early bird […]

The Concord Orchestra performs “The Composer is Dead”, an amusing murder mystery with narration by Lemony Snicket and music by Nathaniel Stookey. Narrator Joyce Kulhawik is the inspector who interviews the instruments in the orchestra, who are all murder suspects. Each section of the orchestra gets a chance to show off as the inspector questions […]

Visit with Santa The heated greenhouse will be decorated with trees & lights - a perfect backdrop for Santa's annual visit! Bring a list & take a picture with Santa Complimentary refreshments