The Nature Connection invites you to celebrate fall by getting outside and enjoying the beauty of the season at their Family Fall Fest on Sunday, October 3rd from 1-4 pm at Gardner Field in Acton, MA. This event features live music, fall foods and drinks, beer and hard cider, yard games for all ages, a […]

What is the relationship between mindfulness, vulnerability and mental health? This workshop explores the distinction between mental health and mental illness, and presents actionable practices focused on “mental hygiene” as a path to mindful wellness. Together, we’ll examine how mindfulness practice can help us overcome mental health stigmas and cope with acculturative stress. Participants will […]

On view through October 31, Wrack Line features new paintings by Michael MacMahon, created during his two-year residency at The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord. Originally from Ireland, MacMahon now resides in the United States, and these dual perspectives prominently inform the works in Wrack Line. Part of the painting faculty at School of the […]

Our popular Monday Night Meditation continues! 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 and family! […]

The Concord Free Public Library will host a free Zoom presentation to help families understand how COVID-19 has changed the college admissions landscape on Tuesday, October 5 at 7:00 PM and Wednesday, October 20 at 7:00 PM. This workshop is geared toward freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and their parents. Register at concordlibrary.org to receive the Zoom […]

Living in a grab-and-go, meal-skippping, hork-with-a-fork culture, how might we shift toward eating habits that allow more ease? This session invites you to experiment with mindful ways to nourish yourself. Considering the principles of Intuitive Eating and interoceptive or sensory awareness, we’ll tap into the Language of the Self to better understand our habits. Discover […]

The Concord Free Public Library is excited to host a virtual author talk with children’s author Lucia Van Bebber on Wednesday, October 6 at 2pm on Zoom. Learn more about how she writes stories for children in the hope of inspiring them to learn more about wildlife and wildlife conservation. Lucia’s goal is to help […]

Be Well Be Here loves our Thursday Morning Meditation community! Join us for a 30-minute mindful wellness practice with the Concord Free Public Library, and start your day with a moment of ease. Discover mindful ways to befriend the body, settle the mind, and enhance wellbeing. All ages welcome! Register for the Zoom link by […]

We could not be more excited about this collaboration between Farfalle Italian Market & Cafe and the Concord Bookshop -- a 3-course take-home dinner for two, wine, and ... Stanley Tucci's new memoir, TASTE: MY LIFE THROUGH FOOD. Order now (order form closes on Sunday, Oct 3), pick up on Thursday, October 7. An entertaining […]

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Join the Be Well Be Here community for FREE online Chakra Yoga Practice! This yoga exploration is open to all levels of practice and is an invitation to let go of the ‘doing’ and settle into the loving space of BEing. We breathe and ground to settle the fray within our Nervous Systems; we move […]

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Hear the voices of the silent stones in Concord’s cemeteries on this 90-minute tour. Scenic, wooded Sleepy Hollow is the most famous, with highlights including the magnificent Melvin Memorial and the graves of Concord’s literary giants: Alcott, Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau. The Hill Burying Ground and the South Burying Ground are the resting places of […]

You'll love this atmospheric walk through two of Concord's oldest cemeteries as we explore everything about our graves from burial customs to iconography, plus a goodly share of Concord-centered tales, including: what Henry Thoreau though of ghosts; a first person description of Nathaniel Hawthorne's gruesome encounter with a drowned woman; and the mysterious case of […]