Fall Fungal Foray with the Sauntering Society FREE Registration required. Limited to 16 participants. Mycologist and author of Fascinating Fungi of New England, Fungipedia, Lawrence Millman, will be the foray leader on a mushroom identification walk in Hapgood-Wright Forest. Author and Arctic explorer Lawrence Millman has written 18 books, including such titles as Our Like Will Not Be There Again, Last […]

Concord Youth Theatre presents "Alice by heart" October 17, 18 & 19!

The orchestra performs music by Michael Torke, Samuel Barber, and Margaret Bonds. Michael Torke’s Javelin was commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for its 50th anniversary and performed at the opening ceremony of the Atlanta Summer Olympics in 1996. Samuel Barber’s lyrical Symphony No. 1 combines the four movements of a classical symphony into a […]

Black Box Theater Playing: Fri, September 26 - November 9, 2025 Previews: Fri, September 26 & Sat, September 27, 2025 | Press opening: Sun, September 28 Sundays at 3:00 PM, Thursday - Friday at 7:30 PM, Saturday at 8:00 PM (with exceptions for two-performance days on October 12 & 26) VIEW PERFORMANCE CALENDAR By Meghan […]

The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library Poetry Series presents Jonathan Aaron and Linda Flaherty Haltmaier, two outstanding poets at the height of their powers. Jonathan Aaron reads from his fourth collection, Just About Anything: New and Selected Poems (Carnegie Mellon University Press 2025). A poem uses words to try to get at what […]

This powerful documentary is a remarkable and uplifting look at the Bosnian War, focusing on the resilience of the citizens of Sarajevo and the efforts of an aid worker—Bill Carter—who recruited the band U2 to shine a global spotlight on the conflict. Kiss the Future delivers themes highly relevant to our current moment. By reminding […]

Join us for one date or all dates in the Fall Series of the Tactile Tuesday Playgroup at Nashoba Brooks School. Aimed at children ages 1+ and a caregiver, but all are welcome for engagement with peers and school-readiness sensory activities. The Tactile Tuesday Playgroup is FREE and open to all. Feel free to share […]

Pumpkins and gourds and grasses, oh my! Embrace awesome Autumn with a design class featuring fall's harvest and your own arrangement to take home and enjoy.

Join us at the Nashawtuc Country Club this year to experience the best flavors from our local Concord restaurants, including Bandoleros, Concord's Colonial Inn, Concord Teacakes, Debra’s Natural Gourmet, Fiorella’s Cucina, Gräem Nuts and Chocolate, Main St. Cafe, Nashawtuc Country Club, Nashoba Brook Bakery, New England Olive Oil Company, The Cheese Shop, Twin Seafood, Verrill […]

Join Salem’s master storyteller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, for a frightful evening of thrills and chills in the gloomy shadow of his Concord haunts! The famous author performs his most frightening tales, as well as the terrifying works of fellow writer, Edgar Allan Poe. Stories include “The House of the Seven Gables,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” “Annabel […]

In partnership with the Concord Festival of Authors, Richard Higgins will discuss his new book, "Thoreau’s God", which recovers a central thread in Thoreau’s life and work that has been ignored or dismissed—his personal religiosity and iconoclastic theological vision. Both are woven through Thoreau’s work as a naturalist and his philosophical thought and ethical commitments. […]

Household Goods, Inc., has furnished homes for people in need, free of charge, for 35 years. On October 22, they are holding a community fundraiser to celebrate this milestone anniversary and kick off its Furnish the Future campaign to sustain Household Goods’ work well into the future. Household Goods warmly invites its community of new […]

Co- Crafting Thursday Mornings - October 2,9,16,23 10am-12pm Art for All - 152 Commonwealth Ave, Studio 16, Concord MA 01742 Join other creatives using our studio. Work on your own project or co-craft. Materials cost for some activities.

Join Krystalee Fernandez, a graduate intern from Framingham State University, and Suzanne Reasenberg, a dietitian at Emerson Health, for an informative presentation tailored to those living with, or at risk for, Type 2 Diabetes. They will cover diabetes basics, tips for everyday nutrition, and current treatments, including the latestGLP-1 therapies such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and […]

Art with a Purpose Thursday Afternoons- October 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23th and 30th. 3pm-5pm  Art for All - 152 Commonwealth Ave, Studio 16, Concord MA 01742 Art for All's handmade greeting cards are sold by local businesses through our Greetings for All program. Participation in other public art projects will be available on an as needed basis during these Thursday afternoon sessions. […]

Join us for Inspire, our annual fundraiser celebrating the transformative power of nature connection and the community that makes it all possible. This special evening brings together friends, supporters, and changemakers for a night of inspiration, reflection, and impact. Enjoy a delicious dinner accompanied by live music, followed by an engaging keynote from acclaimed author, physicist, and humanist Dr. Alan […]

Black Box Theater Playing: Fri, September 26 - November 9, 2025 Previews: Fri, September 26 & Sat, September 27, 2025 | Press opening: Sun, September 28 Sundays at 3:00 PM, Thursday - Friday at 7:30 PM, Saturday at 8:00 PM (with exceptions for two-performance days on October 12 & 26) VIEW PERFORMANCE CALENDAR By Meghan […]

The Robbins House presents Tara Roberts, author of Written in the Waters: A Memoir of History, Home and Belonging. When Tara Roberts first caught sight of a photograph at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History depicting the scuba and underwater archaeology group Diving With a Purpose, it called out to her. Here were […]

Come join the fun and get charmed with CCACE and Concord local Emily Law! Whether you’re crafting a gift or designing a piece for yourself, you’ll learn how to assemble your own custom bracelet or necklace using a curated selection of charms, beads, and chain styles. We’ll go over basic jewelry-making techniques, including how to […]

Black Box Theater Playing: Fri, September 26 - November 9, 2025 Previews: Fri, September 26 & Sat, September 27, 2025 | Press opening: Sun, September 28 Sundays at 3:00 PM, Thursday - Friday at 7:30 PM, Saturday at 8:00 PM (with exceptions for two-performance days on October 12 & 26) VIEW PERFORMANCE CALENDAR By Meghan […]

Described as “a paragon of the concert pianist” by the LA Examiner and “a standout performer” by The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Georgian-born American pianist Yelena Beriyeva is recognized as a talented artist of her generation. Her powerful yet graceful performances have been showcased on radio and television both nationally and internationally. Award winning pianist and […]

Bring your kids in costume or wear your own costume! Join us for another wonderful day at Wright Tavern Beer Garden,

The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library present The Debut Authors Panel 2025 moderated by Steve Edwards, Writer-In-Residence at CFPL. Debut Author Panelists Nicky Gonzalez is a writer from Hialeah, Florida. Her fiction has appeared in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, BOMB, The Kenyon Review, Taco Bell Quarterly, and other publications. She has received support from […]

The Concord Band will perform its Fall Concert on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 7pm, at the 51 Walden Performing Arts Center in Concord MA. The Fall program features the world premiere of POEtic Justice by noted composer Roger Cichy, inspired by the dark, sinister tales of Boston-born author Edgar Allan Poe. The composition was […]

Tick, Tick...Boom! Playing: Fri, October 10 - Sun, November 23, 2025 Previews: Fri, October 10 & Sat, October 11 | Press opening: Sun, October 12 Main Stage Theater 144 Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson David Auburn, Script Consultant Vocal Arrangements and Orchestrations by Stephen Oremus Directed by Ilyse Robbins* Before Rent, there was […]