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2023 Art Ramble: Geo-Metric
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...
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2023 Art Ramble: Geo-Metric
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...
Help Hartwell Halloween Decorate
If you are interested in contributing a jack-o-lantern for our Hartwell Halloween program, you may drop it off at Minute Man Visitor Center (Rt. 2A Lexington) on Friday, October 27 between 9 am and 4 pm, or Saturday, October 28 between 9 am and 2 pm. The pumpkins will be illuminated and displayed at Hartwell...
Monday, October 16, 2023
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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October 19, 2023 -Re-remembering of Things Past
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October 19, 2023 -Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently, An Author Talk with Lawrence Buell
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October 19, 2023 -Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently, An Author Talk with Lawrence Buell
Re-remembering of Things Past
Re-remembering of Things Past Join Umbrella Arts on October, 19 at 4pm for an Artist Talk by Fall Umbrella Artist-in-Residence, Jasmine Chen. Jasmine Chen will speak about her past work and her project of six paintings, inspired by her residency at The Umbrella Art Center. This talk will take place in the Black Box Theater.
Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently, An Author Talk with Lawrence Buell
Join leading Thoreau scholar Lawrence Buell at Thoreau Farm as he shares his book, the first concise account of Thoreau’s life, thought, and impact in more than half a century. His book offers a highly readable entry-point for readers unfamiliar with this author, agitator, naturalist, and sage that is packed with new insights sure to interest seasoned...
Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently, An Author Talk with Lawrence Buell
Join leading Thoreau scholar Lawrence Buell at Thoreau Farm as he shares his book, the first concise account of Thoreau’s life, thought, and impact in more than half a century. His book offers a highly readable entry-point for readers unfamiliar with this author, agitator, naturalist, and sage that is packed with new insights sure to interest seasoned...
$15
Friday, October 20, 2023
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October 20, 2023 -Teen Ultimate Werewolf
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October 20, 2023 -Spirits of the Old Manse
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October 20, 2023 -Concord Festival of Authors: Keynote Speaker, Jennifer De Leon
Teen Ultimate Werewolf
Teen Ultimate Werewolf Someone in the room is a monster. Can you figure out their identity before it’s too late? Alternatively…can you convince your paranoid prey to eliminate potential witnesses for you? Main Library. No registration required. Friday, October 20 at 3:30 PM
Spirits of the Old Manse
Discover the literary spirits of the Old Manse. Explore the Manse by candle light during our open house after dark and stay for s’mores around our fire pit and family activities outside. While access to the house is self guided, we are offering special spooky tours of the attic by flashlight. Attic tours are 30...
$10 – $20
Concord Festival of Authors: Keynote Speaker, Jennifer De Leon
Author Jennifer De Leon will kick off the 2023 Concord Festival of Authors with a discussion of her new book Borderless! Friday, October 20 at 7 PMJennifer De Leon is the award-winning author of the YA novels, Borderless, and Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From. This program is made possible by the generous support of the Friends...
Saturday, October 21, 2023
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October 21, 2023 -Members Day at deCordova
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October 21, 2023 -Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
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October 21, 2023 -Spirits of the Old Manse
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October 21, 2023 -Halloween at the Wayside: Home of Authors
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October 21, 2023 -Ruth Ratner Miller Award presentation and lecture
Members Day at deCordova
On Saturday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum will celebrate Member’s Day, which will include an Artist Talk, ARTfull Explorations for children and grownups, a Curatorial Tour, an Artisans Market with Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices, a Photo Booth, and discounts at the Museum Store for Trustees members.
Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
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.”...
Free
Spirits of the Old Manse
Discover the literary spirits of the Old Manse. Explore the Manse by candle light during our open house after dark and stay for s’mores around our fire pit and family activities outside. While access to the house is self guided, we are offering special spooky tours of the attic by flashlight. Attic tours are 30...
$10 – $20
Halloween at the Wayside: Home of Authors
Saturday, October 21The Wayside Home of Authors6:00 pm to 9:00 pmFrom dark and twisted tales to romantic fortune telling, modern Halloween owes much to the late Victorian era. Join us for an evening of spooky history at The Wayside: Home of Authors. Learn about the superstitions of Hallowe’en in the late 19th century or enjoy...
Ruth Ratner Miller Award presentation and lecture
The Friends of the Concord Library are presenting the annual Ruth Ratner Miller Award for Excellence in American History.
$15
Sunday, October 22, 2023
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October 22, 2023 -Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
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.”...
Free
