April 19, 1775 Timeline
September 26, 2024 8:53 pm Comments Off on April 19, 1775 TimelineWatch the Concord Museum’s slideshow of the April 19th timeline here.
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2025 Concord Patriots Day Parade Application now open
September 25, 2024 8:25 am Comments Off on 2025 Concord Patriots Day Parade Application now openGreetings from the Concord250 Parade Committee, We are excited to inform you that the application for participation in the 2025 Patriots Day Parade in Concord, MA is now live! This year’s parade will take place on Saturday, April 19, 2025, stepping off at 8:30am. We are looking forward to celebrating this historic occasion. If your unit is interested in participating please...
Concord 250 Wins Grant for “A Fight for Freedom: Honoring Patriots of Color”
September 18, 2024 8:55 am Comments Off on Concord 250 Wins Grant for “A Fight for Freedom: Honoring Patriots of Color”Sep 17, 2024 The State House, Boston, MA Today The Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) announced the recipients of the Massachusetts 250 Grant Program. This program, awarding a total of $1.5 million, aims to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in a vibrant and engaging way. Awarded projects highlight the themes of revolution and independence and ...
REGISTRATION now open for QUILTS 250
August 29, 2024 10:50 am Comments Off on REGISTRATION now open for QUILTS 250The Show Quilts 250: Stitching in the Spirit of Democracy is a free, public quilt show organized in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary events of April 19, 1775 along Battle Road in Lincoln, Concord, Lexington, and Arlington, Massachusetts. Showcasing the creative energy of quilters near and far, Quilts 250 hopes to display as many as 250 quilts that visually...
Lafayette is Coming to Concord!
August 19, 2024 9:47 am Comments Off on Lafayette is Coming to Concord!September 2 @ 3:00 PM Cost: Free The public is invited to this free event for all ages celebrating the 200th Anniversary of General Lafayette’s Farewell Tour and his visit to Concord. Meet the Lafayette reenactor on the lawn of First Parish in Concord this Labor Day afternoon on the very site and day he came to Concord in 1824....
51 Walden presents: Charles Ives’ “Concord Sonata” & Lecture
August 19, 2024 9:45 am Comments Off on 51 Walden presents: Charles Ives’ “Concord Sonata” & LectureThe Board of 51 Walden and the Concord Orchestra are arranging for well-known Canadian pianist Louise Bessette to play Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata at 51 Walden on Sunday afternoon September 8, 2024. As part of the year-long celebration of the 250th anniversary of the fight at the Old North Bridge, Canadian pianist Louise Bessette will give a lecture and then...
Trail Improvement Work Will Impact Access to Concord’s North Bridge
August 16, 2024 4:24 pm Comments Off on Trail Improvement Work Will Impact Access to Concord’s North BridgeTrail Improvement Work Will Impact Access to Concord’s North Bridge Great American Outdoors Act will fund significant improvements to the North Bridge trail. CONCORD, Mass – Trail improvement work on both sides of Concord’s North Bridge will require temporary trail closures to the public for the safety and protection of the park’s visitors and natural and cultural resources....
Minute Man Media Network Coverage for the 250 Day Countdown to Concord250
August 16, 2024 3:51 pm Comments Off on Minute Man Media Network Coverage for the 250 Day Countdown to Concord250Thank you to Minute Man Media Network for covering the 25the0 Day Countdown to Concord250 Kickoff Event! Visit Minute Man Media Network YouTube Channel for overage of this wonderful community event!
Spinnning Tableau 2024!
August 10, 2024 10:53 am Comments Off on Spinnning Tableau 2024!2024 Spinning Tableau: AUGUST 31st 10am-5pm In the lead up to the American Revolution, women in New England organized acts of resistance to protest taxation, including spinning matches. Visit the Lexington Women’s Monument on Labor Day weekend to commemorate the 1769 event held by Anna Harrington. Join us for demonstrations of traditional and contemporary textile arts. This will take place...
Concord250 Event: “The Concord Sonata” at 51 Walden, Pianist Louise Bessette
August 8, 2024 3:41 pm Comments Off on Concord250 Event: “The Concord Sonata” at 51 Walden, Pianist Louise BessetteLouise Bessette to Perform “The Concord Sonata” at 51 Walden, September 8. As part of the year-long celebration of the 250th anniversary of the fight at the Old North Bridge, Canadian pianist Louise Bessette will give a lecture and then perform The Concord Sonata by Charles Ives at The Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden on Sunday, September 8 at...
