Freedom’s Silhouette Companion Event: Embodied Writing Workshop

Full listing of Freedom’s Silhouette Companion Events:

Freedom Concert:  Terry Borderline and the Suns

Date: Saturday, October 5
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: Monument Square, Concord MA

Join us for an electrifying performance by Terry Borderline and the Suns. This seven-piece band will perform a set of original songs about freedom, spirituality, nature, and social justice, including an original piece inspired by Thoreau and Garrison. The concert will be followed by a 45-minute Q&A session.

Wright Tavern Pub Choir

Date: Sunday, October 20
Time: 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Monument Square, Concord MA

Lift your voice to sing! Accomplished choir director and musician Tim Bongiovanni will lead the events by the sculpture.  Here, participants will learn and perform in three-part harmony. Enjoy refreshments and a beer garden at the Wright Tavern as part of this unique musical event.

Youth “Upstander” Art Project

Dates: Saturday, October 5 & Wednesday, October 23
Times: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (10/5) & 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (10/23)
Location: Monument Square, Concord MA
Rain Locations: 22 Monument Square (10/5) & Robbins House (10/23)

Presented by the Robbins House, this art project engages local youth in artmaking and dialogue about freedom and social justice. Explore Concord’s African American history and connect past struggles for equality with modern movements.

Embodied Writing Workshop

Book coach Madeleine Eno and Boston Globe art critic and Substack writer Cate McQuaid present a free daylong workshop for writers and any creative souls who want to reinvigorate the connection between their bodies and their pens, giving voice to what freedom means to them. The workshop takes place in sites around Concord Center. The program takes place on Saturday, September 28. Space is limited. For more information and to apply

Freedom Silhouette: Bridging Generations Through Film

This film project produced by Megan Carroll, Jane Howes, and Charley Kidd explores how three generations of a family encounter Thoreau and Garrison and reflect on the nature of freedom. The series of digital shorts will be distributed in November.