Rotary Club of Concord presents the Rotary Music Fest, benefitting the Concord Children's Center, Saturday May 27, 1-7 p.m., featuring headline act Bruce Marshall along with a line up musicians Terry Kitchen, Rockabye Beats, Joy of Music Clarinet Ensemble, Seth Connelly.
Meet the Artist: Stevie Leigh at Discovery Museum Saturday, May 6, 2023, 10am to 12pm Cost: Free with admission Meet local artist Stevie Leigh as she demonstrates how she upcycles fabric scraps to create unique pieces of clothing that look as good on a body as they do hanging on a wall. Bring a stuffed...
Many of the works of art in the Concord Free Public Library’s collection and displayed at the Concord Museum were made by, of, and for Concordians. Join a Concord Museum Guide on a walking tour that delves into the lives of the artists and into subjects featured in the special exhibition A Perpetual Invitation: 150...
Nature Explorers Sundays: May 7, 14 and 21, 10:00am-11:30am Location: Outdoors Cost: $30 per child includes all 4 sessions but does NOT include Discovery Museum admission. If you wish to also visit the Discovery Museum, separate reservations are required through our website. Join our outdoor educator for a series of outdoor explorations. Each week we...
A Family Revealed: From Slavery to Hope at the Discovery Museum Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 7pm to 8:30pm Speaker: Wallis Wickham Raemer, educator, and Reggie Harris, folk singer and social activist Location: This event will be live and in-person at Nashoba Brooks School 200 Strawberry Hill Road, Concord, MA Cost: Free with pre-registration; $5 suggested...
Nature Explorers Sundays: May 7, 14 and 21, 10:00am-11:30am Location: Outdoors Cost: $30 per child includes all 4 sessions but does NOT include Discovery Museum admission. If you wish to also visit the Discovery Museum, separate reservations are required through our website. Join our outdoor educator for a series of outdoor explorations. Each week we...
Points of Return May 1 - June 25, 2023 The Umbrella Arts Center Galleries Twenty-seven international artists explore wide ranging aspects of the climate emergency, offering commentary and creative nature-based strategies. Free and open to the public, supported by a number of free tours, talks and related events throughout the exhibition, including the June 10, 6:30-9pm...
Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library On view through September 4, 2023 In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th Anniversary, the Concord Museum, the Concord Free Public Library, and the Concord Free Public Library Corporation’s William Munroe Special Collections have collaborated on a special exhibition...
The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization to find her voice and...
The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization to find her voice and...
Spring into West Concord runs from 10-to 4 with some events starting at 9 am. Fun sales, bands playing at certain hours and locations (to be announced), chalk art, face painting, food tastings, etc, all day around the Village. Several crafts tables will be located at A New Leaf parking lot along with:The West Concord...
Power of Kindness Pajama Party Saturday, May 20, 2023, 10am to 12pm Cost: Free with admission Join us in supporting Cradles to Crayons, a Boston nonprofit on a mission to end Clothing Insecurity by providing clothing free of charge to children in poverty. Every child deserves to feel safe, warm, and valued, and that’s why...
Emerson-Thoreau Amble Walking Tour Saturday, May 20 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Members $10 | Non-members $20 | Same-day admission to Museum included Celebrate Emerson’s birthday (May 25) and follow the footsteps of writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau! Enjoy the spring weather and learn about the friendship of two notable observers of...
Nature Explorers Sundays: May 7, 14 and 21, 10:00am-11:30am Location: Outdoors Cost: $30 per child includes all 4 sessions but does NOT include Discovery Museum admission. If you wish to also visit the Discovery Museum, separate reservations are required through our website. Join our outdoor educator for a series of outdoor explorations. Each week we...
Rockin' for the Kids will be held Saturday, May 27, 2023 from 1:00-7:00PM with live music and children's activities. This is a family friendly event with jazz ensembles, folk, elite high school groups and more. Our headliner is the Bruce Marshall Group. Bruce and the band are longtime, local favorites (he's a former Concord resident)....
Memorial Day Monday, May 29, 2023 at 9:00 am – Rideout Field 11:00 am – Monument Square
American Inheritance: A Conversation with Edward Larson Thursday, June 1 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Members Free | Non-Members $10 | Free Livestream Pulitzer Prize winning author Edward Larson joins us for a conversation on his new book American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795. Larson examines the role of...
34th Annual Garden Tour Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Member $35 | Non-Member $45 The Concord Museum Guild of Volunteers is thrilled to present the 34th Annual Garden Tour on June 2 and 3, 2023! This event features carefully selected private gardens throughout Concord. Funds raised provide...
34th Annual Garden Tour Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Member $35 | Non-Member $45 The Concord Museum Guild of Volunteers is thrilled to present the 34th Annual Garden Tour on June 2 and 3, 2023! This event features carefully selected private gardens throughout Concord. Funds raised provide...
