The Concord Museum is pleased to collaborate with Mass Audubon on the special exhibition, Alive with Birds: William Brewster in Concord, opening in the Museum’s Wallace Kane Gallery on March 4, 2022 through September 5, 2022. Alive with Birds is the first and most comprehensive exhibition on William Brewster (1851 -1919), the first president of...
What did it mean to be a minute man in 1775? How were they trained and armed? Join a park ranger at the historic Hartwell Tavern in Lincoln MA, where John and Isaac Hartwell, two minute men from the town of Lincoln, lived. Discover the motivations and realities faced by those who volunteered to be...
Meet a Park Ranger at the benches by the North Bridge for this daily 30 minute program. Learn about the momentous battle at Concord’s North Bridge, where the British Army suffered its first casualties of the war and the legacy of this event in American History. Daily at 11 a.m.
At Concord’s North Bridge on April 19, 1775 soldiers on both sides made decisions that changed the course of history. Meet a park ranger at North Bridge Visitor Center for a 40 minute walking tour from the visitor center to the North Bridge battle site. Learn about the battle from the perspective of the participants....
Join a National Park Ranger for an interactive overview program that explores the story of the midnight alarm riders and the brutal fighting on April 19, 1775! Participate in the action as you build a map of the story using simple props. This program is perfect for first-time visitors and those wanting a better understanding of...
6 weeks of family-friendly fun open to the community at large! Come join us! Thursday Nights July 14, 21, 28 and August 4, 11, 18 starting at 5 PM Culture, community, and connection. What better way to combine these components than with a healthy dose of family-friendly fun at The Summer Concert Series at...
Come celebrate abolition with the Sons & Daughters of Ham at Concord’s North Bridge in Minute Man National Historical Park. On the weekend of Aug 6th, 2022 learn about the various ways Black people from Massachusetts fought for equal rights during the 19th century. From private households to churches, and aid organizations, members of the Black community...
6 weeks of family-friendly fun open to the community at large! Come join us! Thursday Nights July 14, 21, 28 and August 4, 11, 18 starting at 5 PM Culture, community, and connection. What better way to combine these components than with a healthy dose of family-friendly fun at The Summer Concert Series at...
Kick-off the summer on Aug. 16 with an outdoor film screening of Black Panther, Marvel's 2018 release staring the late Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa a.k.a the Black Panther. This action-packed, Black-led superhero film is a must-see up on the big screen and under the stars before the fall 2022 release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever....
6 weeks of family-friendly fun open to the community at large! Come join us! Thursday Nights July 14, 21, 28 and August 4, 11, 18 starting at 5 PM Culture, community, and connection. What better way to combine these components than with a healthy dose of family-friendly fun at The Summer Concert Series at...
Discovery Museum is excited to welcome musicians from Berkshire Hills Music Academy for a fun and lively jazz performance. This concert will offer children and adults a chance to hear classic jazz standards in a program designed to appeal to all ages. BHMA’s music vocation program supports the goals and talents of its aspiring and...
Drop by to learn about bird nests through a craft activity. Aug. 20-Oct 21 at the Concord Museum. Contact museum for more details.
In January 1774 Concord residents were faced with some difficult decisions. A large quantity of tea was destroyed in Boston Harbor a few weeks before. Do they distance themselves from those “Sons of Liberty” who destroy private property? Or do they stand with them against the British government and accept the consequences? We invite you...
In January 1774 Concord residents were faced with some difficult decisions. A large quantity of tea was destroyed in Boston Harbor a few weeks before. Do they distance themselves from those “Sons of Liberty” who destroy private property? Or do they stand with them against the British government and accept the consequences? We invite you...
Join a Mass Audubon guide in exploring birding hotspots at Mass Audubon’s Brewster’s Woods Wildlife Sanctuary in Concord. We’ll walk in the footsteps of William Brewster, sharing passages from his journal’s and searching for a variety of migrants on their annual passage through New England. Birders of all levels are welcome. Please wear comfortable walking...
Join us for a linocut workshop at the Concord Museum with Sherrie York whose reduction linocut "Trunk Show" is in Mass Audubon’s collection and currently exhibited in the "Alive with Birds." In the workshop, students will tour the special exhibit and examine how some of the most well- regarded American artists have depicted birds and...
Join Master Cooper Ron Raiselis at the Concord Museum for a look into the 1700s coopering trade and explore why these highly skilled craftspeople were essential to the commerce and survival of a colony. Ron has served as the resident cooper at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth N.H. since 1985, where he maintains a traditional...
Edmund Foster, a militiaman from Reading, Massachusetts (portrayed by park volunteer, Ed Hurley), will lead a tour to the Elm Brook Hill (Bloody Angle) Battle Site where he fought on April 19, 1775. He will be joined by Lincoln, Massachusetts historian and author Don Hafner. Saturday, June 18, 1 p.m., 45 minutes. Meet at Hartwell...
Minuteman Guitars presents the New England premier of the internationally-acclaimed Boutique Guitar Showcase, Sept. 4, 10-6 p.m.. Don’t miss this unique collection of world class guitars handmade by luthier artisans from around the globe. One day only, at The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, MA. Access is free. Everyone who preregisters will receive a free guitar pin at the show–so...
