The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library present Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia and Beyond. Join panelists Tina Chang, Nathalie Handal and Ravi Shankar, three award-winning poets and editors as they discuss their seminal W.W. Norton anthology of Asian and Middle Eastern poetry as well as their […]

Join us for this special Halloween event! Take a tour through historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery with a Concord Museum guide. Learn about the lives and deaths of past Concordians through stories passed down through the generations. This is an in-person event. Tickets include same-day admission to the Concord Museum.

It doesn't get more New England than this! Join us for a fascinating October walking tour through two of Concord's historic cemeteries as we explore death, dying, and burial customs in early America. Don your favorite sweater, gather your friends and family, and get ready to walk your way through a picturesque autumn evening and […]

Sculptor, architect and environmentalist William Turville is well known in Concord for live events in which he crafts his vibrant, whimsical creations from recycled materials at the town's DropOff SwapOff. When Covid-19 canceled this spring's event, however, the owners of Millbrook Tarry – home to Concord Market and Trail's End Cafe -- invited Turville to […]

Our popular Monday Night Meditation continues this fall! Join us for soothing practice that quiets the mind, relaxes the body and calms the nervous system. Regular evidence-based guided meditation helps boost our immune system and encourages a good night’s sleep. These simple, integrative 30-minute sessions are available for every age. Share the moment with friends […]

Fresh turkeys from Stonewood Farm in Orwell, VT are available for order. We also offer a wonderful selection of heat and serve sides and delicious desserts to complete your Thanksgiving meal! Curbside Pickup For All Thanksgiving Orders We are excited to be offering Thanksgiving orders again this year. To provide a safer pickup environment, all […]

Forum JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 As part of the 2020 Concord Festival of Authors, the Concord Museum is pleased to present Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Fred Logevall, discussing his new biography, JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 with Tom Putnam, Concord Museum’s Edward W. Kane Executive Director.  

Celebrate the diverse heritage of the New England Coastal Region with this virtual performance on ZOOM by award winning storyteller and musician, Davis Bates. Entitled " Sea Songs & Stories: Chanteys, Ballads, Folktales & More " the program will include ghost ballads, sea chanteys, Native American stories, folk and family tales. There will be sing-alongs […]

Join award-winning author Ron Maclean at the annual Concord Festival of Authors for his Short Story Writing workshop, "Your First 100 Words: Grounding Readers in Your Fiction." Most readers will engage with a story if they feel grounded in some aspect of that story’s world. Whether physically grounded in setting, emotionally grounded in character, or […]

Learn all about the muskets of the Concord Museum’s collection that were fired on the North Bridge on April 19, 1775 streamed from the Lisa H. Foote History Learning Center. Experts Joel Bohy, of Bruneau & Co., and the Concord Museum’s Curator, David Wood, explore the objects that played a part in the events of the fateful […]

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2020 Massachusetts Book Award Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 pm 20th Annual Mass Book Award Michelle Hoover, the 2020 CFA Mass Book Award emcee, introduces the Concord community to six literary stars. She is the Fannie Hurst Writer-in-Residence at Brandeis University and teaches at GrubStreet, where she leads the Novel Incubator program. Michelle is a […]

Join the CFA 2020 for an online conversation with Boston’s most successful, entertaining writing group, the Chunky Monkeys! What Makes a Good Writing Group? The Chunky Monkeys Share Tips. So you want to start a writing group, or perhaps improve how your existing group is working. What are some excellent tips and tricks? Join authors […]

The Covid-19 pandemic and the need to shelter in place has brought big changes to many people’s careers, whether they are salary, hourly, or self-employed. If you have been laid off, are burning out, have less work than you want, or are not sure how to pivot in your business, this time may be one […]

Hosted by the Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle Regional School District Special Education Parent Advisory Council. Please join Ruth Grube, Director of Student Services, and Superintendent Laurie Hunter to hear how Special Education services are being provided in the hybrid and remote models. Everyone will have the opportunity to ask questions during the event, but […]

You've seen The Social Dilemma, but now what? Please join us for a very special event organized by Turning Life On and Teodora Pavkovic. The Center for Parents and Teachers is partnering with with @TurningLifeOn and @teodorapsychologistandparentingcoach to bring together youth voices, expert opinions and parents' concerns in one virtual space, and take the first […]

Join us as we welcome back some of The Umbrella Stage Company's favorite alumni for a virtual mini-concert. Talented performers including Vanessa Calantropo (Hedwig & the Angry Inch, The Wild Party), Andrea Giangreco (Hundred Days, Bonnie & Clyde), Anthony Pires, Jr. (Tuck Everlasting, Parade), and Kayla Shimizu (Avenue Q) will perform from their own homes, […]

The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library present LGBTQ Memoir Authors. Alex Marzano-Lesnevich is the author of THE FACT OF A BODY: A Murder and a Memoir, which received a Lambda Literary Award, the Chautauqua Prize, the Grand Prix des Lectrices ELLE, the Prix des libraires du Quebec 2020, and the Prix France Inter-JDD, […]

Go behind the scenes with the Wizard himself, author Gregory Maguire, discussing his creative process and current projects, including the 25th anniversary of 'Wicked' and his newest book 'A Wild Winter Swan'.

Have you ever noticed beautifully decorated sugar cookies and thought, “How did they do that”? In this online class, you will learn basic sugar cookie prep, baking and decorating techniques for spooktacular Halloween cookies! You will receive a superb sugar cookie dough recipe so you can bake your cookies ahead of time, and during the […]

The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library present Mystery Night! Register today to discover how celebrated mystery writers create memorable characters! Kate Flora returns to CFA 2020 as Mystery Night emcee! Kate is the author of nineteen books and more than twenty short stories, and has been a finalist for the Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, […]