Join us on Thursday April 3rd at 5:30pm for the opening reception of our upcoming exhibition, " Liberation Textiles: Our Social Fabric, " curated by Elizabeth Thach and Camilø Álvårez. The show is centered around themes of individual freedom and primarily features fiber-based visual art. Programming for the exhibition also includes a Curators Tour on Thursday April...
Concord 250: Monumental (Re)Make Celebrate the 250th birthday of the battles of Concord and Lexington by helping us recreate Daniel Chester French’s iconic statue The Minute Man through collaborative 3D printing! What is this? The Workshop is collaborating with local artist and author Dr. Linda Booth Sweeney to reimagine and reproduce a scale model of Daniel Chester French's iconic statue...
Concord250 Theme runs throughout! See the iconic Concord250 lantern on the Umbrella lawn, Discover the Battle Road Commemorative issue will be available for purchase, a Brister Freeman Concord250 trading card giveaway will be happening and a Barefoot Books "Rise Up" storywalk! Annual Open Studios and Ceramics Studio Sale at the newly renovated Umbrella Arts Center...
The Sudbury-Assabet-Concord (SuAsCo) Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council hosts University of Connecticut Professor Robert Thorson and a special presentation on the history of our rivers as part of Concord250. A frequent and engaging speaker in Concord, Dr. Thorson is a Midwestern native, turned Northwestern geologist, turned Northeastern academic. He is a life member of...
Saturdays, 1:30pm Tours March 22, 2025 - June 30, 2025 Between twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19, 1775, were of African descent or Indigenous people. Although excluded from required militia service prior to the war, these individuals of color were the first of many to take up arms...
The concert will feature two works commissioned by Concord Women’s Chorus: Concord Fragments, a 2010 piece by renowned composer Libby Larsen, three movements set to texts by three Concord women: Lidian Emerson, from an 1843 letter to her husband, Ralph Waldo Emerson; Martha Lawrence Prescott, from an 1834 diary entry on her 18th birthday; and...
Wednesday, March 26—Thursday, July 31 Goodwin Forum, Main Library The William Munroe Special Collections is excited to announce the temporary installation of a stunning work of art by Andy Warhol, on loan from the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon. In honor of the Concord250 celebrations, Warhol’s original silkscreen of a Bald Eagle...
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution, the Concord Museum is proud to share the new special exhibition, Whose Revolution. Opening March 28, Whose Revolution offers a fresh, inclusive perspective on this pivotal moment in American history, centering the experiences of women, Indigenous communities, and free and enslaved Black people who grappled with...
Celebrate the kickoff of OARS' new initiatives with our first-ever paddle race on the Concord River! There will be a 3-mile short course, a 6-mile long course and a kid's race. Prizes will be available!
Celebrate the kickoff of OARS' new initiatives with our first-ever paddle race on the Concord River! There will be a 3-mile short course, a 6-mile long course and a kid's race. Prizes will be available!
A slightly different kind of revolution will take place in historic Concord with The Concord Players' production of Urinetown the Musical! It's a dark time in a dark city, where a 20-year drought has led to severe water restrictions - including a ban on private toilets. Public pay toilets are controlled by the evil 'Urine...
Saturdays, 1:30pm Tours March 22, 2025 - June 30, 2025 Between twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19, 1775, were of African descent or Indigenous people. Although excluded from required militia service prior to the war, these individuals of color were the first of many to take up arms...
The Concord Chorus Spring Concert will take place at St.Camillus Parish Church, 1185 Concord Turnpike, Arlington (formerly Menotomy in Revolutionary America) right along the path of British soldiers in their march to Lexington and Concord in April of 1775. Continuing our emphasis on British and American composers still heard 'round the world, the concert will...
A slightly different kind of revolution will take place in historic Concord with The Concord Players' production of Urinetown the Musical! It's a dark time in a dark city, where a 20-year drought has led to severe water restrictions - including a ban on private toilets. Public pay toilets are controlled by the evil 'Urine...
Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord Featuring works by 18th-century American composers: William Selby, William Billings, Francis Hopkinson, and James Hewitt, as well as music by C.P.E. Bach and John Stafford Smith Robert Barney, portative organ Ellen Carlson-Dunmire, soprano Ethel Farny, flute Sally Sanford, soprano Anne Hooper Webb, violin Come and enjoy a...
Tanya Bartevyan Piano Recital: "Freedom, Courage, and Love" Featuring: Florence Price Piano Sonata in E minor, Beethoven Pathetique Sonata, and other works. Friday May 16th 2025, at 7:30 pm, Trinitarian Congregational Church (TriCon), 54 Walden Street, Concord, MA
Saturdays, 1:30pm Tours March 22, 2025 - June 30, 2025 Between twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19, 1775, were of African descent or Indigenous people. Although excluded from required militia service prior to the war, these individuals of color were the first of many to take up arms...
The Umbrella Arts Center with Five Sisters Productions and the Tufts University Half the History Film Project presents a program of three locally shot short films about impactful women in Concord history. The featured films will be: Margaret Lothrop and the Wayside (Premiere screening with new score) Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist Life (Return engagement) Women of the...
Minute Men to Minute Men North Bridge Visitor Center Saturday, May 24 10am - 4:30pm As we launch into the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, Minute Man National Historical Park is working on programs that not only tell the story of the revolution but how it impacted the development of the United States. In...
Saturdays, 1:30pm Tours March 22, 2025 - June 30, 2025 Between twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19, 1775, were of African descent or Indigenous people. Although excluded from required militia service prior to the war, these individuals of color were the first of many to take up arms...
We Will Welcome The Honorable Stephen Breyer --A Retired Associate Justice Of The U.S. Supreme Court--To Our Headquarters, For A Conversation Moderated By Historian Douglas Brinkley. In Commemoration Of This Year's 250th Anniversary Of The American Revolution, The Walden Woods Project Is Pleased To Invite You To A Special Event On Friday, May 30th, From...
Past, Present, Encore! We are delighted to embark on our second season with Music Director Zeke Fetrow and invite you to join us for a fascinating 2024-2025 season showcasing beloved masterpieces from the classical repertoire, rediscovered gems, and exciting contemporary works. We explore music from the era of Mozart and Beethoven to that of living composers Beal, Kurth, Marquez,...
Saturdays, 1:30pm Tours March 22, 2025 - June 30, 2025 Between twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19, 1775, were of African descent or Indigenous people. Although excluded from required militia service prior to the war, these individuals of color were the first of many to take up arms...
