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 […]

Based on the 1935 adventure film by Alfred Hitchcock, The Concord Players presents "The 39 Steps" performed by four enthusiastic actors. One actor plays the hero, one plays the girl, and two other actors play every other character in the show: heroes, villains, men, women, children, and even the occasional inanimate object resulting in this […]

Concord Youth Theatre presents "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" November 4,5,6,11,12,13 Evening & Matinees! Concord Youth Theatre, Inc., founded in 1976 as Act/Tunes, is a non-profit educational organization committed to making high-quality live theatre accessible, relevant, and memorable for young people and their families. The purpose of Concord Youth Theatre is to enrich the […]

The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning phenomenon invites us into the lives of a group of artists and friends in NYC’s East Village as they struggle through the AIDS epidemic and financial hardship to follow their dreams without selling out. For almost 30 years RENT has inspired generations of audiences to choose love over fear and […]

All of us know how to intelligently move our bodies even without the memory of when we were in our mothers' womb. We wiggled our body to communicate with our mothers, and learned how to understand her thoughts and emotions through sensing her movements. This class offers an insightful way to bring us back to […]

Simplifying the landscape through collage is a perfect foundation for a painting. This concise interpretation helps the artist avoid being seduced by the details and paint with clear, clean color shapes. Painting with the palette knife helps keep colors clean and reduces the tendency to blend and flatten form with muddied colors. Plus there are […]

This 6-week class will bring it indoors for those frigid days when you feel inspired! We will focus on painting still life and interiors using the principles of value and composition. You will learn: The importance of value and composition in your paintings How to set up a still life How to take great reference […]

The Nature Connection’s Board of Directors warmly invites you to attend our Annual Meeting on Monday, November 14th, 6:30-7:30 pm! Whether you’re a longtime friend of the organization or looking to learn more about what we do, join us to hear about the changes at The Nature Connection over the past few months and get […]

ConcordCAN is looking forward to gathering again in person, enjoying coffee, local goodies and conversation with like-minded neighbors about how we can strengthen our local response to the climate crisis. Following brief updates from the ConcordCAN Steering Committee and other groups, the session will be a community conversation. We invite you to bring your ideas […]

Please join us for a weekly storytime and movement in the Sureau Family Discovery Barn at Nashoba Brooks School. Aimed at ages 1+. RSVP to admission@nashobabrooks.org

Harvey's Treasure Chest Gift Shop, a part of the Concord Council on Aging, is eager for your donations of previously owned gift-y items, jewelry, china/porcelain, small lamps, small household gadgets, pocketbooks, and all in-good-shape bric-a-brac. When you're spring cleaning or moving, please think of Harvey's Treasure Chest located in the Harvey Wheeler Community Center, 1276 […]

The portrait is an engaging subject to explore through new drawing mediums and styles. In this class, students will work with a combination of vine sticks, compressed charcoal and charcoal pencils. Through demonstrations and individual instruction, Cyrus will guide you step-by-step through the process, working from the general large shapes to the specific smaller shapes […]

11:30am - 3:30pm Saturday Nov 5 Let’s paint the bigger picture. This one-day intensive workshop combines demos, in-class assignments and individual instruction to teach students the techniques to create fresh, deliberate marks on a big canvas. Using observational painting as our launching point, we’ll embark each day with energetic painting exercises designed to tap into […]

Our subjects will be a live model and inspiring works of art. Using both drawing and painting media we’ll practice different approaches which focus your attention on simplifying the figure in space. Relying on observation, we’ll explore ways to establish correct proportions and create strong compositions. Emphasis is on the difference between everyday seeing and […]

Join Philip J. Deloria, Professor of History at Harvard University, for a wide-ranging conversation about his distinguished career as a scholar of Native American history and current trends in the field today. Deloria is the author of Playing Indian (1998), Indians in Unexpected Places (2004), and Becoming Mary Sully (2019).

Grief is hard. In times of deep sorrow, tender feelings arise, especially during seasons when we gather together. Yet, it is possible to tend to our inner garden of emotions through simple self-care practices. Be Well Be Here has listened deeply to requests for Grief Practices to help you on this path… Join BWBH’s compassionate […]

The Concord Free Public Library is partnering with Concord Scholars Institute for Arts and Languages to host free monthly introductory language classes for children and their caregivers. Led by highly qualified, experienced, and creative native-speaking teachers, these foreign language classes focus on developing communicative skills while enhancing a cultural understanding of these languages. All sessions […]

Online Event Join us Wednesday, November 16th at 10:30am-12pm EST on Zoom for an Artist Demo with Bridget Harvey! In her demo, Bridget will discuss repair as a concept and explore various ideas within its scope. She will show her work and research, exploring repair over the last nine years, and she will demonstrate hand-mending […]

There will be a Special Town Meeting January 19 at 7PM for Concord residents to decide whether to approve increased funding for the middle school building project due to extreme inflationary factors. Before then, the Middle School Building Committee wants to ensure that residents have all the information they need to make an informed decision. […]

Join curator David Wood, associate curator Reed Gochberg, and the Concord Piecemakers Quilt Guild for a workshop focused on the history and construction of quilts. Participants will look closely at examples of historic quilts from the Museum’s collection in the Lisa H. Foote History Learning Center, where we will examine the techniques, patterns, and fabrics […]

Upheaval, war and fear are not events new to this world. What is new is the access our children have to the details and emotions surrounding these events. Not only do they see images and hear about situations in more graphic detail than we wish, they also sense our own unease and anxiety about what […]

Serenity in the midst of the Storm is the aim of this FREE 30-minute online practice. In Recovery, we learn to become aware of the thoughts, emotions, sensations, and energy arising within our own Being. This is a lifelong process of befriending ourselves and being okay with whatever may Be there. Find your way in […]

In 2022, The Umbrella Arts Center continues its "Go Out Doors - Neighbors" temporary public art project with artist-decorated doors in outdoors locations throughout the Concord area this summer. Originally inspired by the En Plein Air door installation on NYC’s High Line, Go Out Doors – Neighbors expands upon a summer 2020 installation celebrating the […]

This show, juried by Jessica Straus, examines our relationships with familiar, unfamiliar and defamiliarized objects. Sometimes we find things we never knew we lost. They have been hidden away in our attics or our drawers. Other things we discover in the dailiness of our lives. We find meaning and even healing in found objects and […]

A proactive and preventive approach is key to remaining safe and healthy in all seasons. Remaining comfortable, healthy, and safe in your home is the goal. Join Geriatric Health Nurse Valerie Boggia on Thursday, November 17th at 2:00 PM for a presentation on safety. Valerie will review safety tips for medication management, fall prevention, food […]

Enjoy wine and snacks while making an interesting and easy piece of art. Take home something amazing. New project every session. Creative fun for everyone!

Sounds Wild and Broken is an invitation to listen, wonder, belong, and act. We live on a planet alive with song, music, and speech. David Haskell explores how these wonders came to be. In rain forests shimmering with insect sound and swamps pulsing with frog calls we learn about evolution’s creative powers. From birds in […]

The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning phenomenon invites us into the lives of a group of artists and friends in NYC’s East Village as they struggle through the AIDS epidemic and financial hardship to follow their dreams without selling out. For almost 30 years RENT has inspired generations of audiences to choose love over fear and […]

Did you know BWBH’s founder also curates the Concord Festival of Authors? Join Lara for this new experiential practice, Walk and Talk Books, at the beautiful BWBH BEtreat space in rural Concord. Walk along paths on over 12 glorious acres of and head to conservation land trails as you discuss books you love and learn […]

An evening of exceptional cabaret, burlesque, and belle époque music performed by BÉME! Join us at the Concord Conservatory of Music (CCM) on Friday, November 18 at 7:30 pm for an evening of exceptional cabaret, burlesque, and belle époque music performed by the talented ensemble Belle Époque Music Ensemble/BÉME. In the optimistic Belle Époque era […]

Based on the 1935 adventure film by Alfred Hitchcock, The Concord Players presents "The 39 Steps" performed by four enthusiastic actors. One actor plays the hero, one plays the girl, and two other actors play every other character in the show: heroes, villains, men, women, children, and even the occasional inanimate object resulting in this […]

The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning phenomenon invites us into the lives of a group of artists and friends in NYC’s East Village as they struggle through the AIDS epidemic and financial hardship to follow their dreams without selling out. For almost 30 years RENT has inspired generations of audiences to choose love over fear and […]

Music, dancing, interactive art!

Please join us November 1st: 9:30am at Ferns in Carlisle - 8 Lowell Street November 9th: 11am and 7pm at Concord Library November 19th: 10am at Hyde Park Library  

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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 […]

🍗 🍗 🍗 🍗 🍗 🍗 🍗 🍗 🍗 🍗 🍗 The Concord Carlisle High School students will again be sponsoring a delicious Thanksgiving lunch, free of charge, to all Concord and Carlisle seniors. Pre-packaged frozen meals will be available for curbside pick-up at the Concord Carlisle High School, at 500 Walden Street, on Saturday, […]

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 […]

Did you know that reading to dogs boosts reading skills, emotional, and social skills for children? Read to a good listener who loves stories! The Concord Free Public Library invites children ages 5 years and up to “Read to Laddie the Collie” at the Children’s Library on the third Saturday of each month at 3pm […]

Concord Ed Fund 30th Anniversary Fall Ball Nashawtuc Country Club Live Auction/ Music

Based on the 1935 adventure film by Alfred Hitchcock, The Concord Players presents "The 39 Steps" performed by four enthusiastic actors. One actor plays the hero, one plays the girl, and two other actors play every other character in the show: heroes, villains, men, women, children, and even the occasional inanimate object resulting in this […]

The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning phenomenon invites us into the lives of a group of artists and friends in NYC’s East Village as they struggle through the AIDS epidemic and financial hardship to follow their dreams without selling out. For almost 30 years RENT has inspired generations of audiences to choose love over fear and […]