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Lawrence Millman to launch latest book, “The Book of Origins: Rude Tales from the Big Bang to the Big Now”

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2pm, Thoreau Farm: Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau, 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA FREE  Nothing is sacred to writer and Arctic explorer Lawrence Millman. In “The Book of Origins,” Millman explores religion, politics, sex, technology, science, and money. And, through his cold eye, all are equally skewered in this sarcastic, irreverent, and witty […]

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A Conversation with Holly Jackson, author of “American Radicals: How Nineteenth Century Protest Shaped the Nation,” and Megan Marshall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Margaret Fuller: A New American Life”

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Megan Marshall will interview her friend and colleague Holly Jackson about her new book, “American Radicals: How 19th Century Protest Shaped the Nation.” We’ll learn more about how the 19th century social justice movement is still influencing our national dialogue on systemic racism, women’s rights, and poverty. Thoreau, Alcott, Emerson, Fuller, Hawthorne, and many other […]

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Concordians, Scientists, and Authors Sara Seager and Alan Lightman in Conversation

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Let us not underrate the value of a fact; it will one day flower in a truth. “Natural History of Massachusetts,” Thoreau In the spirit of Thoreau’s work, The Write Connection is thrilled to host this conversation between Concordians Sara Seager and Alan Lightman. Both presenters are scientists and authors, who explore the intersection of […]

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The Art of the Interview, A Workshop with E.B. Bartels

Zoom Concord, MA, United States

If you’re writing nonfiction, you will have to do interviews. No way around it! From journalism to memoir, if you’re writing about the real world, you’re going to have to talk to people. In this class, we will discuss the best practices for doing interviews: from the technical logistics (transcription software, recording devices) to getting […]

$100

What Nature Knows: A Conversation with Poet Chrissa Ventrelle and Artist Hillary Waters Fayle

Zoom Concord, MA, United States

Braiding the wild, the spiritual, and the human into poems and meditations, Chrissa Ventrelle focuses on the soothing wisdom of nature and the gift of togetherness in her second collection, What Nature Knows: Poems & Meditations. She is joined by artist Hillary Waters Fayle who provided the artwork for the volume. The two share a conversation […]

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When Things Go Horribly Wrong, A Conversation with Sy Montgomery

Zoom Concord, MA, United States

To research books, films and articles, Sy Montgomery has been chased by an angry silverback gorilla in Zaire and bitten by a vampire bat in Costa Rica, worked in a pit crawling with 18,000 snakes in Manitoba and handled a wild tarantula in French Guiana. She has been deftly undressed by an orangutan in Borneo, […]

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It’s Your Story: A Memoir Intensive Workshop with Nancy Shohet West

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Does the idea of writing your memoir tempt you — or intimidate you — or maybe both? No matter what your age, you’ve had unique experiences worth retelling. Where you’ve lived, what you’ve created, whom you’ve influenced and been influenced by, what your passions are, what challenges you’ve faced down: these are all aspects of […]

$150

An Evening of Music and Stories with Jesse Paris Smith

The Umbrella Community Arts Center 40 Stow St., Concord, MA, United States

As part of 81st Annual Gathering of The Thoreau Society, The Umbrella is thrilled to co-present an evening of music, stories, and readings connected with Thoreau and Concord by musician New York-based and activist Jesse Paris Smith, with singer-songwriter Alana Amram. Smith is co-founder of the global climate action nonprofit Pathway to Paris, which brings together musicians, artists, activists, academics, mayors, and innovators to […]

$25

World Enough & Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down — A Reading/Author Talk by Christian McEwen

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Over the course of ten years training teachers to write their own poems in order to pass the craft along to students, McEwen realized that nothing comes easily when life is conducted at a high rate of speed. She draws not only on personal experience, but on readings ranging from literary anecdote and poetry to […]

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Thoreau Society : An Evening with Sy Montgomery

First Parish Church 20 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA, United States

An Evening with Sy Montgomery featuring her latest book, The Hawk's Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty This hybrid event takes place at First Parish 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA and will be lived-streamed via Zoom. Tickets are $25 for the live event (thoreausociety.org) and $15 for Zoom registration.

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