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Special Exhibition: Warhol’s Eagle: Resilience Heard Round the World
Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord
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A Celebration Heard ‘Round the World – An Exhibition presented by the William Munroe Special Collections
The exhibition features selections from the William Munroe Special Collections and the Town Archives, including art, photographs, broadsides, Town records, and ephemera that explore how Concordians have celebrated the anniversary of the Battle of Concord, or the "Concord Fight," on April 19, 1775. Learn how celebrations have combined public interest and trends with historical commemoration...
Weaving an Address
Exhibition: April 14 - June 14, 2025 Opening Reception April 14, 6PM The Umbrella Arts Center in historic Concord Center will commemorate the semiquincentennial of the American Revolution and “the shot heard round the world” with an ambitious outdoor/indoor public and gallery art exhibition, Weaving an Address, curated by artist Marla McLeod. For...
Free
The Spitfire Grill
Based on the beloved film that took home the Audience Award at The Sundance Film Festival, The Umbrella Stage Company’s The Spitfire Grill follows the journey of Percy Talbott, a spirited young woman who perseveres through personal hardship, violence and incarceration to seek redemption in rural Wisconsin. But in the small town of Gilead, she...
$20 – $58
Be a part of the Concord250 Monumental Remake!
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...
Special Exhibition: Warhol’s Eagle: Resilience Heard Round the World
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...
Concord Museum “Whose Revolution” Exhibit
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...
Urinetown the Musical May 2-17
The Concord Players presents Urinetown the Musical...a slightly different type of Revolution! 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. Fee-based public toilets are controlled by the evil Urine Good Company, which is gleefully gouging huge profits off...
$28.
Paul Revere’s Bike Ride for the Concord Museum
The Paul Revere’s Bike Ride for the Concord Museum will be held on Saturday, May 17th to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. Registered participants will enjoy a recreational ride through Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Bedford, and Carlisle. Starting at the Concord Museum, cyclists can choose to ride a 21.3- or 32.4-mile loop on paved roads, passing many historic sites including...
$50
Monday, May 12, 2025
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May 12, 2025 -Thoreau’s Birthplace – Free House Tours
Thoreau’s Birthplace – Free House Tours
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.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided...
Free
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Thursday, May 15, 2025
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May 15, 2025 -Backyard and Beyond: Outdoor Yoga at Discovery Museum
Backyard and Beyond: Outdoor Yoga at Discovery Museum
Join us to move your body and connect with nature while doing outdoor yoga! Yoga improves physical and mental strength, like self-awareness and focus. Kelly Western, professional yoga instructor, will lead a fun yoga class for children and adults that incorporates balance, strength, stretching, and mindfulness in the context of connecting with nature. Yoga mats...
Free
Friday, May 16, 2025
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May 16, 2025 -Concord 250 Concert: Colonial Era House Music
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May 16, 2025 -Concord250 Event: “Freedom, Courage, and Love” Tanya Bartevyan Piano Recital
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May 16, 2025 -Urinetown the Musical May 2-17
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May 16, 2025 -Concord Players present “Urinetown”
Concord 250 Concert: Colonial Era House Music
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...
Concord250 Event: “Freedom, Courage, and Love” Tanya Bartevyan Piano Recital
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
Urinetown the Musical May 2-17
The Concord Players presents Urinetown the Musical...a slightly different type of Revolution! 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. Fee-based public toilets are controlled by the evil Urine Good Company, which is gleefully gouging huge profits off...
$28.
Concord Players present “Urinetown”
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...
$28
Saturday, May 17, 2025
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May 17, 2025 -The Red Door Duo sings “The Guns of Concord”
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May 17, 2025 -Thoreau’s Birthplace – Free House Tours
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May 17, 2025 -Patriots of Color Walking Tour
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May 17, 2025 -Meet the Stormgears FRC 5422 Robotics Team at Discovery Museum
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May 17, 2025 -Concord250 Event: Concord Triptych Film Screening
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May 17, 2025 -Concord250 Event: Concord Triptych Film Screenings
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May 17, 2025 -Urinetown the Musical May 2-17
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May 17, 2025 -Concord Players present “Urinetown”
The Red Door Duo sings “The Guns of Concord”
As part of Spring into West Concord, the Red Door Duo will be performing outside the Club Car Cafe. Come hear the song they are dedicating to Concord250, "The Guns of Concord" to the tune of that ever-favorite Clash song, "The Guns of Brixton." Learn more about Red Door Duo here: https://reddoorduo.com
Free
Thoreau’s Birthplace – Free House Tours
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.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided...
Free
Patriots of Color Walking Tour
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...
Meet the Stormgears FRC 5422 Robotics Team at Discovery Museum
Join the Stormgears FRC 5422 Robotics Team and learn about their involvement in Robotics Challenges. Meet the previous season's robot and try a couple of hands-on activities that demonstrate some of the basics behind robotics, like mechanics and coding.
Free with admission
Concord250 Event: Concord Triptych Film Screening
May 17, 2025, 3PM The Umbrella Arts Center Main Stage Theater 144 Five Sisters Productions and the Tufts University Half the History Film Project return to The Umbrella Arts Center to present a program of three locally shot short films about impactful women in Concord history. The featured films will be: Margaret Lothrop and the...
Free
Concord250 Event: Concord Triptych Film Screenings
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...
Urinetown the Musical May 2-17
The Concord Players presents Urinetown the Musical...a slightly different type of Revolution! 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. Fee-based public toilets are controlled by the evil Urine Good Company, which is gleefully gouging huge profits off...
$28.
Concord Players present “Urinetown”
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...
$28
Sunday, May 18, 2025
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May 18, 2025 -Thoreau’s Birthplace – Free House Tours
Thoreau’s Birthplace – Free House Tours
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.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided...
Free
