Are you interested in getting your creative juices flowing this summer? In Concord, you’ll find many arts and entertainment opportunities to do just that. See everything Concord has going on in August for arts and culture events.
What Makes History? New Stories from the Collection
In this special exhibition series, visitors will learn what it means to make history through object collecting, preservation, and storytelling. It will answer the following questions: What objects do we choose to preserve? Who is allowed to collect them? Why were these objects once valued? How can we see them in new ways?
Stop by the Concord Museum on August 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, and 18 and view a variety of collections of fans from around the globe, painted fireplace bellows created by free Black workers in 19th century Acton, MA, and chairs, textiles, card cases, and timepieces.
Art for All Concord Drawing Jam
This art session allows artists of all levels to create work they are proud of. Art for All’s artist-in-residence, Mike Sprague, will offer guidance and suggestions. The session will begin with a drawing game followed by drawing time focused on illustrating images according to a certain theme– the first theme is plants. Attendees should bring their supplies or they can use the studio’s paper, pencils, and charcoal.
Sign up for the session on August 3 at 4 p.m. at the Art For All Studio on 152 Commonwealth Avenue. Registration is $10.
We Were Friends Play Series
The Firelight Theatre Workshop performs We Were Friends, a reimagining of Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s friendship in modern times. Fuller, a writer and poet associated with American transcendentalism, and Emerson had a close relationship. In this 12-part series, moving non-chronologically, Firelight explores the intimate moments of their platonic friendship.
This play series will be performed outside on the Concord Museum’s front lawn on August 15 at 6 p.m. There is a $10 fee for members and a $12 fee for non-members.
Conservation in Action: Historic Clothing Collection
At the Lisa H. Foote History Learning Center at the Concord Museum, you’ll find conservators conducting detailed surveys of the Museum’s historic clothing collection. Come and visit this clothing collection and learn about the museum’s efforts to preserve all collections. This is free with Museum admission.
Whether you are interested in the performing arts, drawing, clothing, or historical artifacts, there will always be something creatively fulfilling in Concord. Visit today, and discover more about this town. Which August event will you choose?
