Concord Virtual Poetry at the Library Series presents Poetry of Black Lives in America: Sean Hill and Michael Kleber-Diggs on Sunday, March 6 at 3:00 pm, via Zoom. Please register for the Zoom link. Join renowned poets Sean Hill and Michael Kleber-Diggs who will read from their luminous, moving poetry on Black experiences in America, […]
Join Ed LeClair for another six-week series of Mindful Meditation classes on Zoom from Thursday, February 17th through March 24th at 4:00 PM. Many of us have stressful lives, and mindfulness is proven to have a positive impact on stress and anxiety. This course will help you develop a personal practice that will result in […]
Join Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) Executive Director Sarah Dooling to learn about how buildings can be a core part of equitable decarbonization. Come hear updates on the net zero stretch code currently being developed by the state and the value that home rule petitions are bringing to this process. Clean Energy Director Logan Malik […]
Join Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy as he discusses his newest collection of provocative essays exploring the key social justice issues of our time—from George Floyd to antiracism to inequality and the Supreme Court. According to the New York Times reviewer, Professor Kennedy is “among the most incisive American commentators on race” and these essays reveal “the […]
Join historians Cornelia Dayton and Kerri Greenidge in a conversation about famed poet Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753 – 1784). Educated and enslaved in the household of prominent Boston commercialist John Wheatley, Phillis wrote poetry – styled after Milton and Pope – that brought her fame both in America and abroad. Her name was a household […]
Pause for a FREE online 30-minute meditation on Tuesdays at lunchtime! Embodied mindfulness practitioner Lisa Lombardi leads a simple meditation practice that encourages the body to release stress while the mind seeks a moment of peace. Drop in to learn mindful wellness practices that become the restful part of every day. Continuing in February every […]
Join Boston College historian, Charles Gallagher, S.J., as he discusses his new book, Nazis of Copley Square, chronicling a crucial missing chapter in the history of the American far right. He will be joined by former editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette, David Shribman, whose paper won a Pulitzer Prize in 2019 for its coverage of the tragic shootings […]
The Boston area, and Concord in particular, became a key center of ice production and trade in the nineteenth century. As ice became a pervasive commodity, it remade everyday life in important ways. Andrew Robichaud, (Assistant Professor of History, Boston University) explores those transformations in and around Boston in what was Boston’s economic and cultural […]
That's right! Family Trivia is BACK at Concord Free Public Library. Hosted with charisma, as ever, by the inimitable Cary Stough. Top three teams get a $10 gift card! Bring your family, bring your friends! A great way to keep that togetherness-momentum going after the holidays have ended. Please register AS A GROUP, not individually. […]
Want to help accelerate the fight against climate change? Join the Concord Chapter at our next virtual meeting to find ways to get involved with local and state campaigns to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect a livable climate for all children. This month, we’ll be talking town-wide sustainability with Concord’s new Sustainability Director, Amanda […]
