Submissions Open – Poetry on the Farm 2024

Gaining Ground 341 Virginia Rd, Concord, United States

With spring on the horizon, it's nearly time for the fourth annual Poetry on the Farm exhibit at Gaining Ground: a free, public celebration of language, food, nature, and farming! This special installation will take place at Gaining Ground from: Saturday, April 27, to Saturday, June 8 Monday - Sunday, 8 to 3:30 p.m. 341 […]

Free

Tactile Tuesday Playgroup at Nashoba Brooks School

Nashoba Brooks School 200 Strawberry Hill Rd, Concord, MA, United States

Please bring your toddler on Tuesday mornings from 9:15-10:00 a.m .for a playgroup series aimed at toddlers and their caregivers — an opportunity to explore and play. Join members of the talented Nashoba Brooks School teaching team, leading activities that explore school readiness and promote fun! the event is free and open to all -- […]

Free

Planting & Growing Culinary Herbs

The Nature Connection 80 Beharrell Street, Suite D, Concord, United States

Are you interested in growing an herb garden this spring to fuel all your culinary adventures but aren’t sure where to begin? Here’s your opportunity to sign up for a one-hour workshop to get started. This workshop offers an introduction, tips and growing information for herbs like mint, lavender, basil, thyme, sage, and parsley. We’ll […]

$7 – $20

Author Talk: Motherhood and Writing with Dora Farkas

Concord Main Library Concord, MA, United States

Motherhood is one of the biggest changes in a woman's life, but how does it affect one's writing career? A mother of two girls and the author of two books, Dora Farkas will show how motherhood is one of the richest sources of inspiration to help women break through writer's block. Using personal stories from […]

A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Concord Museum

More than two centuries after his birth, Ralph Waldo Emerson remains one of the presiding spirits in American culture. Yet his reputation as the starry-eyed prophet of self-reliance has obscured a much more complicated figure who spent a lifetime wrestling with injustice, philosophy, art, desire, and suffering. James Marcus introduces us to this Emerson, a […]

The Full Monty

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

The Umbrella Stage Company presents the beloved, raucous, pop-rock-musical send-up of gender expectations and stereotypes... that takes it all off! April 26-May 19 Based on the cult hit film of the same name, The Full Monty is a ten-time Tony-nominated Americanized adaptation that’s filled with honest affection, engaging melodies, a ton of humor…and the most […]

$20 – $55

First Friday Series: “Getting Off Gas”

Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

The LWVCC Town Government Committee will host guest speakers including Laura Davis, who will discuss gas pollution at the May 3rd First Friday session. Join us for a discussion about how we, as a society, can move away from gas as an energy and heating source. For more information, contact Diane Proctor at towngovernmentconcord@lwvcc.org. Speakers: […]

Memory Café – Vernal Pools Exploration

The Nature Connection 80 Beharrell Street, Suite D, Concord, United States

Share your knowledge & learn from naturalist experts during hands-on explorations and activities with plants, natural materials and animals at The Nature Connection’s Memory Café for people living with dementia. Facilitated by Carol Hani, LICSW and nature enthusiast. This Memory Cafe is a faciliated discussion group for people living with dementia and their care partners. […]

Free