- No events scheduled for July 26, 2020.
Summer Quest Offers Free Activities for Adventurous, Creative Kids
The Umbrella Community Arts Center 40 Stow St., ConcordRead Aloud Together from Concord Middle School’s Big 6 List
Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, ConcordWeek of Events
“Go Out Doors” Art Exhibit on the West Concord Bike Path
“Go Out Doors” Art Exhibit on the West Concord Bike Path
Explore the new art work on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail! A project of The Umbrella Arts Center program, "Go Out Doors" features fourteen doors painted by seven regional artists that "explore a world you might find if you open your front door and adventure outside," says Nancy Lippe, director of The Umbrella Arts & […]
Concord Art presents “Black Lives….” A Hybrid Physical / Virtual Exhibition
Concord Art presents “Black Lives….” A Hybrid Physical / Virtual Exhibition
THE MAIN GALLERY BLACK LIVES . . . KEITH MORRIS WASHINGTON July 9—August 9, 2020 A HYBRID PHYSICAL/VIRTUAL EXHIBITION This summer, Concord Art had planned to mount an exhibition called (un)seen curated by artist Keith Morris Washington. Because of the pandemic, we rescheduled the show for next year. At the time of planning, we knew this exhibition […]
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids
The Concord Free Public Library is offering weekly craft kits for kids ages 3 - 12 years old. Every Monday through July, we’ll offer a different craft kit. Each kit contains the necessary items to create a craft and an instruction sheet. Additional supplies like scissors, glue and tape may be required and will be […]
Intermediate French Lessons – Tailored to Your Needs & Taught Remotely
Intermediate French Lessons – Tailored to Your Needs & Taught Remotely
Join experienced French teacher Kristen Cooley for remote French lessons tailored to your needs either via ZOOM or telephone conference. All learning materials will be provided by email. Each class is $15 paid by check directly to the instructor at the end of the month. If you are new to French classes and would like […]
MEN’S MEETING GROUP – Meeting Weekly on Zoom
MEN’S MEETING GROUP – Meeting Weekly on Zoom
The Monday Men’s Meeting is now on Zoom!! This is an informal group of men that drink coffee together, chat and enjoy each other’s company. Join the Zoom Men’s Meeting on your computer or by phone if you don’t have computer access, and you will have the opportunity to participate from your own living room. […]
Monday Night Meditation
Monday Night Meditation
Our popular FREE Monday Night Meditation continues in July! Join us for soothing practice that quiets the mind, relaxes the body and calms the nervous system. Lifelong meditator and Be Well Be Here founder, Lara Wilson, MA, GCMS offers guided meditation that boosts the immune system and encourages a good night’s sleep. These 30-minute sessions […]
50+ Job Seekers Program – Now Statewide Virtual Platform
50+ Job Seekers Program – Now Statewide Virtual Platform
ECONOMIC SECURITY: (PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE LISTED BELOW FOR EXACT DATES AND TIMES) 50+ Job Seekers Program: COA is pleased to announce that the 50+ Job Seekers Program is going statewide! Now that the program has been completely moved to a virtual platform, any Massachusetts resident 50+ years old can register to participate. Now, more than […]
Caregiver Support Group – via ZOOM
Caregiver Support Group – via ZOOM
The Concord Council on Aging (COA) monthly offers a Caregiver's Support Group open to anyone caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's or related dementias. The group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month and is overseen and facilitated by Nicole Saia, COA Social Services Coordinator. Please call Nicole at the Concord Council on Aging […]
Concord Public Library offers Tuesday “How-To’s” fun
Concord Public Library offers Tuesday “How-To’s” fun
Excuse me, do you have two minutes to spare every Tuesday for a little How-To fun? It's How-To's Day! Every Tuesday at 10am on Facebook, tune in for totally awesome mini-tutorials by Children's Library Assistant Cary Stough. Make an envelope out of scrap paper. Use a hammer properly. Cook the most gorgeous fried egg. All […]
Hearing Impaired Support Group – via ZOOM in July
Hearing Impaired Support Group – via ZOOM in July
The hearing-impaired support group, facilitated by Bob Andrews, provides an opportunity for people with diminished hearing to share and discuss the impact that hearing problems have on their lives. July meetings will be on two Tuesdays, July 14 and 28. If you have not participated in this group before please contact the COA to sign […]
Concord Library Weekly Learning Challenges
Concord Library Weekly Learning Challenges
Are you ready for our weekly Learning Challenge? The Concord Library is offering Home Weekly Learning Challenges that are designed by staff to excite and engage children and teenagers this summer. They are a part of our Summer Learning Program. Tune into our Facebook page at 2pm every Tuesday for a short video description of […]
Gerow Virtual Community Update and Information Session
Gerow Virtual Community Update and Information Session
Looking for an update on the Gerow Recreation Area? Join the Zoom session on July 28th, 6-8pm. AN update will be provided during the virtual public forum.
Open Mic Night @ Main Street Cafe
Open Mic Night @ Main Street Cafe
Live Music while you Dine & Drinkwith Friends & Family, Locals & Tourists Reservations available for Dinner Customers. PLEASE only book tables if your party is ordering dinner entrees. We are a restaurant offering music entertainment while you dine & drink. Main Streets accepts Dinner Reservations for customers ordering dinner entrees (please respect that as we […]
The Center of Transcendentalism: Concord or Boston?
The Center of Transcendentalism: Concord or Boston?
Join us for a free virtual forum from the comfort of your home! John Buehrens, former President of the Unitarian Universalist Association, in conversation with Phyllis Cole, Professor Emerita, Penn State University, will discuss the radical social activism of Boston-based Transcendentalists including Elizabeth Peabody, Margaret Fuller, James Freeman Clarke, and Caroline Healey Dall who, among others, […]
Mindful Wellness Walks
Mindful Wellness Walks
Feel good to walk in the woods? Join us to enhance our wellBeing with socially-distant Mindful Wellness Walks in Concord this summer. Be Well Be Here’s Wellness Walks are based on the principles of Forest Bathing, or shinrin yoku, a Japanese practice of intentionally taking in the natural environment with all our senses. Three Concord […]
Virtual Story Hour with Royce
Virtual Story Hour with Royce
Missing storytime at the Library? Join us on Zoom for some short stories, songs, & rhymes. This is a great way to build early literacy skills. Children of all ages are welcome to join. Register to receive Zoom link.
Cooking program – Macaroni & Cheese in a mug!
Cooking program – Macaroni & Cheese in a mug!
Wellness coach Julie Manning will lead tweens and teens in a microwave cooking class and teach you to make macaroni and cheese in a mug! The virtual cooking program will be held on Zoom. Ingredient list will be shared with all participants before the program. Program runs weekly through the month of July. Sign up for any or […]
Cooking Workshops for Teens & Tweens
Cooking Workshops for Teens & Tweens
The Concord Free Public Library will host weekly cooking workshops for kids age 12 and up, every Tuesday in July at 4 pm. Wellness coach Julie Manning will lead students in a microwave cooking class and teach them to make meals in a mug. The virtual cooking program will be held on Zoom. Kids may […]
Live Music @ Main Street Cafe
Live Music @ Main Street Cafe
Live Music while you Dine & Drinkwith Friends & Family, Locals & Tourists Reservations available for Dinner Customers. PLEASE only book tables if your party is ordering dinner entrees. We are a restaurant offering music entertainment while you dine & drink. Main Streets accepts Dinner Reservations for customers ordering dinner entrees (please respect that as we […]
Summer Quest Offers Free Activities for Adventurous, Creative Kids
Summer Quest Offers Free Activities for Adventurous, Creative Kids
Five Concord-area Organizations Offer 36 Activities to Connect Families with Arts and Nature this Summer Concord, MA – July 30, 2020 - Concord and Metrowest organizations have collaborated to launch Summer Quest, a new, free summer program of outdoor and socially-safe activities to complete for fun rewards. The Umbrella Arts Center's Arts & Environment Program, […]
Drive-In Movie Night
Drive-In Movie Night
Drive in Movie nights sponsored by the Town of Concord Gates open at 7pm, Movie will start at 8pm Reservations are Required- no walk ups or drive ups Admission is FREE To reserve your space ddTogetherd All Donations will benefit Concord Together - http://www.concordtogether.com https://www.cccommunitychest.org/how-you-can-help/targeted-giving/ Please practice social distancing by: Remaining in your vehicle Sitting in […]
Boosting Happiness in Challenging Times: A Workshop for Parents and Caregivers
Boosting Happiness in Challenging Times: A Workshop for Parents and Caregivers
Have we, as parents, teachers, caregivers, and caring adults ever faced so many challenges to maintaining our happiness? With COVID and a myriad of socio-political stressors surrounding us, can we actually boost our happiness? Positive psychology says it IS possible, that there are ways to lean into our experiences of challenge, hardship, and stress to […]
Open Table hosts Virtual Town Hall
Open Table hosts Virtual Town Hall
Open Table Food Pantry is hosting a virtual town hall on Thursday July 30th at 11am. Tune in to hear how they reimagined their business model and get a look into the future of hunger relief. Link to the event
Live Music @ Main Street Cafe
Live Music @ Main Street Cafe
Live Music while you Dine & Drinkwith Friends & Family, Locals & Tourists Reservations available for Dinner Customers. PLEASE only book tables if your party is ordering dinner entrees. We are a restaurant offering music entertainment while you dine & drink. Main Streets accepts Dinner Reservations for customers ordering dinner entrees (please respect that as we […]
Teens Participate in COVID 19 Project
Teens Participate in COVID 19 Project
The Concord Free Public invites teens to share their experiences about living through this pandemic. There are many ways that teens can participate in this project: ● Interview others in the community to document their experience ● Write stories, reflections, poems ● Create expressions of art, posters or lawn signs ● Create videos that chronicle […]
Read Aloud Together from Concord Middle School’s Big 6 List
Read Aloud Together from Concord Middle School’s Big 6 List
The Concord Free Public Library invites middle schoolers to read aloud together in a fun, supportive environment. The program will take place every Friday at 11 am - 12 pm, starting June 26. The group will focus on the Concord Middle School’s Big 6 Recommended Reading List. The first book that the group will read […]
Public Policy Discussion Group – on ZOOM
Public Policy Discussion Group – on ZOOM
Let’s discuss! Each week a discussion is led by a group member focusing on a range of current newsworthy topics. Everything from the economy, the environment, the future of nuclear power to what should happen to healthcare! Join us as we decide how the world should run in this friendly welcoming group! We meet weekly […]
Friday Wine Tastings
Friday Wine Tastings
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!
New CCHS Intersections Conversations Discuss & Listen
New CCHS Intersections Conversations Discuss & Listen
CCHS Insections Club invites all students to join Conversations - Discuss & Listen
Live Music @ Main Street Cafe
Live Music @ Main Street Cafe
Live Music while you Dine & Drinkwith Friends & Family, Locals & Tourists Reservations available for Dinner Customers. PLEASE only book tables if your party is ordering dinner entrees. We are a restaurant offering music entertainment while you dine & drink. Main Streets accepts Dinner Reservations for customers ordering dinner entrees (please respect that as we […]
Artist-in-Your-Residence Public Art Exhibit Invites Submissions
Artist-in-Your-Residence Public Art Exhibit Invites Submissions
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” -John Muir Concord, MA - June 1, 2020 – The Umbrella Arts and Environment Program is partnering with Minute Man National Historical Park (MMNHP) on Artist-in-Your-Residence, a new public art […]
” Buried In Treasures ” – 15 week course starting in August via Zoom
” Buried In Treasures ” – 15 week course starting in August via Zoom
It seems the pandemic and the stay at home advisory has encouraged many people to start clearing out their homes. Tempting things are left on the curb or the lawn. For those with homes filled to the brim and who are having difficulty parting with treasured possessions, or have an uptick of acquiring during this […]
Live Music @ Main Street Cafe
Live Music @ Main Street Cafe
Live Music while you Dine & Drinkwith Friends & Family, Locals & Tourists Reservations available for Dinner Customers. PLEASE only book tables if your party is ordering dinner entrees. We are a restaurant offering music entertainment while you dine & drink. Main Streets accepts Dinner Reservations for customers ordering dinner entrees (please respect that as we […]