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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...
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...
Monday, June 30, 2025
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June 30, 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, July 1, 2025
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025
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Thursday, July 3, 2025
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Friday, July 4, 2025
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July 4, 2025 -Celebrating the Declaration of Independence
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July 4, 2025 -July 4th Reading with Frederick Douglass at the Robbins House
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July 4, 2025 -Picnic in the Park – 48th annual
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July 4, 2025 -Reading the Declaration of Independence at the North Bridge
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July 4, 2025 -Concord 250: Concord Band Plays at Picnic in the Park
Celebrating the Declaration of Independence
July 4th Celebrating the Declaration of Independence - Part of Concord 250. Details to come.
July 4th Reading with Frederick Douglass at the Robbins House
A beloved annual tradition is coming up at The Robbins House! Join us on the 4th of July from 10-12 as we read Frederick Douglass' speech, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" Free and open to the public, audience participation is encouraged, cookies and lemonade will be served.
Reading the Declaration of Independence at the North Bridge
“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.” On April 19, 1775 the Revolutionary War began at Lexington and Concord. Fourteen months later, on July 4, 1776 the Continental Congress meeting in...
Concord 250: Concord Band Plays at Picnic in the Park
Concord Band Plays at July 4th Picnic in the Park! Join in for some genuine patriotic fun when the Concord Band performs at the 46th Annual Picnic in the Park on Thursday, July 4th, from 3:00-4:00PM, Emerson Field, in Concord, MA. Music Director Jim O'Dell will lead the Concord Band through exciting marches, a lively dixieland...
Saturday, July 5, 2025
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July 5, 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
Sunday, July 6, 2025
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July 6, 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
