Face Mask (Disposable) Drive-through Giveaway
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Take-Out Tuesday!
Take-Out Tuesday!
Take a break today while supporting a local restaurant or market... Order take out! Check out list of local restaurants and markets and place your order. Join the Take Out 10 Club! Extended through the end of March! Learn all about it!
Please provide input on the NMI/Starmet Report
Please provide input on the NMI/Starmet Report
The NMI / Starmet Reuse Planning Committee has created a draft report and is asking for the community to read the report and provide input by visiting Click here
Friday Family Fun Night
Friday Family Fun Night
We value family time so much, we set aside a few Fridays for loved ones to gather, splash and play in our pools. A lively way to manage the winter blues. Each family that registers gets either a Shallow End, Therapy Pool Section, Children’s Play Pool or Dive Well Lane to themselves for the duration. […]
Register for Clark Farm vacation week programs
Register for Clark Farm vacation week programs
Clark Farm Ed Programs: Get ready for vacation week programs at Clark Farm! Looking for fun outdoor activities for your school-aged children over February vacation week? Discover the wonders of winter at Clark Farm! Participants will help with farm chores, track animals, create eco-art crafts, and explore our field, forest and wetland habitats. All of […]
Winter is for the Birds!
Winter is for the Birds!
If winter is getting you down, why not lift your spirits by making some gifts for the birds in your yard? In this outdoor, in-person workshop, we will be crafting a simple coffee mug bird feeder and a nesting ball. This is truly the gift that keeps on giving because you will be delighted by […]
Liberia: A visit with the Gbarnga Mission
Liberia: A visit with the Gbarnga Mission
Liberia suffered through 14-years of civil war that ended in 2003. As a result, 47% of the current population are children – only 1 in 3 are enrolled in school. The Gbarnga Mission worked with Liberians and broke ground for a rural school nearly 6 years ago. Jon Rossman, president of the mission, his wife, […]
Understanding Medicare
Understanding Medicare
If you are close to age 65 or already on Medicare, this class is for you! The class is designed to fully enlighten you on how Medicare works and the different health care choices available to those age 65+. How are parts A, B, C and D integrated? What is Medicare Advantage? What are the […]
Face Mask (Disposable) Drive-through Giveaway
Face Mask (Disposable) Drive-through Giveaway
Thank you to the Rotary Club on Concord for their generous donation of disposable face masks to the COA for distribution to Concord's senior residents. Each senior signed up will receive a package of five masks. Please call the COA to let us know you are coming: 978-318-3020. One per customer! When you arrive please […]
Kids Cook-Lava Cake
Kids Cook-Lava Cake
Wellness coach Julie Manning will lead kids in a microwave cooking class and teach you to make a lava cake! Kids of all ages welcome, but younger children will need a grown-up's assistance. The virtual cooking program will be held on Zoom. Ingredient list will be shared with all participants before the program. This cooking […]
Virtual Family Concert – Rockabye Beats
Virtual Family Concert – Rockabye Beats
Rockabye Beats is a fun, family group whose music is reminiscent of founder’s Marcos Valles’s Puerto Rico. Join us the last Wednesday of each month at 10 am. Register below and we'll share the Zoom link. Enjoy an interactive 30 minute concert that includes movement, dancing, counting, singing, a little bit of Spanish vocabulary. We'll also have an instrument […]
ZOOM Life Drawing with Model
ZOOM Life Drawing with Model
No instruction, just an opportunity to develop or sharpen your life drawing and painting skills with an artist’s model. Use the drawing or painting materials you like, and get to work! This is a single session running on ZOOM from 10AM-2PM. This is a special session because our model is expecting! She is pregnant and […]
Home Alone
Home Alone
Does your child know what to do if a stranger comes to the door or how to get help in an emergency? The Home Alone class is designed to teach children simple rules and procedures for responsible self-care. Students will be asked to print an activity packet that we will send along with the Zoom […]
Virtual Tour of the Emerson Family Barn
Virtual Tour of the Emerson Family Barn
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Welcome to the Emerson family barn! Take a virtual tour of the barn behind the Emerson’s Concord home with architectural historian, Anne Forbes; Concord Museum Curator, David Wood; and Bay Emerson Bancroft of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association. See the hidden details of the historic […]
Emerson Family Barn Virtual Tour
Emerson Family Barn Virtual Tour
Welcome to the Emerson family barn! Take a virtual tour of the barn behind the Emerson’s Concord home with architectural historian, Anne Forbes; Concord Museum Curator, David Wood; and Bay Emerson Bancroft of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association. See the hidden details of the historic barn, built in 1828 and newly re-opened after a […]
Aligning Mission & Purpose: My experience with great Teams
Aligning Mission & Purpose: My experience with great Teams
Mike Robichaud is a long-time Concord resident who loves Teamwork. He leveraged Teamwork experiences as a high school and collegiate student-athlete to launch a small business in the late 80's that is now a leading staffing organization in the US. In 2009 he was able to pursue a dream to coach high school football. He […]
Talking to Kids about Race and Racism: A Conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
Talking to Kids about Race and Racism: A Conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
Presented virtually on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM (on zoom). This free program is hosted and underwritten by the Discovery Museum and moderated by Tiziana Dearing, Host of WBUR's Radio Boston. Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, is a clinical psychologist widely known for both her expertise on […]
Sound Healing at Home
Sound Healing at Home
Get a Sound Start in the New Year! Help your body auto-tune with 30 minutes of restorative sound healing led by certified Biofield Tuner, Julie Ramsdell. Using principles of coherent tone generation, Julie realigns the body on a cellular level through resonance and entrainment to release stress, restore clarity and instill inner calm. All you […]
Razzle Dazzle – Broadway for Teens!
Razzle Dazzle – Broadway for Teens!
Whether you’re a Mean Girls fan, or it’s Hamilton-head, this is your window to the world of Musical Theater. Geared specifically towards teens, this course is led by a professional Musical Theater actor who will regale the class with stories from the stage. We’ll explore a new musical every week, highlighting important theatrical numbers and […]
Domestic Violence Services Network Speaker Series
Domestic Violence Services Network Speaker Series
Open Table Executive Director to Speak on DVSN Panel Open Table’s Executive Director, Jeanine Calabria, will be a featured speaker on Domestic Violence Services Network’s speaker series panel on Thursday, January 28, 2021, 7-8pm. This virtual event will discuss how COVID-19 has seriously affected basic needs, compounding the trauma of abuse and curtailing efforts to plan for […]
Dial-a-Mystery: Dinner Theater
Dial-a-Mystery: Dinner Theater
Make dinner, and join us for an evening of murder, mystery, and detection. Register to receive the Zoom link and further instruction. Registration closes two days before the event. Sponsored by the Friends of Concord Free Public Library "Who Killed Charles Chowder?" is set on the opening night of Miranda, chef Charles Chowder's new restaurant in a rural […]
Author Talk: Julie Carrick Dalton, author of Waiting for the Night Song
Author Talk: Julie Carrick Dalton, author of Waiting for the Night Song
Julie Carrick Dalton’s debut novel WAITING FOR THE NIGHT SONG has been named to Most Anticipated 2021 lists by several platforms including Buzzfeed and Medium. Her second novel, THE LAST BEEKEEPER, is due for release in 2022. As a journalist, Julie has published more than a thousand articles in publications including The Boston Globe, BusinessWeek, The […]
Filmmaking 101
Filmmaking 101
For students ages 10-14. Flex your creative muscles in the comfort of your own home! Learn skills in scriptwriting, character development, improvisation, and camera operation as you make your own short film! Equipment needed: Video camera or smartphone and basic editing software such as iMovie.
Art and Birding Workshop
Art and Birding Workshop
People are becoming more aware of the birds in their own backyards during quarantine, and many more people are becoming birders. This silver lining of taking more time to notice and listen to the life around us is one that I hope we can carry with us beyond these challenging times. In this class we […]
3D Design and Printing
3D Design and Printing
For students in grades 6-9. Learn how to design awesome 3D objects using BlocksCAD, a software program that combines 3D modeling with block-based coding. You will learn basic computer-aided design (CAD) principles while learning the foundations of coding. While you build on the introductory concepts and practice computational thinking skills, you have fun creating unique, […]