LEELA — A Performance by Sean Casey Leclaire

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

LEELA is a captivating theatrical production that invites audiences on a profound journey of self-discovery and healing. Workshopped over the last 4 years in Europe and the USA, LEELA draws its inspiration from the Sanskrit term for “divine play,” and blends gritty narrative, classical sonnets, and stand-up comedy into a riveting 65-minute solo performance. Through […]

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Poetry at the Library Series Presents Nathan McClain: Reimagining Inheritance, Leaving Our Children A Different Song

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

In celebration of Black History Month, Amherst-based Nathan McClain comes to Concord to read and discuss Previously Owned that “reflects upon the American landscape, its pastoral and judicial and historical duplicity entwined with racial alienation and violence”, notes poet Diane Seuss. While poet John Murillo points out “McClain’s second volume shows us a writer who, […]

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Author Talk: Author Talk: Liz Kinchen, author of Light in Bandaged Places

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

Join author Liz Kinchen for a discussion of her book Light in Bandaged Places : Healing in the Wake of Young Betrayal. When a lonely young girl meets a teacher twice her age, she is seduced into a web of deceit and secrecy; an experience that teaches her that sex in exchange for attention feels […]

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LWVCC First Friday: How will the Concord250 Celebrations Impact Our Town?

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

Are you ready for the big celebration on April 19? Do you have questions about how our community will be impacted? Join the League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle to hear from the Concord250 Committee and Town Officials and get answers to your questions. We will cover everything from street closures, crowd management, and emergency […]

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Grassroots Efforts to Protect Our Climate

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

Join the League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle for its annual Winter Breakfast. Sabine von Mering, Director of the Center for German and European Studies at Brandeis University and Climate Activist, will be our keynote speaker. She will discuss grassroots efforts to protect our climate, showcasing contemporary forms of climate activism from around the world. […]

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Concord Free Public Library Concert

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

Concord Free Public Library Concert, Rotunda Peter Sykes is one of the most distinguished and versatile keyboard artists performing today. He will be performing a harpsichord concert reflecting music in homes in the American colonial era. Concerts are free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Reservations open at 9 a.m. on the […]