This master writing workshop is designed for writers hoping to take their work to the next level. By mindfully examining the Big Picture elements of your story, we’ll hone in on ways to streamline narrative structure, deepen character development and refine plot progression. Author and Be Well Be Here founder, Lara Wilson, MA (GrubStreet manuscript […]

Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 Join us for an afternoon of activity at The Old Manse! 3-6pm Cardboard Boat Race Challenge: Celebrate Riverfest and take part in the challenge to build and race a cardboard boat in the Concord River! Bring your team, imaginations, and intrepid spirit. Boat-making materials provided. Details to come! Race winner categories […]

In partnership with the Trustees of Reservations/The Old Manse, Minuteman National Historic Park, OARS, and SuAsCo Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council, The Umbrella Arts & Environment Program celebrates the longest day of the year as the capstone event to Riverfest weekend on Sunday, June 23, 2019! SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES 3PM-6PM: SOLSTICE CARDBOARD BOAT CHALLENGE […]

Cardboard Boat Challenge at the Summer Solstice Celebration Join us at the Summer Solstice Celebration on June 23 at 3:00 for the Cardboard Boat Challenge! Work with a team to build a boat using provided materials, then race against other teams on the Concord River. To learn more about the Cardboard Boat Challenge, go here. […]

Our 4-H Babysitters Training Course teaches youth ages 11 and older what they need to know to be caring, trustworthy, responsible, and competent babysitters. The course includes units on: safety, first aid, child development, nutrition, entertaining children, and the business of babysitting, taught by an experienced instructor. Become a responsible babysitter & spend the summer […]

Announcement for Callen Tennis- Summer 2019 Callen Tennis Middle and High School Summer Camp Callen Tennis will be offering a summer camp for Middle and High School students at the Concord-Carlisle High School tennis courts. The camp will focus on the technique and strategy of tennis through drills and point play. There will also be […]

Patriot Hoop Clinics is back for its 10th year and is proud to announce that it will offer 5 weeks of boys basketball camp and 1 week of girls basketball camp this summer. David Cohen, CCHS Boys Head Coach, runs the boys camp and Kim Magee, CCHS Girls Head Coach, runs the girls camp. Area […]

Drop the kids off for an afternoon of crafting at the studio. Everyday will be a different workshop/theme. 1:30-4:00 Projects will include: Stenciling on canvas, Design your own screen printed T shirts, Mosaics, Step by Step Drawing, Pom Pom Crafts, Slime, Decoupage, Wood Signs & More. Ages 5 & up. Please bring water & snack. […]

Hear author Marjan Kamali, a featured author at the 2018 Concord Festival of Authors, discuss her new novel, The Stationary Shop, at the Concord Free Public Library (CFPL) Monday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. The program will take place in the Periodical Room at the Main Library (129 Main Street Concord, MA). According to the […]

Our 4-H Babysitters Training Course teaches youth ages 11 and older what they need to know to be caring, trustworthy, responsible, and competent babysitters. The course includes units on: safety, first aid, child development, nutrition, entertaining children, and the business of babysitting, taught by an experienced instructor. Become a responsible babysitter & spend the summer […]

The Concord Council on Aging's (COA) monthly Caregiver's Support Group is open to those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's or related dementias. Join this group of peers to share experiences and gain support. This group is facilitated by the COA Social Service Supervisor, Nicole Saia.. This month's meeting is on Tuesday, June 25, 10:30AM. […]

Take your yoga practice outside this summer at the Old Manse! The Old Manse was home to transcendentalists like Emerson and Thoreau who were deeply interested in spiritual practices of the East and saw them as connected to the mindful living each sought to experience. Within this special landscape overlooking the Concord River, you’ll have […]

The Concord Free Public Library invites teens entering grades 5-12 to come to a special video game event. Have you unlocked the entire roster and found your main yet? If so (or even if not), come compete against the best Ultimate players in your area at our Concord Free Public Library Smash Ultimate Tournament! On […]

Join our guest artist Barbara Rietscha from Field & Vase to learn about the beautiful flowers grown in her green house in Stow MA. Leave with a gorgeous footed vase of freshly cut flowers and the knowledge to create them again in the future. Barb incorporates a natural, organic feel using the best of what […]

Join us every Tuesday evening from 7pm-9pm for Stump Trivia in Village Forge Tavern!

Children grades 4-8th are invited to the Star Wars Escape Room at Fowler Library Wednesday, June 26th, 1-5pm Can you find the missing light saber before time runs out? Children (4-8th grade) can sign up for an Escape Room session and race the clock to find and solve all the puzzles within 40 minutes. You […]

Household Goods Inc., a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization that provides a full range of donated furniture and household items, free of charge, to help people in need make a home, is hosting an open house for new and prospective volunteers on Wednesday, June 26, from 7-8:30 p.m. at 530 Main St. in Acton. Volunteers are key to every […]

Does worry take over at times? Been told that worrying is just your nature? There is a way out! Join former-worrier-turned-warrior Lara Wilson, MA, GMCS to learn a variety of mindful well-being techniques that help put worry at bay. You CAN make the shift to ease of Being, whether you’re dealing with daily stressors, chronic […]

Let Melody Orfei show you how to sell your stuff on your phone! It's easier than you think. Bring your smartphone (not a basic phone) or your tablet with a camera and be able to access your email account!You'll learn how to create your lisitng, write a short description and add your price!

Tim Kane, percussionist, music educator and back with regularity by popular demand, leads a monthly Drum Circle Jam. The next session is Thursday, June 27, 11:00 AM. No drumming experience is necessary and you will create collaborative rhythmic jams after learning the basics on a variety of percussive instruments, This activity is good for anyone […]

For an hour per week you can feel 16 yrs. old again! How? Strum the ukulele! No knowledge of the stringed instrument is necessary and instructor, Daniel Metraux, will easily teach you. You'll learn beautiful tunes from yesteryear from artists like Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Peter, Paul and Mary. It's playing, singing, camaraderie and […]

Take your yoga practice outside this summer at the Old Manse! The Old Manse was home to transcendentalists like Emerson and Thoreau who were deeply interested in spiritual practices of the East and saw them as connected to the mindful living each sought to experience. Within this special landscape overlooking the Concord River, you’ll have […]

The Concord Band’s 34th season at Fruitlands Museum begins on Thursday, June 20 with Movie Night, which includes music from Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, Aladdin, and Saturday Night Fever, among others. The program on June 27 will be a Musical Road Trip over the rainbow and to Disneyland and other places. The Band’s July 4 […]

Each Friday we're tasting wine from all over the world.  We'll be opening all sorts of bottles from our wine department, and special wines meant just for that particular tasting.  Each week will be very unique and it will help answer and explore what makes wine just so darn good!

Enjoy some of the best live music outside of Boston right here at the Colonial Inn's Village Forge Tavern. What was once a storeroom for supplies during the Revolutionary War is now a haven for performers like John Fitzsimmons, Alan Goodrich, and Kenny Selcer. Village Forge Tavern has live entertainment on Wednesday – Saturday evenings from […]