“My vicinity affords many good walks”; A Saunter Exploring Thoreau Farm’s Biology & History
Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, ConcordTours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, ConcordPhoto Art by Sally Chapman to be featured at the Concord Library Art Gallery
Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, ConcordOARS 15th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Fine Arts Theatre Place in Maynard 19 Summer St., MaynardTours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, ConcordWeek of Events
Concord Ed Fund: Operation Celebration
Concord Ed Fund: Operation Celebration
To celebrate this year’s graduates and promote both community and school spirit, the Concord Education Fund has launched Operation Celebration! Celebrate a CCHS senior by purchasing an 18-inch gold foil balloon imprinted with ‘Congratulations CCHS Grad!’ Balloons are $20 and will be attached to each graduate’s home mailbox a few days before graduation accompanied by a […]
Open Table: Most Wanted May 2023
Open Table: Most Wanted May 2023
Most Wanted – May 2023 Boxed side dishes can make dinner come together more easily. If you can donate some of the following, our guests would greatly appreciate it! Boxed Side Dishes: Rice Pilaf Rice-A-Roni Potato Sides Spanish Rice Couscous Box Mac N Cheese Risotto Potato side Au Gratin, Scalloped, mashed etc.. Thai rice Noodles […]
Poetry on the Farm at Gaining Ground
Poetry on the Farm at Gaining Ground
For the third year in a row, the nonprofit, hunger-relief farm Gaining Ground will mark the arrival of spring with a celebration of poetry, food, and farming. Gaining Ground collected poetry submissions during the spring from people of all ages on topics like food, nature, and farming, and has included the poems in an installation […]
Photo Art by Sally Chapman to be featured at the Concord Library Art Gallery
Photo Art by Sally Chapman to be featured at the Concord Library Art Gallery
Mythic Nature and Artist Books May 3 – May 30, 2023 Concord Public Library 129 Main St., Concord, MA Saturday, May 6, 2 – 4pm - Gallery Reception Saturday, May 20, 2 – 4pm – a hands-on experience with the artist books. Sally Chapman is a photo-based artist who gravitates toward tactile methods of printing […]
Thoreau School Road Race
Thoreau School Road Race
Thoreau School Road Race - Registration Open! All are welcome to participate in the beloved Thoreau School Road Race, Sunday May 21st. Now in its 15th year, this event benefits our local elementary school programming. 5k begins at 9am, Kids Run at 10am, and Awards Ceremony at 10:30am. More information and registration available at https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Concord/ThoreauRoadRace
“My vicinity affords many good walks”; A Saunter Exploring Thoreau Farm’s Biology & History
“My vicinity affords many good walks”; A Saunter Exploring Thoreau Farm’s Biology & History
Although Henry Thoreau spent only the first 8 months if his life living in his grandmother’s farmhouse, he would return to Virginia Road time and again throughout his life to visit the scenes of his early childhood. Join Biologist Amity Wilczek and Historian Richard Smith for a walk around the Thoreau Farm property as they […]
Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided […]
Fr Austin Fleming Returns to Concord for Special 50th Anniversary Celebration
Fr Austin Fleming Returns to Concord for Special 50th Anniversary Celebration
Fr Austin Fleming served 25 years (half of his career!) in Concord, and will be celebrating his 50th Anniversary of Ordination on Sunday, May 21, 2023. There will be a very special anniversary mass at 1 pm on Sunday, the 21st, as well as a reception to follow - both events at Holy Family Parish. […]
Little Mermaid
Little Mermaid
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail […]
The Concord Orchestra presents “Songs of Spring”
The Concord Orchestra presents “Songs of Spring”
The orchestra, directed by guest conductor Nathaniel Meyer, performs a program of Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco Overture, Franz Schubert’s Rosamunde Overture, and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 2. Admission for youth under 18 is free The winner of the inaugural Vincent C. LaGuardia Conducting Competition and a finalist and prizewinner of the American Prize in Conducting, Meyer […]
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
MAY 12 - JUNE 4 The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization […]
Beede and Books Storytime 2022 – 2023
Beede and Books Storytime 2022 – 2023
The Beede Swim and Fitness Center and the Concord Free Public Library are teaming up to bring you Beede and Books. This is a free program available to all. Join us at the Beede Center for a Friday collaboration of reading and swimming. A librarian will read books at 1:30pm, then we transition to the […]
Growing Culinary Herbs
Growing Culinary Herbs
Need a nature moment? Join us in experiencing the tranquility and spirit of nature. Get creative and curious while engaging the senses as we connect to & through nature. Enjoy a warm beverage (provided) while soaking in the restorative strength nature brings. This is a hands-on program that focuses on the journey, not the destination. […]
Sensory Tuesdays Playgroup
Sensory Tuesdays Playgroup
These morning events will feature different sensory play each week. Come to one, come to all and feel free to share this event with friends! The events are free and open to the public. *Please note, this event series is geared to young children ages 1+ and their caregivers
CCHS Baseball Games vs. Belmont
CCHS Lacrosse Game
CCHS Softball Game
3 Week Painting Series – 3 Tuesdays
3 Week Painting Series – 3 Tuesdays
Practice your painting skills using your choice of water based paint . Learn to paint freely and boldly while we will go over the basics of painting like composition, values and color. The focus of this series will be to connect with your intuitive voice and paint from your heart. All levels are welcome!
CCM hosts Open Table Food Drive at Crosby’s Market
CCM hosts Open Table Food Drive at Crosby’s Market
Students & Families from Concord Conservatory of Music will be hosting a food drive 4-6pm at Crosby's Market! Please consider picking up a few items to donate when you're doing your shopping at Crosby's. CCM students will be outside the market to collect your items. Thank you, Crosbys, CCM & Open Table!
CCHS Mens Tennis Match
OARS 15th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
OARS 15th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
OARS’ Wild and Scenic Film Festival brings a series of new and inspiring environmental films to our communities. It is also a time when like-minded individuals come together and get energized and empowered to work in the community and get involved in OARS’ initiatives and other projects. OARS is the non-profit watershed organization for the […]
In Person: Sculptural Painting
In Person: Sculptural Painting
All level painting into sculpture workshop 5/25/23 - 5/28/23 In this intensive workshop, we’ll explore the sculptural possibilities of paper, cardboard and lightweight plastic, and then use acrylic paints to see how color can enhance and add meaning to our three-dimensional adventures. We’ll learn how to stiffen paper and fabric into organic shapes that can […]
Gel Printing Intensive Workshop with Adria Arch
Gel Printing Intensive Workshop with Adria Arch
Explore beautiful color layering and make one of a kind prints on paper with the flexible gel plate and Golden’s OPEN acrylics. We’ll learn the basics of the simple but irresistible technique that will enable you to explore design and texture. Our focus will be on color and composition, while allowing this seductive technique to […]
POSTPONED: Third Annual Robert D. Richardson III Annual Forum: A Conversation with Daegan Miller
POSTPONED: Third Annual Robert D. Richardson III Annual Forum: A Conversation with Daegan Miller
Please note, this event has been postponed to Fall 2023. Writer, critic, and landscape historian Daegan Miller joins us with Guggenheim Fellow and environmental writer Sven Birkerts for a conversation on Daegan’s first book This Radical Land: A Natural History of American Dissent and the literary tradition laid down by Emerson and Thoreau that offers […]
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
MAY 12 - JUNE 4 The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization […]
Embroidery Sampler Workshop
Embroidery Sampler Workshop
Learn 14 stitches with the stitch names printed right on the cloth. Create a beautiful and lasting reference for all future embroidery projects. The pattern will be printed for you to embroider with your own color and thread choices. In this workshop, you will also learn the different ways to transfer patterns onto fabric and […]
Drypoint Etching Printmaking with Brooke Lambert
Drypoint Etching Printmaking with Brooke Lambert
In this intensive printmaking class students will gain experience and first hand knowledge in the medium of drypoint printmaking. Students will learn to create images with varied lines and textures using an etching needle to dig and scratch into the surface of plexiglass, copper, or zinc plate by hand. Students will learn to vary their […]
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
MAY 12 - JUNE 4 The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization […]
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
MAY 12 - JUNE 4 The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization […]
Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided […]
Plein Air Pastel Painting Made Easy with Janet Schwartz
Plein Air Pastel Painting Made Easy with Janet Schwartz
In this 2-day workshop, we will take it outside to paint historic Concord architecture using pastels. Working directly from our surroundings, we will use techniques to capture the immediacy and beauty of the landscape around us. In this class, you will learn simple strategies for setting up to paint outside, deciding what to paint, focusing […]
Women of Concord Walking Tour
Women of Concord Walking Tour
Concord’s women have always been leaders, fighting for justice and creating a uniquely American vision in literature and art. This tour discusses the stories of these remarkable women, and see the places where they made their mark. Private tours are also available by request for groups of 4 or more. Also offered select Dates all […]
Rotary Club Music Fest
Rotary Club Music Fest
The Rotary Club of Concord is bringing music to Rideout Playing fields in West Concord. Headliner is The Bruce Marshall Group. BMG is a past favorite of the Concord area and will be rocking the field. Many will be happy to see them returning for this performance. We are looking for sponsors of the event. […]
Music Fest
Music Fest
The Rotary Club of Concord is having a Music Fest to benefit Concord Children's center on Saturday May 27th at Rideout Field in West Concord. Bring a picnic and enjoy a day of music at this family friendly event.
Indigenous People of Concord Walking Tour
Indigenous People of Concord Walking Tour
For over 10,000 years the indigenous people of the land knew this area as Musketaquid. The land between the grassy rivers. This tour explores the history of the first people and how they lived in a land of abundance seeking to keep and foster balance with the natural world, their mother, who sustained them always. […]
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
MAY 12 - JUNE 4 The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization […]
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
MAY 12 - JUNE 4 The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization […]