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Friends & Family of Residents
09.1.2020 - 12.1.2020
StoryWalk at the Concord Free Public Library
The Children's Department at the Concord Free Public Library has installed a StoryWalk on the the Main Library front lawn. Children, grandchildren and families can enjoy book pages from D.B. Johnson's Henry Builds a Cabin which are displayed along the brick walkway outside the Main Street entrance. This is a story with particular resonance for the concord community as it tells the story of a nature-loving Thoreau (in the form of a bear) who builds a cabin and gets advice…
Arts & Culture
09.1.2020 - 11.8.2020
2020 Art Ramble
On display from September 1-November 8 in the Hapgood Wright Town Forest, the 5th annual Art Ramble Exhibition explores the social justice issues of climate change and water. Water Change: Where Spirit, Nature, and Civilization Meet is presented by The Umbrella Arts & Environment Program and curated by Susan Israel, who asked artists to explore three themes in connecting their work to place and climate: Spirit: Water, the essence of all life, symbolizes life, spirit, purity, restoration, birth, passage and…
Cost: Free
Historical Visitor
09.30.2020 - 11.30.2020
Historic Tours of Concord for Families
Are you looking for extra enrichment for your children while they are home from school due to the pandemic? Gather some of their friends and sign up for a child-friendly, engaging historic tour of Concord. The Concord Museum and The Concord Visitor Center are teaming up to offer children exciting and fun opportunities to learn about history while attending to all COVID 19 protocols. Concord 101 Walking Tour This engaging 45 minute walking tour is deigned to make the history…
Arts & Culture
10.1.2020 - 10.31.2020
Boston Book Festival in Concord
The Boston Book Festival will be free and online this October! And to celebrate our virtual outreach we are doing some fun, outdoor activities - one that will take place in Concord. We are collaborating with the Orchard House and the Walden Woods Project to bring you the BBF Book Hunt, a fun scavenger hunt that will involve posting clues on social media as to where the books are hidden on different properties. You can read more about the BBF…
10.17.2020 - 10.30.2020
5th Annual Scarecrow Festival
Gather your family and visit the library's front lawn to see all the scarecrow creations made by various organizations from Concord. The year's theme is Imagine Your Story.
Friends & Family of Residents
10.24.2020
Sleepy Hollow 5K
Awards will be given to the top male and female runner of each division. There will be a digital display of race times at finish line. The Fun Run is open to runners of all ages and will begin at 10:00am. All 5K and Fun Run participants who pre register will receive a T-Shirt and race medal! Divisions (by age) A (12-18) B (19-29) C (30-39) D (40-49) E (50-59) and F (60+) Preceded by a 1 mile fun run.
Cost: $30.00