Events

Emily Monosson’s book Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic is a prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi—and how to avert further loss across species, including our own. Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease on earth, and a...

Concord Museum members and the public are invited to view the new special exhibition What Makes History: New Stories from the Collections. This special exhibition explores what it means to make history through object collecting, preservation, and storytelling. Highlights include a sampling of the Museum’s vast collection of fans from around the world, beautifully painted...

Who gets pockets, and why? It’s a subject that stirs up plenty of passion: Why do men’s clothes have so many pockets and women’s so few? Hannah Carlson, fashion historian at the Rhode Island School of Design, joins us for a conversation on the issues of gender politics, security, sexuality, power, and privilege tucked inside...

The 20-Minute Music Man at the Concord Main Library Saturday April 6 On Saturday, April 6th at 3:00 pm in the Goodwin Forum, The Concord Players will present a Sneak Peak of their spring production of The Music Man! This beloved musical tells the tale of the fast-talking salesman Harold Hill as he arrives in...

April 11 - June 8,  2024 Curators: Linda Booth Sweeney and Stephanie Marlin-Curiel  Opening Reception, Mixer and Panel Discussion: April 11, 5-7PM Youth Forward Climate Action Day, April 20, 1-5PM   On view at The Umbrella Arts Center April 11 - June 8, “TAPPED IN: Moving Hearts and Minds Through Arts and Science” is an...

Join us for a musical journey through the landscape with musician Ben Crosgrove. Straddling a line between folk and classical music, Ben performs as described by The Boston Globe “like a sonic plein-air painter”. Having performed across the country and composed music for NASA and Acadia National Park, Ben now joins us here in Concord...