Opera51 presents a program of two short operas, The Telephone by Gian Carlo Menotti and Trouble in Tahiti by Leonard Bernstein, conducted by Alan Yost. Principals are 51 Walden's Artist in Residence Margretta Beatty and bass Michael Prichard. Performances at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

IMSCC Music Lessons are in full swing! New students are welcome to start at any time. We have expert, experienced instructors for all band and orchestra instruments, plus piano, voice, guitar, and ukulele. IMSCC gives you a choice of in-person or remote lessons for all ages and levels of musicians, beginners through adults. In-person lessons […]

Grave Detectives! will introduce families to some of Concord’s oldest history that is hiding in plain sight at Old Hill Burying Ground. This tour will introduce how to read gravestone iconography, how to use images to roughly date stones, and how the epitaphs convey information. Grave Detectives! Stories in Stone is an interactive discovery tour […]

This 75 minute tour looks at the over 10,000 year history of native people in Concord (Musketaquid). Starting with the mighty Mill Brook, we will meander down Main Street and up to the Calf Pasture on Lowell Road examining how native people lived by the 3 rivers of Concord (Musketaquid) and what happened when two […]

In Now Comes Good Sailing, a number of today’s leading writers offer wide-ranging original pieces exploring how Thoreau has influenced and inspired them—and why he matters more than ever in an age of climate, racial, and technological reckoning.  This virtual event, co-sponsored by the Concord Museum and the Thoreau Society, will feature the following writers: Jennifer […]

Online Event Artist Demetri Espinosa will guide viewers through his creative process by constructing a painting from scratch, live. He will discuss his reasoning for using particular tools, methods, and materials, giving special attention to color and pigment choices. Viewers will get a first-hand and up-close view of various painting techniques—from brush handling to color […]

Jay Newlon, President of The Concord Players, will be in conversation with multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire to introduce his newest book. The first in a three-book series, "The Brides of Maracoor" is a spin off the iconic Wicked Years featuring Elphaba's grand daughter, the green-skinned Rain. Following the conversation Gregory will be available in […]

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 […]

Any Concord resident aged 60 and older is eligible to get their flu vaccine at HWCC. The High Dose Flu Vaccines will be available for residents aged 65 and older. Please bring your Medicare or insurance cards on the day of the clinic. We request that you wear a short sleeve shirt or loose-fitting sleeved […]

Join the artist on Thursday Oct 14 6:00 to 7:30 pm  Masks Required re: library event policy. Recent paintings by Jill Goldman-Callahan on view in the Concord Library Main branch gallery 129 Main Street, October 1st-October 31st. Jill’s paintings radiate atmospheric surfaces, alluring color and unexpected compositions. Her colors are reminiscent of Morandi, her shapes conjure […]

Join us on Zoom for a Real Life Civics presentation by the staff of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. The Kennedy Institute's Real Life Civics program provides a non-partisan starting point for those who want to understand today’s political complexities […]

Join the Be Well Be Here community for FREE online Chakra Yoga Practice Guided by Nicole A Grant, C-IAYT, E-RYT500, EMT 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 […]

Vs. Boston Latin School

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 […]

Join the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library in collaboration with The Robbins house for the CFA 2021 Keynote Presentation, an online event on October 15 at 7pm. Journalist, scholar and poet Clint Smith discusses his celebrated new book, How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, which […]

CCHS Patriots take on Waltham!

Come see CYT’s talented high school actors perform Schoolhouse Rock Live! Schoolhouse Rock Live! follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV, when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his […]

Students will learn how to make beautiful wired and bendable autumn leaves out of felt to adorn a table or one’s self. Each student will complete at least 3 leaves. Fiber arts instructor Elizabeth Stubbs studied art at Boston University, where she earned a BFA in painting. Following graduation, she spent many years as an […]

Come & shop in the Thoreau Elementary outdoor tent for "new-to-you" toys, games, Halloween costumes and much more! All proceeds benefit class programming, events and more for students at Thoreau Elementary.

The Concord Free Public Library will host the 6th annual Scarecrow Festival on October 16 - 31. Gather your family! Visit the Main Library's front lawn and the Fowler Library’s lawn to enjoy all the creative scarecrows made by local organizations! This year’s participants include: Appleton Design Group, Artscape at Bradford Mill, Beede Center, Children’s […]

Her Journey to Freedom: Helping Young Readers Understand Colonial Slavery In their discussion, author Ray Shepard and educator Nikki Turpin will look at the inspiring story of Ona Judge and how her daring escape during colonial times speaks to all of us in search of racial justice. Examining Ona’s story as well as the stories […]

Join us for a delightful interactive theater experience! CYT actors will inspire you with new and improved versions of familiar children’s stories, complete with a sing-a-long! Outgoing audience members may even join the actors on stage to tell a joke or share a special talent. And everyone gets a prize at the end!!! So put […]

Come support the players by getting your car washed at Crosby’s parking lot on Saturday from 10:30am – 2:30pm.  All donations go to supporting the CCHS Women’s Basketball 9th grade, JV and Varsity teams.  

Join the artist Saturday Oct 16 11:00-12:30pm Masks Required re: library event policy. Recent paintings by Jill Goldman-Callahan on view in the Concord Library Main branch gallery 129 Main Street, October 1st-October 31st. Jill’s paintings radiate atmospheric surfaces, alluring color and unexpected compositions. Her colors are reminiscent of Morandi, her shapes conjure Diebenkorn and her […]

Come see CYT’s talented high school actors perform Schoolhouse Rock Live! Schoolhouse Rock Live! follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV, when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his […]

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 […]

2021 Ruth Ratner Miller Memorial Award for Excellence in American History Join us to honor the 2021 Miller Award Winner Heather Cox Richardson, professor of American History at Boston College and esteemed author, who was recognized by the New York Times as “the breakout star of the newsletter platform Substack, doing the opposite of most […]

The Concord Orchestra presents its fall concert, East Meets West, conducted by music director finalist Genvieve Leclair. On the program is Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser Overture, Artik, by Alan Hovhaness with Lauren Winter, French Horn, Ge Xu (Antiphony), by Chen Yi, and Claude Debussy's La Mer. Buy season subscriptions online at concordorchestra.com or individual tickets by […]

The Concord Orchestra presents the first concert of its 2021-2022 season, with five programs planned and conducted by finalists auditioning for the position of Music Director. The first program of the season, “East Meets West”, planned and conducted by Geneviève Leclair, takes place on Saturday, October 16 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 17 at […]