The Library Corporation will host the world premiere of the film Ralph Waldo Emerson: Give All to Love, Saturday, Sept. 30 2-4:30 PM in the Goodwin Forum at the Main Library. This film features an “essay on film” by Michael Maglaras and will provide a new and deeply personal perspective on Emerson, his writing, his...
Author and Writer-In-Residence George Jreije will lead a workshop-style class at the Concord Free Public Library Aug. 28, 5 p.m. where participants will learn to appreciate the craft behind writing non-fiction, as well as the principles and forms of this style of writing. Participants with additional questions can visit George during his office hours immediately...
Live music by Seth Connelly at Reflections from 5 - 7pm Enjoy Acoustic Guitar, Favorite songs 60s/70sAvoid the paving hassles by shopping late, or just relax and enjoy - Many shops are open late!Reflections, A New Leaf, Joy St Life & Home, Concord Firefly, Debra's Natural Gourmet, Reasons to be Cheerful, Concord Art & Antiques,...
Art Ramble is an annual, temporary public art exhibition in the Hapgood Wright Town Forest in Concord, MA, a collaboration of The Umbrella Art Center and Concord’s Division of Natural Resources (CDNR). Following Leave No Trace principles, regional artists create site-specific artworks promoting appreciation of nature, installed along Fairyland Pond and parts of the historic...
Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy. Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.”...
Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy. Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.”...
“Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things,” Henry David Thoreau wrote in Walden (1854), offering a warning about technology and distraction that resonates in our own time. In conversation with Daegan Miller, Caleb Smith will discuss his new book Thoreau’s Axe: Distraction and Discipline in American Culture, exploring how nineteenth-century Americans understood...
September 7 @ 7:00 pm - September 7 @ 8:30 pm “Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things,” Henry David Thoreau wrote in Walden (1854), offering a warning about technology and distraction that resonates in our own time. In conversation with Daegan Miller, Caleb Smith will discuss his new book Thoreau’s Axe:...
September 9th, 2023 10am-2pm Right in downtown Concord - intersection of Walden St and Main St Concord Ag Day is a once a year farmers’ market celebrating local agriculture organized by the Concord Agriculture Committee to showcase Concord farms and local produce. This unique market showcases the bounty of Concord’s many farm businesses at the...
Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy. Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.”...
Imagine your kids discovering what it’s like to play the ukulele, violin, keyboard, flute, trumpet, drums, and cello in one afternoon! Adults can also explore instruments or get back to their music-playing days. You’re never too old to learn music. This year, the CCM Discovery Day Open House with its instrument Exploration is on Saturday, Sept....
Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy. Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.”...
Join the Discovery Museum for a free special morning for families with infants and toddlers or adults who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Playing, exploring, experimenting, and imagining in our accessible and universally designed galleries such as Brain Building Together promotes family conversations and can support early language development for Deaf and hard of...
Art Ramble is an annual, temporary public art exhibition in the Hapgood Wright Town Forest in Concord, MA, a collaboration of The Umbrella Art Center and Concord’s Division of Natural Resources (CDNR). Following Leave No Trace principles, regional artists create site-specific artworks promoting appreciation of nature, installed along Fairyland Pond and parts of the historic...
Sign-up for a free class during the week of September 11 – 16th Did you know that you can sample a Concord Conservatory of Music (CCM) Group Class to see if it’s a fit for you? Have fun connecting with other musicians and learning in a social and supportive shared experience. The CCM Free Trial...
Long time Concord resident and author Joel Johnson will visit Fowler Library Branch Sept. 15 at 2 PM to read from and discuss his novel Never, a coming-of-age story set in the segregated South at the Fowler Branch Library, Concord. Johnson encourages discussion of the complexities of sensitive issues when writing about race. Adults. Registration...
Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy. Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.”...
Join the Discovery Museum outdoor educator for a series of outdoor explorations, Sundays, September 17, 24, and October 1, 10:00am – 11:30am. Each week we will venture onto the Great Hill conservation land next to the Museum and practice our science and naturalism skills together. Identify trees, search for bugs and slugs, and slow down...
Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy. Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.”...
Join The Walden Woods Project September 20th, from 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm for a free, virtual presentation, "BEARS OF THE WEST: VITAL GROUND FOUNDATION AND DOUGLAS CHADWICK"! About the event: Veteran environmental writer Douglas Chadwick will present ideas from his most recent book Four Fifths A Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save...
The subject of centuries-old, sing-song villainy, Lizzie Borden turns searing rock anthem anti-hero and has audiences raging in their seats. Lizzie was famously acquitted and yet the question lingers… did she do it? Now, as the story is retold in Lizzie the Musical is by four women defying musical theater stereotypes, fronting a six-piece rock band,...
Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy. Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.”...
The Workshop will host an all ages “Make-A-Sign” program, where patrons can create their own sign to carry in the October 1st Anniversary parade. Saturday, September 23rd 2-4 PM in the Workshop at the Main Library
Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy. Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.”...
The Color Purple May 12-June 4 The Umbrella Arts Center This glorious musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg features a Tony-winning musical score and is a powerful testament to the healing power of love! Several special adjacent community activities are planned, including cast talkbacks and community...
A swing era jazz concert co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Concord Conservatory of Music will be held Friday, September 29 7-8:30 PM in the Rotunda at the Main Library. New Orleans revival quintet “The Easy Winners” will perform tunes by the great jazz masters, including Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman.
Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy. Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.”...
You're invited to Discovery Gala: Make the Connection, a 21+ event Saturday, Sept. 30, 6 – 9 p.m. at the Discovery Museum, 177 Main Street, Acton. This is a 21+ event for creative cocktails, playful cuisine, and abundant fun! Wear your jeans and bring your curiosity—yes, we are serious about the jeans! Although it is a...
Visit "Connecting the Community: An Exhibition to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Concord Free Public Library," Oct. 1 - Dec. 22nd in the (newly-renovated) Art Gallery at the Main Library, a special exhibition curated by the William Munroe Special Collections, highlighting the history of the Library's buildings, services, and staff. Special Collections will also...
Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy. Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.”...
Sunday, October 1st 2-4 PM at the Town House and Main Library Come to the Town House at 2:00 to hear local and state officials commemorate this historic day and hear special guest “Ralph Waldo Emerson” re-enact excerpts from his original Library Dedication speech on October 1st 1873. Immediately following, the Concord-Carlisle Regional High School...
