The World’s a Stage Players is proud to return to the lawn of the Concord Free Public Library with the first of two summer Shakespeare productions starting with the much beloved “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. This ecstatic and energetic production will be presented on the front lawn of the library on June 17 & 18 […]

Visit the Concord Museum for a celebratory Juneteenth performance with Illstyle & Peace Productions. The group creates work rooted in West African Dance, contemporary and old school hip hop blended with an eclectic mix of dance and performance disciplines including tap, ballet, DJing, and beatboxing. Illstyle & Peace Productions is dedicated to delivering a positive […]

Food, Music and Celebration! Celebrated at the Robbins House, 320 Monument Street, Concord

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 […]

Coinciding with the celebration of Juneteenth, join a Concord Museum interpreter for a walking tour introducing participants to the Concord women and men who played a crucial role in the abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War. 1.5-mile walk on flat terrain. Rain or shine. In partnership with The Robbins House. […]

Join us for a Storytime Takeover—a free Family Notes music class led by CCM faculty member Holly Jennings. We’re taking over West Concord Fowler Library Storytimes to introduce music to your kids on Tuesday, June 20 and also on July 18th with starting times at 10:00 and 11:00 am. Meet us at the Labyrinth Garden […]

Join us for a bike ride or walk on the BFRT Tuesday, June 20 (Rain date: June 22), 6:00 p.m. If the Pedal Power parking lot is full, parking available across Great Road Stay for pizza afterwards Contact: tmichelman@gmail.com

What can Thoreau teach us about working? How can we make our work more meaningful? Professor John Kaag and Professor Robert A. Gross will discuss Kaag’s new book Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living — why we do it, what it does to us, and how to create more meaning in our work. […]

Join author Jane Roper for a discussion of her new book The Society of Shame. The talk will take place on Tuesday, June 20 at 7:00 p.m. A viral photo of a politician’s wife’s “feminine hygiene malfunction” catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that’s both a satire of social media stardom and internet […]

  Exhibit runs chJune 21 - July 26 Opening Reception Thursday, June 29th 6:30 - 8:00 pm   Our chi, or life force energy, runs through all things; the earth, the natural world, ourselves, and our dreams. Through time eternal artists have made art that expresses this “juice of life”. This show highlights the mediums of […]

Do you have a family heirloom passed down through generations? Maybe a great yard sale item or flea market find that might be a treasure? Would you like to know what it is worth? Bring your special items to Bonhams Skinner appraisers Karen Keane, CEO, and Christopher Fox, Vice President, at the Concord Museum for […]

Serenity in the stormy weather of life is the aim of this FREE 30-minute online practice. Through mindfulness practices, we can become aware of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral thoughts, emotions and physical sensations. This BWBH practice invites you to befriend yourself in the moment, neither denying what arises (aversion), nor grasping what is impermanent (craving). […]

Welcome to BWBH’s beloved Thursday Morning Meditation community! Ease into your day with this FREE online 30-minute mindful wellness practice in collaboration with the Concord Free Public Library. Discover mindful ways to befriend the body, settle the mind, and enhance wellbeing. All ages welcome! Be Well Be Here offers FREE meditation sessions all week long! […]

Let’s dye with Indigo! From the palest summer sky to an almost purple black, come learn how to transform any natural fiber with your favorite shade of blue. Cathy will show you fun and easy techniques for creating one-of-a kind Indigo textiles. Please bring 4-5 textile items, such as t-shirts, tablecloths, cloth napkins, dresses, yardage, […]

Verrill Farm invites you to a fun cocktail party featuring the most popular crop of the month - Strawberries! Strawberry-centric appetizers, both sweet and savory and a glass of a strawberry cocktail will be included with each ticket. Water and a special non-alcoholic strawberry beverage will be available, as will a cash bar for additional […]

The Concord Carlisle Neighbors Club is an organization whose membership welcomes new families moving into our towns. CCN provides social support and planned activities to help individuals and families adjust and feel part of life in their new environment. CCN also connects long term residents with each other to strengthen the community network. We host […]

Please join us for a Special Collections event Celebrating Ralph Waldo Emerson: Filmmaker Michael Maglaras and Writer James Marcus in Conversation on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Goodwin Forum, Main Library.

In this One Day Workshop learn the art of Visible Mending! In a movement against throw away culture and fast fashion, learn how to pick up a needle and rediscover forgotten techniques and the joy of mending. Visible Mending encourages you to: -Be less wasteful -Make your clothing unique, personalized and reflect your style -Repair, […]

Finally, it's Friday! Feel the weekend can't arrive quickly enough? Pause for FREE 30-minute Weekly Wind Down Meditation and experience midday ease. Together, we will cultivate mindfulness-based practices that help settle a whirring mind and Be more present as the weekend approaches. Take time for mindful wellness before or after lunch and transform your day. […]

The World’s a Stage Players is proud to return to the lawn of the Concord Free Public Library with the first of two summer Shakespeare productions starting with the much beloved “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. This ecstatic and energetic production will be presented indoors at The Performing Arts Center, 51 Walden Street on Friday, June […]

Rejuvenate at this 3-day BWBH BEtreat through yoga's sister science, Ayurveda, with master practitioner and educator, Larissa Hall Carlson, Lead Faculty member for the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda. Learn to live in harmony with the seasons naturally through Ayurveda's 5 elements (space, wind, fire, water, earth) and the 3 doshas (vata, pitta, kapha). […]

Ron Rosenstock, internationally known photographer, is conducting a one-day workshop on how to prepare your artwork for an exhibition. Learn how to cut mats and frame your artwork to museum standards. Everyone will have a hands-on experience with a 32-inch, classic Logan mat cutter. All materials needed will be supplied. Topics to be covered include: […]

Happening Carlisle Old Home Day Castle Playground, 83 School Street, Carlisle June 24, 10:30-3pm Register

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 World’s a Stage Players is proud to return to the lawn of the Concord Free Public Library with the first of two summer Shakespeare productions starting with the much beloved “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. This ecstatic and energetic production will be presented on the front lawn of the library on June 17 & 18 […]