Points of Return – Final Curator Tour & Film Screening
The Umbrella Community Arts Center 40 Stow St., ConcordWeek of Events
Casual Friday Tasting
Casual Friday Tasting
Stop by Friday 3-6 or All Day Saturday 10-5 To try some of our exciting new arrivals, as well as cool summer favorites!
Pride Sunday
Pride Sunday
Next Sunday, June 25th, the Trinitarian Congregational Church will be celebrating Pride Sunday at our worship service, living into our commitment to be an Open and Affirming congregation of faith. Especially this year, when so many laws have been passed targeting the LGBTQIA+ community, it is especially important to bear witness to God’s love for […]
Points of Return – Final Curator Tour & Film Screening
Points of Return – Final Curator Tour & Film Screening
On June 25, The Umbrella Arts Center hosts a final curator-led tour of the expansive “Points of Return” multimedia art exhibition, followed by a free companion screening of the documentary film, “Call of the Orcas”. At 3PM, environmental artists and curators Gonzaga Gómez-Cortázar Romero and David Cass (collectively known as A La Luz) will be […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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 […]
Concord Creative Writers’ Workshop
Concord Creative Writers’ Workshop
Concord Creative Writers’ Workshop: Intermediate and advanced writers of fiction and creative nonfiction are invited to join together on Monday, June 26 from 5:45 to 7:45 pm in the beautiful Trustees Room of the Concord Library (129 Main Street). Plan on a high-energy meeting radiating enthusiasm and camaraderie. By all means, if available, bring along […]
Reading the Lines of the Land with Katherine Downey Miller
Reading the Lines of the Land with Katherine Downey Miller
This workshop is about moving from landscape into abstraction. The idea of landscape to abstraction covers a very broad range. It is very difficult to move one’s thinking towards the abstract, but through using the lines of land, deciphering shapes, and simplifying, we will change our language from the literal to the non- objective using […]
THE STORIES OF US – Live Storytelling @ the CFPL
THE STORIES OF US – Live Storytelling @ the CFPL
LIVE STORYTELLING at the Concord Free Public Library **POSTPONED to September 12 at 6:45pm** Like listening to in-person live storytelling on platforms like The Moth? Curious about the stories you have not yet heard in our community? Join us in the CFPL Goodwin Forum on Tuesday, April 25 for THE STORIES OF US, a collaborative […]
Steve’s Stories: A Century on the Farm, Verrill Farm
Steve’s Stories: A Century on the Farm, Verrill Farm
Join us for the first event in our new series, Steve’s Stories: A Century on the Farm. After nearly a century living and farming in Concord, Steve Verrill will share history, answer questions and bring together community members of all ages to learn about life on the farm, Concord Then and Now, changes in farming and more. […]
MBTA Communities Info Session
MBTA Communities Info Session
The MBTA Communities info session is TOMORROW June 28th at 6:30PM! Join this event to learn more about the new law and what it means for Concord, ask questions, and more! The kick-off community meeting for the MBTA Communities Zoning here in Concord will be on Wednesday June 28th at 6:30-8:30PM, hosted at the Harvey Wheeler Community Center. It […]
Concord Band Concert at Fruitlands
Concord Band Concert at Fruitlands
The Concord Band is back for another summer season on the Fruitlands Museum outdoor stage! The Concord Band will treat concert-goers to a fun program of music comprising timeless classic songs, motion picture scores, Broadway musicals, and popular favorites. Each week presents a new program with different themes. This week's theme: Disney at the Movies […]
Chamber Ribbon Cutting June 29th @ 11:30am!
Chamber Ribbon Cutting June 29th @ 11:30am!
Join us Thursday, June 29th at 11:30am for a Ribbon Cutting in Concord Center! Raising Moxie @ 45 Walden St. Please come support a new locally owned woman business in Concord. 🎀🎊✂🎉 #EnjoyConcordMaLocal
Opening Reception – “THE CHI OF EVERYTHING”
Opening Reception – “THE CHI OF EVERYTHING”
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 29, 6:30 - 8:00 pm Open to all! Light refreshments will be served. "The Chi of Everything " June 21 – July 26, 2023 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 […]
Fitz & Friends at Nosh
Fitz & Friends at Nosh
Fitz is a singer, songwriter, published poet & essayist and a seasoned veteran for many decades on the New England pub scene. Fitz will be here every Thursday night performing at Nosh with his folksy charm, amazing repertoire of songs, stunning vocals and whatever cast of friends is around joining in. “A Master of Folk” ~The […]
Yoga in the Park
Yoga in the Park
Join the Beede Center for FREE Yoga in the Park on Saturdays in July at 10A to celebrate National Parks and Recreation Month. Participants will meet at the corner of Everett Street and Stow Street and enjoy a peaceful, outdoor class. Rain location Hunt Gym. Each weekend is sponsored by a local Concord business. July […]
African Americans of Concord Walking Tour
African Americans of Concord Walking Tour
Learn about Concord’s African-American residents on this 90-minute walking tour. The tour will visit sites highlighting Concord’s history around enslavement, the first generation of self-emancipated African-Americans, and the growth of Abolitionism. We see how these families strived to support themselves on the land and in the town and worked to shape their own destinies as […]
RAIL TRAIL WALK ALONG THE ASSABET RIVER
RAIL TRAIL WALK ALONG THE ASSABET RIVER
Naturalist Peter Alden, author of the Audubon Guide to New England, will lead a 2.5-hour walk focusing on birds and plants on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail from West Concord toward White Pond. Meet at the beginning of the Rail Trail in West Concord (Rt. 62). Pre-registration appreciated. For more Riverfest events, visit https://www.sudbury-assabet-concord.org/riverfest-2023.